There is Room For the Poor Daughter

Provincial government, Yuan family.

Mrs. Yuan helped Yuan Buzheng to take off his official uniform, hesitated for a while, and said, "I heard that the Yan family has a close relationship with the Prince of Peace, so the master just arrested Yan Zhifu, will he offend that man? place?"

Yuan Buzheng looked indifferent: "Xiao Yeyang is considered valuable in the eyes of local officials, but behind our Yuan family, there are concubine Virtuous, the fifth prince, and the second princess, so we need to be afraid of him?"

Mrs. Yuan: "You can't say that. After all, you are a descendant of the royal family, so you shouldn't be too stiff."

Yuan Buzheng snorted coldly: "I am arresting Yan Zhigao to do things according to the rules. If he loses his rations, even if he makes trouble with the emperor, I am not afraid."

Yuan Buzheng is not a person who likes to be persuaded by others. Seeing that Mrs. Yuan seems to want to say something, she suddenly became impatient.

"Okay, Xiao Yeyang has been away from Beijing for many years. Whether it is the Prince of Peace or the emperor, the relationship is not very close. Don't worry about it here."

Then, he sneered.

"Before Prince Ping straightened the Ma family, Xiao Yeyang didn't dare to go back to Beijing to make trouble. It can be seen that he is a coward. Such a person, even a child of the royal family, should not be afraid."

"Isn't he related to the Yan family? I've arrested Yan Zhigao for a day now, but he doesn't even have a figure, and he didn't send anyone to inquire. This is either because he is afraid of my Yuan family, or there is no legend. The one in the middle is on good terms with the Yan family."

"Okay, I'm exhausted from collecting military rations these days. I'll go to Aunt Shui tonight to relax."

After speaking, without waiting for Mrs. Yuan to react, she strode away.

Looking at her husband who was far away, Mrs. Yuan frowned.

At this time, Yuan Zhilei came to the main courtyard. Seeing her mother sitting alone in a trance, she stepped forward and asked, "Mother, did father go to Aunt Shui again?"

Mrs. Yuan asked her daughter to sit down and didn't talk much about the concubine in the mansion. She had already been pessimistic over the years. The master is a good color. Aunt Shui has just been sent by Jiang Shenzheng for a few months, and it is the time of freshness.

"Is something wrong with you?"

Yuan Zhilei frowned. Although her mother didn't answer, she already knew the answer, but as a daughter, she didn't talk much about what happened in her father's room, so she opened her mouth to speak: "Mother, I listened to the next person. , The eldest son of the Yan family asked to see his father several times, but he was rejected by his father, is this too much?"

"Although Yan Zhifu lost the military rations, his guilt is still up to the emperor. Moreover, Yan Zhifu has a good reputation among the people of Zhongzhou. My father is doing so mercilessly now, I am afraid it will cause criticism."

"My daughter really doesn't understand, why would my father do this?"

Mrs. Yuan sighed: "Your father is just that temperament. Our family held a reception banquet in February. All the officials in Zhongzhou came, but Yan Zhifu was absent. Your father felt that he did not take the Yuan family seriously, and now there is Opportunity, don't be angry."

"Come on, the Yan family and Xiao Yeyang are on good terms. When he was a child, Xiao Yeyang often bullied the fifth prince in the palace. Once he beat the fifth prince to the bed and lay on the bed for half a month. Your father has always remembered this. ."

"Xiao Yeyang is the son of Prince Ping. It's not easy for your father to deal with him directly, but the Yan family has no scruples."

"Also, Jiang Shenzheng asked your father a few days ago, and mentioned that Yan Zhifu discovered a kind of high-yield food, what is it called potatoes, this kind of great contribution to the country and the people, your father got thinking."

"You also know that since the emperor was seriously injured when he sacrificed his ancestors, the princes who have entered the dynasty have fought fiercely. Your father wants to present potatoes to the fifth prince, and wants to increase his prestige among the people."

The more Yuan Zhilei listened, the more she frowned: "Mother, Jiang Shenzheng told his father about the potatoes, obviously with ulterior motives. Over the years, although our family and the Jiang family have said that the well water does not cause river water, the Jiang family has absolutely no reason to help our family. , especially now that the queen has raised Ma Concubine's son, the Jiang family doesn't want to see other princes outstanding, and the father should not be the one who is Jiang's political participation."

Mrs. Yuan was also worried: "You and I can both see the problem, but your father doesn't feel anything wrong. Without the constraints of your grandfather and grandmother, he is more and more free to do whatever he wants."

"I was very worried when the family decided to release your father, but everything at home is decided by your grandfather and grandmother, and your mother is helpless."

Yuan Zhilei stood up abruptly: "I think it's clearly Aunt Shui who is whispering in my father's ear, and my father's actions are a little inappropriate, but he didn't lose his sense of proportion at all. Jiang Shenzheng sent Aunt Shui over, Really vicious."

Mrs. Yuan signaled her daughter to be safe and not restless: "Okay, don't worry about it, fortunately, the Yan family has no foundation, and if they are caught, they will be caught. The emperor will not embarrass our family for him."

"I've already written to tell your grandfather and grandmother what happened here. It won't be long before your grandfather will send staff to assist your father."

Yuan Zhilei nodded: "I hope grandfather's staff will come soon."

Jiang family.

Jiang Canzheng squinted and listened to the report of his subordinates. After his subordinates left, Mrs. Jiang walked over: "What are you thinking about, sir?"

Jiang Shenzheng: "I'm thinking of Xiao Yeyang."

Mrs. Jiang: "Huh?"

Jiang Canzheng didn't speak, squinting and thinking.

The reason for moving the Yan family this time is to vent his anger on his daughter. Even the eldest girl from the Yan family dares to seduce the person his daughter likes. It's really impatient to live.

The second is to test Xiao Yeyang.

His father and eldest brother wrote several times to let him test Xiao Yeyang, thinking that Xiao Yeyang was likely to be the commander of Jin Lingwei specially appointed by the emperor to take care of Mr. Xiao, but unfortunately, he didn't find out anything the first time.

At the beginning of July, the Eighth Kings failed to capture the city. It is said that it was because the Lord Xiao took action, and many of the Eighth Kings were recruited.

Hearing this news, he planned this grain grabbing event.

From the Jiang family's standpoint, he did not hope that the rebellion in northern Xinjiang would subside too quickly. If the Eight Kings were removed, the emperor's ruling power would become stronger and stronger.

Without the constraints, the emperor will definitely turn his head to weaken the powerful Jiang family.

No one in the Jiang family wanted to see this.

Taking the 100,000 grains from the Ningmen Mansion can not only clean up the Yan family, but also add to the emperor, and also make a small profit, killing three birds with one stone.

He should be very satisfied with this result, but now that Xiao Yeyang didn't appear, the joy in his heart was instantly reduced by most.

Mrs. Jiang misunderstood what Jiang Shenzheng meant, and said with a sneer, "I usually see that the relationship between Xiao Yeyang and the Yan family is not bad. Before Wanying saw him and the eldest girl of the Yan family walking together in an intimate manner, now Yan What happened to Zhigao, but he ignored it, it can be seen that he didn't really take the Yan family to heart."

Jiang Canzheng shook his head: "We haven't seen Xiao Yeyang for several months. Is he still in Zhongzhou? On the north side, the mysterious Mr. Xiao has appeared again."

Madam Jiang was stunned for a moment, then she thought of something and widened her eyes: "Master, did you mean that Xiao Yeyang is that Mr. Xiao?"

Jiang Canzheng let out a sigh of relief: "Obviously." After speaking, he strode to the study.

He was to tell his father the results of this temptation.