Chapter 139 Disdain
When Prince Ning came to court, as soon as he entered the hall, he saw Chu Chengyi and Prince Shou whispering to each other, and a hint of jealousy flashed across his eyes.
"Crown Prince, Third Brother, you are here early."
Before Emperor Yongping arrived, Prince Ning walked up to Chu Chengyi and Prince Shou to greet them.
"Good morning, Second Brother."
Chu Chengyi and Prince Shou returned the gift in unison.
No matter what they were planning in private, the princes would still maintain superficial peace in public.
"Shu'er, do you know Uncle Second Emperor?"
Seeing that Chu Qinshu was awake, Prince Ning pretended to be very fond of her and wanted to reach out to tease her with a smile.
"Second brother, warm your hands with the hand warmer before playing with Shu'er. Don't let her get cold."
When Prince Shou saw Prince Ning extending his hand, he hurriedly stuffed his hand warmer into his hand.
I thought to myself, "This smiling tiger is good at pretending, but who knows what bad ideas he has in mind. If I let you hug Shu'er today, I will lose."
"Oh, Third Brother is right, we should warm our hands first."
Prince Ning did not accept the heating stove from Prince Shou, but instead warmed his hands with his breath and then rubbed them.
He won't stop until he reveals his silly personality.
When Chu Qinshu saw his attitude, she quietly closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.
She wouldn't let that mean uncle the Second Emperor hug her.
In the original book, she was the person who harmed her father the most after Prince Huai.
I wonder if the emperor will stop him from doing those bad things in advance?
"Second brother, Shu'er is asleep, you don't have to keep warming your hands."
As soon as Prince Shou saw Chu Qinshu's expression, he knew that she didn't like Prince Ning, and he felt both happy and surprised.
Such a young child actually knows good from evil. He is truly blessed.
"Alas, Shu'er is still young, so she sleeps a lot. Tomorrow, the king will come earlier. If you can catch her up with him, she will have to let me hug her."
Prince Ning was not annoyed at all, and his tone was full of anticipation.
Anyone who heard it would think that he was a good uncle who loved his niece.
[Shu'er will sleep until the end of the court tomorrow. She doesn't want the Second Emperor to hold her.]
Chu Qinshu closed her eyes and complained in her heart.
Chu Chengyi patted the swaddling clothes gently, feeling a little amused.
The little baby is innocent, but he is really not stupid at all.
Whether you like it or not, don't make it difficult for yourself.
"Go to court~"
As Lin Futyou's voice rang out, all the civil and military officials in the court took their positions.
Chu Qinshu was instantly snatched into Shou Wang's arms.
She felt herself being moved from one embrace to another, and her eyes quietly opened a crack.
When she saw that it was Prince Shou who was holding her, she opened her eyes and smiled at him.
However, he did not forget to greet Emperor Yongping in his heart.
[The Emperor is here. Shu'er misses him. Let Shu'er see him.]
Although she did not make any sound, it is unknown whether Emperor Yongping could feel it.
But she felt that as long as she was sincere, Emperor Yongping would definitely be able to feel that she was thinking about him.
As soon as Emperor Yongping entered the palace, he heard Chu Qinshu say that she missed him, and he couldn't help but smile.
As expected, she is the granddaughter he raised and is very close to him.
After he sat down, he glanced at the swaddling baby in Shou Wang's arms without making a sound.
Some people think Qi Shou Wang is stupid.
He had already entered the hall, but she didn't even bother to pick up Shu'er and let him see her.
"Long live the emperor."
All the civil and military officials in the court saluted in unison.
【Long live the emperor.】
Chu Qinshu found it interesting and joined in greeting Emperor Yongping.
"Gentlemen, please stand up."
Emperor Yongping had a smile in his eyes and eyebrows. He felt that none of the civil and military officials in the court was as lovely as his granddaughter.
He suddenly felt a little regretful. Why did he insist on arranging for the third brother to hold Shu'er in his arms during the morning court?
