Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

The news that Li Shaojiang was thrown into the Ministry of Justice jail in a prison van spread quickly within an hour, and those who were in the same boat with him were completely panicked.

They finally understood that Li Shaojiang might not be arrested just because of the underground gambling house. If it was just about the underground gambling house, he would not have been in a prison van, let alone been directly imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice.

Everyone knows that eight out of ten people who go to the Ministry of Justice jail never return. What crime did Li Shaojiang commit?

Those who were on good terms with Li Shaojiang immediately offered money to bribe him and wanted to go to the Ministry of Justice's prison to see him and find out what was going on.

As a result, the prison boss, who was usually easy to talk to, now dared not say a word. He only said that Li Shaojiang was a serious criminal and no one could enter before the charges were determined.

Unable to find Li Shaojiang, some people turned their attention to the officials of the Ministry of Justice, but they all knew nothing about the matter.

The more this happened, the more panicked people became. Some people began to panic and try to find other ways to get Li Shaojiang out of the Ministry of Justice prison as soon as possible.

Ye Jintang had long heard that several officials in the capital were quite active and had been working for Li Shaojiang.

But she didn't expect that they had such wide connections that they could even make one of Xiao Mo's aunts come to find her.

Jiang Lingshan is the younger sister of Queen Jiang. When the Jiang family suffered a disaster, some died and some fled, and not many people were left. Jiang Lingshan was young at the time and was sent to a farm in the countryside to be raised. Later, Emperor Jing returned most of the Jiang family's property, and she was brought back to the capital.

The Jiang family had already fallen on hard times by then, and Jiang Lingshan finally married a scholar and lived a barely manageable life.

Until Xiao Mo ascended the throne, her life was slightly better.

There are not many people in the Jiang family who are related to Xiao Mo by blood. Jiang Lingshan is considered to be one of the older ones. There is no reason for him not to see Ye Jintang when she comes to ask for an audience.

"How is your aunt?"

"Thanks to the Queen, everything is fine."

While Jiang Lingshan was chatting with Ye Jintang, she would secretly glance at her from time to time.

As far as she knew, Ye Jintang was not of high birth. Her father was born to an aunt, and her mother was from a merchant family and was not presentable.

Ye Jintang was able to become the queen entirely because of her seductive face. Otherwise, with her background, she would not even be qualified to be a royal concubine, let alone the queen.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries and chatted for a while, and Jiang Lingshan asked about Li Shaojiang in a roundabout way.

"I heard that the Lord of Quyang City, Li Shaojiang, was imprisoned by the Queen in the Ministry of Justice for opening a gambling house without permission. I don't know if this is true."

"Auntie, you are really well-informed. This is true. I posted a notice a while ago that gambling houses will be nationalized and private gambling houses will not be allowed. Li Shaojiang knowingly committed the crime, so I will not let him off easily."

"Even if they run a gambling house privately, they won't be thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice. They will just be fined some of their salary. It will be too embarrassing and everyone will lose face."

"My aunt is right. I will ask the Ministry of Justice to try this case as soon as possible."

Ye Jintang was somewhat surprised when Jiang Lingshan mentioned Li Shaojiang. How many benefits did Jiang Lingshan receive from Li Shaojiang that she would intercede for someone who had nothing to do with her?

She didn't confront Jiang Lingshan and just brushed the matter off with a few words.

"Hey, there's no need to mobilize the Ministry of Justice for such a small matter. The Queen can just say one word and release Li Shaojiang."

Hearing Jiang Lingshan say this, Ye Jintang almost laughed out loud. If it was really that simple, why would she go through the trouble of sending Li Shaojiang from Quyang City to the capital? Wouldn't she just release him in Quyang City?

Ye Jintang was laughing like crazy in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Aunt, you don't know that Li Shaojiang was sent to the Ministry of Justice just for the sake of formality. We have to tell those who want to open a gambling house privately that if they dare to mess around, the consequences will be serious."

"I see. The Queen is indeed very thoughtful."

Jiang Lingshan finally felt relieved after getting the definite answer, and then she told Ye Jintang about the current situation of the Jiang family.

"The Jiang family is only Jiang Mu who is barely holding on. He married five concubines. Although there are only two children now, the Jiang family will definitely have many offspring in the future. I also found two good girls from official families for Jiang Mu, and told them that whoever gave birth to a son in the future would have a place in the Jiang family."

Jiang Lingshan was quite proud when talking about this. Although she was a married woman, she still had a say in the Jiang family. When Jiang Mu got married, the Jiang family was in decline. Jiang Mu's wife was just the second daughter of a low-ranking official. As her aunt, she naturally looked down on her.

Therefore, she chose girls from official families as the five concubines. The Jiang family is the emperor's maternal family, and they will have wealth and glory in the future. Such a huge family business cannot be left to a small family to manage.

"With so many concubines, the Jiang family will surely have many descendants."

Ye Jintang nodded with a smile.

Jiang Mu was the only male in the Jiang family. Emperor Jing still had feelings for the late queen, so he did not kill all of them and leave the Jiang family without an heir. However, he only left Jiang Mu. He saw his father and uncles being beheaded with his own eyes, and he was frightened and not in a good mental state. Jiang Lingshan married him so many concubines, which also made things difficult for him and those concubines.

"The Empress and the Emperor have been married for several years. Now they only have two children, the eldest prince and the eldest princess, which is really too few. Jiang Mu has a distant cousin named Baolan who is very honest. Why not send her to the palace to accompany the Empress and talk to her to relieve her boredom. When the Empress is unhappy, she can also help her serve the Emperor."

While she was talking, Jiang Lingshan waved towards the door, and a young girl who looked quite young came over. She was wearing a light green dress and there was a hint of liveliness in her eyes. She didn't look honest at all.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have watched Baolan grow up since she was a child. She is a very honest person. If you keep her by your side, she will never have any second thoughts about you. If she can give birth to a prince for the Emperor in the future, you can just raise him in your name."

Jiang Lingshan praised Bao Lan to the skies, and she was almost about to bring her to Ye Jintang to be Xiao Mo's concubine.

Ye Jintang finally understood what Jiang Lingshan was planning. It turned out that she not only wanted to plead for Li Shaojiang, but also wanted to put people into Xiao Mo's harem.

How big does she think her face is?

"Don't worry about the affairs of the harem, Aunt. I will make the arrangements myself."

The smile on Ye Jintang's face disappeared completely, and there was even a hint of coldness in his words.

Unfortunately, Jiang Lingshan pretended not to see it. She continued, "The Queen's heartfelt words may not sound good, but they are the truth. The Queen is young now, so maybe it doesn't matter. She feels that giving birth to the eldest prince and princess is enough."

"But in a few years, the Empress will be old, and it will be even more difficult for her to give birth to a prince. It is better to select a few available people now and keep them by your side. As long as they can give birth to children for the Emperor, it will be a great merit for you. Besides, all the princes in the palace can be raised by you, and they will naturally be filial to you when they grow up."

Jiang Lingshan was talking with saliva flying, and kept persuading Ye Jintang to keep Baolan in the palace.