After becoming a widow, I raised my traitor brother

Chapter 235 His sister-in-law is as timid as ever

Wei Zi's cheeks were slightly hot.

With so many eyes staring at Minghua Palace, this guy is really daring!
Sao Fox...

She cursed secretly in her heart, lowered her head uncomfortably to taste the imperial food in front of her.

Xiao Fengxian smiled.

His sister-in-law was as timid as ever, not even daring to look at him a few more times——

"Fengxian," Xiao Lingxiao said suddenly, interrupting Xiao Fengxian's thoughts, "Wei Zi was peeking at me just now."

Xiao Fengxian: "..."

He stared deeply at Xiao Lingxiao as if looking at a fool, his thin lips curled up in a mocking arc: "Really?"

Xiao Lingxiao frowned: "Although she treats me coldly, I can still feel that she likes me in her heart. It's just that seeing me marry another wife and give birth to a son-in-law, I can't face it, so I dare not admit it. She likes me so much I, Du Juan's death, I believe she did not do it."

Xiao Fengxian: "Oh."

Because the two brothers are not high-ranking officials, they are seated at the back.

Wei Zi, on the other hand, was seated very close to the front because of the government of Zhen Guo.

Xiao Lingxiao glanced at the seating, shook his head, and sighed: "When we were in Lingzhou, we were considered equal to her, but now in Shangjing, everything has changed. It seems that we are separated by only a few dozen step, but in fact, it is a difference between cloud and mud."

He took a sip of wine depressedly: "Second brother, in your opinion, is it possible for me to reunite with her?"

Xiao Fengxian's tone was sarcastic: "Brother, what are you thinking? Who in the world would not like a young talent like you with a bright future? Even if you are married, as long as you stand outside, there must be many young girls who have not left the court. Go into your arms. It will be a matter of time before the broken mirror is reunited."

"really?"

Xiao Lingxiao was slightly drunk, hearing this praise, he felt elated.

He held the wine cup tightly, and patted Xiao Fengxian's shoulder: "Second brother still understands me. I'm only in my 20s, and I've already been an official student at the sixth-rank Imperial Academy. I can't imagine how magnanimous my future official career will be. Second brother Ah, if you want me to say, you will work with me from now on, and my elder brother will definitely support you, and ask your sister-in-law to talk about a good marriage for you..."

He babbled hypocritically, Xiao Fengxian impatiently picked out his ears with his little finger, and glanced in Li Jinglin's direction again.

Li Jinglin stroked his beard and secretly glanced outside the hall from time to time, with a cold smile on his lips, as if he was looking forward to something.

Xiao Fengxian glanced at Zhou Xianyuan's position again.

The banquet has already begun, but the crown prince Zhou Xianyuan has not yet arrived.

He began to count silently in his heart.

Counting to the tenth number, there was a sudden noise outside the hall.

Zhou Xianyuan came with a few confidantes on a brisk pace, separated all civil and military officials, and said in a loud voice: "I report to my father, my son has something important to say!"

The singing and dancing in Minghua Hall stopped.

The dancers bowed their heads and retreated to the sides. On the dragon chair made of pure gold, the emperor Zhou Shuo slowly opened his eyes.

Although he is just past his age, his temples are mottled and gray, which is different from ordinary people, and even his appearance is a little older than his peers, as if he has premature aging.

A dark light flashed across his long and narrow eyes, he glanced at Li Jinglin coldly, and said slowly: "Tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival reunion, what's the prince's business, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Zhou Xianyuan lifted his robe and knelt down, with his hands folded over his head: "This matter is of great importance, and there must be no delay. Father and son are going to sue Li Jinglin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, for embezzling dace river disaster relief money!"

The whole hall was shocked.

After a while, there were whispers from all directions.

Li Jinglin was dumbfounded.

In the past two days, there has been continuous autumn rain. According to his calculations, the newly built dace river dam will not last tonight. He has been waiting for his confidant to come to report the news of the dam collapse to the emperor, so that he can use this to participate in public performances of His Royal Highness's corruption. The disaster relief bank built a tofu dregs project.

