Back at the government office, Wen Qingzhu couldn't sleep at night.
The things Yao Ban revealed made her really unable to close her eyes.
If what he said is true, then from the beginning, when Jiang Yue was still an unpopular prince, he was the one who arranged the disputes between the three kings and the prince.
According to the almanac, Jiang Yue was only ten years old at that time.
Why are you like this at such a young age—
Wen Qingzhu suddenly sat up and looked at the darkness ahead.
In her previous life, she was indeed very young and knew nothing, but in this life, she was eleven years old again, but her soul had already gone through vicissitudes and knew what would happen in the future.
If it were Jiang Yue...
Wen Qingzhu felt a little scared, so she lifted the quilt and reached for her clothes.
Lu Tao outside heard the commotion and was about to come in. Wen Qingzhu called out to her: "You should rest first. I feel a little stuffy. Open the window to get some air."
Lu Tao didn't move at this moment. Wen Qingzhu put on his clothes, walked to the window, and opened half of the window.
A cold wind blew in immediately, causing the heat in the room to surge back.
The chill from the toppings on the noodles made Wen Qingzhu sober up.
She carefully planned Jiang Yue's step-by-step approach to ascending the throne, and it seemed that every step was going in the direction he expected.
Another thing that is very different is that the emperors of all dynasties have always trusted and valued the imperial army, but Jiang Yue was different. He independently cultivated his own secret guards and also founded the Shenxing Department.
Later, after he ascended the throne, things went very wrong in the beginning. According to his temperament, it was not like his style to go on a killing spree.
But in the step-by-step killing process, every time there was a clue of appearing in certain aristocratic families, he discovered it one step ahead, and at the same time eradicated it directly with thunderous means.
On weekdays, Jiang Yue's methods of governing the country were ordinary, relying on the opinions of nobles from aristocratic families who supported him.
Based on his results over the years, there was only one thing he did absolutely right.
That is to completely trust Yushitai and give Yushitai enough power.
The most important thing is that in Wen Qingzhu's memory, she always remembers that Jiang was more suspicious and cautious, and he was more gentle and gentle in dealing with his family background.
One particularly obvious point is that, according to normal circumstances, several princes and princesses should get married when they reach their age, but except for the prince who got married early, the rest, Jiang Yuanan and others, did not.
All these things, aside from his bloody suppression and massacre, Jiang Yue can be said to be a very talkative emperor, and he is not particularly keen on women.
There were no more than thirty concubines in the palace, as long as he had visited before leaving.
Wen Qingzhu had been with Jiang Yue for a while. At some point, she felt that Jiang Yue was a very disconnected person.
After she was reborn, she was also separated for a period of time.
What if Jiang Yue was also reborn
Whatever he does, there will be traces left behind.
After closing the window, Wen Qingzhu turned around and went to sleep. It seemed that when she returned to Beijing this time, she must investigate the previous events.
If this is the case, then Zhou Guifei, grandparents, and even mother's marriage to the Wen family are just part of the plan.
Early the next morning, Wen Qingzhu finished washing. When he opened the door, he saw Wen Mingxuan standing at the door.
"Sister!"
Wen Qingzhu looked at him and was about to speak when he saw two people on both sides from the corner of his eyes.
On the left is Fu Lie and on the right is Jiang Yuanhan.
"You are all here, and I just want to ask something."
After welcoming several people into the house, Wen Qingzhu simply asked Lu Tao to bring breakfast as well.
Looking at them, they didn't look like they had eaten.
Breakfast was served, and it was much richer than before.
Wen Qingzhu raised his head and asked, "Is there a new cook here?"
She was looking at Wen Mingxuan. Before replying, Wen Mingxuan looked around first, and then replied: "Yao Ban is in trouble, Prince Ning is missing, there is His Highness inside, and there is a brother-in-law outside. The weather is getting warmer, and when the dragon raises his head, he passes by , things are developing in a good direction, and now businessmen and workers from other places are coming back one after another."
