Chapter 260 Seizure
"Okay, after you write the letter, leave the rest to me. You should also prepare to familiarize yourself with the affairs of the harem and take over the harem."
Li Chengze thinks that Qian and the others are too selfish and are really not suitable to be controllers. People with sons are somewhat selfish, not to mention they can't control themselves.
"Okay, how's the investigation on the Zhou family going?"
Huilan asked the Zhou family about the progress of things.
"It's almost done, it will start soon."
Li Chengze had endured for three years to secure his position, and had gathered most of the 90% of the court officials. Now he began to investigate some officials who were guilty of corruption and eliminate the influence left by the late emperor and some stubborn diseases that had existed for many years.
Huilan nodded and didn't say anything. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time and naturally they wanted to have a good time.
The next day, the censor impeached the Zhou family for many crimes, causing an uproar. Li Chengze was furious and asked in court to verify whether the Zhou family's charges were true.
All the civil and military officials are a little worried. Only the Ma family is as stable as Mount Tai. His family has always observed filial piety because of the death of the old man and the queen. Now he has returned, but he has been assigned to a sinecure. Only Ma Wenwen's father's official position is relatively good-looking and considered.
A kind of compensation.
The Ma family knew in their hearts that the Ma family had finally received the favor of the empress in raising the emperor. Even if the empress treated Li Chengze so cruelly, he still recognized the favor of upbringing and removed the power of the Ma family, but retained their last
dignity.
The Ma family was demoralized. It was inevitable that they had some resentment before, but they did not dare to say clearly that the queen had wronged Li Chengze. The Ma family knew this fact in their hearts.
But now comparing it to the Zhou family, their resentment has completely disappeared, and the emperor is very proud of them.
The investigation began, and the Zhou family was in turmoil. Within a few days, a series of conclusive evidence of the officials' crimes was found.
The Zhou family was imprisoned, but Zhou Ying somehow found out about the news, and her mood became abnormal for no apparent reason, so she found a little girl with an angry face.
"Go and fetch the princess. I also have something to tell her. Don't make it public or let anyone know."
"But the princess is being watched, very closely."
The little palace maid is not very old and is a little scared for no reason.
"It doesn't matter. I am also a queen and my aunt. I have prepared some gifts for her and want to give them to her. It's just a small thing. She is still studying at the moment. You can bring two more eunuchs to pick her up."
Zhou Ying smiled a little bit at the little palace maid. She leaned close to her ear and whispered in her ear, "If you don't go, I will let you be buried with me. Go and bring her to see me, go!"
She roared with all her strength, her eyes were filled with scarlet red, and she fell back on the pillow, gasping for air to calm down her intense emotions, and her body was shaking violently.
She had been ill for a long time and relied on high-quality medicinal herbs to survive. Her face had long since withered, and she was so thin that only a handful of bones were left.
"yes."
The little palace maid was so scared that she left the palace, bit her lip and thought about it again, and called the little eunuch she had made friends with to whisper a few words in his ear.
The little eunuch was shocked and said, "Are you kidding? If something happens to the princess, our whole family will be buried with her."
"Then what should we do? It's impossible not to go. She wants us to be buried with her."
The little palace maid's eyes were red, and she felt extremely wronged. She was sent here to serve the patients because she had no money and no power. It was already very hard, and she had to endure all kinds of difficulties and abuse from the queen. Now she had to be buried with her, which was really bad luck.
"In this way, you take people to deal with it and delay it for a while. I will report to the emperor and the concubine. I must not go as the empress wants, otherwise there will be no way to survive."
The little eunuch said a few words and ran away quickly.
The queen has been ill in bed for a long time and has not been interested in world affairs. These slaves are suffering under her, without any oil or water, as if they have been relegated to the cold palace, how can they be loyal.
The little eunuch ran all the way to the study room of Qianqing Palace and saw Xiao Anzi at the door.
"Brother Anzi, I have something big to report. It's urgent."
"What are you talking about? Be careful and don't look at this place. How can you be so presumptuous?"
Xiao Anzi frowned, swept the fly whisk, and scolded angrily.
The little eunuch gasped from exhaustion, "I am a slave of Yongning Palace. The queen asked us to capture the princess and take her to find her. Something seems wrong. The slave dare not do it. The sister who is waiting in front of me is so scared that she will be buried with her if she doesn't go." I’m so anxious that I’m crying, so I’ll come and report it quickly.”
"What, it's broken! Wait here."
When Xiao Anzi heard that something was going to be bad, he quickly turned around and rushed into the study.
I whispered a few words in Master Chang Ji's ear.
Chang Ji looked inside and saw that Li Chengze was discussing state affairs with the ministers. It seemed inappropriate to interrupt at this time, so he stamped his feet and went in with a cup of tea.
The little palace maid and the eunuch had already gone to the study. No matter how long the journey was, they still had time to reach it. Unexpectedly, Qiuyun was not here today, and it was Yu Rui who came with her.
This is the palace maid chosen for Sister Xin. She has been trained to be affectionate and loyal since she was a child. Today Qiuyun has been assigned other things to do, and Huilan has to take over the harem. There are many complicated things and many ledgers, so she needs help from people around her.
The little palace maid didn't expect to talk to the master and take him out smoothly. Yu Rui, the third-class girl next to Sister Xin, looked at the little palace maid curiously. She had never seen her before. She was not the sisters of Yongshou Palace.
With a thump in her heart, she grabbed Sister Xin's hand and pulled her back a step, whispering in her ear, "They are not the imperial concubine's people. Princess, I will stop them and you run quickly to the Yongshou Palace."
Sister Xin was stunned for a moment, and saw that the girl's face turned pale. Thinking of what her master Pei Liang and Xiao Yuanzi told her, she couldn't help but frown, but nodded and listened to her.
"run!"
The little girl suddenly shouted, turned around and pushed the little palace maid and the little eunuch away fiercely. Sister Xin turned and ran away. She had already begun to practice martial arts to lay the foundation. She often wore a Hu uniform to facilitate martial arts practice, which was very neat.
"Don't run! Chase!"
The little palace maid was also confused and shouted for people to chase her quickly, but the little eunuch didn't rush to chase her. Instead, she got entangled with Sister Xin's girl.
Sister Xin did not dare to look back and ran towards Yongshou Palace like crazy, then ran back to find Huilan and Xiao Yuanzi.
"Sister Xin, what's wrong with you? Why are you running like this?"
Huilan stood up and held her daughter in her arms, her eyes filled with surprise.
Sister Xin gasped for breath from exhaustion, Ding Xiang quickly got half a glass of water and fed her slowly.
"A palace maid came to pick me up with a eunuch. I don't know her. Yu Rui pestered them and asked me to escape. Concubine, please save Yu Rui."
Sister Xin started to cry. It was the first time she encountered such a situation.
Huilan's face turned cold, "Dingxiang, take care of Sister Xin. I'll be back as soon as I go."
"Yes. The princess is leaving with her aunt. Your mother has gone to rescue Yu Rui. She will be back in a while. Don't worry."
Ding Xiang pulled Sister Xin into the house to find Grandma Yan.
"Concubine, is she the queen who lives in the East Palace that I have never met?"
Sister Xin took two steps and suddenly turned around and asked loudly, her eyes bright and moving, with a sense of anger.
Chapter completed!