Chapter 54 The Same Poison
"Gangzi, what this lady meant is that she thinks the amount of wasteland you just measured for them to reclaim is too little, so she should add some more."
The person who said this was another guard who had been silent the whole time. He was now looking at Ouyang Hong and his son with his arms folded across his chest and a half-smile on his face.
Upon hearing this, Gangzi immediately picked up his tools and quickly walked to the edge of the wasteland to measure it. He said, "Five people in this family are unwilling to work. According to Yushan's rules, each of them will be fined three mu of land, and they cannot let others do the reclamation for them."
Ouyang Hong listened to the words of the measuring rod, and his body became unstable with anger. He raised his right hand and pointed at the still dazed Ouyang Hui: "You...you..."
He kept saying "you" for a long time without saying anything after that. Then he turned around and stared at Chen Yanhua with a pair of eyes as big as copper bells: "This is the good son you raised! Humph!"
Chen Yanhua was still sighing about coming here and going to the fields. Suddenly, she heard Ouyang Hong's words and looked over with some doubt: "Master..."
"What are you shouting about? Hurry up and do something. Each of you has gained an extra acre of land for nothing. Why don't you move quickly?"
After shouting loudly, Ouyang Hong turned his head to look at Ouyang Jin, and found that a small piece of wasteland on their side had been revealed. He looked at the wasteland that had just been measured with a pole, shook his head, and walked towards the wasteland that had just been measured.
Seeing his father blaming him for the first time, Ouyang Hui found it a little unacceptable.
He felt that he had the most potential among his three brothers. If he succeeded this time, he would definitely be a third-rank official, on the same level as his father.
But this time, he failed. He thought that the person he helped hide the gold and silver might have been discovered, and since he couldn't do anything to that person, they targeted him.
Otherwise, with the little money he embezzled, he would never...
But fortunately, I finally hooked up with that person.
I just don't know if that person has successfully become a first-rank official...
Ouyang Hui, who was exiled but still calculating in his mind, didn't realize that he had only guessed part of the truth correctly, and the real part, hehe...
At the same time.
The prosperity of the capital is evident everywhere.
In a study room with antique furnishings that was simple yet luxurious, an old man who looked to be in his fifties stood in front of the desk, looking gloomily at the three men kneeling on the ground.
The three men kneeling on the ground did not dare to say a word at this time. They just buried their heads so low that their faces and expressions could not be seen clearly.
After about a cup of tea, the old man gathered his gaze and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, get up. Although this matter was not accomplished and the opportunity was missed, it also made me realize that the Xu family girl who usually seems to have no presence is actually a shrewd person."
"Since they've all arrived at Yushan, let them stay there. I don't know what's wrong with that guy above me. He hasn't mentioned my promotion lately..."
After the old man finished speaking, a man in a blue robe said, "Sir, do you think someone is interfering?"
"Hmph! There's no need to think about this. It must be that reckless Wu Shijie who's behind this. Speaking of this, I can't wait to chop him up..."
Listening to the old man's angry words, the three of them knew in their hearts that if the Skeleton Hall had not failed last time, their master's plan might have succeeded.
Only the three of them who came from the same place as this adult knew that this adult was not from Wuxi Country at all.
hehe!
The old man, Qi Ye, is fifty-six years old. He is now a second-rank official and serves as the Prince's Junior Tutor. Half a year ago, he got the Prince's promise that he would find an opportunity to petition his father, the Emperor, to promote Qi Ye to the position of Prince's Grand Tutor.
Although good things are not happening now, it has been half a year since this incident happened. In the past six months, anyone who has been too close to Qi Ye has been investigated openly or secretly.
Qi Ye, who had a strong sense of crisis, immediately thought of Ouyang Hui of Ouyang Mansion. Without caring about other people's confusion, he transferred some gold and silver to Ouyang Mansion.
Since this strange night was not deliberately concealed, the next day, someone came to report that Ouyang Hui was being targeted.
This made Qi Ye even more gloomy, and he then ordered everyone to keep a close eye on the situation, while he himself claimed to be ill and stayed at home to recuperate.
During this period, the crown prince and several princes came to visit him one after another, and then the one in charge actually summoned the imperial physician to the young master's house to take his pulse.
Fortunately, Qi Ye had been prepared for this move and had his doctors give him medicine. No matter whether they took his pulse or observed his expression, he looked very sick, and it was caused by excessive physical damage and excessive energy consumption.
The imperial physician prescribed a prescription for Qi Ye and gave him some instructions before carrying the medicine box and leaving the Young Master's residence.
Not long after, a man who looked like a servant came hurriedly and bowed to Qi Ye, saying, "Sir, Imperial Physician Ji is heading towards the palace."
Upon hearing this, Qi Ye, who had been extremely weak on the bed just now, sat up suddenly and snorted coldly, "Humph! I knew that person wouldn't let go of this opportunity."
A man in white brocade clothes asked: "Master Ye, what should we do next?"
"Since we've targeted Ouyang Hui, let him prove his guilt."
Hearing this, the man in brocade clothes subconsciously looked over and said, "Master Ye, this Ouyang Hui..."
Qi Ye raised his right hand to signal the man to stop talking, and then slowly said, "He only knows that his mother and I are from the same hometown, and he came to me because he hoped that I would remember our hometown relationship and help him."
The man in brocade clothes stroked his chin and nodded lazily: "Is that so..."
"Hmph! Ye Er, go and arrange this quickly."
"yes."
After a man in black clothes bowed and accepted the order, the man in white brocade clothes spoke again: "Master Ye, does Ouyang Jin's Yue family want..."
"That old fox can't be moved for the time being, but the Minister of War can be moved." He glanced meaningfully at the man in white brocade clothes, and then continued: "But, Bai Qi, this time, you can't fail again."
"Don't worry."
Just like that, after some operations, Ouyang Hui was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison for huge corruption. His father Ouyang Hong shouted that he was innocent in front of the palace and was also thrown into the Heavenly Prison.
The next day, an imperial decree was issued, exiling the entire Ouyang family to the northwest to open up wasteland and cultivate the land.
A month after they left the capital, the Minister of War was attacked by unknown persons on his way back home. However, because he was accompanied by several guards, the other party only injured Wu Shijie and had no chance to take his life.
Although Wu Shijie's injuries were not serious, the wounds were poisonous. When the guards learned about it, they did not linger in the fight but used their killing moves to force the opponent to retreat. Two guards then took Wu Shijie back to the mansion first.
After returning home, Wu Shijie did not act pretentiously and lay down directly on the bed. The guards hurriedly called for the palace doctor.
After some investigation, the court physician, who had once been a military doctor, said, "Sir, this poison is a bit strange."
"Oh, how strange."
"This poison is exactly the same as the one you were poisoned with at the border ten years ago."
Upon hearing this, Wu Shijie immediately widened his eyes and looked at the court doctor: "Are you sure?"
"Yes. It was I who cured the master's poison."
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