"Help me find someone. Huang Zhiyi, the elder sister of Huang Mengling, the wife of Duke Xiang. No one has seen her in seven years. If she is still alive, she may still have two elderly servants by her side, Qinghe and Daoxiang."
Jiang Heng said, "Okay, I'll help you find it. But why are you looking for this person?"
Wang Lingyi said simply, "I bought Huang Mengling's garden. The former head of the farm said that the garden was bequeathed to Huang Zhiyi by her grandmother before she passed away. Somehow it ended up in Huang Mengling's hands, and they haven't seen Huang Zhiyi in seven years, so they asked me to help find her."
Jiang Heng knew that Wang Lingyi had bought Huang Mengling's farm and that Huang Mengling had ruined her reputation, but Wang Lingyi had told him she would clear the matter herself and not to worry. Now, he had heard that the farm's ownership was also in question.
He nodded immediately, indicating that he would check.
Wang Xipei stayed at home obediently and even counted the several ant nests in the house one by one. She was really annoyed, but she didn't dare to commit crimes after her father and brother warned her many times. After thinking about it, she decided to go to her sister's house again.
So he repeated his old trick, slipped out of the hole in the wall, and arrived at Wang Lingyi's place. Without even having time to drink a sip of tea, he asked his sister, "Sister, is there any progress?"
Wang Lingyi looked at her sister and liked her more and more. Her sister was so cute, she couldn't be compared to Huang Mengling.
Then he said, "His Majesty's side should be completed, but there is no progress on the Fourth Prince's side yet."
Wang Xipei was delighted after hearing the first half of the sentence, "Thank God!" But after hearing the second half, she became worried: "I heard that after the Fifth Princess' birthday, the order to select a concubine for the Spring Banquet will be issued."
Wang Lingyi consoled him, "From what I've heard from the Queen, after the Spring Banquet, Prince Qing and Prince Yu will be married first. The Fourth and Fifth Princes are younger, so they'll have to wait a little longer."
Wang Xipei breathed a sigh of relief and began to observe the servants' activities. Seeing Chizhu enjoying herself with the food, she quickly washed her hands, rolled up her sleeves, and joined her. One moment, she said she wanted to help Bicui with her debt, and the next, she and Huang Xiang were weaving silk cords and sachets. She was about to join Qingdai in finding Sixuan to watch them practice martial arts.
Wang Lingyi asked, "Have you told your father and brother about this?"
This was like being struck by lightning. Seeing that it was really late, she hurried to leave without forgetting to say to her sister, "Sister, I'm in trouble." The maid who followed her was just as engrossed in the game as Wang Xipei, and forgot the time. As the saying goes, like master, like servant. Now the little girl's face also turned pale. She hurriedly followed behind, but after walking a few steps, she remembered the rules, turned around and saluted Wang Lingyi, and then chased after Wang Xipei.
The fifth prince felt it necessary to pay a visit to express his gratitude. Wang Suwen had spoken on behalf of the military generals in the court today.
This incident occurred at the border with the Ren family army. (After the death of Zhang's twelfth son, the northern army, previously commanded by the Zhang family, was taken over by the Duke of Fuguo. The Duke of Fuguo later returned to the capital to focus on treating his son's heart disease, and later completely handed over military power. The army was then taken over by He Qing and the Ren family army respectively. The western army was divided into three parts, two of which were under the command of Ye Zhou and the old Marquis of Ningyuan, who was also Wang Lingyi's father-in-law.)
The military rations of the Ren family army arrived a week late. The escort officer knew it was a serious matter, but they encountered heavy rain and mudslides on the way, and the bridge collapsed. He tried every possible way, but it was still seven days late.
The army was without rations; the soldiers could not train or fight on an empty stomach. The scouts went out to meet the enemy before they ran out of food, but when they saw no supply train, they knew the army might not be able to get enough food.
After the report, the cooks began to add more water and less rice, turning rice into porridge, which they thought would last for two or three more days. However, the soldiers had already begun to complain that they were not getting enough to eat.
So they thought of Biancang, which was one of the four granaries set up in the territory after Xuanyuan Hao ascended the throne. The one near Kyoto was called Taicang, the ones in the central and southern regions were Guangcang and Hucang, and the one in the north was called Biancang.
These four granaries served as the nation's grain reserves, operating independently of the grain revenue and expenditure systems of the various regions and armies. The authority over the four granaries, including whether to open and release grain, rested directly with the highest authority, the Imperial Palace in Kyoto.
In short, a general of the Ren family army led cavalry and light infantry and marched over a hundred miles to the border warehouse to "borrow grain." The officer guarding the grain in the warehouse was frightened, but refused to release the grain. If he released the grain without the emperor's order, he would be sentenced to death.
In the end, Ren's army tied up the grain guard and all the people in the grain guarding team, and opened the warehouse to take the grain themselves.
On the return journey, because they were carrying food, the cavalry and infantry had to march hard, and no matter how hard they tried, it still took them twice as long to get back to the barracks.
Just managed to connect it before the food supply was completely cut off.
Then when the military rations arrived, Ren's army transported the rations to the border warehouse, saying that they were returning the money.
Despite such a serious incident, the grain officer was inexplicably tied up for three days before being released. He immediately wrote a memorial. After the first memorial was delivered, the grain officer led the grain protection team to count the grain and discovered that in addition to the damage to the granary, there were more than 700 dou of grain missing, approximately 10,000 jin. He then wrote a second memorial.
The grain officer and his guards went to the Ren family army to demand grain, claiming they were short of 10,000 kilograms. The Ren family army said, "Bullshit! The grain had clearly been returned." The two sides argued, and the officer and his guards were beaten. The Ren family army then accused them of embezzlement and now wanted them to take the blame.
The grain officer went back and wrote a third memorial with his injuries.
The Ren family army also knew that they had caused trouble, and it would be easier to get things done with the help of someone in the court, so they first sent people to the capital to find the fifth prince. After all, the fifth prince had been with the Ren family army for several years and had developed feelings for him, so they told the fifth prince everything that had happened.
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