"Brother Le, what are you thinking about?" Seeing his son stunned, Mr. Hou raised his voice to stop him.
Shi Jingyang came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I was thinking about what my father said, His Highness's strengths are also His Highness's weaknesses."
The Marquis looked at Shi Jingyang and asked, "Oh? What do you think?"
Shi Jingyang thought for a while and said: "I can't tell you what I think. My son has been with His Highness since he was a child and has only seen more of His Highness.
The sage said that benevolence without wisdom means love without distinction; wisdom without benevolence means wisdom without action.
Therefore, a benevolent person loves human beings, and a wise person eliminates their harm.
It can be seen from Qiu Xi that His Highness is not only benevolent, but also wise! It is the unity of benevolence and wisdom. Your Highness knows how to choose, and when it is time to take action, Your Highness will never be merciful."
After hearing this, the Marquis nodded happily, "Well, it is Daliang's blessing to have this prince.
Next, follow His Highness’s arrangements and do what you should do.”
Shi Jingyang bowed and responded.
The Marquis said: "It's getting late, go and have a rest. The day after tomorrow is the wedding day of the Fourth Young Master Min of Dingguo Palace. I have official business tomorrow and cannot accompany your mother-in-law. You can accompany your mother-in-law to the palace."
Go and say congratulations."
Of course he would go to the happy event at Duke Dingguo's residence, and Shi Jingyang bowed in agreement. "Yes, father, don't worry, my son promises to complete the task!"
The Marquis smiled and said, "It's getting late, let's go and have a rest."
Shi Jingyang said good night to Mr. Hou, exited the study, and in a good mood said good night to Guanshi He.
Manager He looked at Shi Jingyang's leaving figure, walked into the study with a smile, leaned towards the Marquis and said, "The prince is becoming more and more calm in his work."
Mr. Hou stood up and said: "There have been great changes in the past six months. Clean up and rest early. I'm going to the backyard."
He Guanshi bowed his head and said, "Yes, I understand."
In Ning Mansion on Qili Street, Ning Guangyan was walking around in his study, worrying about misappropriation of public funds.
Mr. Qi, the staff member, looked at Ning Guangyan who was spinning around and said, "Sir, the main responsibility for the matter of the Imperial College lies with Tianyue.
If Tianyue hadn't cut corners, it wouldn't have resulted in such a big mistake, and the embezzlement of money was mainly caused by Tianyue. Tianyue should be held responsible for this matter."
Ning Guangyan's eyes lit up after hearing what Mr. Qi said, and he walked to sit opposite Mr. Qi in two steps.
He said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, sir, your analysis is spot on. The main responsibility for this matter lies with Tianyue. If they hadn't cut corners, how could things have happened today?"
Qi Wentao's words played right into Ning Guangyan's wishes.
Ning Guangyan was so excited that he clapped his hands, looked at Mr. Qi with burning eyes and said, "Mr. Qi is a talented man with quick thinking and can see the key to the problem at a glance.
Sir, look at it again, what should I do next? In order to get out of this matter."
Yesterday, Mr. Zhong, who was next to Mr. Liu Xiang, came to look for him. Didn’t he mean to get him out of this matter?
Mr. Qi coughed twice, cleared his throat, and said: "Master, you can do this, first prepare all the money that you misappropriated, but you can't admit that you misappropriated the money.
The master wants to say that this money is the final payment. It was agreed at the beginning that the final payment will be paid to Tianyue after the house is completed and put into use and there are no problems for three years.
The reason why the master did this is that he was worried that the other party did not pay enough attention to the construction and the workmanship was rough and needed to be repaired."
Ning Guangyan thought for a while and said: "This is a good idea, but the final payment was not included in the original contract. There is no proof!"
In government matters, everything must be done with a contract and evidence.
You can only build a house by yourself, find a labor team, and find a husband to find an auspicious day and start work.
Mr. Qi looked at Ning Guangyan and smiled meaningfully, "Master, what we want is no evidence!
With the proof, who will get the money?"
Ning Guangyan was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was saying and nodded thoughtfully, "Sir, what you said makes sense. It is indeed much better to have no proof than to have proof."
Mr. Qi picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Master only needs to tell the superiors that this is a verbal agreement between you and Tianyue."
Yes, it was a verbal agreement. Why didn't he expect that an oral agreement did not need to be written in the contract?
Ning Guangyan rubbed his hands in excitement, "As expected of you, sir, for coming up with such a wonderful idea! Sir, you don't know. I have been worried about this for a long time."
Ning Guangyan was not exaggerating at all. He had been so worried recently that he couldn't eat or sleep, and his hair was almost falling out.
Mr. Qi is Ning Guangyan's staff, how come he doesn't know this? The reason why he didn't dare to come up with random ideas is not because Tianyue is his wife's property.
The idea came out, but Mr. Qi was still a little worried, "Master, where is Madam?"
Mr. Qi didn't say anything else.
Ning Guangyan met Mr. Qi's worried eyes and instantly understood what he meant.
Ning Guangyan poured tea for Mr. Qi and said, "Madam, I will take care of it. Sir, don't worry. Tianyue is not Madam's property alone. Wan Da, the leader of the Chiyang Gang, occupies the majority, and Madam only occupies a small part."
Mr. Qi heard the overtone of Ning Guangyan's words. The master's intention was to push Wanda's leader to take the blame.
Mr. Qi's heart immediately jumped. He had always thought that Tianyue was the property of the Zhao family. He would ask the master to explain the truth to his wife. Tianyue would take the responsibility, and then someone from the Zhao family would be chosen to take the blame. This
The matter is settled.
Qi Wentao never expected that the Chiyang Gang would also be involved.
Chiyang Gang, Wan Zhentian, Wan Zhentian, Chiyang Gang!
Qi Wentao regretted giving Ning Guangyan this idea.
Others didn't know the prestige of the Chiyang Gang in the capital, but he knew it.
As far as he knows, no one who messes with the Chiyang Gang will end well.
If Wan Zhentian knew that it was him who gave the master the idea, would Wan Zhentian let him go?
The more Qi Wentao thought about it, the more frightened and annoyed he became.
Ning Guangyan saw Mr. Qi sitting there stiffly, looking at him with fear, knowing that he was afraid of Wan Zhentian.
Ning Guangyan gave Qi Wentao a reassuring look, "Sir, don't worry, only you and I know about this matter. God knows and earth knows."
After receiving Ning Guangyan's assurance, Mr. Qi's heart relaxed a little.
Ning Guangyan glanced at Mr. Qi and then said: "Sir, there is no need to be afraid of him. The people do not fight with the officials. No matter how arrogant Wan Zhentian is, he will not dare to confront the officials."
Although Mr. Qi agreed with Ning Guangyan's statement, he was still worried.
He asked in a low voice: "Master, please tell me how much money you embezzled from the Imperial College matter? Don't be angry, master. Only after I know the amount can I make plans for you."
After hearing this, Ning Guangyan's gloomy face softened a bit and said, "Not much, sixty thousand taels of silver."
Sixty thousand taels? It’s really not much!
At first, Mr. Qi thought that Ning Guangyan had more than 100,000 taels of silver. Ning Mansion, a wealthy family, actually valued 60,000 taels of silver.
You know, before the princess got married, she spent tens of thousands of taels of silver on a pair of noodle dishes when she went shopping.
