Liu Yantian immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He could not make a single mistake when speaking in front of the emperor, and there was no room for him to make a mistake. However, he accidentally said the wrong sentence.
His originally boiling blood was suddenly suppressed and suffocated in his heart, leaving him breathless. For a moment, he was filled with unwillingness, regret, and anger.
He had been hiding for so long, carefully calculating every step, and he was about to succeed... He was too eager, and it was because of his eagerness that he was taken advantage of by Zhou Chengling. He thought the chamberlain who came just now was sent by Huang Ying, but he actually asked
Didn't even ask a question.
As expected, the emperor's eyes flickered slightly, but he pretended to be nonchalant, "What are you talking about? How could anyone have tampered with the secret book? The secret book was done by the master himself. Didn't the emperor say that in the past, Feng Guochang controlled the government and employed people in the court?"
They all passed through the hands of Feng Guochang, and the officials who were promoted all thought of Feng Guochang instead of me, so there was Feng Dang. Now," the emperor said and stood up, "I personally select people, and those who are selected will remember my kindness.
"The emperor paused for a moment, and then suddenly looked at Liu Yantian, "Master, is that what you said?"
Liu Yantian fell on the ground, "This is how the minister advises the emperor."
"Now the Tutor says that Mi Zhe has been tampered with. Who dares to tamper with him?"
"Wei Chen was anxious for the moment... just now a young chamberlain told Wei Chen that someone had changed the secret."
The emperor frowned, his whole facial features filled with anger, "Who dares to exchange my secret certificate?" The emperor threw off his sleeves and looked at Huang Ying, "Bring the secret certificate and check each one."
Huang Ying responded, took a few steps forward and couldn't help but look at Liu Yantian uneasily.
The little hope in Liu Yantian's heart suddenly disappeared without a trace. Yes, he fell into Zhou Chengling's trap. The secret was not changed at all. Zhou Chengling wanted him to question and sow a wedge between him and the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I have brought you all the secret documents, and they all have the secret seals of your lords. This is correct."
The emperor did not look at Liu Yantian on the ground, "Who is everyone recommending?"
"The person most secretly recommended was Taifu Liu." Huang Ying reported in a low voice.
Liu Yantian couldn't control his enthusiasm, "Your Majesty, I am confused. I am too anxious. I'm afraid there are still remnants of Feng's party in the palace."
Liu Yantian's cleverness lies in not saying those things that are based on rumors. He can only use Feng Dang to cover up.
The emperor seemed to agree with Liu Yantian's words, "Since Feng Dang's rebellion, Taifu has been entangled in government affairs, which is really hard. I also understand that Feng Dang's case involves many things. I'm afraid it would be too hard to leave it all to Taifu alone. This is not flattering.
It’s better to leave the errands to others.”
I finally realized how sad I was when I lost it.
That kind of heart-wrenching pain cannot kill people, but it is enough to make people feel that life is worse than death.
Liu Yantian's face twitched and he could hardly control himself.
"Who does the emperor want to use?" Liu Yantian couldn't help but ask.
The emperor turned around and said, "Let's use Zhou Chengling. I see that he has been idle for a long time, and the imperial court has distributed his family's salary, so he should be allowed to share the emperor's worries."
"Your Majesty, do you want to use Zhou Chengling again? Do you want him to come back to do things? What if... what if..." Zhou Chengling is also his student, and he knows Zhou Chengling's methods very well.
"Master, are you afraid that I can't control him?" The emperor's voice was a little cold, "Master, you are overly concerned."
Liu Yantian knows when to shut up.
"The Tutor has been interrogating Feng Dang for such a long time but has not been able to find much corrupt money. I don't want to embarrass the Tutor any more."
The emperor seemed to be considerate of him. If Zhou Chengling successfully handled Feng Dang's case, all the credit would fall on Zhou Chengling. Zhou Chengling was not a fool, and he would use this opportunity to develop his party members.
Liu Yantian suddenly sat down when he thought of this.
The emperor looked at Liu Yantian and said, "Master, please draw up the decree!"
He was also asked to prepare a decree, which was to let him experience the feeling of making wedding clothes for others.
He plotted so carefully, but it was handed over to others, and all his years of hard work were wasted.
He was angry but couldn't show it at all. He still wanted to be a loyal minister who devoted himself to the king.
Liu Yantian lowered his head, "As long as we can find Feng Dang's corrupt money and use it for the country, as long as the emperor's empire is stable... But the emperor must beware of Zhou Chengling, lest he become the second Feng Guochang."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Taifu, I have thought about it. I am tired, so please kneel down!"
Liu Yantian stood up and stepped back carefully.
…
Liu Yantian drafted the edict in accordance with the emperor's wishes, and then returned home. As soon as he entered the palace, the steward immediately came forward and said: "Sir, the Marquis of Jining and his wife are here. The Marquis of Jining is waiting in the yard."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yantian went straight to the main room without changing his clothes.
"Taifu Liu," Marquis Jining said with an ugly face, "I am here to apologize to Taifu. If the reputation of the house is damaged, it will be our fault."
Liu Yantian didn't know what was going on and looked at Marquis Jining in surprise, "Master Marquis... what does this mean?"
Marquis Jining looked ugly, "My wife took it upon herself to marry the eldest lady in the house. She didn't want to damage the eldest lady's reputation..." Marquis Jining couldn't continue, "The reputation of the Liu family... we don't know how to remedy it.
