[Considering the risks brought by Yunzhi’s previous actions, the best time for Guang to open up an official career in a humble family should be after the balance of land is stabilized. 】
"Then... should we wait a little longer?" Sheng Shaoqing said hesitantly, but thinking of Ji Wenxuan's determination a moment ago, he shook his head and said, "No, Ji Wenxuan always seeks stability in his work. There has never been a time when he was so radical.
, there must be his reason."
What could be the reason?
What made him so eager to do it now, even at the huge risk?
Sheng Shaoqing was vaguely aware of something, but she subconsciously did not want to face such speculation, "Maybe he just saw the success of Nanjing's restructuring and wanted to learn from it."
Sheng Shaoqing just sat there staring at the candlelight in front of him for a long time. Forsythia and Aning took turns trying to persuade her to no avail. People who usually would sleep when they had free time now just sat there without saying a word. Cui Yun was extremely anxious.
, just when I didn’t know what to do, I suddenly saw Princess Lin Yang walking towards me happily holding an umbrella. I quickly ran over and whispered a few words to Princess Lin Yang.
Princess Lin Yang tilted her head and said in surprise, "Are you telling the truth?"
Cui Yun nodded helplessly.
Princess Lin Yang rolled up her sleeves and said angrily, "I delayed my journey for two days and arrived at Xiayi a little late. How could anyone dare to make my sister-in-law angry?!"
"Let's see who dares!"
Princess Lin Yang immediately quickened her pace and was about to rush into the house.
Cui Yun looked at Princess Linyang's back and felt panicked. She originally wanted to bring in reinforcements, but she wanted to avoid adding fuel to the Queen Mother's heart!
As soon as Princess Linyang entered the house, she was startled by the shabby environment inside. She had just arrived in Xiayi and hadn't had time to check out her own house, but the environment where the Queen Mother lived, she was afraid.
Worse.
Sheng Shaoqing never allowed anyone to add lamp oil, and the light in the room gradually dimmed. Princess Lin Yang searched hard for a long time before she found Sheng Shaoqing sitting on a chair in the corner with her eyes closed.
"Sister-in-law, the Queen Mother."
The blazing flame in Princess Linyang's chest suddenly cooled down the moment she saw Sheng Shaoqing, and the indignation she felt to fight for her sister-in-law's injustice disappeared instantly. Sheng Shaoqing heard the noise and suddenly opened his eyes in the dark, recognizing the figure standing in front of him.
Princess Linyang, Sheng Shaoqing twitched her lips and said, "Why are you here?"
Princess Lin Yang frowned, "Sister-in-law, why is your room so dark?"
"Where's Cui Yun? Why don't you come to hold the lamp?"
Sheng Shaoqing pursed his dry lips, collected his thoughts, and said with a smile, "I didn't let her hold the lamp. I wanted to be alone for a while."
Princess Linyang said distressedly, "Who made the Queen Mother so sad?"
Sheng Shaoqing couldn't laugh or cry, "How could it be?"
"I'm just a little confused and want to be quiet for a while. Who told you that I'm sad?"
"Then why did someone tell me that my sister-in-law was very worried about the Tiancai Stone. She discussed it with Prime Minister Ji and Mr. Xia for a long time today and didn't even have time to eat dinner. After Mr. Ji left, you locked yourself in the room alone.
Woolen cloth?"
"You also know about the Tiancai Stone?"
Princess Lin Yang found a comfortable seat and sat down before replying, "Ah, isn't this matter already known to everyone? Isn't it nothing unusual if I know about it?"
Sheng Shaoqing frowned and said, "Everyone knows?"
Princess Linyang felt that she had said the wrong thing. Her sister-in-law's tone was even colder than the ice cream she secretly ate yesterday. She calmed down and explained, "Tiancai Stone. Someone in the capital used this stone to make it in the past."
Bonsai, but later I heard that the price had increased a lot, so this bonsai became more and more rare."
"However, Lin Yang has never been good at this, so he just heard the gardener in the mansion complain about the high price of Tiancai Stone, so Lin Yang told him not to use this useless stone in the future."
"As for the fact that Tiancai will harm one party," Princess Lin Yang hissed before continuing, "After all, it is a matter of the third uncle's enfeoffment, and Lin Yang only heard about it recently."
After Princess Lin Yang finished speaking, she chuckled and said, "I thought it was my sister-in-law who suffered a loss in this matter, so I was feeling depressed, and I was thinking of helping my sister-in-law vent her anger. Since my sister-in-law didn't, then Lin Yang can rest assured."
"It's not a loss."
Princess Linyang was completely relieved after hearing this.
"But this is more serious than suffering a loss."
Princess Lin Yang instantly raised her heart to her throat again. Can this sister-in-law speak without gasping for breath?
