The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

The balance in Li Qingyi's account increased a lot, or it could be said that it doubled. Li Qingyi became interested in the gossip about the maids in Concubine De's palace again.

But she didn't order the melon immediately. Seeing that it was getting late, she said okay to the system and went to bed comfortably.

She slept comfortably and was completely unaware that because of her conversation with the system that night, both inside and outside the palace became busy.

When the minister in charge of the Internal Works received the news that evening, his face turned pale and he immediately wanted to go to the palace to apologize.

But the timing was wrong, the palace gates were locked, and the emperor hadn't given the order. If he rashly entered the palace, he might disturb the emperor's rest, which would be another crime.

So, that night, the minister sent people to scold several managers of the Internal Renovation Department, while he wrote a letter of apology in his mansion, waiting trembling with fear to enter the palace to apologize.

The others who did not receive the news naturally did not have such concerns. However, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace suddenly received rewards from the Emperor and the Queen for unknown reasons. After asking, he found out that it was the orphanage he had set up before that brought merit to his sister, and he immediately became happy.

The prince said, "I just wanted to accumulate merit for my sister, but I didn't expect this benefit. If I had known, I should have done it more carefully."

A confidant beside him smiled and said, "It is because you, the prince, are not motivated by utilitarianism that you can bring merit to the little princess. Moreover, I have heard that you, the prince, have great merit. You have the little princess in your heart, and your merit also blesses the little princess. I think the little princess will be safe and sound in the future, and enjoy happiness for the rest of her life!"

He was the prince's confidant, so he naturally knew how much the prince valued his sister.

Upon hearing this, the prince was delighted, and with a wave of his hand he rewarded all the servants in the East Palace, letting them have fun together.

Then, on the second day, when the prince went to court, after performing the ceremony, he saw the emperor holding someone in his arms.

Prince: "..."

Prince: Stare—

Don't think that he can't see clearly because there is a distance and a beaded curtain between us.

At this time, the person who could be carried by the emperor to court must be his sister!

The emperor seemed not to notice the prince's gaze. He looked calm as he looked at the court officials below.

Li Qingyi sat in the emperor's arms. She was actually a little dazed at the moment. If anyone wakes up, opens their eyes and finds themselves in a different place, they would also be confused for a while.

When Li Qingyi woke up in a daze, she had already been carried to the bedroom by the emperor. Aunt Fangxin saw that she was awake and took the little palace maids to help her wash and brush her teeth, and then re-arranged the little bun on her head. Li Qingyi was taken by the emperor to have a simple meal, and then she was carried to the dragon throne.

Looking down from above, at the heads wearing official hats one by one, he saw that they were all very obedient and did not even dare to raise their heads.

But Li Qingyi comes from the modern era of information explosion and is not so easy to deceive.

She felt that her father was not the kind of person who could be easily fooled, but she felt more comfortable seeing these officials were willing to act honest.

The people below didn't dare to look up. Except for the crown prince, no one else noticed that there was someone in the emperor's arms today.

Soon, the court meeting began.

Before the eunuchs had even finished their shouting, officials stepped out and began to report.

Li Qingyi listened for a while and figured out the trick.

That morning, officials from the Ministry of War, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Revenue, and Ministry of Rites all submitted memorials. Their statements were different, but the main point was only one: crying poor.

The Ministry of War said: It’s time to send the border rations! If we don’t send them, the soldiers stationed at the border will starve! The hungry soldiers’ combat effectiveness will decline, and it will also affect their morale, Your Majesty!

The Ministry of Works said: Your Majesty! We really tried our best to complete the task you ordered us to do, but even a good cook cannot cook without rice! Your Majesty! The Ministry of Works has no money! The Ministry of Revenue won’t give you money, Your Majesty!

The Ministry of Revenue said: It’s not that the Ministry of Revenue doesn’t want to pay, it’s that the Ministry of Revenue can’t pay! The national treasury has no money, and we still have to provide disaster relief, pay military salaries, and water conservancy projects! Money is needed everywhere, and the Ministry of Revenue can’t pay!

Li Qingyi: [Ah, my father is really poor. ]

System: [Yes.]

As soon as the words came out, the originally bustling court suddenly became quiet.

The prince's eyebrows twitched and he gave a look to an official beside him.

The official shuddered, then quickly reacted. He stepped forward, quickly found a topic in his mind, and began to make his speech while stepping out of line, so as to avoid making the scene seem too weird.

The meaning of the above is so obvious, that is, we don't want people to notice anything unusual. If the scene is kept so quiet at this time, only a fool would not notice that there is a problem.

Fortunately, the official reacted quickly. Li Qingyi thought that the silence just now was just like that in a self-study classroom. A noisy classroom would always suddenly become quiet at some point. How normal it was.

Li Qingyi was also a little worried about his father's poverty: [Why is my father so poor? I heard before that the national treasury is almost empty. ]

System: [Do you really want to know? ]

Li Qingyi: [Well, to solve the problem, we must first understand where the problem lies and prescribe the right remedy. ]

System: [Host, I told you about the melon from the Minister of Revenue's house before. Do you want to try it? ]

At this time, the system suddenly raised such a question. Li Qingyi's eyebrows twitched, and a certain guess emerged in his mind.

Li Qingyi: [Has the price increased? ]

System: [No, it’s still 500 energy.]

Li Qingyi thought about the extra merit he had, and looked up at his father's unhappy expression.

Li Qingyi: [Oh, my father's face turned blue because of crying poor, so pitiful. ]

emperor:……

Officials: ...

Prince: Hold it in, don’t laugh.

System: [Will the host eat it? ]

The Minister of Revenue Liu Yankang inexplicably had a bad feeling.

When the system just mentioned the words "Minister of Revenue", Liu Yankang noticed that many people around him were looking at him, but he still managed to show no surprise.

But Liu Yankang knew his own affairs, and he also thought of the second prince Li Qi, who was still in the court a few days ago but has now completely disappeared from everyone's sight.

When he heard that the second prince was not of royal blood, although he did not show it on the surface, he actually wanted to watch the fun in his heart.

But now, it seems that he is going to be the one making the fun.

Liu Yankang felt guilty, so he covered the mouth of the person who was speaking. However, in front of so many people, he could do nothing except trying to maintain his composure.

Li Qingyi: [Eat.]

Liu Yankang's scalp tingled.

The system chuckled twice: [Okay! ]

System: [I'm telling you, host, even though Liu Yankang cries the loudest about being poor, in fact, hey, the Ministry of Revenue he manages is extremely poor, but his family is not poor!]

[If his family's money was converted into food, it would be enough to fill several national treasuries! ]

Liu Yankang: ...It’s over!