After being forced to marry as a substitute, I became famous in the limbo

Chapter 57 I Can't Support You Anymore
"If I want this piece of land, does that mean that I can use this piece of land as I please?"

"No, this land can only be used for farming."

Jiang Ning flatly refused without even thinking about it. You must know that when she first lived in the cold palace, the land was full of weeds and barren.

It took her a lot of effort to reclaim and fertilize this land, and it became the fertile appearance it is today.

If Mu Jingzhao tossed the land beyond recognition, no matter how high the price was, Jiang Ning would definitely not hand over the land.

Mu Jingzhao looked around the courtyard of Lenggong, "Well, I will give you 5 taels of silver, and you will hand over all the cultivated land in this courtyard to me to take care of."

Jiang Ning's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe what he heard.

Her worries about the country have risen to an unprecedented height, but the temptation of money made Jiang Ning put aside her worries about the country and the people in an instant.

"Deal! Keep your word!" Jiang Ning shook hands with Mu Jingzhao without hesitation, smiling as brightly as a flower.

She shook hands with a smile on her face, and her eyes slowly fixed on the vegetable field beside Mu Jingzhao, "But the vegetables in the yard are planted by my concubine with hard work, so this should belong to my concubine."

Mu Jingzhao was noncommittal, he turned his head and looked at the small vegetable plots, thinking to himself that this kind of vegetable is just a simple matter of loosening the soil and planting the seeds, and it should be just a piece of cake for him dish.

"Since that's the case, then don't let my imperial guards do such things for you."

Jiang Ning nodded and stopped talking.

When she realized that Mu Jingzhao, a stupid emperor, always likes to pay high prices for things that belonged to her, she began to unconsciously think about how to continue to make him spend money willingly.

Of course, Mu Jingzhao obviously didn't know what Jiang Ning was planning.

He looked down at the extremely simple bun on top of Jiang Ning's hair in front of him, and the peacock feather hairpin inlaid with pearls and emeralds in his hair.

"What do you think about what happened today?"

Jiang Ning just briefly pulled away from that exhausted state, and was pulled back by Mu Jingzhao.

She tilted her head slightly, and tried to recall it, but unexpectedly, all the pictures in her mind were the tea cup that Liu Jinfu took out and Ling Yue's intermittent wailing.

"The concubine is just a little puzzled." Jiang Ning looked at the plump cabbage all over the floor, "Why didn't the emperor stop the farce in time, instead let the matter progress to this point?"

Mu Jingzhao stretched slowly, recalling what happened during the day today, he couldn't help but feel a dull pain in his temple.

You know, his father is the Ninety-Five Supreme Being with him, but this time, only his mother is the only woman.

His father gave all the love and affection to their mother and son. In the family he remembered, even simple quarrels were rare, not to mention any tit-for-tat hatred.

Therefore, Mu Jingzhao was more at a loss when facing all this.

"The more movements, the more flaws."

Jiang Ning instantly understood that Mu Jingzhao's intention was to find out the opponent's flaws and let him show off.

"Then what is the emperor's opinion?"

Mu Jingzhao didn't answer directly, "It seems that the other party is deliberately trying not to make me feel better."

Jiang Ning didn't mind if the other party didn't answer directly, "It's just that the emperor has offended the empress and concubine at the same time. I'm afraid the next life will not be easy."

Jiang Ning has loved to read all kinds of vernacular books since she was a child, especially the secret histories of various harem houses.

But those are just some innocuous love-hate entanglements.

But now, when all of this is presented in front of her, she finds that the reality is far more cruel and terrifying than the stories in the stories.

Now, her only thought is to make more money, complete the task and leave this damn place.

Jiang Ning's words seemed to pull Mu Jingzhao out of his self-evasion in an instant.

He gently rubbed his temples with his fingertips.

"On the empress's side, the emperor can give the peacock feather that was bought with a lot of money last time to the empress. As for the imperial concubine's side—"

"The third day of next month is the imperial concubine's birthday. I want to hold a banquet to celebrate the imperial concubine's birthday. Then, I will trouble you."

Jiang Ning didn't answer, but just raised his head and looked at Mu Jingzhao silently.

The warm yellow candlelight reflected in the windows of the Lenggong silently streamed in Jiang Ning's eyes, and Mu Jingzhao looked into her eyes silently, he really didn't want to believe why the only things he could see in such pure eyes were money.

"As long as it can make the noble concubine happy, money is a small matter."

Jiang Ning was elated, and hurriedly held Mu Jingzhao's hand with both hands, as if holding a God of Wealth.

She was even considering whether to build a ancestral hall for Mu Jingzhao to enshrine him.

"Jiang Ning." His eyes slowly swept across Jiang Ning's smiling face, and a turbulent and complex emotion was rippling in his heart.

He had never seen such a person who could express her emotions and desires so simply and frankly.

People in this world always play various roles and identities, such as emperor, imperial concubine, empress, and servant.

But she is different, she is herself, she is Jiang Ning.

"Huh?" Jiang Ning, who rarely heard Mu Jingzhao's tone of voice, was stunned for a moment.

"What was your original name?"

"forgotten."

"so."

"What does it matter what the name is? I'm just me, no matter what I'm called."

Mu Jingzhao stared at her blankly, his emotions surging.

He has been entrusted with important tasks since he was a child, and he has been repeatedly reminded that you are the emperor and you are the prince, but no one has ever cared about what he looked like originally.

"What happened to the emperor?"

"It's nothing." He smiled slightly, "I hope you will always be yourself."

Jiang Ning was a little confused, "If the concubine can't be herself, who else can she be?"

Mu Jingzhao didn't answer anymore, he stretched himself, turned and walked towards the study.

"Prepare some candied haws for me."

Jiang Ning instantly smelled the smell of wealth and trotted to keep up, "A string of five taels of silver."

"I just let you make a lot of money, so what if you give me a bunch?"

"An extra penny is a penny, no one thinks too much money."

"Then I don't want it anymore. If you spend it at this rate, you will empty out the national treasury."

"Your Majesty, don't make fun of your courtiers and concubines. How can the treasury be emptied so easily?"

"Let's discuss it again, how about a string of three taels of silver? How about two taels? One tael, the minimum is only one tael, and if it is lower, you will lose money. This is made by the concubine himself!"

"No! If this goes on, I won't be able to support you anymore!"

"I can afford it! Don't give up, Your Majesty—"

(End of this chapter)