For more than ten days, Qingling followed Shi Xiangjin to check the old records, learning and understanding Chaoyan's tax payment and expenditure in recent years.

When she had free time, she secretly met with Chun Yuyan in the city mansion and asked him for some practical knowledge.

Chun Yuyan had the opportunity to take charge of some business and affairs in the clan because his brother accompanied the army to the south, so he took out the examples at hand and explained them one by one. Qingling was born in Chongwu, and he has tenacity and sensitivity beyond ordinary people in learning and comprehension, and soon, he has mastered the process and key points of the entire operation of the degree.

Chun Yuyan smiled at Qing Ling, who was immersed in checking the account books, "If Your Majesty knew that you had studied so hard to drill loopholes and raise money for yourself, you wouldn't be angry?" ”

Qing Ling snorted lightly, "Do you think he really can't guess?" He just knows how to sacrifice the small for the big! ”

Chun Yuyan held the handle of the fan to support his chin, "You can rely on the degree branch alone to do your hands and feet, the speed is too slow, and it is easy to attract attention." If you can negotiate with Daze's side, you can change the accounts from the beginning of the tax, which can not only be seamless, but also quickly collect money. ”

Qing Ling raised his head, "Not only do I want to collect money now, but I also want to grab the handle of the Fang Shan Clan and those who depend on them, and find a way to weaken their strength!" At the beginning, Queen Fangshan used this method to change all the important positions in the court to her own family, and now I can also pull them off the horse and fill them with our own people again. ”

She closed the account book, sat up straight, and said in thought, "Father should know that I hated Queen Fangshan. Now he has let me do it, probably because he wants to use my hand to suppress them and clamp each other down. Raising his eyes and looking at Yan, "How can I not take advantage of such an opportunity?" ”

Chun Yuyan said: "Your Majesty is a very shrewd person, and he is very good at balancing and containing. It's not wrong that you want to deal with the Fang Shan clan, but in my opinion, guarding against His Majesty himself and secretly accumulating enough power to challenge the imperial power is the point we need to pay the most attention to. Even if you successfully bring down Mu Han, as long as Your Majesty is unwilling, Mu Chen will still not be able to be the prince. ”

Qing Ling's heart tightened slightly when he heard Yan mention Mu Chen, and his fingertips unconsciously drew the cover of the account book, "Mu Chen, he ...... What's the latest news? ”

After sending a letter to Panye last time, Qing Ling had not received a reply from Mu Chen, and he was very worried.

The news of her marriage to Daze should have spread throughout the Eastern Continent at this time, and even Chongwu's master and several senior brothers were aware of it and sent letters of inquiry, but only Mu Chen's side had no news for a long time.

The army of Chaoyan advanced south to the border of Yuzhong, thinking that it would soon launch an attack. But no matter how tight the war is, there should always be time to write a letter, right?

Chun Yuyan stared at Qing Ling thoughtfully, and asked thoughtfully, "You...... It can't be because of Mu Chen that he refuses to get along with your fiancé with a pleasant face, right? ”

"What...... Meaning? ”

Chun Yuyan looked away and played with the fan in his hand, "It's nothing." After a pause, "Qingling, you and Mu Chen are both smart people. There are some things, the more you think about it, the more you can't let go. Only by looking forward can there be hope in life. ”

Qing Ling silently chewed Yan's words, and after a while, he said, "Don't worry, I'll ...... with him I have long made it clear. I was just worried that I agreed to my father without consulting him about this matter, for fear that he would think that I was arrogant......"

Although Chun Yuyan deliberately said what he thought in his heart, he didn't want to make the atmosphere awkward, so he smiled and arched his hand exaggeratedly towards Qingling, "Emperor Ji is too worried." You are about to become the money bag of the entire Chaoyan Kingdom, we all have to rely on your support, how can we dare to criticize Your Highness's ideas? ”

Qing Ling picked up the account book and fanned it for a moment, pulled the corners of his mouth, and then changed the topic without a trace.

Feelings are not something that can be paid if you want to, nor can you take it back immediately if you want to.

The only thing that can be controlled is only the expression of words and deeds......

After the death of the country, the army of Chaoyan no longer advanced southward without hindrance. Seeing that the official battle situation was about to unfold, Emperor Hao decided to personally go south to inspect the overseers after thinking about it.

When Qing Ling heard the news, he immediately asked Emperor Hao for an order and asked to go together.

Emperor Hao didn't agree, "You are a girl's family, what are you doing on the battlefield?" ”

Qingling said: "It was once a big country on the rich side of the Eastern Continent, but now that it is gone, it will definitely leave behind a large number of property, fields and mineral deposits that need to be counted. Since my father asked me to assist in the payment of taxes by the imperial court, I have the obligation to go there myself, so that the people below will not be greedy and secretly do anything. ”

The further down the rule goes, the more likely it is to make mistakes, how can Emperor Hao not understand this? But it was too risky to let the emperor, who had no battlefield experience, go to the front line.

So he shook his head, "The battlefield is dangerous after all......"

Qing Ling quickly said: "But how can a daughter be in danger if she follows her father and is protected by her father?" ”

Emperor Hao frowned unhappily and opened his mouth to refute, but suddenly remembered something from Qing Ling's words, and thoughtfully bent his fingers and tapped on the desk.

After a long time, he groaned and slowly spoke, "Okay, you go together, and then call the child from the Baili family to protect you." ”

"Him?"

Qingling was quite surprised.

It stands to reason that even if she and Luo Yao are engaged, they can't get too close on weekdays due to etiquette.

