If she had known this earlier, she should not have carelessly confronted Xie Ruzhuo directly. She had always understood the principle of shooting the first bird, so why was she so confused today
But now that things have come to this, it's too late for her to regret it.
Tingting couldn't help but think about ways to escape guilt. After her eyes swept over everyone in the room, she suddenly felt at ease. This accounting problem is not her fault alone. If it is really investigated, who among the stewards in the house has not had their hands on it? As the saying goes, the law does not punish everyone, but she didn't believe it. How could this princess punish everyone in the house!
Tingting made up her mind, and when she looked at Xie Ruzhuo, she felt a little more stable.
Xie Ruzhuo took the change in her expression into consideration, walked up to her step by step, and said, "Don't you dare? What else don't you dare to do? But-" After she said this, she changed her tone and said, "Look at you This way, you are clear about the accounting issue. Someone, search her house!"
Hearing this, Tingting immediately blushed and said in disbelief, "Princess, why did you search my house!" She had her own private money hidden in her house, which was not a small sum. If Xie Ruzhuo found him, wouldn't he be catching a thief and getting dirty
This was what Xie Ruzhuo had in mind, and he said coldly, "If you are really clean, you won't be afraid of this. But if you are unclean, I will never tolerate it."
Seeing Jiang Zhu was about to go out, Tingting stood up immediately, blocked her way, and then said firmly, "Princess, you can't search my house. I am a female official sent by the palace. I can't compare with the servants in the house." Not on the same level!”
After hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo could hardly help but laugh. A small minion, relying on his powerful official position, dared to act in front of him. They say that the King of Hell is very difficult to deal with, but she has really seen it today!
"Ha." Xie Ruzhuo laughed angrily, walked up to Tingting, and said declaratively, "A slave who has been receiving a salary from the palace for several years can no longer recognize his own position? You said I can't search, but you Why?"
Tingting was so angry that she lost her mind. Now that she came to her senses, she was frightened for a while. She was evil, but she was not so evil that she lost her mind! She actually questioned her in front of the princess just now? I'm really crazy.
But Xie Ruzhuo stopped looking at her and said coldly, "Search!"
Jiangzhu and others took the order and left, and came back in a hurry, carrying two boxes in their hands.
As soon as she saw the box, Tingting's face turned gray instantly. Without waiting for Xie Ruzhuo to speak, she softened her voice and said, "Princess, these are the servant's own bodies. They were given to the servant by the ladies when they were in the palace."
She fully thought that after she said this, Xie Ruzhuo would not have the face to question the ladies in the palace. Unexpectedly, Xie Ruzhuo opened the box directly.
I saw gold, silver, jewelry and other items neatly arranged inside. A rough estimate showed that there were thirty to forty thousand.
How could a servant in the palace be given the title of female official and stay in the palace for several years? How could he get so many blessings
Xie Ruzhuo didn’t believe it anyway.
So she closed the box and turned to Tingting and said, "Since you said it was a reward from the ladies in the palace, you should tell me which ladies there are, so that I can ask."
After saying that, she ordered Jiang Zhu, "Go and get a pen. You can write down what the lady official said later, so that I don't forget it."
Tingting's face changed again and again. She hesitated for a long time, but couldn't say a word, so she had to look at Butler Liu for help.
However, Manager Liu had already experienced Xie Ruzhuo's power, and he did not dare to help at this moment. He could only lower his head and pretend not to see it.
Tingting secretly resented that in normal times, these people would not be soft-hearted in taking advantage of them, but now in times of crisis, all of them actually gave in!
No matter how unwilling she was, she knew that this was not the time for her to show off her temper, so she knelt down with a plop and said, "Princess, I know I was wrong. I beg you, Princess, to spare me this time."
Xie Ruzhuo glanced at her and said, "Spare you? I had no intention of punishing you."
After hearing this, Tingting's eyes lit up, "Yes, it's a slave and a villain who is trying to save a gentleman."
Xie Ruzhuo changed his tone and said, "Someone came and sent the account book and Tingting to Shuntian Mansion. They said there was a thief in the family and asked the governor to make the decision."
The light in Tingting's eyes instantly went out, and she cried out, "Princess, aren't you trying to kill this slave?"
Xie Ruzhuo sneered and said, "What do I want to do with your life? Since you are a female official, according to the law, I cannot lynch you. But the Shuntian Mansion, which specializes in all disputes in the capital, cannot ignore it. It is reasonable and reasonable. .”
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard footsteps outside the door.
Tingting looked back subconsciously and saw Xiao Junxi walking in. She immediately seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, rushed forward and cried, "My lord, please save my life for the sake of my servant serving you for so many years!"
Xiao Junxi's eyes flashed with disgust, she avoided her hand, walked up to Xie Ruzhuo and asked, "Why are you up so early?"
Xie Ruzhuo smiled slightly, "Isn't it early when the sun is already up? I originally wanted to come to handle the accounts, but I didn't want to see all the bad things." After saying that, she pointed at Tingting again and said with a half-smile, " Do you have any objections to what I want to do with your people?"
Xiao Junxi smiled helplessly and said, "I don't dare to have any objections to your treatment, let alone a servant? Just be happy, just don't be angry with yourself."
These words completely extinguished Tingting's desire for help, and everyone present also changed their colors. I originally thought that this new princess would be easy to bully, but who knew, she turned out to be a piece of iron!
