In the second and seventh year of the first month of the Wu Kingdom, this was the most uncomfortable day for the Bai family, because Wei Jinghong successfully returned to Beijing, and the account book had fallen into the hands of the emperor, and their Bai family was destined to have a turmoil.

"Why don't you go and ask the Queen Mother?" Bethune couldn't help but say.

"What's the use of asking the Queen Mother? When the emperor looked at me early this morning, he knew that this matter must be endless. Bai Shangen was a little desperate.

The two brothers didn't know what to do, although the Bai family was not the only one involved in embezzling the treasury, and there were even many powerful ministers who were bribed in private.

If it is really investigated, Bai Shangen is not afraid, after all, with so many ministers here, it is impossible for the emperor to be so impulsive, and he is afraid that he will take the Bai family.

"It's better to beg than to sit still."

Bai Shangen made up his mind and embarked on the journey to the palace with Bethune to see the Queen Mother, and along the way, Bai Shangen complained that Bethune, who served in the Criminal Department, did not say a few words for Song Zixiao at the beginning.

It's just that the two of them also know that even if they say all the good things, what's the use of it for the emperor?

Bai Shangen and Bethune went to meet the Queen Mother, Zhuo Yu also knew about it in Qiao Yu'an's confession, flipping through the evidence and the list of personnel in his hand, and it was Yu Chi Jin who was sitting in the room.

"What is Your Majesty going to do now?"

"Thoroughly check the people on the list, and those who should be collected and those who should be closed are not allowed to be let go, and I have to rectify the atmosphere of the court." Zhuo Yu made up his mind.

For her to say this, Wei Chi Jin was expected, but he still asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you know that once the investigation is thorough, there will be chaos in the court, after all, there are many people whose identities are still a little valuable." ”

"That's where the Lord Regent's help comes in." Zhuo Yu looked at him with a smile, it was not that he had never seen the means of Yu Chi Jin's wooing, whether it was a newcomer or an old man, as long as he entered Yu Chi Jin's eyes, there was nothing that he could not win.

"Your Majesty has lifted up."

The two looked at each other and smiled, each with their own plans in their hearts, in fact, the two of them were just using each other to achieve their own goals, and Zhuo Yu knew this.

Looking at Kangshou Palace, the Queen Mother turned her hand to the Buddha beads and looked at her brother in front of her very calmly, and said calmly: "I don't know why the two adults came to see the mourning family." ”

"Sister ......"

Bai Shangen opened his mouth to be his sister, Bethune immediately grabbed him, and then changed his words: "Weichen came to see the Queen Mother just hoping that the Queen Mother could give her a way out." ”

"Survival? The way of life is chosen by the people themselves, how can the adults come to ask the mourning family. "The Queen Mother is also a little complicated in her heart, sitting in this position, being able to become the Queen Mother and the Bai family are inextricably linked, I have long thought that there will be such a scene, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly.

"Does the Queen Mother have to treat the Bai family like this? If you can't get over the Bai family this time, it's over. Bai Shangen said a little angrily, no matter how you say that the Queen Mother is also a member of the Bai family, how can she forget her ancestors.

"What the adults said was surprising, how the mourning family treats the Bai family depends on how the Bai family treats the mourning family."

The Bai family can rely on the queen mother and the emperor today, but the powerful but still corrupt, the queen mother does not understand, and she feels even more angry, but the Bai family still wants to create a queen, and even threatens with small schemes, these things make the queen mother very disappointed in the Bai family.

"Sister, I must change, I must change this time, in the future, the emperor will let me go east, I will never go west, sister, you will see the kindness of the Bai family for many years of nurturing you, just help my brother this time?"

Bai Shangen played the sympathy card, and even knelt down for the Queen Mother regardless of his brother's identity, where would Bai Shangen kneel in the past, it was just when the first emperor was still there.

But now that he is doing this, he has no intention of not letting the Queen Mother mess up, is it possible that he really wants to be that kind of unfilial daughter?

"My lord, it's not that the mourning family doesn't help you, it's all the emperor's decision in this matter." The Queen Mother closed her eyes, but in the end she still didn't help Bai Shangen.

Seeing that he had said all the good things he had said, the Queen Mother still refused to let go, and she didn't have a good face, so she threw up her sleeves and went out.

Seeing him like this, the already lost Queen Mother felt even more guilty, but Bethune had a beginning and an end, and he was not busy leaving a word for the Queen Mother when he left.

"Queen Mother, although the Bai family did something wrong for a while, don't forget how you and the emperor stabilized their positions, the emperor and the Bai family actually coexist, if there is no Bai family in the future, how will the emperor face the government and the opposition? The regent wolf is ambitious, can the emperor withstand it? The eldest brother is indeed a little impulsive to speak today, but the Queen Mother is at least the Bai family. ”

Bethune didn't observe the Queen Mother's expression too much after speaking, and then left directly, after the two left, the Queen Mother was confused, and said to Jiang Mama on the side: "Mama, what do you think." ”

"Queen Mother, this old slave doesn't dare to talk much."

After all, Mama Jiang is also a member of the Bai family, but she doesn't know what to say at this juncture, the Queen Mother closed her eyes, and she doesn't know when she started to be disappointed in the Bai family, but now how can her disappointed heart resurge?

The next morning, the people on the regent's side began to propose ways to deal with the drought in the south, and Bai Shangen and the others were silent in the court, and even extremely nervous in their hearts.

"I wonder what Lord Bai thinks about the empty treasury?"

Finally it was him, Bai Shangen's legs were a little weak, this was the first time he felt the emperor's pressure on him, raised his head and said: "Weichen thinks it's better for the people to donate money and resist the suffering of the south together?" ”

"The people have a few dollars, so it's better to donate to the court, so that it is very fast to raise money and support." Zhuo Yu saw him say something, and said with a smile.

Bai Shangen was still hesitating, and the ministers of the hundred officials had not yet reacted, only to see Wei Chi Jin suddenly step forward and say: "Wechen is willing to donate 10,000 taels of silver tickets to support the disaster relief ahead." ”

"Okay, or the regent knows my thoughts, so do the rest of the Qing family have any of them?"

This is obviously about to take money out of the minister's pocket, but at the moment, the ministers are opening their mouths to report the money, Bai Shangen can't help but grit his teeth, the emperor is deliberately making him unable to get off the stage.

"Where's Bai Qing's family?" Zhuo Yu saw that Bai Shangen had not been perverted for a long time, so that the Bai family was still hesitant and did not speak, so Zhuo Yu could only open his mouth to urge.

At the mention of his name, Bai Shangen immediately stepped forward and said, "Wechen is willing to donate 10,000 taels of silver for disaster relief in the south." ”

After speaking, he looked in front of Zhuo Yu, and saw that the emperor was not happy, so he said ruthlessly: "Weichen is willing to donate 100,000 taels of silver." ”

This has multiplied tenfold, and Zhuo Yu finally had some smiles on his face, only to see that Bai Shangen and his party began to quote on this basis, and everyone was eager to scold Bai Shangen in their hearts.