Chapter 5 — The Emperor Trach Men Because Of Women Traveling Through Time And Discarding The Empress, Who Would Have Thought That The Whole Harem Were Fellow Countrymen

I leaned against the back of the chair and was silent for a long time. Those old mandarins were all pillars supporting the court. Especially Minister Zhou, the entire salary coordination of the Household Ministry depends on him. Tieu Dien Chi can sit firmly on the throne until today, half thanks to me managing internal affairs, the other half thanks to these people supporting the court. Now that Lam Nhuoc Tinh has just arrived, internal affairs are almost paralyzed. If even the royal court was disturbed by her, then how else would this world rule? Trieu Toan carefully and cautiously asked:

“Master, are you planning to take action?”

“No rush.”

I thought for a moment, then called Bich Lac over.

"Send a letter to Minister Chu, just say that the weather has become cold recently, I hope the Minister takes care of his body, and the court affairs will require more attention from the old man."

Bich Lac listened but did not understand.

“Is that all?”

“That's all.”

I replied leisurely.

“Minister Zhou is a smart man, he will understand.”

That envelope was sent out that same day. That same evening, Minister Chu immediately withdrew his letter of resignation, and the next morning he still went to court as usual. Several other senior officials saw that Minister Chu had returned and also one by one withdrew their resignation letters. When this story reached the cold palace, Concubine Thuc was standing in the courtyard practicing boxing.

“So it goes back and forth, in the end it's still us sisters who are most effective.”

She threw a powerful punch into the air in front of her.

"That person named Lam Nhuoc Tinh, her mouth is full of ideals and ideology, her heart is full of business plans. But that's not right, she doesn't even know how to do business."

Duc Phi sat next to her, biting a melon seed and making a crisp cracking sound.

“Sister, who did you learn your martial arts from?”

Concubine Thuc immediately puffed out her chest with pride.

“Before traveling through space, I practiced flirting for eight years.”

“So why did you penetrate the harem?”

“If you ask me, I know who to ask!”

Thuc Phi immediately showed an unjust expression.

"In my previous life, I was an athlete. Who knows how I ended up here."

Duc Phi laughed and interjected:

“In your previous life, I was an athlete, and in my previous life, I was an accountant.”

“That's right, a practicing accountant.”

Duc Phi finished speaking and was still full of pride.

"Say, Lam Nhuoc Tinh can't even handle the books. If I were to let you manage that House of Internal Affairs, you'd do better than her with your eyes closed."

From inside the room came the cold voice of Dung Phi.

"Can you keep your voice down a bit? I'm still studying the laws of this court."

Thuc Phi immediately rolled her eyes.

"You've traveled here and are still studying?"

“Learning makes us happy.”

I sat and listened to people arguing back and forth, and in the end I could only shake my head and laugh. A group of highly educated talented people from modern times came here, spending every day in the cold palace biting melon seeds, practicing boxing, and reading dharma books. Compared to the person who claims to be a man of destiny like Lam Nhuoc Tinh, in the end, who is really the "ultimate attack"? Eighth day in cold palace. Everything seems to be finally calming down. Tieu Dien Chi stopped coming, and Lam Nhuoc Tinh also stopped sending people. Trieu Toan still came every day as usual to report the news. According to what he said, Lam Nhuoc Tinh has become much more obedient these past two days, no even vigorously reformed, and began to honestly rely on the old rules to manage the palace service. Although it's still awkward and stumbling, at least it hasn't caused any more major disasters.

“I heard that she has hardly slept these past few days.”

Trieu Toan said.

“Every day, I hold books and do calculations until midnight.”

After listening, I just nodded slightly. She's willing to work in peace and quiet, but it's better than just shouting slogans all day. Bich Lac stood next to him and coldly snorted.

"Master is really too kind. If he were a slave, the slave would have long watched her become a laughing stock."

“People have just arrived, it's not easy.”

I said leisurely. Bich Lac looked at me and in the end didn't say anything more. I originally thought that everything would continue peacefully like that. But on the afternoon of the ninth day, the situation suddenly changed. Trieu Toan rushed over, this time he didn't even have time to bow.

“Master, it's not over!”

“Speak slowly.”

"Today, Queen Lam ordered someone to turn over all the books of the Internal Affairs Palace for the past three years!"

The movement in my hand paused for a moment.

“What happens after that?”

“She discovered the records of three shops and two royal palaces.”

I don't speak up. Trieu Toan continued to say:

"She took the books and went to find His Majesty, saying that more than half of the Internal Affairs Palace's budget was transferred through the name of one person."

“And that person… is the master.”