Special Agent Rebirth: The Omnipotent Goddess of Quick Transmigration novel Chapter 30

Chapter 30: 029 Prime Minister Residence’s number one talented lady (11)

Chapter 30: 029 Prime Minister Residence’s number one talented lady (11)

The emperor did not speak immediately, but instead watched Bai Zhenzhen with those deep, unfathomable eyes, as an oppressive atmosphere that left one struggling to breathe pervaded the study room.

Bai Zhenzhen did not hear an answer from the emperor and felt some trepidation in her heart. What was the matter with the emperor?

Shouldn’t he be looking at her with newfound respect upon hearing of her vast wealth? Why was there not a single reaction?

Since her arrival in this world, Bai Zhenzhen had ascended rapidly to the top, and aside from that incident with the firearms, she had hardly encountered any difficulties. Now, she was beginning to understand what was meant by the inscrutability of imperial authority.

“Are you certain you do not want my crown prince?” The emperor lowered his gaze, tapped on the table, and asked again in a tone that was hard to read.

“I only want the freedom that belongs to me!” Bai Zhenzhen spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly. Marrying that useless crown prince—what future would she have then?

She would never agree to it, not even if it killed her.

“Very well, I agree to your request,” said the emperor, not giving her a hard time. Initially, he had thought that with his son’s talent, Bai Zhenzhen would be a perfect match.

Now, it seemed he was mistaken. Bai Zhenzhen, with her short-sighted vision and character, wouldn’t be worthy of his son even if multiplied by a hundred.

Seizing upon the moment, the Third Prince declared his current disinterest in marriage.

Previously unaware that Bai Zhenzhen was the second owner of the Fèngyǎ Tower, he had already decided not to marry Ye Shaohua. Now more than ever, knowing the wealth behind Bai Zhenzhen, he was even less willing to settle for someone as ordinary as Ye Shaohua.

“And you, are you sure as well?” the emperor asked, looking intently at the Third Prince.

Who held more value, Ye Shaohua or Bai Zhenzhen with her multiple identities? This was something the Third Prince understood better than anyone, and he promptly declared, “Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Good, you all may leave now,” dismissed the emperor with a wave of his hand.

After they left, the emperor shook his head ever so slightly.

“What are your thoughts on Bai Zhenzhen and the Third Prince?” The steward of the Internal Affairs Office was startled for a moment before realizing the emperor was speaking to him again.

Being a eunuch, he dared not say too much, but after careful consideration he said, “Lady Bai is indeed the most talented woman in the Imperial City; I did not expect she owned such a prestigious tower. Truly rare in this world. And the Third Prince is deep in his plans and far-sighted.”

Upon hearing this, the emperor scoffed.

He reached for a hibiscus box, took out two hundred thousand taels of gold from within, and said, “This was given to me by Prime Minister Ye after the morning court. He asked that his son be well-provided for in the border regions and not suffer hardship—it is his ‘bribe’ to me.”

“Two hundred thousand taels of gold? How could the Prime Minister afford this, and Your Majesty, you did not instruct Minister Ye to the border regions this morning, did you?” Even the well-versed steward was taken aback. “Prime Minister Ye has always been known for his incorruptibility and has never engaged in bribery.”

The emperor laughed heartily at this, “He himself may not be able, but he does have a strategist in his residence capable of calculating a hundred moves ahead!”

“The most talented woman in the Imperial City?” The emperor looked at the two hundred thousand taels of silver and sneered.

Lowering his head, the steward pretended not to see, yet he knew it was time to choose sides.