.”
Liu Yantian's blood-soaked heart was suddenly sprinkled with salt, making him grit his teeth, "What on earth is going on? Isn't there a birthday banquet at the Marquis's house today? How could such a thing happen?
.”
Liu Yanning very quietly ordered the maid to take out the things one by one and give them to Miss Liu Si, "These clothes are all unworn. We are sisters. I think you won't mind. No matter where I go in the future, I will follow you."
Send letters from time to time.”
Miss Liu Si suddenly started crying, "Sister, you can't leave, why do you have to leave? Just say it's a misunderstanding and being framed. We just need to clarify..."
Liu Yanning shook her head, "No one believes that the Yang family invited Princess Xian, and Mrs. Zheng San also made a big fuss... My reputation is gone. If I don't go to the nunnery, it will be difficult for you to get married in the future, and my father will be away from home."
I will be laughed at," he said with a smile on his face, "I had already thought clearly about it when I married my second sister. It will be like this sooner or later, and you don't have to be sad for me."
Miss Liu Si's eyes widened as she watched the eldest sister take out the clothes. They were all the styles that the eldest sister liked. When do people keep things they like because they feel that they no longer need them, as if they want to say goodbye to her?
Same, Miss Liu Si shook her head, "Why is there no change? Ask me to marry for the eldest sister. I... marry the Zheng family and say that the Zheng family made a mistake and it is me who wants to marry."
Liu Yanning frowned, "Nonsense, you are still young, and the Zheng family is not very good, not to mention the age difference, and they are going to have a stepmother."
Miss Liu Si has made up her mind, "I am willing to marry, I am willing to relieve my sister's worries, I am willing to help my father, I may not be as smart as my sister, but when I marry into the Zheng family, I am willing to do everything my sister says, as long as
I can help my father."
Liu Yanning looked at Miss Liu Si in surprise.
Miss Liu Si grabbed Liu Yanning and said, "Sister, just let me go."
After speaking, Miss Liu Si stood up and went to find Mrs. Liu, and told Mrs. Liu all these words. Mrs. Liu did not expect her daughter to be like this.
"Mom, my sister has done so much for the family, are we going to have to watch her go to the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha?"
Mrs. Liu suddenly felt uncomfortable thinking of Liu Yanning's misery, but she had no other solution at the moment, so a servant came and said, "Mrs. Jining Marquis is here."
Mrs. Jininghou hurriedly stepped forward and took Mrs. Liu's hand, "It's all my fault. I don't know whose gossip the third old lady listened to. This has damaged the Liu family's reputation. I don't know what to do.
"
"I didn't expect Madam to misunderstand our meaning," Madam Liu wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, "I intended to marry the Zheng family, but I was talking about my little daughter, but Madam... thought about Yan Ning...
Make such a mess."
Mrs. Jining Hou couldn't help being surprised.
Madam Liu continued: "I didn't expect Madam to value Yan Ning so much. Now a good thing has turned out to be a bad thing." If something like this happens, they must take advantage of Jining Houfu's guilt, so that Jining Houfu can completely stand up to them.
Come this way.
…
Yang Mo gave Li a needle, and Li fell asleep quickly.
Princess Xian looked at Mrs. Li who was skinny and skinny and shook her head, "I hope that after she recovers, she will not be taken advantage of by the Liu family again."
Liu Yanning has lost her reputation now. No matter what method she uses to remedy it, she cannot be praised as before. Especially Liu Yanning has such a heart. Even if she comes up with good ideas, she will only harm others and not benefit herself. She will use the people around her to achieve her goals, and sooner or later she will run out of gas.
The lamp is dry.
Princess Xian took Yang Mo's hand and said, "Let's wait for the day."
This day is neither long nor short.
Yang Mo spends a few hours every day doing needlework, spends the rest of her time in Baohe Hall, and goes to Yan Ge's house to visit Mr. Yan Ge every day.
Mr. Yan Ge's condition goes up and down intermittently. If antibiotics were available, I'm afraid the disease would have been cured long ago.
Zhu Shan's medicine production was not going well either. Some pharmaceutical processes are easy to say but difficult to do, such as penicillin. It is easiest to collect penicillin, but it is difficult to collect the active ingredients in sections, not to mention that it has to be done continuously.
To test the effectiveness of the medicine, fortunately, Zhu Shan is a very patient person. He is not afraid of tediousness and difficulties. He will go through it one by one and will never give up until he blazes a trail.
Zhou Chengling's betrothal gifts continued to arrive.
The Yang family's courtyard is filled with large camphor wood boxes. In addition to silks and satins, gold and silver utensils, antique calligraphy and paintings, there are also various headscarves and various gemstones. There are all kinds of dressing boxes, and none of them are...
identical.
Zhou Chengling started to handle Feng Guochang's case. He was not as free as usual. He only saw Yang Mo when he was diagnosing him. Seeing that the betrothal gift had been given for more than ten days, Yang Mo couldn't help complaining, "You are investigating Feng's party's money embezzlement in such a big way.
If you give a betrothal gift, you won't be afraid of being suspected."
Zhou Chengling's expression did not change, "There is a list of these things. They are all saved by Prince Kang's family. They have been kept in the hands of Princess Xian. Who would talk nonsense."