met free Chapter 522 Losing his wife and losing his troops
Chapter 522 Losing his wife and losing his troops
"Princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here."
At night, just as Yuxiu was about to go to bed, someone came in to report.
I looked at the sky. It was already late. I didn't know why this person came here now.
Helpless, Yuxiu had to put on her coat again and go out.
When Yuxiu went out, Qi Siyuan, covered in dew, stood tall in the yard.
When he saw Yuxiu coming, his eyes immediately lit up and he quickly walked towards her.
"Kang Ning, now that you're here, why don't you come find me?"
The girl in front of him had such a powerful master, he didn't believe that Yuxiu didn't know that he was in Yao'an City not far away.
Uh, this sounds quite unfair.
Yuxiu shook her head helplessly and went up to him to greet him.
"I've only been here for a few days, and I haven't figured things out yet. Besides, the people here are not easy to deal with. They've been receiving the lawsuits for three days..."
Yuxiu did not mention the last time she secretly went there, but told him what happened in Chen County.
"It's just that although we have verified some things, this Lord Sun and Madam Sun are relatives of the Song family. Even the Hu family is related to the Song family..."
She looked a little embarrassed and told him all the little troubles she had encountered.
In fact, the relationship between those people is not very complicated. Hu Xiaotian is Mrs. Sun’s cousin from her mother’s side, and the two grew up as childhood sweethearts.
But in the end, her father insisted that she marry Magistrate Sun, which led to all these problems.
Later, Hu Xiaotian found a way to become the county magistrate of Chen County, and the two of them often had an affair behind Lord Sun's back.
Usually, Hu Xiaotian would deliberately come up with some bad ideas to confuse Lord Sun.
It just so happened that Hu Xiaotian was very popular in the government, and no matter what the matter was, everyone would speak up for him.
He was involved in everything, such as collecting more taxes, arranging the construction of the Princess' Mansion, or spreading the evil deeds of Princess Kangning.
"If a prince breaks the law, he will be punished just like a commoner, not to mention these unrelated relatives."
Qi Siyuan frowned, he knew that the Song family and he were in the same boat.
But it would be fine if these people behaved honestly. Even if they achieved nothing in their lives, at least they could ensure the safety of their families.
But those who want to do evil by relying on his relationship can be kicked off the ship at any time.
"Besides, these people are clearly here for you, the future Crown Princess. To put it another way, aren't they dissatisfied with the arrangements made by our father?"
Qi Siyuan shook his head. Some people have lofty ambitions but lack the ability to reach the sky.
"Just because they dare to have such thoughts, they should be beaten to death on the spot, and there is nothing wrong with that."
It was also because Yuxiu didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise she would have come up with a modern phrase, which is that he is both bad at playing and good at playing.
"It's just that these people are so reckless. I don't care. Even if I don't become the princess, I can still live a rich life. But the people who have been harmed will be miserable..."
Yuxiu took out the evidence she had collected over the past few days. They had all been sorted into categories and filled several large bamboo baskets.
This time she only took out a part of them, all of which were related to Lord Sun and his wife and Hu Xiaotian.
Qi Siyuan took it and looked through it carefully for a while. When he looked up again, his face was as dark as water.
"Now that Chen County is Kangning's fief, you can deal with these people as you please."
Qi Siyuan frowned and thought about it, then shook his head and put forward his own suggestion.
"If you find it troublesome, I will write a letter and send it back to the Ministry of Personnel to ask them to send someone over to handle it."
After all, professional matters should be left to professionals. In this way, even if others want to cause trouble in the future, it will have little to do with Yuxiu.
"I am just a girl who grew up in the countryside. How can I understand the twists and turns here? Since Your Highness is here today, I will just listen to you..."
Yuxiu's eyebrows were curved, and she was very satisfied with Qi Siyuan's actions today.
He never mentioned anything about considering his uncle's face from the beginning to the end. Since it was him, the Crown Prince, who personally handed it over to the Ministry of Personnel, he should naturally be severely punished.
"I heard that you also wanted to reward the people with cows and pigs. I'm glad you came up with that idea."
Qi Siyuan also laughed. If the people wanted to buy a cow, they would need about eight to ten taels of silver.
The key is that the family saves enough money by living frugally. If they are unlucky, they may not be able to find someone to sell the cow for a year or two.
Nowadays, many people treat oxen as family members, and some even pool the money and manpower of a village or a family to feed a cow.
Except for the calves, no one would sell the adult cows unless they encountered a huge difficulty.
"Those cows were brought back from Beidi some time ago, and we kept them in the farm. I asked someone to send some over this time."
Yuxiu told Qi Siyuan about her idea. This way, not only could she eliminate the adverse effects of the previous tax issues on herself, but she could also help the people of Chen County to a great extent.
Because there were too many people coming to the yamen to file complaints, the twenty cows were sent out quickly. As for the people who came later, Yuxiu used the fifty big fat pigs to take over.
Not only could they clear up the grievances they had suffered over the years, but they could also get cows or big fat pigs. Naturally, the people thanked them with smiles on their faces.
Of course, no matter what time it is, there are always those who are sneaky and want to take shortcuts.
This time was no exception. After listening for a while, some people nearby also started crying and shouting in a similar manner, and made up a similar story.
It’s just that everyone is eager to show themselves at this time, and Huang Lianfu is the one who will hold on to the opportunity when he gets it.
Those two eyes were like searchlights, staring at the gate of the yamen for three days in a row as if stalking a thief.
Even though his eyeballs were red from staying up all night, he didn't even have time to rest.
Whenever someone makes evasive eye contact, they will be immediately pulled aside for further interrogation.
As for the other people, after they registered, they were also carefully checked one by one to ensure that there was no possibility of mistake.
After catching three people who were trying to take advantage of the situation, he was so angry that he ran to ask Yuxiu for her opinion.
After getting her nod of agreement, he took those people and beat them severely with a stick in front of everyone.
The beatings with a stick in the yamen were not just random hits, but the prisoner's pants had to be taken off before being beaten, and this was the same for both men and women.
Huang Lianfu cherishes this opportunity to hold real power, which he has finally gotten.
Since these people dared to cause trouble for him, he was naturally furious.
As a result, not only did those people fail to touch the big fat pigs and cows, they were also beaten up.
It's like trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice, losing both the wife and the army.