Chapter 140

Duoti, the pioneering general of Wu Yun Country, had been bribed by the Chu State.

Now he had become one of the 108 conquerable characters in the elite map of Jing Country?

Xiao Yunzhou was once again shaken by the inner voice of the fairy's daughter.

"Your Majesty?" Jiang Li, the Minister of Revenue, reported the drafted loan policy, only to see the emperor's stern expression. His heart sank, "Is there anything wrong?"

Xiao Yunzhou took a breath and held up the memorial about the loan again, waving it in front of the fairy's daughter. Seeing that the fairy had no comments, he nodded to Jiang Li, "Yes, proceed with it promptly."

"You did well this time." Xiao Yunzhou did not stint on praise.

After all, this was a memorial that even the fairy's inner voice did not criticize.

"Jiang Li, you used your brain this time. I'm gratified. Keep it up."

The Minister of Revenue Jiang, with dark circles under his eyes, beamed instantly.

Xiao Yunzhou waved his hand, letting him go and handle it, while pondering himself.

How to conquer Duoti?

"Wei Zheng, go summon the Duke Zhengguo and a few other veteran generals. I have something to ask them."

Duoti was a military leader, so Xiao Yunzhou planned to inquire about methods to conquer him from the generals of Jing Country.

Thinking about it, Xiao Yunzhou looked down at the daughter in his arms and saw that Chu Chu was already yawning sleepily. His heart ached instantly, and he hurried to put her back on the small bed in the imperial study.

"Have my palanquin take the Third Princess back to Concubine Liu's quarters."

"..." Wei Zheng let out a startled sound, "Your Majesty, that's improper!"

Xiao Yunzhou glared at him, "Shut up. No one will know if you don't spread it!"

Wei Zheng trembled in fear. The emperor was truly doting on the Third Princess.

With such a daughter, Concubine Liu could surpass even the empress.

Wei Zheng understood whose side he should be on in the future.

*

In Kunning Palace.

The Eldest Prince had finally recovered from smallpox and returned to Kunning Palace to see his mother, the empress. But he found the palace maids distressed.

"What happened?" The Eldest Prince did not understand.

Soon, the chief eunuch of Kunning Palace leaned in and whispered to him.

"Your Highness, don't ask the empress about it. She's upset."

The Eldest Prince was taken aback and listened carefully.

"Today, His Majesty commended Concubine Liu and ordered the Ministry of Rites to send all the necessary items for her promotion to a concubine of higher rank to the Donghua Palace."

"It's all because she created something that His Majesty praised endlessly, similar to the leaf game."

The Eldest Prince's eyes widened. He knew it was the Great Wealth game.

That game was vastly different from the leaf game!

The Eldest Prince shook his head disapprovingly at the chief eunuch Zhou Anda. "You haven't tried this game, so don't jump to conclusions."

As the empress turned, she noticed her son's unusual demeanor. "Cheng Quan, you've heard about the harem? Don't worry, your father is only letting me rest for now. After some time, I will manage the harem again..."

But before she could finish, the Eldest Prince interrupted her.

"Mother, it's a good thing that Father has temporarily relieved you of managing the harem."

The empress was dumbfounded. "...What did you say?"

The Eldest Prince's expression was grave yet relieved. "Mother, take this opportunity to rectify the people of Kunning Palace first."

"Moreover, with some free time, Mother should also try playing the Great Wealth game."

"How can you claim to be the head of the harem or the mother of the nation if you're not familiar with our country's current policies?"

The Eldest Prince felt that compared to his fifth brother, he had lost.

Not only was it his own problem.

There were many other factors, such as the differences between the Liu Family and the Tong Family...

The Eldest Prince frowned and turned to leave after speaking.

The empress Tong turned pale and swayed.

"Cheng Quan, stop right there—"

"Mother, please rest first. Your son needs to study the Ministry of Revenue's latest loan policies."

"..."

*

Loan services, under the strong promotion of Duke Jing Shangshu and the cabinet, were implemented within just a couple of days at the Jing Country's Jingguo Qianheng money house!

At the same time, the grocery stores in the capital also started selling a board game called 'Who is the Tycoon?'

"What is a loan?"

"They lend us money, but the interest is so high!"

"Why would they lend us money?"

The commoners checking the imperial bulletin were once again surprised.

There are so many novel things in Jing Country these days.

The explanatory official standing in front of the imperial bulletin immediately gave a detailed explanation to the commoners and merchants, and then unanimously recommended, "If you still don't understand, you can try playing a new board game just launched by the Ministry of Revenue - 'Who is the Tycoon?', and you'll know after playing it!"

"!"

"!?"

Xiao Chuchu, who came out of the palace with her mother to enjoy the lively scene without minding the fuss, suddenly became excited.

[A game for all!]

But just for that momentary excitement, the little Xiao Chuchu in her down jacket shrank her neck a bit.

[Brrr, it's still a bit cold.]

[Ah, now that I have a down jacket, I kind of miss heating pads and insulated cups.]

Old Master Liu, who was about to ask his daughter if the rumor about her managing the palace affairs was true, paused in his steps.