"If you say that, I'll keep you here for life and never let you go," Ji Fengyao added sarcastically.
The magpie hasn't done anything yet.
Wuhen panicked first and pleaded in a low voice, "Your Highness, please don't..."
"Idiot!" Magpie quickly smacked him.
The people inside burst into laughter again.
Looking at the people laughing heartily, Shang Xiye felt a warm current flowing through her heart.
In previous years, the holidays were spent either at the border camp or on the march, always quiet and lonely; this year, thanks to my new wife, it's so warm and joyful.
If the entire Ji family were present, Black Owl would also be there;
That scene would probably be even more joyful.
Shang Xiye liked it very much and wanted to cherish this happiness and warmth even more.
Everyone chatted and laughed together until almost midnight.
Wuying and Wushang were responsible for visiting the private treasuries of several other princelings' residences.
Ji Fengyao, along with Shang Xiye, Xique, and Wuhen, were responsible for collecting debts from the Duke's mansion and patronizing its secret treasury.
Wu Zhong, on the other hand, sneaked into the palace alone at night to investigate the movements of the Emperor, Empress, and Empress Dowager.
The three groups of people set off separately.
It wasn't that Shang Xiye wanted to exterminate the Duke's Mansion or the Crown Prince's faction, but rather that he felt his wife was right: money is the root of all evil.
Many people turn bad simply because they are too rich;
If you don't want to kill them and cause internal strife, then cut off their source of support, removing their fuel supply at the root.
This would render them unable to maintain normal operations, naturally slowing down the pace of the rebellion.
The winter night wind lashed at their faces like a knife, but Ji Fengyao and the others felt warm both physically and emotionally.
At this time, the Duke's mansion was sparsely lit and quiet.
Chen Ziying was confined to her residence and lived a peaceful life for several months.
Seeing that she seemed much more obedient, the Duke of Chen took it upon himself to lift her confinement during the New Year holidays.
Chen Ziying immediately called her close friend Zhang Wanyun to keep her company, and asked Zhang Wanyun to tell her about some of the interesting things that had happened in Kyoto in the past few months.
Hearing that the bandits had openly robbed the second prince of Gaoqiu Kingdom of ten million taels of silver, yet the Ninth Prince and the Emperor protected her;
Upon learning that the Sixth Princess, Shang Chuyue, was to be married off to a distant land for political reasons, everyone speculated that it was because she had offended that bandit.
Chen Ziying was both jealous and disdainful: "Wanyun, do you think the Emperor and the Ninth Prince are blind? What's so good about those bandits? Their behavior is so rude, they've disgraced our Great Zhao, and yet they still let them run rampant!"
Zhang Wanyun: "..."
My dear, what you're saying is quite presumptuous!
Chen Ziying didn't care whether Zhang Wanyun responded to her or not. In any case, Zhang Wanyun always acted like a timid quail in front of her.
"The Emperor is even more confused. The Sixth Princess is his own daughter. Not only does he not protect her, but he actually wants to marry her off to a distant land for the sake of that bandit!" Chen Ziying spoke passionately, pointing out the flaws in the country: "Our Great Zhao is not some small border country. Why would we offer our princess up for marriage? Isn't that a huge joke on the world?"
Zhang Wanyun glanced sideways: "..."
Girl, let's just talk about this behind closed doors.
If you dare to say that outside, your Duke's Mansion will probably become a laughing stock.
"In my opinion, the Emperor is just old and senile; the Ninth Prince, pshaw, what kind of war god is he, he's just a cowardly and lowlife with a serious eye disease; he doesn't like the noble and elegant Princess Zhaoping, but instead treats that bandit, who is dirty and smelly, as a treasure." Chen Ziying had been holding back for months and was really going to burst.
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