Chapter 173 Happy New Year

Two days later, Steward Fu delivered a copy of his detailed findings.

Princess Yan Qing's mother was the first Queen Jingxian, who died to save the Emperor Xiao Hui after an assassin invaded the palace. Jingxian was even the empress dowager's niece, so the empress dowager and Emperor Xiao Hui doted heavily on the Princess Yan Qing, resulting in the arrogant and unreasonable personality of the Princess Yan Qing. This was what Lei Tia had told Qin Mian a long time ago after they had interacted with each other.

Princess Yan Qing is now twenty-four and still unmarried. In modern times, of course, it was nothing, but in this dynasty, she was already an older woman. The Emperor had chosen seven or eight princes and princes for her, but she didn't like them at all. Because of Empress Jingxian, the emperor couldn't force her to marry, so he could only continue to raise her in the palace ??

This Princess Yan Qing was restless. Qin Mian had to read through her investigation report for almost half an hour before she finished reading it. She had a rough idea in her heart, and a cold smile appeared on her lips.

Lei Tia did not ask him what his plans were. He had said before that no matter what his wife did, she would support him.

On the second day, Lei Tia woke up early like before, rode his horse to the southern gate of the imperial palace and dismounted, then threw the reins of the horse to the Chief Escort.

At this moment, only a sliver of the morning light could be seen from the east. Many civil and military ministers had lanterns hanging from their carriages. When the ministers got out of the carriage, those lower than Lei Tia greeted him politely.

Lei Tia nodded his head respectfully and did not say a word.

A few ministers were whispering together, and one could faintly hear the words "stepmother" and "prison".

Entering the palace, they came to the Supreme Peace Hall. All the ministers entered, gathering and conversing in groups of two or three, occasionally glancing at Lei Tia.

A few ministers who had been officials with Lei Tia since a long time ago began to exchange pleasantries with him. Lei Tia responded briefly. Even though the ministers knew of his character, they did not mind.

Not long after, the Eunuch Lee's chant sounded from inside the hall: "The Emperor has arrived ?? ??"

All the officials were divided into two classes. After they heard the Emperor sitting down on the throne, they kneeled down in unison and shouted, "Long live the Emperor!"

"Everyone, please rise."

"Thank you, your majesty!"

The Eunuch Lee sang again, "If there's anything to say, start, if there's nothing to say, you can leave the court ??"

The leader of the imperial guards, Liu Tiande, gave a signal to a fourth rank minister at the back of the ranks of the civil officials.

That official immediately stepped forward, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble subject heard a rumor related to the National Duke yesterday. The National Duke was a pillar of the dynasty, how could they allow others to slander him? Therefore, this humble subject believes that someone should investigate this matter and return justice to the Great General. "

Many ministers looked at Lei Tia gloatingly.

Lei Tia remained calm, as if the one others were not talking about was him.

"Oh?" Emperor Xiao Hui had an expression of great interest, "What kind of rumors are these?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this rumor said that National Duke ordered his personal guards to send his stepmother to prison yesterday afternoon. "My stepmother is also a direct mother. It is unfilial to disrespect her. How could the Great General do something unfilial?" The official's face was full of anger as he spoke out on Lei Tia's behalf.

The Emperor Xiao Hui looked at Lei Tia and asked: "Lei Aimin, is this true?"

"Yes." Lei Tia said.

Emperor Xiao Hui's face was full of excitement, his eyes seemed to flash across the Guard Army Commander Liu Tiande's body, "Do you know your crime?"

Lei Tia said indifferently: "Day of the Grand Xia Country, disrespectful to the first rank Fated Officer of the imperial government, sentenced to ten days in jail with ten staff and ten days in jail." However, if Madam Du had not done such evil deeds when this subject was young, this subject might not have run away from home. If it is as you say, Madam Du has indeed failed, and it has been a success. "

The entire hall was speechless.

