Chapter 11 — Crown Prince Dang Co gave my kiss to the Great General. I gratefully agreed

I opened my mouth and put a ledger down in front of him.

"This is the total number of assets invested in the East Palace in the past. According to the original agreement, seven parts of the assets must belong to me."

“Here is the list.”

“Please, Your Majesty, be my precious sister.”

Tieu Thua Trach looked at that list and was so angry that his whole body trembled. That was almost two-thirds of the assets in his personal treasury.

"Tham Nguyet Hoa! Don't be too much!"

"Exaggerated?"

I burst out laughing.

“Compared to what you did to me…”

“What does this little piece of property count for?”

I suddenly changed my tone.

“There are still some accounts in here that are not very clear.”

“For example, three years ago, when the Yellow River flooded, the court provided five hundred thousand taels of silver for natural disaster relief.”

“But in the end, the amount of silver actually used for the people in distress was less than two hundred thousand taels.”

“The remaining three hundred thousand taels… I don't know where they went.”

I looked at him and slowly said each word.

“And at that time, the person in charge of this matter…”

"It's you - the old Crown Prince."

Tieu Thua Trach's face instantly turned pale. He pointed his finger at me, but he couldn't say a word. He understands very well. This is intimidation. A naked, undisguised threat. If he does not agree, this book will appear on Liu Chinh's desk. At that time, his position as emperor seemed to have come to an end. He stared at me fiercely, then looked at Tan Kieu standing next to me - his face was expressionless but his oppressive aura was incredibly strong. After a long time, he finally fell down and sat down on the long chair, as if all his strength had been drained away.

“Okay… okay…”

"I'll give it to you."

He gritted his teeth and squeezed out those words. Then he picked up the jade sister and fiercely closed down the list. At that moment, the resentment accumulated for fifteen years in my heart completely disappeared. I have never been for money. I just want some justice. Want him to pay for his betrayal. After taking back all the things that belonged to me, I did not stay in the capital any longer. Tieu Thua Trach is no longer scary anymore. His foundation was destroyed by my own hands. At court, old officials like Liu Chinh were completely disappointed in him. Right now, this emperor is nothing more than a puppet. My Shen family no longer needs to look at his face to live. Thanks to his support in the Lieu family case, his father was appointed Tran Quoc Cong. Military power is completely firmly in the hands of the Tham family and Tan Kieu. The general situation has been decided. Tan Kieu and I set out to return to Bac Cuong. This time, my mood is completely different from when I came here. No more heaviness and unwillingness. Only an unprecedented feeling of relief and serenity remains. In the carriage, Tan Kieu gave me a hand warmer.

“What are you thinking?”

“I'm thinking what we should do next.” I held the fireplace in my hand and spoke softly.

Bac Cuong is very miserable. Bach is very poor. The army was extremely short of money. All of these are urgent issues that need to be resolved.

“We can open our own trade routes.”

I speak my mind.

“Using my money and my husband's connections to open trade routes with the Western Regions.”

“Silk, tea leaves, and porcelain are shipped out.”

"Cows, goats, horses, and medicinal herbs will be transported back."

"The first, can create a stable financial source for the Northern Cuong army."

“Second, it can also lead to economic development in Bac Cuong, making people richer.”

Tan Kieu looked at me, a strange light flashed in his eyes.

“Have you thought it all through?”

I nodded.

“Even the drawing of the trade route has been prepared.”

I took out a few map scrolls from the chest next to me. Above is an extremely detailed plan of the trade route, the supply points along the way and each gate that needs to be cleared. He took the map and looked through it page by page. The more he watched, the brighter the light in his eyes became.

“Shen Yuehua.”

He put down the map and called my full name for the first time, his tone was as serious as ever.

“What a treasure.”

Feeling a bit embarrassed by his unexpected compliment, my cheeks warmed up a bit.

“I just… want to do something.”