Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

After the court session ended, everyone in the Ministry of Revenue wore long faces and no one was in the mood to say anything. They were all just waiting to go to Minister Qian's house to ask for advice as soon as they left the palace.

Having served as an official for so many years, how many are truly clean? Although the old emperor didn't name names in court today, don't they know in their hearts who is clean and who isn't?

Compared to the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, Prince Qi was in high spirits after filing his complaint.

After leaving the palace, Li Yuanqi went straight to the general's mansion. Although he hadn't seen his wife for only half a day, he felt as if something was missing.

Li Yuanqi rode his horse back to the mansion, and as soon as he dismounted, he saw Lian Rongrong coming out of the mansion to greet him.

"It seems that Madam also misses me?" Li Yuanqi said happily, but Lian Rongrong did not look at him and went straight to the carriage in front of the mansion.

If Li Yuanqi hadn't said "You go back first" before getting on the car, he probably would have been furious.

"Where is Your Highness going?" Li Yuanqi grabbed Qiuju with some displeasure and asked unhappily.

Qiuju had long been used to Prince Qi's deadpan demeanor. Compared to the cold-faced prince before, Prince Qi now seemed to have been possessed.

"Your Highness, the Princess Consort is in a hurry to discuss the shop."

"So fast?" Li Yuanqi naturally thought of what Lian Rongrong had mentioned yesterday about opening a hot pot restaurant.

"Don't you know how the Princess does things? She's decisive and acts on her impulses." Qiu Ju's personality is not the same as before.

It seems that under Lian Rongrong's influence, Qiu Ju gradually realized that women do not have to follow the rules in everything, and that as long as they are willing, women can also achieve great things.

"You should go back. I will accompany the Princess." Before Qiuju could refuse, Li Yuanqi had already boarded the carriage.

Qiuju was somewhat annoyed, thinking to herself: How unlucky I was to run into the prince. She wanted to go out and see the world with the princess.

But there's nothing we can do; as long as the prince returns, even the young prince has to step aside.

Qiu Ju returned to her residence dejectedly, while inside the carriage, Lian Rongrong looked at Li Yuanqi, who was still in his court robes, with a surprised expression.

"Why did you come up here?" Lian Rongrong asked.

"Of course, I'm accompanying Madam to discuss business," Li Yuanqi said with a delighted expression.

"Your Highness, are you planning to go on business dressed like this? Are you sure this isn't tantamount to extortion?"

Li Yuanqi looked awkwardly at the four-clawed dragon-patterned python robe he was wearing, thinking it might have gone a bit too far.

"You should go back and change your clothes quickly. Qiuju can come with me."

"That won't do. I've already sent Qiuju back. I'll go with Madam. At worst, I won't get out of the car while Madam is discussing business."

Lian Rongrong looked helplessly at her increasingly clingy prince, sighed heavily, and instructed the coachman:

"lets go."

The carriage moved steadily along the main street of the city.

Li Yuanqi sat leisurely, looking to be in a very good mood.

"His Highness Prince Qi seems to be in a good mood today?"

"Of course I'm happy. But my lady doesn't know that today that old scoundrel Yan Hui actually impeached you in court."

"Impeach me? Isn't that what Sun Shu was clamoring to do yesterday?"

"Don't you know how badly you beat Sun Shu? He probably won't be able to get out of bed for another month."

"Oh, I went too far. Your Highness, please tell me, what exactly did Yan Hui impeach me for?"

Li Yuanqi excitedly recounted the day's court affairs to Lian Rongrong, expecting his wife to at least praise him.

But after she finished speaking, Lian Rongrong simply smiled and softly hummed in agreement.

"Just an 'hmm' and that's it?" Li Yuanqi looked at Lian Rongrong with a somewhat aggrieved expression.

"if not?"

"Shouldn't you praise me, Madam?"

"Li Yuanqi, when did you become so disgusting?"

Lian Rongrong pursed her lips, feeling a pang of nostalgia for the cold-faced prince of the past. After all, back then, Li Yuanqi exuded an aura of unapproachable sophistication.

And now, she's become a baby with high emotional needs? Even Rongrong is really troubled; she simply can't figure out where things went wrong.

"My lady, your words are too hurtful to me," Li Yuanqi said, feigning a lifeless expression.

Lian Rongrong rolled her eyes at him and threatened, "If you don't speak properly, I'll kick you off the carriage."

Fierce women are often the most intimidating. Li Yuanqi had no doubt about his wife's temper and abilities. He swallowed and finally regained his composure.

"Tell me, how's the Ministry of Revenue doing? Didn't you want to deal with those corrupt officials there?"

When it came to serious matters, His Highness Prince Qi remained very serious. He sat up slightly and replied to Lian Rongrong:

Whether we can achieve victory without bloodshed depends on what happens in the next few days.

"I'm curious, what exactly are your plans for the Ministry of Revenue? According to you, it's currently just an empty shell."

"Nine out of ten officials are corrupt; it won't be easy to clean up the Ministry of Revenue."

"It is not easy to eradicate them all at once, and it is unrealistic to expect to wipe out all those bastards at once."

As the head of the Six Ministries, if the Ministry of Revenue were to fall into chaos, the entire Sheng Dynasty would likely descend into disarray. Therefore, today I staged a play with my father.”

"What have you and your son done now?"

"Today I submitted a memorial to my father, detailing the corruption within the Ministry of Revenue. The memorial implicated more than ten officials in the Ministry of Revenue, and my father was furious, ordering me to conduct a thorough investigation."

"More than ten? When did you check? How come I didn't know?" Lian Rongrong was genuinely confused this time.

"Where did I check?" Li Yuanqi smiled slightly, and then continued, "I've been preparing for our wedding for the past two weeks."

Aside from that, he only briefly glanced at the Ministry of Revenue's general ledger and roughly calculated how much silver would be lost.

"Then what about the dozen or so officials mentioned in your memorial?"

Li Yuanqi's face lit up with a sly smile: "Where did these dozen or so officials come from? My memorial was completely empty, there was nothing in it!"

Are you trying to scam them?

"Madam is wise. The Ministry of Revenue is now under Qian Lin's control. If this is not done, I'm afraid in the end we will only be able to catch a few scapegoats."

Today, the emperor and his ministers echoed each other in court, making some timid people uneasy.

Then I added fuel to the fire at the opportune moment. If they thought Qian Lin intended to abandon them to protect himself, why would those bastards not fight amongst themselves?

"All's fair in war, that's right!" Lian Rongrong sincerely praised.

While the two were talking, the carriage had already arrived at Changxing Street, the most central street in the holy city.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, we have arrived."

"Okay, I understand." Lian Rongrong lifted her skirt slightly and bent down to get out of the car.

"Are you sure you don't want me to accompany Madam?" Li Yuanqi asked sincerely.

"Your Highness, you'd better stay put. I don't want to earn a reputation for bullying the weak."

I'm not here today to flaunt my status as Princess Qi, so don't cause any trouble!

"Oh."

The dignified Prince Dasheng was arranged by his wife in a very clear manner, but since his wife did not agree, Prince Qi could only obediently stay in the carriage.