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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

The matter of the dowry could be said to be a dereliction of duty on the part of the Internal Affairs Division. The matter of the dowry could be considered small, but the matter of the dowry being a dereliction of duty on the part of the Internal Affairs Division could be said to be a dereliction of duty on the part of the Internal Affairs Division.

Judging from the empress's current behavior, she wanted to blow up the situation. The bigger the better. This way, not only the Internal Affairs Division would be implicated, Baili An would also be implicated.

After all, her dowry wasn't low at all. On the contrary, there would be a lot more dowry. At most, it would just cause him to lose some face and attract the attention and sympathy of the emperor. As for the dowry that Baili An had given him, it was worth investigating deeply as to why so many people would fawn over a princess like you. If you go any deeper, it would affect the Second Prince.

"The emperor has arrived!"

The notification sounded, and Baili Qingfeng, who was used to frowning, walked into the room with large strides, "Is there something for the Empress to invite us here?"

"Your majesty, it's all your fault that your concubine has failed to notice you. Too many things have happened in the palace these days and I didn't notice it at the moment, but seeing that the two princesses An Jing and An Qing are about to be married off, I helped them compare their dowry today. I didn't expect that I would actually discover that there is a great difference in the dowry of these two people."

He normally did not hold the princess in high regard, but in the end, they were still his children. It was fine for him to not care about them, but he would not allow them to be bullied. "What's going on?"

Fang Xue immediately took the two dowry lists.

There was no need to check it carefully. With a single glance, one could tell that there were many differences between the two lists.

After entering, he immediately knelt down in salute. "This servant, Xiao Qi, greets Your Majesty, Empress, and the three princesses."

Baili Qingyuan threw the dowry slip in front of Xiao Qi's eyes, "Was this list prepared by the Internal Affairs Division?"

Xiao Qi hurriedly took two steps forward and carefully examined the list. "Reporting to your majesty, this list was prepared by the former Head Supervisor of Internal Affairs."

Zhao Hui Ying's eyes suddenly became stern: "Xiao Qi, I only sent Fang Xue to the Department of Internal Affairs this morning to get this list. You've also been in charge of the Department of Internal Affairs for quite some time, don't mention the fact that the princess is about to be married off, have you yet to change the list of gifts in the Department of Internal Affairs?"

This servant just found out that the two princesses were about to get married, so the dowry was naturally more important. Thus, this servant hastened the process, and didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and stared at the Internal Affairs Division all day in preparation for the dowry. For a time, this servant actually didn't know that the dowry had not changed, and only when the Empress had just called did I take a look at the backup of the Internal Affairs Division's dowry list.

Baili Qingfeng lowered his head to look at Xiao Qi, reluctantly accepting this explanation, "You were chosen by me personally, I also trust in your ability. Have you prepared the princess's dowry?"

"Reporting to your majesty, everything has been prepared." Xiao Qi replied respectfully.

"In other words, only the dowry hasn't been updated yet?"

"Yes."

"If that's the case, then the empress will follow me to take a look personally. An Ran and An Qing will also personally have a look at each other."

Xiao Qi hurriedly stood up and respectfully followed Baili Qing Cang towards the Internal Affairs Division.

A smile flashed across Shen Ninghua's face. No wonder Chu Junyi had asked her to come to the palace a few days ago to watch a show. It seemed like today would be the start of a good show.

Previously, the person in charge of the Internal Affairs Division was a member of the Zhao Family. In other words, the dowry had been prepared by the Zhao Family.

The empress's expression was normal, but if one looked closely, they would see the anger in her eyes. The Xiao family was really unyielding. A small head of internal affairs even dared to challenge her!

When they arrived at the Internal Affairs Division, the servants had already kneeled onto the ground. They respectfully greeted Baili Qingyuan and the others as they welcomed them.

Xiao Qi walked up, "Your majesty, because the wedding date between Princess An Jing and Princess An Qing is eleven or twelve days away, this servant and others are currently checking the dowry and do not dare to neglect it in the slightest. The dowry is all placed in the back hall of the storage, please view it, your majesty."

The moment he entered, he saw a bunch of items placed within the hall. There were about a hundred boxes, some of them opened their mouths while others had already closed them. A slip of paper was pasted on each box.

"What is this?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this slip of paper contains the items in the box. The person's name is the one who checked the items in the box. If there is any problem, we can use the box's serial number to find the items in the box, and we can also find the person in charge of the verification."

"You thought of this method?" Baili Qingfeng's expression eased up quite a bit. This kind of method could be said to be simple and clear. It would not be easy to make a mistake in this manner. It was a good method.

"Reporting to the emperor, this servant was also extremely troubled before. It was this method that Lord Chu came up with. After this servant tested it and found it to be extremely useful, he took it out and used it."

