All the property in the house was confiscated, the remaining adult males were exiled, and the women and minors were enslaved and could not escape slavery during their lifetime.
"There have been corrupt officials in the past, but none of them were punished as severely as this time. This shows that the emperor is really angry this time."
"Of course he is angry. Minister Liu relied on his sister being the imperial concubine, and he is arrogant and does things without any consideration for his dignity. Miss Liu, who is being taught by him, claims to be the most beautiful woman in the capital, and is clearly aiming for the position of Crown Princess. That would be fine, but the Emperor granted Miss Su a marriage, and then this incident happened. Isn't this a slap in the face of the Emperor?"
"That's what happened, but there's just one thing I can't understand. Even if Miss Su saved the Crown Prince's life, the Emperor and the Crown Prince should repay the favor by giving her more rewards. There's no need to give the Crown Princess such an honor."
"This is what you don't understand. Logically speaking, there is no need to give the Crown Princess such an honor, but now that it has been given, it can only mean one thing, that is, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has deep feelings for Miss Su and will not marry anyone else, so the Emperor and the Empress have taken advantage of the situation to make the two of them marry."
"Then according to you, the reason why Minister Liu was severely punished was also closely related to his miscalculation of the emperor's will?"
"Of course it is. Minister Liu only thought that the Su family took advantage of the situation to get to the top, and they wanted to take an unconventional approach to solve the royal family's dilemma so that they could push the Liu family's daughter to the top. Little did he know that the Crown Prince and Miss Su were in love, and that the Liu family was the clown..."
So this is the case, cleverness backfired. Not only did all the plans yield no results, but it also ruined the future of the entire Liu family.
Tsk tsk, we really need to learn from this! Everyone was talking about it, but they all had their own ideas in mind.
When it comes to being an official, the first thing you need to do is to be diligent and do your duty. Don’t do things that you shouldn’t do, don’t be greedy for money that you shouldn’t be greedy for, and don’t offend people that you shouldn’t offend.
The second, and most important, point is not to be too clever and to speculate on the Holy Spirit at will...
Based on this consideration, many people, especially officials and their families, are very cautious when speaking, whether at home or outside, and dare not say too much about others or speculate on the current situation.
As more and more people did this, others followed suit, and the entire capital city naturally became much quieter.
In the blink of an eye, it was October. The capital city is located in the north, and the weather gets cold early. The frost in the morning is getting thicker, and the nights are getting colder.
Su Yujin was already pregnant at this time. Because she had taken good care of herself, although she did not look fat, she was rounder. In addition, her skin was originally fair, so her figure could be described as round and smooth.
Especially at this moment, the floor heating in the room was burning very vigorously, and the charcoal fire was steaming hot. Su Yujin leaned on the couch and felt a little hot. It was not convenient for her to take off her clothes, so she just took off her shoes and socks, exposing her feet to cool off.
The white and tender feet, especially the five delicate but long and round toes, look as cute as the dough figurines sold on the street.
As soon as He Yanxiu entered the room, he saw Su Yujin's appearance and immediately laughed, "You are craving for coolness again. They say that the cold starts from the soles of the feet. Aren't you afraid that you will get too cold and feel uncomfortable?"
"It's easy to feel hot when you're pregnant, and in this winter, you have to keep warm. It's really too hot." Su Yujin pouted.
He Yanxiu did not refute, but reached out and touched Su Yujin's palms and feet. Seeing that they were all warm, he felt relieved. He did not stop Su Yujin from playing at the moment, but just sat next to her so that she could lean on him to feel more comfortable.
"How do you feel today?" He Yanxiu asked while stroking Su Yujin's dark hair.
"I woke up in the morning and slept until the end of the morning. I got up and ate some wontons with three fresh fillings. For lunch, I had some Dongpo pork, sweet and sour fish, steamed shrimp dumplings and some stir-fried seasonal vegetables. After a nap, I ate some fruits and amber walnut kernels."
Su Yujin tilted her head and explained everything in detail. "Oh, yes, I also had a bowl of white fungus and snow pear stew. I thought it was delicious. I asked the kitchen to prepare another bowl after dinner so that I can eat it when I'm hungry in the evening."
Tremella and snow pear have the effects of nourishing yin and clearing heat, strengthening the spleen and stomach, moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm. They are very suitable for pregnant women like her, and are even more suitable for consumption during the dry winter.
Su Yujin believes that food therapy is worse than medicine, and she really enjoys this kind of food.
"When I came back from the Ministry of Revenue just now, I went to Juweizhai and brought you some crispy duck with taro paste and steamed meat egg rolls. I'll ask the kitchen to prepare some other dishes later and we'll have dinner together."
Hearing He Yanxiu say this, Su Yujin's eyes suddenly lit up, "Uncle Zheng's crispy duck with taro paste is the most delicious. I was just talking about this dish, and it happened that you bought it back."
So this is what it means to be in sync with each other!
He Yanxiu couldn't help but raise his chin.
He Yanxiu felt more and more satisfied when he saw Su Yujin eating the crispy duck with taro paste with gusto, not even noticing the crispy skin on her face and with the corners of her mouth upturned from beginning to end.
I have to try harder to guess what my wife is thinking in the future.
"Drink some more soup." Seeing that Su Yujin's soup bowl was half empty, He Yanxiu took a spoon and refilled it for her with the ham and bamboo shoots soup.
"Yeah." Su Yujin nodded and reached out to pick up the bowl of soup.
Just as she picked it up, she let out a cry of "Ouch!" Su Yujin bent over, put down the bowl and covered her stomach.
The movement was so quick and hasty that the bowl on the table was completely overturned, and the soup spilled onto He Yanxiu's clothes along the table.
Without caring about anything else, He Yanxiu hurriedly supported Su Yujin, "What's wrong? Do you feel uncomfortable somewhere?"
"My stomach..." Su Yujin supported He Yanxiu, with a complicated expression on her face.
"What's wrong with your stomach?" He Yanxiu became more and more nervous, and his voice trembled when he spoke.
"My stomach seemed to move a little?" Su Yujin reached out and touched her belly gently, trying to find the strange feeling she had just noticed.
But after searching for a long time, the little guy in her belly seemed to be asleep and there was no movement.
Su Yujin suddenly felt a little disappointed and gently rubbed her belly. "The baby just started to move, but she fell asleep again. Could it be that the next baby will be a lazy one?"
"Being lazy has its own blessings." He Yanxiu smiled, "The baby is peaceful and quiet in your belly. Maybe he is filial and sensible."
"That's true." Su Yujin nodded.
However, despite saying this, Su Yujin was still full of expectations for such a novel thing as having a little life in her belly.
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