Beautiful step by step

Chapter 166

Her Royal Highness Princess Boketo?
Wearing a turquoise dress in front of her, with her hair simply pulled up, the round-faced little maid with no makeup turned out to be a princess of noble blood from a foreign race?

Wei Wei looked suspiciously at Dong Xue in front of her. At this moment, she still had no humility and caution when she was a maid.The hatred that was slightly controlled just now is now released, and the person she is staring at is Zhenbei Hou Chuying next to her.

"Zhen, Bei, Hou."

The three words of gritted teeth have already explained everything. No one has ever introduced Chu Ying's identity since Dong Xue came in.Zhenbei Hou Chuying lived in seclusion for more than ten years, not to mention Dongxue who just came from the northwest, even the native of the capital did not recognize him without looking at his belt badge.

So Dong Xue is really a princess?
This is too ridiculous!Wei Wei still remembers the situation when he saw Dongxue for the first time. The twelve maidservants were led in by the capable toothmaid of Liangzhou's largest dentistry shop, and they stood in two rows in the second courtyard of the Yan Mansion.She was standing at the corner of the second row, wearing a blue and white gown with patches, her bangs trimmed twice with scissors looked like a dog chewing on her, and she had two plateau reds on her round face.

Among the twelve people, Dongxue was not very eye-catching, but she fell in love with the cleverness in her big eyes.After asking a few words and hearing that she could speak clearly, she decided to keep him.Sure enough, Dongxue lived up to her expectations, she learned everything quickly, and soon she was able to replace Gu Yu.Because she does things quickly, she is not constrained by the rank of maid, and she is usually rewarded a lot.And every time she received a reward, whether it was a cheap candied fruit or an expensive silver bracelet, she always expressed gratitude.

Because of this, even though she felt that she was a bit inappropriate, when she went to Beijing this time, when Gu Yu and Li Qiu, two well-known old men, were unable to come, she took her with her without even thinking about it.Along the way, Dongxue was attentive and attentive, and what she did was completely in line with a maid's duty.

How could Dong Xue, who is so thoughtful and appropriate, be a princess.Wei Wei knew a real princess, Princess Nine, the jewel in the palm of Emperor Qinglong.Although the Ninth Princess Ayi is approachable, her every move inadvertently reveals the royal good upbringing.Not to mention this golden and precious princess, even the declining Princess Pea will unconsciously reveal some inherited princess habits in her behavior.

And she had never seen any of these in Dong Xue.Wei Wei thought about the daily details carefully, and found that she really didn't notice anything.

Just when she was surprised, Chu Ying sneered beside her.Seemingly unaware of Dong Xue's hatred that was about to turn into substance, he sipped his tea on his own, and the movement of holding the tea cup was completely in line with the upbringing that a noble and noble Marquis should have.

Putting down the teacup, he looked at Dongxue frivolously.

"Have all the men of Buktu Khan's family died? Put a girl on top. This is the same..."

He paused, as if looking for an adjective, glanced at Dongxue's robe, and continued, "A girl with a dull mind. If I'm not mistaken, the embroidered emblem on your clothes should be Buktu Khan's former family emblem? "

Then he didn't continue talking, just snorted with his nose and made a "tsk tsk" sound from his mouth.The meaning is very clear, the family emblem has been embroidered on the clothes, isn't it stupid to wear it swaggeringly?

The atmosphere in the hall of the Ministry of Punishment fell into a stagnation, and Yang Shangshu on the opposite side finally lost his calmness at the beginning.Bokto, why is this name so familiar?After thinking about it, some old rumors flashed out from the depths of my memory.

Boktu Khan, seems to have been a small Khan in the northwest.Before Dayue was so powerful, Bokhtu Khan dominated Liangzhou and made a lot of money by exploiting merchants on the Silk Road.Later, Wei succeeded to the throne, and some tricks were used in the middle. The two most capable sons of Buktu Khan fought for power. After the tribe split, they lived half-mixed with the people of Dayue.A few years later, the generation of Zhenbeihou who was still guarding the northwest at that time sent troops to wipe out the tribe in one fell swoop.

One piece of paper and one weapon, strategy and military strength complement each other.Dai Viet was victorious at almost no cost.At that time, the court was jubilant, and the reputation of Wei Xiang, who was serving in the Ministry of War at that time, was further improved.If it weren't for something happened to him later, this battle would definitely be recorded in the annals of history.

But if everything goes wrong, Wei Xiang loses power, and even his great achievements have become a taboo topic.Thinking of Wei Xiang, Yang Shangshu unconsciously remembered the reason why Yan Heng was imprisoned this time.The commotion he made two years ago was too great, and the consequences of the cleansing of Northwest officialdom have not yet calmed down.The emperor seems to be on the fence with corrupt officials, from west to east, from north to south, the account books have been checked one by one in recent decades.Du Shangshu of the household department didn't know which medicine he had taken wrongly, and he didn't help to cover it up at all. He would check whatever the emperor asked him to.

Check it out bit by bit, and every corrupt official found will not be lightly spared.After two years, the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty were panicked, and everyone dared not resent the emperor, and all the resentment was transferred to the instigator, Yan Heng.

While thinking about Yang Shangshu, she raised her head and looked at the maid in front of her. The girl standing in the middle of the hall had her spine straight and her chin raised high with a haughty expression. She was not half as humble as she was when she called herself a slave.He moved his gaze down to her clothes. He didn't know the Boktu clan emblem, but the patterns on her clothes looked more exotic.

