delicious little cook

Chapter 944 The Actions of the Court

After Bai Kou received the money, she immediately calmed down, as if this incident had never happened, and was busy with business and Chinese New Year at the same time.

The upper circles in the capital calmed down a bit after being rectified in this way, and it was already the end of November, and it seemed to be the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year was coming soon, and all the households were busy with their affairs, and the business of women's tearooms entered the off-season, Bai Rui finally When I have time, I take the girls under my command to prepare for the New Year.

The imperial court was not so peaceful because of the New Year’s Eve. The imperial envoy Shangshu Qiu Wei, who was far away in Dacheng Mansion, began to escort the suspects in boats to the capital. The subordinate officials who were inherited were also thrown into the prison of Dacheng Mansion.

In addition to the officials, the gentry were also unlucky. They had been colluding with the Zhao family in the official county for decades. In order to control these gentry, the imperial court sent a large number of imperial envoys. Cut off the contact between them, and then check one by one, collect the large and small ledgers, put them in an unknown number of boxes, and transport them from the place to Dacheng Mansion one by one, and then ship them with the escort Back to the capital.

Seeing that the imperial court finally came to make decisions for them, the common people helped the soldiers find the property hidden by the squires. Seeing that the usually invincible aristocratic families are now in danger, men, women, old and young are all imprisoned without exception, and they feel deeply in their hearts. What a bad breath.

All the granaries of the gentry were confiscated, and the stored grain was uniformly distributed by the military to the hungry and cold people to help them survive this winter and cheer up for spring plowing in the coming year. Their testimony was the evidence to convict these gentry.

The Zhao family in Guanxian County was the last one that Mr. Qiu would talk about. After all, it was Concubine Zhao Xian's natal family. As the head of the four concubines, to move the Zhao family must have the approval of a sage.

The sage sent Qiu Wei to scrape land in Dacheng Mansion. This word is not a nice word, but it is very suitable for the current situation.

So a secret decree started from the capital, and was sent to Mr. Qiu quickly. The army assembled to the official county, blocking all the official roads and alleys in and out, so as to prevent the Zhao clan from jumping over the wall and fighting the army desperately.

And this action means that the saint gave up his beloved eldest son and eldest daughter and Concubine Zhao Xian who had been favored for decades, uprooted and completely collapsed, and all those who were attached to them would be liquidated one by one. There is only the dog-eat-dog path left, betraying others, striving for meritorious service, in exchange for one's own freedom.

It is only one month away from the Chinese New Year, and there is a bloody storm in the capital.

Concubine Zhao Xian, Prince Yu's Mansion, and the Grand Princess' Mansion are still under lockdown. The sage has not issued a decision on how to deal with them. Concubine Zhao Xian is still the head of the four concubines, but she is isolated in the deep palace and has no contact with the outside world. She doesn't know what she is facing now In this situation, the concubines in the harem are already discussing who will replace the Xian concubine next.

Shi Tianqi, who was the only one who was able to move freely, really went crazy, but when she returned to her mother's house, she was directly blasted away by soldiers outside the gate, who forbade her from stepping on the steps, strictly prevented her from slipping a note through the crack of the door, and forbade her to leave the house. Wandering outside the fence.

The emperor sent down the wrath of thunder, and no one could save Concubine Zhao Xian's party. Shi Tianqi knew what was waiting for her when her mother's family collapsed, which meant that her husband's family who had long hated her would only hate her even more. Her last miscarriage was her biggest sin.

Standing at the foot of the wall opposite the house, Shi Tianqi, who had nothing to do, covered his face and cried loudly, causing passers-by to look sideways, wondering why the daughter-in-law of such a rich family was sad here.

The husband's family and the servants who went out didn't want to see their grandma lose her temper on the street, so they forced her into the carriage and prepared to go home. Halfway through, Shi Tianqi forcefully asked the carriage to divert to Tianshuifang.

She wants to see Gu Yun!

She must see Gu Yun!

Fortunately, Shi Tianqi still had a little sense, so instead of going directly to the factory to find someone, he went to Chengjun Prince's Mansion to find Ning Peilan, and asked her about the current court situation, and if there was any way to save her family.

Ning Peilan couldn't explain these things clearly, so she had to ask someone to send a letter to the opposite door in the name of the prince, and invite Gu Yun to come over to talk about the matter after Gu Yun came back.

In fact, Gu Yun came to chase Bai Kou every day. He obviously spent a whole day together in the factory every day, and he didn't even let it go in the evening. Just turn a blind eye to his behavior.

But how can such an interesting story be told to an outsider like Shi Tianqi? Ning Peilan still remembers the last time the shareholders met and Shi Tianqi almost caused trouble, but only men can explain clearly about politics. Concubine Zhao’s party is about to collapse. Now it is human nature to go to the doctor in a hurry, which is embarrassing.

In the evening, when the palace chief came home, Gu Yun came over in time after receiving the message. A screen had already been set up in the upper room of the guest courtyard. Ning Peilan and Shi Tianqi sat inside the screen, and two men sat outside. Only the servants were left in the room to serve. .

Listening to the two of them talking about the latest situation that she didn't know, Shi Tianqi bit her handkerchief and sobbed silently. No one could do anything about the wrath of a saint. What happened, Dacheng Mansion's disaster relief, I thought I could pull the prince down in one fell swoop, how could I know that I would end up in such a situation.

It's no one's fault now, I just hope that the family can keep their current prosperity.

