Before they parted, Ning Jun cupped his hands and smiled politely for Ke Qing's sake.""Since the two of you are so close, Yuan Chun, if you are free, you can go to my residence to play.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Jun felt the air around him suddenly turn chilly." Why are you looking at me like that? What did I say wrong?"
Yuan Chun's face was flushed red. She was still gentle and soft just now, but now she hurriedly bowed and did not answer. She turned around and returned to Yanying Hall, as if she was afraid that a fierce tiger would eat her if she was late.
"Husband, do you really want to invite Yuanchun elder sister to come to our wangfu?" Ke Qing spat.”
Ning Jun thought about it and really didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it. Wasn't he just pretending to be polite once?
"Can't I?"
Ke Qing laughed." Husband, I know your intentions." It was just that even if Elder Sister Yuan Chun wasn't a female official in the palace, she was just an ordinary noble lady, how could she casually go to other people's houses? And a man even invited you?" Her teasing gaze made Ning Jun feel a little awkward.
In that case, his polite words were enough to tease!
No wonder Yuan Chun's expression was so ugly.
However, Qing was still whispering from the side,"Sister Yuanchun is talented and beautiful. She's the most virtuous and virtuous. She's also compatible with my personality…"
Ning Jun quickly interrupted her, looking unhappy." You're my princess! Why are you saying this?" For a moment, Yuan Chun's beautiful figure flashed across Ning Jun's eyes.
But Qing smiled and didn't expose him. He teased,""Why don't I invite her for real?”
Ning Jun pretended not to hear him and changed the topic." Your father has also been promoted to commander of the Northern Military Department.”
"My husband, my father is not in good health. How can he be the commander of the Military Department?"”
Ning Jun held her in his arms and smiled." This is the custom of the imperial court. The father of the princess consort will be given a false position. He will only receive a salary and not do anything."”
But Qing pushed him away in embarrassment." He's still in the palace! Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
Ning Jun wanted to hug her." It's official now. What's wrong with hugging you? I still dare to hug you!"
Without a word, he picked Ke Qing up by the waist and strode out.
Such a shocking behavior was still flabbergasted in the eyes of the palace maids who were used to the world. They closed one eye and pretended not to see it, and opened one eye and could not help but marvel.
However, Qing was so embarrassed that she buried her face in Ning Jun's arms. Her dragon robe rubbed against her pink cheeks, making her look more beautiful than pink.
Ning Jun only got into the carriage with her after they left Yanying Sect. There was no need to tell outsiders about what had happened.
In Yanying Hall, there were already servants who had told the Retired Emperor about the outside.
The Retired Emperor threw the book aside and said to the Empress Dowager,""Look at your son. His words and actions were frivolous and licentious. How was he like a royal?”
The empress dowager quickly stood up and said," Jun 'er has been smart and quick-witted since he was young. He is also straightforward. Although he is not as good as the other princes, he is very filial." Didn't you just praise him for coming up with such a rare method to print books and run a newspaper?”
The Retired Emperor smiled." Jun 'er is too lazy. If he doesn't beat him up, he won't take the initiative to take charge of things. Zhen deliberately let him manage the Ministry of Works. With his personality, it might have a miraculous effect!"”
The Empress Dowager glanced at Yuan Chun, who was standing at the door." I don't know if it's miraculous or not, but he's already set his mind on this!"”
"It used to be Ningguo Mansion, but now it's Rongguo Mansion." The Retired Emperor sneered. Was this kid deliberately making things difficult for the Jia family?”
The Empress Dowager nodded and said,"Yuan Chun's appearance and talent are still worthy."”
"The first time is already too much, and you want to do it a second time?" The Retired Emperor scolded angrily.”
Even though the matter came to an abrupt end at Retired Emperor's place, the people below spread the news. They all knew that Jia Yuanchun was someone that Prince Zhongshun had taken a fancy to. Moreover, Princess Zhongshun would give her some things every time she entered the palace, so they all looked at Yuan Chun in a new light.
Poor Yuan Chun had entered the palace for several years and was always unknown. She was old and empty, but she didn't expect that Ning Jun's words would make her known to everyone. All the stewards in the palace were snobbish, and even Eunuch Xia and Eunuch Dai were gentle and soft to her. In the past, it was like walking on thin ice, but now it seemed like the road ahead was smooth.
However, Yuan Chun didn't have the slightest bit of joy. Instead, he was even more careful, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, not knowing that its huge body couldn't be hidden.
Thinking deeper, Ning Jun's unintentional mistake had made it known to everyone. Naturally, it would also cut off her chance of being promoted to the emperor's concubine in the future.
