I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1199 Empress: Then I'll call you Fatty Jade?
The sun shines warmly, the clouds drift gently, and the flowers bloom in their appointed time, vying for attention in succession.

In just one night, the entire capital city was in an uproar. News of the Empress's feat of overpowering the demonic blade to save people spread throughout the streets and alleys. Along with this, Commander Yan also took action, and several dents were smashed into the city walls.

However, these matters were the subject of much discussion among the people early in the morning.

But the real headache is for the Ministry of Works.

Tian Gui, the Vice Minister of Works, stared at the silver in front of him with worry early in the morning; it had been delivered the night before.

The problem is that this was sent from the palace.

According to regulations, every expenditure of silver by the Ministry of Works had to be sent to the Ministry of Personnel and the Secretariat for review and approval. For major events involving large sums of silver, the expenditure had to be sent to the Emperor and stamped with the imperial seal.

Yesterday, the Empress made a large pit on the Vermilion Bird Avenue in front of the East Gate, and Commander Yan also made those pits on the city wall.

When Tian Gui learned of this, he did not hesitate at all. He immediately began to have the craftsmen prepare the pre-stored stone materials for the repairs, and even wrote a memorial to send to the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel.

It's a minor matter, especially since it was caused by the Empress suppressing the demonic blade to save people; it's not a big deal.

The problem was that word came from inside the palace that this was the Empress's private matter and that the Ministry of Works' savings could not be used. Moreover, the person who came was Lady Sun, and Lady Sun wanted a list of the exact amount of silver needed.

At that time, Tian Gui was not in the department; the official in charge of the Ministry of Works did it for him.

After Tian Gui informed Lord Gao of this matter at the Ministry of Works, Lord Gao repeatedly instructed that the Ministry of Works should provide the funds, because without the Empress, those people might have been injured.

Although the details of the knife were unclear, the rescue had indeed taken place, and other matters could not be considered. As for Commander Yan's intervention, it was likely because the knife was delivered by the monk, and that might be the reason for his action.

Tian Gui knew what was important, especially since she knew that the Empress had run out of money due to the previous banquet for noblewomen, the subsequent Dragon Boat Festival banquet, and the distribution of zongzi to the people. She had heard that it was Su Silang who, along with Su Zifeng, took money back to give to the Empress in the palace to help her.

The most important of these was the renovation of the royal palace.

Throughout history, there have been instances of palace renovations and large-scale construction projects within the palace grounds, each of which inevitably resulted in the loss of astronomical sums of money.

But the most money spent so far in this dynasty was on laying down floor heating for the palace servants' living quarters during the winter, and on building a few hot spring pools for them.

Secondly, we need to improve the location of Lingqi Pavilion.

This doesn't even amount to spending money, because there's no need to transport precious timber and stone from outside. The Ministry of Works has enough in its warehouses outside the city. Even the improvement of the Lingqi Pavilion was done by the palace itself, and the Ministry of Works was only informed later.

His Majesty and the Empress lived in the small Lingqi Pavilion, which saved a lot of money.

Tian Gui, who was in charge of the Ministry of Works, understood the importance of this matter better than anyone else. Avoiding large-scale construction projects would be a great benefit to the people.

Even if the empress were to destroy a pit or even the neighboring residence, as long as no one is killed, it would be a minor matter compared to a major one.

But when she got back and heard the report from the person in charge, Tian Gui's heart skipped a beat.

To everyone's surprise, the palace sent money overnight. Even though Tian Gui wrote a memorial to the emperor overnight, there has been no news of the memorial yet.

Therefore, Tian Gui spent the whole night staring at the silver, not knowing what to do with it.

If outsiders find out that this money was sent from the palace, and that His Majesty and the Empress said that repairing the roads and city walls was their fault and that they should pay for it themselves, then this money is not safe.

Such a pretext.

Then Tian Gui will be subjected to verbal and written condemnation.

The way of being an official is never about being upright and incorruptible or handling affairs in a methodical manner, as described in books. If you want to be an official according to the principles in books, you might as well go home and copy the books!

But if we don't accept the money, it won't get back to the palace. Another memorial has just been sent, but it's still gone without a trace.

Each dynasty's emperors had their own customs.

Nowadays, when the emperor sends a memorial to the palace, if he approves it with his red seal, it will be sent out immediately.

If it wasn't approved, the reasons will be clearly stated above.

If the emperor objects, it will still be sent out, but the emperor will simply write "not approved" without giving any reason.

However, if the matter is ignored, it means that the emperor knows about it but doesn't bother to look at it.

"My lord, I've heard..." A senior official from the Ministry of Works, responsible for various repairs in the capital, respectfully spoke up beside Tian Gui.