"It's a good time to come back now. How about Mr. Tan and Boss Jia?" Wen Qingzhu picked up a piece of golden and crispy square glutinous rice cake.
When you bite it in your mouth, it's crispy on the outside, soft and waxy on the inside, and there's brown sugar and sesame filling in the center, which is sweet but not greasy, and has an excellent taste.
Wen Mingxuan replied: "Master Tan is guarding the south of the city, and the Jia family is opening up the north of the city. They are also constantly accepting and screening foreign businessmen and workers. Money, food and other things are also pouring in. Now as long as we follow the plan, basically there will be no Something’s going to go wrong.”
"What about the workshops outside the city? I heard from Lu Tao that they are all formalized now and are training workers in batches. But according to the current plan, it's not enough, right?"
"It's not enough, but I sent a letter to my mother-in-law, saying that I will build a princess mansion for Sister Dejia in Luo City, which can probably take over the remaining 20,000 people."
Jiang Yuanhan intervened, but Wen Qingzhu was stunned: "Princess Mansion? If it is to be built, it should be in the capital."
"The Ning family's hometown is in Luocheng, which happens to be not far from Kangcheng. Anyway, Yang Mansion has taken in so many workers, so it will not be difficult to build another princess mansion."
Jiang Yuanhan said it lightly, but Wen Qingzhu knew that the treasury was very empty due to successive natural disasters.
What's more, if Jiang Dejia builds a princess mansion that requires 20,000 workers, then Jiang Yijia won't be able to swallow this breath.
Even though Jiang Yijia now clearly knows that the chance of Prince Ning winning is very small, as they are both princesses, such a comparison will obviously make Jiang Yijia unsustainable.
This news was sent back to the capital quietly by Jiang Yuanhan, and he decided after careful deliberation.
After all, there is no threat to Prince Ning in the short term.
The reality was exactly as Wen Qingzhu expected. Jiang Yijia turned blue with anger and made a scene in Qianyuan Palace. Jiang Yue was upset and asked Luo Chan to seize the opportunity to drive Jiang Yijia out.
At this moment, Jiang Yijia and Luo Chan became increasingly incompatible.
She had no choice but to go to the Fu family to visit Fu Yu who was still recovering from her injuries.
While chatting, I couldn't help but let something slip.
Fu Yu knew the specific reason here, so he persuaded her in a roundabout way: "Princess, the princess palace was built to solve the problems of the victims. It was not built just because Princess Dejia was getting married."
"I know this too, but all this money has to come from the national treasury. She, Jiang Dejia, is not a direct descendant. Why should she build such a large-scale princess mansion! It's still in Luo City! Even if it's because the Ning family's hometown is in Luo City, But where does the Ning family’s face come from? It’s not because of Jiang Yuan—”
Jiang Yijia held back the last word. Now that Prince Ning had lost power, even if she was unwilling to do so, she did not dare to go to her mother's concubine to really cause trouble.
Fu Yu sighed, held her hand and said, "Princess, the most important thing now is to find Prince Ning as soon as possible. At this time, Prince Rui and the others are probably going to come back to Beijing!"
This reminder made Jiang Yijia stand up. She hated it: "I didn't expect that innocence is useless! Father is too partial!"
Fu Yu wanted to say something, but seeing that Jiang Yijia was angry, she changed the subject and said, "Is Concubine Luo still living in Qianyuan Palace now?"
Hearing the word "Luo Fei", Jiang Yijia's head started to smoke, and she gritted her teeth and said, "My father is really stupid! Even if I don't want my mother to serve me, I should let Concubine Wei go there! Let this lowly Lou go!" It’s really ridiculous for a female-born concubine to take control!”
"Can Concubine Wei see the emperor?" Fu Yu felt a little strange and asked again.
Jiang Yijia said coldly: "Why meet? Then Wei Ziying of the Wei family went to ask for an audience in person, but was driven away by Luo Chan! Who dares to say anything now! If I hadn't known that she was just a woman, I would have really doubted that she wanted to Conspiracy!"
