"I want to know what the people behind Yishantang want to do."
He said honestly, "The information about the account books has been out for a long time, but no one has come to the door. Moreover, there seems to be more than one of these account books. I did not leak the information, but someone has muddied the waters in the capital."
The account book recorded Sun Quan's corruption, and also recorded the crimes of several other officials who had trouble today, proving that it was not a coincidence, but someone took the opportunity to cause trouble.
He just gave it a push and gained so much.
"I want to know how powerful they are."
We are not afraid that they will not take action, but we are afraid that they will hide and leave no one with anywhere to attack.
Mr. Yu, Ge Chu, and the officials whose homes were raided today have exposed too much information. If you continue to investigate, you will always gain something.
Lian Suisui blinked.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
Late at night, sitting in front of the candlelight, Lian Fangyu finally recovered from the shock. Fortunately, he had been idle at home recently, otherwise his popularity would definitely bring disaster to himself.
Mrs. Qin heard about today's events at Princess Huirong's mansion and came to look for him after finishing her busy work.
"Husband, do you feel guilty?"
In these years, with her taking care of the back house, Lian Fangyu has never worried about money. Even if there was an opportunity to be greedy, he did not take that step because he cherished his feathers, but he was not completely innocent.
Winning over courtiers can lead to serious or minor crimes.
If he was accused of forming a party for personal gain, he would have no place to reason.
His thoughts were read through by Mrs. Qin, and Mrs. Qin's gaze made him feel very uncomfortable, feeling on pins and needles and feeling uncomfortable all over.
"Madam, I..."
Qin shook his head.
"Today Princess Huirong revealed the news to me, asking you to prepare early. The emperor will ask you to return to the Ministry of Ceremonies soon."
"It's been very tough outside recently. It would be good for all of us if you stay calm!"
Mrs. Qin was not of the same mind as him, and she didn't want to remind him, but in this era where men were superior to women, all their lives and fortunes depended on Lian Fangyu. This was how they and their husbands had been here for so many years.
Even Fangyu failed to curry favor with King Yun, and now he went to curry favor with King Yun, spending a lot of money on banquets with his colleagues. He thought he was keeping it a secret so that the Qin family wouldn't know.
The money Zhang gave him was not only 3,000 taels but 2,000 taels of silver. He also took away all the money that could be used in his account. He was idle at home, but he didn't stay in the house for long. Otherwise, how could he have been so lucky? Didn’t you even know that Liang Chengri went out to drink wine?
Mrs. Zhang was busy dealing with the Qi family and discussing betrothal gifts and dowries, and had no time to watch over Lian Jialiang's studies.
Mrs. Qin saw it but didn't want to care.
Lian Fangyu was so excited by the news that the official was reinstated that his eyes shone.
It seems that the Qi family made the right choice in this marriage. Princess Huirong is personally concerned about his affairs. Looking back, will he prepare gifts and come to visit her?
"The eldest princess said that she has been in poor health recently and will no longer have any visitors."
Mrs. Qin saw through his mind.
"It's getting late, I'll take my leave now, and my husband should rest early."
Turning around and exiting Lian Fangyu's study, returning to the main courtyard, Mrs. Qin took off the hair accessories on her head, and Aunt Fang helped her comb her hair.
"I didn't expect Mr. Sun to be greedy for so much money!"
Grandma Fang sighed, “I don’t know where they all got their greed for ink from!”
Qin explained: "The Ministry of Rites is under the jurisdiction of Senglu Temple and Daolu Temple. The incense money handed in from the temple is stored in the Treasury of the Ministry of Rites. With today's custom, the incense in the temple is flourishing, and the treasury of the Ministry of Rites is naturally full."
In addition to this money, the Ministry of Rites also has many ways to get money, but these are small amounts and not worth mentioning.
Aunt Fang sighed for a while, Mrs. Qin lay down, and she withdrew.
Cheng Wangfu.
King Cheng was so angry that he threw the tea cup.
"My lord, please calm down!"
Xia Jing'er came to deliver soup to King Cheng, and happened to meet an official coming to see him. Originally, she had no chance to come in to serve him, but King Cheng scolded the man until he was so thirsty that he ordered her to come in and serve him tea.
"Didn't I tell you all to restrain yourself? How did you do it? Huh?"
"You can enrich your own pockets, sell your official positions, and get titles. Is this why the king sent you bunch of drunkards to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to make you rich?"
"It's fine now. People have been thrown into a pot. How dare you come to ask me to protect them?"
"Let them die wherever they want, and don't dirty the king's territory!"
The official in the study knelt on the ground, trembling, and threw the cup angrily. Xia Jing'er had no choice but to make another cup of tea and offer some words of persuasion.
What frightened Queen Cheng even more was that as the prince in charge of the Ministry of Justice, his father did not inform him in advance or even let him get involved. He directly dispatched troops from outside the city to raid the residences of these officials.
Is his father dissatisfied with him?
Is this to warn him?
Among the several officials who were searched, half were his people.
"Go, inform the others, and ask them to keep their tails between their legs and behave themselves to me. If anyone messes around again and something happens, let them bear the responsibility themselves, and don't blame me!"
"Yes, yes, I will go and send the message right now!"
The official who came to the door rolled out in a mess.
"You go out too."
Xia Jing'er put down her tea bowl and responded by exiting the study.
Niyun was waiting outside the study. When he saw her coming out, he came forward to greet her.
"Auntie."
Xia Jing'er trembled and was helped out by Niyun.
"Auntie, have you heard clearly which officials in the court have taken refuge with the prince?"
As soon as he walked out of the study and walked to a deserted place, Niyun started asking.
Xia Jing'er trembled and stammered: "Your Majesty didn't say anything. I only know that something happened to the people your Majesty placed in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War."
She suspected that Niyun was a craftsman sent by King Yun, but she didn't dare to ask.
Niyun chuckled.
"Then the prince really suffered heavy losses..."
"Could it be a trap set by His Highness Prince Yun? He deliberately took this opportunity to pull out the chess pieces that our prince has placed in various ministries in order to weaken our prince's strength?"
Xia Jing'er subconsciously nodded in agreement.
"There is a possibility..."
Then her face turned pale. She could think of this level. Couldn't the prince think of this level?
What exactly does Niyun want to do?
A guard patrolling the night passed by in front of her. Niyun took half a step back, lowered her head and held her breast in her arms. She didn't speak again until the guard passed by and they returned to their residence.
Xia Jing'er lay down uneasily. Seeing that she turned off the light and was about to leave, she hurriedly called her out.
"Auntie, do you have any other instructions?"
There was no one else in the room, so Xia Jing'er tried her best: "You said at the beginning that as long as I listened to you, you would not tell anyone about that matter. If I didn't get the information you wanted, would you..."
She didn't say the next words, but Niyun understood.
"Don't worry, aunt, as long as you don't want to get rid of me, I will never tell your secrets."
What she said touched on Xia Jing'er's thoughts, but Xia Jing'er looked unnatural.
"I, naturally I don't dare..."
Not because she didn't dare, but because she didn't want to, Niyun helped her tuck in the quilt and said in a gentle tone: "I know my aunt is the most kind, so sleep peacefully. I will keep watch for you tonight."
Somehow, Xia Jing'er heard murderous intent in her tone. She shuddered and covered her head with the quilt.
