The stunning beauty of Qing Dynasty

Lin Chaozong looked at Qingyin's expression, and the tension in his heart finally subsided.

At this moment, he knew that His Majesty probably knew his hidden secret.

But he didn't know how much His Majesty knew. However, looking at His Majesty's face, which was as beautiful as a god and capable of strategizing, Lin Chaozong had a vague feeling that His Majesty probably knew everything about him.

Lin Chaozong told Qingyin everything that happened after the Eighth Princess married the Eighth Prince, including the fact that his nephew had been dressed as a girl since childhood.

Qingyin listened to Lin Chaozong's voice, which was full of regret and anger, and was a little shocked that Lin Chaozong was so honest and told her all his secrets directly, even including his idea of taking his sister and nephew away.

Qingyin was shocked.

She looked seriously at Lin Chaozong who had finished speaking in front of her, "Lord Lin, aren't you afraid that I will punish you for treason? After all, your Lin family shielded the Eighth Princess and deliberately concealed the gender of a royal child. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

Qingyin said in a deliberately cold tone.

Lin Chaozong knelt down.

"I understand, but no matter how Your Majesty punishes me, I ask Your Majesty to forgive my sister..."

……

Looking at Lin Chaozong kneeling on the ground crying, Qingyin even had time to think that she, as a minister, looked better when she cried than when she was serious and solemn as usual.

A pretty little face with red eyes from crying, looking like a pitiful little white flower.

Qingyin thought playfully.

She hooked her finger at Minister Lin who was staring at her on the ground.

"If you want me to forgive your sister, that's fine. Come here first."

Unlike His Majesty who usually looks so majestic in his dragon robe, today he is only wearing a crescent-white, plain, slim-fitting robe. The robe makes His Majesty's waist look even thinner, and also adds a touch of coolness and etherealness to his androgynous face.

More like a banished immortal from heaven.

But His Majesty, who was so ethereal, now hooked his finger at him.

But I was crying pitifully, even my robe was covered in dust...

Lin Chaozong's face suddenly turned red, not because of anger, but because of shame.

How could he approach His Majesty in such a disgraceful manner? This isn't...

Qingyin glanced over, her fox-like eyes flickering, "Why aren't you coming over yet?"

Lin Chaozong blushed and answered obediently, "Yes, Your Majesty."

As he approached His Majesty, who was like a god in his heart, step by step, his ears turned red.

Qingyin looked at him and pretended not to notice his red ears.

He said seriously, "I can give you a chance to let your sister and nephew escape from the Eighth Prince's Mansion, but Lin Chaozong, you have to do one thing."

When the matter was brought up, Lin Chaozong, whose mind was a mess and immersed in the beauty of His Majesty, straightened his face and said, "I am willing to serve Your Majesty."

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Censor Zheng, who was in charge of disaster relief in Ningpei County, returned.

The people in the court couldn't help but remain silent when they saw Censor Zheng, who had returned with a tanned face and was as thin as a disaster victim.

"Is Censor Zheng going to disaster relief or to dig coal? Why is he even more emaciated than those poor folks?"

This was the first impression everyone had when they saw Censor Zheng returning from Ningpei County.

The second idea is that fortunately they did not go to Ningpei County. The Ningpei flood was really terrible.

Zheng Huai'en looked at the people in the court who were looking at him with different expressions, and smiled in his heart.

Don't think that he doesn't know what they are thinking just because they don't speak. The suffering they suffer is far less than that of the people who are truly affected by the disaster. Besides, officials are responsible for the people. If they can't even bear this little hardship, they might as well go home and retire.

But Zheng Huai'en knew that these officials from aristocratic families who had been in the court for a long time would not give up their power and return home obediently.

Thinking of this, he unabashedly rolled his eyes at some of his colleagues who had the audacity to look at him with contempt.

Zheng Huai'en also figured it out. After his trip to Ningpei County, he knew that His Majesty was a person who truly worked for the people. He didn't need to please these officials for the sake of formalism. The key was to do practical things.

Thinking of this, Zheng Huai'en's eyes brightened.

And those officials who were rolled their eyes by Zheng Huaien: "..."

Why did Zheng Huai'en go to Ningpei? His arrogant temper has become even worse. He used to be a little restrained.

Some people were confused, while others understood something.

When Qingyin arrived in the hall, she saw Lin Chaozong, Zheng Huai'en and Wei Chengming, who followed her as the leader, standing with their heads held high and looking at her, while other officials from aristocratic families stood aside with a hint of disdain, and there was a hint of hostility between the two forces.

Qingyin looked at the scene and curled the corners of her mouth at the officials who came from aristocratic families.

"Lord Zheng is back?"

"Yes, I have returned to live up to your grace." Zheng Huai'en stood up and said excitedly.

Qingyin nodded and asked him, "What is the current situation in Ningpei County?"

Zheng Huai'en talked eloquently and described the current situation in Ningpei County in detail.

Qingyin nodded with satisfaction, "Well done."

……

Seeing His Majesty praising the old man Zheng Huai'en, everyone's eyes turned to envy and jealousy.

Some people were thinking: If I had known that if the Ningpei County matter was handled well and could be praised by His Majesty, I would have asked for it myself, and there would be no chance for that old guy Zheng Huai'en.