They waited all night together at the Ministry of Works for the memorial to be delivered.

The person in charge looked exhausted.

When Tian Gui heard the man speak, she fell silent and immediately asked, "Old Xu, are you done?"

After hesitating for a moment, the official in charge said, "I'm thinking that since there's been no reply to the memorial, does His Majesty not intend to take back the money? In that case, there's no point in just waiting. We can either go to the palace to meet with the Emperor and petition him, or we can just leave it at that, take the money and put it in the Ministry of Works' treasury, write down the reasons clearly, and send it to the Ministry of Personnel and the Secretariat for filing." Tian Gui looked at the official in charge and said, "Isn't that obvious? If I could do it, I would have done it already. Besides, even going to the palace requires His Majesty to be willing to meet with us, and there's still no news."

The person in charge pursed his lips: "There's another way."

Tian Gui looked at the person in charge.

The official in charge said, "I've heard that there's a young girl in the Su family who goes to the palace every day."

Tian Gui immediately spoke up: "Wu Dameng?"

Wu Dameng skipped and hopped into the palace every day. Tian Gui had seen her many times and had also heard people say that she was the Empress's apprentice. At the time, Tian Gui thought that the little girl was very lucky to be able to become the Empress's apprentice. Even the blessings of one's ancestors could not be better than this.

Before the steward could speak, Tian Gui immediately realized something and looked at him, saying, "Prepare the carriage, I'm going to the Su residence. If His Majesty won't see us, surely the Empress will. Leave this silver here for now, don't let anyone touch it. I beg the Empress, if she understands our predicament, perhaps it will be alright."

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The matter that caused a stir in the capital was not this.

Although the knife has been described as incredibly powerful through misinformation and hearsay.

But what truly set the capital ablaze was that martial arts competition.

Overnight, the news spread throughout the capital, and all the martial arts practitioners clenched their fists. Although the prize was not announced, the senior figures would watch the martial artists on the stage decide whether to take him as a disciple, which was part of the excitement.

There is
That final arena!
"I've heard that the old Celestial Master, the current Celestial Master, the old Sword Saint of Sword Mountain, the Willow Master of Falling Blossom Mountain, the Ancestor of Knife Hero Island, and many others will all be participating!"

"This trip to the capital was definitely worthwhile!"

"That's not all. Even the ninth-rank arena is worth watching. She Yue, Lu Yuanzhi, Yan Ruyu, the Lianwei and Lianqiao brothers, and the Blood Silkworm Lu Cai are all said to be participating, not to mention all the young talents who have come to the capital."

"Damn it! I knew this trip wasn't a waste! But, will Her Majesty attend?"

Upon hearing this, the speakers exchanged glances.

And right next to their stall.

Su Chang'an, wearing a veil, walked past and turned to look at Lu Cai: "I've always been curious, isn't it embarrassing when people call you Blood Silkworm?"

When Su Chang'an went out today, he was accompanied by Lu Cai and Yan Ruyu.

As the weather grew increasingly hot, Su Chang'an had already arranged for Maomao to go to the palace clinic today to help the female doctors prepare medicinal herbs to relieve the heat.

Even if arrangements are made to send some refreshing drinks to the palace servants, there is no guarantee that some people will still suffer from heatstroke, so it is necessary to prepare in advance.

In addition, medicines for summer heat and colds have also been arranged.

The medicinal herbs will be delivered today, so the cat went to check on them and helped with the inspection, which is why she didn't stay with me.

Kuyue went to find Liu Huangwu early in the morning, saying she wanted to get some knives for Sheyue. When she left, she also took the medicinal wine that Maomao had just brewed, saying she would use it to exchange for knives.

Recently, Lian Wei, under the guidance of the old sword saint, has gained some insights into swordsmanship and has not been by Su Chang'an's side.

Su Chang'an didn't want to disturb her, so he didn't call her.

Therefore, he called Lu Cai and Ru Yu, who happened to be nearby, to join him.

Now that Ruyu is no longer the deputy commander, she doesn't seem to be depressed at all.

He had a gourd hanging from his waist, though it was filled with fruit juice.

When Lu Cai heard the Empress teasing him, he blushed slightly and said, "It's...it's quite embarrassing."

Looking at Lu Cai's appearance, Su Chang'an smiled and said, "Then I'll call you Blood Silkworm from now on."

Lu Caicai was about to respond when she froze, looking at Su Chang'an with a hint of panic: "My lady, I..."

Su Chang'an smiled, stopped teasing Lu Cai, and patted Lu Cai's head before looking at Ru Yu.

Ruyu blinked: "I don't have a title."

Su Chang'an blinked as well: "Then I'll call you Fatty Jade?"

Yan Ruyu: "Hmm?"

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(End of this chapter)