Princess Linyang was nervously waiting for the Queen Mother to say something serious, but she heard Sheng Shaoqing suddenly ask, "You were ahead of me when we first left the capital. How come you arrived at Xiayi one day later than me?"
"Hey!" Princess Linyang knew that Sheng Shaoqing was deliberately trying to whet her appetite, but she could only reply helplessly, "Hey! Sister-in-law, you'd better not open any pot or pick up any pot."
Princess Linyang leaned melancholy on the chair, looked up at the leaky roof, and said melancholy, "Asking what love is in this world, it's almost like——"
"Stop it!" Sheng Shaoqing immediately spoke out to stop Princess Lin Yang's lament. She was annoyed. If she heard Princess Lin Yang pouring out her bitterness again, she would really become a sip of bitterness.
A while ago, she saw that Princess Lin Yang's feelings for Mr. Li had faded a lot, and she felt relieved. She didn't expect that her feelings for him would revive so quickly, and even be even worse after they came back!
"Hey——" Princess Linyang said with a reluctant look, "Sister-in-law, why don't you listen to what I have to say!"
Sheng Shaoqing curled his lips and said, "You, don't you just keep saying the same words, confusingly and over and over again? You don't mind being verbose, but I also feel like my ears are getting calluses from listening to it."
Princess Lin Yang raised her arrogant head and said, "Sister-in-law, I have been looking at each other with admiration for three days. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Why do you still think so of me?"
"Okay, then if you have something fresh to say, that's fine. If there is something repetitive, I will punish you."
"What crime should I punish you with?"
Cui Yun, who took the opportunity to come in to refill the lamp oil, smiled and said, "It's a crime of deceiving the emperor."
"Yes! Just treat this."
Cui Yun, who was named "Tian Lamp Oil" but actually observed how Princess Lin Yang was fighting, finally walked out with peace of mind. If not, Princess Lin Yang's timely rain was as wonderful as the spring rain in front of her!
Princess Lin Yang said confidently, "Of course it's new: Mr. Li is about to get married."
Sheng Shaoqing:!!!!!!
The best one today has to be Princess Linyang!
"Are the Mr. Li you are talking about and the Mr. Li I think of the same person?"
Princess Lin Yang nodded helplessly, "Besides the Young Master Li whom Lin Yang had fallen in love with before, does the Queen Mother know which Young Master Li is related to Lin Yang?"
Sheng Shaoqing said harshly, "Then who is he marrying?"
It’s definitely not Princess Linyang anyway.
Otherwise, she would never be what she is now.
"With Cui's little girl."
"I heard that they had discussed getting married before, but Lin Yang interfered with it, which delayed it for a long time. No, Lin Yanggang made it clear to Mr. Li a few days ago, and they got engaged right away."
"It's true, if you ask what love is in this world, it will tell you whether life and death are together!"
"The little girl of the Cui family cried like a pear blossom with rain when she heard that Lin Yang released her. I feel pity for her."
"However, the two of them are indeed a perfect match when they are together. They are really talented and beautiful, a match made in heaven!"
Sheng Shaoqing's heart was shattered into two halves again. The second time she knocked, she was defeated again?!!!
She even made a bet with Cui Yun that they could make it happen!
"Are you really not?" Sheng Shaoqing was really worried about Princess Lin Yang's current mental state. He was talking about Mr. Li's marriage to someone else with a smile. Is this still Princess Lin Yang???
Obviously, obviously I was ready to die for this Mr. Li!!!
Princess Lin Yang knew what Sheng Shaoqing was going to say, so she smiled and said, "Just say that Lin Yang's news is new this time."
"However." Princess Lin Yang's tone became sad, "Lin Yang still has some problems."
Princess Lin Yang took a long breath and said calmly, "Everything has passed. He will not be the consort, and I will not be the Princess Lin Yang before."
Seeing Sheng Shaoqing's worried look, Princess Lin Yang smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, don't think Lin Yang is crazy, right?"
Sheng Shaoqing nodded and quickly shook his head, "Your news is really shocking."
"Lin Yang just figured it out. The resemblance between Mr. Li and the consort is true, but he is not the consort after all. The first sight of him was so stunning that it only aroused Lin Yang's nostalgia."
"Lin Yang and him are destined to be strangers."
"Lin Yang has been here for a long time, why doesn't my sister-in-law invite Lin Yang for a cup of tea? Lin Yang's throat hurts after talking so much."
Princess Lin Yang smiled brightly, but Sheng Shaoqing seemed to see her tearful eyes.
Sheng Shaoqing did not dare to offend Princess Linyang, who had just lost her love, so she quickly ordered someone to serve tea.
"So, sister-in-law, can you tell Lin Yang what is the thing that is more serious than suffering a loss?"
Sheng Shaoqing sighed and said, "Lin Yang, once upon a time you wanted to join forces with Prime Minister Ji"
"It is done."
