After being read, the abstinent prince bullies others with his wife every day

"I am really old. I didn't even know that the border had no military pay for three years. If General Yun hadn't sent me a letter by carrier pigeon, I don't know how long I would have been kept in the dark! What do you all do for a living? Didn't you hear anything? Or did you hear it but pretended to be deaf?!

Over the years, the soldiers have not received a single cent of the millions of taels of real money. How can this not chill their hearts? !

If the soldiers lose their loyalty to their country, how can they defend it? How can our country survive?!"

Jiang Chen swallowed his saliva, quickly picked up the memorial on the ground and read it, then knocked his head on the ground and said, "Father, I really don't know about this matter."

Seeing this, Jiang Hong also hurriedly said: "This son is also unaware of this matter. Please calm down, father. This son will send someone right away... No, this son will go to investigate personally!"

"Ah!"

Emperor Jingsheng sneered. He sat behind the imperial desk, his eyes dark and angry. "Even you guys didn't know about it. The man who embezzled the military pay must be very well connected. He was able to hide it from me, the two princes who assisted me, and even hundreds of ministers in the court. Three years, three whole years, and no one came to report it! It seems that my throne will also change hands!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the imperial study knelt on the floor. Jiang Hong and Jiang Chen quickly lowered their heads to the ground, not daring to stand up for a long time.

Jiang Yu knelt on the ground and said, "Father, calm down. The fact that this matter has been kept secret for so long means that the person behind the scenes must have some plan. It is only natural that my eldest brother and third brother did not investigate it for the time being."

After hearing this, Jiang Hong quickly continued, "Father, I beg you to personally investigate this matter. I will find out the mastermind within half a month and get to the bottom of it."

"I don't think that's necessary." Emperor Jingsheng didn't even look at him, but looked at Jiang Yu and said, "Prince Rui hasn't returned to the capital for many years, and he is not familiar with the officials in the court. He will definitely be fair in investigating this matter. I think it's most reliable to leave this matter to you."

Jiang Yu's expression slightly changed, and he responded in a low voice: "Yes, I will obey your command and will not let my father down."

"Well," Emperor Jingsheng nodded in satisfaction, leaned back in his chair with a tired look, and waved his hand, "Okay, all of you go down, I'm tired."

"Yes, I will retire."

The three said in unison.

Jiang Hong and Jiang Chen felt pain and numbness in their legs. They stood up suddenly, but their knees hurt so much that they could not stand steadily and almost fell down. However, Jiang Yu grabbed them with both hands, helped them out of the imperial study, and asked the eunuchs guarding outside the door to help them get on the carriage.

Jiang Hong's pale face was extremely ugly. He forced a smile with difficulty and said, "Thank you, Sixth Brother, for helping me out just now."

Jiang Yu shook his head: "Why be polite? I just came back and there are many things in the court that I am not familiar with. I need more advice from my elder brother and third brother. I have something else to do in the mansion, so I will go first."

Jiang Yu was preoccupied with the affairs of the Shangshu Mansion, so he naturally had no time to exchange polite words with Jiang Hong and Jiang Chen. He responded quickly and got on the carriage and left.

Jiang Chen looked at the departing carriage, with a smile on his face.

He was extremely handsome, but not the handsomeness of an ordinary man. Instead, he had a kind of feminine beauty, with fox eyes and willow-shaped eyebrows. When he smiled, he looked even more graceful.

He looked at Jiang Hong, who was standing aside with a dark face, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Brother, today the emperor scolded you and me, but praised my sixth brother, and gave such an important investigation to my sixth brother. I feel very uncomfortable. Why is it that the emperor no longer sees you and me when my sixth brother comes back?"

He observed Jiang Hong's expression and said in a sad tone, "Brother, aren't you sad at all about the fact that Father favors Sixth Brother?"

Jiang Hong's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water seemed to be dripping out of it. He didn't even look at Jiang Chen and left in a huff.

