Chapter 159 Let's have a drink together
After Jiang Xue and Jiang Yu finished their instructions, they looked at Jing Ye again.
Jing Ye said calmly, "I had already sent a group of shadow guards to Jiaodong long before you started nagging me. You don't need to lecture me like you did just now."
Jiang Xue's ears blushed slightly, and she nodded gently to him, saying, "In that case, we just need to wait for Brother He's clinic to open. After everything is taken care of, we will set off."
He Zhilin suddenly said, "Gu Lintan sent someone to deliver a letter to me the other day."
Jiang Xue was stunned. Why didn't she hear Jiang Qibin report this?
He Zhilin looked at her slightly stunned expression, feeling somewhat lost. He smiled bitterly in his heart for a moment, and continued, "He said that he wanted me to work in the Imperial Hospital."
"That's to be expected," Jiang Xue said, "but does he trust you so much?"
He Zhilin smiled and said, "Not really. He also put a lot of thought into it. His Highness asked Su Yu to open the clinic first, and then he told him to present the plaque. He probably saw that His Highness had the upper hand in all these matters, so he tried to win people's hearts with other things."
"I'm curious," Jiang Xue said teasingly with a smile, "What other methods does he have? Gold, silver, and jewelry? A stunning beauty?"
He Zhilin cleared his throat awkwardly and said, "He saw that Su Yu and I have a close relationship, so he didn't try to take advantage of me."
"Your Highness knows that Su Yu has many businesses under her name, but the ones she cares about the most and spends the most time and energy on are the sisters in Xiu Lou."
"Su Yu was born into a prostitute family. Although she was able to escape from the entertainment industry, she was still a prostitute. This was also the case with her sisters, who she had to spend a large sum of money to bring out from under the madam. I don't know how Gu Lintan managed to get their property deeds."
"Is it difficult to get the title deed?" Jiang Xue asked.
He Zhilin sighed, "It's difficult. If you redeem yourself, it's almost impossible to get the property deed. The madam holds the property deed, which means she holds the life of the person. If a prostitute breaks the law, the master's family will also be implicated. The master's family holds this thing as a deterrent to ensure that the people under their control obey the law and avoid bringing disaster upon themselves."
"Gu Lintan must have exerted pressure to get it. Moreover, he promised me that within half a year, he would be able to help Su Yu and others get rid of their membership."
"Even if you get it, you still have to find a way to go to the government to change your status as a good citizen." Jiang Xue said. She turned her head and looked at Jiang Yu in confusion and asked, "I don't quite understand this, but I heard that this opportunity can only be obtained on the day of amnesty?"
Jiang Yu nodded and said, "It was like this in the previous dynasty. If there was a celebration or a time of prayer, there would be such an opportunity, which was called 'pardon by grace'. There were almost no other methods. But my father was kind, and after he ascended the throne, he granted special grace, allowing people of low status to be freed if they were disabled and could not work, or if they could be redeemed by the government. However, the government's redemption method, unless they have made some achievements, or have a good reputation, or are extremely wealthy and can pay the sky-high 'redemption tax', in the final analysis, this method is just subjective, and it depends on how the people in the government office judge it. In short, there are very few people of low status who can use this method."
Jiang Xue frowned and said slowly, "If she can work in the embroidery building, she must not be disabled. It is not necessarily true that she can redeem herself if she is rich. Could it be that Sister Su Yu is short of money? From this point of view, if Gu Lintan can make such a promise, he must have some connection with the relevant government officials."
"It's not that I underestimate him," Jiang Xue said, "He didn't even dare to tamper with Su Xi's records before, which shows that it's difficult for him to master these official connections if he relies on himself."
"It seems that he was able to do something this time. If it was just his own ideas, it would be impossible for him to do it."
"Brother He," Jiang Xue smiled and looked at He Zhilin, and said firmly, "It seems that the one who wants you to work in the Imperial Hospital is not Gu Lintan."
"Then how does Your Highness want me to respond?" He Zhilin felt a little worried. He wanted to help Su Yu get rid of her lowly status, but if he became an accomplice to the evil, not only he but also Su Yu would not be willing to do so.