The Emperor Xiao Hui laughed loudly, "In that case, the actions of the National Duke are completely i

ocent. "Jiang Aiqing, tell me a better joke next time."

Mister Jiang's face was flushed red as he said in embarrassment, "Yes, this humble subject is guilty."

"No, you did." The Emperor Xiao Hui laughed, "This is the first time I've heard you speak so much at once. I should be the one going after you. "

Mister Jiang's face turned green and then red.

The rest of the ministers were all shocked. It seemed that National Duke was about to become the famous person by the emperor's side.

After the next assembly, Emperor Xiao Hui came to the empress dowager's Tzu Ning Palace to chat with her. Unknowingly, they had reached the topic of National Duke.

"My son, this one still thinks that letting National Duke command the three armies is too risky. "This year, Dian Ning is already sixteen. How about ??"

"Absolutely not." Emperor Xiao Hui immediately waved his hand, "Imperial Mother, National Duke's family of four is now peaceful and beautiful. If anyone dares to go against us, their family will not be easy to deal with. Mother, just wait and see. There must be someone who is thinking the same thing as you. You won't have a good ending. Your son naturally knows how to handle the affairs of the National Duke. Imperial Mother, you just have to help your son look after Yan Qing and you will be able to share his worries. "

"Is the man from National Duke really that powerful?" the Empress put down the pruning scissors and asked curiously. The empress dowager was the late emperor's queen, the mother of Emperor Xiao Hui and Prince Ming. She was already over sixty years old this year, but she looked to be in her early forties, dignified and graceful, with raised eyebrows that exuded a mature and charming charm. It was imaginable that she must have been extremely beautiful when she was young, but from the sharp light that flashed in her eyes from time to time, it could be seen that she wasn't as gentle as her outer appearance made her seem.

Emperor Xiao Hui nodded. "That's right."

"In that case, I will leave you be." The empress dowager smiled. "If there is a chance, This Dowager would like to meet Madam National Duke."

Emperor Xiao Hui said, "There will definitely be a chance in the future."

"..."

Qin Mian pla

ed to open a medicine store and a silver building in the capital. Although Lei Tia and him now had a salary, they could not sit idle. Furthermore, they had to earn two businesses for their two children. However, after strolling around the capital for an entire morning, he had yet to find a suitable store. Clearly, it was not easy for outsiders to get involved in the capital city.

Returning home depressed, Steward Fu came to report.

"Reporting to Madam, Master Yang had just brought a portion of the wine offered by the Crown Prince ?? "A gift."

"Hmm?" Qin Mian noticed that his expression was strange, "What gift?"

The Steward Fu stammered, "Yes ?? It's two women. "

"Oh?" Qin Mian laughed instead of getting angry, "They must be two great beauties, right?"

How could the Uncle Fu not see that he was angry, "This servant did not look carefully."

Qin Mian took out a folding fan from his belt, "Steward Fu, did you say that my family does not accept this kind of gift?"

Steward Fu said: "Of course I did, but those two girls are not willing to leave. "Your servant has no other choice ??"

"You don't want to go? "Very good." Qin Mian smiled, "Take them out and load them into the carriage. Do you know where Lord Yang's manor is? "

The Steward Fu did not hesitate, "Reporting to Madam, this servant has already asked for information."

Qin Mian looked at him with praise, "Very good!"

Not long after, the servant brought the two women over. They were indeed young and beautiful, alluring and charming. Without explanation, Qin Mian stuffed a pill into each of their mouths.

The two girls turned pale with fright.

"You, what did you give us to eat?"

"The pill you are consuming is a disfigurement, it will take effect in six hours. "If you don't want to disfigure your face, then think of a way to feed this pill to Lord Yang." Qin Mian took out a small porcelain bottle. He had long anticipated that such a day would come, and he had concocted the pill in advance. Since there were people who were impatient, he couldn't let them down.

"No, no," the two girls were trembling in fear, "Lord Yang is an imperial court official, we can't kill him ??"

