She walked past the Minister of Revenue without even glancing at him and left proudly.
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Outside the palace gate
Officials from the Ministry of Revenue came out one after another and left in carriages or sedan chairs. Only Miao Rui walked with a few others.
One of them was Miao Ruicai's long-time friend, Lady Bai. She originally held a high position, but after Miao Ruicai fell into poverty, she was unwilling to go along with the Minister of Revenue and was also neglected.
Seeing the Minister of Revenue leaving in a shabby carriage, Lord Bai spat, "Hmph, just putting on an act. His clothes are patched up on the outside, but in reality, even his chamber pot at home is made of pure gold."
A friend who was traveling with her also chimed in, "God is truly blind. He actually let her be so complacent. He really should send down a bolt of lightning and kill her!"
Miao Ruicai sneered, "Haha, why bother with God, her retribution will come soon."
"Hmm? Didn't Master Miao say before that we shouldn't act rashly and could only secretly gather evidence? Why did he suddenly change his mind now?"
Miao Ruicai looked around and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's talk in detail at our old place later."
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The three of them left one after another. At the root of a tree in the distance, several ants were surrounding a black beetle.
At first, the bug relied on its large size to bully the ants, but as the number of ants grew, it was too late for the bug to escape and could only watch as the ants devoured it.
Noon
The nobles in each palace were taking a nap, and even the palace servants were sitting in the corridor and dozing off.
Su Man had been receiving ministers in the morning and had not had time to eat lunch, so she asked Nong Shuang to bring some snacks to fill her stomach.
Unexpectedly, Nong Shuang came back in a hurry and said that Di Shijun and Yu Guijun had a quarrel and both fell into the carp pond, and the quarrel was going on now.
Su Man rubbed her temples, and she really couldn't calm down for a moment.
"Go and have a look."
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