"Your Highness......!"

Ji Xinkut waited all night, but she didn't dare to make a noise, and it was almost dawn when she saw Baojin return to the room, anxious and worried, and her eyes were red.

"You went out, didn't you, I thought ......"

Her face turned red, and she asked a little embarrassedly, "Didn't Your Majesty recruit a newcomer to sleep today?" ”

"No, he's staying in the Queen's Palace."

Bao Jin changed into his regular clothes and replied while taking off his embroidered shoes.

"Sure enough, as rumored, Your Majesty only cares about the queen mother, and the newcomer is just an ornament......"

Ji Xin thought of the rumors in the palace, and couldn't help but learn to speak.

Bao Jin chuckled, "Do you really think ...... Are the two emperors and queens intimate? ”

"Isn't it?!"

Ji Xin was asked.

Bao Jin took the silk scarf she offered, and a sneer curled up on his lips, "On the night of the concubine, the emperor stayed in the middle palace, which is too deliberate - the bond between husband and wife, but to maintain it like this, it is really worth playing......"

"Only when there are cracks do you need to deliberately mend them...... And once out of control, the crack will only widen. ”

Bao Jin said with a smile, the early morning wind blew past her, and there was already a slight sound of human voices outside.

"Look, after the newcomer is promoted, this palace will become more and more lively......"

Her voice grew deeper and deeper, almost inaudible—

"On this stage in the palace, there is never a shortage of dramas, coaxing you to sing and I will take the stage...... But I don't know who will have the last laugh this time. ”

The voice was stunned, but with sober fearlessness.

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The time of January is fleeting, and the people in the palace are gradually getting used to the new beauties who are purple and red, and they are also used to the green skirt on the side of the emperor.

In the narrow and winding road, Baojin walked safely, ignoring the whispers on the side of the road, those snooping, mocking, and even jealous eyes were just a breeze in her heart, and she couldn't raise half a ripple.

Time was as usual, the emperor did not favor the new concubines more, but just ordered a few people to serve the night, and did not see any appreciation afterwards.

In addition to being lonely and frightened, these women have more grievances, but no one dares to say it.

In the midst of gains and losses, the moon concubine who was grounded because of drunken words was almost forgotten by people.

The dark tide is still turbulent, and the emperor and queen have worked side by side for many years to create this foundation, and now they have won most of the world, but they are also the same as before - the queen participates in national affairs with her exquisite skills.

It is a taboo to interfere in politics in the harem, not only do officials have grievances, but even the subordinates of the old days have many criticisms, but they do not dare to publicly impeach because of the prestige of the two.

The queen knows this, but she is not afraid, she secretly supports the new policy, and under the combination of rigidity and softness, it is a drastic posture.

On November 10th, the cold and cold air of winter suddenly converged, and the clouds finally showed a clear color, and the sunlight poured down, dyeing everything in heaven and earth into a thin layer of gold.

In the evening, the streets are still full of tourists, and the people of the capital seem to want to get rid of the cold air for many days, and they have come and gone in and out of the liquor shops one after another.

Baojin covers the face with a hat, looks down from the emerald building, only to see the embroidered floor lantern, pleasing to the eye, the red sleeves on the street are all moves, the pearl and green are shaking, a good prosperous and extravagant atmosphere.

In addition to the emerald building, this street is the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion, a breeze blows, and the young beauties are singing in the swallow language, and adding a faint silk and bamboo sound.

"Looking at the peaceful and lively scene in the capital, who would have thought ...... A year ago, this was still the army under the city, and the country was destroyed? ”

Bao Jin drank a cup of warm wine, narrowed his slightly drunk eyes, and sighed softly.

Shen Hao sat beside him, his lips closed, but he still wanted to speak and stopped.

The two seemed to be leisurely, but the atmosphere was faintly dignified.

After that day, Song Lin quickly sent the account book, to everyone's surprise, the various color account books of different thicknesses took two large boxes to raise their heads.

Facing Baojin's surprised eyes, Song Lin took a moment to say: "Your Majesty secretly operated a lot of assets back then, which can be said to be all over the world, as far as Jinggi Yingkou, as far as Shudi, Dali, Nanyue, and even at sea, there are merchant ships, which can go directly to the Song Dynasty. ”

Bao Jin looked at him, and it took a while to come back to his senses-

"These ...... All royalty? ”

"It was owned by the Emperor Xian privately."

Song Lin subtly corrected her statement, got up, and went straight, leaving Baojin alone, looking at the boxes full of account books, and had a headache for a while.

……

Baojin remembered the situation that day, and was upset again, she turned her head and asked Shen Hao: "Those account books, can you figure out a clue?" ”

"With some eyebrows ......"

Shen Hao frowned, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Is there not enough people to settle accounts?"

Bao Jin glanced at him and asked in slight surprise.

Shen Hao looked at Baojin, gritted his teeth, and finally spoke-

"The ledger is very clean, but we found something else ...... it"

"What is it?"

"A lot of contraband trade."

Shen Hao said in a low voice, pulling out his palm, he trembled slightly at this moment, and almost even dropped the teacup.

"How so?!"

Bao Jinxiu's eyebrows froze, and her eyes were shining, and she couldn't believe her ears.

Wechen couldn't believe it at the time...... But the ledger is vivid, with standard swords, copper mines, salt, and even bed crossbow firearms...... A steady stream of sales, the amount accumulated over the years, is already very amazing! ”

Bao Jin listened intently, and his hands were already cold.

Although she has little to do, she has also learned a lot of state and civil affairs after more than a year of tempering, and the above-mentioned prohibited items, not to mention public sales, even smuggling is also a capital crime, even the slightest smuggler of salt, if caught, it will be thousands of miles away.

But the royal family was the first to break the ban!

"Perhaps, these are all ...... made up by Song Lin in private"

Shen Hao's voice was low, but it was extremely soft.

"You don't have to deceive yourself, with such a large transaction, it is impossible to hide from my sister for a long time."

Bao Jin remembered Song Lin's words with different meanings that day-

It is privately owned by the first emperor!

She calmed down, wiped the cold sweat between her fingers, and murmured: "My sister is the emperor, and the world is shaking hands, why do you want to ......?" ”

There was a dead silence in the private room, and after a while, Bao Jin spoke again: "Where did you sell it?" ”

Shen Hao's lips trembled this time, "There are Shudi, Nanyue, Jiangnan, and Goryeo...... There are even rebels there. ”

The last four words burst out of his lips, almost spilling blood.

Baojin was dizzy when he heard it, it was like falling clouds, but his heart was agitated-

"What the hell is going on?!"

She whispered resolutely.

At this moment, I heard a sharp sound of footsteps on the stairs, and it turned out to be a steward in the emerald building!

His face was condensed, he barely suppressed his panic, and stepped forward and said, "The big shopkeeper sent me to say, someone below asked to see Miss!" ”

It's just a bolt from the blue!

Bao Jin and Shen Hao glanced at each other, and there was a monstrous horror in their hearts-

Who will it be?