Was this considered harming the Jia family or saving Yuan Chun?
When Ning Jun brought Ke Qing back to the manor, the Great Minister Wang had been waiting in the front hall for a long time.
Ning Jun got out of the car first, his face full of spring and anger. He rolled up his sleeves and walked to Wang Changshi, saying coldly,"You'd better have a suitable reason to disturb me. Otherwise, I'll teach you a lesson!”
Minister Wang only felt a cold wind blowing from the soles of his feet. He immediately threw away the carriage of flattery that he had prepared earlier and respectfully cupped his hands."Your Highness, I found an important clue.”He raised his head and saw Ning Jun listening impatiently. He quickly explained,"It's about the Jia family!"
Only then did Ning Jun pull himself together." What clues? Why are you being so mysterious? Let's make it clear first, if you still want to make some chicken bits and pieces, I will make you become chicken bits and pieces!”
Minister Wang's face stiffened." Your Highness, I've heard that this is a murder case!”At this point, one could hear the suppressed excitement in his tone.
Ning Jun looked at him with disdain." Since it's a murder case, shouldn't you be more angry? With a gloating expression, it was obvious that he was the bad guy on stage. I'll stay away from you in the future. Don't implicate me!”
Wang Changshi instantly cried. He was the good guy, and he was the bad guy. Why was it so difficult for him?
Ning Jun was already urging him." Hurry up and tell me! I still have important matters to attend to! Hey, I'm talking to you about Kung Fu!”
Wang Changshi looked around." Your Highness, let's talk in private!"”
Ning Jun took a deep look at him, then went to the Wind Listening Pavilion in the east wing of the Rites Gate and ordered the guards," No one is allowed to come within 30 feet, or else they will be severely punished!”
He sat on the red sandalwood official hat chair and placed one hand on the table." Long story short!”
Minister Wang took a deep breath and took out a stack of densely written letters from his pocket." It happened before the New Year. The Jia family's Rong Mansion chased away a girl. That night, the girl hanged herself.”
Ning Jun reached out and grabbed him." You still have the cheek to say that you were a Grand Master Xing Ming in front of me. Tell me, what does this have to do with the Jia family? Even if there was a mistake, how many taels of silver would it be?”
Minister Wang quickly smiled." Your Highness, if that's all, I won't say a word." The key was that this girl was pregnant, and two lives were lost!”
Ning Jun frowned." Who is this? Why is he so vicious?"”
"She is the wife of Jia Lian, the grandson of the late Duke of Rong," replied Minister Wang. That Jia Lian was born to be a playboy, so he hooked up with the Wang family's dowry servant girl. She never thought that the Wang family would be so jealous and humiliate this girl every day. She would beat and scold her for some small mistakes and finally chase her out.”
Ning Jun thought for a moment. This sounded like Wang Xifeng's style." Aren't you keeping an eye on Jia Zhen? Why are you staring at the women in the Inner Residence?”
Wang Changshi smiled. When he saw Ning Jun asking, he quickly bowed and replied,"Your Highness, the Jia Residence is one with prosperity and peace. One loss, one glory, one glory…"
"Alright!" Ning Jun waved his hand." I know more about their family than you do. You don't have to nag me." Tell me, what do you want?"
Wang Changshi's eyes flashed with viciousness." Your Highness, we can start from this point. We just need to find a few of their servants to report to them. Even if things settle down in the end, their reputation will be ruined. The operation here is not complicated.”
Ning Jun knocked on a few tables." Their reputation is bad, and my reputation as a loyal and obedient king is not any better. Don't treat me as a fool. Many people are staring at me!”
Chief Secretary Wang wanted to say something but hesitated. What a good opportunity!
At this moment, Ning Jun stood up and took the black material from his hand." You killed the Wang family. What other evidence do you have? Give it to me. I have my own use for it!”
"Your Highness, why don't we use this to threaten…" Thinking about it, it's impossible. Why would we threaten a woman from the Inner Residence?
Ning Jun glared at him." You've got some potential. I'll allow you to pay an advance of a month's worth of money for an errand. You can go to Jinxiang Courtyard to relax." You don't have to worry about this matter!"
Wang Changshi came excitedly and left dejectedly.
Ning Jun looked at his back. With such a chief historian who was always looking for trouble with the Jia family, even he subconsciously wanted to deal with the Jia family.
Curious, she looked at what Wang Xifeng had done.
