Chapter 159 Chain Count

The peace talks have become increasingly heated in Beijing.

Since Xiao Ye was furious, he had someone beat up the scholar named Weng Ang, which was like poking a hornet's nest. Not only were there discussions in the market, but there were also many criticisms among the scholars. The matter of making peace with the Tatars was originally opposed by half of the people in the court and the public. As soon as this matter arose, someone immediately brought up the old story, putting great pressure on the Xiao family.

At one moment, Weng Ang sued, and at the other moment, the yamen came to investigate.

Not to mention there is also Xiao Dingfei at home who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

From Xiao Yuan to Xiao Shu, down to the servant butler, for the first time being tossed and turned into such a restless state.

If it were just discussions in the market, it would be enough. After all, although Xiao Shu was appointed as the county head, there had never been a precedent of a county head and marriage in this dynasty. Although the Xiao family was in chaos, they were not afraid.

Unexpectedly, a few days ago, the situation suddenly worsened.

The Xiao family was originally one of the leading clans in the capital, with a deep foundation and extensive shade. They were usually very arrogant and had done many things such as oppressing the people and selling official positions and titles, both openly and secretly. They were not without complaints from the bitter masters, but they were all suppressed by the Xiao family's big hand. Many bitter masters inexplicably lost their voices, and the Xiao family did not suffer any damage.

Recently, these things and people have resurfaced.

Some old events are brought up again, and notices are posted everywhere in the capital; Some drummers complain and directly sue the government to demand justice; Also, please directly ask the scholars to jointly write a letter with the intention of reaching the heavens to listen

What's even more terrifying is that some things that Xiao Shi secretly did and kept secret were even dug up and spread to the public, causing shock and condemnation from all sides!

"Only a few people know about the disaster relief funds in Ganzhou from top to bottom. How could they possibly spread to the outside?" Xiao Yuan, who had just heard the news from his subordinates, was furious. His face turned completely black and he slapped the expensive inkstone and pen mountain on the table, shaking them down. "Could it be that those few people fell into the well and laid the stone..."

The case of Ganzhou embezzlement of disaster relief funds was three years ago.

When the matter was investigated, the entire officialdom in Ganzhou was completely cleaned up, and more than sixty people were executed and beheaded in autumn.

However, few people know that these people who were executed are certainly not innocent, but the true mastermind - the Xiao family in the capital - is unharmed! Most of the disaster relief funds were handed over layer by layer, and ultimately fell into the pockets of the Xiao family!

Those who were informed in the past were either high-ranking officials in court now, or have become the souls of the underworld.

Who brings up the old story again?

Who can bring up old things again?!

The grudges that Xiao's archenemies had once formed were all gone through Xiao Shu's mind one by one, but she had no idea: "Our secret opponent seems to not want Princess Leyang to marry, but also want to target me, Xiao. What's more important is that the opponent seems to have been dormant for a long time and has collected many of our tricks in secret. This time, they all come out one by one, clearly intending to fight back and not let us get better."

To have this heart, to have this ability?

Xiao Yuan held back his subordinates, his face changing, and suddenly lowered his voice, saying, "I always feel that since the removal of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, the attitude of the Holy One has been strange. Especially after that wicked son returned, the various things of the Holy One have become somewhat unclear to people."

Xiao Dingfei returned and almost always opposed Xiao Shi, causing embarrassment to her.

Kesheng actually stood with one force on Xiao Dingfei's side.

It's okay with this matter, after all, on the surface, Xiao Dingfei appears to be the emperor's life-saving benefactor. Who is the emperor standing with if he doesn't stand with him?

But this time, there was so much discussion in the market that even the absurd idea of letting Xiao Shu replace the princess to reconcile was proposed. As the emperor, Shen Lang never scolded this and instead ignored it.

Although he never supported it, he didn't say anything against it.

How many wall grass in the court?

As soon as the emperor doesn't make a statement, he doesn't get involved.

In addition, those who already had objections to the Xiao family were naturally encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to expand the battlefield, becoming more arrogant and impolite, with a vow to pull the Xiao family down.

After listening to Xiao Yuan's words, Xiao Shu's heart became even heavier and she said, "I will go to the palace another day to see the Empress Dowager. But now, no matter who the secret opponents are or who they are, things are all due to marriage. The comments that push me to replace Shen Zhiyi are rampant, and we must not let them succeed."

She was born a woman of noble status.

Only the highest of the six palaces in the world is worthy of her.

Make peace with the Tatars?

Dreaming!

Xiao Yuan was surprised and said, "Do you have a solution?"

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The matter of recommending Xiao Shu to replace Princess Leyang for the wedding has caused a lot of uproar, but for many high families in the capital who have daughters of appropriate age, they do not pay attention to it at all, and even have some schadenfreude.

After all, the Prince of Linzi is about to select a concubine, and Xiao Shu is still one of the popular candidates.

And the reputation of Jiang Xuehui, the eldest lady of Jiang Shilang's mansion, was also affected by Jiang Xuening's incident in the Shuxiang Inn a while ago, which was not very pleasant.

