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Chapter 618 Kyoto on the Eve of the Storm
Baili Moqing had been gone for several days. Shu He took care of some of his own affairs during these days, and spent a few days leisurely with Yi'er in Prince Li's mansion.
When he had some time, Shu He also found a craftsman in Kyoto to make a semi-professional oven.
Before there was an oven, she could only make small desserts like eggs and milk for the children. Later, when she got an oven, she had so much more to do!
Fortunately, when she was in another world, she didn't like to watch any melodramatic dramas. In her rare free time, besides studying, she would eat better.
When she ate the cake for the first time, all she thought was how nice it would be if she could make such a delicious dessert for her child whom she had never met!
God had mercy on her and allowed her to return to this world, and fulfilled all her wishes.
These days, she is either urged by her children to make delicious cheesecakes, fragrant sponge cakes, and a lot of crispy cookies.
Zi Le was so happy that he didn't even want to go back to Prince Yong's Mansion. He lived in Prince Li's Mansion these days.
Prince Yong was also happy to have some free time, and immediately wanted to take Xu Si Nian out for a walk so that they could spend a few days alone.
However, compared to the "world of two people", it is obvious that cake is more attractive to Xu Sinian!
In the end, Prince Yong could only stay in Prince Li's mansion during the day and watch several women and children "mess around" together.
Although he ate quite a bit, he still couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart.
Life here is happy, but there are also people whose lives are not so happy.
In the past few days, the Fourth Prince's Mansion has been in chaos every day. It is said that the Fourth Prince is singing and dancing all day long, living a life of drunkenness and dreams, and hanging out with dancers day and night. The concubine Fu Qingrong has made several disturbances in the backyard, and the quarrels can be heard throughout the alley.
Rumor has it that after the Fourth Prince was stripped of his title, he has completely lost the qualifications to compete for the throne, and this will be the only way forward.
Gradually, the topic of the Fourth Prince gradually disappeared, as if everyone was about to forget about this person.
Fu Qingrong was unwilling to accept her current situation, so she wrote a letter for help to the Left Prime Minister. However, Fu Ying had no intention of paying any attention to Fu Qingrong at all. He stayed indoors in the Prime Minister's Mansion all day long and even refused to let in the letter written by Fu Qingrong. He did not even enter the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Upon hearing the news, Fu Qingrong went completely crazy, smashing things and cursing in the mansion!
However, the situation in the Prime Minister's Mansion is not optimistic.
Rather than saying that Fu Ying is unwilling to take care of Fu Qingrong, it is better to say that Fu Ying has no energy to take care of her.
There are rumors that the wife of the prime minister has become terminally ill because she has lost her appetite and cannot sleep at night because her son was exiled to the frontier. After much consideration, the left prime minister decided to send her to a farm in the countryside to recuperate.
There are also rumors that the wife of the Left Prime Minister was demoted by the Left Prime Minister because she offended the emperor.
After all, it is impossible for someone in the position of Left Prime Minister to divorce his wife easily.
In addition, there are rumors in the capital that the Left Prime Minister's position is also unstable. If it were not for Concubine Ming's restoration of favor and supporting the Prime Minister's Office and the Ninth Prince in the palace, and if the Fourth Prince had not been stripped of his title, the Left Prime Minister would have been "forced" to retire and return home long ago!
It wasn't just the Left Prime Minister's family that had an accident in the capital, but also the family of the First-Rank Grand Marshal Xu Zheng's family.
The Xu family’s incident is even bigger!
All the male members of the family, except the children and Lord Xu, were killed!
For several days, there was no trace of the murderer.
Xu Zheng made accusations in the court for several days in a row, saying that Prince Yong and the Princess of Li were conspiring to kill all of his Xu family!
The emperor asked him for evidence, but he could not produce any. He only said that on the day the Xu family was assassinated, his grandson had a conflict with His Royal Highness Prince Yong, Prince Li, and the children of the Third Princess's family, so the assassins must have been sent by them!
