Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 140 Lin Daiyu: Daddy Found Out

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"Brother Rong."

"Is Rong'er here?"

Early in the morning, Jia Rong heard Lin Daiyu's voice.

"In the!"

"What instructions does Aunt Lin have?"

Jia Rong agreed verbally, but his pen did not stop writing and his mind did not stop thinking.

When Lin Daiyu lifted the curtain and came in, he had finished some more and was about to finish writing a magnificent eight-part essay.

Lin Daiyu put the book on the table with a bang.

"I've returned the book to you!"

Jia Rong: “Yeah.”

Lin Daiyu: "Let me tell you something."

Jia Rong: “Yeah.”

Lin Daiyu: "Daddy, I found out."

"Our business!"

Jia Rong: “Yeah.”

"Ok?"

"What did you say?"

"What's going on with us?"

Jia Rong stopped writing, looked up, and looked at Lin Daiyu very seriously.

Looks like we're all right, right?
Lin Daiyu bent down and whispered, "That book! Have you forgotten it?"

"My dad found out!"

Jia Rong: “…”

He no longer knew what to say.

You are such a talent!

Can't you just hide?

"What did you say? You didn't give me away, did you?" Jia Rong asked hurriedly.

Lin Daiyu: "I didn't give you away."

Jia Rong breathed a sigh of relief.

so far so good.

Lin Daiyu: “But…”

Jia Rong:?
Lin Daiyu: "Daddy guessed it was you!"

Jia Rong: “…”

Lin Daiyu added: "But don't worry, I've already told Daddy, it was all my idea."

Jia Rong had a headache.

The question is not whose idea it was.

But - if the older brother and the younger brother make a mistake together, who will be hit by the father?
of course--

wrong!

I am a junior!
When two people made a mistake, of course the aunt was scolded first.

After figuring this out, Jia Rong felt relieved.

Lin Ruhai could only complain a few words in his heart...

This bastard!

"Why don't you hide it?"

Jia Rong smiled and said something sarcastic.

"I hid it very well..."

Lin Daiyu's eyes suddenly narrowed.

She put the book under the box!
And when I took it out today, there was no change at all!
How could Daddy...

Could it be that she confessed herself?
Lin Daiyu: "I seem to..."

Jia Rong: "What?"

Lin Daiyu blushed: "Daddy looked very strange at the time, I thought... so I said it out."

"Hey!"

Lin Daiyu sat on the chair with one hand on her forehead.

It’s so uncomfortable!

"Daddy said I can see it when I'm older, but he didn't say how old."

It turned out that I was worried about this.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "New Year's Day is coming soon, so I'm one year older, right?"

Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up.

My nephew is quite smart.

……

Early morning the next day.

As Lin Ruhai was supported step by step into the hall, many people's faces changed.

But no one said anything.

Including Wen Ci Fu.

In this battle hidden in the dark, they are the losers.

Sacrificing the car to save the driver is an inevitable choice.

He was just a salt merchant, gone forever.

As long as they are still in the court, they have a chance to make a comeback.

By then, won’t the salt merchants be back again?

Just change a few groups of businessmen.

Soon, the emperor arrived.

After everyone cheered, Lin Ruhai, supported by the eunuchs, stood up tremblingly: "I impeach Wen Ribin, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue (formerly the Imperial Censor of Lianghuai Salt), for colluding with salt merchants, taking bribes and perverting the law, and abusing his power for personal gain..." "How can this be possible!"

The emperor was furious and looked down with his fierce eyes.

"Wen Ribin, do you admit your guilt?"

No one answered in the hall for a while.

The emperor's face became even uglier.

At this time, the Minister of Personnel Liu Yizhi came out and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Wen Ribin did not attend the court today."

The Emperor: "Oh? You're taking a leave?"

Liu Yizhi: “No.”

The emperor said coldly: "Come here, invite Wen Ribin to the court!"

"Here."

Soon the young eunuch hurried back, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Wen, he..."

The emperor looked somewhat displeased.

"What about him? Tell me!"

The young eunuch said: "He committed suicide..."

"what!"

"hiss……"

All the court officials were shocked.

Wen Cifu was surprised and asked, "Did you make a mistake?"

The young eunuch said, "When I went there, his family didn't know about it yet. They all thought he had gone to court. Finally, I found him in a side room. He had hanged himself, and only a letter was left behind."

As he said this, he took out the letter.

"Holy Emperor..."

The emperor felt unlucky and waved his hand, saying, "Let Wen Cifu take a look."

"Sir, obey the order."

Wen Ting took the suicide note and read it for a while, then sighed, "Lord Bin was confused for a moment, and he is ashamed of the court, and even more ashamed to face the emperor. He can only die to apologize, and is willing to donate all his property to the court. I only ask the emperor to be merciful and forgive his family..."

The emperor sneered: "You still have some self-awareness!"

"The dead are the greatest, so let's do as he wishes. Confiscate his property and don't make things difficult for his family."

The ministers shouted: "The Holy Emperor is wise!"

The Emperor sneered again, "The six major salt merchants colluded with the ministers of the court. Their crime is unforgivable!"

"Lord Jia, please take the trouble to investigate this matter in person. Make sure to rectify the Lianghuai salt business and avoid any chaos!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Jia Jing.

Jia Jing naturally understood.

"Sir, obey the order!"

The emperor nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at Lin Ruhai and said, "Lord Lin, this time you will assist Lord Jia in rectifying the Lianghuai salt administration, and there must be no mistakes."

"Sir, obey the order!"

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The residence of Prime Minister Ye.

In the inner hall, there are sounds of stringed instruments.

A row of dancers were dancing gracefully, twisting their waists in the hall.

Ye Xiang admired the beautiful lady carefully, reached out and picked up a peanut and put it into his mouth.

At this time.

An old butler came in and whispered a few words carefully in Ye Xiang's ear.

Ye Xiang narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded.

"Go get people in."

The housekeeper nodded quickly, left the room and closed the door.

The moment the door was closed, Ye Xiang could no longer see, so the butler dared to glance at the dancers in the room.

pity.

The beautiful scenery only lasts for a moment.

Creaky, the door is closed.

The butler sighed as he walked into the front hall and invited the two adults in.

At this time, the dancers in the inner hall had already left, leaving only the lingering fragrance.

"Leaf phase."

"Leaf phase."

The two of them greeted each other respectfully.

"Cough cough."

Ye Xiang coughed twice and said with a smile: "You are here."

The two looked at each other and bowed.

"Please ask Prime Minister Ye to come out and take charge of the situation."

"The court has been messed up by treacherous officials, and even... Lord Wen Ribin died at home, and no one has sought justice for him!"

"Prime Minister Ye, the court cannot do without you, and the people of Daxia cannot do without you!"

"Please ask Prime Minister Ye to come out and revive the government! Return peace and order to Daxia."

The two of them talked at the same time.

Ye Xiang just listened calmly.

Finally, the two said they were tired, and Ye Xiang waved his hand and sighed: "I understand your feelings, but..."

"Alas! I have the will but not the strength!"

Now is not the time for him to come out.

The political situation is not chaotic enough.

When that group of people has caused public outrage and the political situation is out of control, he will come out and turn the tide.

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(End of this chapter)