Facing Xiao Shangshu's expectations, Meng Jie turned his face and said nothing.
Doctor Wu: "Mr. Xiao, it is a happy event for you and your son to reunite. Since we are both in the capital, it is convenient to meet. Why should we be hasty in the future?"
Xiao Shangshu said some words of care, turned back three times and got on the carriage, vividly showing a loving father who wanted to get close to his beloved son again but was afraid that he would not be able to do so.
After the person left, Meng Jie's face completely lost the pain and stubborn expression just now, instead it was filled with indifference and disgusted ridicule.
General Jin Wei, who had been away from Beijing for many days, did not have time to go back to change clothes after returning to Tai'an, so he entered the palace with the palace attendants who had been waiting for a long time at the city gate.
In the imperial study room.
After hearing what Jin Wei found out, the emperor looked cold:
"You mean that the Ten Thousand Life Cauldron was bought by the Xue family and sent to the Duke's Mansion?"
Jin Wei: "Replying to Your Majesty, I have found out through investigation that the Xue family just got hold of the Ten Thousand Life Cauldron in Tai'an yesterday."
The emperor was confused and said: "Didn't you say that the Xue family gave it to the Duke's mansion?"
"There is an auction house called Shengdu in Zhangzhou. It has made a lot of money over the years. It opened the auction house to Tai'an a few years ago. This auction house got the Wansheng Ding, so it spread the rumors and auctioned it at a high price. After the Xue family knew about it, they sold it at a high price Bought it as a gift for the wedding banquet of the second young master of the Duke's mansion."
"Before the wedding banquet at the Duke's Mansion, what the Xue family got was the delivery sticker for the Wansheng Cauldron. The real Wansheng Cauldron is far away in Zhangzhou. After there is a buyer, the auction house will transport it to Kyoto."
The emperor laughed angrily, put his hands on the table to prop himself up, leaned over the table and gritted his teeth and said:
"Hahaha, the Ten Thousand Life Cauldron was the treasure of the previous dynasty, and it was said to exist like a jade seal. When it is delivered to the Duke's Mansion, it is hidden from the eyes of others. It also takes a lot of effort to deliver the thing to the person who really wants to give it. Okay. Ah, that's great! Before I die, the Xue family has begun to be loyal to the new king!"
The emperor was angry, and everyone present knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, calm down."
The emperor sat back on the throne with a gloomy expression, and after a long time his eyes shone brightly and he said:
"Salt tax is the foundation of the country and cannot be left in the hands of one family."
In Yan Yuxuan's yard.
Lin Jinyan woke up after half a month of "sleeping", lying on the back of the beauty, squinting in the sun, looking drowsy:
"Yutong, how many layers of soft cushions did you put on it? It's like lying on cotton, and your eyelids are starting to fight."
Yutong smiled and said, "Miss, you don't have to leave the house. If you feel sleepy, just take a nap."
Lin Jinyan hummed in a daze, Yutong put her hands and feet lightly, and went into the room to get a thin quilt. When she came out again, she saw Yulan gently waking up Lin Jinyan.
Seeing Yulan walking towards the entrance of the courtyard, Yutong stepped forward and said:
"Miss, what does Magnolia want from you?"
Lin Jinyan sat up and closed her eyes hard:
"My cousin wants to see me, so she's waiting outside the yard."
Yutong helped Lin Jinyan stand up and muttered unhappily:
"My cousin has nothing important to do, so why didn't she tell her that you were sleeping? Is she my maid or your maid?"
Lin Jinyan: "Okay, not every maid is as considerate as you and Bai Zhi."
As she spoke, Lin Jinyan looked at Zhou Yuexue, who looked concerned, and after a few words of greeting, they went into the room and sat down together.
"I haven't seen my sister these days, and it's hard to eat well. Fortunately, you're fine, and my aunt can have a good sleep."
Lin Jinyan: "Cousin Lao and grandmother are worried."
(End of chapter)
