He made it clear that he would not let any concubines sleep with him, so that Jiang Yan could feel at ease. He would advise the concubine not to behave like this, and he would not let any bad rumors about her in the harem, so that Jiang Yan could be coaxed.

Although Jiang Yan was injured and could not sleep with him, the two of them spent a long time together before Jiang Yan returned to his palace.

Of course, she was still angry at the two vases that Xu Jinyi took back, and remembered that Xu Jinyi showed off to everyone.

And when she treats it as rubbish and gives it to others, she feels blocked.

There was no other way, so the emperor could only reward her with something from his private treasury.

Looking at the private treasury that was half missing and the national treasury that was almost empty, the emperor could no longer stand.

Not only did he think of Xu Jinyi, he went to the imperial concubine's palace.

Xu Jinyi was holding a pot of soil and watering it very carefully.

The emperor walked in and sat down to drink tea. He sighed while drinking, waiting for Xu Jinyi to ask him something.

If this had been the case in the past, Xu Jinyi would have enthusiastically stepped forward to ask and then help him solve the problem.

However, after several cups of tea, the imperial concubine did not make any move.

The emperor could only stand up and walk hesitantly, sighing sadly.

"My concubine's good mood this day has been ruined by your Majesty's sighs. Did your Majesty come here just to let me sigh with you?"

The imperial concubine was so cold that she didn't even look at herself and was still shaking her pot of soil.

The emperor seemed a little angry as if he had been refuted: "I have been here for so long and I haven't seen the imperial concubine to ask, is that flower pot with a pile of soil still more important to me?"

"As soon as I heard it, I knew that His Majesty was worried about the affairs of the previous court. How can a concubine, a woman from the harem, help? What can I do if I ask?"

Xu Jinyi's almond-shaped eyes stared at the flower pot in front of her with a smile, as if looking at something important, very focused.

Xu Jinyi was too lazy to deal with the emperor. After all, no matter how excessive her behavior was, the emperor would dare to kill her?

This was the first time he encountered a wall with the imperial concubine. The emperor's face turned ugly, and he asked: "You are my beloved concubine, why can't you share my worries? Nowadays, wars are going on, droughts are coming, and the national treasury is in deficit. Concubine, you are so The palace is filled with luxury, which is too extravagant and wasteful.”

Xu Jinyi chuckled softly, her eyebrows and eyes curved in a very beautiful way.

"My concubine spent a few years in the palace with her parents' money. Although your majesty gave you many rewards, the most valuable ones were given yesterday. I'm afraid they are not worth the money my parents' family gave me."

"To tell you the truth, I still feel guilty. I am in the palace, spending my parents' money, and asking them to do many things without giving me any benefits. I will not be able to ask them to promote anyone in the future."

"By the way, after saying this, does the emperor still want me to return yesterday's reward?"

There was a look of surprise on Xu Jinyi's face, and the look of disbelief made the emperor avoid her sight in embarrassment.

I can't even open my mouth to ask her to subsidize the national treasury.

Hearing her talk about promoting people again, the emperor suppressed his dissatisfaction.

"You are the most favored daughter of the Xu family. They feel at ease because you are good to them. They will definitely not blame you. If you don't ask them to do things, they will think that you are alienated from them."

Xu Jinyi lowered her face, her eyes filled with coldness.

When she looked up again, Xu Jinyi nodded in agreement: "I think so too, but family love will always be worn away, and you can't deny it any sweetness."

"So I am planning to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect the monthly payment that I have not received for three years."

"When my father and the others see that I am not just asking them to do things, but thinking about them in my heart, they will definitely be more concerned about efficiency."

The emperor's face suddenly changed, and he took a deep breath, turning into the color of pig liver.

After hearing everything she said, she felt it made sense. Only then would many family members know how much he loved the imperial concubine, and they would be more loyal to him.

The emperor hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Xu Jinyi called Xi'er over and asked her to go to the House of Internal Affairs to get her monthly payment. She was a noble concubine, and her monthly payment was eight hundred taels.

In order to make her more unique, the emperor raised her monthly salary to one thousand taels.

Three years, that's tens of thousands of taels of silver, which is a lot, and it's enough to make the emperor feel distressed for a while.

Somehow, looking at the beautiful and deserted face of the imperial concubine, the emperor always felt that she was more beautiful than before, and he did not seem to dislike her as much as before.

However, he was not used to such a cold concubine.

Thinking of the arrangement of the imperial concubine's bed, he felt a little depressed, so the emperor spoke tentatively.

"I heard that you arranged for Concubine An to sleep with you today. Is this the case?"

Xu Jinyi smiled and said: "Well, I have thought about it for a long time. Your Majesty treats me so well. He wants to give me the throne and is willing to respect me and leave the consummation of the marriage until after the ceremony. I am very touched."

"So I can't be so selfish, so Your Majesty, please favor your sister first. I'm not jealous."

Xu Jinyi looked as if I was thinking too much about you, and the emperor's words of rejection were at a loss for words.

"I know how much your concubine feels for me, but what if another concubine gives birth to a child like this?"

"I only want to leave my throne to our children."

Xu Jinyi looked touched: "It doesn't matter, if he's not the eldest son of the emperor, he can also be the prince."

Not wanting to talk to the emperor anymore, Xu Jinyi poured him a cup of tea with her own hands, watched him drink it, and told him to go back and wait in the evening with a bright face.

Looking at the tea that was enough for the emperor to drink, the smile in Xu Jinyi's eyes deepened.

Xi'er quickly brought back 3,600 taels of gold from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

This heavy gold is blindingly bright under the sunlight.

No, the emperor's words about rewarding his concubine were spread throughout the harem.

That night, the emperor took out the incense he had asked the imperial physician to prepare.

He was the emperor, and it was only a matter of time before he favored his concubine, so the incense and the dead soldiers who took his place were already prepared.

It's not like he hasn't used this method to favor the concubines in the harem before, but these women are not what he wants, so he doesn't care about giving them to the dead soldiers.

After all, this was a good thing for him. He couldn't let the outside world know that the emperor was not good at it and had never favored his concubines.

With a look of anticipation on her face, An Bin was carried into the Yangxin Hall with her naked body wrapped in a sheet.

The emperor took the antidote and ordered people to light the incense. Then he asked his men to step back and stay away.

The incense was very weak, and people would faint slowly after half an hour, so that the emperor had time to flirt with his concubines.

When everything is ready, the signal will be sent out for the dead soldiers to come forward.

I don't know why, but the emperor felt his whole body getting hot as he kissed her.

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