Princess Linyang:!!!!!!
The melancholy in Princess Linyang's heart was also swept away, and she said excitedly, "Is it true?"
Sheng Shaoqing nodded and said, "Can this still be false?"
"He plans to deal with aristocratic families and old ministers, and I think Lord Wei will bear the brunt."
Princess Lin Yang suddenly stood up and walked back and forth in the house to calm her mind. After a long time, she carefully confirmed again and asked, "Sister-in-law, you won't lie to me, will you?"
Sheng Shaoqing smiled bitterly and said, "Is this still false?"
"Otherwise, what do you think I'm worried about?"
"Sit down first. You are wandering around in front of me so much that I almost faint."
Princess Lin Yang sat down again, but the trembling caused by the sudden excitement still continued, and Princess Lin Yang's hand was still shaking when she picked up the tea cup.
"And I have also ordered a strict investigation of Li Lingjiang."
Princess Linyang was a little confused, "Li Lingjiang?"
This name sounds so familiar.
"He is Mrs. Li's brother."
"I asked you to go to the Imperial Manor to check the accounts before, and it was because of his permission."
Princess Lin Yang had a vague impression and asked for confirmation, "Is it the one with a medium build, a square face, small eyes, high cheekbones, and extremely thin lips?"
Sheng Shaoqing had only met Li Lingjiang once, but he could not accurately summarize all the facial features of a person like Princess Lin Yang.
"Have you met him?"
Princess Lin Yang replied hesitantly, "That's right. I probably met him at the family banquet of Prince Qinghe. I remember that Mrs. Li's brother is the grandson-in-law of Prince Qinghe. If I'm right, that's him."
Sheng Shaoqing responded, "It's him."
"He instructed Mrs. Li to steal public property. After the incident, he also shifted the responsibility to many sons of aristocratic families, leaving him completely behind. Because of these, I had no choice but to suppress it and not deal with it."
"I wanted to go to Chenliu to ask Yun Shangshu for his opinion, but I didn't expect Prime Minister Ji to propose it before me, so I had no choice but to come here."
Princess Linyang was shocked when she first heard about Li Lingjiang's outrageous behavior, but she still intuitively said, "Stealing palace property is a serious crime, and my sister-in-law cannot let it go so easily!"
"But Li Lingjiang is very involved behind the scenes and has some connections with Nanjing. I am worried."
Princess Lin Yang said categorically, "This matter must be investigated strictly, otherwise if we let Li Lingjiang and his ilk be indulged, wouldn't they become even more arrogant?!"
Sheng Shaoqing nodded solemnly and said, "Prime Minister Ji also made this decision for me today."
"What is the general consequences of this crime?"
Princess Linyang said nonchalantly, "It is inevitable that the family will be confiscated and exiled. At the worst, the whole family will be imprisoned. Let's ask the Queen to kill her."
Sheng Shaoqing gasped, how many people would die!
"Lin Yang remembers that in the previous dynasty, a palace maid stole the master's jewelry and sold it. In the end, she was sentenced to Lingchi three hundred knives. The knife was bloody but not fatal. She was also hanged with ginseng soup. In the end, she survived for half of it.
Yue just couldn't stand being exposed to the sun anymore."
Sheng Shaoqing:......
Seeing Sheng Shaoqing's ferocious expression, Princess Linyang's face turned pale and looked at her, wondering, "Queen Mother, don't you have one?"
"Have you dealt with servants?"
Sheng Shaoqing shook his head.
"Renovating the back house?"
Sheng Shaoqing shook his head.
Princess Lin Yang said "tsk", "It seems that the emperor really loves you and has never let you get involved in these things."
Sheng Shaoqing: Now, I’ll take the blame
"You have never done this kind of thing, but you have always seen others deal with it, right?"
"A mean maid is a mean maid. If they dare to touch their master's things, they have to pay the price. We can't let them lose their dignity and dignity, right?!"
Sheng Shaoqing looked at the words "A bitch is a bitch" said by the indignant Princess Lin Yang, as if she saw Concubine Hua saying in front of her: "A bitch is just hypocritical."
"After all, it's human life."
After Sheng Shaoqing finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong. Sure enough, he saw Princess Lin Yang's strange eyes looking at him. Her eyes were full of surprise and admiration, "Queen Mother, sister-in-law, you are really compassionate. The Living Buddha is still alive."
The more Sheng Shaoqing listened, the more strange she became. Why should the Giant Buddha in Leshan be moved away and let her sit there?
"It doesn't have to be like this."
Then Princess Linyang said calmly, "However, it would be better to keep the Queen Mother's compassionate heart away from such people."
"Since Li Lingjiang dares to do such a thing, he must be prepared to face such a result."
Sheng Shaoqing shook his head, "I'm not worried about him, I'm just worried about his family."