But when I think about it, there is really no better time than the morning court.
Except for the Crown Prince, who can often visit the study, other princes are really not allowed to make exceptions.
It is even more inconvenient to go to the East Palace.
Forget it, he should just sacrifice himself to help the third brother.
Who made Du Yushi willing to bet with him?
[Uncle Sanhuang, you have to work hard. First give Shuer a younger brother, then give Shuer a younger sister. Then Shuer will like you even more.]
Chu Qinshu knew the reason why Emperor Yongping wanted her to be close to Prince Shou and his wife every day.
But she didn't know how to bless him, so every time she saw the King of Longevity, she would recite a sutra and ask him to work hard to have a baby.
Chant it more often, it will definitely work.
"Your Majesty, I have already written a memorial to the emperor the other day regarding the corruption case of the prefect of Jingzhou. I wonder if..."
At the morning court meeting, the Minister of Justice Su Xinpeng was the first to stand up.
It took several months from the time the case was discovered to the time the criminal was escorted back to Beijing.
The people in the disaster-stricken areas are still relying on disaster relief supplies to survive, and the consequences of the punishment of the culprits must be explained to the people as soon as possible.
Moreover, he was worried that the night would be long and he would have many nightmares.
"I have read the memorial. There is nothing wrong with imposing a severe punishment according to the law. All departments need to cooperate and implement it."
Emperor Yongping always imposed severe punishments on corrupt officials and never showed any leniency.
This is also the reason why he never gave Yue Fei a chance.
One is his lazy response.
Second, it’s useless even if you really ask him for help.
No matter how foolish he was, he would not let the officials who committed corruption in Jingzhou go just because of a concubine.
But he didn't expect that Concubine Yue was so brainless that she would do such a stupid thing as hanging herself and leaving a blood letter.
If there is indeed injustice in the Jingzhou case, even hanging the person would force the Ministry of Justice to re-examine the case.
But for a case with solid evidence and no suspense, it would be sheer nonsense to go through all this trouble.
"I will obey your command."
Su Xinpeng felt relieved when he saw that Emperor Yongping agreed to close the case without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, although the corruption case in Jingzhou has uncovered a local corrupt official, the people involved in the allocation of money and grain by the Ministry of Revenue are probably also involved. If we only punish the local officials in Jingzhou, I'm afraid it will not satisfy the people."
The Minister of Rites, Ma Xiuli, has been keeping an eye on the Ministry of Revenue.
If his son-in-law, Prince Ning, wants to accomplish things, he must have his own people in the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of War, which are places with real power.
Although they have put in a lot of effort over the years, they still haven't been able to successfully fill key positions.
Once the corruption case was concluded, no court official dared to come forward to intercede.
The Ministry of Revenue will certainly be implicated in the Jingzhou case, and he will not miss the opportunity to create more vacancies.
"Ma Aiqing's words make sense. Li Aiqing, what do you think?"
Emperor Yongping had already arranged for the Ministry of Revenue and the Dali Temple to investigate the matter raised by Matthew, and naturally the matter would be referred to the Minister of Revenue.
Li Shengzhou, the Minister of Revenue, was called by name and immediately stepped out to report: "Your Majesty, I have already found out that there are a number of people in the Ministry of Revenue who neglected their duties. The Right Vice Minister Luo Changfeng stole the money while on duty, and he transferred 70% of the disaster relief grain to other places..."
Li Shengzhou calmly and clearly recounted what Luo Changfeng had done.
He also said that the person had been caught and would be escorted back to Beijing soon.
The court officials were all stunned.
Isn’t Luo Changfeng the Queen’s brother from her mother’s family?
How can you be so audacious?
Of course, some court officials were secretly delighted.
The Luo family got into trouble not long ago, and now they’ve done it again. I’m afraid they can’t be saved.
The Queen will inevitably be implicated.
If their daughters in the harem seize the opportunity, they may be able to compete for that position.
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