Chapter 314: The Dog Emperor
Bai Zhi took a long time to catch her breath and said intermittently: "It's a mess outside. The girls' school has been closed. Those girls have no place to go and are crying out for justice everywhere. Jingzhao Prefecture, Dali Temple, and even the Ministry of Revenue and Ministry of Rites have been surrounded and asked the court to find a way out for them!"
Su Changhe said slowly: "These women are quite courageous. They dare to go directly to the government office to make trouble!"
Su Lingxi said indifferently: "If it's not to cut off their livelihood, who would be willing to take the risk? !”
Su Changhe suddenly realized something. He looked at his sister meaningfully and changed the subject, saying: “Now that you have been suspended from your post and have nothing to do with the girls’ school, don’t be sad. You should take good care of Xiaoxiao’s homework. Today in the school, she took Princess Jiayi to dig out ant nests again. I think the little bit of life-saving grace from Master Gao is almost used up!”
Su Lingxi’s eyebrows jumped. Xiaoxiao went to school, but she seemed to be going through a tribulation. Su Lingxi picked up the ruler next to her and went to Su Xiaoxiao’s yard.
Su Changhe’s martial arts improved a lot. There must be a reason why he suddenly changed the subject. No matter whether she could beat him or not, Xiaoxiao would have to be hit today.
Sure enough, Su Changhe found that after Su Lingxi left, Su Changhe found that the vague figure also disappeared. Although my sister was suspended from her job, there are still people who are worried about her.
I really need to work hard and share some of the burden for my family.
Although Su Xiaoxiao's palm was only lightly hit, she was already crying out of grievance.
While crying, she also made excuses: "Princess Jiayi missed her aunt Princess, and I was just trying to comfort her!"
Su Lingxi's eyebrows were stern: "Don't think I will let you go just because you cry. You are not allowed to eat anything until you finish writing three big characters today!"
Su Xiaoxiao felt more and more wronged, and ran over to grab the corner of Zhao Wanyue's clothes: "Mother..."
Zhao Wanyue slapped her forehead: "Oh, look at my memory, I have to check the accounts in the shop today, I have to go out!"
After that, she slipped away.
Zhao Wanyue knew that she couldn't do anything to Su Xiaoxiao. She couldn't scold her or beat her. It was rare that Xiaoxiao was a little afraid of Su Lingxi, so she let Lingxi temper her.
She promised that although she couldn't help, she would definitely not hold her back.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at her mother's disappearing back, sighed, and thought bitterly: [My sister punished me to write, so I didn't tell her about the progress outside, and didn't let her know. Now Jingzhao Yin Xie Yicheng and Dali Temple Minister Xu Mo, as well as several Shangshu adults, have come to the palace to see the dog emperor! ]
Su Lingxi couldn't help but burst out laughing. How
could Xiaoxiao be so cute? Su Lingxi knew that Xiaoxiao treated her as her own, that's why she was like this.
Those who had offended their family never had a good ending.
Su Lingxi couldn't help but worry about the emperor. Ever since his father came back after making meritorious service, he has never let up on suppressing his family.
Last time, Xiaoxiao put the evidence of Concubine Zhou's family's rebellion in front of him, and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion escaped.
This time, the emperor suspected that he and the princess had two hearts towards him. Xiaoxiao's voice and the way she addressed him had changed from Uncle Emperor to Dog Emperor.
If he continued to test him madly on the verge of death, she felt that Xiaoxiao might have an extreme reaction.
[Hahaha, so funny, uncle is really a talent, if you can talk, just say more.]
Hearing Su Xiaoxiao's wanton laughter in her heart, Su Lingxi looked at Su Xiaoxiao, only to see that she was writing with a smile on her lips.
The eldest uncle is the Minister of Industry, so it is natural for him to meet the emperor in the palace. Xiaoxiao is smiling so happily, could it be that the eldest uncle is speaking for the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion and is arguing with the emperor?
Su Lingxi wanted to find out more, but she could only hear Su Xiaoxiao shouting in her heart: [Well done, uncle!]
In the past, Xiaoxiao could legitimately ask Xiaohua and Xiaocao what happened, but now, Xiaoxiao will definitely not help.
Just now, Su Lingxi laughed at Xiaoxiao's childish way of dealing with her, but she didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly.
The Qinzheng Palace was really lively, and all the officials who were qualified to enter the palace were here, which was even more lively than the morning court.
The reason was simple: the yamen was blocked and those who came were the elderly, the weak, women and children. They just sought help quietly without making any noise or disturbance. They could not rush them away, so they had no choice but to ask the emperor for a decision.
The Minister of Works Zhao Hongye said angrily: "Your Majesty, this is the Ministry of Works. To work there, you need not only skills but also strength. You must be a man. Some of those girls are brought by their parents, while others come here on their own. They are begging me to find them a job. Isn't this nonsense?"
The emperor nodded: "It is indeed nonsense. They are rude to break into the government office!"
Zhao Hongye explained: "They didn't break into the government office. They didn't push or squeeze. They just stood outside the government office and begged me.
I was so embarrassed that I couldn't even let them go . People dare not even stop them and leave. If this gets out, people will say we are oppressing the people, but we don’t hire workers here!”
Xie Yicheng, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, also echoed, “Who says it’s not true? They just stood at the door so pitifully, saying that the girls’ school was closed, and not only had the family’s financial support been cut off, but they couldn’t even feed their daughters, and they were starving to death. They said I was their parent official and begged me for help, but what could I do? One or two is fine, but what can I do for so many people?”
The emperor listened quietly without expressing his opinion, and his face showed no sadness or joy.
Lord Zhang, the Minister of History, stepped forward and said, "It's just a girls' school, how can there be so many people? Besides, they are all people who have never seen the world, how could they think of such a method of besieging the government office? I think someone is behind it."
Zhao Hongye suddenly realized, "What Lord Zhang said makes some sense. If it is really instigated by someone with ulterior motives, the nature of this matter is serious. This is a blatant challenge to the court and the imperial power!"
The emperor glanced at Zhao Hongye and was somewhat confused in his heart. Was he deliberately disassociating himself, or was Su Lingxi really unrelated to this matter?
But he quickly retracted his gaze. This matter was indeed a bit tricky. Not only did he have to find out if someone was instigating it, but he also had to appease the people who surrounded the government office.
One or two can be dealt with secretly, but so many people must be appeased in order to maintain his reputation as a benevolent monarch.
In the final analysis, it was because he was too used to his elder sister that he let her and Su Lingxi grow up to this extent.
He said in a deep voice: "Zhang Yushi, since you think this matter is suspicious, then you are responsible for investigating this matter and see if these people are being used by people with ulterior motives."