PDLP Chapter 159 Are you really going to let her go?
Chapter 159 Are you really going to let her go?
Nan Yingzhi was so happy about his unconditional trust that she coughed lightly, stroked his temples, and her expression became serious.
"You're right, our family is well-off, so it's no big deal to meet his demands.
“However, we need to look at his demands rationally based on his actual economic situation.
"Look, he has been an official for many years, his position is not low, and his salary is higher than that of ordinary officials.
"Plus, every day he was either busy doing things Yun Ting asked him to do, or 'serving' Yun Ting, so he had almost no extra time to spend money.
“According to this calculation, he should have more savings.
"Besides, the Queen Mother's mother's family became wealthy through business. They probably have quite a few manors and shops. Why would they ask us for it?
"From this we can see that he proposed these conditions, most of which were to use his business acumen to take advantage of us."
Even though he knew that what she said made sense, Yun Ji still felt uncomfortable because of her emotionless analysis full of examples.
Feeling a little frustrated, he nodded and said nothing.
“Qingchuan’er,” seeing Yunji lower his head and the corners of his eyes, which he had just wiped, beginning to turn red again, Nan Yingzhi hugged him tighter, “I’m not saying that you should be stingy and give him nothing.
“After all, when exchanging interests, one must show sincerity. If one is stingy, it would be too petty.
“And why I am so disgusted with Jin’an’s behavior of taking both bribes and bribes is because we, by coincidence, are caught in a period of war.
“Money needs to be used in the right place more than ever before.
“War costs money, and after the war, everything will be in ruins and more economic support will be needed.
“During the war, people were displaced and even left their homes. When peace comes, we must implement a series of measures to help people rebuild their homes and get society back on track.
“Also,” Nan Yingzhi paused before talking about the biggest drawback of war, and lowered his voice, “War has claimed the lives of countless soldiers. After fighting for such a long time, it is inevitable that some of them will unfortunately sacrifice their lives.
"When facing the enemy, they did not flee like Zhao Qiao, but instead gave their lives gloriously and sacrificed their lives for the country.
“We cannot let down the hearts of the soldiers who fought bravely in the battle, so their families, if they are still alive, should receive compensation.
“It is undeniable that this is another considerable expense.
"As the saying goes, governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, but a good cook cannot cook without rice, and without money, you can't do anything."
Convinced by her words, Yun Ji slowly raised his eyes.
"I was careless and I know I was wrong," he said in a muffled voice, "but I can't go back on my word. I've already promised Jin An, so I have to do it."
"It's natural for people to be honest, but it's not good to embezzle public funds for this matter," Nan Yingzhi thought for a moment, "How about I use the money you've saved in the palace over the years to meet his requirements?"
The purpose of saving the money was to prepare for a rainy day. Yun Ji curled up the corners of his mouth and gave her a light smile: "Okay."
Seeing him like this, Nan Yingzhi suddenly remembered a line of poetry - the most gentle thing about him was that he lowered his head, like a water lotus that was shy in the cool breeze.
Without noticing for a moment, she was caught in Yun Ji's gentle gaze and was unable to look away.
"Qingchuan'er," Nan Yingzhi's face tensed as she suddenly realized why Yun Ting favored Lian Zhaoyi every night, "You smiled like this to Yun Ting too?"
“How could it be?” Unwilling to let her see how twisted his emotions were towards Yun Ting, Yun Ji swallowed the words “who is he” and buried his head in her shoulder, “You’re the only one who can see me like this.
"In front of him, I always smile but my heart is not happy, but he is so stupid that he thinks I love him so much. He is so easy to fool."
Even though she knew that Yun Ji had the so-called blood suppression on Yun Ting, Nan Yingzhi was still worried that he would underestimate the enemy, so she gave him a few words of advice.
"Yun Ting may not be as simple as he appears, and the Queen Mother is not an easy person to deal with. Although you still have six days to escape from the sea of suffering, you must not let your guard down at this moment."
"That makes sense." Yun Ji leaned on her shoulder, feeling her broad hands caressing his back, which made him feel comfortable physically and mentally. His tone of voice could not help but rise, like a hook, stirring her heartstrings. "I'll listen to you. Be careful and don't fall into other people's traps."
"Qingchuan'er," Nan Yingzhi tapped his shoulder blade lightly, not intending to recall the incident when she was attacked on the way back to the palace from the Imperial Master in the first two days of her life, "What has the Queen Mother done recently?"