The atmosphere in the room was oppressive, Gong Changji and Gu Yun were both sharp-eyed people, when they heard a slight sobbing sound from behind the screen, they knew that Shi Tianqi was sad, they just pretended that they didn't hear anything unusual.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door outside the house, Bai Kou came, and everyone in the house called her to come in.

Out of a woman's intuition, Shi Tianqi keenly heard that Gu Yun's voice greeting Bai Kou was unusual, she stood up eagerly and came behind the screen, leaning on the frame, and quietly looked around.

Seeing her behavior, Ning Peilan frowned slightly, it was too suspicious, but she hoped it wasn't what she guessed.

"Are you still talking? I won't delay you, I just heard the latest news." Bai Kou held a note in his hand and handed it to Gu Yun.

She got out of the car at the stable, went back to her room to tidy up, and came over immediately when she heard that they were talking here.

"What is it?" Gu Yun took it and opened it, and looked at it with Gong Zhangji.

"I heard that the imperial envoy found a secret overseas smuggling route in Dacheng Mansion." Bai Kou didn't see Shi Tianqi peeking, her eyes swept over Gu Yun and Gong Changji generously, and then swept to the screen.

"Hey?!" The two men looked up in surprise, "Really?!"

Before Bai Kou could speak, he suddenly heard an uncontrollable inhalation from behind the screen, and Shi Tianqi supported the screen with a pale face showing half of his face.

"It's getting late, I want to go back." Shi Tianqi said softly with trembling lips, she knew exactly what the latest news Bai Kou brought back, if she didn't hold on to the screen, she would fall to the ground.

"Alright, alright, prepare the car! Prepare the sedan chair!" Gong Zhangji hastily ordered, and someone in the room ran out immediately.

"Uh, it doesn't matter, right?" Gu Yun always maintained a kind attitude. As long as the court didn't order how to deal with Concubine Zhao Xian and her children, he would not be in a hurry to tear his face apart. He was very frank about his hypocritical attitude.

"It's okay, thank you for your concern." Shi Tianqi gave a bow.

"Then, we won't say much else, just take care of yourself."

"Thank you."

Shi Tianqi saluted Gong Zhangji and Ning Peilan again, and the servants came in to tell that the sedan chair was ready, and the maid stepped forward to help his grandmother to go out, and Ning Peilan walked beside to see off the guests.

Before going out, Shi Tianqi wanted to say goodbye again, but when he looked back, he saw Gu Yun talking to Bai Kou, and the two stood together as if no one else was there. What was the meaning of Gu Yun's gaze, Shi Tianqi knew very well, just this one glance deeply hurt her eyes, but she also knew that she had no position to say anything, so she turned around and left with her lips tightly pressed.

The change of Shi Tianqi's expression at this moment was all in Ning Peilan's eyes. She pretended not to see it, she just politely sent Shi Tianqi out, watched her get on the soft sedan and left the courtyard, and then went back to the house to continue her life. The latest news that Bai Kou brought back was discussed for a while.

"Lord Qiu really found that secret overseas smuggling route?" Ning Peilan took the note from her husband and quickly scanned it.

"It's true. The source of the news is the Ministry of Industry. It should have been spread in the Sixth Ministry. The information collected by our people who traveled all over the Dacheng Mansion in the summer was secretly given to Mr. Qiu by the hands of the prince. He searched for it according to the map. If not, wouldn't that damage his reputation?" Bai Kou smiled mischievously.

"No wonder Shi Tianqi looked like he was about to faint just now." Gong Changji nodded.

"Smuggled overseas." Gu Yun flicked his fingers, "The so-called inheritance that Shi Tianmin received from Liang Zhongshan must be this."

"I think so too. Reliable manpower is needed to transport smuggled goods to the capital to a secret warehouse in the city. Don't get involved with the big car dealership of the Ou family." Bai Kou worried about the Ou family.

"Probably not. They earned the normal shipping fee and didn't take any extra money. But the two of us should be careful. In order to win me over, Shi Tianmin gave me a lot of extra benefits, and you have also benefited from it."

"Uh, you don't want us to refund the money, do you?"

"Ah, uh..." Gu Yun had a serious look on his face.

Gong Changji and his wife laughed so hard, "The black money is collected happily, but it hurts when you spit it out?"

"No, there is still hope. The ledger in Shi Tianmin's hands may not necessarily be accounted for." Gu Yun was blindly optimistic.

"I think it must be a detailed account. This is the evidence of his accomplice. Be careful to find out one day, and you will be labeled as colluding with the Royal Yu Party. You will feel better."

"Brother? Can't you think of me something nice?"

"I'm planning for the worst, and then I'll think about how to save you in case you are unlucky." Gong Changji said very reasonable.

"Then have you thought of a way?"

"Well, you probably have to ask the crown prince to testify for you. Your friendship with Shi Tianmin is completely a scheme. Without you sacrificing your life and binding him together, our summer scene really couldn't be done."

"It makes sense, I'll listen to you this time."

"Tch!" Gong Zhangji rolled his eyes.

Ning Peilan held Bai Kou's hand and got up with a smile, "Okay, you two are fighting, we won't accompany you anymore, there are many things to do later, I will bring you two food and drinks later."

Gu Yun immediately clamored for better wine, causing Gong Changji to kick him under the table, seriously thinking about whether to hide all his rare wines elsewhere.

(End of this chapter)