"How dare I be upset with you, Your Majesty," Imperial Concubine Qi said with a small bow, behind him, Fu Qi Hong also bowed in front of his mother who wavered her hand and said,
"There is no need for such formalities when we are alone." Fu Zhao placed her hand on the table and then leaned her cheek on her clenched fingers before saying, "That's not what I heard when you were screaming at the top of your lungs about how I should be the one taking out the sum of money if I want to dote on the Emperor."
Imperial Concubine Qi's face turned red when he heard the words of the Empress. He did not expect Fu Zhao to eavesdrop on him when he was scolding her and the Emperor, however he did not lower his head. He might be a trophy husband but he was not going to lower his head when he was not in the wrong.
"Forgive your majesty but we cannot take out a budget of three hundred million star coins from the national treasury. Especially when the reason is foolish, the banquet held by the Emperor is grand enough for everyone to talk about it for days," Imperial Concubine Qi stated firmly as he stepped closer to his wife whom he hadn't seen for days or more like months.
This was why he never expected her to co looking for him all of a sudden, the last ti he saw Fu Zhao was when she missed him and wanted him to serve her. And that night was three months ago.
He slightly tipped his chin and then questioned, "We have a bunch of national issues that we need to deal with, how can we take out such a grand sum for a banquet?"
"Even if we take out three hundred million star coins for a birthday banquet, not only will we hand sothing to our enemies but we will also irk the wrath of the commoners. Do you think this is the right thing to do, Your Majesty?"
Fu Qi Hong sucked in a breath, the reason why his father was not well-liked in the harem was because he spoke his mind and did not falter even in front of the Empress. By questioning his mother, his father was not questioning the Emperor but also the Empress.
However, his father acted as if he did nothing wrong. He stared into Fu Zhao's eyes and then waited for her to speak.
It was after a very long ti that Fu Zhao parted her lips and then answered, "There is no need for you to worry about this, my dear concubine. I will have a thorough conversation with his majesty as what you said is right. The sum of Three hundred million star coins is a large sum for even the Imperial Family as well. Don't worry, I will deal with this matter for you."
She might have more than fifty rs in her harem but Fu Zhao was fair to everyone, unless they did sothing that stepped on her bottom line, she would not send them away.
Imperial Concubine Qi heaved a sigh of relief. With Fu Zhao taking over this matter, even if the Emperor wanted to find trouble with him, he would have to think twice as the one who refused him was the Empress and not him.
"By the way, why are you here, your majesty?" Imperial Concubine Qi questioned as he did not think that Fu Zhao would co to look for him for no reason.
Fu Zhao arched a brow. She knew what Imperial Concubine Qi was thinking but she didn't correct him as she indeed could not favour a concubine, the more she favoured them the sooner would they die.
Thus, she kept the concubines whom she liked further away from her and hardly visited them. One of them was Imperial Concubine Qi who was more beautiful than any r she had ever seen.
It was better to let them think that she was heartless till the end.
"I ca here to gift you this seafood that I received as a gift," through blackmail, Fu Zhao added silently. She waved her hand and a few robots flew inside. Each of them carrying three boxes.
So of them were carrying boxes of clams, and oysters—— while so were holding salmon, tuna and other highly rare fish. There were also boxes of lobster, crab and squid.
Each of them looked fresh making one swallow harshly.
"Where did you get these, your majesty?" Imperial Concubine Qi questioned.
In the past, Fu Zhao would have hidden Mo Qiang's identity but she had heard Imperial Concubine Qi say that Fu Qi Hong needed to marry a woman of his standard and decided to reveal Mo Qiang's identity to her husband.
She could not marry the rs she wanted, as her mother wanted her to marry the ones who would bring peace to the nation while her father wanted her to marry the rs who would bring stability to her position as the crown princess.
Fu Zhao did not want her son to suffer through the sa fate as her. Since he liked Mo Qiang then she would give him a chance to pursue her.
Of course, she was also worried about Fu Zhao turning as bitter as his father, who now hated the world and felt like everyone was against him even when she was right next to him.
She activated the anti-hacking security system such that no one would be able to hear what she was saying even if they were to hack into the security system of the Imperial Palace later on. Only then did she part her lips and answer, "These things were sent to by Miss Mo. She is quite a wonderful woman, my dear."
Miss Mo? Which Miss Mo? Imperial Concubine Qi frowned. He did not expect such an answer as he had long believed that the Mo family was done for even if Mo Yan proved her innocence.
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