Emperor Hao seemed to guess her doubts, "Wartime is different from weekdays, and there are not as many exquisiteness as in the capital." Since he opened his mouth to ask for a military position, it is not an exaggeration for him to protect the safety of the emperor throughout the whole process. ”

"Asked for a military position?" Qing Ling was puzzled, "Can ...... Once we capture Yuzhong, it is very likely that the next target to be fought will be Jiuqiu. He is the son of the heroine of Jiuqiu, is it possible that he plans to attack his mother's land in person? ”

There was also suspicion in Emperor Hao's sharp eyes, "That kid is very good at talking, and he seems to be in the interests of Chaoyan everywhere, he came to the Vermilion Bird Palace yesterday to ask for an order, and his words are so clear that even I can't find a reason to reject him." Originally, I thought that I had negotiated the conditions with the imperial marquis, they would not interfere in the affairs of Chaoyan and Jiuqiu, and I would also save the life of the heroine of Jiuqiu for them, so there would be no suspense in this matter. Who would have thought that he would take the initiative to ask for a battle at this time......"

Qing Ling connected the events before and after, and quickly came back to his senses, "Father asked him to protect me, in fact, he wanted me to spy on him, right?" ”

Emperor Hao stared at Qing Ling, "You girl, you're getting smarter and smarter." ”

Qing Ling's belly sneered: If you have been used too many times, no matter how stupid a person is, he will become smarter.

Emperor Hao said: "In addition, I also want you to get along more. You and he may be from the same school, but they don't seem to be very close. In the future, if he is willing to be truly good to you and sincerely loyal to Chaoyan, my father will have a lot less trouble here. ”

Qing Ling pulled the corners of her mouth in embarrassment, "If my father wants to win him over, he should give Ah Jing to him, so that I am not a human being inside and out." ”

Emperor Hao half-narrowed his eyes, studying Qing Ling's expression, "Still angry with Ah Jing?" ”

Qing Ling lowered his eyes and examined his nails, "It's not me who is angry. ”

Emperor Hao said: "Your sister has been spoiled since she was a child, and she doesn't know the righteousness better than you, so you coax her to order." ”

Qing Lingxin said: I coaxed everything I coaxed, I can only blame her for being your daughter, and she has no qualifications to be a chess piece.

Emperor Hao pondered for a while, as if he remembered something, and asked tentatively, "You are in a hurry to go south, it won't be the kid who wants to see the Fang Shan family, right?" ”

Qing Ling picked at his nails for a moment, and said softly, "How come?" ”

Emperor Hao listened to her reluctant tone, and there seemed to be a trace of helplessness between his eyebrows, and sighed: "It's not good." Marriage in the royal family has never allowed for spontaneity. ”

"My daughter understands."

The incident in Hongyuefang before, coupled with the ambiguity between her words all the time, Emperor Hao probably really decided that she was in love with Fang Shanlei.

It is also because of this that he will be so relieved to marry himself to Luo Yao, and he is sure that he will not be like A Jing and protect the interests of Daze Baili everywhere.

In that case, why not make mistakes and make him feel wronged, so that he feels guilty and compensated?

After all, I don't know how big the basket will be next.

After the preparations for Emperor Hao's southward journey were properly arranged, Qing Ling also instructed the maid to simply pack up her belongings and load them into the chariot.

Ru Xiang and Yashuang and other palace people who were close to each other also prepared their own bags, but Qing Ling said to them: "You don't have to follow me this time when you go south." ”

Ru Xiang was stunned, "Your Highness travels, how can there be no one to serve by your side?" ”

Qing Ling said: "Since Your Majesty has asked the prince of Daze to personally protect my safety, there will naturally be people from the Imperial Palace. ”

Ru Xiang and the others looked at each other, hesitated and said, "However, the queen has instructed ......"

Qing Ling raised his hand to cut them off, his gaze swept over the faces of a group of people, and said word by word: "I am a teacher of Chongwu, and what I am best at in my life is the art of sound killing. If I manipulate your consciousness with an illusion at this time, and ask a few questions related to my fifth senior brother, what kind of answers do you think you can give? ”

Ru Xiang looked stunned and frightened, and Yashuang turned even pale, and she didn't dare to make a sound.

Qing Ling stared at them for a long time and let out a sigh, "You are just pawns in the queen's hands. Even if it weren't for you, she would have come up with another way to lure my senior brother to Yinzhou......"

She turned, her tone drifting indifferently, "I don't cure you of your sins, but I don't want to see you again." When I return from the South, I hope you've found your way out. ”

After speaking, the skirt fluttered and walked away.

Several palace maids stood stunned for a moment, and I don't know who hid their faces first and wept lowly, and then the cries began to rise.

Yashuang knelt on the ground and burst into tears, "Your Highness......"

Most of them were the eyeliners that Queen Fangshan buried beside Qing Ling, and they did follow the order to release the news of the Ye Clan to Li Zhong, but the stakes in this were something they never expected.

Qingling treated him generously and generously, never put the emperor on the shelf, and once suffered thousands of punishments for the palace people, if they said that they did not have the slightest idea of gratitude in their hearts, it would be a lie. However, the power of the Fang Shan clan leans towards the government and the opposition, and their families are all controlled by their people, if they are not used by the queen in the palace, it will be the future of the entire family.

The two phases are expedient, and in the end, they can only choose to betray Qingling.

Qing Ling listened to the crying and repentance of the palace maids in the inner room, and her heart was also melancholy.

The power of the family is monstrous, and the people can only have the opportunity to get ahead and revitalize the lintel by clinging to it.

How could she not understand this truth?

The innocent souls in Yinzhou Zhuding Terrace, and the various chess pieces used by people in the Vermilion Bird Palace, have the same name and different names.

For the first time, Mu Chen and Chun Yuyan said those bold words that were revolutionary and new, and destroyed the withering and decaying, they had a vivid interpretation and a deeper understanding in her mind.

Maybe one day, all this, in their hands, will eventually be different.