Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Cui Tianhao was furious. This was a great humiliation!

He is a descendant of the Cui family. He was born noble and lived a life of luxury. How could he have suffered such humiliation?

"Lord Rong, are you going against our Qinghe Cui family?"

Rong Jing didn't even blink, "I dare not. If you have the time to question, you might as well borrow money from the main branch and relatives and friends, and you may still have a chance of survival."

Cui Tianhao was so angry that he borrowed money from the main branch and relatives and friends? Does he have no shame?

"I want to see the Emperor."

Rong Jing said calmly, "You can't see the emperor whenever you want."

Cui Tianhao's eyes rolled around, "I have a secret from the previous dynasty to tell the emperor, which is very beneficial to the new dynasty."

Rong Jing pondered for a moment and looked behind him.

Cui Tianhao followed his gaze and saw a woman in purple clothes coming out from behind the screen. She had picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and was elegant and refined.

"You want to see me?"

Cui Tianhao knelt down with a plop and bowed deeply, "Your Highness."

The other members of the Cui family stared at him blankly, their minds going blank. Is this the Empress Ning Zhiwei?

The commander of the imperial guards shouted coldly, "Why don't you kneel?"

Everyone at the scene knelt on the ground and bowed deeply.

Rong Jing stood up and gave up his seat. Ning Zhiwei waved her hand. That was the presiding judge's seat and she just wanted to listen to the trial.

She asked someone to move a chair to her left, sat down slowly, and then said loudly, "Everyone, get up."

Cui Tianhao stood up, looking stunned. The brave girl of the past had now become a founding empress with tremendous power. No one had expected this.

Ning Zhiwei also looked at him a few times. After not seeing him for a few years, he seemed to have aged a lot.

"Cui Tianhao, do you have anything to say?"

Cui Tianhao's mind raced, "I want to use this secret to exchange for the safety of my whole family, and... to write off this loss."

Never try to reason with a creature like an emperor. Don't expect to get back the money that has gone into his pocket.

Ning Zhiwei said calmly, "That depends on whether this secret is worth it."

Cui Tianhao looked around, full of suggestiveness.

Ning Zhiwei waved his hand, and the imperial guards immediately took everyone outside and watched from a distance to make sure they wouldn't hear anything.

Cui Tianhao then said mysteriously, "Before the late emperor passed away, he secretly sent out secret guards to plant life bases in several places."

The so-called living tomb is a tomb for the living dead. It uses the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to bury the belongings of the living in a feng shui dragon cave to prolong life. Note (1)

Ning Zhiwei had read a lot of books and knew that this kind of thing had happened in the previous dynasty. "So what?"

Cui Tianhao lowered his voice and said, "The late emperor prepared for a rainy day and arranged treasures in these places just in case."

What are we trying to prevent? Is it to prevent the destruction of the country and leave a way out for future generations?

Ning Zhiwei looked at him deeply, "How did you know?"

Cui Tianhao looked pleased, "Our Cui family has its own sources of money. How about I exchange the specific locations of these treasures?"

Ning Zhiwei smiled faintly, "Since your Cui family is so capable, why don't you go and dig it?"

Seeing that she was not excited, Cui Tianhao was a little disappointed, "We are not short of money."

Ning Zhiwei narrowed his eyes, "Not short of money? Haha, Cui Tianhao, you are so brave."

"Digging up graves is a punishment from heaven and will bring disaster to future generations. Your Cui family doesn't dare to do it, but you let me do it. What are you thinking?"

"Pass on my decree. Cui Tianhao owes money and refuses to pay it back. He has a rebellious heart. His property will be confiscated and all members of the Cui family will be thrown into prison."

She said she would turn hostile, and Cui Tianhao's face turned pale with fear, "Your Majesty, you misunderstood, I have no such intention, please show mercy."

