"ah!?"
Zhao Yan lowered her head and saw the white jade chess piece standing starkly in the abyss. Only after hearing this did she feel a chill in her heart.
The blush on her face spread to her neck, and she quickly turned around to tidy herself up.
Qin Yu launched a sneak attack from behind, forcefully lifting his beloved woman into a princess carry, inhaling the fragrance from her hair and ears.
"Come! Let me take a good look at you, Yan'er, how well you've recovered."
Sitting on the bed, after a moment of tender affection, Zhao Yan hurriedly started calculating with her delicate fingers.
"Speaking of the timeline, my sister will be back in seven or eight days. Then, Yan'er won't be able to stay with His Majesty like this anymore!"
Seeing the woman's reluctance, Qin Yu laughed and then simply said, "Since that's the case, then let's just tell her not to come back!"
Compared to the gentle and soft Zhao Yan, that woman was as fierce as fire!
"In my opinion, she is more suited to the battlefield and is not happy to stay in this deep palace!"
"emperor……"
Zhao Yan immediately gave a coquettish laugh, "How can a woman's destiny be found on a fierce battlefield?"
Every time Zhao Yan was intimate with Qin Yu and repeatedly indulged in sexual pleasure, she felt uneasy.
At first, she simply tried not to think about her sister, but after he said that, she felt guilty all of a sudden.
"On the battlefield, swords have no eyes. My sister's safety is uncertain. Your Majesty, you should bring her back to the palace as soon as possible. Please do not delay."
Of course, that was just a joke. Just as Qin Yu was about to respond with a smile, An Fu's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, this old servant has something important to report!"
Judging from the tone of his voice, this must be no small matter.
Qin Yu immediately invited him into the palace to speak.
Zhao Yan, being quite tactful, stepped aside to make room for the two of them.
"Your Majesty, as you instructed, the Blood Droplets have investigated and confirmed the matter of Sun Jiachen's embezzlement of pension funds."
After pledging allegiance to the emperor, Sun Jiachen exposed many of the dirty deeds of the Ministry of Revenue.
The issue of the compensation for the deceased's family members was what angered Qin Yu the most, so he immediately dispatched the Blood Droplets to investigate.
"Oh?" Qin Yu's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "What exactly happened?"
"The investigation by the Blood Droplets confirmed that this matter did indeed occur. The embezzlement of compensation funds is utterly heinous and has already angered some family members."
"One of them, a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law surnamed Wang, was a relative of Wang Lie, the deputy general of the First Battalion of the Border Army in Youzhou. They served the country on the border for fifteen years, but both father and son died on the battlefield. Their compensation money was embezzled, and they have been appealing to the authorities."
Both sons of the family died for their country, demonstrating their utmost loyalty and dedication to the nation.
The remaining family members must be heartbroken. They rely on pensions to support themselves for the rest of their lives, and now they've been swallowed up again.
Qin Yu felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this, and her brows furrowed tightly.
"Have the Blood Droplets protect them well, and make sure they are not harmed by the bad guys!"
After thinking for a moment, he spoke again.
This time, however, it was a secret plot whispered close to Anfu's ear.
"Just follow this plan step by step. Whether we can completely wipe out that bunch of snakes and rats in the Ministry of Revenue depends entirely on these two women. We must be cautious and make sure the Blood Droplets carry it out diligently!"
Anfu's cloudy old eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he bowed and nodded with utmost solemnity.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, this old servant will arrange this matter perfectly!"
After saying this, he immediately withdrew to do something at the same time.
A house, located in the suburbs, looked particularly dilapidated. The exterior walls were thatched, and the roof tiles were incomplete, with some parts even collapsed. The sky seemed exceptionally close, but this also made the interior even colder and damper.
The doors and windows were rickety, seemingly about to fall off their rotten wooden frames at any moment. When the wind blew, they made a whistling sound, like the sigh of an old man.
Inside the frigid house, an old woman and a young woman sat facing each other at a dilapidated table with a missing corner, eating only the most sustenance of coarse grains and wild vegetables.
The young woman had a beautiful face, and even her tattered clothes couldn't hide her mature and charming figure.
This pair of women were the Wang mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that Anfu had reported.
However, the two of them are in a very bad situation. The mother-in-law's leg was broken by the officials and she is sitting slumped in a chair with a wooden board between her legs. She needs her daughter-in-law to help her move.
The latter's originally snow-white forehead was also bruised and swollen from being hit.
Not only did they eat coarse food, but the quantity was also small. The two finished quickly and then simultaneously turned their attention to the cold boiled egg.
This egg has been sitting here since this morning.
The daughter-in-law, Afeng, picked up the bowl and respectfully handed it to her.
"Mother! Your legs are injured, and you need some nutrition to recover. Eat quickly!"
The mother-in-law shook her head and pushed the bowl back.
"Ah Feng! I'm an old woman with frail bones, I'm not even sure if I can survive this winter, it's no use for me to eat. You're still young, you eat!"
"No! Mother! Don't say such discouraging things!"
Who can we blame for ending up in this predicament?
They're just those officials who eat human flesh and drink human blood!
Every time she thought of the scene of her husband and son dying tragically on the battlefield, she would open her eyes wide, toss and turn, unable to sleep.
What's infuriating is that they clearly died for their country, yet the government is now vehemently denying the fact that the father and son died on the battlefield.
As family members, not only do we not receive the compensation we are entitled to, but we are even beaten!
Ah Feng's eyes reddened, and tears of grievance mixed with anger streamed down her face.
"Mother! Please eat quickly. You still need to come with me to seek justice for my husband and Chong'er!"
As they were talking...
Bang!
A loud crash was heard, and the dilapidated wooden door was kicked to pieces.
A group of officials from the Jingzhao Prefecture rushed in. The leader of the officials had a small mustache and kept sneering.
"So it's you who've been causing trouble and disturbing the peace of the government, right? Go! Arrest these two women and throw them in jail!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were so frightened that they trembled and leaned against the corner of the wall.
Ah Feng was both shocked and furious.
"How dare we two weak women cause trouble? Why won't the government provide compensation? They even deny the fact that my husband and son died on the battlefield!"
The head constable looked in the direction of the sound and couldn't take his eyes off a beautiful woman in the dimly lit corner.
His eyes widened, his gaze filled with lust.
So white! So very white!
And it's huge!
"Wait! Don't take them away yet! Bring that woman here!"
The group of henchmen, oblivious to the officer's intentions, exchanged lewd grins, forcibly separated the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and pinned Ah Feng to the ground.
Grabbing her delicate chin, the lewd expression on the officer's face intensified.
"Excellent! Excellent! It would be such a waste to just throw such a beautiful widow into jail!"
"Brothers, all of you, take your clothes off and close the door. I'll make sure you get your share after I've had my fill!"
One of the officers, unable to contain his excitement, was about to take action.
But then he was stunned.
"Boss! You just kicked the door down!"
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