After the rebirth, the empress took the tragic script of Meiqiang

Chapter 93 Expenses

It was already dark when Ye Qinghuai came out of the dormitory.

After closing the palace door, she stood at the door and sighed softly.

Lu Yanchen insisted on resigning from the position of imperial master and returned to Taiqing Pavilion to become a bachelor who compiles classics. He was determined and stubborn, so Ye Qinghuai knew that he could not stop persuading him.

The moment he closed the door, Ye Qinghuai suddenly felt very lonely.

In this splendid palace, she is surrounded by people who rely on her, but there is no one she can rely on.

She had no parents or elders to ask for advice. Lu Yanchen was her teacher and her only support. In the past, when she was indecisive, she would always think of Lu Yanchen first.

But now she has lost even this only reliance.

From then on, the sky above her head could only be supported by herself.

"Your Majesty, it's past Xu time, it's time for dinner." Li Baoquan's voice came from behind Ye Qinghuai.

Ye Qinghuai turned around, glanced at Li Baoquan with a complicated expression, and said, "Li Baoquan, come and prepare the meal."

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"You all go down. It's enough to leave Li Baoquan alone to serve." Ye Qinghuai ordered at the dining table.

The maids in the room responded, filed out of the room, and closed the door.

Li Baoquan quickly raised his eyes and looked at Ye Qinghuai. Seeing that her expression was as usual, he lowered his head and waited aside.

"How's it going over there at Chu Dingguo?" Ye Qinghuai asked without raising his head while stirring the dumplings in the bowl with a spoon.

"Everything has been ordered. The guards on duty at the guard station tonight have also been transferred. General Chu should not encounter any obstruction when he goes to pay homage." Li Baoquan replied.

Ye Qinghuai nodded and said, "You have always done things safely."

There was silence between the two for a while, and Ye Qinghuai took out the gold medal of Emperor Shunping from his arms and placed it on the table.

"Have you seen this?"

A trace of surprise flashed across Li Bao's face, as if he thought of something, but he quickly covered it up.

"I haven't seen it before. It looks like it should be a gold medal ordered by the late emperor when he was in power." Li Baoquan replied.

"anything else?"

Li Baoquan was silent for a long time and said, "I don't know anymore."

Ye Qinghuai raised his head and looked at Li Baoquan. He lowered his head and looked very calm, without any panic.

Ye Qinghuai knew that Li Baoquan had a strict mouth, and his reaction was within Ye Qinghuai's expectation.

"Why do you want to pass the news to Lu Yanchen? Is there any connection between Eunuch Li and Mr. Lu?" Ye Qinghuai asked straightforwardly.

Li Baoquan glanced at the gold medal, and then replied: "Because the late emperor left his last words to the old slave before his death. The late emperor said that if it is really necessary, you can go to Mr. Lu."

Li Baoquan was a young eunuch who grew up with Emperor Shunping. The relationship between Emperor Shunping and him was unparalleled. Until his death, only Li Baoquan was allowed to serve at his bedside.

"What is the last resort?" Ye Qinghuai asked thoughtfully.

"His Majesty did not allow the servant to follow him when he left the palace that day. The servant was really worried and couldn't think of any other way, so he sent someone to report the message to Mr. Lu."

"Is that the first time you met Lu Yanchen?"

Li Baoquan nodded: "Yes. I have never said a word to Mr. Lu before."

This is actually the same rhetoric as Lu Yanchen.

Ye Qinghuai thought for a long time and asked: "Didn't the late emperor tell you why he asked you to find Mr. Lu?"

"No."

Ye Qinghuai was puzzled by Emperor Shunping's inexplicable operation, and the outrageous idea popped into her mind again.

Isn't it possible that Lu Yanchen is the bloodline of his father who is living abroad?

She stroked her forehead and felt a little headache.

Seeing Ye Qinghuai's troubled look, Li Baoquan said: "Your Majesty, I have a guess. I don't know whether to say it or not."

Ye Qinghuai rubbed his forehead and said, "Just tell me."

"The late emperor once had a secret guard. I guess that your Majesty may have given this secret guard to Mr. Lu, so he gave this order to the servant."

"You mean Eagle Guard?"

Hearing this name, Li Baoquan was a little surprised and said: "Does your Majesty know?"

Ye Qinghuai pushed the gold medal in front of him and said, "Since you know about Eagle Guard, don't you know about this?"

Li Baoquan shook his head in confusion.

"This is a token that can command the Eagle Guard."

"As expected..." Li Baoquan murmured to himself. He came to his senses and asked Ye Qinghuai in surprise, "Did your Majesty get this from Mr. Lu?"

"yes."

Li Baoquan looked at the gold medal, his face suddenly became excited, and he seemed to want to say a lot. Finally, he raised his sleeves and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said: "Your Majesty, this old slave said something that is inappropriate. Mr. Lu wants to say something to you.

It really broke my heart and I had nothing to say."

He was so excited, but it was beyond Ye Qinghuai's expectation. Ye Qinghuai couldn't help asking: "Why did Eunuch Li say this?"

"Your Majesty may not understand the Eagle Guards. Let me tell you this. Even if Your Majesty lets them assassinate the leader of a country, it is not impossible."

After saying that, he murmured: "Fortunately, the late emperor gave it to Mr. Lu. If it had been given to someone else, I really wouldn't dare to think about it..."

Li Baoquan is cautious by nature, and the fact that he can say such words shows that Eagle Guard must indeed have such ability.

When he said this, Ye Qinghuai was also a little scared.

If a caring person were to get this gold medal, maybe she would already be dead and in a different place.

From this point of view, Lu Yanchen was able to hand over this gold medal to her without hesitation, which was indeed a sign of loyalty.

"How did you know about Eagle Guard?" Ye Qinghuai asked, remembering how Lu Yanchen asked her to come to Li Baoquan with the gold medal when he was in danger.

"In fact, I have never come into contact with Yingwei. It's just that Yingwei's monthly expenses come from the accounts of the inner court. From the early years of Shunpei to now, they have never been in other people's hands for so many years. They are all managed by me personally.

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"Monthly expenses? What expenses does Eagle Guard need?"

"I don't know the specific amount of money Eagle Guard spent. This is not my business. I am only responsible for delivering the money on time every month."

Ye Qinghuai frowned: "Where to send the money?"

Li Baoquan thought for a while and said: "Zhaowu Street, Baofeng Bank."

Zhaowu Street is in Shangsanfang East District, and Baofeng Bank is also a famous big bank in Dajing. There are semicolons in many places.

"How much money should be given each month?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

"One hundred thousand taels of silver every month."

"One hundred thousand taels?!" Ye Qinghuai blurted out, and she looked at Li Baoquan dumbfounded.

"One million two hundred thousand taels of silver a year?" Ye Qinghuai confirmed again.

"Yes."

Ye Qinghuai pinched his forehead.

Now she not only has a headache, she feels pain all over her body.

(End of chapter)