After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

When the master and servant returned to the palace, they saw many officials gathered around the door. They all held papers in their hands, talking together in groups, with anxious expressions on their faces.

"Why haven't our six departments received their salaries this month?"

"I heard that the treasury can't allocate money."

"The Confucian Temple collapsed due to heavy snowfall last night. It must be repaired."

"The Ministry of Industry stopped paying salaries two months ago, and there are not many craftsmen left."

"The three states in Hexi are urging for food relief again."

"Although Hedong has had a bumper harvest this year, the taxes are too heavy. People jointly petitioned to reduce taxes."

"Without tax cuts, the national treasury will be empty, let alone tax cuts, and we will have to drink from the northwest wind."

Everyone said something to each other, you were anxious and I was more anxious than you. They all looked eagerly at the gate of the palace, hoping that Yan Mu would come out quickly to solve the problem for them.

"Why didn't His Highness go to the cabinet meeting today?" someone asked.

"It is said that he caught the wind and cold."

"This……"

"It was indeed cold last night, but it's not like the palace couldn't light a charcoal fire."

"It's hard to say, but it's hard to say!"

While everyone was anxious, the guard boy who had gone to communicate inside finally came out.

"What does Your Highness say?"

"Can we see him in person? Can we hand him a note?"

The boy scanned around and then said: "His Royal Highness is too ill and is unconscious. You should go back."

"But His Highness is acting as an agent of the government, and all the major events in the government are urgent. He can't just ignore them!" someone shouted.

Liu Yunxiang walked up the steps, looked back and said coldly: "Everything is urgent, and you haven't come up with a solution yet. His Highness has devoted himself to the government, and now he has fallen ill. You should spare his life first. "

As soon as these words came out, the people below lowered their heads and kept silent.

"You are all the pillars of the country. I don't think you will be troubled by the urgent matter at hand. It is better to find a solution separately."

After speaking, Liu Yunxiang walked towards the palace.

Back in the backyard, the unconscious man was leisurely leaning on the arhat's bed and reading a book like "The Pretty Man's Night Party with the Female Demon".

Liu Yunxiang sat over and patted him, "There's a commotion outside."

"Let them make trouble." Yan Mu said without raising his head.

"I guess they will jointly impeach you."

"I thank them."

Liu Yunxiang smiled, tilted her head and leaned on his shoulder to watch with him.

After reading only a few lines, she fell asleep.

"It's too boring."

"The title of the book is quite catchy, but that's not the case at all inside. It's really boring."

Yan Mu threw the book aside, turned to press Liu Yunxiang, lowered his head and kissed her first, "I am Qiao Manjun, and you are a female seductress. We don't have to wait until night, daytime is fine too."

Liu Yunxiang blushed, "No, I was tortured by you last night."

"What are you thinking about? I mean we had a tryst when we went for a walk in the backyard. Don't think about that all day long. I'm weak and can't afford it."

Liu Yunxiang gave Yan Mu a hard blow, "Where are you weak? Last night..."

Yan Mu raised his eyebrows, "How?"

Liu Yunxiang turned away, "My back hurts anyway."

Yan Mu smiled and held her in his arms, stretching out his hands to squeeze her waist.

"The Nanzhou riots have lasted for three years, and the national treasury has been depleted. I roughly calculated that it will cost millions of taels of silver to fill these holes."

Liu Yunxiang frowned, "So many?"

"The emperor asked me to act as an agent of the government. Now it seems that it is indeed because of trust."

"But we are not the wronged ones."

"So let them make trouble."

The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier. During dinner, the gatekeeper came again to report that the other officials had left, leaving only the Minister of Rites. This man, who was over 60 years old and had white hair, was huddled in a corner at the entrance of the palace due to the cold. If this continues, I'm afraid someone will die.

Yan Mu raised his eyebrows, "What's in a hurry for him?"

The gatekeeper said helplessly: "They said that the Confucian Temple collapsed and the court had to get money to repair it quickly. They also said that it was a holy place for scholars and so on."

Yan Mu snorted, "Then let him continue to freeze."

Liu Yunxiang thought for a while and said: "You tell the Minister of Rites like this. His Highness said that the repair of the Confucian Temple is really urgent, and he attaches great importance to it, but there is really no money at the moment. The Ministry of Punishment wants to expand the prison, and the money has been approved. Yes, if the Ministry of Punishment is willing to transfer it to the Ministry of Rites first, His Highness will give them approval immediately. The implication is that he should go to the Ministry of Punishment to clear things up."

The gatekeeper responded and hurriedly ran out.

Yan Mu smiled, "You want them to fight?"

Liu Yunxiang covered his mouth and smiled: "It's better for them to fight among themselves than to have their spearheads all pointed at you."

The people in the Ministry of Rites are the most stubborn people. Instead of trying to reason with them, it would be better to waste less words and throw the problems to others.

"There was news from Nanzhou early in the morning that the local government had raised several truckloads of food and wages. As a result, due to uneven distribution, a small-scale conflict broke out between the Central Plains Army and the Northwest Army." Yan Mu clicked his tongue and shook his head, "That's not necessarily true. After eating, it seems to be putting pressure on the court, or more accurately, on me."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "It was given by Shangguan Xu."

"One slap can't make a difference, Lu Changan..." Yan Mu was silent for a moment, "No matter who instigated it, military pay is a top priority, but you said there was going to be a blizzard in Nanzhou, but there was no news from there. "

"Do you believe me?"

"Not really, but it would be really interesting if there was a blizzard and two armies were rushing to retreat."

"Then just wait."

The next day, the queen sent an oral order to summon Liu Yunxiang to the palace.

Liu Yunxiang thought for a moment and said, "She has been too settled these days. She must be holding back some harmful tricks."

"Avoid the edge." Yan Mu sat up, "These days I am acting as an agent of the government. They are afraid that I will settle old scores, so they have been very calm. Now they think that I must be in dire straits, so they try their best to add chaos. After all, they have brought me down and they have benefited. The eldest is the fourth prince.”

Liu Yunxiang sighed, "So there must be nothing good going into the palace today."

After breakfast, Liu Yunxiang dressed up and walked to the palace in a carriage.

The snow has stopped, but the snow is quite thick on the road, and the carriage moves very slowly. At the palace gate, Liu Yunxiang got off the carriage and walked inside with Zijin.

"Yunxiang!"

Hearing someone shouting, Liu Yunxiang turned around and saw that it was Su Rumeng. She stopped and waited for her to come over.

We haven't seen each other these days. Su Rumeng looks very good. I think it has something to do with the fact that the third prince went to Yanzhou and couldn't trouble her.

"Sister-in-law three."

When Su Rumeng approached, Liu Yunxiang saluted her.

Su Rumeng stepped forward and held Liu Yunxiang's hand, "There is no need for these false courtesy between the two of us."

Liu Yunxiang nodded and hugged Su Rumeng's arm, "Sister Su, I heard that you took Yu'er to live in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city. I was thinking of visiting you another day."

"It's really cold in Zhuangzi. Let's go back to the city before it snows."

"Then I'll go to your house later."

"it is good."

While the two were talking, they saw Wei Shuyi coming down from the front porch.

He stepped forward to salute, but Liu Yunxiang ignored him and pulled Su Rumeng down the steps.

There was snow on the steps, and Su Rumeng slipped. Liu Yunxiang subconsciously tried to help her, but as soon as she stretched out her hand, Wei Shuyi rushed up and hugged Su Rumeng.

This pose...