After the epidemic, there were as many people as crucian carp crossing the river trying to cling to the Princess Mansion.
As for the Yongzhong Marquis Mansion, it was increasingly marginalized, squeezed out of the officialdom, and unable to do business.
The few shops were forced to be resold due to losses, and even their salaries were in arrears.
If it hadn't been for the support from the sum of money earned previously, the Hou Mansion would have been unable to make ends meet.
As for the Hedong County Prince's Mansion, the situation is even worse.
Even the servants in the house are scorned when they go out, and they can't even buy rice, flour, grain and oil.
All the necessities of life depend on the support of the Yongzhong Hou Mansion.
However, these are still superficial.
As soon as the epidemic passed, the imperial court embarked on a series of innovative strategies.
The prerequisite for innovation is to eliminate accumulated shortcomings.
Among the various long-standing abuses, the issue of corruption during the epidemic has received the most attention.
During the Great Xuan Dynasty, the territory was vast and the products were rich. How come there was an epidemic in just a few counties in Gyeonggi and the supply of medicinal materials was in short supply?
At the feet of the emperor, in a city, the price of wind-cold medicine that originally cost dozens of taels of silver per pair has actually increased to more than 30 taels of silver per pair.
Who is corrupt and making huge profits?
The emperor has issued an imperial edict. No matter who it is, once it is verified, he will be severely punished!
After hearing the news, Qianru was panicked and hurriedly went to Changsunji and his wife to discuss countermeasures.
There is no countermeasure over there. The thing is done, the money is made, and all that is left is to resign yourself to fate.
Qianru had no choice but to go find Liu Tang, thinking that he might be able to come up with a good idea because of his quick mind.
Liu Tang was not nervous at all, "We are just reselling some medicinal materials. We do business reasonably and we have never used tricks to drive up prices. Whoever drives up prices should be punished."
According to what he said, it seems that the one who deserves to be punished the most is Princess Nandu.
But they are doing good deeds that cost money, and they are a sage's family that the people support. They will not be punished at all. The root cause will eventually be found.
Qianru couldn't sleep or eat well, fearing that she would bring trouble to her family, so she finally had to confess the matter to Shangguan Yuan on her pillow.
Shangguan Yuan's heart skipped a beat, "When I went to court today, An Tai joked that our house was going to run out of food. Do you think the Censor's Office has already got clues?"
Qianru became even more panicked after hearing this. The next day, she went to visit Shopkeeper Tao again, hoping to get some words of comfort, but she didn't expect that the house had been sold.
She thought to herself that this time it would definitely be over and she would become infamous!
According to her past temperament, if she extended her head, it would be a knife, and if she shrank her head, it would be a knife. If she couldn't reach it, she would surrender and confess.
But she was not the only one involved in this case, there were also Changsunji and his wife, Liu Jiazhuang, and Shopkeeper Tao, etc.
For the sake of your own peace of mind, you must not do such an unjust thing by dragging them into the water!
I panicked for a while, had trouble sleeping and eating, and felt emaciated. In the end, I didn't even find them.
But Prince Luo's Mansion suffered a huge setback!
As early as February, Xiao Lian'er discovered the hoarding and reselling of medicinal materials, and there were rare items to be found.
So, she used her power to buy medicinal materials from all over the country at low prices and sold them to counties in Gyeonggi Province at high prices.
She is the greedy one.
She was the one who committed the crime, but she was King Luo's princess after all, and King Luo couldn't escape even if she was convicted in the end.
Emperor Jinkou Yuya said, "No matter who it is, once it is verified, he will be severely punished!"
Now that his family members have been found, the personal and material evidence is conclusive, and he can't refute the truth.
Although the royal family has the "Eight Discussions" system to protect themselves, the impact of this incident is really bad.
In order to get the emperor to severely punish the King of Luo and his wife, the people of Gyeonggi gathered hundreds of thousands of people outside the palace gate to protest.
That scene would make anyone with a guilty conscience tremble when they see it.
Amid widespread condemnation, the King of Luo and his wife pleaded guilty and accepted the punishment, handing over all their belongings to the national treasury.
Unexpectedly, the people's anger is difficult to quell.
In order to appease the people, the emperor had no choice but to demote his brother from a noble prince to a county king and drive him to Luo County.
Perhaps because of bad luck, or perhaps because of their deep sins, the Luo County prince and his wife caused another riot after arriving in Luo County.
Xiao Lian'er was killed on the spot, but King Luo managed to survive and was saved by the officers and soldiers who arrived.
According to news from Luo County, Sun Xun, the eldest son of Luo County, was in a state of confusion after waking up, resembling madness.