"Let your brother-in-law go with Xiaocao. If anything happens, they can let you know when they get back," Liuxu said to Long'er.
The next morning, Xiaocao was summoned to Huo Xiaolong's side and instructed to start by investigating the powerful families behind Dongyuhou.
Master Miao was incredibly bored in the capital. Back in the border town, he could at least go up the mountain to catch insects and practice his Gu poison. But after coming to the capital, he really stifled Miao Cuifang. She spent all her time eating, drinking, and having fun, doing absolutely nothing but taking care of the children...
The child won't play with him...
"Okay, then I'll pay him his wages."
Looking at the child's serious expression, Liu Xu smiled and said indulgently.
"good."
Spring Cherry looked at the little grass who had something to do, and Miao Cuifang who had been directed by Willow Catkins. The beauty turned around, glanced at Mando, and asked...
Have you been feeling bored lately?
For the first time, the two did not argue, and the woman with snake eyes nodded.
She was too idle and wanted to go out and earn money. Right now, in the Prince's mansion, Huo Xiaolong was supporting them, and each of them received a monthly allowance of fifty taels of silver.
I heard that the prime minister's daughter only receives thirty taels of silver, while they can earn fifty taels a month without doing anything.
"Shall we go out and find a place, see where it's good, and set up that brothel again?"
Mando's eyes lit up, and she immediately stood up and said
"Walk."
Upon hearing this, Ping'er and Yousheng skipped and hopped after them.
Great, I can make money again.
At this moment, Cen's mother was still happily drawing her eyebrows in the room, waiting for the day when Long'er had some influence in the court, so that she could overturn the case of the Crown Princess, marry Zhao Kai, and then take her memorial tablet and place it in front of Song Ge.
Just thinking about that feeling makes me laugh in my dreams.
This feeling only lasted until evening.
"Mom, Mando and I have found a place we like. It has great foot traffic and is on the most bustling street in Beijing. When should we open?"
After finishing her meal, Chunying came to Cen Ang's side and tugged at the woman's sleeve, saying something.
"Huh?" Mother Cen tried to play dumb. I didn't want to do it, and I didn't want to open the door.
"Mom, do you know that Master Lu has fixed the darkroom for you?" Ping'er said with a grin.
"Really? Is it true?"
These are the only things that can interest her.
Cen Ang felt deep down that he was not a good person. He was like a pervert, getting more excited the more bloody it was, and even the screams of prisoners during executions were beautiful music.
"Really! Mom, I even got my sisters to help you clean up when I came back today."
"That water dungeon, you've always wanted to build one in Pingyang County but never got around to it, so we've got it built for you this time too."
"We've already filled the water for you, and there are still flower petals in it, it smells so good. We'll change it for you in a couple of days."
The woman's smile froze on her face as she turned to Chunying and said...
"We need to pay the money tomorrow, buy the place, and open for business as soon as possible."
Get out of here and get busy, don't let her wreak havoc on her little corner of the world.
It's so sticky, really.
"Your Majesty, if you are worried about the powerful families behind the Marquis of Dongyu, that's fine."
Inside the palace, Long'er was secretly summoned by the emperor today. The girl stood in front of the dragon desk, on which lay irrefutable evidence of the Dongyuhou incident.
"What do you think, my dear minister?"
He also wanted to eliminate these powerful families. For those in positions of power, anything not under their control is dangerous, like a time bomb, and they can only feel at ease when it is defused.
"You just need to act in accordance with the law, and leave the rest to me. It has nothing to do with you."
Huo Xiaolong bowed his head, but stared at Yuwen Xuanhong with his bright eyes.
Powerful families are indeed difficult to deal with.
Neither open nor covert schemes work on them. Even if one of the Eastern Yu Marquis dies, it won't matter; they can simply put forward another Northern Yu Marquis.
Most importantly, we must eradicate them completely.
In other words, if they disobey, they will all die.
There was no way around it; these powerful families had such deep pockets that even if the Great Yan Dynasty were overthrown, they would still stand strong.
We'll continue to send people onto the path of officialdom; even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.
This was Huo Xiaolong's first time conducting a raid on someone's property, but he did it with ease.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: The Yue family of the capital has colluded with the Marquis of Dongyu, causing the people of Dongyang to suffer and amassing enormous wealth. Therefore, the Yue family is hereby exiled three hundred li away, their family genealogy is destroyed, and they are not to be recompiled for a hundred years. This is the imperial decree."
The red python robe seemed like a nightmare for this aristocratic family.
Huo Xiaolong looked at the antique courtyard, which was about half the size of the palace, but there were many people there.
How wonderful, towering trees, brimming with vitality.
However, all of these things were obtained by sucking the blood of countless ordinary people.
That's it?
No one is dissatisfied?
The girl sat on a chair, watching the private soldiers running back and forth in the courtyard, their cries blending with the sounds of their commotion.
"Your Majesty, you are wise and discerning. My Yue family is a prestigious family, and we would never do such a thing."
"Your Majesty, we beg you to see the truth!"
"I want to go to the palace to see the Empress Dowager! Let me go! I have a special token granted by the Empress Dowager, I want to go to the palace to see her!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Xiaolong lifted his leg and walked towards the crying woman.
The white jade token was held in her hand, like a last straw.
The girl raised her hand and easily took the token. She held it above her head, and the white jade shone brightly in the sunlight, even becoming somewhat translucent.
Excellent material.
"You want to see the Empress Dowager?" Huo Xiaolong asked softly, her red lips parting slightly.
She bent down and looked directly into the woman's eyes.
"Yes! I want to see the Empress Dowager! Her Majesty the Empress Dowager would never treat the Yue family like this, absolutely not..."
The jade stone was crushed to powder in the girl's hand, and a gust of wind left only a little bit of fine white sand.
"But the decision to confiscate property was made by the Emperor, not by the Empress Dowager."
The men were still weeping over the family genealogy in the brazier, while the girl's memories drifted back to a few days earlier.
"Does my dear minister know that the Yue family behind the Marquis of Dongyu has a very close relationship with the Empress Dowager?"
Huo Xiaolong raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and then said...
"I didn't know before, but I do now."
"I do not wish for the Empress Dowager to obstruct this matter. She is kind-hearted and must be extremely distressed."
The girl sneered inwardly, "Can't you just say what you mean?"
You clearly just want to weaken your mother's power, but you're making it sound so nice.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, no one will cause trouble before the Empress Dowager. However, if a message is sent... I may not be able to stop it."
After all, the harem was the Empress Dowager's domain.
"You go ahead and do it; I'll handle the affairs of the harem."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
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