If the business woman does not help the poor, the villain's dream of prosperity will be shatter

Zhou Min's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

He looked down at Qin Shu coldly as she bowed down to him.

That imposing gaze weighed as heavy as a thousand pounds, making Qin Shu unable to raise her head.

The eunuchs and palace maids who were accompanying them all knelt down. The officials from the Ministry of Justice and the accompanying guards who were further away didn't understand what was going on, but when they saw everyone kneeling, they knelt down too.

In front of the prison gate of the Ministry of Justice, a large group of people were kneeling. Zhou Min, who was wearing a black suit, was the only one standing with his hands behind his back.

Zhou Min looked at Qin Shu for more than ten breaths before he bent down slightly and reached out to hold Qin Shu's arm. It seemed casual, but in fact he was full of hidden strength, and he forcibly lifted her up from the ground.

Then he embraced her in his arms, whispered in her ear in a friendly manner, and said something that made Qin Shu shu feel cold all over, "You are so bold, do you really think I can't do anything to you? Do you want to leave the palace? Do you want to live with Fu Yan?"

"Believe it or not, if I grant him an imperial decree, he will have to marry someone else. And Li Youlin, Ji Jue, the people you care about, your clansmen, can you just ignore them?"

He smiled at Qin Shu's cold and indifferent expression and said, "Be obedient and follow me back to the palace."

Qin Shu stood still.

Zhou Min smiled and said, "I forgot to tell you that even if the emperor drafts an imperial edict, it must be reviewed, signed and stamped by the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel, otherwise it will be invalid. Therefore, your current identity is still the head female official of Zhengyuan Palace."

"If you dare to leave the palace without my permission, it will be tantamount to desertion."

The crime of desertion is the same as the crime of treason.

Qin Shu didn't care about the fate of her clansmen, but she couldn't help but care about Nanny, Nanny Chun and the others, as well as the friends and family who were loyal to her and supported her all the way to where she is today.

Besides, this is not the place to talk.

If Qin Shu makes things too awkward and Zhou Min loses face, I'm afraid Qin Shu will be the one who suffers in the end.

Based on what she just said, Zhou Min could easily accuse her of a serious crime of disrespect.

But he didn't.

It seemed like a threat, but in fact it explained to her why the will was not read out.

In fact, if Zhou Min didn't care about Qin Shu's thoughts, he only needed to issue an imperial decree to establish her as a concubine, and Qin Shu would have to stay in the palace obediently.

Neither did he.

Qin Shu sighed secretly in her heart, turned sideways to break free from Zhou Min's arms, slightly bent her knees and said, "Your Majesty, please get on the sedan chair."

Zhou Min smiled silently, flicked his collar gently, and got on the carriage.

Qin Shu had just stood beside the carriage when she heard him call out in a long voice, "Qin Shu?"

Qin Shu had no choice but to accept her fate and get on the carriage.

Back in the palace, Zhou Min was about to go to the front hall to handle government affairs when Qin Shu suddenly called him, "Your Majesty?"

Zhou Min turned around and said with a smile, "Shu'er, have you figured it out?"

Qin Shu walked up to him, looked at him seriously, and said softly: "Your Majesty should know what kind of person Qin Shu is. If I want to leave, no one can hold me back."

Zhou Min nodded slightly: He knew that she was cold-hearted. No matter how important the person or thing was, as long as it harmed her personal interests, she would abandon it faster than anyone else.

"These people are all your Majesty's trusted subordinates. They were your Majesty's trusted subordinates when you were in the palace. They should not be a hindrance to your Majesty trapping Qin Shu."

Zhou Min's expression was slightly cold, and he said calmly: "I am rich and have so many people in the world. I don't lack capable ministers, but I lack confidants who can walk hand in hand with me."

Qin Shu curled the corners of her lips slightly and looked at Zhou Min with a smile.

He seemed to be very stubborn, but he lowered his voice so that only the two of them could hear it.

This shows that he also knew that once these words were spread, they would surely chill the loyalty to the emperor and the patriotism of students and people of noble character all over the world.

Even if you are an emperor, you cannot speak without restraint and act recklessly.

Saying this is just speaking out of anger.

Zhou Min snorted coldly, glanced at Qin Shu coldly, turned around and strode away.

After walking a few feet, Zhou Min stopped and turned around, frowning and said, "I have government affairs to attend to. Why are you still standing there? Boss Qin?"

Qin Shu went back to the palace, changed her clothes, combed her hair again, and then leisurely went to the eastern warm room in the front hall.

Zhou Min was sitting behind the imperial desk in front of the hall, reviewing memorials, while Chang An was standing beside him holding a teacup.

After the late emperor's coffin was placed in the Taimiao, Li Dexian, the chief steward of Zhengyuan Palace, volunteered to keep vigil for the late emperor.

When the coffin of the previous emperor was moved into the imperial mausoleum, it would probably go with him.

The current chief steward of Zhengyuan Palace is Chang An, who serves Zhou Min.

Qin Shu was the only palace maid who dared to make the emperor wait.

Qin Shu rolled up her sleeves, knelt beside the imperial desk, and ground ink for Zhou Min.

Zhou Min picked up a memorial and looked at it for a long time, his red pen hanging in the air.

After a long time, he sighed and put the pen down again.

Qin Shu glanced at him curiously.

Zhou Min stretched out his hand to Qin Shu unhappily, "Tea!"

Chang An quickly handed the tea to Qin Shu.

Qin Shu curled her lips secretly, and obediently handed the tea to Zhou Min, and asked: "Your Majesty, is there anything bothering you?"

Zhou Min sighed: "A good cook cannot cook without rice."

Qin Shu asked, "Is it about preparing food supplies for the North Pass?"

When Zhou Min didn't respond, Qin Shu knew that she had guessed right.

Last year, a grain scandal broke out and the entire Zhou Dynasty's granaries were almost completely eaten up by termites.

There are constant battles on the border, and food and fodder must be sent before troops move.

But for a country, the amount of money spent on food and fodder alone is a staggering amount.

The preparation of food and fodder requires huge manpower, material resources and financial resources.

After all the food and fodder are prepared, they need to be transported to the border, and sufficient troops and ox carts need to be organized.

The food and fodder that people eat along the way are chewed by cattle, and by the time the food and fodder are transported to the border, another 30% to 40% will be consumed.

Recently, the Ministry of Revenue went through a liquidation and found that the silver that could be mobilized from the national treasury was not enough to support the preparation of grain and fodder.

Not to mention that it is early spring now. Except for the people in Jin who have surplus grain, other provinces and cities that have not promoted the new grain have long been in shortage.

How can the soldiers defend their country if they have no food to eat?

How to fight the enemy?

If the border can achieve food self-sufficiency...

Zhou Min was still frowning, but the next moment he saw Qin Shu looking at him with sparkling eyes.

I couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at?"

Qin Shu asked, "Your Majesty, the late emperor's will was not announced. Is it because the old antiques in the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel disagreed?"

Zhou Min's face flushed, and he quickly frowned and rebuked: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs!"

Qin Shu smiled and said, "I am not a concubine in the harem of His Majesty. It is a matter concerning myself. Isn't it okay for me to ask?"

Zhou Min thought about it and suddenly asked, "You didn't think before that I deliberately suppressed the will and kept it secret, did you?"

Qin Shu blushed in embarrassment, but denied it, "No. Your Majesty has always been upright, how could you do such a narrow-minded thing?"

Zhou Min snorted coldly, making it clear that he didn't believe Qin Shu's words.

Qin Shu thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan. Your Majesty may try it."