Biyun first brought all the account books in the mansion, and Yuan Zhao looked at them page by page.
According to the records in this account book, the huge Wei Mansion has been running out of money for many years.
During the years that Wei Shaoqing was exiled to Yangzhou, his annual salary was only a few hundred taels of silver.
His salary alone was not enough to support the old lady's bird's nest tonics.
Not to mention that when my sister-in-law was still living in the mansion two years ago, the expenses on clothes and cosmetics were like water.
Most of the food and drinks in the Wei Mansion were from Yuan Zhao.
In addition to Yuan Zhao's own dowry from private storage, there was also a large portion of the annual extra rewards from the capital, which was enough for the Wei family to eat for a year at a time.
Not to mention that Yuan Zhao also has his own fiefdom, the expenses of the Wei Mansion, and even the hundreds of mouths in Xingyu Lane depend on Yuan Zhao for a life of luxury.
Yuan Zhao had been married to Wei Shaoqing for more than ten years. He was penniless when he was in the capital. After getting married, he lived in the princess's mansion and felt like a dependent.
After arriving in Yangzhou, he established a new government. Even though he had accumulated some wealth during his years in the capital, it was still pitifully little.
Yuan Zhao felt that husband and wife were one and should not be separated so clearly, so apart from keeping her dowry for herself, all other rewards and tributes from her fiefdom were put into the public account of the mansion.
That's hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year, and the Wei Mansion and Xingyu Lane actually managed to eat it all up!
Even so, Wei Shaoqing was still thinking about her dowry!
Yuan Zhao looked at the mess of accounts with a frown on his face.
Just at this time, Gan Tang came back.
When she entered the room, she caught a glimpse of the accounts in front of Yuan Zhao and handed him an envelope:
"Your Highness, Envoy Zhang has specially written a letter and asked me to pass it on to you."
Yuan Zhao opened the letter and read the contents carefully, feeling more and more heartbroken.
The letter described the medicinal materials used in the bowl of medicine in detail, and specifically pointed out that two of the herbs were conflicting. If taken at the same time, it would cause drowsiness in the person, and it would be difficult to detect it with silver needles.
Over time, if toxins continue to accumulate in the body and the dosage of the medicine is increased, it can cause a person to completely faint in their sleep.
"Zhang Yuanshi said that the potency of this medicine is not very strong yet. It will only make the user drowsy and weak every day. The user is careful not to kill anyone."
Gan Tang went to see Zhang Yuanshi and did not tell him that this was the medicine Yuan Zhao was taking.
Zhang Yuanshi had worked in the palace for many years and had seen a lot of such private matters. He didn't ask too many questions, but told everything he needed to say.
"I specifically asked about this. If you've been taking it for a while, you only need to stop taking it, walk around more and drink more water every day, and the toxins will be slowly excreted."
"Don't you want to kill anyone?" Yuan Zhao rubbed his eyebrows and laughed sarcastically.
She glanced at little Zhizhi who was playing on the couch. Perhaps because she saw her mother looking at her, she turned her head and smiled sweetly.
If it weren’t for Zhizhi, Yuan Zhao himself would probably think so too.
Maybe the court doctor made a mistake, or maybe there was some other reason.
But now she knew clearly their plan, because they wanted to use her to pave the way for their family, so they spared her life first.
With the help of this medicine, Yuan Zhao's life is under her control. One day, when the illegitimate daughter is recorded in the Jade Records, the illegitimate son becomes successful and famous, and the concubine is legitimate, then Yuan Zhao will be useless and her life will be completely over.
"Your Highness, this medicine is sent here every day by the Prince Consort, and the palace physician is also found by the Prince Consort himself..." Gan Tang grew up in the palace with Yuan Zhao, and then came to Yangzhou after marrying her.
Who would have thought that after being married to that damn Wei Shaoqing for more than ten years, he would do such a thing.
"Now, what does Your Highness plan to do?" Biyun asked directly.
She paused, clenched her fists, and said, "Your Highness, why don't you let me kill that adulterous couple!"
Biyun was born into a secret guard family and was originally chosen by His Majesty to protect Yuan Zhao's safety.
But in the past ten years, she has only been doing the work of an ordinary maid, and her skills have been put to no use.
Gan Tang shook his head at Biyun.
Now the princess has several children, and her closest relatives are far away in the capital.
Wei Shaoqing is an official appointed by the court, and Bai Ruyue is a good woman from a commoner family. Killing them is a relief, but no one can predict what will happen next.
Hearing this question, Yuan Zhao leaned back in his chair and sighed deeply.
There was a look of despair and confusion on her face.
What should she do?
Wei Shaoqing deceived and betrayed her first, and then the old lady and the concubine killed her and her child.
Regardless of whether he knew about these things or not, or was directly involved in them, or was the primary planner.
When she saw him having a secret meeting with his mistress last night, Yuan Zhao knew that their marriage of more than ten years had come to an end.
She couldn't pretend that she knew nothing and continue living with him in this muddle.
But she was alone and had her own problems. Some of her children were disabled, some were mute, some were lost, and one almost died.
She must rescue them all and leave the Wei family, this den of tigers and wolves, together!
Now the mother and her sons are trapped in Yangzhou, and they don't have many people available.
To put it bluntly, this is Wei Shaoqing's territory. If she makes any big moves, she will be easily noticed.
And Qi Yu's whereabouts are unknown. She can't take risks with the children. There is only one way to accomplish these things safely.
Thinking of this, Yuan Zhao's expression became firm, and he slowly said, "Return to the capital and divorce!"
Yuan Zhizhi, who was standing by, bit her finger when she heard this:
[Mother is so powerful! Mother is so terrible!]
[Zhizhi will help mommy! Zhizhi is also very capable!] The little dumpling tried hard to turn over and giggled.
The little white tiger beside her sensed her emotions, stood up, stretched its neck and howled.
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