dognovel Chapter 405
Chapter 405
Chapter 405
But she didn't say anything, thinking it was just a matter of repaying him ten million taels.
"Now I understand why the Emperor insisted on marrying you, giving you the position of Empress, and showering you with affection. It turns out you were planning to buy the Empress's position with two million taels of silver. The Emperor did this to consider the overall situation when he chose you as Empress."
The Emperor is not wrong.
The Yun family coveted something they shouldn't have.
"Your Yun family is indeed incredibly wealthy, making me look at you with new respect."
Yun Xiyue frowned, not understanding what her mentality was. Was she grateful to her but also felt that her methods were despicable?
"This two million taels..."
Before she could say anything, the Empress Dowager raised her hand to interrupt her, then took out an IOU and gave it to her, saying, "I will find a way to repay this money to your Yun family."
He gave her the IOU and then let her go.
Yun Xiyue looked at the IOU, puzzled.
Then we went to the Imperial Study.
"Did Mother make things difficult for you?" Murong Yu put down what he was doing, got up and came over to hold her hand.
She knew nothing of what was happening in the imperial court.
No one knows that he punished all the civil and military officials by making them kneel for two hours.
The matter of two million taels was revealed to the Empress Dowager by someone he had arranged, in order to tell her that it was only right for Yunxi Yue to sit in the position of Empress.
But when he saw the IOU in Yunxi's monthly income, Murong Yu's face darkened, and he sneered, "Your mother only gave you one IOU?"
"Yes, they said they would try to get the money back to me."
They just don't intend to acknowledge her!
“This money was originally something I owed you.” Yun Xiyue handed him the IOU.
"What do you owe me?" Murong Yu felt a little guilty. "A-Yue, regarding the Xiao family and the two million taels, I schemed against you... the Yun family."
Yun Xiyue smiled and said, "I know, His Majesty is just short of money but is too embarrassed to ask, so he resorts to this method."
"You know..." Murong Yu asked in surprise.
"Hmm. Does Your Majesty think I'm easy to fool? I'm someone who crawled out of a wolf's den."
It's not that easy to deceive her or scheme to take her money.
Unless she is willing to give it herself.
"I just didn't want to sacrifice my older brother's marriage, but he felt it didn't matter who he married, so the matter was settled."
“My elder brother didn’t like Xiao Ling’er, but he still married her. So let’s consider this money given to the Xiao family as compensation.”
"Your Majesty need not feel guilty or blame yourself; there are mutual interests at play here."
The Yun family needed to establish a foothold in the capital, so they needed his and the Xiao family's power; in Yun Xiyue's eyes, it was nothing more than a business deal.
It's a bit expensive, but Murong Yu saved her life, so she's willing to give him the money.
Murong Yu rubbed her forehead. "Your Yun family doesn't need to establish a foothold in the capital at all."
Yun Xiyue frowned, not understanding why he said that.
She had no idea of the Yun family's true strength.
Murong Yu was quite surprised, but he didn't say much. There must be a reason why Yun's father didn't want his daughter to know.
"Your Majesty, if you ever need money again, you can just tell me."
Murong Yu laughed and said, "Still thinking about returning ten million taels to me?"
"A promise is a promise," Yun Xiyue said.
"But I don't want to end up like Shen Yue."
Is doing this no different from the Shen family coveting her money?
Yun Xiyue said, "But the Emperor wants to increase taxes. Where are you going to get so much money to fill the empty treasury?"
Increasing taxes would make life very difficult for ordinary people, especially since the war had only just ended and it was a time for them to recuperate.
If the imperial court increases taxes at this time and fails to properly care for the people...
It will only make people suffer even more.
A nation can only exist if its people are strong.
Murong Yu was not an emperor who was kept hidden in the palace; he always knew about the real lives of ordinary people.
So he didn't want to do that.
The national treasury has been empty for a long time, and he has been trying to find a solution on his own.
But few people in the court noticed his predicament.
“Ah Yue…”
He never mentioned it, but Yun Xiyue always knew and helped him in her own way.