Fu Yu's heart became heavy, and this incident seemed strange.
It wouldn't matter if he didn't see the concubine. Wei Ziying was an important minister in the dynasty and had been promoted by the emperor himself.
He didn't see anyone, and he shouldn't not see Wei Ziying.
If he was really in bad health, there should be news from the imperial doctor.
Fu Yu pulled Jiang Yijia to sit down and whispered to her: "In this case, you go..."
After hearing what he said, Jiang Yijia couldn't help but cover her mouth and asked in disbelief: "Isn't it possible?"
"You heard me right. In addition to finding Prince Ning, what's even more important is to make sure that the emperor still handles things by himself."
Fu Yu looked into her eyes seriously, her expression even more serious.
Jiang Yijia nodded, gave instructions to the maid mother who was serving Fu Yu, and then left the Fu family.
As soon as she left, Mrs. Fu came out from behind the curtain.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at Fu Yu, he asked: "Now that Prince Ning is missing, Kangcheng's assassination is destined to be unsolved. Your marriage to Princess Yijia—"
"Mother, don't worry about this matter, the child will be measured! Yijia is now..." Fu Yu pondered for a while, and then said: "She is much more sober than Prince Ning. Our family also relied on Prince Ning's lineage to turn over. If If we leave Yi Jia aside at this time, how will the world view our Fu family!"
Mrs. Fu lamented in her heart: "But this marriage was not of your own free will!"
"My mother was wrong. This was of my own free will. My great-grandmother said that no harm will come to a married woman. We relied on Prince Ning to turn around, but now we should at least keep Princess Yijia, so I want to advance the marriage."
"Yu'er!" Mrs. Fu stood up instantly.
Over in Kangcheng, Wen Qingzhu was meeting with Boss Jia.
He rushed back after a long journey, but his body smelled of powder.
Wen Qingzhu looked him up and down, smiled and said, "It seems that Boss Jia has been working hard too."
Boss Jia pretended not to know, and nodded quickly: "That's right! Madam, you must reward the villain!"
"Isn't the word reward used here?" Wen Qingzhu discovered that Jia Xiaoer was still the same person who liked to climb up the pole as before.
Before meeting Jia Xiaoer, Wen Qingzhu met Wang Chi.
He has roughly figured out the Jia family. According to his analysis, it is more than enough for the Jia family to support another 100,000 victims in Kangcheng.
This shows that Jia Xiaoer is really a true gambler who uses small things to make big gains.
Now that Jiang Yuanhan has won, it means that the Jia family has also won.
In the future, only those with wealth in the Jia family will no longer have to worry about anything else.
"Yes, yes! This little guy doesn't study much, so this mouth deserves a slap! It deserves a slap!" Jia Xiaoer said, and immediately saved his energy to slap his own mouth.
Seeing that he was still addicted, Wen Qingzhu straightened his face and said, "Stop talking nonsense to me. Tell me, how did you solve the matter in Lingcheng?"
When asked, Jia Xiaoer's expression darkened and he whispered: "Master Shen has passed away."
"Dead?" Wen Qingzhu was stunned, what is this
She felt something was wrong and quickly asked: "What is the specific situation?"
Jia Xiaoer looked around and saw that only Lu Tao was there, so he felt relieved and replied: "That's it, Master Lei went to Lingcheng, and the communication line between the five princes was cut off by thunder means, and the villain was there to help. But there was still one wrong move, and in the end I was unable to save Mr. Shen, but I did hear Mr. Shen’s final instructions."
"What did Mr. Shen say?"
Jia Xiaoer's expression calmed down and he said seriously: "Master Shen told Jing Yinuo not to take revenge. Even if it means damaging the Shen family's wealth, he must save his life first. He gave me a token."
After he finished speaking, he took out a piece of warm white jade from his sleeve and handed it to Wen Qingzhu.