After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

Fu Zheng touched his nose awkwardly and said innocently, "Your Majesty, I am poor, and I have a large family to support."

Emperor Jianhe glanced at him speechlessly, knowing full well that he was exaggerating. It was true that he had a large family to support, but he didn't want to cry poor. However, during the drought in Pengzhou, the Fu family took the lead in donating grain and money, so they were probably really short of money. So he waved his hand and said generously, "You have made great contributions. Since you don't want to be the Minister of Revenue, I can't treat you unfairly. How about rewarding you with ten thousand taels of gold?"

After hearing this, Fu Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he kowtowed in thanks: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

"No need for formalities." Emperor Jianhe raised his hand happily, and when he looked at Fu Zheng again, he felt that he was very pleasing to the eye. Which emperor didn't like a loyal minister? Although Fu Zheng was not capable enough now, he respected him as an emperor wholeheartedly and did not accept the olive branch thrown by the empress dowager at all.

"You really don't want to go to the Ministry of Revenue? If I take back my order, you will have no room for regret?" After a pause, Emperor Jianhe asked again.

Fu Zheng nodded affirmatively: "I am highly regarded by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, but I really lack the ability. I am doing well in the Honglu Temple."

His mother said that since he had refused the position of Minister of Revenue, he should not move for the time being. Too much is as bad as too little. He had finally cleared his name, so he should not make others jealous.

If you don’t want an official position, then ask for some other rewards!

There is nothing more real than gold.

Emperor Jianhe: "Okay."

In fact, if Fu Zheng was really loyal to him, he wouldn't mind letting him join the Ministry of Revenue and hold real power, but it would be best if Fu Zheng didn't want to.

Emperor Jianhe issued an edict, clarifying that Fu Zheng's abduction of a commoner girl was a deliberate act by Yu Jing who bribed Lu Xuan, and rewarded Fu Zheng heavily.

Not long after Fu Zheng returned to Prince Pingyang's Palace, Zhao Ren came with an imperial edict and ten thousand taels of gold.

In addition to Fu Zheng, the old princess also received a lot of rewards for her good parenting skills.

Wen was originally the second-rank imperial concubine of Prince Pingyang, but this time she was also granted the first-rank imperial concubine, and her status was almost the same as that of the original wife.

People in the capital city talked about Prince Pingyang with great relish. His ups and downs were really heartbreaking to hear. Fortunately, the girl took the initiative to confess, otherwise he would have died unjustly. He had clearly done a great deed by providing disaster relief, but in the end his reputation was ruined.

For a moment, everyone cursed Yu Jing, the culprit.

Yu Jing was imprisoned. The matter was taken over by the Jingzhao Yin, who locked him up in the Jingzhao Prefecture's jail.

On the day of the Little New Year, Mother Qin went to the Jingzhao Prefecture Prison. As soon as she got off the carriage, she saw Yu En running over from the side: "Mother Qin, wait for me."

Mother Qin stopped and bowed when Yu En approached: "Hello, Eunuch Yu."

Yu En smiled and returned the greeting: "The Queen Mother knew that the Prince of Pingyang's Palace would send someone over today, so she ordered me to wait here early in the morning."

"Please come in, Eunuch Yu." Mother Qin didn't ask any more questions, but smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

Yu En didn't dare to do anything, so the two of them walked towards the prison politely.

The jailer looked at the two people. Yu En was obviously wearing eunuch uniform, but it was hard to tell which palace he belonged to. Judging from his clothes, he should be of a high rank in the palace. As for Madam Qin, the jailer subconsciously thought she was also from the palace, so he respectfully saluted the two people with his fists and said, "I have met this madam. Hello, eunuch."

Mother Qin's eyes flickered slightly, she pursed her lips, and did not explain.

Yu En raised his chin slightly and said with a haughty look on his face, "I am under the order of the Queen Mother to ask Lu Xuan a few questions."