After thinking for a moment, Yun Ji answered truthfully: "Since the second day of the Chinese New Year, she said she was not feeling well and exempted the concubines from paying respects. Only Yun Ting was allowed to visit. I don't know if she was really ill or just an excuse to make other plans."
"'Only Yun Ting is allowed'," Nan Yingzhi said carefully, "Even Jin An can't go in?"
"It shouldn't be possible." After a short silence, Yun Ji recalled the Queen Mother's original words, and his tone was still not quite clear, "She seemed unwilling to allow Yun Ting to enter and leave the Cining Palace with anyone other than the imperial physician."
Feeling that she was a little confused and couldn't see through the true relationship between the Queen Mother and Jin An, Nan Yingzhi asked Yun Ji, who was still an outsider at this time: "In your opinion, what is the relationship between her and Jin An?"
"He and the Queen Mother had a very close relationship," Yun Ji seemed to be sighing for Jin An when talking about the past, "He was very intelligent, efficient, and the Queen Mother's nephew. Originally, the Queen Mother was very fond of him.
"If he hadn't fallen into depravity, not studying, only practicing martial arts, and willing to become Yun Ting's eunuch, but had been an external official like me, he would have become a high-ranking official who could handle things on his own.
"Perhaps it is precisely because he is controlled everywhere and can only have Yun Ting in his eyes that he is so devoted to Yun Ting."
Not knowing much about the past, Nan Yingzhi felt sorry for Jin'an for three seconds, and told Yunji in detail about the sneak attack she had suffered a few days ago and how she had found Jin'an at the scene.
"Jin An vehemently denied that he was involved in this matter, but what he said, 'I just passed by and came to take a look out of curiosity', is quite suspicious." Nan Yingzhi lowered her eyelashes, her eyebrows and eyes were full of tenderness, "What do you think?"
"Jin An doesn't look like the mastermind. Although he looks dishonest, he wouldn't do anything sneaky," Yun Ji said confidently. "There's no need for him to make an agreement with me and then turn around to harm you."
"Whether he is innocent or not is still unknown. Considering that he promised not to interfere with the hunting, we will let him go for now. However," Nan Yingzhi changed the subject, "this matter is closely related to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother cannot be kept."
For some reason, Yun Ji suddenly remembered his mentally ill mother who was locked up in the deep palace.
At that time, facing his mother who shed tears every day, he was full of confusion, fear and resentment. But after staying in the harem for a long time, he gradually realized that once you enter the palace, it is like entering a deep sea, and from then on the outside world is like a floating cloud and powerless.
The concubines are fighting openly and secretly, the ruthless king is on the lookout for help everywhere, there is no one around you that you can trust, and the painful days seem to have no end in sight.
It would be abnormal if one did not go crazy after being tortured like this for a long time.
"She is just a poor person trapped in the harem," Yun Ji couldn't bear to hear Nan Yingzhi wanted to take her life, "Send her to Pingyuan to live with Yun Ting and the others."
"You're right, we shouldn't have killed her directly." Nan Yingzhi selectively listened to half of the sentence. Thinking of the cold violence the Queen Mother had shown him in the book, he was even more furious. "She treated you like that before, how can I let her go so easily?"
"Little Gardenia," Yun Ji pecked the corner of her mouth slowly, and closed his eyes, as if relieved, "It's all over."
"She's been PUAing you for so long, and you're really just going to let her go," Nan Yingzhi was dumbfounded as she saw him taking the initiative for the first time. She felt a bit helpless like a real saint, "You even begged me for her?"
"Why bother with her?" Seeing that this trick worked, Yun Ji kissed her more passionately, "Why don't we just live a good life?"
Thinking of all the revenge novels, it was the villains who accidentally left loopholes that gave the protagonists the opportunity for revenge. Nan Yingzhi looked deep in her eyes: "To cut the grass, you must remove the roots."
As they both insisted on their own opinions and there was no one else to persuade them, the atmosphere became awkward for a while.
After a long silence, they spoke at the same time, "Qingchuaner" and "Xiaozhizi" met unexpectedly in the air.
Unexpectedly, the two of them have such a tacit understanding now, even talking to each other. The gloomy mood that Nan Yingzhi had just argued with him was suddenly swept away, and she even almost laughed out loud.
Out of politeness and curiosity about what Yun Ji would say, she gave him the initiative: "You go first."