After hearing this, the emperor asked someone to find out the details.
As a result, this person who didn't know the whole story had some sympathy for Xu Zheng. But after learning about the whole story, he was so angry that he dismissed him from his post and demoted him to guard the mountain outside the Imperial Mausoleum!
I heard that the emperor cursed very harshly in the palace, saying that the Xu family was just sitting there doing nothing and exploiting the people, and that the descendants of the Xu family were even more arrogant and domineering, and even threatened to kill the royal family!
He didn't know how many people he had offended, and ended up having his entire family wiped out. But he blamed it on the low-key and introverted Prince Yong, and the Princess of Li, who had just returned to Kyoto. This was simply too much!
First-rank official, just leave it at that! Adding to the matters concerning the Fourth and Ninth Princes, the Emperor's mood became even more uncertain, casting a gloomy cloud over the entire court. Everyone was in a state of panic, fearing that they would be the next to be punished.
It is also because of this that the entire Kyoto has been eerily quiet these days. The children of officials who used to bully the good people have disappeared all together. There are no gangsters on the streets, and even the number of customers in brothels has decreased a lot.
The peaceful and tranquil capital city was so calm that it seemed like the eve of a storm, making people feel a little uneasy.
Only the popularity of Xiaoxiang Tower remains the same as usual, and is even more lively than before.
In a private room at the corner of the third floor, Shu He drank some wine while enjoying the graceful folk dance in the hall downstairs.
With waving sleeves and light and graceful posture, she looks like a dolphin swimming in the sea, agile, free and extremely graceful.
Zhang Zhirou sat next to Shu He, and her whole state was calmer than usual.
When Shu He saw her again, he felt that she seemed to have "grown up".
Yang Rongsheng came in with a plate of milk cheese, and Zhang Zhirou quickly stepped forward to take it.
"Sister Rongsheng, your business is getting better and better! I heard that there will be a two-day royal hunting trip. The Ministry of Rites has also invited the sisters from Xiaoxiang Tower to perform. Will you lead the team then?"
Yang Rongsheng smiled and nodded, "It's because the Minister of Rites thinks highly of me. He put in a lot of effort to secure this opportunity for Xiaoxiang Tower."
Zhang Zhirou brought the milk cheese to Shu He and a bowl to Yang Rongsheng, saying with a smile, "If we can show our face in front of the royal family this time, your Xiaoxiang Tower will be completely famous throughout the world!"
"When the time comes, you can open branches of Xiaoxiang Tower all over the continent, just like Baoshang Bank!"
Yang Rongsheng showed a hint of surprise on his face, "Sister Arou doesn't know yet?"
"Ah? Know what?" Zhang Zhirou scooped a spoonful of milk and was stunned. What happened that she didn't know?
Yang Rongsheng looked at Shu He, as if asking for her opinion.
Shu He seemed to have just remembered, put down his glass and explained, "You weren't in a good mood a few days ago, so I didn't tell you."
"This Xiaoxiang Building has already opened branches. The first branch is in Yuancheng."
Zhang Zhirou looked slightly stunned, and then just said "Oh".
Shu He looked at her and asked cautiously, "Arou, do you want to go to Yuancheng to check on the progress there?"
Zhang Zhirou seemed to see through her thoughts immediately, and her eyes immediately turned red, "Sister, do you dislike me?"
I dislike her for not being able to help in Kyoto and always being a drag...
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shu He patted the back of her hand lightly, a look of reproach on his face. "Is that how you look at me?"
Zhang Zhirou snorted softly, "Then why did you send me away?"
"I……"
Shu He was helpless.
Isn't it because she is in Kyoto, and she keeps seeing Jiang Dongping every now and then, which will affect her mood?
Nanqi said that Jiang Dongping was in the Western Chu Palace, drinking all day and never leaving the house. It was obvious that he was unable to make a decision.
This indecisive behavior really doesn't match his character at all!