Chapter 518: Despair in Hope

After getting the affirmation of the guards, the expectant expressions on the faces of Zhang Yan and Le An became more intense.

At this moment, the guard's words changed sharply, and he continued to the two of them: "Queen, princess, I also brought you an edict from the emperor..."

"The emperor said that the current imperial court urgently needs a large amount of silver to form an army, which is very difficult. Hearing that the queen and princess had 20 million taels of silver in their hands, the emperor hoped that the emperor could temporarily lend 10 million taels of silver to the imperial court from the 20 million taels of silver to help the imperial court survive the current economic crisis......"

"The emperor also said that although the queen and the princess are in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, the emperor's feelings for you will not change in any way. As long as Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi, allows, the queen and the princess can go back to the palace to visit the emperor at any time, and the palace will always be your home......

Hearing this, the hot facial expression on Zhang Yan's face that was still expectant just now was replaced by coldness. Even the hot expression on Princess Le'an's face became strange.

After the guards finished speaking, Zhang Yan directly asked: "There is nothing else, the emperor asked you to bring us these words......

Hearing this, the guard couldn't help but show an embarrassed expression on his face.

After nodding to the two of them, he replied, "Yes, Empress, the emperor will let me convey these edicts to you." The emperor said that with the loyalty of the queen and the princess to the imperial court, they will definitely help the imperial court solve this economic crisis and meet the emperor's requirements......"

Hearing this, a sneer flashed directly on Zhang Yan's face. Then, he said to Princess Le'an, whose face was also solemn: "Le'an, you saw it." This is the royal brother you have been maintaining... I thought it would. This royal brother of yours is here to greet us. Who knows, your imperial brother actually fell in love with the 20 million taels of silver that Wei Zheng gave us, and asked us to give him 20 million taels of silver......"

Although he knew that what Zhang Yan said was the truth, Emperor Chongzhen was still Le'an's brother after all. Even if the brother takes advantage of her and doesn't care about him, he is the younger sister. I also want to save my brother's face as much as possible. Therefore, although Princess Le'an's heart was full of grievances, she still said with a firm face.

"Imperial sister-in-law, how can you say such a thing....the imperial brother is also your imperial brother, even if the imperial brother does more sorry things for us, we have to defend him......"

Hearing this, Zhang Yan's facial expression, which was still cold just now, changed directly. A trace of grievance also appeared on Zhang Yan's face. Said to Le'an.

"Maintain... From the time when your imperial brother was not emperor, I began to defend him. But. As a result, did he defend me, the queen of my dead husband..."

"Since your royal brother became the emperor, he not only ignored me, the imperial sister-in-law, but also asked me to move to the most remote palace in the harem. Nuoda's harem, even some powerful palace maids and eunuchs, dare to look at me....At this time, where is your imperial brother..."

"Now that we are far away from the palace, this imperial brother of yours not only does not come to greet us, but also stares at the silver in our hands just lying down, using us....this is the imperial brother you have been maintaining..."

After listening to Zhang Yan's series of heartfelt complaints, the grievances that Princess Le'an had been suppressing in her heart also completely exploded. It's like an angry lion, shouting at the imperial guards waiting for a reply in front of him: "Get out, go out immediately, this palace doesn't want to see you, get out of this palace immediately..."

When there were only two people left in Nuoda's room, the grievances on Princess Le'an's face were already unconsciously covered by desolation, and she asked Zhang Yan: "Sister-in-law, are we just given up by the imperial brother?" ”

"In the eyes of the royal brother, we are two women who can go and stay....take advantage of us when they need us, and ignore us when they don't need us......

Zhang Yan nodded and affirmed: "Don't forget, your imperial brother is not an ordinary person, he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty." For him, no matter how important family affection is, it is not as important as the throne and the imperial power......"

"Woo woo woo ......" Faced with this cruel blow and an aggrieved princess Le'an, she directly began to cry.

As for Zhang Yan, who was sitting next to her, her cold face did not change except for a trace of desolation. After all, he is already a woman who has died of her husband and has experienced the cruel struggle of the harem.

Just when Princess Le'an's cry kept echoing in the office. Zhang Yan had to open her mouth to remind: "Okay, Le'an....Since we have left the palace now, don't think about the sad things there... I don't know what you think of your royal brother's request..."

Hearing this, Princess Le'an, who looked sad, raised her head directly and stopped her tears.

After taking a deep breath, he said to Zhang Yan in front of him: "Imperial sister-in-law, although the imperial brother no longer defends us. However, after all, I am still the daughter of the Zhu family and the sister of the imperial brother....I...I want to help the imperial brother again......"

