What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 245 Delivering a Gift to the Empress (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

Chen Qian knew he wasn't familiar with the situation in Shenjing, and that saying too much would only make things worse, so he didn't offer Su Mo much advice.

She only said one sentence: "Mo'er is going to the palace right now to request an audience with Leng Xixi!"

Su Mo was taken aback: "Now?"

It's currently afternoon or evening.

If we go to the palace now, won't we have to come down with a basket hanging down again?

Besides, he had just returned home and immediately talked to his third and second uncles, barely exchanging more than a few words with Xue Yishu and the others.

Is it appropriate to leave like this?

Su Mo originally planned to visit the Empress again tomorrow to deliver gifts, to pull some strings with her, and to see if he could get some benefits for Yin Rou.

Unexpectedly, his third uncle told him to go now.

Chen Qian nodded emphatically: "Let's go now!"

Chen Zhong, who was standing next to him, also laughed and said, "In my second uncle's opinion, His Majesty is quite sentimental, so there is no need to worry too much about my third brother and Mo'er."

"Otherwise, His Majesty wouldn't have allowed us... to leave the palace!"

He paused, then looked at Su Mo: "But precisely because of this, Mo'er, you must keep His Majesty in your heart even more!"

After hesitating for a moment, he added, "Although my second uncle is disabled, and I may not believe this, in my opinion, the more assertive a woman appears... the more she actually desires to be loved by others!"

Su Mo deeply agreed with her second uncle's words.

Aren't Lin Moyin and Nangong Sheyue like that?

If you give them some gifts, their favorability towards you will increase rapidly.

Su Mo has one advantage: she is open to good advice as long as it makes sense.

"Well!"

Su Mo made a quick decision: "I will go and request an audience with Lord Leng immediately!"

He paused, then continued, "Mo'er is away today, so I hope my two uncles will take charge of the affairs of the household!"

"The people from Changping County have been settled by my third uncle. I will meet with them again when I have some free time!"

Chen Qian smiled and said, "The Su and Chen families are one family, why say such things! Go quickly, don't delay important matters."

Su Mo tidied his hair and beard, changed into a brand new robe, and didn't forget to bring two wooden boxes. Then he summoned Jiang Laoshi and drove the Empress's black carriage towards Xuanwu Gate!

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In the inner palace, An Wu was resting with his eyes closed in his room.

Suddenly, a paper crane flew over, and An Wu caught it with a cold glint in his eyes.

Then a smile appeared on his face.

Without any attendant eunuchs, he walked leisurely out of the main room and to the Xuanwu Gate.

Before long, a large black carriage arrived.

An Wu looked at Jiang Laoshi, who was driving, with some surprise, and then asked suspiciously, "Lord Su?"

Upon hearing An Wu's voice, Su Mo quickly lifted the curtain: "Uncle An?"

Su Mo never expected that she would run into An Wu outside Xuanwu Gate by such a coincidence.

He originally planned to use the ivory token for direct audience to enter the palace and inquire about An Wu's whereabouts.

An Wu smiled and said, "I was preparing to leave the palace for some business, but I didn't expect to run into Lord Su by such a coincidence."

"Does Lord Su have something to discuss with Lord Leng?"

Su Mo nodded and said, "I just came back from Lonely Peak Mountain."

"I do indeed have something I wish to ask Lord Leng."

An Wu thought for a moment and said, "I didn't come out of the palace for anything important. Lord Su's matter is more important. Please come with me, and I will inform Lord Leng on your behalf."

As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Laoshi and frowned slightly: "Lord Su's servant can wait outside the palace."

Jiang Laoshi was actually panicking too!

Who knew the master would send him to drive to Xuanwu Gate? He's sweating bullets now!

He used to be just a petty thief leader!

They didn't even dare to enter the inner city, let alone the imperial palace!
Before Su Mo could even speak, he hurriedly tumbled off the carriage, shouting, "Master, you're going to the palace! I'll wait for you here!"

Su Mo...

Then, An Wu skillfully led Su Mo to the Linhu Palace.

As usual, Su Mo was made to wait in the palace. Before long, Su Mo saw the Empress, who was clearly dressed up carefully, with a gilded hair ornament in her hair and wearing a brand new light green and light purple gauze dress.

