The villain and the powerful official secretly read the diary and broke my plot every day

"A business that makes you rich?"

Hearing Gu Yanqing's words, Emperor Jianping's eyes lit up. He subconsciously reached out and took the memorial from Gu Yanqing. However, after opening the memorial and reading it, the light in Emperor Jianping's eyes was gradually replaced by anger.

"They, how dare they! These are the lives of the people of an entire state!" Emperor Jianping suppressed his anger, his eyes becoming more and more terrifying.

"The people of Xiliang Prefecture are the people of Qingyun State, and even more so, your Majesty's people. However... they are not the people of those nobles. In the eyes of those nobles, the lives of the people... are like ants."

Gu Yanqing spoke slowly, his voice cold and stern.

"so……"

Emperor Jianping took a deep breath and his eyes fell on Gu Yanqing's face: "Minister Gu, the business you want to do is..."

"Your Majesty, the treasury is empty. I happen to know where there's silver. Lots of it, and... it's government silver!"

Gu Yanqing's thin lips curled up slightly. He knew those nobles too well. Even if he caught them, it would be difficult to shake their foundation for a while. Moreover... these nobles were all in cahoots with each other. A single move could affect the whole body. The network of relationships around them was intricate. Even if something happened, there would always be someone who would be pushed out as a scapegoat.

In this case, why not...

"That silver originally belonged to Your Majesty's treasury. It is only natural for Your Majesty to take it back. This is called returning the property to its original owner, isn't it?"

"It has to be you."

Emperor Jianping immediately understood what Gu Yanqing meant, and with a smile he returned the memorial to Gu Yanqing: "If this can be accomplished, I will give you a great merit. When the time comes, feel free to ask for anything you want."

Emperor Jianping waved his hand and began to make big promises as usual. He had mastered the art of ruling to perfection, while Gu Yanqing, who was sitting beside him, wanted to roll his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I do have something that I need your help with."

Draw a pie?

Sorry, Gu Yanqing likes to be practical.

"what's up?"

After hearing what Gu Yanqing said, Emperor Jianping became a little curious.

"I would like to ask Your Majesty to arrange a female secret guard to help me protect someone personally." Gu Yanqing said expressionlessly. Before he finished speaking, Emperor Jianping on the side could not help but shout: "Female, female secret guard? Protecting whom? Whose girl? Gu Yanqing, you...are you crazy? You actually went behind my back to seduce a little girl..."

Gu Yanqing: ...

"Your Majesty, shouting and yelling is inappropriate."

Seeing that Emperor Jianping was about to enter the invincible gossip mode with his eyes shining, Gu Yanqing quickly interrupted him: "I need her to protect a girl, but it is not what you think. Your Majesty, please do not make random guesses and be careful with your words."

You are the king of a country, please respect yourself.

Gu Yanqing was very tired of having to deal with such an emperor, but... he was the one who chose the emperor himself, what else could he do!

"Alright, I'll help you arrange it, but... you're already grown up, it's time to start a family. When we first met, we weren't even married yet. Look at me now, I have three thousand beauties in my harem and eight sons and daughters, and you look at me... you're all alone, without even a maid to warm my bed."

Speaking of this, Emperor Jianping couldn't help but wonder...

Does Gu Yanqing have any unspeakable secrets, or does he have... special hobbies?

Is it...

Is he a Longyang?

Ah...do we need to prepare two servants to warm his bed?

Seeing that Emperor Jianping's eyes were becoming increasingly suspicious, Gu Yanqing had no choice but to stand up and coldly remind him, "Your Majesty, it's almost time to go to court."

Today's grand court meeting should be very lively.

**

Yunlai Inn.

When Jiang Chaosheng returned to the inn, Jiang Jiang was already up.

When she saw her eldest brother's disappointed look, she guessed that he must not have met his idol.

Speaking of which, how could it be so easy to meet a prime minister in this dynasty? Everyone in the capital knew Gu Yanqing's name, but how many people had seen him in person?

There were no newspapers, televisions, or even cameras in this era. Even officials of lower ranks didn't know what Gu Yanqing looked like.

Jiang Jiang had only seen descriptions of Gu Yanqing in novels and knew that he was a rare handsome guy. As for his specific appearance... that all depended on her imagination.

"Brother, don't be discouraged. The results will be announced tomorrow. If you make the list, you will be able to enter the palace to attend the Qionglin Banquet. By then, you will have the chance to meet not only Prime Minister Gu but even the Emperor!"

Speaking of the little emperor of this world, he didn't have many roles in the original novel. Jiang Jiang only knew that at the end of the novel, the little emperor chose to believe Liu Cheng'an and Chu Yunyue, and turned against Gu Yanqing.

In fact, Jiang Jiang was a little confused. Originally, the young emperor and Gu Yanqing had a good relationship. The two had a common goal. Even Liu Cheng'an, who came from a noble family, actually hated the nobles who exploited the people.

The three of them were supposed to be on the same path, but because this novel is a love story, love is above everything else, and gradually everyone's goals seem to have deviated from their original intentions -

Liu Cheng'an just wanted to date Chu Yunyue every day and not go out to fight on the battlefield.

Every day, Gu Yanqing only wanted to kill Chu Yunyue and let his sister take the throne, and he didn't care about the lives of the people.

And because Gu Yanqing attacked Chu Yunyue several times, the young emperor turned against his brother...

So, the saint is right!

A wise man does not fall in love.

Fuck your love brain!

At this moment, Jiang Jiang was actually glad that she was just an outsider and did not have to be involved in that stupid love game.

"I'm hungry, brother, let's go eat."

Jiang Jiang touched her belly. When she woke up this morning, she didn't know why, but she felt much hungrier than usual.

"Ah."

Jiang Chaosheng nodded, obviously still not recovered from the loss he felt that morning.

It seems that my elder brother really loves Gu Yanqing deeply.

After having breakfast in the lobby of the inn, Jiang Jiang found that the capital seemed to be particularly lively today.

"Today is the Shangsi Festival. I'll take you out for a nice stroll later."

At this time, Jiang Chaosheng's voice came to my ears.

"Shangsi Festival?"

Jiang Jiang was stunned. Isn’t the third day of March the Shangsi Festival in China?

I didn’t expect that this world also has... Oh, by the way, this is a novel world, even the language and characters are the same as her previous life’s world, so it’s not surprising that there are similar festivals.

and so……

Kyoto is destined to be extra lively tonight. So this is why Chen Jinting chose to kill someone tonight.

Jiang Jiang was still thinking when she heard her eldest brother's voice again: "Stop pretending, girl. You insisted on me bringing you to the capital this time, isn't it just for the Shangsi Festival? Don't worry, I will take you out to play tonight." Jiang Chaosheng on the side had an expression that said, "I've seen through you a long time ago."

"Oh, yes, that's right, brother, you are so smart!"

Jiang Jiang smiled at Jiang Chaosheng, but she felt bitter inside.

Shangsi Festival? Then tonight... how should I separate from Big Brother? Do I really need to use a knockout drug to knock Big Brother unconscious?

But my brother is not a fool. Wouldn’t he be suspicious if he fainted for no reason?

Shangsi Festival.

It’s a beautiful day and such a romantic festival, why not just...find something for big brother to do?

Jiang Jiang's eyes rolled and he immediately thought of someone.