Back then, the Chu family had full control over the extermination of the Buktu tribe, but now Chu Ying's behavior is most likely unmistakable.Even if he refused to admit it firmly, it would only make a bigger joke if he made a fuss about it before the imperial court had someone specially assigned to identify it.

"It turned out to be a remnant of a foreign race, come and take it down."

Following Yang Shangshu's yell, two yamen servants walked in and tied up Dongxue swiftly.

As if aware of her own fate, Dongxue didn't struggle at all during the whole process, she just stared at Wei Wei with a pair of cold eyes.When she got to the door, she suddenly let out a weird laugh.

"Back then, my ancestors set up a mutual market with good intentions and wanted to make life better for the people in the Northwest. My father also told me that Wei Xiang's division of the tribes was also out of good intentions and wanted to completely integrate the two tribes. But what happened to them in the end? Zhouxue, Fu, Wei Wei, you and Yan Heng, don’t be complacent and think that you are doing good deeds. Look up and take a good look at this sky. Good people don’t live long, and disasters will last for thousands of years. I’m waiting for you below... Ha Haha... um."

After uttering these words frantically, Dong Xue, who was on the verge of madness, was dragged down by the yamen servant covering her mouth.

Sitting in the hall, Wei Wei wrote down her words verbatim. After thinking about it for a while, she found that although some of these words deliberately distorted the facts, she understood Dong Xue's original intention.

Good people are not rewarded well, in the final analysis, because some things involve the redistribution of social resources-taking resources from some people and distributing them to others.Take the case of corruption in Northwest China that she once handled as an example. From a righteous point of view, corruption by corrupt officials is absolutely wrong.The emperor thinks this way, the common people think the same way, even corrupt officials themselves have this kind of cognition, but having cognition does not mean agreeing or repenting.Who doesn't like white money, how uncomfortable it is for him to spit out the meat in his mouth after eating it.If someone doesn't want to vomit, they will resort to various means.

But in this game, the corrupt official, that is, the wrong party occupies most of the social resources, and he is in an advantageous position.The unequal status often makes those who want to do something helpless, and in the end they even get bruised and bruised.

Those who are capable do not want to let go, and even want to get more, while those who are not capable can only watch themselves become weaker and weaker.If this vicious circle continues, good people will not live long.

"Hey, Dongxue, she..."

Wei Wei didn't say the second half of the sentence, originally she was a pity for such a crystal and exquisite heart, but her sigh changed after hearing the other three people's ears.

"Ah, don't worry, the prison of the Criminal Ministry is very safe, and such an important witness will definitely not die suddenly. Yang Shangshu, do you think so?"

After being disturbed by Chu Ying, Yang Shangshu couldn't hold back his old face, and replied dully: "That's natural."

"That's good."

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Chu Ying continued: "I didn't expect the Ministry of Criminal Justice to find such witnesses. Fortunately, I am aware of the details. Otherwise, if a remnant of a foreign race casually slanders the imperial court officials, the entire Dayue court will be reduced to a laughing stock. "

Yang Shangshu's face darkened, and his voice was gloomy: "Thank you Zhenbeihou."

"We're all in the capital together. We keep our heads down all day long and don't see each other when we look up. Why is Yang Shangshu so polite?"

Which of your eyes saw that I was being polite!Yang Shangshu coughed twice, and before he could open his mouth, Chu Ying answered: "I'm coughing in embarrassment, okay, okay, I know that Yang Shangshu is a scholar, and he always pays attention to the kindness of dripping water and springing up the spring. But this Hou is a vulgar person, so there is no need for you to repay him so much. This is not a trivial matter right now, just release my son-in-law quickly."

Who will repay him!Seeing the calm face of Chu Ying on the opposite side, Yang Shangshu felt the food in his stomach from last night churning non-stop.

He finally understood why the Marquis of Zhenbei hadn't come out to meet people for more than ten years. Such shamelessness was really disgusting.

"Look how moved Yang Shangshu is," said the old god, and Chu Ying swiftly ordered the official of the Ministry of Punishment who was wearing a blue robe next to him: "I haven't poured you a cup of tea for Mr. Shangshu, so that he can calm down."

The officials of the Criminal Department really didn't dare to offend Zhenbei Hou. No matter how arrogant the other party was, a drop of Hou Ye's hat would definitely crush him into a pulp.

Poured a cup of tea and handed it over, he said in a low voice: "My lord, you should be thirsty after a long trial. Drink a cup of hot tea to moisten your throat."

Good tea is good tea, after drinking a bowl of Tieguanyin, Yang Shangshu finally suppressed the surge of energy and blood.Looking across at Zhenbeihou who was almost glued to the chair, he was caught in a dilemma.In fact, he also knew that it would be impossible to convict Yan Heng based on the tunnel in Youzhou City.The Ministry of Industry has that blueprint on file. If Yan Heng was suspected, the officials of the Ministry of Industry who handled it back then would not be able to clean up.But if you let him go now, it will be difficult to find another chance.

"Some things haven't..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Ying had already answered: "Does Yang Shangshu want to know whether to repay his kindness, or does he want to admit that the Ministry of Criminal Affairs is incapable of handling affairs, or that he is too old to be a witness by mistake?"

Can't stop, he really can't stop...

"Let go."

Yang Shangshu almost spit out these two words through his teeth.

(End of this chapter)