He entered the hall with a beaming smile.

The Empress looked Su Mo up and down, then covered her mouth and laughed, "You've gotten so much darker, Su Lang, since I last saw you a month ago."

"Why did Su Lang suddenly return to the capital?"

"An Banban said that Su Lang has something to discuss with me?"

Su Mo smiled wryly, "I'm busy at Lonely Peak Mountain and the Craftsmen's Camp every day, and I get plenty of sun exposure, so it's normal for me to get tanned."

"Lord Leng looks much better than before!"

The Empress gave a soft hum: "Wasn't I pretty before?"

Su Mo was speechless, then rolled her eyes: "Lord Leng was certainly very handsome before, but he looks even more handsome today! Could it be... because I haven't seen you for a month?"

"What was that 'what if I don't see something for a day' thing again?"

The Empress couldn't help but laugh and scold, "You smooth talker!"

"You can say that to me, Commander Qian, but I won't be easily fooled!"

Su Mo's face darkened, and he said with a bitter expression, "In vain, I prepared a gift for you when I was at Lonely Peak Mountain!"

"I just got back and came here specifically to pay my respects to you, sir, and bring a small gift. I never expected you to think so highly of me!"

The Empress's eyes lit up immediately, and her gaze instinctively fell on the two wooden boxes, one large and one small, on the table: "What gifts are these?"

He paused, then, realizing it wasn't appropriate, quickly added, "Ahem!"

"If it's something valuable, then forget it! If His Majesty knew, he would think I had accepted a bribe from my husband."

Su Mo replied with a serious expression, "This humble servant would never implicate you in any unjust act, so that you might be punished by His Majesty."

"The gifts weren't anything valuable; they totaled less than a tael of silver!"

The Empress rolled her eyes at Su Mo: "Not even one tael of silver?"

"In Su Lang's eyes, am I only worth one tael of silver?"

She paused, then let out a soft hum, seemingly dissatisfied, and said, "You all know to come through the back door of my house, yet you only bring a congratulatory gift of less than one tael of silver!"

"If you need anything, can I help you?"

Su Mo was speechless.

She said she didn't want expensive gifts, and she also said she thought the gifts I gave her weren't high-end enough.

Is it better to send expensive gifts or not?

Gift-giving is indeed an art; one wrong move and you can offend someone!
Fortunately, the Empress couldn't wait any longer and took the initiative to open the box!
The first thing to be opened was the small box on top, which was only about one foot square.

Upon opening it, I found two volumes of books inside.

The Empress was immediately excited.

This bastard has finally come to his senses and knows to offer me the Su family's secret recipe or the way to govern a country.
She picked up the book and looked at it, then a look of suspicion appeared on her pretty face.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Volume 1?"

The book was titled "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Volume 1".

The characters look neat and upright, as if they were printed, but in the eyes of a calligrapher like the Empress, they are stiff and lack any spirit.

The Empress then read another book.

It's exactly the same as the first one!
"What is this?" The Empress looked at Su Mo with suspicion.

Su Mo explained with a smile, "This is a storybook, called Romance of the Three Kingdoms!"

Upon hearing this, the Empress was speechless.

It turns out it wasn't some secret recipe from the Su family or some advice on governing the country!

snort!
But it's thoughtful of them to send me storybooks to cheer me up.

But I'm too busy with state affairs to read such folk tales!
Also, stingy people are unwilling to spend money. Giving away storybooks is fine, but who gives away the first volume of the storybook!
This blockhead doesn't even know how to use connections or give gifts; no wonder he's never been promoted!
The Empress was angered to death by Su Mo.

She opened the large box, which was at least two feet square, hoping it wasn't another storybook, otherwise Su Mo would definitely get a hard time!
When the wooden box was opened, the empress was instantly dumbfounded.

The contents of the box were something she had never seen before!

The Empress, who ruled the world and controlled the country, was also a powerful being at the Heavenly Infant Realm. She believed that there were few rare things in the world that she had never seen before.

But she had absolutely no idea what the contents of the box were for!
　There aren't enough monthly votes, so there aren't many extra chapters either, but I'm still writing. I'll write another chapter in the middle of the night to make up for it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)