Well, now, the person who kicked the iron plate has been thrown out, and they should be more alert and don't let the princess catch the wrong thing!
Tingting was quickly sent to Shuntian Mansion, so how could Fu Yin dare to delay? Although she was a female official, she was nothing more than a careless person in the palace. The results of the treatment were sent to Prince Jing's Mansion not long after.
Xiao Junxi didn't even look at it and threw it directly to Xie Ruzhuo. She also summoned all the servants at home and made it clear that all matters in the family, big and small, were handled by the princess and there was no need to ask the king for instructions.
Xie Ruzhuo also took advantage of the presence of all the servants at home to make Jiang Zhu read the rules he had set one by one.
After Jiang Zhu finished reading, he looked at them solemnly and said, "Master is soft-hearted, but I can't tolerate sand. If anyone is discovered by me, don't blame me for being unkind."
Tingting's position is now given to Jiangzhu, she controls most of the affairs of the house, and her words are particularly intimidating.
Coupled with Xiao Junxi's words, the nuns and stewards in this house became extra careful in their work.
For a while, the house became quite calm.
However, just as things in the backyard calmed down, the front court became turbulent again.
This autumn is destined to be uneventful.
In the evening, an urgent secret report was sent to Prince Jing's mansion.
After Xiao Junxi read it, he went into the palace overnight and discussed with Emperor Jing in the imperial study room all night.
The next morning at court, the contents of this secret report were leaked by someone unknown, and it spread among the ministers, making the originally quiet court extremely lively.
After Emperor Jing came to court, everyone kowtowed and said, "Long live my emperor."
Then there was the bold one who looked towards the main seat. I saw Emperor Jing under the upright and bright golden plaque, with a heavy look on his face at the moment when the storm was about to come.
After Xiao Junxi received the discount last night, he directly pressed it on the Ministry of War. Except for him, no one else knew about it.
So when the official from the Ministry of Punishment opened his mouth to make a statement, Emperor Jing immediately sneered.
"Where did Li Aiqing get the news?"
Hearing Emperor Jing's question, the official surnamed Li became a little uneasy, "Well, Your Majesty, as the saying goes, bad things spread thousands of miles. The direct grandson of the Xie family colluded with people from the Yue Kingdom and was caught. This matter It’s something they can’t hide even if they want to.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Junxi smiled slightly and said warmly, "Can a letter from a spy prove that the Xie family is collaborating with the enemy? Mr. Li, should I call you innocent or stupid?"
"So, is this really happening?" Before the official named Li could speak, Xiao Junhan took up the topic.
If the Xie family can't be used by him now, then there's no way it can help others! It was true that someone handed him a pillow when he fell asleep. Thanks to Huainan, a spy was caught in the army within a few days of going to the border. Moreover, the spy also carried a letter on his body. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that it was written by the State of Yue to Xie Huainan!
The country of Yue has been defeated in the past few days and is taking a break. It will not attack again for a while. After Shen Jingxiang discussed with several soldiers, he immediately ordered people to kidnap Xie Huainan and escort him back to the capital with a letter.
Because the secret report was eight hundred miles away, we arrived one day early.
Xiao Junhan naturally had his own way of getting the news. After learning about it, he contacted the ministers loyal to him almost immediately to make this matter a big deal.
Xiao Junhan's words were difficult to answer. If this is true, it indirectly means that the Xie family is really collaborating with the enemy; but if it is said that there is no such thing, how could it be possible to conceal something that even Emperor Jing knew
Xie Shenyan, who has always been upright, was the first to stand up when he heard this and said, "Your Majesty, the Xie family is loyal to our court and will never do such a treacherous thing. If Quanzi really becomes an unfilial descendant, then I, Xie Shenyan We can’t tolerate him in the first place! Your Majesty, please take a closer look!”
Hearing this, Xiao Junhan immediately sneered and said, "Master Xie is a clever talker, but this evidence has been confirmed. How can you refute it?"
Xie Shenyan did not dodge or evade, but still said firmly, "Quuzi is not that kind of person. If it is true, Xie Shenyan is willing to die to apologize!"
He had sworn an oath, but Xiao Junhan stopped him to have a look.
Xiao Junhan smiled sinisterly and said in a steady voice, "Thank you, Sir, it's better to leave some room for action. When something really happens, there will be no way out!"
"Okay, stop arguing!" Emperor Jing now looked at Xiao Junhan with an increasingly chilling feeling. A king must be scheming, but he must control these courtiers, rather than confront them tit for tat!
But with Xiao Junhan’s character, if he really becomes the master of thousands of miles of land one day, I’m afraid it will be either a blessing or a curse!
Emperor Jing had his own calculations in his heart, but he kept his face straight. He only said, "Tomorrow Xie Huainan will be escorted to Beijing. Tomorrow will tell what the truth is."
Emperor Jing had already spoken, but others wanted to add fuel to the fire, but had no choice but to keep their mouths shut under the circumstances.
After such a fuss, Emperor Jing no longer wanted to go to court. The eunuch on the side knew how to look at his face. He flicked his fly whisk and said in a sharp voice, "If something happens, go back to court. If nothing happens, leave the court -"
These ministers were all as smart as monkeys. If there was anything they didn't understand, they all knelt down and yelled, "Long live my emperor."