Chapter 265 Jiang Jinyan enjoys the Crown Prince's deep trust
Xie Shang frowned. He was the Crown Prince, the future ruler of the world. All his efforts were for the Great Zhou Dynasty to get better and better, for the people to live in peace and prosperity, and for the world to be at peace. However, they could not even protect the weak women, let alone uphold justice for them.
What is the point of such an official government? Who does such a court serve? Is the existence of the royal family merely a protective umbrella for high-ranking officials, granting them supreme power?
"I have met Master Tan and the Crown Princess, and I believe they are both women of great righteousness. Therefore, I feel for them and want to do my part to help these homeless women and orphans without parents."
But now I'm wrong. Our help is just a drop in the ocean, a temporary fix. If I want to avenge my godmother, I may have to do it my own way.
Lin Yu stood up from the ground and said to Jiang Jinyan, "Thank you, Lord Jiang, for allowing me to meet His Highness the Crown Prince. I will be going back now."
Just as Lin Yu was about to leave, Xie Shang said, "I can't touch Su Dehai now, but I guarantee that one day I will make the heinous crimes committed by the Su family known to the world." Including the military pay that the Su family has embezzled over the years, he will have to return it.
"How much longer do we have to wait?" Lin Yu asked bluntly, seemingly unafraid of death.
"In two years, I will find a suitable person to replace the Su family. At that time, the Su family will be uprooted by me." He dared not boast that it would take a year, half a year, or even a few months. Even his father, the emperor, dared not easily touch the Su family. He had to make sure that nothing went wrong. "The only way to truly destroy the Su family is to strike at its root and find the ledgers of their embezzlement and bribery. I actually have some clues, but it is a secret and I cannot tell you."
Jiang Jinyan said, "So Your Highness already has a plan."
Tan Wanqing quickly smoothed things over, saying, "I always thought Your Highness was kind-hearted and would definitely care about us common people. That's how I had the opportunity to work for Your Highness. I'm sorry to have troubled Your Highness by bringing Manager Lin with me."
"I am the Crown Prince, not a good-for-nothing," Xie Shang said. "I have heard that Manager Lin has helped Jishantang a lot. Manager Lin is righteous, and I admire him."
"It was nothing more than a small favor, nothing to brag about. I'll help as much as I can," Lin Yu said somewhat awkwardly.
"So, Manager Lin, are you still planning to use your own methods to avenge your godmother?" Xie Shang asked her deliberately.
"If Your Highness has a way to deal with Su Dehai without requiring me to risk my life, I will gladly await your good news." Lin Yu said directly, "If Your Highness needs my help, please don't hesitate to ask. Even if it means I have to go into the Su family's den of iniquity to find evidence, I will do it without hesitation."
Xie Shang nodded, "I understand. Master Tan, please take Miss Lin back first and wait for my news."
"Yes," Tan Wanqing replied.
Jiang Jinyan was left in the study, and Xie Shang handed him a list.
After looking at them, Jiang Jinyan asked, "Aren't these people this year's students?"
"Jin Yan thinks there are some people among these people whom I can trust and entrust with important tasks," Xie Shang said.
Jiang Jinyan's mind raced. Could it be that the Crown Prince wanted to test him?
Xie Shang stared at him, "You don't need to worry. I want to hear the truth, and I want to cherish talent. If the Great Zhou Kingdom is to change its blood, it needs to be injected with fresh blood. Otherwise, if things continue like this, I worry that a thousand-mile dike will be breached by an ant's bite, and the Great Zhou will be in danger!"
"Your Highness is wise and righteous, diligent in governing and loving towards the people. I believe that the Great Zhou will get better and better, and the people's lives will get better and better."
Xie Shang smiled faintly, "Stop flattering me. If the Great Zhou were really that good, there wouldn't be a woman like Lin Yu accusing me of aiding and abetting evil. Today, you can speak freely and without reservation. If you say something wrong, I will pretend I didn't hear it."
