Chapter 239: She is suffering from stupidity
The Toffee fell silent.
She had never cared about such things.
Yu Lingye said, "I am the lord of this fiefdom, and I am also the master of the people of this fiefdom. They are my subjects. I cannot watch helplessly as the people of this fiefdom starve to death and eat their own children. I cannot allow the people of this fiefdom to riot because of hunger."
"With hundreds of thousands of people in the fiefdom, the daily rations for each person, just to fill their stomachs, would be a huge expense, let alone if this situation continued for half a year or even longer."
"You are in the capital, Queen Mother. You cannot see the suffering of the people, nor have you experienced the pain of poverty. I do not ask you to empathize with the people."
"But, Lord Fang, as an official appointed by the imperial court and serving in the Ministry of Revenue, is he unaware of this matter?"
Fang Zhengtian's back was covered in cold sweat.
He lowered his head, not knowing how to answer.
"Why is Lord Fang silent?" Yu Lingye asked, "When you set your sights on the fiefdom's tax revenue and silver, weren't you quite justified?"
The pressure from the superior was released, and the oppressive feeling was like a thousand pounds, making Fang Zhengtian unable to raise his head.
Fang Zhengtian's back and forehead were covered in cold sweat.
He kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking about how to answer this question.
He was in the Ministry of Revenue, so he naturally knew the situation of Yu Lingye's fiefdom.
The Minister of Revenue also specifically instructed that the emperor meant that the Ministry of Revenue was not allowed to allocate any food and money for rescue.
But he couldn't say these things, and didn't dare to say them.
The Concubine was not happy with Yu Lingye's harassment of Fang Zhengtian and said unhappily, "Ye'er, what does the suffering of the people in your fiefdom have to do with your uncle? It was a natural disaster, not caused by your uncle."
Yu Lingye: "Mother, what you said is interesting."
"According to my mother's logic, the Fang family being fined 300,000 taels by the emperor has nothing to do with me. The Fang family's guilt was not caused by me."
The concubine didn't expect that Yu Lingye would use her words to stop her. She felt like there was a fishbone stuck in her heart, making her feel uncomfortable.
She lost face again and again, and her tone became sharper: "Ye'er, do you have to be so heartless?"
"Do you want to watch your grandmother and your uncle die?"
"The palace is full of gossip. You and I, mother and son, have struggled to survive in this cannibalistic harem. If it weren't for your uncle and his family supporting us from behind, how could we have had the chance to live such a good life?"
"From the prince to Prince Ling, you have grown stronger step by step under the support of the Fang family. Your uncle and his family have never asked you for help before. But this time, the Fang family asked you for help, and you still have such an attitude."
"Ye'er, you really disappoint me."
The concubine clutched her chest, heartbroken and infuriated: "How could our Fang Yingwan raise such a heartless, ungrateful, cold-blooded, and ungrateful person like you?"
Xie Yingmian and Yan Qing were both silenced by the Concubine Dowager's words.
Xie Yingmian decided to take back what he had said before.
Before, she thought that the Toffee was not a bad person, but just confused.
This is not just confusing, this is simply stupid.
"It seems I was right. Yu Lingye really isn't your biological son. He's your enemy." Xie Yingmian said, "I've seen stupid people, but I've never seen anyone as stupid as you. Is there anyone who would betray their own son like you? Is there anyone who would be sold out like you and still count the money for them?"
She's even got a case of stupidity.
Fu Mo is right, these people are really, one by one, annoying!
Why can't we just chop them off like vegetables!
Why bother talking to them here and preaching to them?
Great principles are meant for smart people, not for fools who can't understand what people are saying.
"Xie Yingmian, shut up! What do you have to do here? Is it necessary for an outsider like you to sow discord between me and my son?" The concubine's eyes were red. "Ye'er, did I say anything wrong?"
"If it weren't for the Fang family's constant support behind the scenes..."
"Yan Qing!" Yu Lingye could no longer endure it, "Nian!"
