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The assistant quickly replied, "Nothing, just now …" "Someone was arguing at our door just now. I watched the scene for a while, so I'm fine now." As he spoke, he took a cloth and wiped the surface of the table to hide his nervousness.

Tao An did not raise any suspicion. He stared at him and said: "Since we are seeing people arguing, we should persuade them to leave. We are opening doors to do business, we are most afraid of quarreling. How can we just watch and watch? Remember this in the future."

The shop assistant obediently complied. Only after Tao An left did he let out a long sigh of relief and continue his work. However, the slim figure in his mind constantly distracted him and made him unable to concentrate.

The salesman would never have thought that the woman, who had promised not to reveal a single word to him, was now narrating everything to Zhao Pingqing.

Zi Yan closed the window, her face full of surprise as she said, "Your highness actually used the land deed to mortgage it, what does he need so much silver for?"

Zhao Pingqing's face was ashen as she said, "Don't you understand? The one who needs the silver is not your highness, but Mu Qianxue."

Zi Yan said in disbelief, "Empress, you're saying that in order to raise money for her, you're even willing to mortgage the land deed?"

Zhao Pingqing's face turned dark again. She spoke with a cold voice, "If I didn't make the cuckoo follow Cai Yuan, we would still be in the dark."

"One more thing." "Before your servant came, I specifically made a trip to the tent. I heard from the accountant that the wangfei had sent someone to deliver twenty thousand taels of silver last night. Chief Steward Cai took it and returned it this morning."

Zhao Pingqing was surprised. "Shen Xijun gave money to the accountant?"

The cuckoo nodded, "Yes, the Pingyang Kingdom should have given her some money. But I never thought that not only did she not go and cause trouble in front of the prince, but she also took the initiative to take out some money to fill the hole."

Zhao Pingqing's eyelids twitched. She clenched the handkerchief with the purple magnolia embroidered on it tightly and said coldly, "I told you we have been apart from each other for three days. You are absolutely right. A proud and willful young master of the Changchun Sect actually learned the word 'endure'."

Zi Yan said softly, "She knows that just making a ruckus only keeps the prince further and further away from her, so she uses this method to curry favor with the prince."

"In addition, this servant also heard that Manager Cai had paid the silver taels that he had taken away yesterday. In addition, he had gone to Baoheng's silver taels, so this servant guessed that Princess Xuanji had returned the silver taels."

Zhao Pingqing took a deep breath and said coldly, "Does the account office know why Mu Qianxue is collecting so much money?"

"Other than the money, the account office knows nothing else. As for Chief Steward Cai …" This servant does not dare to rashly inquire, in order to not alarm the Prince. "

Zhao Pingqing nodded slowly. "Keep people watching Cai Yuan. Just like yesterday, think of a way to tell his about what just happened."

With some hesitation, she asked, "Empress, can you do it this time?"

Zhao Pingqing stared at the imprint on her palm that was made by the pink fingernail and said, "Everyone has their own bottom line. Shen Xijun is no exception. I believe this is enough to break her bottom line."

After the cuckoo agreed, her gaze shifted to Zi Yan. "Has the prince come back yet?"

Zi Yan replied truthfully, "He just returned an hour ago, and the nine kings are here as well. He's in his study at the moment, discussing the matter."

Zhao Pingqing thought for a while and said, "Go to the study room and tell the king that he wants me to stay for a meal. I will cook some good dishes myself."

Unlike Shen Xijun, who lived like a prince, Zhao Pingqing's kitchen was exquisite. After she cooked a few dishes with her hands, they had a unique flavor. They made Dongfang Ze exclaim in admiration.

No matter how Dongfang Ze praised him, Zhao Pingqing only smiled, "If the Ninth King likes it, then come back in the future. If you have anything you want to eat, feel free to tell me. Please forgive me if you don't like it."

After hearing this, Dongfang Ze quickly swallowed his mouthful of food and said, "Since that's the case, then I won't be polite."

The eagerness in Ye Xiao's eyes made them all chuckle. Dongfang Shou turned to Zhao Pingqing, who had just finished her meal, and said, "You have been busy all morning. You should go back and rest."

"Yes." Zhao Pingqing answered with a humble and respectful face. When she left, the servants were sent out by Dongfang Wenqing as well.

After the two brothers were the only ones left in the side hall, Dongfang Ze put down the chopsticks in his hand, wiped his lips with a handkerchief, and said, "The food is really not bad, it's even more delicious than the dishes that Seventh Brother makes in the kitchen. It's a pity that the chef is too scheming, because this dish … It's fine if you don't want to eat. "

Dongfang Bing laughed. "Didn't you just eat happily?"

Dongfang Ze rolled his eyes and snappily said, "I was just acting for Seventh Brother, are you going to expose her in front of everyone?" After a short pause, he shook his head and said, "Speaking of which, Seventh Brother really can bear it. If it were me, I would have been unable to hold it in for a long time."

"She has her uses." Dongfang Yi indifferently replied. He turned around and said, "Let's not talk about her. What happened to the things I told you to do?"

Hearing this, Dongfang Ze said seriously, "I went to see Yang He, and he agreed to support Seventh Brother. He also said that if Seventh Brother really wants to go on the expedition as Commander, he must rope someone in."

"Who?"

"Wei Jin!" Dongfang Zhi's brows immediately tightened upon hearing these two words. After a moment of silence, he said, "What do you think?"

Wei Jin is the eldest brother of the Queen Mother, but I don't think we'll have a chance to win him over. Seventh Brother, please don't forget that Second Brother personally executed Wei Wenbin, causing him to be annihilated. It's impossible for him to not have any hatred in his heart, but he just didn't dare to show it.

"Even so, it's not enough for Wei Jin to stand on our side."

"Aren't I thinking of a way?" Dongfang Ze raised his hand to stroke Cheng Chuan's forehead and his thoughts spun like a wheel. He tried to come up with one idea after another, but they were all rejected by him. He mumbled something to himself.

After an unknown amount of time, Dongfang Ze's eyes lit up and he slammed the table. "Got it!"

Dongfang Zi took the Pu'er tea brewed by the servant and passed it to him. "Tell me about it."

"I know that Wei Jin will go to a teahouse every day and sit for half a day. We can find a few people to pretend to be a teahouse and mention the case of Wei Wenbin beside him, arousing his hatred towards his mother and second brother. After that, I will try to persuade him from the sidelines and believe that we can persuade him to stand on seventh brother's side."