The Second Assistant Minister had no choice but to take this matter seriously. The truth was, Qi Yunxi's trick of framing and attacking the Shen family was also trapped in the personal grudges of the women in the back house. In the end, what he wanted was nothing more than a vent. To put it bluntly, so much manpower and material resources were wasted, which was a waste of resources.
However, Su Yao's revenge was not the kind of fighting and quarreling among the women in the back house.
This beautiful counterattack was something that only veterans in the political arena could perform. It was a feint to the east and attack in the west, and it was a generalization of things, using one bigger thing to suppress another. Here, one had to take into account Emperor Yuanfeng's taboos, the Fifth Prince's preferences, Lei Yun's greed, Lei Yun's indulgence of his son, and also make Young Master Lei reveal the golden jade suit appropriately.
It is really difficult no matter which link it is.
But Su Yao managed to do it.
Whether she did it herself or through the power of Mrs. He or the Su or Wang family, this incident was too terrible.
The deputy assistant finally abandoned his calm demeanor, stroked his beard and said silently: "The thundercloud cannot be saved, and it cannot be saved."
If it is really corruption, to be honest, who among the officials is not corrupt? It has never been a joke that officials travel thousands of miles just for money, so the attitude of officials on this point is unprecedentedly united. If they can find a way to cover it up, they will cover it up. After all, it is you who is responsible today, but tomorrow the problem may fall on you.
But Su Yao was well aware of this, so they found another way and dealt Lei Yun a fatal blow - secretly hiding forbidden items.
At this time, if Lei Yun confessed that the things were swindled from the Shen family, then Qi Yunxi, the Tong family, and even the Xu family would be implicated.
Therefore, the thundercloud could not be saved.
Xu Chong closed his eyes in pain. Who was Lei Yun? How many ways to make money did he have? Over the years, let alone other things, the weaving business in Jiangnan alone could bring the Xu family at least hundreds of thousands of taels of dividends every year. That was all bright silver!
What's more, he also serves as the Shaoqing of the Shangbao Division!
Being able to sit on this seat and look after the treasury for the emperor, one can see how important he was in the past. But now it has been destroyed in one day. How can he make up for it? It's so frustrating!
But the anxiety soon subsided. Xu Chong finally came to his senses and looked at his father fiercely: "Dad, if Lei Yun can't be saved, what about this position?"
Politicians are always the most realistic. No matter how important Lei Yun is, he is just a chess piece. When he is done, he must occupy this position first. Everything else is just empty talk!
"Such an important position must be recommended by the court." Xu Shun sighed, "But how can it be so simple now? In the past, I spent so much effort to push Lei Yun up and win him over to become my own man. Such opportunities are not available all the time. In the end, someone succeeded in calculating it."
Xu Chong's lips trembled. He hated it so much when he thought of this, but he could do nothing about it. He could only curse Qi Yunxi in his heart again, and then he said with a sigh, "Fortunately, as long as Lei Yun is not crazy, he will never dare to drag our family into this, but as for my aunt..."
Qi Yunxi's side must be investigated because he is too closely connected with Lei Yun.
Not to mention anything else, once the thundercloud fell, no one would hide the holes from before, and those batches of yarn that should have gone into the national treasury just flowed out like that, and their whereabouts had to be checked.
If we check their whereabouts, many people will be in trouble.
At this moment, someone came to report that someone from the Tong family wanted to see him.
"No!" Xu Ci Fu sneered, "Since she caused the trouble herself, she should clean it up herself! How much can I care?!"
Xu Chong hurried back to his room. Qi had already come to meet him. She didn't even have time to take off his coat before she said, "Master, my aunt sent a message... saying that she really wants you to go over there..."
Although he hated Qi Yunxi for acting on her own and causing such a big incident, Xu Chong had always respected his gentle and virtuous wife. Seeing her being so humble, he couldn't help but soften his heart for a while before frowning: "What's the point of going over now?"
Having said that, when he saw that Qi Yunxi had sent in a letter and a seal, he stood up again and said, "Then I'll go over. You watch Xian'er and don't let her go out and make trouble recently! She is not allowed to go anywhere. Just stay at home!"
In these troubled times, don't let one end get pushed down before the other end rises up.
Lord Xu is still very caring towards his daughter.
Qi agreed with a humble look on her face.
Xu Chong's sedan chair soon arrived at Juhai Manor, a restaurant opened by a boss named Mindi, in an alley in Dongcheng District. It usually receives wealthy businessmen. To enter Juhai Manor, one has to pass through a long alley, and not everyone can enter this alley - all the houses in the entire alley were bought by Juhai Manor and arranged into a place for entertainment. Ordinary people coming in don't even know which way the door faces.
Xu Chong was naturally not among those who were stopped and asked his name. He entered the alley smoothly and soon arrived at the west gate of Juhai Manor. He was personally greeted by a court official and taken to the second floor.
From the entrance, every place was covered with thick carpets. Going up to the second floor, one could even hear the sound of metal and stone. Xu Chong's brows twitched, and he quickly walked through the corridor and stopped in front of a private room. He opened the door and saw several beauties playing the sheng while visiting their relatives.
He turned a blind eye, walked through the group of beauties, lifted the pearl curtain, and then entered the inner room. He saw Qi Yunxi, who was sitting at the top seat in silence, Master Tong Er, who had stood up, and his old acquaintance, the Princess of Fenyang.
So many people have come, he thought to himself, suppressed his anger, and bowed to Princess Fenyang: "Princess."
Princess Fenyang waved her hand, smiled bitterly and said, "At this moment, we can't care about these empty formalities. Please take a seat, sir."
Qi Yunxi's eyes fell on Xu Chong. After a moment's hesitation, he asked Xu Chong, "What does your old man say about this incident?"
It would be fine if he didn't ask. But when he did, he was really angry. Xu Chong looked at Qi Yunxi deeply, and after a long while, he held back the ridicule in his heart and said, "Lei Yun can no longer be protected. You two should discuss who should be called to handle this matter?"
Who should be called to come forward
Just a few short words made Princess Fenyang and the others change their expressions.
The Min family had finally been able to take the position of admiral of the navy since Qin Chen, so of course he couldn't move, otherwise wouldn't all his efforts be in vain
The three parties were all wary and cautious about this topic and were speechless for a while.