Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 528

But he couldn't bear to sleep separately.

"What's wrong?" Yun Xiyue thought he was intentionally asking for money but was too embarrassed to ask.

Murong Yu smiled and said, "It's nothing, I'm going to sleep. I'm a little sleepy."

The two lay down together and went to sleep as usual.

"Didn't you say you were going to sleep normally? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Yun Xiyue couldn't sleep, so she got up and watched him sleep, only to find that he didn't have anyone else and was just pretending.

“I have prepared the things needed for the celebration banquet, as well as some prizes. I have also drawn up a list, but I am not sure if it is appropriate. I wanted to show it to you.”

"But it's too late..."

Murong Yu sat up. "You...you've already prepared everything for the victory celebration banquet?"

"Ah."

Yun Xiyue got up and showed him a list, "It was prepared based on the celebration banquet two years ago. This year, the bonus has been increased by 20%."

"Some soldiers' pensions have been increased by 10%."

"Do you think there's a problem?"

Murong Yu looked at the list, his eyes filled with shock. He hadn't expected her to be so quick. "No problem, there's no need to add any more. The preparations from previous years are enough."

"Okay." Yun Xiyue didn't object, wrote it down, and planned to revise it again tomorrow.

“Ah Yue…”

Murong Yu frowned slightly. "Actually, I don't plan to hold a victory celebration banquet. I'll tell all the soldiers the truth then."

"The national treasury is indeed in trouble. If the treasury is insufficient, everyone should be informed sooner rather than later. We shouldn't try to save face by pretending to be richer. We'll get through this together, and once the treasury is restored, we'll compensate the soldiers."

Yun Xiyue was surprised, not expecting him to think that way.

"But if we do that, not everyone will accept it. It will create resentment. What if those ministers band together and oppose you?"

Murong Yu put his arm around her waist and laughed, "There's no other way. If he's not convinced, we can only use special methods to make him submit."

"I do not want to follow the methods suggested by my ministers."

Murong Yu hesitated for a moment before telling her, "I simply cannot bring myself to please several women in exchange for money."

He has always been a very proud person.

I dislike being pressured by others the most.

He tolerates some things, but he doesn't want to do things he can't tolerate or do.

"Now that we're husband and wife, we should face and overcome problems together."

"This problem has existed in previous years as well. Past emperors have all experienced it. The ministers believed that the best way was to arrange marriages to win over the concubines and officials, which is not without reason."

"Ah Yue, do you also want me to sell my body for money?" Murong Yu was furious and stopped hugging him, turning his back on him.

"..."

Yun Xiyue was both amused and exasperated. "How could that be? You are my man, and no one else can touch you."

What I meant to say is that you don't need to worry about the money.

Murong Yu turned to look at her this time, "You can't always use your money, otherwise I'll become a gigolo."

He worried that she would look down on him in the end.

No man wants to be looked down upon by his woman.

"If you think that way, it means you don't consider me one of your own."

Murong Yu quickly replied, "I didn't think that way."

"Your Majesty, do you still remember our agreement from two years ago? I still owe you ten million taels of silver. Even though this war cost a lot, I still don't owe you ten million taels."

Murong Yu laughed and said, "That was a joke. I was just angry and said that on purpose. I've already explained it to you, so how could you still take it seriously?"

"I don't care, you have to do what you say you'll do!" Yun Xiyue hugged his arm.

"Unless you're trying to please another woman."

The more you say it, the more outrageous it becomes.

Murong Yu straightened her body, "I won't."

After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed her lips.

She wasn't allowed to continue speaking.

Yun Xiyue hurriedly said, "We can't do it too often, it'll be harder to get pregnant... I just asked the imperial physician today."

Murong Yu's eyes were slightly red, filled with an unyielding desire. He held her and breathed heavily for a long time before he recovered.

Are you feeling unwell?

“I actually stopped using the fertility incense a long time ago, but I still haven’t gotten pregnant. I’m worried it’s my own problem.”

"We only found out the reason after consulting the imperial physician."

Murong Yu still kissed her lips. "The imperial physicians in the palace are all unreliable. I'll find someone else to treat you."