Chapter 818 She suddenly missed her brother very much
Guo Changming left after making these harsh words, but the rest of the people collapsed in anger.
Especially the head of the Shi family, he was so angry that he almost fainted, gasping for breath, and kept cursing Guo Changming for his "wolf ambitions", saying that he was really blind to let the Shi family raise such an ungrateful person.
He was probably really angry, and he had lost the dignity of a noble family as before, and his cursing was extremely dirty.
“That’s enough!”
Liang Guangyi couldn't bear to hear it and scolded him in a low voice: "What's the point of scolding him now?"
The Shi family's patriarch's expression was extremely grim: "I should kill him!"
"Master Shi, please stop speaking in anger." Someone still had a clear mind and whispered, "Although Guo Changming may have spoken without thinking, we are all in this together. The most important thing right now is how to deal with the Empress and those crazy people in the Privy Council."
The head of the Shi family said angrily: "He has caused such a big mess, what can we do? It is better to go all out..." A cruel look flashed across his face. Although he did not say the rest of the words, everyone present understood what he meant.
This is to silence Guo Changming.
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Feng Qiuli frowned and said in a deep voice, "Guo Changming is no ordinary man. He is the Minister of Justice. Let's not talk about how much evidence he has of the past affairs of the Shi family and several other families. If it were to be leaked, it would only cause catastrophic disaster. Let's just talk about himself."
"A distinguished Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice suddenly and inexplicably died, just at such a critical moment when the Queen ordered an investigation into the Ministry of Justice. Everyone would suspect that he was silenced. Moreover, the things he did before might not be concealed. If the news leaks out, what was originally Guo Changming's fault will become the fault of all of us."
By then, not only the Shi family, but all the officials from the aristocratic families will be dragged into this muddy water by him and bear the blame from the Ministry of Justice.
"Then let's deal with those people down there!" someone suggested, "Just kill them, and there will be no evidence!"
Feng Qiuli shook her head: "No, it would make too much noise."
"Guo Changming just said that everyone involved in this matter ranged from jailers and criminal constables to the accountant, the principal, and even two doctors. With so many people involved for several years, no one knows who actually has the account book. Do we have to kill them all?"
The expressions of the people in the room were extremely ugly. They were not stupid and naturally understood what Feng Qiuli meant.
If it happened on a normal day, even if there were more people, they could be sorted out slowly, those who could be won over could be bought off, those who were greedy and fearful could be bribed, and finally those who refused to cooperate could be dealt with. It wouldn't be difficult for these people to work together to cover it up, but it was different now.
Not to mention that those mad dogs in the Privy Council and the Black Armor Guards didn't give them that much time to sort things out, and they had no chance to deal with those hidden dangers without telling the Queen's people. Even if they really killed them secretly, with so many people suddenly dying, wouldn't that be telling the Queen clearly that there was something wrong with those people?
Moreover, if any one of these people ran away, it would be a catastrophic disaster.
The Shi family's patriarch was filled with anger: "This is not acceptable, that is not acceptable. Are we just going to sit by and watch the Queen's people investigate?"
Wang Huailu sat aside, somewhat worried. "Guo Changming just said it very clearly. If anything happens to him, he will never let anyone else go. The evidence he said he had is probably true. If he is really pushed out, those adults might..."
The Shi family's patriarch clenched his fists tightly and couldn't help but look at Liang Guangyi: "Mr. Liang?"
The others also looked over.
Liang Guangyi's eyes were cold. He knew that Guo Changming couldn't be abandoned, and the Ministry of Justice couldn't be lost. He also couldn't let the Queen continue investigating. But if he wanted the Queen to stop...
He pursed his lips tightly, and after a moment he said in a deep voice, "I will find a way to deal with this matter."
…
In the palace.
Tang Ning curled up on the small couch, flipping through the secret letter sent back from outside the palace. The handwriting of Xiao Yan on the letter made her couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Unlike the usual sticky letters between children, Xiao Yan only briefly described his recent situation in the letter, saying that all the arrangements outside were going smoothly. After he finished talking about his own affairs, he said that he knew everything about the affairs in the capital and asked her to deal with it according to her wishes.
Xiao Yan handed over all the power in the capital to her without any suspicion or hesitation. Although there were only a few words in the letter, it was full of trust.
Just like what he said to her while kissing the corner of her eye on the night before he left Beijing, when they were lying on the bed, sweating profusely.
In this world, he only trusts her.
Tang Ning stroked the words on the letter, lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time. After a while, he reached out and put the letter on the fire to burn it.
When Tang Ning put the envelope away and was about to put it away, he noticed something strange in his hand. He turned the envelope over and shook it, and saw a dried magnolia flower fall out of it. The petals looked like they had been processed.
Tang Ning took the flower, looked at it, put it to his nose and sniffed it, and couldn't help but frown.
There are no words in the letter, but the flowers express my longing.
Tang Ning closed her eyes lightly and waited, her thoughts surging like a tide.
She suddenly missed her brother very much.
"Your Majesty, what did His Majesty say in the letter? Is everything going well?" Yue Jian looked at Tang Ning's smiling face and asked softly.
Tang Ning collected his thoughts and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Brother said everything went well."
"Xiahou Ling is truly ambitious. He not only targeted Southern Qi but also the various tribes in Western Xinjiang. Fortunately, my brother was well prepared, and Uncle Xiao and the others arrived in time, so no trouble arose."
Very few people knew what she and Xiao Yan wanted to do. If there was chaos in the Western Frontier, it would be a disaster. Fortunately, everything was as expected.
Yue Jian's face darkened when he heard this: "The Western Frontier people actually dared to get involved. Aren't they afraid of being held accountable later?"
Tang Ning said calmly, "With interests at hand, who would bother thinking about what's next? Besides, there are mountains all around. They are certain that even if they take action and then hide in the mountains, the outsiders won't be able to do anything to them."
"It's a pity that His Majesty had anticipated this!" Yue Jian snorted, "These barbarians will be dealt with sooner or later."
Tang Ning laughed at her angry words and said, "That day will come."
As she spoke, she opened the desk drawer, took out a brocade box, and placed the magnolia and the envelope inside. After closing the box, she spoke again, "Have they replied to the Gu family?"
Yue Jian quickly said, "I've already returned. Patriarch Gu said everything is ready and asked Her Majesty to rest assured."
Tang Ning nodded and put the box in his hand back into the drawer.
"Her Majesty the Queen."
Pan Xi's voice came from outside.
"Come in."
Tang Ning responded, and a moment later saw Pan Xi come in with a hunched back: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Liang requests an audience."
Tang Ning raised an eyebrow: "He's alone?"
Pan Xi: "Yes."
Tang Ning thought thoughtfully: "Let him in."
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