I made a fortune by marrying a sickly woman!

"Your Majesty, it's time for lunch."

The accompanying eunuch reminded.

Emperor Mingcheng paused and looked back at the eunuch. "It is already noon without me noticing. Go and ask Qin Qi'an to come and have dinner with me."

"Slave, let's do it now."

The eunuch bowed, took a few steps back, then turned and left.

The ministers in the court were arguing with each other.

When they saw the imperial eunuch coming to invite Qin Chi to accompany Emperor Mingcheng for dinner, everyone suddenly became very quiet.

When Qin Chi followed the eunuch and left.

He didn't look back, but he clearly felt the blade on his back.

The midday sun shines on the glazed tiles, reflecting a dazzling light.

Qin Chi followed the imperial eunuch into a palace with carved beams and painted buildings.

In the hall, the smoke of incense curled up, and the palace maids, wearing uniform clothes, laid out the placemats and porcelain plates with their hands and feet. The emperor's chopsticks were made of precious ivory, delicate and smooth, and the porcelain plates were made of blue and white, elegant and exquisite.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Qin Chi stepped forward and bowed.

Emperor Mingcheng was wearing a dragon robe, looking majestic yet relaxed.

He signaled Qin Chi to sit down with his eyes.

The meal on the table was rich, including soft wild ginseng chicken soup, tender East China Sea yellow croaker, and crispy palace roast duck. Each dish seemed to contain full sincerity and appreciation for the ministers.

This was not the first time Qin Chi accompanied Emperor Mingcheng to have a royal meal.

When he was studying at the Imperial College, Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty saw his reputation and summoned him once.

That time he chatted and played chess with Emperor Mingcheng.

We had lunch afterwards.

The dishes at that time were not as rich as they are now.

The palace maids spoke softly and poured plum wine for the two of them.

The wine rippled slightly in the crystal glass, exuding an enticing fruity aroma.

Emperor Mingcheng raised his glass with a satisfied smile on his face and said to Qin Chi: "My dear Qin, this is specially prepared for you. I hope you won't be polite."

Qin Chi bowed respectfully, took the wine glass with both hands, showed gratitude and respect on his face, and replied softly: "Your Majesty, thank you for your grace."

Say so.

Qin Chi just wanted to think, is this considered a trick and then a sweet date? He always had a feeling that Emperor Ming Cheng threw him to the Ministry of Works for the current situation.

Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty could once be considered a wise ruler.

There are absurd things, but there are also achievements.

As we get older, our tempers get worse, we become more unpredictable, and we act more and more as we please.

For example, the last absurd incident was that Yuan Shangshu should have committed a serious crime of confiscating his property and beheading, but he was solved by sending his granddaughter to the palace. The incident before that was the misappropriation of the national treasury to build a temple. The deity enshrined was the golden statue of Emperor Mingcheng himself.

It's a waste of time and money and I don't know what it means.

It all started with a dream he had about becoming an immortal.

Li Huarong opposed this and was dismissed from his official position by Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty.

The next thing was that she was still holding a beauty pageant at such an old age. She selected almost all the girls of marriageable age who were waiting to be married in the capital, and brought all the beautiful ones into the palace.

Not only concubines live in the harem.

It is said that there lives a Taoist priest with an immortal appearance.

What exactly was done was not reported to the palace, and the spies in the palace had a vague guess, but no one dared to spread such secrets. Today's forced detention of ministers and forcing them to settle accounts was no big deal.

During meals.

The two ate together in silence.

There is a sense of tacit understanding and harmony in the air.

Occasionally, the light footsteps of palace maids and eunuchs could be heard, as well as the melodious sounds of stringed instruments in the distance.

After finishing his meal, Emperor Ming Cheng put down his chopsticks contentedly and said to Qin Chi with a smile, "My dear Qin, are you satisfied with today's meal?"

Qin Chi quickly stood up and bowed, "Your Majesty, I am very satisfied with the meal."

"Okay, back off."

Emperor Mingcheng spoke, and Qin Chi bowed and took his leave.

During the meal, the number of words spoken could be counted on one hand, but even so, it was a great blessing to the ministers.

This happened once.

Qin Chi went back to the main hall.

A group of ministers who were sitting together and still discussing the matter without eating or drinking had tears in their eyes.

However, he did not dare to show such an obvious desire to kill Qin Chi with a knife, because this was a person valued by Emperor Ming Cheng.

"Qin Qian, do you have any opinion?"

A man with gray hair and bright eyes asked.

Qin Chi looked up and saw that it was Liao Yong, the Minister of War and also a minister of the cabinet, who asked him.

He hurriedly bowed to Liao Yong and said, "Sir, everyone present here has more experience than me. I can just stand aside and learn. I dare not show off my skills in front of you gentlemen."

"Just say what you're told. What's the point of a bunch of rubbish?"

The Minister of War was also a military general and spoke directly.

Qin Chi saw that everyone was looking at him, seemingly waiting for him to speak. He smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "I can't come up with the specific rules. However, when I was counting the inventory, I saw some old things. It's not that they can't be reused. For example, the cotton in old cotton clothes can be folded, washed, dried, and fluffed. They can still be used. Although they are not as good as new ones, they can still be used, right? As for the scrap iron, they can't be wasted. We can..."

Qin Chi has one more advantage over these ministers.

That is, he was born in a poor family and lived in a poor family for more than ten years. He was accustomed to the sufferings of the people and knew that those things piled up in the inventory, even the old things in the inventory, were good things for the poor family.

A bunch of things passed through Qin Chi's mouth.

Not only can you save some money and reduce losses, but even some of the discarded items can be sold for some money.

There are officials among them who come from humble backgrounds, but they have been living a life of luxury for decades and have forgotten their past hardships.

Not to mention what the people need.

Then everyone came up with an idea, someone wrote it down, and after everyone discussed it, they actually came up with a decent charter before the sun went down.

I discussed this with Qin Chi for a whole day.

My anger towards him was inexplicably reduced by half.

The minister, who had been hungry for a whole day, had no time to deal with Qin Chi, so he left the palace and took a carriage back home.

The only person walking leisurely was probably Qin Chi, who had just finished lunch.

"Isn't Master Qin in a hurry?"

Suddenly, a man's deep voice asked with a hint of smile.

Qin Chi looked back and saw that it was the commander of the Jinyiwei. "Your Excellency, I didn't know you were here. I apologize for your impoliteness."

"I am sorry for being rude. I am here to take you back home on the orders of His Majesty." The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had an embroidered spring sword on his waist, and he walked like a killing god.

When they saw it, both officials and common people retreated away.

Qin Chi really wanted to ask a question.

What does your Majesty mean?

But he soon understood.

Emperor Mingcheng was also aware of Qin Chi's situation and was worried that he would be assassinated along the way. He felt guilty and asked the commander to send him back. After all, he was too hateful today.

It has affected the interests of many people.