The second prince asked Yuanlu to buy a pot of milk, and asked the restaurant to heat it up, and then he slowly fed it to his sister with a spoon.
Xia Miaoyuan drank the warm milk spoonful after spoonful and squinted his eyes in satisfaction.
[That's more like it. This is what a pot looks like.]
Just then, the sound of a carriage was heard.
"Look! Mrs. Wei is here!" Zhao Yuanlu said excitedly.
Three heads looked out the window at the same time.
Mrs. Wei asked the servant to bang on the gate of the mansion desperately.
A moment later, the door of the house opened wide, and several maids and servants accompanied a tall woman to the door.
The woman was dressed exquisitely, had a stunning appearance, and her every move was charming.
When Mrs. Wei saw the woman, she jumped up and started cursing. A group of people who were watching the fun soon gathered outside the house.
What was surprising was that the woman, although seemingly frail, was not afraid of Mrs. Wei at all.
She stood at the door with her back straight and dignity, facing Mrs. Wei's insults without being impatient or anxious.
"Mrs. Wei, your husband is missing. You should ask yourself. Why are you asking me?" The woman showed disdain.
"You filthy thing, it's because of you that my husband refuses to go home because he's in heat like a female cat all day long!" Mrs. Wei cursed with spit flying.
"Oh, you look like such a shrew, no wonder he doesn't want to go home." The woman deliberately raised her voice and smiled.
Mrs. Wei's insults were like a fist hitting cotton, completely useless.
She immediately collapsed and sat on the ground, slapping her thighs with her hands and crying without caring about anything.
"Oh, this wife is really outrageous."
"You don't have the dignity of a lady at all. How embarrassing for the master of the house."
"If my wife behaved like this, I wouldn't want to go home either."
Several people who were watching the fun were talking about it.
[How could a dignified courtesan like the one who held the flower shop be so easily dealt with?]
Xia Miaoyuan complained while burping.
[Thinking back then, Liu Sisi sold herself at the Shihua House, one of the best brothels in Yuhang.]
[There were many beauties in the flower shop, but even so, she still defeated them all and won the title of Oiran.]
[However, Liu Sisi has a weakness: she is obsessed with looks and is soft-hearted.]
The second prince wondered what it meant to be obsessed with appearance.
[As long as you meet a man with stunning looks, your IQ will be off the charts.]
If it was a handsome, down-and-out young man, she would have a heart of chastity and be willing to spend money on him.
[Alas, the most beautiful courtesan died because of this weakness.]
The second prince's eyes lit up and he had an idea.
It was noon when the second prince brought Xia Miaoyuan back to the palace.
"Chengnian! My sister is only two months old. How could you take her out for so long and send the nanny back early!" The queen hugged her daughter and glared at the second prince.
"Mother, I'm not going out to play. I'm taking my sister to do some serious work."
"Don't be angry!" The second prince looked at the queen timidly, turned around and ran out of Kunning Palace, fearing that he would be beaten if he ran a moment later.
Inside the Jiang residence, the prince had two big dark circles under his eyes and was still staring at the guards' search.
In nearly a day and a night, they seized more than 300,000 taels of silver, 200,000 taels of silver notes, 100,000 taels of gold, and some jewelry and jade from the Jiang Mansion.
For a corrupt official like Grand Tutor Jiang, these numbers are really beyond one's expectation.
During a disaster relief operation, both father and son could embezzle hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, not to mention that he had been in a high position for decades.
In addition, what troubled the prince even more was that they searched everywhere but could not find any letters of collusion between Master Jiang and his disciple and the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of War and others.
If we cannot find the key evidence, it will be difficult to convict Grand Tutor Jiang of forming a clique for personal gain.
Just after lunch, the second prince arrived at Suzaku Street on horseback.
Zhuque Street is one of the neighborhoods where the rich in Beijing live.
In the Duke Rong's Mansion, the Second Prince and a handsome young man were sitting around the table.
"What! You actually let me, a son of a Duke, do that kind of thing!?" The handsome young man's face was full of disbelief.
"Just help me this time!" The second prince muttered as he shoveled food into his mouth.
This handsome young man, named Dongfang Lingyun, is the grandson of Dongfang Heng, Duke of Rong. He is three years older than the second prince, and the two have been good friends since childhood.
"I won't go, I absolutely won't go!" Dongfang Lingyun protested.
"I'm at my wit's end, so please help me." The second prince put down the bowl and wiped his mouth casually.
"I'm telling you in secret, this is a matter of great importance to the safety of our country."
"If this is accomplished, it will be a great achievement and will surely earn me a reward from my father."
"When the time comes, you will bring honor to the family, and the entire Rongguo Mansion will benefit from it. Let's see if your grandfather will scold you for wasting your time on trivial matters." The second prince gestured rapidly with his hands when he got excited.
"Really?" Dongfang Lingyun instantly became interested.
"Of course I'm serious." The second prince nodded solemnly.
"Well... okay." Dongfang Lingyun said with some hesitation in his tone.
The hour of Hai had passed, the moon hung in the dark night sky, and people had all gone home. Only a few latecomers were walking on the street.
In Tongluo Alley, two young men in cloth clothes were staggering along.
One of them was tall and thin, wearing a dark bamboo cloth gown that had been washed so much that it looked white. At first glance, he looked like a poor scholar.
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