Zombie travels through time and space to become the empress, who only wants to be a jerk and not att

Xiao Yuanshuang was like an ant on a hot pan in Lingxi Palace, running around in a panic.

Her good-for-nothing brother could no longer be trusted, and she could not tell other officials in the Yue delegation about this matter, so she could only find a solution on her own.

"Princess, how about you let this servant go?"

"I am solely responsible for this matter. It has nothing to do with you," her personal maid Cherry took the initiative to speak.

There is really no other way!

If this matter was really exposed as the princess said, then the princess would definitely be detained and become a prisoner, and she herself would not be much better off, and her situation would become extremely difficult and embarrassing.

By then the princess might be sent back to Yue, but Yue would never increase any bargaining chips for a mere slave.

The only ending that awaits you is death.

In this case, it would be better for you to take the initiative and take all the responsibilities.

I'm going to die anyway, so at least after I die, my family will still be taken care of by the princess.

Sure enough, Xiao Yuanshuang stared at her closely, with a hint of emotion in his eyes.

You know, Cherry grew up with her since she was a child, and has always been loyal to her and has never had any other thoughts about her.

In fact, according to the original plan, if she could marry Li Xuanji smoothly, then she would find an opportunity to get rid of Yingtao.

After all, Cherry really knows too many things about her that cannot be known to others.

But at this moment, she suddenly felt that it would be a pity to kill Cherry given her current performance.

Li Xuanji...

She had a plan in mind and helped Yingtao up. "Although you and I are master and servant, the relationship we grew up with is not fake. How can I bear to let you take the responsibility?"

"Take my token and go to Hengyue Bank to withdraw two silver notes, one million taels each."

Ah!

Cherry was shocked and looked at Xiao Yuanshuang in disbelief.

"go quickly."

"Yes."

Cherry carried the token and hurried out of the palace with several guards from the State of Yue.

Looking at the token in her hand, Cherry's thoughts surged like the tide.

She never thought that it would be a lie to say she was not moved by Xiao Yuanshuang's decision not to let her die.

If I go and take the blame, I will just be sacrificing a humble maid. How much value can that be?

This is two million taels! You know, the silver that the Yue Kingdom delegation negotiated with the Qing Kingdom was only 300,000 taels.

Although the princess had to use her own money to fill the gap after the two million taels of silver returned to Yue, she always felt that she could not bear such a heavy gift.

Her loyalty to Xiao Yuanshuang grew stronger in her heart.

After Xiao Yuanshuang came up with an idea, he felt relieved and relaxed.

These two million taels of silver were almost all of her wealth. However, for the sake of a bright future, why not give it a try?

The official post station in the capital, as an important place for the court to receive officials from all over the country, is extremely busy and noisy at the end of the year.

The annual grand court meeting is held here, and all officials who are qualified to come to Beijing to meet the emperor will go to Beijing without exception - either to report their political achievements and state their political views to the emperor, or simply to ask about his well-being to show their loyalty.

In short, whoever can come will come.

It was the busiest time at the official post station, with officials of all ranks coming and going in an endless stream, and the rooms in the post station became extremely tight.

The grand court meeting had closed for a few days, but upon hearing that the Ministry of Industry would be hosting an open day event right next, many officials weighed the pros and cons and decided to postpone their return and stay overnight.

As a result, the supply of rooms in the official post station became increasingly insufficient to meet the demand. In desperation, many officials had to find other places to rest, such as nearby inns.

Although it costs some extra money, the adults don't mind.

After all, it is a great honor to be able to witness this rare open day of the Ministry of Industry. So what's the harm in spending a little money?

At this moment, the two people, both filled with cold air, stepped into the official inn at the same time.

"Zhang Bingcheng, the prefect of Jianzhou, this is the seal, and I need a room," Zhang Bingcheng was wearing a gorgeous brocade cotton robe with green bamboo patterns embroidered on it. The fine stitches showed his noble status.

He was also wearing a thick fox fur coat. The fur was as silver and snowy, soft and smooth, and it was obvious that it was worth a lot of money.

"Hey, Dazhou prefect Yan Jiuji, this is my seal, I also want a room, please help me brother."

Yan Jiuzhi?

He was impressed by such a strange name.

He asked someone to find out, and found out that this person was the one who came to the capital to meet the emperor and compete for the position of Suizhou prefect.

He was impressed because of the strange name.

Zhang Bingcheng turned his head and saw a tall, strong and powerful middle-aged man standing behind him.

The man's face was weather-beaten, with a few noticeable frostbite spots.

Look at his cotton coat, which has several patches on it. Although the stitching of these patches is delicate and meticulous, it still cannot hide the fact that it is very worn out.

It is hard to imagine that such a person could be the governor of a state!

According to common sense, as an important official, one should be dressed elegantly when coming to meet the emperor.

But Yan Jiuzhi was extremely shabby. In such a cold day, he didn't even have a decent leather jacket, and no one knew what the outer clothes he was wearing were.

Yan Jiu saw the other person staring at his coat and grinned, "This is a sheepskin coat, made by my wife for me."

Haha, you are quite proud.

Zhang Bingcheng smiled at him reservedly and ignored him.

The staff at the official post also had a smile on their faces. "My lords, I'm really sorry. The grand court meeting just ended recently, and it coincided with the Ministry of Industry's open day. The rooms at the official post are all full."

"There are no more single rooms or multi-person rooms."

"If you two are fast, you can still find an inn in the capital. If you wait another day or two, the inn will be full."

Zhang Bingcheng nodded slightly to the official postman, "Thank you."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Just stay in an inn. In fact, inns are much more comfortable than official post stations.

However, going in and out of the inn is far less prestigious than going in and out of the official post station.

"That's fine. Is there any room in the stable? I can sleep there."

Yan Jiuji's loud voice came from behind.

Well...

Country bumpkin!

Zhang Bingcheng was delighted at the thought of competing with such a person for the position of Suizhou prefect.

This is simply a free point question.

Suizhou is not far from the capital and is adjacent to the Liao Kingdom, so its geographical location is very important.

No matter what, His Majesty would not choose someone like Yan Jiuzhi to be the prefect of Suizhou.

Great, one less competitor.

Thinking of this, he opened the carriage and told his attendant, "The other two masters have arrived. Here is the visiting card. Go and contact them."

"Yes."

At noon, the three governors gathered in a private room of Zuixianlou, the premier restaurant in the capital.

"Why are there only three of us?"

"I have already met the other person. Lord Yan doesn't like such gatherings, so there is no need to invite him," Zhang Bingcheng didn't want to sit at the same table with Yan Jiujiu.

"By the way, have the two adults gone to Zhang's house?"