Minister Lin was shrewd all his life. He was afraid that others would find fault with him, so he never took a concubine. He only had one son and one daughter with his wife.

Indeed, he had a smooth career path and was promoted all the way, and he remained in office after serving two emperors.

Although Mo Xiao is cruel, he is still valued and trusted. It can be said that he has been stable and has never made any mistakes in his life.

However, his son and daughter did not seem to have inherited his true teachings.

His son was mature and steady, not as smart as he was, so he remained unknown after entering the officialdom and did not make much achievements. Fortunately, he was honest and dutiful, and although he did not make any achievements, he did not make any major mistakes either.

The remaining daughter was completely different from his son. She was spoiled and domineering, emotionally extreme, and caused countless troubles after entering the palace. If Minister Lin had known this would happen, he would never have agreed to Lin Qingqing's request and sent her to the palace for selection.

But now, it's too late to regret.

Minister Lin gently closed the memorial, raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, my son is too old and too conservative. I really don't think he is important to me."

Mo Xiao looked at him for a while, and suddenly laughed: "This is the kind of person I want."

Minister Lin: “…Ah?”

"The Ministry of Revenue is my money bag. I don't feel comfortable handing it over to smart people." Mo Xiao took a sip of tea and said with a half-smile, "Dealing with money all day long, it's best to have someone who is mature, steady and methodical. Only then can I feel at ease."

Minister Lin's heart was beating wildly, and he kind of understood what Mo Xiao meant.

Mo Xiao wanted to place his son in the Ministry of Revenue and even had high hopes for his son... If nothing unexpected happened, the future Minister of Revenue would still be a member of his Lin family.

Minister Lin immediately knelt down and shouted in an unsteady voice: "Your Majesty, but..."

"Okay," Mo Xiao interrupted Minister Lin, "I believe my judgment will not be wrong, you don't have to persuade me anymore."

"Let him report to the Ministry of Revenue tomorrow. You must not hide anything from him and teach him well. In the future, I will rely on him to manage my purse."

After hearing this, Minister Lin moved his lips, and after a long while he kowtowed: "Yes, I will do my best and not let Your Majesty down."

Mo Xiao waved his hand: "Stand up, don't kneel down all the time at your age."

Minister Lin stood up, and when he looked at Mo Xiao again, his eyes became red again.

For a minister, it is a blessing in his life to meet such a monarch.

He took a deep breath and took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty, although I was not aware of the matter of Concubine Xian, I did not step forward to stop it... In short, I am guilty."

The smile on Mo Xiao's face faded a little: "Where is your crime?"

"I failed to educate my daughter properly, which is why she repeatedly caused trouble. This is my first crime. She colluded with foreign officials to interfere in government affairs and threatened Your Majesty. I knew about this, but did not intervene to stop her. This is my second crime."

"Your Majesty, please punish me!"

Mo Xiao was silent for a moment, then he sighed and said to Minister Lin, "I am really angry about this matter."

Upon hearing this, Minister Lin lowered his head even more.

Mo Xiao said, "But as you said, you didn't know what she did. It's not that you didn't try to dissuade her, but you can't control her as a concubine, and she won't listen to you."

Mo Xiao rarely spoke so gently, which made Minister Lin's eyes red and he felt extremely complicated for a moment.