Who made the two sisters come from the same mansion?

The marriage of large families depends on the family situation. If any sisters has a bad reputation, the other sisters in the same house will be affected. It is not easy to get married if she is careless.

Everyone said that Jiang Xuening, the younger sister, was unlucky for Jiang Xuehui.

Meng had a lot of stuffiness at home.

Fortunately, the news spread for a while and it didn't cause much trouble. It was quickly overshadowed by the marriage proposal.

Unexpectedly, just over the past day, more turbulent rumors hit Jiang's house like a storm!

"Hey, have you heard about it? Miss Jiang from the Jiang Mansion is not very well behaved."

"I know, it's with that Mr. Zhang Zhe, right? I heard he chased after everyone in front of him, he really doesn't even want face..."

"Not only that!"

"She has a real affair with the Crown Prince who is definitely not the Crown Prince of the Duke's Mansion. I haven't heard that the Crown Prince obeys her and even sends the rewards from the emperor to the Jiang Mansion to please the beautiful woman?"

"How could these two have a leg together?"

"Isn't that what you don't know? My brother joined the army in Tongzhou at the end of last year and saw it clearly. The second Miss of the Jiang Mansion was actually mixed up with a group of fugitives and a group of big men. Oh, that must be the Crown Prince. Don't you know what kind of lascivious ghost he is? He went around and flirted with each other, so he fell in love with each other. At that time, Mr. Zhang was also there. Tsk tsk, it's amazing..."

"It's against the morals!"

There were various rumors on the streets and alleys for a while. The Tianjiao Rebellion and Prison Robbery had already caused a big uproar in the capital, and a daughter's family was caught in this situation, which aroused countless people's curiosity and added fuel to the vinegar. It was said that there was a person with a nose and eyes.

Meng heard it by chance when she was going out, and her anger almost turned her back.

It wasn't until then that she vaguely understood what Jiang Xuening meant by the phrase "this is just the beginning" when something happened at the Shuxiang Inn earlier. As soon as she returned to Jiang's mansion, she lowered her face and first invited Jiang Boyou over, then called for Jiang Xuehui and Jiang Xuening.

Knowing that Jiang Xuening was not very obedient to discipline, he added with a cold face, "Take the servant with you. If she doesn't come, tie her up and bring it over to me! It's just a matter of ruining one's reputation at such a young age. At this critical moment, it will also implicate my sister! You really have face!"

Unexpectedly, none of the means were used.

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Jiang Xuening was already prepared, and as soon as the person passed by, she walked away with a smile on her face.

Jiang Xuehui's candidacy for the Linzi Princess has been a top priority for the Jiang family recently.

Even Jiang Boyou is very attentive.

After all, Jiang Xuehui seems to have a good impression on Shen Jie. Previously, in the imperial garden, she saved pregnant Wen Zhaoyi, who was appreciated by a noble person in the palace. It can be said that the timing, location, and people are in harmony, so it's almost a matter of time.

But at this critical moment, it is revealed that Jiang Xuening was involved in the Tianjiao Prison Robbery and was abducted to Tongzhou last year!

As soon as Jiang Xuening arrived, Meng smashed the tea cup out and trembled with anger. "Look at what good thing you've done! I even learned it well after you entered the palace. I didn't expect your temperament to be difficult to change, even worse!"

The angry person lost sight, and Jiang Xuening easily avoided it.

She glanced at Jiang Xuehui sitting next to her with her eyebrows twisted, but with a relaxed appearance, she brushed aside the fragments of the tea cup on the ground and bowed to Jiang Bo, saying, "I've seen my father."

Jiang Boyou, who was two heads tall, sighed and asked someone to persuade Meng Shi first. He also asked Jiang Xuening to sit down first, and then said, "The Tianjiao Prison Robbery and Tongzhou incident have already happened, and it's not something that Miss Ning can control. Now, what's the use of blaming her? It can't solve the problem and will also cause chaos. It's not worth it."

Meng sneered, "Aren't you blaming her?!"

Jiang Xuehui sighed lightly and said, "Mother, calm down. The top priority is to think about how to deal with it."

Jiang Xuening sat on the nearby chair as if boneless, burying her head in picking at her nails and lazily agreeing, "Well, something's wrong. Can you just put me back in my mother's womb and pretend it hasn't happened? The people behind your back are really eager for you to kill me together."

Meng said, "Do you still have any sense of superiority or inferiority due to the strange energy of yin and yang?"

Jiang Xuening was very honest and said, "No."

Jiang Boyou finally couldn't bear it anymore, lowered his face and shouted angrily, "Have you made enough noise? Do you still think things are not chaotic enough?"

This time, the room finally quieted down.

Jiang Boyou recognized the hint of Jiang Xuening's words just now and directly asked, "What does Miss Ning mean when she says someone is behind the scenes?"

