After I was reborn, I became the queen mother by fortune telling

Chapter 213 The Emperor Grabs His Wrist
Jiang Yu thought for a while, then smiled: "The concubine spent 700 taels of silver on clothing, and another 600 taels of silver on food. This is the rest of the money."

With that said, she took out her purse.

While taking it, he secretly looked at Mu Qingyuan's expression.

Mu Qingyuan looked at the purse in her hand, but his face was unmoved: "You can keep the rest."

"what……"

"What's the matter? Jiang Meiren, what do you want to say?" Mu Qingyuan raised his eyebrows, "Do you want to say, why is the emperor so generous today?"

"No! No!" Jiang Yu quickly shook her head in denial.

She took out Wu Yarong's jade bracelet again: "The concubine wants to say, not only did the concubine not spend any money today, but she also earned a bracelet for nothing."

She knew that the guards would tell Mu Qingyuan about her and Han Yaoqin's itinerary, so she had nothing to hide, so she met He Youxue and Wu Yarong in "Moon Shadow", how Wu Yarong exchanged herself with a Hetian jade bracelet Mu Qingyuan was told about the purchased Jiangnan silk.

"Bring me this bracelet and show me." Mu Qingyuan beckoned.

Jiang Yu looked around and found that the eunuchs who were serving were not there at the moment, so she had no choice but to go up to Mu Qingyuan's side, and handed him the jade bracelet in person.

Mu Qingyuan took the bracelet, played with it a few times, and put it on the table.

"Wu Shilang is only a third-rank official, but her daughter casually wears a precious jade bracelet worth tens of thousands of taels of silver." Mu Qingyuan frowned slightly.

"That Miss Wu said that it was a gift from her father's friend..." Jiang Yu recalled what Wu Yarong said.

"Father's friend..." Mu Qingyuan smiled faintly, "The bureaucracy is indeed quite lucrative. But what's more interesting is that this Miss Wu bought those clothes from you not for herself, but for the He family Second Miss."

Jiang Yu recalled the scene at that time, and couldn't help laughing: "That is the most talented woman in the capital. According to sister Yaoqin, when she appeared on the stage, she was even bigger than her sister, like a fairy."

"Do you know how many guests came to congratulate this most talented woman in the capital five years ago, and how many congratulatory gifts they gave?"

"The concubine doesn't know." Jiang Yu said.

"I heard that only the gift list, I received three big boxes."

Jiang Yu was silent for a while.

Mu Qingyuan was also silent.

Prime Minister He was originally a clean and honest official, but gradually, his hands began to loosen, starting with a few hundred taels of silver and a small gift, and later thousands of taels of silver may not be able to enter his eyes.

Mu Qingyuan originally thought that he had done a lot of hard work, and wanted to poach officials from his line after he retired and returned to his hometown, but recently, this Prime Minister He seemed to know that he was going to stay away from the court, and began to recruit more brazenly. money.

Among them, the one most closely connected with Prime Minister He is Wu Shilang of the Ministry of Officials.

Some people even went to the secret papers, saying that there was evidence of a close relationship between Prime Minister He and King Zhenbei, which is why Prime Minister He strongly supported Han Hui as the queen.

Judging from the bracelet presented by Jiang Yu, it was just a tiny point of the whole incident, but it nakedly reflected the serial moths in the entire court.

Feeling that the atmosphere was too dull, Mu Qingyuan smiled and said, "Afterwards, what delicacies did you order when you went to 'Qiqizhai'? Can you spend 600 taels of silver?"

Jiang Yu thought for a while, wondering if she should tell Mu Qingyuan about Mr. Pei.

However, since there are guards from the palace secretly following, the guards must have seen Mr. Pei when they came out.

"Actually, the concubine didn't spend any money on this meal, someone settled the bill." Jiang Yu smiled wryly.

"That Mr. Pei?"

"The emperor knows?"

"Some of the guards who went with me knew him. He said he was a mysterious young master who just arrived in the capital this year. He didn't reveal the origin of his hometown. He only said that he was going to Beijing to prepare for next year's spring exam. He was very generous and made a lot of friends in Beijing. "

"The emperor knows more than his concubines." Jiang Yu was startled.

"How did you know each other?" Mu Qingyuan asked suddenly.

"Us?" Jiang Yu repeated, a little puzzled, "Who is the emperor talking about?"

"It's you and that—Pei Zhi."

Jiang Yu didn't react for a moment.

Shouldn't what she wanted to talk about be about Han Yaoqin and Pei Zhi?
How did I meet Pei Zhi?

It's not because of Han Yaoqin!
Jiang Yu looked at Mu Qingyuan's serious face, wondering how he associated himself with the name of Mr. Pei.

"I don't know! The concubine doesn't know this Mr. Pei." Jiang Yu answered truthfully.

"I don't know? I don't know, why did he pay for the 600 taels of silver for your meal. And - you should have lunch together?" Mu Qingyuan continued to ask.

Jiang Yu was a little bit dumbfounded, seeing Mu Qingyuan's serious look, it seemed that she really wanted to investigate her own mistakes.

It's serious, like he's jealous.

However, Jiang Yu held back these words in her heart.

He doesn't like women, so what kind of jealousy is he?

Not necessarily, he fell in love with that greasy Mr. Pei, right?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yu felt goosebumps all over her body.

She hastened to explain: "This Mr. Pei is not acquainted with the concubine, but with the princess——with the princess."

Mu Qingyuan's expression softened at first, and then became serious again immediately.

"Who did you say he knew?"

"Your Majesty, what the concubine said should not be said to the emperor. But the concubine regards the princess as her younger sister, and the princess is the emperor's younger sister. The concubine doesn't know what to do about this matter. I hope the emperor can discuss with his concubine calmly and don't blame the princess." Jiang Yu said slowly.

"Okay, I promise you. Sit down and talk."

Mu Qingyuan pointed to his side.

Jiang Yu was taken aback.

There is a small table next to the chair where Mu Qingyuan is sitting, which can be used to place items or sit on people, but it is empty now.

But who dares to sit beside the emperor?

Her gaze turned to the bottom, where there were some tables and chairs, and Jiang Yu had also sat there.

"Chenqie, go and sit." She said, and she was about to walk to the chair on the right.

Suddenly, she felt someone grab her left wrist.

Although it was through the sleeves, she could still feel the knuckles of the other party's fingers and the warmth of the palm through the thin silk dress.

Jiang Yu's face flushed, and she struggled slightly, but did not break free.

"Just sit here." Mu Qingyuan's clear and mellow voice came from next to his ear.

The hand that grabbed her wrist was also slowly loosened.

Jiang Yu tried her best to take a few deep breaths, feeling that her face wasn't burning so much, she dared to turn around, and said as if nothing had happened: "I dare not."

"Why don't you dare, you don't listen to what I say?" A slight smile appeared on Mu Qingyuan's lips.

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