Chapter 120 Bribery
To prove that what she said was true, Cui presented a large stack of account books - naturally, they were given to her by Feng Qingsui, and she said that she found them in the secret passage.
The emperor immediately ordered Ji Changqing to lead the imperial guards to Tan's mansion to confiscate his property.
One hundred thousand mu of farmland, eighty shops, forty thousand taels of gold ingots, eight hundred thousand taels of silver ingots, and a number of antiques, calligraphy and paintings of inestimable value were confiscated.
“No wonder the treasury is empty.”
The emperor was furious.
"It turns out they were all embezzled by the rat in charge of the national treasury!"
He agreed to Cui's divorce and handed Tan Qingzhou over to the Criminal Court for strict interrogation.
After the trial, he was executed.
Jiao was an accomplice in the crime and was executed together with him.
Both of Tan Qingzhou's sons were adults and were also executed according to the law.
All the clansmen in Tanjia Village in Lizhou who had benefited from Tan Qingzhou and managed many fields for him had their property confiscated and were exiled.
All officials who colluded with Tan Qingzhou were dismissed from their posts and exiled, and their property was confiscated.
There was a major reshuffle of officials in the Ministry of Revenue, and the political situation was quite turbulent.
Ji Changqing was very busy.
In the midst of busyness, I thought about the whole process of Tan Qingzhou's downfall, and always felt that something was wrong.
Although all the work was assigned to him by the emperor, the source of these tasks was Feng Qingsui.
Wherever she went, crimes were exposed. In just half a year in the capital, she had already overthrown countless wealthy families.
Even the Criminal Justice Department is not as capable as her.
"How can I have a new sister-in-law?"
He held his forehead and sighed.
"It's clear there's an extra master."
No wonder he is becoming more and more tired as the Prime Minister.
It is far less easy than before when one person played two roles at the same time, being both a civil official and a military general.
"But this isn't her fault," he thought. "If there's anything to blame, it's the sheer number of evildoers. If the world were peaceful and prosperous, she wouldn't have to fight the wicked and could just have fun."
Thinking of this, a feeling of pity filled my heart, and looking at the documents in my hand didn't give me such a headache anymore.
Finish the trial early, go home early, and still have time to make two side dishes.
They haven't had a meal together for several days.
"Bang!"
Feng Qingsui, who was being talked about by him, was caught off guard and crashed into the wall of the carriage. Fortunately, he was close to it and was not hurt.
The donkey cart stopped immediately.
Wuhua lifted the curtain to take a look, and seeing that she was fine, he said, "A carriage hit her when she turned the corner."
As soon as he finished speaking, a male voice was heard outside the car.
"My apologies. The horse got frightened and lost control, hitting your carriage. I'll ask a doctor to examine you immediately and give you ten hu of Nanzhu to calm your nerves."
Feng Qingsui looked at the car curtains, which were well covered. How did this man know that she was a "madam"?
Recognized through Wuhua and Daben?
But she had never heard this voice before, and probably had never seen it before.
She winked at Wuhua.
Wuhua nodded, lowered the curtain, and said to the man in brocade clothes standing at the front of the next carriage, "Our wife is fine, there's no need to call a doctor. Just leave Nanzhu with her."
The man in brocade clothes smiled slightly.
"Nanzhu is still in the mansion. Madam, please wait for a moment while I send someone back to get it."
Wuhua glanced at his horse and said, "Why bother with all this trouble? Your golden bridle is worth only a few dollars. Just use it to calm our lady down. Your horse is disobedient anyway, so it doesn't matter whether it has a bridle or not."
The man in brocade clothes choked.
He then ordered the coachman to untie the golden bridle and hand it over.
Wuhua accepted it with a smile, raised the reins in his hand, and rode away.
"etc--"
The man in brocade clothes looked at the donkey cart disappearing into the distance and kicked the horse in front of it hard.
Why does this trick that always works not work on Feng?
I didn't even see him.
He also wondered if Feng Shi's appearance was as beautiful as the beauty picture he had picked up two days ago...
While he was thinking, the horse suddenly jumped out, and he swayed and almost fell off the cart.
"Quickly restrain this horse!"
He grabbed the side of the carriage and yelled at the driver.
The driver looked panicked: "Master, without the bridle, I can't control the horse..."
The man in brocade clothes: "..."
After hitting several carriages, the horse finally stopped.
The man in brocade clothes got off the car with lingering fear, and said to the servant who followed him with gritted teeth: "I'll give you three days to deal with that fat maid."
The servant agreed.
The next day, Wu Hua went out to buy roast duck and came back to Feng Qingsui, saying, "Madam, this roast duck was given to me by someone else."
Feng Qingsui raised his eyebrows: "Who is so generous?"
This is the roast duck from Baihelou, it costs one or two taels of silver each.
Wuhua said with a grin, "The servant of the man who crashed into the car yesterday."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
He came to bribe her maid right after causing the accident. Could his intentions be more obvious?
"What is that person's identity?"
"Concubine Wu's second nephew, Wu Renxing, is a lecherous man who specializes in raping other people's wives."
“…”
It seems that Ji Changqing's reputation as the prime minister who confiscates property is not loud enough, and any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to approach her.
"Since someone wants to take advantage of you," she said to Wuhua, "you should try some of the capital's delicacies."
Wuhua nodded heavily.
Wangcai received an order from his young master and waited outside the Ji Mansion, watching Wuhua's whereabouts, hoping to bribe the fat maid with delicious food. Who knew -
"Miss Wuhua, there are only two of us. Isn't it a bit too much for you to order twenty dishes?"
"Two people? I ordered dishes for myself, you can order whatever you want."
“!!!”
He was stunned.
"You, can you finish so many dishes by yourself?"
He glanced at Wuhua's belly and thought that even a big eater couldn't hold so much.
Wuhua rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you can't finish it, you can take it away. Who said you have to finish it once you order it?"
Wangcai: “…”
I actually want to pack it up!
I have never seen anyone so greedy and shameless!
But in order to complete his young master's instructions, he gritted his teeth and endured it.
After Wuhua finished her feast, he said with a shy smile, "Miss Wuhua, did you enjoy your meal?"
"It's so-so." Wuhua replied, "It's too light. I prefer stronger flavors."
Wangcai's mouth twitched.
One meal is not enough, and you want a second meal?
Did you know that this meal alone cost him ten taels of silver? That was two months' wages!
He suppressed his anger and coaxed, "Miss Wuhua, we can eat something stronger next time. Our young master wants to apologize to your wife in person. Can you find an opportunity someday and take your wife to a teahouse for some tea?"
Wuhua glanced at him sideways.
"You expect me to betray you for just one meal? You really look down on me."
Wangcai felt a tightness in his heart.
"How does this make you a traitor? Our young master just wants to apologize."
"If you want to apologize, then show your sincerity."
Wuhua's face was expressionless.
"You're not willing to treat me to more meals, who would trust you?"
Wangcai: “…”
Eat eat eat!
Just know how to eat!
I'm not afraid of eating you to death!
He endured his temper and invited the damn maid to a restaurant for three meals a day, spending all his life savings, and finally got a promise.
"Tomorrow afternoon, I will persuade our wife to go to Jianchun Teahouse for tea."
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