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

The Yu sisters only came to the capital in recent years. Yu Yunzhao's husband's family is in the tea business and is considered a wealthy family. She has a cousin on her husband's side who is a minor official in the capital.

After coming to the capital, Yu Yunzhao used some means to make friends with many dignitaries in the capital. Later, he opened the Juyi Tower, which became quite famous in the capital.

Ye Jintang listened to Xiao Mo talking about the Yu sisters and couldn't help but say, "It seems that the Yu sisters are extraordinary. Even if her family has a relative who is a minor official in the capital, it is not something a tea merchant can do for them to gain a foothold in the capital."

"They need to have a large amount of money and some understanding of the ways of the government. Without any of these, they would not be able to reach this point."

Xiao Mo also felt that what Ye Jintang said made sense. The thing that the capital city lacked the least was rich people.

What's more, they are both women, so it is even more difficult for them to gain a foothold in the capital.

"It seems we need to investigate carefully to find out how they managed to gain a foothold in the capital."

Xiao Mo immediately asked the Yulin Guards to investigate the matter of the Yu sisters.

"Did Jiang Mu say how to deal with Yu Hongxiu? After all, she is also one of the masterminds behind the scenes."

"According to the law, Yu Hongxiu framed Deyuelou and will spend at least a year in jail."

"Wang Minhua will be sentenced to seven years in prison, and the other participants will also receive the punishment they deserve."

"Well, that's good. It will also teach her a lesson. Some people cannot be bullied."

Xu Guixiang is a real princess, how can she let an ordinary citizen bully her?

Thinking of this, Ye Jintang couldn't help but ask Xiao Mo, "Are you really not going to let Guixiang recognize her ancestry?"

"After being in contact with her for such a long time, I feel that Guixiang is still quite capable and she is also a clear-headed person. It is good to restore her princess status."

Ye Jintang had thought about this before. Xiao Mo wanted to protect her and not let her be bound by the palace, but she did not have the status of a princess and was an orphan. Her two brothers wanted to suck blood from her, so it might be better for her to restore her status as a princess.

Besides, she is the only one in the harem now, and with her abilities she can still protect her.

"That's fine, but I'm worried it might scare Guixiang."

"Is it possible that Guixiang has already guessed our identities, but she just didn't say it."

"what?"

Xiao Mo looked at Ye Jintang in disbelief.

"Were we already exposed?"

"You seem to be hiding it very well, but you have already revealed many flaws. I think Guixiang is smart enough to have guessed it a long time ago."

Thinking about how Xu Guixiang had remained calm in facing him during their recent meetings, Xiao Mo was also somewhat moved by what Ye Jintang said.

At first he didn't want to restore Xu Guixiang's identity as Princess in order to protect her. If he could restore her identity as Princess and protect her at the same time, he would naturally be very willing to do so.

"Then I will issue an imperial decree tomorrow?"

Seeing Xiao Mo's anxious look, Ye Jintang laughed softly.

"Brother Xiao, don't rush to issue your imperial decree. We can go meet Guixiang first and tell her the truth. Let her have some time to adapt."

"Besides, we have to build a princess's mansion for Guixiang, and this is not something that can be completed overnight."

"I was too impatient."

Xiao Mo smiled awkwardly. This matter was also a concern for him. If Ye Jintang hadn't been by his side to comfort him, he didn't know whether he would have done something extreme, let alone whether he would have made a wrong judgment.

The fact that he could marry Ye Jintang in this life was probably a blessing he had earned in ten lifetimes.

As a result, Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang went to Deyue Tower more and more frequently.

One day, the two men came back from outside the palace. As soon as they entered the imperial study, they saw Jin Yuan sorting out some unused calligraphy and paintings, letters and other waste paper in the imperial study.

"It's only been a month, how come you've drawn so many pictures?"

When Xiao Mo saw Jin Yuan holding a pile of calligraphy and paintings that were ruined by Ye Jintang, he couldn't help but sigh.

"The queen loves writing and painting very much."

Ye Jintang on the side was also quite surprised. She had drawn so many without realizing it.

Jin Yuan was about to walk out with the calligraphy and paintings, but after he had taken two steps, a scroll of paintings suddenly fell down.

The eyes, nose and other facial features were drawn separately in the painting, which looked quite strange. However, there was a pair of eyes that Ye Jintang felt looked quite familiar.

She walked forward, picked up the scroll, and opened it all.

This is the portrait of Ge Mianmian that Xiao Mo drew for him the last time he recalled Ge Mianmian.

"Brother Xiao, do you think he looks familiar?"

Ye Jintang handed the painting in her hand to Xiao Mo. No wonder she felt that Yu Yunzhao looked familiar. Her eyes were exactly the same as Ge Mianmian's.

More than ten years have passed. If you look closely, Ge Mianmian has not changed much. She was just thinner when she was young. As a palace maid at that time, she could not wear nice clothes, let alone put on makeup. The plain and simple figure is completely different from the wealthy lady she is now. It's no wonder that Xiao Mo didn't recognize her at first glance.

Xiao Mo was holding the painting in his hand, stunned on the spot. He always thought that even if Ge Mianmian turned into ashes he would be able to recognize her. He never expected that just over a decade had passed and she had gained a little weight he wouldn't be able to recognize her.

"It's Ge Mianmian for sure, the eyes are almost exactly the same."

As Xiao Mo spoke, his hands holding the painting were shaking a little. Ge Mianmian was the nightmare in his heart. He woke up countless times at night because he dreamed that he was hiding in the dark and saw Ge Mianmian giving poison to his mother to drink.

This incident was like a nail in his heart, and the pain was so severe that he couldn't breathe as long as his heart was beating.

He sent so many people out to look for Ge Mianmian, but there was still no clue for such a long time.

He thought that Ge Mianmian might have been silenced by Concubine Ru long ago, or might have died in the war.

He thought that this pain in his heart would never be cured.

Who could have thought that after so many twists and turns, Ge Mianmian would appear in his sight so blatantly.

"Jiang Heng, you personally take my secret guards to investigate Yu Yunzhao's background. How did she leave the capital, and how did she change from Ge Mianmian to Yu Yunzhao? I want to know the truth as quickly as possible."

"Yes."

Jiang Heng had been with Xiao Mo for many years but had never seen him so serious. He didn't dare to say much and quickly took people to investigate Yu Yunzhao.

"Brother Xiao."

"I'm fine. Let's go. We have a lot of memorials waiting for us today. I saw that the Ministry of War submitted another memorial saying that there is not enough money. I was surprised that the newly established Fujiang Navy can spend money so much."

Xiao Mo, with a calm expression on his face, complained about the Ministry of War and never mentioned Ge Mianmian.

He was deliberately avoiding the question, so Ye Jintang did not ask any further questions and gave him time to slowly move on from the past that he did not want to face.

"The Fujiang Navy only has 6 soldiers, while the Ministry of War needs to support hundreds of thousands of soldiers, so naturally the expenses are different."

Ye Jintang followed Xiao Mo and continued walking towards the imperial study, talking about state affairs.