But his grandmother told him that the emperor had no legitimate son and valued Prince Ning the most, and Prince Ning was the eldest son, so he would definitely become the emperor in the future.
Then his eldest sister will be the future empress dowager, and the status of their Qingping Marquis Mansion will only rise in the future. He doesn't believe that now in the capital, who dares to offend him and his Qingping Marquis Mansion!
Su Li raised an eyebrow, curled the corners of his mouth, and said with a half-smile: "Oh? The emperor hasn't decided on a crown prince yet, but you, the Qingping Marquis' Mansion, have already decided on the future emperor? The Qingping Marquis' Mansion is really powerful. You don't even take the emperor seriously?"
But in his heart he thought, no wonder he was so arrogant and dared to go directly to her Zhuangyuan Mansion to ask for someone. It seemed that he was sure that the Emperor would rely on the Qingping Earl's Mansion in the future, so no one dared to offend him.
I don’t know whether these words were meant by the Qingping Marquis’ Mansion or by Concubine Xiao. Are they so sure that the future emperor will be Prince Ning?
Unfortunately, both Concubine Xiao and Uncle Qingping were likely to be disappointed, because in the original novel, the future emperor was not the eldest prince, Prince Ning, whom they had hoped for...
Xiao Shaokun's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately regretted what he had just said.
He is a playboy, but that doesn't mean he is stupid. His grandmother has told him that these things should be kept in his heart, but he must not speak them out to avoid being criticized and affecting Prince Ning. When Prince Ning takes the throne in the future, given his close relationship with their uncle's mansion, he can do whatever he wants, and who dares to interfere with him?
He angrily retorted, "The Qingping Marquis' Mansion is the most loyal to the Emperor. Stop accusing me of this! I ask again, Yu Fengzhu, are you going to hand it over or not?"
Who is he? He is a notorious playboy and scoundrel in the capital. As long as he doesn't admit what he said, who can do anything to him?
Su Li was not surprised that he would directly deny what he said. After all, since he had killed so many people and was able to conceal it so well for so long, she didn't believe that such a person could be so stupid.
She smiled and didn't argue with him about this matter. She just said slowly: "I'll say it again, the person is not with me. Even if he is, you have no right to take him away."
"You don't want to pay, right? Fine, fine! Very fine!"
Xiao Shaokun was furious, his face, which had turned sallow due to physical weakness, twisted and ugly with anger. If his men hadn't been stopped outside, he would have smashed her mansion! She was just the wife of the prince of the Duke of Ji's mansion, what was she?
"Just wait, just wait! I, Xiao Shaokun, will definitely make you regret what you did today!"
In the future, when Prince Ning ascends the throne, the first person he will not let go is the woman who dared to go against him, and the Duke of Ji's Mansion behind her!
He was so angry that before leaving, he raised his hand and swept down the jade ornament beside the hall. The ornament fell and broke into several pieces. Then he snorted coldly and walked away.
Xiao Sanzi, who was outside the door, was about to stop him, but Su Li waved his hand and signaled him to go, so Xiao Sanzi had to see him off.
After Xiao Shaokun left, Xiao Wu picked up the broken jade ornament on the ground and said, "Madam, the ornament is broken."
Su Li looked at the ornament on the ground. She remembered that this was the ornament Pei Mingyue gave her when she first moved into the Zhuangyuan Mansion. She liked it very much, so she kept it in the main hall. She didn't expect it to be broken by the playboy Xiao Shaokun.
She said calmly, "Put it in a box and have Xiao Sanzi take it to a pawnshop for appraisal tomorrow. Then have the pawnshop issue a certificate of appraisal. After that, have Xiao Sanzi go directly to the Qingping Marquis's Mansion to claim compensation..."
Xiao Shaokun is a playboy and cannot be reasoned with, so she looks for someone who can be reasonable. She doesn't believe that the Qingping Marquis's Mansion can afford to lose face. Even if it can afford it, I'm afraid Concubine Xiao can't afford it.
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up when she heard this. She thought that this valuable ornament was broken in vain, and quickly replied: "I will go find a box to put it in."
Su Li nodded: "Go and see if Zhichang has returned. If he has, ask him to go to the study in the west wing."
"yes."
Xiaowu responded, then walked out with the broken jade ornament.
Su Li also took the account book and the list and went to the west wing. Yu Fengzhu was afraid that something might go wrong, so she suggested leaving the things with her first.
In the study, she put away the account books and roster, then took out the indictment against Xiao Shaokun that she had written earlier, put it into a blank envelope and sealed it. Finally, she wrote the seven words "Personally addressed to Doctor Wang, the Censor" on the envelope.
When they finished all this, Xiaowu just happened to bring Zhichang in.
"Madam, the guards are here."
Su Li asked, "Has Master Yu returned yet?"
Zhi Chang replied, "Madam, Master Yu has arrived safely at the dance hall."
"Well, that's good."
Su Li handed him the envelope and said, "Go to the gate of the Censorate tonight and put this letter into the silk scroll..."
The 缿筒 (缿筒) was a container used in the Jin Dynasty to receive anonymous letters of denunciation. It was set up in front of the gate of the Censorate and was specifically used to receive anonymous letters of denunciation from the common people.
The Chief Censor of the Censorate, Lord Wang, was a well-known iron-faced censor. He was not afraid of power, did not show favoritism, and was always fair and strict.
Before this, he could not stand what Xiao Shaokun did and impeached the Qingping Marquis' Mansion many times.
In the original novel, six months later, when the sister of the person killed by Xiao Shaokun beat the drum to protest her injustice, it was Censor Wang who recommended himself to the emperor to investigate the matter...
She felt completely at ease after delivering the anonymous letter to the Censorate.
Zhichang took the letter and left. Xiaowu asked curiously, "Madam, are you going to report Xiao Shaokun?"
"Um."
Xiao Wu was puzzled: "But if I only report him for attempted robbery of innocent people, will the government take action?"
Su Li raised the corner of his mouth and kept it a secret: "You will know in a few days."
"oh……"
The next day, the weather was gloomy and hot, and it looked like a heavy rain was going to fall.
Inside the Censorate.
As soon as Censor Wang returned from the morning court, he began to read the daily anonymous complaint letters as usual.
There were not many letters, only three. One of them was an anonymous letter with "Personally addressed to the Imperial Censor Wang Dafu" written on it, which immediately caught his attention. He was the first to open it.
“Bang!”
After reading the contents of the report, Censor Wang was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up.
An officer came in quickly and asked, "Sir, what happened?"
Censor Wang was so angry that his chest heaved up and down, and he cursed: "This is completely heartless!"
Then he walked out of the door and said, "Prepare the horses, I want to go to the palace!"
The officials did not understand why, but knowing the master's temper, they hurriedly followed him out and asked someone to prepare the horses.
The No. 1 Scholar's Mansion.
After lunch, the third son returned with the compensation from the Qingping Marquis’ Mansion.
"Madam, after I announced my identity, the Qingping Marquis's Mansion didn't make things difficult for me at all. They quickly gave me the compensation according to the estimated value."
Xiao Sanzi was still a little confused as to why the other party was so straightforward.
Su Li was not surprised. She had her reasons and evidence. If the Qingping Marquis's Mansion did not compensate her, she would make a big deal out of it.
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