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Chapter 210 What Reward Do You Want?
"If the deceased wasn't Yan Qing, the real Yan Qing might have already escaped during the time you were investigating."
"I will immediately send a letter to Shuangjiang by flying eagle." Wen Zhu consciously left the hall.
Xie Ci'an's gaze fell on Cheng Song.
Cheng Song felt a chill on his back. He wondered if the emperor would put all the blame on him.
"What's going on with General Zhang?" Xie Ci'an said lazily.
Cheng Song breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know why the emperor mentioned General Zhang, he still answered truthfully, "I only heard that General Zhang brought back a woman from the northwest, claiming she was his savior and wanted to make her his concubine. General Zhang's wife was unhappy about this and wanted to pay her off. But who knew that the woman was pregnant with General Zhang's child? The matter became a big deal, and Mrs. Zhang returned home in anger."
"Your Majesty, please send someone to warn General Zhang." Cheng Song asked tentatively.
Since the emperor brought up this matter, he must want to intervene.
"Not yet. Send someone to keep an eye on General Zhang. If there is any problem, report it to me in time." Xie Ci'an didn't want to let General Zhang get away with it. Since he had been thinking about the Queen, he'd better be innocent. Otherwise, if he made any mistake and was caught by him, he would naturally not let him go.
Cheng Song silently wiped the cold sweat for General Zhang. He didn't know how General Zhang had offended the emperor and become the emperor's target. Now he could only wish him good luck.
Cheng Song walked halfway and then stepped back. "The wife of Mr. Bai from the Imperial Academy, Your Majesty, went to the Imperial Academy yesterday and made a scene, saying that the monthly salary was incorrect."
[You dog system, didn't you remind me about the gossip about Lord Bai and his wife?]
While shopping for groceries, Lord Bai's wife accidentally learned from a colleague's wife that Lord Bai had visited a brothel. Although Mrs. Bai didn't believe it and even argued with the colleague's wife, accusing her of deliberately spreading rumors, the seeds of suspicion had already been planted.
So, Madam Bai secretly followed Lord Bai to court, secretly watching him go to the government office. After two days of following him and seeing that nothing happened, Madam Bai gradually put her mind at ease. She even felt guilty about her suspicions, so she specially prepared delicious food and sent it to the Hanlin Academy as a reward for Lord Bai.
However, something unexpected happened during the meal delivery. Madam Bai saw Lord Bai sneaking out of the government office. Sensing something was amiss, she followed him quietly. She saw Lord Bai enter the brothel from the backyard. Taking advantage of the guards not noticing, Madam Bai followed Lord Bai into the brothel and witnessed him cuddling with a woman.
Madam Bai hadn't expected her husband to cheat on her. She rushed in with a feather duster, grabbed Master Bai's ears, and began beating him. Master Bai remained quiet for a few days, only daring to come out and play when his wife remained silent. He hadn't expected to be caught by the tigress. Master Bai initially felt humiliated by being beaten like that by a woman, and tried to protest, but was violently subdued by Madam Bai. She even grabbed Master Bai's ears in public and sent him home.
Upon returning home, Lord Bai was punished by his wife by being made to kneel on a washboard. The wife then pressed him to reveal where he got the money to visit the brothel. Lord Bai finally confessed that it was hidden private funds. Mrs. Bai forced him to reveal the location of the private funds. Mrs. Bai searched the place Lord Bai had mentioned and found, in addition to some small change, two gold bars.
Madam Bai had no idea that Master Bai had hidden so much private money, and she scolded him for planning to give it to the little bitches in the brothel.
Madam Bai was simple-minded and thought that Master Bai had hidden so much money because he only gave her part of the monthly allowance. So she went to the Hanlin Academy to inquire about it, and even started a quarrel over the monthly allowance.
Seeing that the matter was about to get out of hand, Lord Zhou, who had a good relationship with Lord Bai, pulled Madam Bai out and explained their monthly allowance situation. He even told Madam Bai that even if the matter came before the Emperor, their monthly allowance would still be at least as much.
Just when Madam Bai was at her wit's end, a paper merchant who had previously partnered with the Hanlin Academy came to visit. Seeing that Master Bai was away, he approached Madam Bai about paying her for the partnership. After all, the Hanlin Academy's paper business was a big deal.
Madam Bai finally discovered where Master Bai's private funds came from. If this matter were to be made public, it would be a capital offense. Although Madam Bai hated Master Bai for hiding his private funds, she still didn't dare to make such a crime a public spectacle.
I originally thought I could use Mrs. Bai to expose the fact that Master Bai had accepted bribes, but Mrs. Bai was so afraid of implicating her husband that she dared not continue to make a fuss, and even refused to mention the fact that Master Bai had visited the brothel.
[Ugh, I can't stand Master Bai's suicidal behavior. He actually made a pure gold hairpin for his lover in the brothel. It weighs as much as a piece of gold. Madam Bai has been married to him for so many years, helping him with household chores and taking care of his parents, but she can't even get a hairpin.]
[If Madam Bai knew about this, there might be other servants involved.]
After eating the melon to this point, Gu Jianchu called Yunhe in and whispered a few words to him.
"What's going on?" Xie Ci'an asked casually.
Cheng Song told Xie Ci'an the whole story. He didn't know about the things that happened in the brothel, but what happened in the Hanlin Academy was similar to what Gu Jianchu had heard.
Without further explanation, Xie Ci'an immediately understood what was going on.
"Tell Wen Zhu to investigate this matter immediately."
After receiving the order, Cheng Song immediately withdrew.
When Cheng Song left, Gu Jianchu had already tidied her clothes and walked out of the inner hall. "Your Majesty, I have an idea."
Gu Jianchu naturally rested her hand on Xie Ci'an's outstretched hand. Xie Ci'an exerted a little force and she fell down on his knees. His fingers naturally played with her belt. "Achu, what good ideas do you have?"
Gu Jianchu rescued the belt from Xie Ci'an's hand and said, "I just put on my clothes."
Xie Ci'an obediently stopped touching Gu Jianchu's belt, and his fingers turned dishonestly to touch her waist.
Gu Jianchu: ...
Just forget I didn’t say anything.
"I heard from my sister that Lord Bai had a gold hairpin made in a jewelry store. It doesn't look like it's for Madam Bai. I think it's for a brothel. Why don't we take advantage of this and let Lord Bai's wife find out the evidence of Lord Bai's possible corruption and bribery to avoid an investigation by the Imperial City Division." Gu Jianchu stared at Xie Ci'an seriously with his bright eyes.
"I didn't know Achu was so smart. Tell me what reward you want." Xie Ci'an held Gu Jianchu's little face, as if he wanted to kiss her.
Gu Jianchu raised her hand to block Xie Ci'an's lips, "I want to go to the scene and take a look."
The queen still loves to join in the fun.
"Okay, go change your clothes, I'll accompany you to the scene to take a look." Xie Ci'an carried Gu Jianchu and walked towards the inner hall.