But he never expected that he didn't wait for his confidant, but instead waited for the prince who was the first to impeach him!
Zhou Xianyuan went on to say: "During the flood control period, I discovered the clues of Li Jinglin's embezzlement and bribery. Because I was afraid of intimidating others, I kept investigating secretly. As expected, I found evidence of Li Jinglin's embezzlement and bribery. The amount was as high as 10 taels of snow pattern silver. Please take a look at it, Father." !"

Several confidants held a thick account book and presented it respectfully to the eunuch in charge.

Zhou Shuo propped his forehead with one hand and turned it over slightly, his face could not distinguish between happiness and anger.

Needle drop can be heard in the hall.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Shuo raised his eyes slowly: "Li Jinglin?"

Li Jinglin stood up abruptly and fell to his knees with a "plop".

Facing Zhou Shuo's cold gaze, he shuddered all over.

It was not his idea to embezzle disaster relief money, it was clearly ordered by His Majesty behind his back!
The emperor is getting old, but the prince is young and vigorous. Because of the flood control and embankment repairs, he is deeply loved by the people. He is suspected of surpassing the emperor in popularity among the people. The emperor doesn't like him. Now he is afraid of others sleeping beside him, so naturally he can't tolerate it. he.

The emperor secretly instigated him to charge Zhou Xianyuan with embezzlement of disaster funds, so that the prince would be reduced to a common man, so that he could no longer threaten the throne.

but……

But he messed things up!
He looked at Zhou Xianyuan in disbelief. The crown prince was honest and honest, without any thought at all. How could he...

How could he know what he was doing behind his back? !
Zhou Xianyuan said: "Li Jinglin, the dam project made by the Ministry of Industry headed by you is no different from tofu dregs. It can't resist the flood for the people at all. Fortunately, Xiao Qing secretly helped Gu and rebuilt the dam, which saved the autumn harvest downstream. .As a supervisor, you have never been to supervise the work in person, and you only know to have fun with other officials of the Ministry of Industry all day long. You don’t know that there are some.”

Li Jinglin trembled all over.

He looked at Xiao Fengxian with red eyes.

The beautiful Xinke Tanhualang stood up slowly, and bowed his hands to the emperor: "Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing. Mr. Li is the immediate superior of the minister, and the minister dare not comment on his behavior. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise and wise enough to catch the worms of the country."

Zhou Xianyuan cupped his hands: "Father, I have all the witnesses and material evidence, please punish Li Jinglin and others!"

All the officials got up and knelt on the ground one after another, and the Minghua Palace quickly knelt down and pressed the ground.

Li Jinglin's face was pale.

He knocked his head on the ground, his voice trembling: "Your Majesty, my humble minister... I have been wronged!"

Zhou Shuo narrowed his eyes.

He weighed several account books. He didn't know that Li Jinglin was wronged, but...

After weighing it for a while, he threw the account book on Li Jinglin's head: "You bastard! You can embezzle the disaster relief funds too?! Someone, throw Li Jinglin into the dungeon, Murong, you interrogate yourself!"

Murong Tao hastily claimed yes.

After Li Jinglin and several other officials of the Ministry of Industry were dragged away, Zhou Xianyuan said again: "Father, I want to recommend Xiao Qing as the new minister of the Ministry of Industry. For the past few months, Xiao Qing and I have lived and ate together Harnessing the water and building embankments is a benevolent man with the people in mind! This time, Xiao Qing personally participated in the design of the embankment, and the embankment designed by him is incomparably strong, which can keep the dace river from flooding for a hundred years!"

Zhou Shuo tapped on the dragon chair with his fingers, glanced at Xiao Fengxian meaningfully, and agreed quickly.

Minghua Hall was silent again.

Wei Zi looked at Xiao Fengxian in surprise.

benevolent?
he? !

What kind of ecstasy soup did he pour into the crown prince!

But having said that, his promotion speed is too fast...

As she thought so, Murong Jiuli who was not far away was playing with the two thin braids hanging on his chest, smiling playfully and unpredictable.

She just dealt with Wei Zi a little bit, and Xiao Fengxian ruined her alliance with her. She had been wondering how he would climb up to the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry without her help, but she didn't expect that he would take refuge in Zhou Xianyuan.

hateful!

(End of this chapter)