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

At this time, Yu En squinted at Lu Xuan and said expressionlessly, "My lady, Prince Pingyang has made great contributions in disaster relief, and the Queen Mother attaches great importance to him. You are framing a meritorious official, are you afraid of losing your life?"

Lu Xuan was so frightened that her face turned pale when she heard this, and she asked with trembling lips: "Empress... Empress Dowager?"

Yu En snorted, "I advise you to be more sensible and not covet things that do not belong to you, or you will end up losing your life."

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Lu Xuan's legs suddenly softened and she knelt down, looking at Yu En in fear and trepidation: "Please spare my life, eunuch. I dare not do it again. I beg you to spare my life."

"Now that the Prince of Pingyang has waived your crime because you confessed voluntarily, the Queen Mother will naturally give you a lighter sentence. But I see that you are determined to remain unyielding, right?"

"No, no, no, I have absolutely no such intention. I dare not pester the prince again. I beg for mercy, Your Majesty." Lu Xuan fearfully grabbed Yu En's clothes and spoke anxiously.

"Really?" Yu En looked down at Lu Xuan, then glanced at Qin's mother.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan begged for mercy from Qin's mother: "Please be merciful, mother. I am being ungrateful. Please let me go."

Mother Qin breathed a sigh of relief, but said calmly, "Since you are sensible, I will not make things too difficult for you. However, you can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the punishment of life. Do you accept the punishment?"

"Admit it, admit it. As long as you can spare my life, I will admit anything."

Although she covets wealth and fame, the prerequisite is that she must have the life to enjoy it. The Queen Mother has sent people to support the Pingyang Palace. How dare she continue to oppose the Pingyang Palace?

Prince Pingyang obviously had no intention of killing her. If she didn't take the opportunity to save her life, would she risk her head to die?

As long as I don't die, I accept anything.

Finally, the Queen Mother issued an edict that Lu Xuan be punished with fifty strokes of the cane and one year in prison.

After Emperor Jianhe learned about this, he was silent for a while, and then ordered the Jingzhao Yin to investigate Yu Jing.

The Queen Mother was so eager to convict Lu Xuan, and she was also planning to win over Fu Zheng. He couldn't let Fu Zheng suffer a loss and push him to the Queen Mother's side.

The haze that had shrouded the Pingyang Palace for days had dissipated, and everyone in the palace was filled with joy.

On New Year's Eve, Wen and Fu Yunyao started to get busy in the morning.

Gu Zhiyin carefully calculated the account of Jiangnan Grain Store, and then went to Chaohui Hall with the account book.

The old princess was teasing Fu Yunke, and bursts of laughter could be heard from afar, mixed with the little girl's coquettish voice.

"Meet the Princess."

When the servants in the courtyard saw Gu Zhiyin coming in, they all bowed and diligently lifted the thick curtain for her.

"Yinyin is here!" When the old princess saw her enter the room, her face was full of kindness and tenderness: "Are you cold? Mother Qin, quickly bring Yinyin a cup of hot milk."

Mother Qin responded with a smile and turned to leave.

Soon, she came into the flower hall carrying a tray and placed it next to Gu Zhiyin's hand: "This is made by boiling milk and tea leaves with honey. It is said to have come from the palace and is very popular among the ladies. Princess, please try it to see if you like it."

"This method sounds fresh." Gu Zhiyin picked up the tea and took a sip. It tasted sweet but not greasy and quite delicious.

Did it come from the palace?

Somehow, Gu Zhiyin thought of Lin Jianyue, who behaved differently.

Could it be that she came up with this idea?

The thought flashed through her mind for only a moment before she put it behind her. Putting down her teacup, she handed the account book to the old princess and said, "Grandma, my father went to Jiangnan to buy grain, and we made a net profit of 800,000 taels. This is the income and expenditure details sent by Manager Fang. Please take a look, Grandma."

The old princess was shocked by the number: "So many?"

But for the emperor, this was the most cost-effective disaster relief effort.