PDLP Chapter 1087 Relax, let them be afraid
Chapter 1087 Relax, let them be afraid
After Xiang Zheng boarded the carriage, Liang Chongyue gave her the right to go there.
"I'll play along with you today. If you don't keep me company, the red envelopes for Sheng'er and Yu'er will be halved."
Xiang Zheng smiled and acted coquettishly towards His Majesty.
"It's alright if the two children's red envelopes are less, but what about mine? His Majesty hasn't given me his red envelope for this year yet."
Liang Chongyue thought of this when she went out, but when she looked back and saw nothing, she realized it.
Aunt Chun Chan took down the things she was going to give to Sheng'er and Yu'er.
"But it's already been taken down?"
Xiang Zheng understood as soon as she saw His Majesty turn around.
"Never mind, they've probably already been distributed. Tonight, I'll personally go to the private treasury to choose for you."
Liang Chongyue's gaze towards Xiang Zheng returned to what it was before; she had seen Xiang Zheng pretend to be stupid and hide her ignorance in front of her.
That was for the Xiang family. Now she no longer has to consider others and can be herself again.
"Consider it a gift from me to you for your new life, or you can go to the palace tonight and choose for yourself."
Xiang Zheng was taken aback by His Majesty's enthusiasm; there was no need for any testing between them.
His Majesty knows all the pain and suffering she has endured since childhood.
"Then I will thank Your Majesty on behalf of the two children."
Liang Chongyue loved watching girls with relaxed eyes and expressions, dreaming about the future.
It's never too late, and that includes her Ah Zheng.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived."
Yunling's voice came from outside. Liang Chongyue had not yet come down; only the curtain of the carriage was lifted.
Along with the cold wind, a faint floral fragrance was blown in.
After Liang Chongyue came down, she only needed one glance to know where Xiang Zheng had brought her.
"You've finished preparing this plum garden? How come I didn't receive any news?"
At the beginning of last year, Xiang Zheng told Liang Chongyue that she wanted to build a plum garden, exclusively for women to enjoy the flowers in winter, so that they wouldn't have to squeeze into the plum garden in the capital with the men.
"Thanks to Your Majesty, Your Majesty lent me many people to tend to the garden, and the plum garden was completed very quickly. Your Majesty was the first guest of the plum garden."
Liang Chongyue followed Xiang Zheng deeper into the plum garden.
As soon as she stepped off the carriage, she smelled a faint fragrance of plum blossoms.
The further you go in, the stronger the fragrance of the plum blossoms becomes.
The smell alone is enough to make one feel refreshed and relaxed.
"This plum garden is quite nice. Have you thought of a name yet?"
Xiang Zheng shook her head. She had originally planned to wait until the plum garden was completed.
She then invited His Majesty to grace her with his presence and, while he was at it, to suggest that he mention her name.
"You decide on a name, and I'll write the plaque for you."
Liang Chongyue remembered that Xiang Zheng used to be very talented in literature, but she hadn't seen her display it in a long time.
If they continued to hide, Liang Chongyue was afraid that Xiang Zheng would really forget everything the teacher had taught her.
"Okay, I'll go ask my cousin for her nomination once I've thought it through."
Upon hearing this, Liang Chongyue turned to look at her.
"What, you're not planning to open for business this year?"
Xiang Zheng shook her head.
“I used to think about making money, but now making money is secondary. I'll save it for later, and take it out when I get targeted, just to have something to do.”
The fact that Xiang Zheng was being targeted meant that it was an internal matter within the Xiang family.
After all, Liang Chongyue had no objection to Xiang Zheng doing business.
Aside from family members, who else could ask Xiang Zheng for help?
"What? Is someone being disobedient?"
Xiang Zheng raised an eyebrow, seemingly unconcerned.
"With His Majesty backing me up, who would dare to challenge me?"
As Liang Chongyue walked along the road, he spoke halfway through a sentence to Xiang Zheng, but she stopped and admired the flowers without replying.
"Sigh, I just don't want them to have it too easy. If they live too comfortably, they'll forget how they got here."
Xiang Zheng had learned this lesson the hard way before.
When His Majesty asked her if she wanted to serve in the court, she was an idiot; she should have just agreed.
What are you waiting for? Come back and ask. Your life was almost ruined.
"After finally managing to pull this family back from the edge of the cliff, we had to loosen the rope from time to time so they would know who had the rope tied to them."
The "zheng" in Xiang Zheng's name means "kite," so one end of the kite string is tied to her, while the other end is tied to the entire Xiang family.
In the past, this string held Xiang Zheng tightly; now, Xiang Zheng has become the master of this string.
Interesting, really interesting.
Why is Your Majesty laughing so happily?
Xiang Zheng casually picked a plum blossom and handed it to Liang Chongyue.
"I am just happy for you. I am happy that you have firmly grasped your life in your own hands, and from now on no one will be able to force you to do things you don't like."
Then Xiang Zheng was so captivated by the Emperor's charming smile that she listed all her past achievements in one go.
Although she did feel that what happened back then was unfair, it's all in the past now.
She's already moved on, so there's no need for His Majesty to get angry or upset about her anymore.
“I didn’t lose out. My father gave me a lot of things to compensate me back then. If I had to do it on my own, I probably wouldn’t have been able to build such a big business in more than ten years.”
Liang Chongyue knew about this; back then, her third and fourth uncles had given most of their businesses to Xiang Zheng.
To put it nicely, it's compensation.
It's essentially a disguised way of buying out her future.
Unexpectedly, the Xiang family itself encountered unexpected changes.
Even if Xiang Zheng violates the rules set out at the beginning, as long as she can save the Xiang family from danger.
Xiang's family didn't think she had broken the rules; instead, they were grateful that she had forgiven them and saved the whole family.
This favor is not something that can be easily repaid.
"You know these things yourself, there's no need to list them out for me one by one. I'm afraid I'll get carried away and have them confiscated."
Yesterday, the system updated and added a forum. Liang Chongyue looked at all sorts of things on it.
There are many more blueprints she wants; if all of them were to be built, the national treasury wouldn't be enough.
Xiang Zheng initially thought His Majesty was joking.
Until he saw the dangerous look in His Majesty's eyes when he looked at him.
I immediately understood that this was no joke.
It is very likely that His Majesty's words today will be a notification in the near future.
Xiang Zheng felt like slapping herself.
I should have kept quiet.
Having already suffered so many losses, why can't I help myself when it comes to His Majesty?
Looking at Xiang Zheng's remorseful expression, Liang Chongyue wondered if she was really that scary.
"I was just saying it casually. Even if I wanted you to be confiscated, it would have to wait until you volunteered."
After Liang Chongyue said this, both of them fell silent.
Xiang Zheng was, after all, still quite far removed from power.
She wasn't entirely clear on the current state of affairs in the court.
She was still a businesswoman, but His Majesty was the one who held imperial power.
No one understands the distribution of imperial power in the Great Xia Dynasty better than His Majesty.
Today, the imperial court is filled with talented individuals.