The old lady already knew what happened in the kitchen.
"Is this Bai family's soul gone? How could she be so bold as to cause such a big commotion just for a meal? She even ignored the Marquis's words."
This is no longer the silent attitude of the past.
"Maybe she's going to hell and risking her life. Or maybe she's being a strong mother and making plans for the future of her eldest son."
Jinling replied carefully from the side.
"She's not a mother who's strong, but she seems to have lost all scruples and isn't afraid of anything. I really underestimated her! Have you prepared the reward for her?"
"It's ready!"
"Add two more layers!"
"Does the old lady need to praise her so much?"
"Let's calm her down first. We can't let her cause any more trouble. If she lets everyone know about it, the whole capital will laugh at our Changping Marquisate. I even have to ask her to come out for the third day and the full moon to dispel the outside speculation about the Marquisate."
"The old lady still has a far-sighted vision."
"Pick out a few more and show me the list later."
"yes"
"Madam, I'm back!"
Aunt Hua lifted the curtain and entered the room
"But it's sent away!"
"Liu has already warned us. Although she has some ulterior motives, it's only to implicate our Marquis. Rong is being really stubborn. Even at this point, she still claims to be doing it for the good of the Marquisate and refuses to admit her guilt."
"She knows my son's thoughts best and deliberately stabs him in the heart just to stir up his resentment towards the eldest son. She's too thoughtful. If she says it so many times, even if others don't see it that way, I'm afraid Ganger himself will start to think that way."
"So that's her intention. I just thought she was just using it as an excuse to shirk responsibility."
"Oh, saying it once or twice is an excuse, but no one would keep saying it."
"No matter how cunning she is, she won't be able to get by with the old lady. With Liu around, we'll always have an extra spy.
Mrs. Liu was also a little clever. When the servant asked her to choose the servants, she picked out Huan'er and Fang'er, the little maids that Rong was going to punish with a stick, thus saving the two of them.
Not only did he give them a promotion, but he also saved them from being punished by the Rong family, which was considered to have won their hearts."
"Well, she's quite useful! We can give her some support without affecting the overall situation. It's a good opportunity to challenge the Rong family."
"I can see that Rong hates the old lady!"
"So we can't let her take the position, otherwise we won't have a good life in the future. She is a venomous snake. From the moment she planned for Ganger to enter the Marquis' Mansion, we knew she was not a good person.
Let’s not talk about her for now. Jinling is choosing gifts. You can go and take a look too. Give Bai an extra 20%. Also…”
Zhang winked at Aunt Hua.
"Take a box of my newly acquired incense pills and have the servants give her one pill every day. They're really good stuff."
"Yes, I will make sure it's arranged."
In the imperial palace, after the morning court session, the current emperor was handling government affairs in the imperial study, and several ministers had just left the study.
"Most places have already entered the autumn harvest season, and I don't know how this year's harvest will turn out. A persistent lack of national wealth is not good for Daliang."
"Yes, every year is very tight. We have to spend money before we earn it. If a natural disaster or man-made disaster strikes, we won't be able to support ourselves. And there are several battles on the border every year. It's really hard to raise military pay. The Ministry of War asks me for money every day. Oh, my job as the Ministry of Revenue is really difficult."
"Okay, stop crying poor. No one is asking you for money today."
"I'm just worried. This is called preparing for a rainy day. If the harvest is good this year and we collect more taxes, everyone will have a better life."
Several ministers talked as they walked, gradually leaving the palace gate.
The emperor was also worried. The new grain had not been received yet, the warehouse was almost out of food, and the silver treasury only had the most basic reserves left. It was useless to withhold the money.
The emperor has no extra food!
Since he took over, the national treasury has never been full. It should be said that it has never been full since their royal ancestor. If this continues, something bad will happen sooner or later.
The allowances given to clan members and the generous treatment given to nobles have always been a burden on him. He has to spend a lot of money every year to support these people, but he would rather spend the money on people's livelihood.
If he built more reservoirs and dams, more roads, or even dug a few more wells, he could have prevented some droughts and floods. The people were able to remember his kindness, but he gave it all to those parasites who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun, spending money like water.
"Your Majesty, Shadow Five-Three has something to report!"
Emperor Qin Minghao pushed the memorial in front of him
"Let him in."
"Your Highness!"
"What's up?"
"Your Majesty, a strange incident occurred at the Marquis of Changping's mansion yesterday. The Marquis' wife was killed in the delivery room, and she was found alive again. She gave birth to her unborn child and revived the child who had died at birth."
"Oh? This is truly miraculous, coming back to life from the dead!"
"The explanation given by the Marquis's family is that he was holding his breath and pretending to be dead, but later recovered. After the child was born, it was the Marquis' wife who revived him. The strangest thing is that after the wife came back to life, she seemed like a different person and went on a killing spree.
He killed all the midwives and servants who had harmed her, and even broke one of them's neck in front of the Marquis.
"She knows Kung Fu?"
"From previous reports, she wasn't capable of that. For some reason, she suddenly became incredibly powerful. Not only can she break necks, but she also possesses a sharp weapon that can pierce flesh and even bone.
That night, I wanted to see what that sharp weapon was, but she discovered it. During the fight, she shot my arm and hand. This is the remnant of the hidden weapon that was taken out of the wound!"
Shadow Wusan took the bullet out of the flesh and handed it to the emperor.
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