Chapter 135: Meeting

After the morning court session, Xiao She was reluctant to leave. He sat on the dragon chair and sighed. This was the most difficult morning court session he had ever attended.

"Have you found out why Yuanhe suddenly fell ill?"

Every morning at the court session, Jiang Fulu would always have a quarrel with Chief Minister Wei. But today's court session was as quiet as a chicken, mainly because almost everyone in Jiang Fulu's group had taken leave.

Eunuch Li saw that the emperor was in a bad mood and comforted him, "You sent the three beauties of the Su family to the Xie Mansion. Lord Xie is full of vigor and vitality. It is very likely that..."

If you have sex with three women in one night, you might lose your impotence.

Once a man loses his sperm, he will have to recuperate for a period of time.

Especially since Xie Zhao is young and energetic, if he indulges in beauty, he will inevitably delay his work.

Eunuch Li was too embarrassed to say that the emperor had played a bad game.

Xiao She touched his nose. He was still waiting for Xie Zhao to send him the shipbuilding drawings. Was he shooting himself in the foot?

In order to cause trouble for Jiang Yuzhu, he got himself into more trouble.

Just as he was feeling depressed, an official came back and said, "I have already counted the number of people. Minister Jiang, Censor Lu, and Yu Jijiu have all taken leave. There is only one person left on duty at the Ministry of Personnel today. Lord Li has also taken leave..."

Xiao She was so angry that his face was shaking: "Jiang Fulu must be dissatisfied with me for sending beauties to Yuanhe, and he is against me. Censor Lu and Yu Jijiu, these two people, were originally very upright, but now they have also become corrupt..."

It is said that Jiang Fulu formed a solid small group, and the three of them swore an oath of blood alliance and became sworn brothers.

Xiao She was extremely disgusted with this behavior, but he had to admit that it was effective.

"Wait a minute, who is Lord Li?"

Xiao She searched it but had no impression of it.

The official whispered back, "Your Majesty, it was Censor Lu's brother-in-law, Li De."

Originally Li De was a minor official, but he was recently promoted due to his political achievements and was also in the morning court procession.

When Xiao She heard this, he was so angry that his stomach hurt: "Okay, that's really good!"

"Since Jiang Fulu is pretending to be sick, good, very good! I will personally go to the Jiang Mansion to visit Lord Jiang!"

The emperor was angry, and the news reached Princess Yutan's ears.

Princess Yutan ordered people to prepare a carriage, intending to travel with her cousin Xiao She. In case the situation went wrong, she could also play a role in easing the situation. In short, she must not let the Jiang family suffer.

Seeing Xiao She getting on the carriage with a gloomy face, Princess Yu Tan said, "Brother Royal, since you are going to visit the patient, why are you going empty-handed?"

Xiao She: “…”

He wanted to go to the Jiang family to vent his dissatisfaction, so why did he have to give gifts?

As the Emperor of the Great Qi, I won’t send you off!

Unexpectedly, Princess Yutan smiled and said, "After Miss Xuan came to the capital, she gave the Queen Mother some rare treasures from Jiangnan. I want some and I will send them to the Jiang family on your behalf."

Xiao She let out a long sigh and became even angrier.

There were only so many treasures in the palace, and Princess Yutan, who stole the family's property, took all of them away to the Jiang family.

At noon, the light in the room was blinding.

Jiang Yuzhu opened her eyes and saw Hongli circling around the bed.

"Madam, there is an urgent matter at the government office. The master just left. Otherwise, the master would not allow me to enter the room and take care of you personally!"

Hongli carefully cleaned Jiang Yuzhu's face with a wet towel, chattering non-stop.

After washing, Jiang Yuzhu noticed that her complexion was not good, so she put on some rouge.

I slept too much and had a headache.

Fortunately, an illness comes and goes quickly, and after sweating, people feel relaxed.

Hongli was combing Jiang Yuzhu's hair and gossiping: "The beauty the emperor sent to the master was locked up in the side yard by the old lady."

In protest, Jiang Fulu and his small group missed the morning court and pretended to be sick at home.

A servant from the Jiang residence had already delivered a message, informing them of the news in advance.

The family was very nice in this regard. They were afraid that Jiang Yuzhu would worry, so they did not hide anything from her.