Qin Mian was speechless, "Who told you that this is a medicine that will kill people? This is a miracle medicine that will allow a man to hold onto the sky for three days and three nights at a time. "

Uncle Fu and a few servants shuddered at the same time. Mother, the Madam is too scary!

The two girls gaped.

"I disdain lying to you. If you don't want to, then I won't force you.

After Qin Mian finished speaking, he leisurely waved his fan, preparing to leave.

"Wait!"

Qin Mian smiled as he handed the bottle to them, "As long as I receive news from Master Yang, I will immediately send someone to deliver the antidote to you. It's not easy for women in this world to earn a living. I'll get someone to give each of you five taels of silver in passing. " He patted both of their shoulders with a comforting expression on his face.

Tears glistened in the eyes of the two girls, and most of their hatred for him was gone.

"Uncle Fu, escort them to the Yang Mansion properly."

"Yes sir!"

Qin Mian called Lei Qinle over, "Arrange for two of your slightly stronger men to go to the Yang Mansion to stand guard."

"Yes."

Qin Mian waved his fan, hummed a song, and walked away while smiling.

The few servants looked at each other, determined to not offend the madame no matter what.

Lei Tia returned from the barracks, untied his battle robe and blade, and handed them over to Lei Qinzhong before returning to the i

er courtyard.

"Wife, I'm back."

"You're back?" Qin Mian put down the brush in his hands, walked over and held his face, and looked up and down.

"Why?" Lei Tia did not know what happened at home, but he held him in his arms and allowed him to shake his head.

"Nothing. Why are you so handsome? " Qin Mian smiled and kissed him on the lips, "Go wash up first, it'll be lunch time in a while."

His wife was in a good mood, so Lei Tia was in a good mood. A faint smile surfaced in his eyes, "Yes."

attendant, who was serving outside, silently withdrew after sending in some hot water.

Lei Tia looked at Qin Mian who was sitting back at the table, and asked while washing his face, "What are you busy with?"

"Interior design." Qin Mian said, "Oh yes, in the morning assembly tomorrow, Master Yang, the supervisor, will be on leave. Husband, can you think of a way to make him unable to apply for leave? "

The corners of Lei Tia's mouth raised, and without asking why, he replied lightly, "Alright."

"There's more." Qin Mian turned his head and looked at him with a smile, "If he uses something to block a part of his body, think of a way to destroy it."

Lei Tia was suspicious, but still agreed, "Alright."

In the morning assembly the next day, Lei Tia specially searched for Master Yang, who was wearing a different official uniform, and found him very quickly. He was dressed in bulky clothes, as if he had realized something.

Many ministers heard that the pretty girl who was sent to National Duke's Mansion by Master Yang was sent back by the National Duke Mistress, and seemed to have retaliated against her. They stared at Master Yang and did not know what was wrong with him for a short period of time.

Lord Yang hid behind the Minister at the front, trying his best to reduce the sense of his own existence.

Emperor Xiao Hui looked at Master Yang, then looked at Lei Tia, with a smile that was not a smile.

Ten years of Eunuch Lee shouting "if there's anything to say, start now, if there's nothing to say, we can't leave now", Lei Tia secretly released a stream of primeval essence, afraid of hitting the minister behind Lord Yang without leaving a trace.

The court official's legs suddenly became weak and he threw himself forward, accidentally pushing Lord Yang down.

Ahh!" Lord Yang was caught off guard as he lay on the ground, screaming miserably.

Emperor Xiao Hui was shocked, and almost spilled his tea, his face turned gloomy, "Yang Aimin!"

Lord Yang's face turned pale from the pain. He turned his body over with great difficulty and held onto his lower body in embarrassment, unable to get up even after a long time. He could not even kneel down, and was so anxious that his face was flushed red. Please forgive this humble subject for being impolite ?? "Crime."

Emperor Xiao Hui was stu

ed. Looking carefully, he could not help but laugh out loud.

The ministers all burst out laughing as if they had received an order.

"Hahahahaha ??"