Chapter 431: A Thousand Things
"Oh, in this world, one should be prepared for the worst. If by chance a bold person sneaks into the Sifang Pavilion and endangers the life of the envoy, what should we do then?
Who should bear the responsibility for this crime?
Zhang Mu, that bastard, is just standing there and talking without any back pain. This was the main reason I got into a fight with him yesterday."
"You guys still got involved?"
Jiang Wan looked at these civil servants who were becoming more and more martial, and didn't know who to talk to.
"My dear Xiao, do you remember that you are scholars who grew up listening to the words of the sages? A gentleman should use words, not fists. There is really no need to follow the emperor's example!"
"...Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Sometimes it's not wrong to use martial virtue to win people over... Yes, I know I was wrong!"
Lord Xiao, who was originally trying to argue for himself, immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake when he saw that the queen was about to change her expression.
"Alright, you can go back and get busy. We must get the Sifang Pavilion thing done right. I will instruct the Ministry of Works to fully cooperate with the Honglu Temple."
"Thank you, Queen. I'll take my leave!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites came quickly and left gracefully, busying himself with government affairs.
I can understand his eagerness to make a contribution. After all, he has been sitting on the bench for so many years. Finally, this steed has met the Queen Mother, a discerning horse breeder. Surely he should spread his hooves and dig hard, right?
"Master, please have a drink of water and take a break. You've been busy all morning and haven't had time to catch your breath!"
"There's no time to rest. I'm so busy with so many things to do."
He pushed the memorial forward, reached out to take the tea that Hongxiu brought to him, and drank it sip by sip while leaning back in his chair.
"Send someone to the Ministry of Works. Have Minister Liu take time off to come to the palace at 5 p.m., and remember to have him bring Zhang Mu along!"
"Yes, I will ask someone to do it right away."
After Hongxiu turned and left, Jiang Wan rubbed his forehead and put down the teacup. He stretched out his left hand and gently tapped the table. A petite figure emerged from some corner.
"Master, do you have any instructions?"
"Cao Huaner, why is it you?"
"My lord, I am Shadow 29! The leader has instructed that we must call our posts when we go to work."
Hey, as soon as I heard it, I knew that all the shadows were trained by the Anbu and learned Master Zhao's rigid catchphrases.
Jiang Wan glanced at her speechlessly.
"How come I didn't know that Cheng Zhuo, the shadow leader, became so majestic in front of you?"
The other person rolled his big eyes smartly, and his chubby little face looked particularly adorable, just like the little girl next door.
"I'm under the supervision of whoever I serve. I'm now assigned to work under him, so I can't disobey his authority. What if he punishes me on purpose?"
"Does he dare? Look at what you've said. Is it over if I believe it or not?"
Too lazy to chat with this guy anymore, Jiang Wan looked at her with a frown.
"Didn't I arrange for you to stay at the Qinghe Earl's Mansion for a while? Why are you back now? Is there any other movement from Cao Wan'er?"
“Not yet.
My eldest sister, ugh, has been as stupid as a child, just as stupid and bad as her grandma and her father. She relies on her title of the eldest daughter to act like a bully all day long.
But this time she was able to keep her composure and not show off in front of a fool like me, staring at a broken stone every day."
She frowned, looking confused.
"I took the stone and examined it over and over again for a long time, but I couldn't find anything wrong with it. It was just an ordinary broken stone.
But last night, someone broke into her boudoir, and my subordinates fought him but couldn't defeat him. He almost killed me with a sword. Isn't that why I want to come back to ask the leader for help? "
"Your martial arts skills are not weak, but you were beaten so hard that you couldn't fight back? Did you see what kind of tricks that person has?"
The girl racked her brains bitterly.
"I've just reported this to the leader. I think that man looks like he's from the military, and he uses some bold and aggressive moves. He's probably not from the martial arts world. Anyway, I'm no match for him."
"Military?"
"Yeah. That guy must have had an affair with Cao Wan'er. I was lying on the roof in the middle of the night and saw the two of them hugging each other."
Jiang Wan's mouth twitched.
"Are you really that dedicated? Why are you still on the rooftop watching in the middle of the night in such cold weather?"
"Of course not! The sooner we can bring down the Cao family, the sooner I can successfully become an official! Whenever I think about the fact that Cao Yu is still alive, I know I haven't worked hard enough!"
As the second daughter of the Qinghe Earl's Mansion, this girl seemed to have no idea what a loving father and a filial daughter meant. When she talked about wanting to kill her own father, her tone was so cheerful.
"That old fellow Cao Yu has been so quiet lately, he's been staying at home all day, not daring to show his face. I guess he's been frightened by the Emperor and your thunderous actions a while ago.
Tsk, you only dare to strangle my mother to death, and you don’t even dare to take part in other people’s conspiracy to rebel. Look at how unproductive you are.
Pooh!
I have to act crazy and stupid in his house. Just thinking about it makes me so angry that I want to stab him twice more!"
That’s right, this warrior Shadow Twenty-Nine is the filial daughter from Beijing who committed treason and stabbed her own father at her own mother’s funeral some time ago.
Jiang Wan looked at the little girl whom he had known since childhood. She used to be a well-behaved and cute little girl, but now she had turned into such a crazy person. For a moment, he didn't know how to persuade her.
"Huan'er, the dead cannot be resurrected. If your mother is still alive, she certainly doesn't want you to be trapped in pain.
You negotiated with me to join Shadow, and I agreed. But you have to learn to get over the pain and stop being obsessed."
"I don't."
Her round, chubby face was still smiling, looking cute and lovable. If she hadn't smiled so cheerfully, Jiang Wan wouldn't have felt so sorry for her.
"I just want to kill those evil spirits from Lao Cao's family as soon as possible, otherwise I'm worried that my mother will be waiting anxiously down there.
I didn't catch up with his family when they were making great achievements, but now I have to be the one to wipe out his entire family!
Also, Master, I have changed my surname to my mother's. From now on, I will change my name to Wu Huan."
Wu Huan, no joy.
Jiang Wan sighed.
"Got it, Wu Huan."
"Why!"
The girl laughed again, with her big eyes and round face, she was really adorable! It was hard to understand why such a lovely girl was not liked by the Cao family since she was a child?
"I'll have Cheng Zhuo assign you a few more colleagues. Cao Wan'er still has a loach that slipped through the net, so you'll have to be patient for a while longer. Don't worry, as the Queen, my words are absolutely binding. I will make Cao Yu pay for your mother's life!"
"Thank you, Master!"
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