bullyxtreme Chapter 415: Many Sequelae
Chapter 415: Many Sequelae
Sheng Jingzhan listened to his subordinate's report, his face was as gloomy as ink, and the anger in his eyes burned even more fiercely.
But after a moment, he clenched his fist tightly and pounded it heavily on the table, making a loud noise, and said angrily, "Xie Guizhi, you are so bold."
As soon as he finished speaking, the situation in the pavilion kept flashing in his mind, and every time it appeared, it seemed to add fuel to his anger.
Sheng Jingzhan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
There was a gleam of calculation in his eyes, and a sneer appeared on his face. He looked at the eunuch in the corner and ordered coldly, "Go and tell Pei Dafu that Prince Yuan has a pregnant concubine who is a girl from the Xie family."
Upon hearing this, the young eunuch hurriedly responded and quickly retreated.
After everyone left, Sheng Jingzhan completely regained his composure. He leaned back in his chair and slowly moved the sandalwood beads on his wrist, making a slight sound.
He asked again in a cold tone, "Can you find out where the disaster relief grain comes from?"
"My Lord, there is no grain transfer from the charity granaries in various places, and the tax collection has not yet begun. I have not found out anything."
Hearing this, Sheng Jingzhan's eyes showed deep thought. Ever since he learned that relief grain would be allocated, he felt inexplicably uneasy. If it were not for the news that there was no unusual movement from the secret place outside, he would have been afraid that he would have made strange guesses.
The room also fell into dead silence as he remained silent.
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Yihe Hall
The children finished their daily classes and walked out of the hall one after another.
Little Yining also slowly took back his nanny and the clay figurine and put them back into the bag. Then he heard the usual provocative voice of the naughty child, "It's so ugly, it looks so stupid, humph!"
The kid rolled his eyes secretly, raised his head and stared at the naughty kid walking away with Lin Yinhu in a rebellious step. After the two of them disappeared, he stretched his head in front of the fellow villager and asked him to help him hang the cloth bag.
Pei Yiyang smiled helplessly, hung the cloth bag on the little kid, and said softly: "Qingjie, you don't have to bring these two things every day. If you put them on the table every day, the nanny will get dirty."
Little Yining lowered his head and looked at the cloth bag. He touched the nanny every day and it was indeed gray.
But if she didn't let it occupy the edge of the table, the naughty kid in front would take the opportunity to lean on her table, swaying from side to side, which was very annoying. And she was forced by her fellow villagers to practice calligraphy, and she would be punished if she didn't practice well.
Thinking of this, the little kid raised his head stubbornly and said to Pei Yi firmly: "Uncle, you don't understand. The nanny said she wanted to study with me."
Pei Yi: ..., he really doesn’t understand.
Persuasion was fruitless, and the young man did not force it, but just accompanied the child out of the hall.
As soon as little Yining stepped out of the hall, she was hurriedly pulled aside by a hand. She didn't need to look at the person, she knew who it was like a mirror in her heart - little Liu Zhenying.
The little girl raised her eyes slightly, and she asked impatiently in a low voice: "Sister Yining, when you were with His Majesty, did His Majesty say anything? The portrait of His Majesty on the head of my father's bed is gone again."
When little Yining heard this, the corners of her eyes twitched slightly. It turned out that Censor Liu Yang really loved her uncle deeply.
That day, when she heard what the little sister said, she thought it was just nonsense, but she didn't expect that her father really hung the portrait of her great uncle on the head of the bed.
This is simply a fanatical stalker!
Liu Yang: Is it possible that he hurriedly hung up the portrait because his treacherous daughter suggested it, in order to avoid being accused of deceiving the emperor?
The little kid pouted and answered truthfully, "Sister Liu, when I was with my uncle, I was the one talking and he was sleeping."
Liu Zhenying: …
Chen Jiaoyi patted her shoulder with sympathy and comforted her, "Don't worry, Yingzi. There must be someone else who stole the painting. How could His Majesty do such a thing?"
Liu Zhenying certainly understood, but a few days ago she had rashly barged into the place where the emperor was playing chess, which made the emperor unhappy. Losing the painting was a small matter, but what if he took this opportunity to punish her father?
Thinking of this, the little sister couldn't help but look worried.
At this time, Pei Yi took out a small and exquisite porcelain bottle from his pocket, handed it to Liu Zhenying, and said, "This is luminous powder. It will glow when there is no light at night. Miss Liu, go and paint it on the painting. If there is a painting thief where you live, you can find it in time."
Hearing this, Xiao Yining couldn't help but look at the fellow villager who came up with the bad idea. If he gave this to Liu Zhenying, she would most likely be beaten by her father.
After all, in the dead of night, when you are half asleep and half awake, if you see a painting glowing, you will either be scared to death or kneel down, burn incense and kowtow.
However, Liu Zhenying obviously didn’t realize this, she took the luminous powder excitedly and said happily: “Luminous powder? Uncle Pei, you are such a good person!”
Pei Yi got a good guy card and quietly took a step back, hiding his merits and fame. At this moment, a pair of eyes fell on him. He looked sideways and saw Lu Jiayi standing not far away looking at them.
Xiao Yining said goodbye to the melon-eating team, and followed the gaze of his fellow villager to see Lu Jiayi.
Seeing that both of them were looking at her, Lu Jiayi smiled slightly, bowed, and followed the little palace maid away.
The little kid stared at her back strangely. She became more and more taciturn, basically unable to utter a word the whole day, just like when she had aphasia.
Xiao Yining couldn't help but sigh, "Sister Lu looks sick again."
Pei Yi retracted his gaze, but a barely perceptible coldness flashed across his eyes, and he said nonchalantly, "Heart disease can be cured with heart medicine, Sister Qing, don't worry about it."
The little boy nodded slightly and looked at his fellow villager. He had arranged a meeting with the Valley Master on his behalf and had taken the initiative to treat Prince Wu. He did know some medical knowledge.
I don’t know how the two of them came to terms with it. The valley master was still acting as “Wangxi”, while the fellow villager was making money from Wu Haoran.
Of course, Pei Yi had already made it clear to Wu Haoran that the memorial submitted by Marquis Wu'an intended to nominate him to become the crown prince.
When Wu Haoran heard the news, he fell into a long silence. Later, he accidentally said that he had no intention of becoming the crown prince, nor could he bear the burden of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion. He just wanted to pass the imperial examination with his own ability and support his mother openly.
Pei Yi saw that he was not lying and was sincere, so he started to work together with the Valley Master to cheat him out of money.
Wu Haoran really looked like the stupid son of a wealthy local tycoon. Pei Yi only made a slight move and got five fingers' worth of money out of him.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yining's eyes gradually changed from normal to extremely envious, and finally to golden light.
Such a change is so obvious that it is hard not to notice it.
Pei Yi glanced at the little kid speechlessly, and reluctantly reminded him, "Sister Qing, stop looking, look at the road."
Before he finished speaking, Wang Gungun on the side interrupted and said, "Boss, do you think Sister Qing is looking at you? She looks so greedy, it's obvious that she is after your money."
"What nonsense are you talking about? I am the richest." Xiao Yining immediately jumped up and retorted.
Pei Yi: ...