Zhao Ning lived in the sixth prince's mansion for a few days. At first she was still sitting on pins and needles, wondering when she would find her biological father. Three days later, she didn't even see the sixth prince's face, but the strange thing is But she calmed down, no longer worrying about herself all day long.
It probably has something to do with the attitude of the servants of the sixth prince's mansion towards her. She has never been so respected before. Those servants serve her as if they are their masters. She is flattered to have maids serving her even when eating and sleeping. After a few days, she finally got used to it.
This is the life of those famous daughters, right? If she finds her father, will she live the same life
Zhao Ning suddenly felt that even if she couldn't find her biological father, it would be good for her to be in the sixth prince's mansion like this.
"Miss Zhao, the front yard is in front of you. The Sixth Prince has ordered you not to go to the front yard if you have nothing important to do." The maid following behind Zhao Ning reminded her in a low voice.
The servants of the sixth prince's mansion are very curious about Zhao Ning's identity. For so many years, the mansion has not even seen the sixth prince, let alone the hostess. Girl, she even told her to take good care of her, which makes people think of it.
This Miss Zhao... can't be the future sixth princess, right
It looks very similar.
"Is your prince in the front yard?" Zhao Ning actually wanted to find the sixth prince, so did he plan to let her wait here
The maid said, "The prince is in the palace, he probably hasn't come back yet."
Zhao Ning was a little disappointed. She didn't go into the city with the emperor and the others that day. She was sent to the sixth prince's mansion by Song Jiong later. She didn't know what happened. It seemed serious.
"Then I'll take a walk here." Zhao Ning said, the sixth prince's mansion is very big, and she may not finish it after walking for half a day.
She turned around and took a few steps back when she heard footsteps behind her, and when she looked back, it was Murong Ke.
"Six princes!" Zhao Ning was overjoyed and walked towards Murong Ke.
Murong Ke nodded lightly, but he didn't expect to see Zhao Ning here.
Zhao Ning was a little nervous. She looked at Murong Ke and saw that he seemed very tired, "Sixth Prince, you look very tired, is it... what happened?"
"It's okay." Murong Ke said softly, "Your father's matter is about to come to light, you just wait for a few more days and live in the mansion with peace of mind, if you need anything, just mention it to the servants. "
"Really? Have you found my father?" Zhao Ning's eyes lit up. Did she soon recognize her father
Murong Ke nodded lightly, "But it still takes a little time to confirm."
Zhao Ning saw his exhaustion, so he smiled and said, "Thank you, Sixth Prince, I will wait in peace and not disturb you."
In fact, Murong Ke wanted to tell Zhao Ning the truth, so that she could be sent away as soon as possible. However, Murong Zhan obviously had other arrangements, and it took him a few days to tell the truth to Zhao Ning, so he had no choice but to continue to hide It's Zhao Ning.
When he sent Zhao Ning away, the capital might not be able to stay.
He was afraid that he would think wildly if he stayed, and he didn't know what he would do in the end.
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With Murong Zhan's return, the panic-stricken capital quickly calmed down, especially the ministers who had been terrified that they would be killed by the Queen Mother, they were all restored to their posts at this time, and they were also praised by the emperor, and everything was back to normal normal.
However, this calm was soon broken.
Murong Zhan pulled out the account book hidden in the treasury, and prepared to ask for money according to the IOU on it, which made the royal family fry.
Back then, all the clans were thinking of ways to borrow money from the late emperor, and they never thought of paying it back. The emperor suddenly made such a move, which was like a bolt from the blue for them. The duck that ate into the mouth, Who would be willing to dig it out again.
"What do you mean by the emperor?" In a courtyard in the suburbs, several middle-aged men sat together, frowning at each other. They really couldn't see what the current emperor was planning.
"Could it be that the emperor is punishing us in disguise?"
"Mr. Ping, your conjecture is a bit wrong. We have done nothing wrong. Since the emperor came to the throne, none of us have shrunk our necks. Even those in the palace...we have never gone to say hello. Why did he Are you going to punish us?" It was the slightly younger King Dongjun who spoke.
The middle-aged man who had been silent all this time said in a low voice, "Mr. Ping's words make some sense. The emperor should be punishing us."
"Lord Cao, what do you mean?" Dong Jun Wang asked in a low voice.
Cao Xingyu said in a low voice, "This time the Empress Dowager wants to establish a new monarch, everyone is planning to watch the fire from the other side. In the eyes of the emperor, I am afraid that it will have a different taste."
"This... we are not partial to the Queen Mother."
"The position is not clear, and the emperor doesn't like it. That's the reason." Lord Ping snorted, "He just wants to suppress those of us who looked down on him back then so that we can't stand up."
Cao Xingyu listened to the complaints of these princes, and smiled bitterly in his heart. After all, they only borrowed a few million taels of silver, and their Cao family would be ruined. They have been secretly hiding tax money for so many years. If the emperor really If you want to investigate strictly, I'm afraid that the whole family will suffer.
However, if the tax money is really to be paid up, the Cao family will go bankrupt.
Left and right are dead ends, how does one choose
"We can't get the money out, so does the emperor still want to kill us?" Dong Jun Wang said angrily.
"Do you think the emperor still cares about our lives?" Lord Ping sneered, "Don't forget, he is different from the first emperor and the crown prince."
"Then what should we do? Really take out the silver?" Dongjun King shouted.
Cao Xingyu said in a low voice, "Everyone, don't worry. There must be a lot of people who owe money. Let's procrastinate together. Maybe this matter will be over. After all, this is a matter of the late emperor's early years."
Lord Ping looked at him, "Lord Cao, we can delay, but your Cao family is afraid that you will not be able to delay. Withholding tax money is a serious crime. Let the emperor know, and your Cao family will have no chance to stand up."
Cao Xingyu looked serious, "I'm about to leave for South Vietnam and discuss this matter with the patriarch as soon as possible."
His grandfather used to be the governor of Nanyue. The country of Jin in Nanyue is too far away, but it is rich in products. The annual tax and silver are more than ten million taels. Later, Ye Yisong took control of the household department. For some reason, his grandfather did not send all the money to the court. It's time to pay the tax money. In his father's generation, because Ye Yisong is too powerful, the position of governor of South Vietnam has been taken by someone else. If he hadn't picked up his grandfather's belongings by accident, he would not have known that his grandfather had been greedy for tax money. .
What puzzled him the most was that the Cao family had never used the money. Where did the tax money go for so many years