After divorce, the princess was forced to raise the villain

After the next court, the Minister of Revenue immediately sent his men to investigate the whereabouts of military pay, but General Zhou and others handled it too cleanly, and no matter how they checked, they could not find it.

Another day passed, and things finally made some progress. The men found signs of fighting on the official road transporting military pay, but other than that, no other objects were found.

Looking at the subordinates reporting in front of him, Tobe Shangshu angrily kicked him over.

"Trash! Are they all freeloaders? This is the only thing you found when escorting a team as big as military pay?"

The men were miserable. The original military salary had been missing for several days. The traces at the scene were almost gone, and no other physical evidence could be found.

"It's better to report it directly to the Holy One," the subordinate suggested tremblingly.

After hearing this, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance shoved it in again, and while returning it, he said, "Are you afraid that I won't die quickly enough? Let the Holy One know that the military pay has been robbed, it is better to tell him that the military pay has not been paid due to negligence!"

As if he was tired of teaching his subordinates, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue put his hands on his hips and took a breath, "Go, check all the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue, and make up for this money no matter what!"

Lin Fengzhi's brother Lin Qingyuan happened to be an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he almost fainted when he found out about this. Although the Lin family did not take the money, the old account books could not withstand scrutiny at all.

Picking up the account book and hiding it in his arms, Lin Qingyuan hurried to find Lin Fengzhi.

"Sister, help!"

Lin Fengzhi stepped forward and frowned, "What happened? What's it like to be in a panic and let outsiders see it?"

Looking at the room full of palace maids and eunuchs, Lin Qingyuan winked at Lin Fengzhi.

"You all stand down." Lin Fengzhi waved everyone away.

Seeing that everyone in the palace had left, Lin Qingyuan hurried forward and closed the door, then quickly walked to Lin Fengzhi's side.

He asked in a low voice: "Does my sister know about the recent disappearance of military pay?"

Lin Fengzhi was the emperor's favorite concubine. The old emperor kept talking about this matter in her ears every night and took it very seriously. It was difficult for Lin Fengzhi not to know about it.

She was shocked, "Brother! You couldn't have done this!"

"Oh, my good sister, how can I have the courage? Just because of this matter, the Secretary of the Ministry of Accounts wants to thoroughly check all the account books of the Ministry of Accounts. My account books are only superficial, and they cannot be inspected in detail."

As he spoke, Lin Qingyuan took out the account book hidden in his arms and handed it to Lin Fengzhi, "Sister, you are a noble concubine, and the Holy Emperor loves you. You must have a lot of good things. You can sell a few of them quietly and help my brother with this account book.

Let’s fill up the holes.”

Lin Fengzhi took the account book and turned it over page by page, but then she turned the pages faster and faster, and her eyes went dark when she looked at the unsatisfactory amount on it.

She snapped and asked, "You actually took so much and left!"

Lin Qingyuan quickly raised his finger in front of his mouth, "Sister, please keep your voice down, not all of the money was taken away by me, more of it was spent on the Lin family. You also know that in such a big family like ours, the silver reward salary is not enough.

To manage my connections, I can only take advantage of my official position to get some money from the Ministry of Household Affairs, but that’s all I can get over time.”

Lin Fengzhi's current status is indispensable without the help of the Lin family. The current matter must not be found out, otherwise her position as a noble concubine may not be secure by then.

Putting the account books away, Lin Fengzhi took a deep breath to calm down, "You go back first, I will figure this out for you."

After hearing these words, Lin Qingyuan finally felt confident. He wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said happily: "Hey, then I'll be waiting for the good news about my sister."

After sending Lin Qingyuan away, Lin Fengzhi looked at the huge deficit in the ledger, and her head ached. She must not sell off the things given by the Holy Spirit as Lin Qingyuan said, otherwise things would be in trouble if the rewards were found wandering outside.

Finally, Lin Fengzhi gritted her teeth and went back to her room to open the box containing her dowry. She secretly sent her confidants to sell the dowry to fill the hole in her account book.

Originally, this was done without anyone noticing, but the old emperor recently lost his treasure from the previous dynasty because of Shen Ling, and used the treasury to replenish the army's salary. His heart ached, so he wanted to make up for it with Lin Fengzhi.

At night, the stars hang high, and the bright moonlight casts a cool light.

The old emperor sat by the bed and held Lin Fengzhi in his arms, "My beloved, you are Prime Minister Lin's legitimate daughter, and your dowry must be quite generous. Why don't you find it and let me see what treasures the Prime Minister has prepared for you."

Lin Fengzhi's heart skipped a beat, and she laughed dryly and said: "Your Majesty, you are the lord of a country. I have never seen any rare treasures. What my father has prepared for me are just some worthless things, which are not worthy of His Majesty's eyes."

The old emperor's face darkened and he pushed Lin Fengzhi away, "My concubine, are you afraid that I will ask you for something and are reluctant to take it out?"

"How could it be so? Your Majesty, you are worrying too much." As she spoke, Lin Fengzhi took off her outer robe, her eyes flashing, and she pressed her breasts against the old emperor's chest, "The night is long, Your Majesty, why don't we take a rest."

Unfortunately, Lin Fengzhi's beauty trap didn't work. The old emperor swept Lin Fengzhi's hand away and stood up.

"I don't want to rest yet, please take out the dowry and show it to me now."

Seeing the old emperor's tough attitude, Lin Fengzhi had no choice but to find her dowry box, open it and show it to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, my concubine's dowry is here."

The old emperor walked over and saw that the bottom of the box was covered with layers of silk. The old emperor touched it and found that it was just ordinary material.

A few pearls and jade ornaments were scattered on top of the silk. Although they were precious, they were nothing to the emperor who had seen many treasures.

"That's all?"

These were all made up by Lin Fengzhi after she sold her dowry, just in case.

Worried that the old emperor would discover the flaw, Lin Fengzhi closed the box and stood in front of it, "Your Majesty, my concubine said this is nothing to see."

The emperor snorted coldly, "I clearly remember that these things were clearly not recorded on your dowry list at that time. Lin Fengzhi, where did you hide all the things!"

Unexpectedly, the emperor actually remembered his gift list. Lin Fengzhi panicked, but she pretended to be heartbroken.

"Your Majesty, you and I have been sleeping together for many years, how could I deceive you for this little thing! Don't you believe me?"

"You know the truth in your heart!"

Seeing that he was not getting any benefits, the old emperor no longer looked good. With a wave of his robe sleeves, he strode out of Lin Fengzhi's palace.

That day, the old emperor had a bad relationship with his concubine, and news of the big quarrel spread quickly throughout the palace. It didn't take long for the palace people to discover that the emperor had never been to Lin Fengzhi's palace since that day.