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

"I came here today to talk to my grandmother about something." Gu Zhiyin put down the teacup and said.

Queen Mother Qin: "What's the matter?"

"Ruyi." Gu Zhiyin called out.

Ruyi stepped forward and handed the brocade box to Gu Zhiyin.

The Queen's doubtful eyes fell on the box, and then she saw Gu Zhiyin open the box, take out the top letter, and said, "This is the map of Qianfeng Mountain. There is a secret passage at the foot of Qianfeng Mountain that leads directly to the village of the bandits. In addition, there are 100,000 taels of silver notes and bank cards, totaling 800,000 taels. Grandmother ordered someone to send the map of Qianfeng Mountain to the Duke of the Guard. When the time comes, let the second son Qin take the silver notes to negotiate with the bandits, and secretly let the Duke of the Guard lead the troops to enter through the secret passage. When they are unprepared, they will be able to be killed by surprise."

Queen Mother Qin was stunned when she saw what Gu Zhiyin pushed in front of her.

Is it because she is old and her hearing is not working well, so she is having auditory hallucinations?

A map of Qianfeng Mountain?

Secret passages?

Eight hundred thousand taels of silver?

Each of these words sounded normal. Eight hundred thousand taels was nothing to a queen mother. But when it came out of Gu Zhiyin's mouth, it was very abnormal.

Gu Yanqing was just a reader in Hanliu Academy, and Hanliu Academy was famous for its poverty, otherwise there would not be the saying of Poor Hanliu.

The Gu family was not a well-established family. It was only after Gu Yanqing stayed in Beijing to serve as an official that the Gu family slowly accumulated some land and shops. They had lived well over the years, but it was certainly impossible for them to come up with hundreds of thousands of taels as a dowry for Gu Zhiyin.

What's more, Jiang is now the stepmother.

Even if he had money, he would definitely give it to his biological daughter. How could it be the turn of Gu Zhiyin, his stepdaughter?

Gu Yanqing's deceased first wife did not seem to be from a prominent family, and the dowry she left for Gu Zhiyin was also limited.

If it wasn’t given by the Gu family, could it be from the Prince of Pingyang’s Palace?

Fu Zheng received a lot of rewards because of the drought in Pengzhou, and he also received a lot of gold, but not this much.

Moreover, because of the defeat in the war, the Pingyang Palace took out most of its wealth to comfort the dead soldiers. A while ago, it took on the task of disaster relief and donated money and grain to help the emperor relieve his worries.

The family assets are almost empty, where does so much money come from?

Queen Mother Qin was extremely puzzled: "How do you have so much money? And how did you know the secret passage to Qianfeng Mountain?"

Before Gu Zhiyin decided to enter the palace, she was prepared to be questioned by the Queen Mother.

So he blinked and looked at Queen Mother Qin innocently: "I earned it!"

It's your son's money.

Gu Zhiyin added silently in his heart.

Queen Mother Qin: “…”

With a roll of her eyes, she knew that this was half true and half false.

Do you think I've been in the harem for nothing after spending decades of my time there?

But everyone has some secrets. The Queen Mother was simply curious and didn't really want to get to the bottom of the matter.

"No matter how you earned it, I have to say it's amazing."

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiyin immediately climbed up the pole and said with a smile, "Thank you for the compliment, grandma."

Queen Mother Qin was delighted: "I have discovered another good point of yours."

Gu Zhiyin: “…”

"How shameless." Queen Mother Qin laughed.

Gu Zhiyin's mouth twitched slightly: Okay, you are the queen mother, as long as you are happy.

"Then... Grandmother, you have to protect this silver for me. Don't let the Qin family swallow it up. After we wipe out the bandits, you have to return it to me." Gu Zhiyin held Queen Mother Qin's hand and said eagerly.

No one in the Qin family is a good person. With 800,000 taels of silver, even the Qin family can't help but have some bad thoughts.

She took out the silver because the Queen Mother intervened in the affairs of Qianfeng Mountain, and the Duke of Protectorate was the one leading the troops this time.

Eight hundred thousand taels is not a small amount. Even if it is just used as bait, Gu Zhiyin has to hand it over to someone he trusts.

The Duke of Protectorate is one, but it is not a good idea to let the emperor know that the Liu family took out 800,000 taels so easily, even if he knows that it is a temporary measure, it is too conspicuous.

She didn't trust the Qin family, but she believed the Queen Mother.

And with the Queen Mother watching over it, all the money will return to her in due time without a single cent being lost.

"As for the secret passage in Qianfeng Mountain, I accidentally saved a beggar and he told me." After a pause, Gu Zhiyin continued.

In her previous life, she gave almost all of her belongings to Shen Linzhou and asked him to propose to the emperor to take the silver to recruit the bandits in Qianfeng Mountain.

The ultimate goal of suppressing bandits is to prevent these bandits from causing trouble. Now that Xuanping Hou has been captured, sending more troops to fight him will probably result in a lot of casualties. Rather than suffer countless casualties, it is better to appease them.

After getting the silver and being employed by the imperial court, the bandits wanted to survive and live a good life.

After being recruited, the bandits were taken into the military camp and took the lead in the battlefield. Those who were lucky made great achievements, while those who were unlucky were the ones who died the fastest.

But even those who made great contributions eventually lost their lives on the battlefield.

He was so calm that by the time everyone came to their senses, all the bandits in Qianfeng Mountain were dead.

Although this plan takes a long time, it does not cost a single soldier and reduces the death toll of loyal soldiers.

In the previous life, Shen Linzhou relied on the wealth given by Gu Zhiyin and this strategy to save Marquis Xuanping, resolve the emperor's biggest concern, and rise to prominence.

Afterwards, the emperor confiscated the property of these people, searched Qianfeng Mountain thoroughly, and found a secret passage.

She couldn't tell the truth to the Queen Mother, could she?

I guess he will be beaten to death as a monster.

The Queen Mother looked at Gu Zhiyin silently for a long while, and finally said, "You are a lucky girl."

To be honest, this reason is a bit perfunctory.

After saying that, I couldn't help but chuckle.

No matter what the reason is, Yinyin is good to me.

After all, the bandit suppression had nothing to do with her, so there was no need for her to get involved in this mess.

However, she gave everything to herself without hesitation, and with this information, she was even more powerful.

What's more, she was asked to send the map of Qianfeng Mountain to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, which was also an opportunity to win over Liu Zhengfang.

"I will not let you down." Queen Mother Qin looked at Gu Zhiyin with kindness and said softly.

The Empress Dowager asked Gu Zhiyin to have lunch in the Cining Palace. Xiangzhi was ordered to go to the kitchen and carefully explained to Eunuch Chang Gu Zhiyin's likes and taboos.

Eunuch Chang listened carefully, and when Xiangzhi finished speaking, he rubbed his hands tentatively and asked with a smile: "Xiangzhi, does the Princess want to cook?"

Xiangzhi looked at him suspiciously: "What is Eunuch Chang talking about? The Queen Mother invited the Princess to dinner, how could she let the Princess cook?"

Ugh!

Eunuch Chang sighed with regret.

He really missed the snacks made by the Princess, but he only tasted one piece.

Those damn bastards acted too quickly. They thought that the Princess would also cook today, and they had secretly planned to stay by her side all the time and not give anyone else any chance.

But... the Princess doesn't cook! She doesn't cook!