Chapter 730 Caught
Mai Feng was so angry that he fell backwards.
"What kind of officialdom is this? You are just a little scholar!"
Shan Shan's face hardened: "Why not be an official? The emperor governs the world."
"I am in charge of my classmates in the academy, it's all the same."
"If I can't even manage my classmates, how can I be an official in the future?"
"Mai Feng, people can't be too rigid. Even His Majesty has to turn a blind eye sometimes, don't you think?"
Mai Feng couldn't win the argument, his face flushed red: "But what you did is wrong, you still eat, drink and take things from your classmates!"
"If you do this, your classmates will complain..."
Shanshan waved her hand: "It's normal to have voices below, but the truth only exists in the hands of those who have the right to speak."
"Don't worry, I know my limits."
After saying that, he slowly went back to his room to rest.
Only Mai Feng was left tossing and turning, unable to sleep all night.
Early the next morning, Rong Che stayed in the mansion to reward Shan Shan: "Shan Shan, you are the meritorious minister who changed the fortunes of my Rong family! If you work hard, we will open a separate page for you in the family tree! Good boy! You are worthy of being daddy's good son!" Rong Che patted him on the shoulder.
"You must have had a hard time in the Imperial College, right?"
Shanshan blinked her eyes and said: "It's not hard at all, it's all for serving my classmates."
"Write service on the earth, put fairness into the people, realize ideals among the grassroots, and practice faith in your hands!"
“Goodness is not hard work!”
Rong Che paused and watched Shan Shan walking away with her school bag on her back.
Rong Che was silent for a long time: "How about, let Chao Chao see if he has been possessed?"
Xu Shiyun covered her mouth and laughed: "Who dares to take over his body?" She was on guard against him bullying others...
Rong Che thought, that’s true.
"Could it be that our family really has a person born with the holy body to be an official?"
Yunniang rolled her eyes at him and said, "You really can think like that."
"Forget it, forget it. I was just imagining things." Rong Che didn't dare to guess anymore.
"Madam, His Majesty said that there have been many monsters appearing in the human world recently. He is worried that the demon world has broken through the barrier, and wants me to lead troops to garrison..." Before Rong Che finished speaking, he saw Yunniang's hand shaking.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we are just stationed there."
Yunniang was panicking: "You just followed the formula Chaochao gave you and practiced a little bit, but you are only slightly better than ordinary people. How can you fight against monsters?"
"How could the monster penetrate the barrier? Is it coming back again?"
"The gods don't care about anything and have abandoned us. What should we do if monsters really appear?" Yunniang had heard of monsters. Thousands of years ago, when the three realms of gods, humans and demons had not yet been separated, demons often invaded the mortal world.
Later, it was said that the Demon Lord was suppressed and subdued by the Gods, and no one knew whether he was dead or alive.
Over the years, mortals have been isolated in the lower world and can only learn a little about the past from ancient books.
"The magic techniques Chaochao gave have been widely circulated among the people. Although not many people can draw qi into their bodies, several teams of monks have been selected and I will lead them to garrison. And there is the amulet Chaochao gave me, don't worry." His Majesty had to take time off as he still had to observe mourning.
"Besides, Your Majesty can't find anyone else except me."
Xu Shiyun pursed her lips, her eyes slightly red, she understood.
How could she feel at ease when her husband and son were both on the battlefield?
"When do you leave?"
"We will set off next month after His Majesty's birthday." Ever since learning that the gods had given up on the human world, countries have consciously reduced wars, but natural disasters are frequent and people are still having a hard time.
Although Yunniang was worried, she did not stop it. Instead, he carefully prepared his luggage.
Her husband not only belongs to herself, but also to all the people in the world.
Just like her morning.
She only brought Chao Chao to the human world, but Chao Chao belonged to the Three Realms.
Yunniang smiled bitterly and wanted to teach Chaochao to be selfish.
But we should teach people to be kind and loving.
The two children, one born and one dead, were actually from the same mother. Sometimes I think that fate is really magical.
Shanshan quickly adapted to school life and even lived very comfortably.
He was very popular in the academy. Every day his classmates would wait for him at the door, and the place would be crowded with people, making it very lively.
There was not any pain Lu Chaochao felt when he was in school.
"You are a scholar now, and you cannot be without money. I will increase your monthly salary so that you can eat and drink with your classmates on weekdays." Yunniang gave him ten taels of silver every month.
Ten taels of silver are enough for ordinary people to eat and drink for a year.
Shanshan took a look and said with a smile: "Mother, Shanshan doesn't need the money. Please keep it for your spending... Shanshan has money!" He patted his pocket.
Yunniang was surprised and was about to ask where the money came from when she heard a classmate shouting outside the door.
"Young Master, Young Master..." Shanshan picked up her bag and ran out the door.
Yunniang was helpless: "This child..."
"Madam, the young master is not being polite to you. I guess he is really rich."
"Yesterday when he came home to wash up, I saw a gold leaf fall out of his pocket. I haven't given it to him yet..." The wet nurse handed over the gold leaf, which fell out of his spare clothes.
Yunniang frowned and became even more worried.
"Ask him tonight where he got the money."
But Shanshan didn't go home until school was over.
Not only did he not reply, but Lu Yanshu, Lu Yuanxiao, and Rong Che also did not reply. Even Lu Chaochao is not at home. He has been elusive these days and no one knows what he is busy with.
Xu Shiyun paced back and forth anxiously in the mansion.
It was already dark, but no one was home yet.
"Have you found out what happened outside?" Yunniang's eyelids were twitching wildly, and she was very uneasy.
"I heard that His Majesty is investigating bribery. Our master is upright and honest, so how could he be in trouble? He must have been tripped up." Dengzhi advised.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard hurried footsteps approaching outside the yard.
"Madam, something happened to Madam!!"
Yunniang felt dizzy and her body swayed. Fortunately, Dengzhi supported him and he did not fall to the ground.
"Hurry up and tell me!" Dengzhi asked loudly when he saw his wife's face turn pale.
The servant was sweating profusely and his eyes were filled with panic.
"Your Majesty has been investigating corruption and bribery recently, and has investigated our family!"
Yunniang felt a chill running straight to the top of her head, and her whole body went cold: "Impossible!" She could trust her own family! It is impossible for anyone to take bribes.
The servant cried, "We caught him red-handed."
She had to ask again: "Who is it?"
"Is it... Yanshu?" Yanshu holds the greatest power, but Yanshu has always been her proudest child. Both his character and ability are first-class. How could he do such a thing?
The servant shook his head.
"Could it be the Lantern Festival?"
The servant shook his head.
"Rong Che? Or the second brother? This damn thing, I will beat him to death! Instead of learning good things, he learns corruption and bribery!!" Xu Shiyun's heart was bleeding and she was furious.
The servant's face was gloomy: "Yes...it's the young master..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent.
"Who? Who are you talking about?" Dengzhi's voice was a little sharp.
The servant replied with a stiff face: "It's Young Master Shanshan!"
"The young master was caught accepting a bribe of 4,600 taels!"
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