"Chu …" "Are you saying that Princess Radiant's husband is Chu Junyi?"

"Yes, it is Prince Consort Chu."

"Exactly, he's always been an extremely intelligent person." When he thought about Chu Junyi's recent successes, Baili Qingyuan nodded approvingly.

Shen Ninghua smiled and lowered his head as if he was shy, causing Baili Qingfeng's smile to become even more obvious.

She smiled and said, "Actually, this method was used when I was checking my dowry. At that time, there were too many dowry items, so I got the servants of the mansion to help check them out. However, I was afraid that they might be a little unclear or damaged, so I had them sign the things in the box with their names."

Baili Qingfeng smiled, "Good, An Jing and An Qing have finally taken advantage of you."

Shen Ninghua smiled without a word.

Baili Qing Cang turned his head to look at the Queen, his expression showing no fear, "Empress, you said that there's a problem with the dowry. Now, let's see if it can be solved."

Zhao Huoying hurriedly bowed in greeting. "Reporting to Your Majesty, it was this concubine who failed to notice, which is why I made such a mistake. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Xiao Qi hurriedly knelt down. "Reporting to your majesty, this matter was all a dereliction of duty by the Internal Affairs Division. The former dowry was handed over to the Empress, causing the Empress to misunderstand. It alarmed your majesty, please punish me." Zhao Hui Ying's eyes became increasingly cold. This Xiao Qi dragged the former Head Supervisor of Internal Affairs into this. Is he going against me? Is this your idea, or is it the Xiao family's idea?

Shen Ninghua quietly stood on the spot. Her eyes swept across the dowry boxes before her. Suddenly, her gaze stopped for a moment. "Are these the same dowry?"

Xiao Qi reported, "Reporting to Princess Zhao Hua, because Princess An Jing is of the same rank as Princess An Qing, most things are the same. However, because the ranks of the two imperial concubines are different, some things that need to be avoided are wrong."

"Manager Xiao, you're really considerate. No wonder the things above are different."

Baili Qingfeng turned to look at the steward, "Where are the two dowry slips?"

"Your Majesty, this old servant is here."

After receiving the list, Baili Qing Cang scanned through it, before coldly snorting, "Empress, I remember that the one in charge of the internal affairs is Zhao Yun De, right?"

"Yes."

"Hmph, what a good plan. This Emperor has entrusted such a huge Internal Affairs Division to him, but he actually doesn't even know what the two princesses should be afraid of?" And you, the empress, as the national mother, if you can't even be the empress of the child, how can you be the model for all the women in the world? "

These words were said extremely heavily, Zhao Hui Ying's face suddenly turned pale: "Your majesty, please forgive me."

"Xiao Qi, you did very well, keep it safe. I don't want to see the Internal Affairs Division acting the same as before. If there's anyone inside, clean it up properly." His words were basically expressing his dissatisfaction with the empress.

"Yes, your servant obeys."

Zhao Hui Ying knelt on the ground, his fingers tightly clenched into a fist, and his palm was pinched so tightly that blood almost flowed out. Initially, she had wanted to use this matter to let Baili Anqing see how lowly she was as an unfavoured princess. Afterwards, she would use her own private funds to make up for her dowry, in order to rope her in, in the future, she could be a good chess piece.

"Your majesty, chenqie failed to notice and actually caused such a big oversight, and even caused the emperor to suffer along with you." Your majesty, chenqie failed to notice, and actually caused such a big oversight, and even caused your majesty to suffer along with you.

"Imperial Father, Imperial Mother is very kind to us. She was afraid that we would be wronged, so she disturbed us. Imperial Father, Imperial Mother is very kind. If we were to be punished because of this, how should we, as our daughters, handle ourselves? Please reconsider, Imperial Father."

Shen Ninghua swept a glance at the calm face of Baili Anqing. Suddenly, he recalled her shy expression when she saw Bu Jinglan in the Hall of Acceptance. Did such an introverted and simple princess start to change as well? Who would be stupid enough to live safely in the palace?

"Father, little sister An Qing is right." Baili An also came forward to plead for mercy.

Shen Ninghua followed after them as they kneeled on the ground. Although she did not open her mouth to plead, her attitude had already made her stand clear.

Baili Qing Cang nodded his head, feeling a bit more impatient in his heart, "Alright, everyone should be up now. The empress will properly conduct the wedding ceremony with An Qing. The princess must not lose etiquette during her wedding ceremony."

Zhao Hui Ying's heart trembled. He immediately understood that the emperor was angry because she left Shen Ninghua's wedding banquet early. Although he didn't say it explicitly, it was still the first time he had hit her like this: "Yes, chenqie understands."