Chapter 296 - Giving the powers to the Empress. (2/2)

In every Empire, the Finance minister was given the utmost value because of his work. He not only has to maintain the treasury but also need to deal with the treasury deficit problems.

They have to make proposals to create opportunities to fill the treasury as well.

Even Zhao Ming was surprised when he gave her the power to make budgets. She has learned about business and has also learned about accounting during her graduation year as well.

Making budgets and management is not a big deal for her. She can do this better than anyone here since she has majored in this field officially. However, she never expected that he would give her the power to manage the budgets as well.

She suddenly felt overwhelmed and her lips curved upwards in a smirk. She never expected that Ji Cheng would give her such rights. She looked at Xiao Li with smug expressions and felt gleeful.

” But his highness, Mother is not here. How can you take such a decision? It is the mother, who controls the budget for the harem. How can you give it to her.” Xiao Li almost cried out in desperation. She could not let this happen.

She was feeling worried that if Zhao Ming got the power to make a budget she will take revenge with her seeing her current attitude.

” What do you mean by giving? It is originally, Zhao Ming's right to make budgets for the harem. But Empress Dowager kept interfering and in the end, she took the power into her hands after she fell into a coma. ” He said firmly. He called Wen Xu as Empress Dowager and not Mother.

The words Empress Dowager sounds distant and cold from his mouth.

In reality, it was Zhao Ming who had the power to make budgets. But Wen Xu always interferes and ruins her budget.

Not only that she and Xiao Li spends more than her budget and in the end, Zhao Ming has to limit her budget to balance the loss.

Zhao Ming could not say anything at that time, because the Empress Dowager suppressed her with her power as the only head of the family.

Later Empress Dowager started to make decisions regarding the budget herself and asks Zhao Ming to pass the budget she makes.

In that way, Wen Xu was managing the budget herself but in an indirect way.

But since Zhao Ming fell into the pond and went into the coma, Wen Xu took this task and took the harem in her control.

It includes financial powers as well.

With Wen Xu managing the harem, Xiao Li's status has advanced and she felt more important and superior than before.

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” Consort Xiao Li, it's my decision that from now on Empress will manage the harem herself and no one will interfere with this.” Ji Cheng looked at her with indifference and said in a cold tone.

” And if anyone dared to interfere in her decisions, then I will deal with that person personally.” He looked at Xiao Li as if telling her to not mess with Zhao Ming.

Xiao Li's expressions turned dark as she shifted her gaze at Zhao Ming who was smugly looking at her.

Now no one can say that she is an unwanted Empress or useless Empress because Ji Cheng gave her all the powers in the harem that an Empress should have.

Empress without powers is useless just like thunder without rain. The words of powerless Empress do not contain any weight and no one will respect her either if she doesn't have any rights.

This was the case with the previous Zhao Ming. She was an Empress with title but with no rights.

But now, Ji Cheng was interfering in this matter and has given all the powers to Zhao Ming in front of everyone.

It was the first time, Zhao Ming has complained about her problems and how she could not exercise her powers because of Wen Xu and Xiao Li. In the past, she never said anything nor complained to him about anything.

He has many things to deal with and did not look at the matters of Harem. If no one complained to him, then how would he supposed to know about the issues within harem which is under Zhao Ming's control.

However, now no one can ignore Zhao Ming's words because she has all the powers and the right to punish anyone who disrespects her without anyone's permission.

She only needs to report to the Emperor, Ji Cheng, other than that, no one can interfere with her decision. Not even the Empress Dowager.