Yan Qing couldn't bear it anymore.
As soon as Yu Lingye spoke, he began to recite the evil things the Fang family had done over the years.
"In the third year of the Yongtai reign, Fang Zhengyu, the second son of the Fang family, competed with Young Master Wang for the most popular courtesan in the street. Taking advantage of his drunken state, Fang Zhengyu pushed Young Master Wang down the stairs. Young Master Wang died instantly, and Fang Zhengyu was imprisoned in the government office."
"Fang Zhang came to the palace crying and begging. You, then a noble concubine, wanted to save Fang Zhengyu, but Prince Wang and his family would not give up. The Wang family was more powerful than the Fang family, and the late emperor was also in a difficult position."
"So, in the cold of winter, you deliberately let the three-year-old prince, wearing thin clothes, catch a cold. The prince caught a cold and had a high fever that wouldn't go away. You deliberately delayed and carried the dying prince to Jiuxiao Palace to force the late emperor to do so."
"The Emperor couldn't bear it anymore and found a scapegoat for Fang Zhengyu. You then donated tens of thousands of taels of silver to the Wang family, and only then did the matter settle."
"The Fang family wasn't affected, but the prince was young at the time and nearly died from the serious illness, which left him with a chronic illness."
The Toffee's face turned pale.
The long-lost memory was opened, and she remembered this incident.
Ye'er had a fever for a long time, and she thought Ye'er would not survive.
At that time, my mother suddenly came with her eldest sister-in-law and asked her to give up Ye'er and take in a nephew from the Fang family who was the same age as Ye'er to raise.
She was very angry and ignored the Fang family for two years because of this incident.
Later I slowly forgot about it.
When Yan Qing mentioned this, she suddenly remembered the three-year-old Ye'er lying weakly in her arms...
Fang Zhengtian was extremely anxious.
How can we bring up old issues at this time?
He wanted to interrupt Yan Qing.
However, after trying several times, his throat seemed to have been rendered mute by poison. He could open his mouth, but no sound came out of his throat.
Fang Zhengtian was shocked.
He hurriedly looked at other people.
Others didn't know what Fang Zhengtian meant.
When they were at the Fang family, they also agreed that everything would be decided by the eldest brother.
Fang Zhengtian remained silent, and no one else dared to speak either.
Fang Zhengtian hinted for a long time, but no one understood what he meant. He couldn't make a sound and was extremely anxious.
Yan Qing: "In the fifth year of Yongtai, the Fang family wanted to buy a restaurant. The owner refused to sell. The Fang family tried every means to slander and frame the owner. The owner was framed and imprisoned, and died in prison."
"The restaurant owner's son went to file a complaint, and the then Shangjing prefect, having accepted bribes from the Fang family, crippled his legs."
"The Fang family didn't expect that the owner of the restaurant was such a kind person. He had helped many people, especially the down-and-out students. Many of them passed the imperial examinations and even won first and third place."
"These people served in various places. When they learned about the restaurant owner's affairs, they jointly sued the Fang family, and the late emperor was furious."
He looked at the Toffee: "Toffee, do you still remember how you did it?"
The toffee felt cold all over.
The Fang family caused a big fuss that time, and the late emperor was very angry. Even she, who had begged for mercy, was demoted to the lowest level of beauty, and Ye'er was given to be raised by Concubine Lin Shu, who had the best relationship with her.
In order to turn the tables and regain custody of Ye'er, she bribed Concubine Lin Shu's maid and made Concubine Lin Shu mistakenly give Ye'er hazelnuts.
Ye'er was severely allergic to hazelnuts and was dying.
She knelt down step by step as she walked to Jiuxiao Palace, begging the late emperor to make the decision.
The late emperor finally relented and punished Concubine Lin Shu, restored her position, executed the prefect of Shangjing, and fined the Fang family a large amount of silver to supply the restaurant. Only then did he calm the public anger.
In this matter, she felt sorry for Ye'er and Concubine Lin Shufei.
But, but...
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