The Empress Dowager looked up and said, "Your Majesty, please take care of state affairs first. What should we do with Ren Hailan?"
Su Man narrowed her eyes, "Ren Hailan?"
She turned her gaze to the Minister of Revenue, who hadn't offered any opinions from beginning to end, and said, "Minister of Revenue."
"I am here."
"I'll leave the interrogation of Ren Hailan to you."
"I?"
The Minister of Revenue was stunned for a moment, his head slightly withdrawn, an obvious defensive move, but he quickly adjusted himself and declined, "It's better to leave the interrogation to the Ministry of Personnel. I'm really afraid that I..."
"Alas, my dear, that's not quite right. Just now, I noticed you weren't as indignant as the other gentlemen. This shows you're calm and composed, without any personal feelings. If I leave this matter to you, I'm sure it will be a miracle."
After Su Man finished speaking, she kept staring at the Minister of Revenue. After hearing that Su Man had been observing him, his clasped hands tightened significantly.
Perhaps fearing that his refusal would attract too much attention, after thinking for a few seconds, the Minister of Revenue gritted his teeth and nodded, "Then I will respectfully obey your command."
"Um."
Su Man was satisfied and patted the armrest, "Dismiss the court."
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Seeing the Minister of Revenue leave with a heavy heart, Su Man's guess came true.
Tongzhou is a large city, surrounded by countless farmlands and fine houses. However, in recent years, it has been plagued by locust plagues, and the imperial court has repeatedly allocated funds for aid, but with little effect.
You can imagine the tricks involved here.
If the Minister of Revenue really colluded with Ren Hailan's father, the prefect of Tongzhou.
Then when the prefect knows that the Minister of Revenue is in charge of this case, he will definitely find a way to plead for leniency.
Moreover, from Ren Hailan's lawlessness, it can be seen that the prefect must be a parent who dotes on his child. How can such a person sit still and watch his daughter suffer?
It would be fine if the Minister of Revenue was willing to give in, but if he wasn't, there would definitely be disagreements between the two, and more and more loopholes would be exposed.
Once a hole is opened, what happens next cannot be concealed.
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