vrcanaries Chapter 237 Harmonious Two
Chapter 237 Harmonious Two
His Highness the Regent always walks in an S-shape when he goes out.
The front of the clothes was so wrinkled that the holes made by inserting ten fingers were completely ruined.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He didn't even go back to the Regent's Palace; instead, he had people carry him to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Nowadays, the young emperor only symbolically attends court on the first and fifteenth of each month to acknowledge his ministers.
They usually work in the side hall here.
Judging from how angry that girl was, this law is unlikely to pass unless it is changed.
But it's definitely not acceptable to arbitrarily amend a single law.
It would be better to discuss with Xiao Yuan and revise a few more clauses; that would give us a legitimate reason to do so.
How abominable!
Jin Zekang felt increasingly frustrated.
Why are you getting so worked up about things that your own man can decide? You two sleep in the same bed every day, why don't you go find him?
This girl is now absolutely the number one warrior in the Great Jin Dynasty.
Fortunately, my health has improved significantly in the past two years. If I had been sick and weak two years ago, I would have been bedridden for half a year with just a few shaky days.
Xiao Yuan was reviewing memorials when he saw Jin Zekang enter with a dark face and disheveled clothes, and he burst out laughing.
The Regent had just arrived at his house when he received the news. Judging from his expression, there was no need to ask; this guy was definitely being sarcastic again.
He had anticipated this would happen after he learned that Jiang Huaima had suffered a stroke.
Given Jin Zekang's shameless nature, he would never let go of this opportunity to ridicule the lady.
His wife never disappoints, but no one expected her to take action again this time.
Jin Zekang sneered when he saw his brother-in-law's gloating expression.
"What's so funny? If you're so funny, why don't you go sell some of your laughter and make some money?"
"Have you been neglecting my sister lately? She seems so irritable."
Xiao Yuan calmly put down his pen and took a sip of tea.
"Who told you to neglect your duties and go out and cause trouble?"
Did I make that same mistake again?
"I'm tired of reviewing memorials right now, so I thought I'd gloat a little."
Jin Zekang tugged at his collar in frustration.
"The incident where your former father-in-law attempted to kill your former mother-in-law."
The girl said it was unfair that killing one's wife and killing one's husband were not punished equally, and she insisted on changing the punishment.
"Have the Eastern Depot collect the laws from the areas most inflamed by public resentment, and put together a dozen or twenty articles. I'll send them to the Three Judicial Offices for joint review and revisions as soon as possible."
Xiao Yuan glared at Jin Zekang speechlessly.
"Normally, shouldn't you have come here today to mock Jiang Huai for that matter?"
Why are we bringing up Li Mingyue's family again?
Amending the law is no small matter. Do you think your job is too easy and you have to find something for everyone to do?
Let me know next time you're free, and I'll make sure you're busy soon.
"How can you blame me? I got carried away with the conversation and who knew that girl would react so strongly?"
Jin Zekang lowered his voice suspiciously, "Could it be that my sister has discovered something you're up to?"
Let me tell you, if you really have any ideas, you should part ways with my sister amicably and never go so far as to kill your wife.
I heard that the Quanrong are suffering from disaster this year and are coming to plunder our territory. I'm counting on my sister to uphold the prestige of our Great Jin Dynasty."
Xiao Yuan was itching to beat up Jin Zekang because of his lewd appearance. If their identities weren't so sensitive, he would have liked to give him a good beating too.
When did it become his wife's turn to shoulder the military burden of the Great Jin Dynasty, with over twenty generals and dozens of top imperial guards?
Are we to say that even if the Quanrong warriors come, we can't let his wife have sex? Would the entire court have no shame?
Seeing that Xiao Yuan ignored him, Jin Zekang immediately exclaimed "Holy crap!"
"You wouldn't really..."
"Shut up, if you're so bored, hurry up and approve that pile of reports."
Xiao Yuan pointed to another set of documents on a table that could block out a person's view.
"There's only so much work to do, if you don't do it, I'll have to."
I don't have time to spend with my wife because I'm busy, and my wife gets irritable when no one is around.
Brother-in-law, if we don't finish this work today, neither of us will go back.
How about letting my sister-in-law stay at my place for a couple of days?
Jin Zekang immediately cowered and obediently picked up the pen.