Jiang Jinyan slowly began, “I believe Xiao Yu is a rare talent. His father is Xiao Shaotang, the magistrate of Yucai County in Quanzhou. Your Highness may not know that place. His father was indeed an honest official, but unfortunately, the prefect of Quanzhou usually does not like officials who are too honest…”
"Your Highness has witnessed the abilities of Cheng Ming and Cheng Yang; they are, in a sense, Your Highness's cousins..."
"And then there's Shang Xiangyu. As far as I know, he's exceptionally learned and an upright man..."
"...This man is very shrewd in business. His family wanted him to take the imperial examination, and to their surprise, he actually passed. His family is in business and they are not short of money."
Meanwhile, on the other side, Lin Yu and Tan Wanqing visited Jiang Fenghua's room before leaving.
The two looked dejected; they had missed their business that night because of the baby. Little did they know that it was her giving birth that stopped their accusations.
Once everyone was out of the room, Lin Yu said, "The Crown Prince has already agreed to investigate that old scoundrel Su Dehai. We just need to wait patiently."
“However, he didn’t look at the evidence we had,” Tan Wanqing said. “Judging from the Crown Prince’s words, the evidence we’ve collected is useless against the Su family.”
"Let's keep it for now, it'll come in handy eventually," Jiang Fenghua said. "His foundation is unstable right now, he's just ascended to the position of Crown Prince, and he doesn't have many people he can trust. So I think he's probably making a move, and it will be at least two years before he takes any action." In fact, he won't ascend the throne as emperor until two years later, and only then will he have real power.
She also wanted to smear the Su family; all the accusations they had were evidence.
Lin Yu said, "That's exactly what the Crown Prince said. If we expose Su Dehai's secret harem at the Crown Prince's birthday banquet today, wouldn't that be like alerting him? Even if we spread rumors, we can't do anything about it."
The Crown Prince wouldn't punish the Su family for something like this. Instead, it would only alert them to be on guard and destroy evidence, rendering our evidence useless.
"Even the Su family's embezzlement of military funds goes unpunished, and there's really nothing that can be done about the Su family's buying, selling, and abducting of respectable women," Jiang Fenghua muttered to herself.
“I’ll take men to kill him,” Tan Wanqing said directly, “just like I killed Yang Jing.”
"Will you have the government issue an arrest warrant for you then? Yang Jing has no military power; at most, he's the emperor's lackey. If a dog makes a mistake, killing him won't cause much of a stir. But Su Dehai is different. Besides, we might not even be able to kill him. It's not worth risking your life for someone like that."
"Since the Su family is willing to be greedy, and the Emperor is willing to let them be greedy, then let the Su family fall completely into the trap of money, so that they can never get out of it. When they cause a huge upheaval and even the Emperor can't cover it up for them, then they're finished."
This matter still needs to be handled by His Highness the Crown Prince. Isn't he asking the court for money again? Then give it to him. The bigger his appetite, the more he swallows. He'll eventually burst from overeating.
Jiang Fenghua also knew that Ye Susu was pregnant, and her move today really caught Xie Shang off guard!
She could still get pregnant after taking contraceptives; Xie Shang must hate her to death. However, Su Tingwan could never catch up to Ye Susu's scheming and methods, even if she chased for eight lifetimes.
Soon, the palace rewards arrived. Jiang Fenghua had made great contributions and had given birth to many children for the royal family. The emperor and empress specially rewarded her and sent her many tonics to help her during her postpartum period.
He also bestowed a name upon the child, naming the young princess Ziyan, and specially conferred upon her the title of Princess Danyang.
Although the young master was not the emperor's eldest grandson, he was the crown prince's eldest son, so his status was naturally extremely noble, and he was given the name Hongyou.
Jiang Fenghua's two children were also named by the emperor in their previous life, but their names in this life are different from those in the previous life. In this life, they will surely be extremely wealthy and noble, with a completely different ending from their previous life.
The news of Ye Susu's pregnancy also reached the ears of the Emperor and Empress. As a commoner woman carrying the imperial heir, the Emperor and Empress naturally had to give her a symbolic reward and bestowed upon her a lot of material possessions, while still maintaining her status as a concubine.
Ye Susu thought she would become a concubine, but unfortunately things didn't go as planned.
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