Last year, he had earned more than 3,000 taels of silver, and he had helped someone pass a note to change a death row prisoner into banishment…
"Tsk tsk!" As Ning Jun watched, he sighed. In the past, he only knew that Sister Feng was a tyrant in the Rong residence. He did not expect her to be so popular outside. He roughly calculated that she had earned at least ten thousand taels of silver a year! His prince's salary was not even comparable to hers!
"He's indeed not an ordinary person! Tang Liang!"
Someone walked in. It was the head of the inquiring team, who was becoming more and more invisible under the sun. He could also be understood as the captain of the investigation team, Zhou Liang.
Ning Jun handed him the materials in his hand." Think of a way to make these things appear in Rong Mansion's Second Grandmother Wang Xifeng's room without anyone knowing!”
Zhou Liang did not even think about it and kept it in his arms." Your Highness, don't worry. I will definitely do it!”
He turned around and left without hesitation.
Ning Jun admired his style of doing things. That Chief Historian Wang was narrow-minded and had a limited structure. Otherwise, he wouldn't be a Chief Historian of the Prince's Mansion.
That afternoon, in the west room of Sister Feng's courtyard in Rong Guo Mansion, Sister Feng was sitting on the brick bed under the south window, wearing a common red embroidered gold dress, a tube top of the same color, and a pink dress. She asked lazily,"Where did Second Master go?"
Ping 'er came in with a bag and smiled.""Don't you know about our grandpa and grandma? He must have gone to the East Mansion to drink and watch the show.”
"I didn't hear anything good about it today?"”
Ping 'er placed the bundle on the Kang table and opened it. There were silver ingots of various sizes, broken silver, and a lot of silver notes." Grandpa Zhen wants to eat wine. Who cares if there's a happy occasion?" This was the interest money that Lai Wang's wife had sent over for this month. It was a total of 321 taels.”
Sister Phoenix only took a glance and smiled." This is called borrowing a chicken to lay an egg. Silver has been in my hands once, but I have to give birth to so much!"”She was pleased with herself and leaned back against Suo Zijin's back." Did anyone say anything outside?”
Ping 'er put away the silver and hid the silver notes in a brocade box in the cabinet." It's good that the monthly salary is not short. Who still dares to talk nonsense?”There were also rumors, but in the end, they were only gossiping behind her back. If they told her, she would cause trouble again, so it was better not to mention it.
Sister Phoenix moved the pillow to the side and saw a stack of papers under it. She took it over." What's this? Did you accept it?"
Sister Feng was illiterate and handed it to Ping Er. Ping Er took it over and didn't know what it was." Why don't you call Caiming over to take a look?”It was so thick!
"No rush!" Sister Feng thought for a moment and said,"Since it's not you or me, then it must be Second Master Lian?" Perhaps it was something important. I'll keep it for now and ask when Second Master comes back!”
Ping 'er casually flipped through a few pages and said,"Second Master went out early this morning and hasn't returned yet. If he had something important to keep, he would have told us. Moreover, if Second Master really has something to hide from us, he shouldn't have hidden it in the open.”
Sister Feng sat up and pondered for a moment." Go and call Cai Ming…No, go and call Wang 'er's wife!”She still decided to find out what was written on it!
Ping Er lifted the curtain and went out. Soon, she called for the Wang family.
The one who came to Wang's house was Sister Feng's companion. Sister Feng had left many things to Jia Lian and his wife to do.
She smiled and said,"Second Grandmother, I told Miss Ping that Grandmother is really the wisest."”
Sister Feng smiled brightly." I'm young after all. What's there to be wise about? There was no point in saying this to his own people. At home, I was worried to death, but there were also people who found fault with me and even wished that I would die early! Hmph, what do I not know?" She spoke with emotion. When she spoke of her anger, she slammed it heavily on the Kang table. Future Wang's wife was shocked and her face immediately turned pale.
Ping 'er smiled." Some people just don't understand Grandma's painstaking efforts. Let them be. They won't be able to cause any big waves."”
As he spoke, he picked up the stack of papers and handed it to the person who came to the Wang family." Look at this?”
The Lai Wang family's uneasiness and fear were already palpable. When they saw the first paragraph on the paper, their faces changed drastically. They knelt on the ground with a thud." Second Grandmother, it really wasn't me who spread it!”
He wanted to kowtow.
Her actions had frightened Sister Feng. What spread?
She had already thought of what would be written on the paper and sneered,"Not you? If it wasn't you, why is it written so clearly?”Her voice and expression were stern, and she was determined to get to the bottom of it.
The Lai Wang family's guts were broken. Second Grandmother's methods were needless to say. Qiu 'er, that girl, had already used her life to experience it.
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