Hongli was a little angry: "I heard that the daughter of the Su family is quite talented. If she gets into trouble, I'm afraid she will cling to the master even more!"

Women should have a long-term vision. What’s the point of fighting in the harem?

Wei Jing was well-read and indeed had some talent, but he went astray and his knowledge was wasted.

Jiang Yuzhu skipped the topic and asked, "How many snacks did the kitchen make?"

"Madam, the master invited the stall owner who makes seven-star fish balls to come to the house, but you are not feeling well now, so the kitchen made seven-star fish ball soup."

Hongli said this, opened the curtain and went out to ask Hongxiu to go to the kitchen.

"Sister, please, we want to see Madam Xie!"

Outside the door, there was a noisy sound mixed with a woman's crying.

Jiang Yuzhu had just eaten a grape and said to Hongli, "Go and see what's going on."

Hongli agreed, and came back about half an hour later: "Madam, I am the third daughter of the Su family gifted by the emperor. She can't see the master but wants to see you. Could it be that she is relying on being the emperor's person and doesn't know what is good for her?"

Once the person is sent to Xie's house, he will be under the care of his wife.

The three young ladies of the Su family are arrogant and proud, and I am afraid they don’t recognize their own status.

Hongli suggested: "Should I ask the guards to lock him up in the side yard?"

Shen Zhilan will get married in two days, and everyone in the mansion will have their own work to do.

As soon as Shen went out to check the ingredients for the banquet, the third daughter of the Su family could no longer sit still and actually climbed over the wall to get out.

Jiang Yuzhu was bored, so she said, "Then let's meet."

A moment later, the third daughter of the Su family was brought in by Hongli.

Hongli stood aside with a sullen face, waiting for the three women to provoke her so that she could hand the feather duster to her wife.

"Meet Madam Xie."

The girl walking in front was at least eighteen or nineteen years old, and should be the eldest sister of the Su family.

She knelt down with her two sisters to identify themselves.

The three flowers of the Su family, late sunshine, late mood and late beauty.

"Madam Xie, the slave Wanqing wants to see Master Xie, please grant my wish!"

Su Wanqing said this while kowtowing respectfully, and her two younger sisters behind her started crying.

Jiang Yuzhu scooped a seven-star fish ball with a spoon, paused for a moment and asked, "This lady cannot make the decision on the master's affairs."

The three girls wanted to see Xie Zhao, so they could just ask someone to pass the message. Why would they have to go roundabout way and find her?

Even if there were three more concubines in the mansion, Jiang Yuzhu could do nothing about it. It would just be three more mouths to feed and more expenses.

"Madam Xie, please don't misunderstand. The criminal slave and my sister know the identity clearly. This time we want to ask for help from Master Xie."

Su Wanqing kowtowed several times, her words full of sorrow.

The Su family is well-known in Jiangnan and is well-off. Father Su Wenshan is dedicated to the people and has never embezzled a penny from the common people.

"A series of heavy rains in Jiangnan washed away the bridge, angering the emperor, but the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver spent on repairs did not go into the Su family's pockets!"

"I know that Lord Xie is the prefect of Jingzhao, a close minister of the emperor, and a man of integrity, so I want to ask Lord Xie to redress my father's innocence!"

As long as Xie Zhao can investigate the truth, the Su family is willing to repay the favor with the strength of the entire clan.

The power of the entire clan sounds very tempting.

Jiang Yuzhu made a gesture, and Hongli and the other maids retreated to the door.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Yuzhu asked, "Two main questions. First, where did the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver used to build the bridge go? Second, is it true that the rice in the granary was replaced with old rice?"

Su Wanqing had no intention of telling Jiang Yuzhu, as she didn't think the women in the backyard would understand these things.

But when she heard that the questions were all on point, Su Wanqing suddenly felt enlightened.

"This is a map of the prefectures and counties in Jiangnan. Please take a look."

Su Wanqing wiped away her tears and pointed out the location of a river.

"Sucheng has a lot of rain, and there are floods of varying sizes every year. The court has sent several officials over the years, but they don't know how to control floods at all."

You can’t block it by blocking, it’s better to unblock it than to block.

Su Wenshan disagreed with the imperial envoy and a disagreement arose.