eurekapd Chapter 120 The Prime Minister is actually a woman, and His Majesty the Emperor drools over her.
Chapter 120 The Prime Minister is actually a woman, and His Majesty the Emperor drools over her.
He immediately stood up, pulled her into his arms, and looked down at her. "Mumu, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it last time. I apologize. I'll definitely tell you the reason when the time is right."
She pushed him away with both hands, keeping a safe distance from him.
He felt a sense of loss as the soft, fragrant woman in his arms kept her distance from him.
"Then I'll tell you."
"Ah."
Mu Wanwan waved her sleeve, walked to the window, and stared into the distance.
"I think you can take this memorial as an example and conduct a self-examination first!"
Mu Chenfeng didn't understand why a self-examination was necessary, but he wanted to hear her opinion.
"Go on!"
"I have read many historical books and unofficial histories, which record many corrupt officials who abused their power to arbitrarily increase taxes on the people, mostly under the pretext of the imperial court levying taxes."
These corrupt officials, posing as royalty, would levy additional taxes on top of the regular tax revenue, pocketing the extra amount. Self-inspection should begin by examining whether officials themselves have engaged in embezzlement or bribery.
Some taxes were so outrageous that even childbirth was subject to taxation, forcing ordinary people to kill or abandon their infants because they couldn't afford the taxes.
Mu Chenfeng stood behind Mu Wanwan, reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist, his chest pressed tightly against her back.
It's not surprising that people have greed, but he never imagined that someone would stir up trouble among the people in this way. If discovered, he would lose his head and have his entire family executed.
His Mumu is indeed amazing! She has won his heart!
"Don't do this!"
Mu Wanwan twisted her body uncomfortably, trying to break free, but he didn't give her a chance at all.
"Let me hug you. My head hurts from reading memorials all day." He pressed his face against her neck, his whole body enveloped in her unique fragrance.
"Do you still want to listen?"
Mu Wanwan had no choice but to let him hold her.
"Keep talking, don't mind me." With her soft fragrance in his arms, he had no intention of letting her go.
"If this prefect is merely offering a suggestion, then that's a different story. But if he truly wants to profit from it, you can use him as an example to scare others."
On the one hand, he served as a negative example, deterring other officials from following suit and setting a bad example. On the other hand, it also made the common people feel that he was acting in their best interests, a wise and compassionate emperor who understood their plight.
Mu Chenfeng had considered this before, but with so many civil and military officials involved, he didn't know where to start, so the matter was put on hold.
Since Mu Mu brought it up this time, he immediately sent someone to investigate.
"Then I will order my men to investigate this prefect."
Mu Wanwan grabbed his hand, "Don't rely on others. Wouldn't it be better to investigate yourself? You'll be more likely to see the truth."
"You mean seeing is believing?"
As the ruler of a country, there are certainly many things that he would rather handle personally than do.
"Yes, what do you think the people would think if they knew that you personally arrested the corrupt officials?"
"Alright! Anyway, it's not far from the palace, I'll go and take a look myself another day."
Mu Wanwan sighed inwardly, realizing that Mu Chenfeng wasn't such an old-fashioned person after all.
Mu Wanwan then gave him some suggestions, such as: distributing seeds and fertilizers for free so that farmers could plant for free, providing technical support, and buying back the harvest according to a certain ratio, leaving the rest for the farmers to solve their food and clothing problems and prevent people from going hungry.
Mu Mu is truly a treasure. In the past few years, no other minister in the court has been as open and honest in his advice to him as she is, and everything she does is for his and the people's benefit.
Mu Chenfeng turned around, picked up Mu Wanwan by the waist, placed her on the table, and lowered his head to kiss her lips.
While kissing her, he didn't forget to praise her, "My Mumu is really amazing, this is a reward."
"Ding, favorability increased by 10, current favorability is 40." Piggy covered his eyes as he announced, not daring to look at the spicy and sizzling scene.
Mu Wanwan tried to push him away; who would give such a reward? But he didn't give her a chance to escape.
Why not just reward her with gold or silk?
"Well……"
He continued to savor her, his hands roaming restlessly over her body, igniting desire in every direction.
"Mumu, I really want to devour you right now, so you won't seduce me every day."
She's not seducing anyone. She wears men's clothing every day and is completely covered from head to toe. Does having her face and neck exposed count as seduction? But what kind of seduction is this?
Was being obsessed with love a common phenomenon in ancient times? Help!
"You, let me go! Don't do this, it'll be bad if someone sees us!"
"There is no one else here but you and me..."
Mu Wanwan really wanted to scream for help, but he blocked all her words, leaving her only able to sob.
Consort Xiao brought pastries to see Mu Chenfeng again.
Cui'er blocked the way outside the door, and with a "smack," Cui'er's face was instantly turned to the side.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has decreed that we cannot enter."
Even without the emperor's decree, she dared not let anyone in.
Cui'er already knows that the Emperor knows her mistress's true identity as a woman. If Consort Xiao is allowed to enter and see the Emperor and her mistress together, or if there are any scenes that cannot be seen by outsiders, then it will be all over.
So even if she gets beaten, she will never let her master be in danger.
"You dog of a servant, how dare you block my path? What do you think you are?"
Cui'er knelt on the ground, pulling at the Imperial Concubine's skirt, but the Imperial Concubine kicked her away, causing her to fall to the ground.
Cui'er was a loyal servant of her mistress. She shouted from outside the door, "Your Majesty, you can't come in! You can't come in!"
Tears welled up in Mu Wanwan's eyes as she was being ravaged, her lips swollen and red from being kissed. She heard Cui'er's voice outside.
Mu Wanwan used all her strength to push the man off her.
"Tui'er!"
Mu Chenfeng reluctantly pinched her waist.
She frantically pushed away the man still clinging to her. Trembling, she hastily straightened her clothes, which he had torn apart.
"I'll go out and see."
He took her hand as she buttoned her clothes and kissed her forehead.
Mu Wanwan was well aware that if she went out looking like this, people would definitely suspect something.
"Take your time tidying up. With me here, she won't dare come in!"
After saying that, he got up, looked down at his clothes, and only went out when he found nothing wrong with them.
"Your Majesty, this servant dares not disobey the imperial decree to let you in. Please forgive me."
Consort Xiao pointed at Cui'er arrogantly, "Don't think that just because your mistress took an arrow for the Emperor, you can run rampant in the court and the harem. The Emperor may fall for her act, but I won't."
She gave the palace maid Xiaoling a look, and Xiaoling immediately understood. She walked forward with her head held high and slapped Xiaoling across the face, once on the left and once on the right.
“Cui’er, your mistress is a mistress, but my mistress is above your mistress. How dare you stop Her Majesty from letting her into the room? This is your punishment.”
Previously, it was Eunuch Qian who was guarding this place. Even when beating a dog, one must consider its owner. She didn't dare to openly offend the eunuchs around the emperor.
But Cui'er is different. She is just a lowly maidservant by Prime Minister Mu's side. She is not worthy of being mentioned. It would be as easy to crush her as to crush an ant.
Cui'er, still bearing the slaps on her face, protested, "Your Highness, do you even dare to defy the Emperor's decree? Why make things so difficult for this servant?"
"I am the Emperor's most favored concubine. You have repeatedly prevented me from seeing the Emperor. Isn't that intentional?"
At this moment, the door opened from the inside, and Mu Chenfeng walked out of the room.
"Consort Xiao, how dare you!"
When Consort Xiao saw that it was Mu Chenfeng, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes. She then immediately knelt on the ground, pretending to be the villain.