Zhang Yan's brows furrowed, and without thinking about it, he opened his mouth and asked: "You mean, help your imperial brother, from the twenty million taels of silver in our hands, extract ten million taels of silver, and give it to your imperial brother......

Although Le'an is a princess, she still knows the weight of 10 million taels of silver. Therefore, as soon as Zhang Yan finished speaking, Le An shook his head and denied: "No, it's not for the imperial brother, it's for the imperial brother......"

"Borrow..."Hearing this, Zhang Yan directly showed a mocking smile on her face.

Then, he asked Le An, who had slowly calmed down beside him: "Le An, you take it for granted... Do you think that with the current economic strength of the imperial court, it is possible to pay off 10 million taels of silver? ”

"I can't guarantee anything else, at least in two years, the imperial court will not be able to come up with 10 million at once."

"So, this ten million taels of silver, as long as we take it out, don't want to come back..."

"This..."Hearing this, Le An's face directly showed a hesitant expression.

However, this hesitation did not last long, and was once again replaced by a hint of firmness. Under Zhang Yan's gaze, she continued to affirm: "Imperial sister-in-law, even if the imperial court and the imperial brother do not plan to repay us this silver, I also want to help the imperial brother once." Otherwise, my heart is uneasy, and I am definitely sorry for the ancestors of the Zhu family. ”

After listening to Le An's answer, Zhang Yan did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked thoughtfully.

"Le'an, don't forget, although we have the right to use 20 million taels of silver. However, these 20 million taels of silver, after all, belong to Wei Zheng, and belong to the Governor's Mansion of Shanxi..."

"If we just misappropriate this silver for personal use without authorization, how are you going to explain it to Wei Zheng, to explain it to the Governor's Mansion of Shanxi....you must know that Wei Zheng gave us 20 million taels of silver to use under the pressure of many people up and down. You did that, are you worthy of Wei Zheng? ”

"The person sitting on the dragon chair of the imperial court, although it is your imperial brother. However, Wei Zheng, the actual owner of these 20 million taels of silver, is also your future husband..."

"As your imperial sister-in-law, I have said everything I should say, how to be, you still have to think about it more."

Zhang Yan's words are indeed very reasonable. However, what Zhang Yan didn't expect was that with a series of disappointments in Emperor Chongzhen. He was already unconsciously, standing on Wei Zheng's side and began to help Wei Zheng speak.

And what Zhang Yan just said, without exception, was towards Wei Zheng.

Of course, Princess Le'an, who was in a sad state at this moment, didn't notice it and didn't fully listen to it.

Under Zhang Yan's gaze, he still continued to insist on his stubborn temperament: "Imperial sister-in-law, I know you are right. However, I still want to help the royal brother one last time. Because, this is the first time that the imperial brother has begged me to help him..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yan could only respond with silence.

Under Princess Le'an's repeated requests, she had to answer: "In this case, we will hide from Wei Zheng and help your imperial brother fulfill this wish of yours for the last time..."

"However, what I want to say is that the 20 million taels of silver were used by Wei Zheng to develop education in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and it is impossible to recover the silver given to your imperial brother. In order to ensure the educational needs of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, we can only give the imperial court a maximum of five million taels of silver..."

"In addition, I have one more request....this silver will be given to your imperial brother. From now on, no matter what your imperial brother comes to do with you again, you can't agree..."

"You must know that since you were married by the imperial court, you have been the woman of Wei Zheng. In everything you do, you must think about Wei Zheng and think about Wei Zheng......"

After getting the consent of the imperial sister-in-law Zhang Yan, the sad Princess Le'an finally broke into tears and smiled.

However, when he saw the determined expression on Zhang Yan's face, the smile that had just emerged was replaced by Yan SΓΉ. affirmed to Zhang Yan: "Thank you, sister-in-law, I remember what you just said." Le An promises that this is the first time I have helped the imperial brother, and it is also the last time I will help the imperial brother..."

In the eyes of the two of them, Wei Zheng could casually take out 20 million taels of silver to develop education, and the financial resources of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion were definitely far beyond their imagination. Under such circumstances, transferring 500 taels of silver from 20 million taels of silver to help Emperor Chongzhen would definitely not have much impact on the huge financial resources of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion.

However, what the two didn't expect was that the decision of the two people who didn't seem to have much influence directly brought an unprecedented hidden danger to Wei Zheng in the next month.

Of course, Wei Zheng also got the hearts of the two people through this matter. And this also proves the sentence, Seon lost his horse and knew whether it was a blessing... (To be continued......)