After court, Ji Chenhai and Ji Fengming happily supported Shang Xiye on either side and returned to the Prince Su's residence.
Behind him, a group of courtiers watched the Ninth Prince depart in silent mourning.
After listening to Ji Fengming's animated account of what happened in court that morning, Ji Fengyao was speechless and exclaimed in bold, "Father, elder brother, you two went through all this trouble, coaxing the Emperor to personally knock on the doors of all those ministers. Were you planning to rob each and every one of their homes?"
"How could that be? We don't have that kind of free time," Ji Chenhai shook his head seriously.
“That’s right. There must be one or two hundred officials of all ranks in Kyoto. We’ll only raid a dozen or twenty of them.” Ji Fengming took a sip of tea and pulled out a slip of paper with a list written on it from his pocket, handing it to Ji Fengyao: “Here, that’s it. My father and I have investigated. They’ve all secretly gotten involved in the medicinal herb business. Their private vaults must contain a lot of precious medicinal herbs.”
Ji Fengyao: "..."
Upon receiving the list compiled by Ji Fengming, one could see that it included officials from the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Works. In particular, the names of Feng Zhengchang, Minister of Rites, Zhang Liangqi, Vice Minister of Justice, and Xue Yanshou, Director of the Ministry of Personnel, were marked with large, bold circles, clearly indicating that they were the main targets of the crackdown.
The father and son planned to meddle in every department of the court, except for those under the emperor's nose.
"Father, elder brother, are you planning to turn the capital upside down?" Ji Fengyao broke out in a cold sweat. She could vaguely see the emperor's forty-meter-long sword beckoning to her.
Ji Chenhai calmly sipped his tea and said, "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid."
“We won’t rob this time. We’ll scout the place first, then steal it,” Ji Fengming and Ji Chenhai said in unison. “If we really can’t steal it, and there are other good things in his mansion, then you can go and rob it, sister. You have your brother-in-law protecting you, and you also have the dragon pendant personally bestowed by the emperor. They definitely won’t dare to do anything to you if you take action.”
Ji Fengyao: "..."
They really are a family; even at this moment, they didn't forget to leave her out.
"Father, elder brother, why don't we just spend the money to buy it? This is the capital. If you get captured, it will be very difficult to break you out of the prison. Even if we call all the brothers from Vulture Stronghold, they might not be able to save us," Ji Fengyao said, her lips twitching as she earnestly advised.
Shang Xiye, who had been silent since entering, suddenly said, "Stop stealing, just take it. If you can't take it, come back to the Princess."
Ji Fengming: "!"
Ji Fengyao: "!!"
Wuying: "!!!"
Magpie: "My son-in-law is awesome! My son-in-law is so domineering!"
“Son-in-law, your transformation is quite touching,” Ji Chenhai said, his eyes burning with admiration.
Shang Xiye's expression was calm, but his words revealed helplessness: "Since it's a business done in secret, it must not be exposed. If you steal, others won't know what you've lost, and they'll have an easier time making a fuss about it. If you take it openly, they're afraid you'll expose it in public, so they'll have to swallow their pride and suffer in silence."
He couldn't stop this family, so he could only act as their strategist and point them in the right direction. What else could he do?
Should I go to my wife's room to sleep tonight?
"Dad, what did I tell you? My brother-in-law's brain is made of gold!" Ji Fengming exclaimed in admiration, "Hey, that's what you call 'the barefoot aren't afraid of those wearing shoes.' If things really get out of hand, they'll have to cover for us!"
Ji Chenhai nodded with a smile, indicating that he was very satisfied with his son-in-law.
Ji Fengyao glanced at Shang Xiye unexpectedly. She didn't expect that this guy would actually condone the misbehavior of Ji Chenhai and his son. Wasn't he worried that the father and son would embarrass him by robbing and running rampant?
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