“What do you want to ask me?” Smiling, the empress tucked away a strand of hair that had fallen to the front of Lin Haihai’s forehead. “This is no way for the first consort to act! The guests are going to laugh at you!”

“The dress is too long for me to move in, but I’ll be more careful!” Lin Haihai sounded excited. “Guihua told me the court attire is worth a lot of money. Do you know how much?” She was never going to put on such a troublesome dress again, and it wasn’t like she would attend any more banquets in the future. If she stored it in some cabinet, she would have to worry about bugs and mice. It was much more practical to just sell it.

“You’re gonna sell it?” the empress asked in shock. That’s all she thinks about when she sees something valuable!

“Yes, I plan to establish a few more hospitals and hire more doctors to set up treatment centers in every village, but I’m short on funds!” Lin Haihai grumbled.

“I don’t think I’ve heard you talk about that,” said the empress. She would give her full support to such a plan.

“I visited Auntie Wu’s house the other day and saw how impoverished her village was,” explained Lin Haihai. “That got me thinking: if even a village right under the emperor’s nose...