The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 297 Movement
Lin Zisu didn't have any intentions here, but what he received was two century-old ginseng from Wu Taiyi.

For such a reward from the emperor, Lin Zisu knew very well that she couldn't hide it from the emperor by pretending to be sick.

After Xie Xi made such a fuss, Lin Zisu became an object of awe both inside and outside the palace, and no one dared to speak disrespectful words about the future Princess Dun.

After Concubine Zhuang was deprived of her original errand, the palace did not send her to teach the nuns.

Lin Zisu was also happy and leisurely, and spent a few days with Bi's shopping on the streets to buy dowry.

Because the marriage came so suddenly, the Bi family had no time to prepare a dowry for Lin Zisu, so in a hurry, they could only search around the capital.

Lin Zisu has been advising on Bi Suinan's affairs these days, so she didn't notice the movement on the street.When I went to the street again, I noticed something was wrong.

Those silver houses, silk and satin shops, and rouge shops that had been booming in business in central Beijing were closed half a dozen times out of ten.

For example, Lin Zisu often went to the "Li's Colored Sandalwood and Fragrance Shop". She clearly remembered that there was a large silk and satin shop opposite.

When I went again this time, I found a piece of paper pasted on the opposite door, with the words "Wangpu transfer" written on it.

When Mrs. Bi took her to the largest silver building in central Beijing, "Wanbaolou" to pick out jewelry, she found that there was a thick seal on the door.

After Lin Zisu asked, she found out that she heard that the Tiandong factory had visited once the day before yesterday, and all the shopkeepers and employees of Wanbaolou were arrested.

Regarding jewelry, Lin Zisu wasn't worried at all.

A few months ago, Yang Xingyao transferred a bank under her name. If there is really no good place to go, just pick a few from there.

She was just curious, what happened to Wanbaolou, which would be worthy of Dongchang's action.

Dongchang's full name is Dongjijiuchang, and it has always been responsible for official crimes and major treason cases.

No matter how big the Wanbao Building is, it is only a businessman. Dongchang respects its identity and doesn't bother to deal with these illegal traders.

While Lin Zisu was thinking, a few well-dressed businessmen were whispering outside Wanbao Building.

"Have you heard? No wonder the business of Wanbao Building was booming in the past, and the big boss behind it turned out to be Mr. Youdu Censor Sun of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"

"No way! I heard that Mr. Sun has a high position and power, and the Sun family in the south of the Yangtze River is behind him. So it's just a matter of asking?"

"My mother-in-law's natal family is next door to the Sun's family. If I saw Dongchang go to pick someone up with my own eyes, how could it be fake?"

"In the past few days, more than half of my business has declined. If this continues, there will be no place for me in the capital. Tell me, are the officials foolish enough to let Dongchang act recklessly like this? How do we little people live their lives?"

"Hush! Shh! Do you want your head?"

Several people looked around quickly, and they saw Lin Zisu standing on the side of the street.

One of the elders said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, there is only one little girl in this circle. If someone else hears it, you and I will be killed by you!"

Lin Zisu blinked, and then looked at her own attire, feeling quite unhappy.

Considering that she is about to get married, she picked out some mature clothes when she went out these few days.

Unexpectedly, she was still regarded as an ignorant girl!
The resentment in Lin Zisu's heart flashed away, and when she looked up again, the few people who had spoken just now had dispersed.

On the street not far away, there was the sound of horseshoes, and a dozen Dongchang Fanzi wearing soap boots and pointed hats hurried south with a horse, and there was a sudden commotion on the street.

Dongchang and the cabinet have always been hostile. Dongchang, usually headed by Cao Shouli, is eager to see the jokes of officials in the DPRK and China.

With this move, there must be another storm in Beijing.

However, what Lin Zisu didn't know was that the atmosphere at the court meeting in the past few days was surprisingly good.

In the past, all the imperial censors were courtiers admonishing and complaining about wrongdoing before the emperor.

These days, everything is suddenly silent, and he doesn't even say a word that is superfluous.

But in private, the cabinet went to the emperor more than once to persuade him, telling the officials' resentment towards Dongchang.

Some officials even approached Xie Yao and asked the prince to come forward to plead for the officials.

"Qian Minzhong, Shouli just checked out some unscrupulous businessmen and found out their backers by the way. Is it as serious as you said?"

In the Jiyi Hall, the emperor held a memorial in his hand and asked several cabinet members under the imperial case.

"If it's just involving unscrupulous businessmen, the ministers and others have no complaints, but like Cao Shouli, using public affairs to vent personal anger is really chilling. Ten years of cold and heat, eight field tours, it is not easy for the people below, but the imperial court uses corn Slight suspicion will not only remove their fame, but also lose their family fortune, so strict, I am afraid that I will hurt Your Majesty's reputation as a benevolent monarch."

"Qian Minzhong, you are wrongly observing etiquette."

The emperor laughed and shouted loudly: "Let Cao Lang come in!"

Not long after, Cao Lang opened the door and entered the hall, and bowed respectfully to the emperor.

The emperor said with a straight face: "Cao Lang, Dongchang has arrested a lot of people in the past few days? These adults say that you are venting your personal anger. Tell me, are there any people you arrested who were wronged?" of?"

"My servant is going to the south of the Yangtze River. It has been verified that Sun Shangyin, the censor of the right capital, Kuang Honghao, the official secretary, Ji Xianzhi, the household doctor, etc., have secretly communicated with foreign countries, broken my Dayan sea ban, and accumulated tens of millions of ill-gotten wealth. Yan Lv, who has no family property, all men in the family will be sent to the army. All the cases have been investigated by slaves and maidservants, please have a look at it!"

As Cao Lang said, he handed the report to the emperor.

But the emperor waved his hand and said, "You have done so many things, and you have to convince a few adults. Qian Ge is always the pillar of the court. Let him see if there are any omissions."

Cao Lang immediately handed the report to Qian Minzhong, and said with a smile: "Mr. Qian Ge, this is the report of the case in the past few days. You are always a veteran of the two dynasties. I am young and inexperienced. Please give me some advice."

Qian Minzhong didn't accept the report in Cao Lang's hands, and blushed and said, "The old man is too old to read the fine print on the report. Let Master Lu read it first."

Lu Zhiyuan was from Luyuan, so he didn't care much about Jiangnan's affairs, and knew that what Cao Lang said was true, so he immediately shirked it: "I have always been an official in the Ministry of Households, and I am really unfamiliar with the matter of conviction. Cao Lang My father-in-law is on an errand in Dongchang, so I don't want to talk too much about it."

When it arrived at Zhang Ruogu's hands, Zhang Ruogu accepted the report, smiled and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, since Eunuch Cao has finished the report, there must be no major problems. After waiting, I will check it in detail. I think , the canonization ceremony is imminent, and it is related to the dignity of the court, this is the top priority right now."

(End of this chapter)