Jiang Xue said briskly: "Why not accept the benefits that are delivered to your door?"
"Brother He, just agree to it and tell him that the clinic is a little busy now that it has just opened. In addition, you need to go back to Jiaodong to ask for instructions. It will take about half a year before you can really take up the position."
"Just see if he'll be anxious."
Jiang Yu suddenly stood up and walked to the window. He glanced at the night outside, then turned back and said to Jiang Xue, "It's really too late. It will be dawn in less than an hour. You can't stay any longer."
Jiang Xue nodded and said, "That's it for tonight. I'll go and call Qiong Shuang to go back with me."
"By the way," she glanced at He Zhilin awkwardly and said, "Since it is inconvenient for He's brother to use it, Jiang Qibin will go back to the mansion with me tonight. I'll also trouble my second brother to give He's brother a ride."
"Of course," Jiang Yu said, "I came here with Zhilin, so I have to send him back together. But you..."
"I have Qiong Shuang and Jiang Qibin with me," Jiang Xue knew what he meant and said hurriedly, "We will be back immediately, my brother, don't worry."
Jiang Yu glanced at Jing Ye thoughtfully, then sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, let Jiang Qibin take you back. Tomorrow afternoon, if I'm done with my work, I'll go to Changle Palace to wait for you."
Jiang Xue nodded, bowed to Jiang Yu, raised her eyes and glanced at Jing Ye, but did not dare to stay any longer and immediately walked towards the door.
Jing Ye, who had been silent for a long time, put down his teacup silently, stood up and followed Jiang Xue.
Jiang Yu frowned and said in a deep voice: "King Rui Chong..."
"There is no need for the Second Prince to arrange my coming and going." Jing Ye didn't even look at him. He just made a sarcastic remark and then opened the door for Jiang Xue.
Mo Lian and Mo Tian, who were guarding the door, were still standing straight and respectfully, without any sign of tiredness or fatigue. When they saw the two people coming out, they immediately followed them with a faint smile and left together.
Jiang Yu watched the two people leaving, and looked at He Zhilin who was standing with his head down beside him with complicated eyes.
After a moment, he sighed and said, "Zhilin, don't stand there, let's go."
Jiang Xue and Jing Ye walked outside to the courtyard, looked around for a moment, and asked in confusion: "Where is Qiong Shuang?"
Jing Ye turned a deaf ear to him, his aura as quiet as a pool of deep water.
Mo Tian pricked up his ears for a moment, listened attentively, and pointed at the roof with a smile.
"Your Highness, my cousin should be admiring the moon up there."
Jiang Xue walked a little further away and looked up. She saw that there were indeed two figures on the roof, so she immediately gave Mo Tian a look.
Mo Tian understood, and before Jiang Xue could react, she had already flown to the roof.
After a while, three people came down from the roof.
However, there were only two people standing, and Lu Qiongshuang was lying horizontally in Jiang Qibin's arms. Seeing this, Jiang Xue hurriedly walked over and wanted to call her, but was overwhelmed by the smell of alcohol and had to cover her nose.
"What's going on?" Jiang Xue looked at Jiang Qibin seriously and asked.
"My cousin... I've drunk too much and I'm drunk." Jiang Qibin's face was slightly red, and it was unclear if it was because of the alcohol or something else.
"You just let her drink too much?" Jiang Xue frowned and said, "You are a grown man, and you just let a woman drink like this in front of you?!"
"I, I deserve to die." Jiang Qibin said, "I failed in my duty. I didn't expect, I didn't expect..."
Jiang Xue looked up and saw that Lu Qiongshuang was drunk, but he was wearing Jiang Qibin's outer robe, wrapping himself tightly. Her anger subsided a little.
"Forget it, let's quickly send her back to Wen Qing Xuan." Jiang Xue said, "You and Mo Lian and Mo Tian go first."
"Cousin!" Lu Qiongshuang suddenly opened her eyes, looked at Jiang Xue, and yelled in a drunken voice: "Don't leave, since you are here, let's have a drink together!"
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