Jiang Xuening narrowed her eyes and smiled, "No profit, no early rise. Obviously, the cause of this matter is not on me, but on my sister. Last year, the Holy Emperor mentioned that she wanted to establish an imperial younger brother. The child in Lady Wen Zhaoyi's belly is not yet known to be a man or a woman, and many girls in the capital are staring at the position of the Linzi Princess. My father is in court, so I should have seen more of this. This time, it was originally my daughter who was implicated by her sister, but it turned out to be her fault. It's really funny."Meng suddenly froze.

Although Jiang Xuehui didn't say much, she could see things clearly and nodded lightly.

Jiang Boyou was not without such thoughts in his heart.

On the surface, it may seem like something happened by chance, but it was Ning's story from last year that someone dug up and talked about; Looking deeper, it was indirectly affected by Hui'er, who was about to run for the Princess of Linzi; Looking deeper, it seems that this matter has benefited Hui'er's biggest opponent this time.

Just this opponent

He furrowed his brow and remained silent for a long time.

Jiang Xuening, on the other hand, had a rare expectation and joy that something would soon become a reality: nowadays, the proposal for marriage in the capital is almost fueled by her own efforts; After the downfall of the Xiao family in the previous life, Xie Wei once listed all the major crimes of the Xiao family and publicly announced them to the world. She followed the plot to find one or two flaws, and was able to poke at the pain points of the Xiao family; In the Battle of Tongzhou, the father and son of the Xiao family had already led troops forward. Knowing her existence, at critical moments, "smart people" would naturally think of this incident.

At this moment, Xiao Shu should be very unhappy, right?

She glanced at Jiang Boyou and lightly added a strong hint to his already deep suspicion: "Whoever is the biggest beneficiary, who is the dark hand behind the scenes. There is talk in the capital about replacing Princess Chang with Xiao Shu for marriage. If Xiao doesn't want Xiao Shu to go to marriage, the simplest way is to marry her off. His Highness Linzi is talented, with a jade tree and a promising future, isn't it the best choice? If His Highness Linzi chooses her as his consort, it is the Holy Spirit that has shaken his mind." "It's not easy to take my younger brother's future wife and send her for marriage, is it? So, she is determined to win the position of Princess Linzi."

The calculations in between were intricately intertwined, and the essence was that Xiao could no longer hold his breath and was forced to the brink of poverty by the discussions between the central and local authorities in the capital.

Meng had never thought so deeply before, but now she suddenly realized.

Jiang Xuehui lowered her eyes and didn't speak.

Jiang Boyou, on the other hand, took a deep look at his second daughter, who had a hint of mockery on her lips and was obviously not that simple at the moment. He didn't ask if she was behind the scenes, but only said, "The arrow is on the string. Xiao Shi is deceiving people too much, how can our Jiang family let him rub them?"

On the second day, Jiang Shilang, a kind-hearted minister of the Ministry of Revenue, presented a memorial to the court requesting a re examination of the disaster relief case in Ganzhou three years ago. He also supported the use of Xiao Shu to replace Princess Chang and marry her to the Tatars, which was considered a severe blow to the Xiao family!

The court and the public trembled, and discussions erupted.

When the news reached the market, Jiang Xuening was leaning against the window on the second floor, listening to the famous actor singing opera with Xiao Dingfei.

Xiao Dingfei worked as a bull and a horse for her, willingly and without dignity, peeled a plate of melon seeds for her and placed them next to her. However, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "How did you know about the disaster relief case in Ganzhou?"

Jiang Xuening rolled her eyes and said, "Do your damn thing."

Xiao Dingfei: "..."

A good girl has been hanging out with him for a long time, why did she learn a lot of vulgar language?

He frowned and said, "You're a girl."

Jiang Xuening sneered and brought the plate of melon seeds in front of her. She grabbed a handful and threw it up, opening her mouth to catch it. Even the most elegant and virtuous lady from a wealthy family could not see it.

But that wild and reckless spirit

Xiao Dingfei looked a bit foolish and timid, quietly approaching to pull her lifeless hand.

Jiang Xuening lightly slapped him in the face and raised her eyebrows, saying, "Looking for death?"

Xiao Dingfei covered his face in grievance and said, "I've only helped you with so many things, haven't I even received any rewards?"

Jiang Xuening pushed the plate of melon seeds over and said, "Here you are?"

Xiao Dingfei: "..."

Didn't I peel this damn thing?

He was feeling frustrated, but as he watched Jiang Xuening retrieve the plate of melon seeds again, he quickly grabbed a handful in his hand and stood by the window, looking down with her.

Performed a performance of "Dream of Yellow Sorghum".

Strange and sad.

Xiao Dingfei looked at her for a while, then suddenly fixed his gaze on her for a long time and said, "Are you really just trying to save the princess from the prison?"

Jiang Xuening's finger, which grabbed a melon seed, paused for a moment, seeming to find his question strange. She looked back at him and said, "Otherwise?"

Xiao Dingfei didn't speak.

He is certainly a rascal, but since he was young, he has seen others' expressions and made a living. Along with observing the hidden emotions of others, he has developed remarkable skills.

After a while, he gave a sharp smile and said, "I was just thinking, do you think the princess is looking at herself?"