The imperial guards came forward to drag Cui Tianhao, who was terrified. "I will pay you back, I will pay you back right away. Please give me a few days, I will borrow money from the main branch."

Rong Jing snorted coldly, "This money is Madam Bai's dowry, and it was presented by Miss Cui San. It should all be handed over to the national treasury, not a penny less."

"As for your offense and plotting against the king, your crime is unforgivable. Go and do hard labor."

This guy deserves a beating.

Serve hard labor? Cui Tianhao was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. "I... I will pay for my sins. I am willing to pay five million silver coins in exchange for the safety of my Cui family."

The Cui family is a pampered family, how can they work? That kind of hard labor is not for human beings.

Ning Zhiwei looked at him deeply, "Can you take it out?"

Cui Tianhao saw that her tone had softened, and he couldn't help but get anxious, "Of course it will work."

"Okay, it depends on your performance. I'll let you go the day the money arrives."

"take away."

When the Cui family heard that they had to perform hard labor, they felt like the sky was falling. They thought it would be better to be thrown into jail.

Suddenly there were cries and pleas for mercy.

When Cui Tianhao passed by Cui Yanxi, an idea flashed through his mind, "Yanxi, please beg the emperor to show mercy and let our Cui family go."

"Cui Yanxi, you are also a member of the Cui family. If a member of the Cui family has to go to jail or do hard labor, you can't escape."

"Cui Yanxi, you are an innocent girl. If you go to jail, your reputation will be ruined. How can you get married in the future?"

Ning Zhiwei looked over and said, "Cui Yanxi, accept the order."

Cui Yanxi fell to her knees with a plop, and heard a clear voice in her ears, "Cui Yanxi has made great contributions in donating to the military pay, and she will be granted the title of Tiaohua Xiangjun and a Xiangjun Mansion."

Tiaohua is used to describe a woman with good virtues.

The Cui family was stunned and couldn't believe it. What? He was given a title? Even if it was the lowest, it was still a title.

What they dreamed of was actually obtained by this little girl? They were so jealous that they went crazy.

Cui Yanxi's tears flowed down her cheeks, and she bowed solemnly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. May our emperor be in good health and live long."

Ning Zhiwei raised his hand and said, "Get up. The imperial court does not support idle people. You are receiving the imperial salary, so go and work for the imperial court. I heard that you are good at mathematics, so go to the Ministry of Revenue to do odd jobs."

“Yes.” Cui Yanxi burst into tears of gratitude and wished she could set up an immortal tablet for her and worship her every day.

It was said to be doing odd jobs, but it was clearly to give her a way out.

The Cui family's eyes turned red with jealousy and they were extremely unwilling.

Master Cui's eyes were full of jealousy. "Why can she do that?"

Ning Zhiwei looked at the eldest son of the Cui family, the result of the marriage between the Cui and Wang families. He looked very elegant, like a nobleman. Unfortunately, this guy was a heartless and ungrateful person.

As the eldest son, he disrespected his stepmother, did not take care of his younger siblings, and even tried his best to steal their things.

It was he who proposed to use Bai's dowry as a betrothal gift to marry a lady from a noble family to him. These betrothal gifts naturally became his wife's dowry, and after being washed, she was able to share her stepmother's dowry with full legitimacy.

"You can donate 10 million taels of silver."

Young Master Cui said confidently, "Mrs. Bai is the mistress of the Cui family. Her dowry is the property of the Bai family. We all have contributed to it. How can we only give it to one person?"

Rong Jing's face darkened, "Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to the emperor like that?"

Young Master Cui still looked unconvinced. He did not agree with this empress from the bottom of his heart and even despised and hated her. It was so despicable for a woman to compete with a man for power and profit!

Ning Zhiwei naturally saw it, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. This is the so-called pride of a noble family.

"It sounds reasonable, but I only appreciate Cui Yanxi. What? Are you not convinced? I will beat you until you are convinced."

"Drag him away and beat him severely, regardless of life or death."