Caiyan bowed and lowered her eyes. "Yes, I bought them. It's going to snow soon, so there weren't many people selling vegetables, which is why it took a little longer."

"Try not to take on grocery shopping jobs in the future. It's going to snow soon, so go to the east courtyard and get some charcoal."

Jiang Jiaojiao's biggest fear now is that her mother-in-law will find an opportunity to borrow money from her. She doesn't have much money left, and she can't fill the hole in the Su family's finances.

Upon hearing Jiang Jiaojiao's instructions, Caiyan lowered her head and withdrew.

For several days in a row, Su Peng slept in the same bed with Jiang Jiaojiao at night, but most of the time they kept to themselves, and occasionally he would just go through the motions.

Su Peng stopped sneaking out to find Caiyan in the middle of the night, which made Jiang Jiaojiao feel a little relieved.

Su Peng left early and returned late every day, and no one knew that he secretly slipped back to the mansion in the afternoon to meet with Caiyan.

Su Zhengxing didn't get any advantage from Jiang Shuyue, so he calmed down for the time being and life returned to its previous track. The only difference was that the Su family had two more mouths to feed.

...

After several days of strong winds, the first snow of winter finally arrived.

In the early morning, Jiang Shuyue opened the window and saw that the branches of the trees outside were bent under the weight of the snow, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow.

Snowflakes danced in the air like silver butterflies, the rooftops in the distance were already covered in white, the garden was draped in silver, and the entire mansion looked as if it were draped in a thin white veil.

Hearing footsteps, Jiang Shuyue said without turning her head, "Qiuju, Yannan shouldn't be cold right now, right?"

Qiuju put down the tray in her hand, walked over and picked up the cloak from the clothes rack and draped it over Jiang Shuyue's shoulders.

Then she pulled up a window slightly, "Miss, are you missing Aunt Su and Miss Hui?"

"Hmm, the Empress Dowager is in the capital. I wonder when Ah Hui and Young Master Xiao will get married." Jiang Shuyue pulled her cloak tighter and turned to walk to the table.

"Miss, you've forgotten that Young Master Xiao has already been granted the title of Prince Kang. If Miss Hui marries him, she will become the Princess Consort of Prince Kang."

Jiang Shuyue smiled and said, "I've been so busy these days that I've forgotten about the Emperor bestowing the title of Prince Kang upon me."

Qiuju ladled a bowl of porridge and placed it in front of Jiang Shuyue, then took out several small dishes from the tray.

Seeing Jiang Shuyue pick up her chopsticks, Qiuju said again, "Miss, don't worry about Aunt Su. Young Master Su's career is going well, and Young Master Su's second son won't be too bad either. Miss Ahui will be the Princess Consort of Kang in the future. Just thinking about that life is wonderful."

Jiang Shuyue shook her head, "No, Uncle Su used to be a third-rank official. Now he has to start all over again far away from the capital. This is too unfair to him."

“Miss is right. At Lord Su’s age, he probably should retire to his hometown before he even reaches the fifth rank.”

Jiang Shuyue shook her head again: "Not entirely. Uncle Su was framed and suffered an injustice. If this injustice is not cleared, even if Su Jin becomes a high-ranking official in the future, he will still be criticized."

“Gao Mu mentioned to me that the Emperor sent the Embroidered Uniform Guard to investigate, but the previous files were almost all destroyed, so there was no way to investigate them.”

Jiang Shuyue had also heard Xiao Jingzhao mention what Qiuju said.

A few days ago I received a letter from Su Hui, in which she mentioned that Uncle Su had been promoted again.

The position of Assistant Magistrate of Laiyang County was vacant, and Uncle Su was promoted to the position, now holding the rank of eighth grade.

"Evidence is dead, but people are alive. Go and call Cang Yun over."

Seeing Qiuju hesitate slightly, Jiang Shuyue added, "Cangyun is thoughtful and meticulous; it would be more suitable for him to handle this matter."

“What you say is absolutely right, Miss. I will go right away.”

After Qiuju left, Jiang Shuyue quickly finished her breakfast.

A short while later, Qiuju led Cangyun over.

Cangyun cupped his hands in greeting: "What are your orders, Miss? I will do it immediately."

Jiang Shuyue said seriously, "I'm giving you a task: investigate Su Huai-ren's colleagues during his tenure at the Ministry of Rites."

In particular, who were promoted after Uncle Su left the capital, where are they now serving, and where do they live?

"Your subordinate understands. Miss is here to clear Lord Su's name and exonerate him." Cangyun bowed and accepted the order.

Jiang Shuyue took a charcoal pencil and her homemade notebook from the table. "There are quite a few people from the Ministry of Rites, and they are all from the previous dynasty. Bringing paper and pen will make it easier to take notes."

Cangyun took the palm-sized notebook and put it in his pocket. "Don't worry, Miss. As long as those people haven't been laid in their coffins, I can dig them all out."

After Cangyun left, Qiuju asked, "Miss, after so many years, even if we find those people, they may not tell the truth."

With a thought, Jiang Shuyue produced a pill in her palm.

She opened her palm, revealing a brown pill the size of a pea.

She picked up the pill and sniffed it: "As long as we find the person, and your young lady has some magic medicine, why are you afraid they won't tell the truth? The Emperor requires evidence in his trials, so I'll just let them prepare their own evidence."

Qiuju smiled broadly and said, "Our young lady is really good at this. There's no need to talk about martial ethics when dealing with those scoundrels who frame good people."

Qiuju asked curiously, "Miss, will this medicine kill someone?"

Jiang Shuyue produced a white porcelain bottle from behind her as if by magic, and slowly put the pills into the bottle.

"Whether people die or not is up to us. Even ants try to survive, let alone people. If we scare them a little, they will definitely tell the truth."

Qiuju nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "What Miss said is true. Those old geezers are living a life of luxury. It's all from the previous dynasty. Their crimes don't warrant the extermination of their entire family. Someone should be able to expose it."

At this moment, Lan'er came in to clear the dishes, and Jiang Shuyue stood up and smiled at Qiuju, "Today we won't go to the clinic, let's go see the new house that Gao Mu has decorated."

Qiuju peeked out the window and said, "The snow outside is getting heavier and heavier. It's warmer for you to stay inside, Miss. The new house is almost ready, so there's no need to look at it."

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