Hearing their words, Hu Xiao felt that it was funny. What did it mean to waste time?
She fixed her gaze on the person asking the question, then suddenly smiled and said, "You don’t have to worry about that. Gathering you all together will bring you all benefits.
With these words, everyone instantly felt relieved. It was good to have something to eat and drink. Now that the city was short of food, the most important thing was to have something to eat.
Seeing that everyone was hesitating to speak, Hu Xiao saw through their thoughts. She clapped her hands, attracting everyone’s attention.
"Don’t worry, other than managing the food, we will also give you wages afterwards. The Shangguan family will definitely not treat the commoners unfairly." Hu Xiao immediately followed.
How could it be their turn for such a good job?
Everyone’s face was filled with disbelief as they asked in surprise, "Empress, what kind of guarantee are you going to use? "What if the Shangguan Family doesn’t pay after the event?"
The project to build the "Water Guiding East Stream" was designed to deal with the flood in the south. The government officials might renege on the deal because they had seen too many corrupt officials, so they were worried that they might be cheated and wasted their energy.
"Ha, everyone, no need to worry. I will use the head as a guarantee that you will receive the wages afterwards. Also, after registering, eat good food and drink good food." Hu Xiao patted her chest and said seriously. She did not mean to lie to the common people, she would pay the wages.
"With Empress’s words, I think it’s alright!"
"Why don’t we all register?"
"Alright, let us trust in Empress for now."
Most of them chose to register to participate in the construction of the project.
After a few days of hard work, they had finally solved the water problem in the city, and successfully completed the Project Eastflow. The citizens were all cheering and praising Hu Xiao and Red Armored Cavalry.
Compared to their initial rejection, the commoners now treated Soong Xuan and the others respectfully, expressing their gratitude to the riders in their hearts.
On the contrary, in the capital, when Minister Wen received the news that Hu Xiao had successfully cured the water elementals, he was greatly shocked. He thought, Hu Xiao is just a woman, how could she be so capable?
"Is there anything wrong with the message that was sent over? "Can’t you manage it, or can you manage it?" Minister Wen’s cold eyes turned slightly. He held onto that last sliver of hope in his heart, so he naturally did not wish for this to be the truth.
"Master, the news is correct. This subordinate has confirmed that the Empress has helped with the management of water. She has a very high reputation among the people." The guard knelt on the ground and said respectfully.
Hearing that, Minister Wen’s face turned white, Hu Xiao had done another meritorious deed, this damned woman, how could her luck be so good!
Minister Wen clenched his teeth, and a few words came out from between his teeth, "Immediately call for a family meeting, quickly go and invite them over."
This matter was related to Wen Family’s status in the imperial government, so they had no choice but to discuss it with the clan elders.
After about half an hour, the clan elders gathered in Minister Wen’s living room, closing the door with serious expressions.
Everyone should have heard that the empress has done a great service in the south. Right now, she has an extremely high prestige among the people. When she returns to the imperial court this time, her status and position will definitely be higher.
The Minister Wen cautiously said. His gaze swept up and down the clan elder’s body, waiting for him to speak.
"What do you think you’re going to do?" At this time, the clan elders could not make a decision, they turned to look at Minister Wen, as though they wanted to hear what he had in mind.
The Minister Wen frowned, then said slowly: "The Imperial Consort Xue has followed her, I want her to take action against the Empress, Third Uncle, what do you think?"
After saying this, Minister Wen looked at a white-haired old man and cautiously asked.
Third Uncle Wen stroked his beard, then raised his head and said: "Aren’t you afraid Imperial Consort Xue would fail? At that time, we won’t even be able to keep the last chess piece. "
Actually, Hu Xiao was far away in the south. He clearly knew in her heart that there was nothing they could do right now.
The only thing he could do was to stop Hu Xiao on the way, and give her a fatal blow. However, if someone didn’t know when to kill himself, and the attack on the Queen was discovered by the Emperor, then all of the people in the Wen Family would definitely have a bad life.
Therefore, no one dared to take the risk in this matter.
"Third Uncle, there’s nothing we can do about this. If this goes on, Wen Family will have no place in the imperial government." The Minister Wen stared at Fourth Uncle Wen who was sitting next to Third Uncle Wen.
Upon meeting his gaze, Fourth Uncle Wen immediately understood. In truth, he agreed with Minister Wen’s actions.
If Xue Mier fails, she would not sell her Wen Family out. Rather than making the Wen Family suffer, it would be better to let Xue Mier have a go at it.
"Third brother, we have to try our best. With Imperial Consort Xue by the empress’s side, this is a good opportunity for her to make a move. I think this plan will work." Fourth Uncle Wen said solemnly, after that, he looked at Minister Wen, signalling for him to speak more.
"Third Uncle, look, Fourth Uncle agreed. The empress is too arrogant, all this while she hasn’t put us in her eyes, but now that she has returned, she will definitely slander our Wen Family in front of the emperor, so, I think we should make a move to strengthen her."
The Minister Wen clenched his fists. He thought, if he was Xue Mier, he would have killed Hu Xiao long ago. When had it ever been her turn to act mighty in front of Wen Family!
Hearing their analysis, Third Uncle Wen pondered for a moment before finally nodding his head.
Regardless of whether it was successful or not, they had to let Xue Mier have a try. If the Queen unluckily died, then their Wen Family would do its best to protect Xue Mier.
On this side, when Xue Mier received the secret message from the Minister Wen, her heart trembled. She lit the secret paper, feeling uneasy.
In her heart, she admired Hu Xiao, but now, her family actually wanted her to poison Hu Xiao. This kind of mission was very difficult for her, and also a test of her humanity.
"Why did you want me to do such a thing? Just who did I offend!" Xue Mier clenched her teeth, feeling indignant in her heart. She didn’t want to frame Hu Xiao at all, but before coming to the south, she had promised Mrs Wen that she would help him one last time.
On one side was the orders from the clan, and on the other was Bo Le. Just where was he supposed to listen to?
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