Every time A-Zhuo finishes chatting with Jiang Xinyu, his butt always hurts the next day. It's best if those two sisters-in-law never see each other again.
Seeing that Jin Zekang was working diligently, Xiao Yuan also picked up his pen. However, after only the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, someone else carried in a large basket of memorials.
The two of them looked at each other and both felt exhausted.
Especially Supervisor Xiao.
Before he was in power, he used to criticize the emperor every day for being inhuman. Now that he's doing the emperor's job, he's criticizing everyone below him as idiots.
He reports even the smallest things to the emperor. To borrow a phrase my wife used to say about him:
The government's measly money is being wasted on you!
Xiao Yuan even felt a little nostalgic for the days when he was just the head of the Eastern Depot.
At that time, he didn't need to consider the future balance of power in the country; he only needed to consider his own interests.
Loyal or treacherous officials are not important; what matters is whether they conflict with one's own interests.
Within the limits that the old emperor allowed and could control, he always believed that those who obeyed him would prosper and those who defied him would perish.
As for what impact this person's death will have on the country, that's none of his business. He was just an employee.
That won't work now. Some of the black-eyed creatures he sees are useful, so he can't easily kill them.
I feel that the more power I have, the more stifled I feel than before.
As the two were reviewing memorials face to face, Xiao Yuan didn't forget to remind Jin Zekang of something.
It was said that Yu'er disliked Jiang Huai and didn't want to give him face, so she asked Jin Zekang to tell his officials not to go to the funeral.
Jin Zekang, biting the end of his pen, gave a perfunctory "hmm."
"Don't worry, the people on my side are all gloating when they know your father-in-law is dead."
If I give the order, they won't even bother with saving face.
Every day, people give me ideas on how to kill you, and some of them even tempt me.
Xiao Yuan chuckled, "Likewise."
After they finished speaking, they both fell silent, leaving only the sound of turning pages.
Floods in the east, drought in the west; bandits in the south, thieves in the north.
With so many things happening across the country every day, these people are just bored and stirring up trouble all the time.
They're all clueless about the cost of living; if they get rid of all the officials over there, who's going to do the job?
Meanwhile, after catching up on their sleep, Ye Xiao and the others went to take another look at the Jiang family.
The Jianghuai incident ended unexpectedly, and the "thin horse" and "concubine" were left to be handled by Liu without any overstepping of their authority.
Jiang Wanqiu showed no outward sign of relief but inwardly breathed a huge sigh of relief. She had passed the test; the Eastern Depot was nothing special.
After sending the people from the Eastern Depot away, she didn't rest. She immediately summoned human traffickers and sold off several of Jianghuai's concubines, along with the two who had made mistakes.
Of course, it was done in the name of the Liu family.
Otherwise, a young woman who sold her father would have a terrible reputation.
Liu was still somewhat saddened by Jiang Huai's death, but the pain was limited because she had been so badly hurt a few days ago.
Now that her Song'er hasn't returned yet, she relies on Jiang Wanqiu for everything, so naturally she does whatever her daughter says.
Seeing the money she received from selling people made Liu even happier, and her original intention to make that skinny horse pay with its life faded.
Being trained by a time-honored Yangzhou institution, she commanded a higher price than an ordinary concubine.
It just so happens that we'll need a lot of money for the funeral arrangements, so it wouldn't be bad to use them to help us recover some of the losses.
Jiang Wanqiu was indeed ruthless; she even had the old woman search the person before selling them.
They were not allowed to take any hairpins or jewelry, and a search revealed several hundred taels of silver in valuables.
Seeing this, Liu gritted her teeth and cursed Jiang Huai as a scoundrel, saying that the family was almost starving but he was still throwing money at those women.
Good riddance, otherwise he would have ruined the whole family.
Taking advantage of Jiang Wanqiu's absence, Granny Zhao, Liu's confidante who had accepted the congratulatory money, also joined in the cursing.
They actually managed to coax Liu into not wanting to hold a grand funeral.
In other words, she was also considering Jiang Song's need to save face when interacting with people in the future; otherwise, Liu would have just shoved Jiang Huai into any random place and that would have been the end of it.
Reason is reason, and emotion is emotion. A dog of a man who doesn't care about his wife and children expects others to remember him.
Why!