Seeing this, the smile in Jiang Chen's fox eyes became even more intense. What he loved most was to see his elder brother's stubborn look while trying to suppress his emotions.

Among so many princes, only Jiang Hong cared the most about his father's evaluation. When he was young, a scolding from his father would make him sad for ten days or half a month. Now that he has grown up, he is still the same.

Jiang Chen's eyes were deep. Such a stubborn character was prone to extremes. After all, people's patience was limited. His elder brother could not endure it for much longer.

He got on the carriage with a smile on his face. Inside the carriage, someone had been waiting for a long time. When he saw him get on, he took out ointment from his arms and applied it on him.

"Your Majesty is so cruel that he actually punishes the master in this way. The master's health is not good to begin with." Ling Nu knelt aside, gently rubbed the paste on Jiang Chen's bruised and purple knees, and said with a dissatisfied tone.

"That's too much," Jiang Chen knocked the fan in his hand on Lingnu's head, "Is this considered a punishment? I've suffered thousands of times more pain than this. What's the point of just kneeling down to him? Oh, by the way, tell everyone who knows what happened today to shut up. Know what to say and what not to say."

"Yes." Lingnu lowered her head and responded softly.

……

Ever since the engagement banquet, Wang and Lin Rouan seldom left the villa. Without the disturbance caused by these two, the entire Shangshu Mansion became much calmer.

Lin Shuning heard from Lian'er that Lin Rouan had a lot of scratches on her body and face, which was a big blow to both Lin Rouan and Wang. Now, Wang was desperately looking for a miracle doctor who could remove scars. There were at least 800 doctors who came to the mansion, but she didn't know if there was any effect.

Lin Shuning didn't care after all. She had been looking for a location to open a shop on the main street of the Imperial City these days, preparing for her future move out of the palace.

Once she decided to leave, the Shangshu Mansion would not be able to keep her.

These days, although there are many new chefs in the mansion, none of them suits Lin Shuning's taste, so Lian'er takes charge of Lin Shuning's breakfast, lunch and dinner, which makes Lin Shuning a picky eater.

That day, Lian'er was walking towards Beiyuan with the prepared dinner, but on the way she ran into Lin Rouan, who had not been out for a long time.

Lian Er saw that the scratches on her face had actually faded a lot, and her eyes were a little surprised. Then she quickly lowered her eyes and said, "This servant greets the Second Miss."

After she finished speaking, she wanted to walk over quickly, but was stopped by Lin Rouan's new maid Niao Niao: "Stop, what are you holding?"

Lian Er raised her eyes and replied, "I prepared dinner for the Third Miss. She has a poor appetite these days, so I made some snacks."

"Oh?"

Lin Rouan raised her voice, looking at the delicious soup in Lian'er's hand, she couldn't suppress the hatred in her eyes.

In the past few days, she has been tortured by all kinds of bitter medicines and tried to apply various itchy and painful ointments on her body every day. In order to remove the red marks on her body, she has suffered countless hardships.

And this Lin Shuning actually eats delicious food and drinks spicy drinks every day and lives such a comfortable life.

How could she not hate it? !

What's more, Lin Shuning made her look so embarrassed at the engagement party!

She clenched her palms tightly, unable to control the hatred in her heart, and knocked over the dishes that Lian'er was carrying: "It's fine if you carry these dishes around the house, but you actually dare to bring them to me. Don't you know that I am abstaining from food and can't stand the smell of meat?!"

Lian'er instinctively wanted to catch the spilled dish, but not only did she fail to catch it, but the boiling soup spilled all over her arm, causing her to gasp in pain.

She stood up, glared at Lin Rouan, and said unconvincedly: "Second Miss, this is the only way for me to return to Beiyuan. If I don't go from here, where can I go?

It is obviously you, the Second Miss, who suddenly appeared here and blocked my way. Otherwise, why would I serve this dish to you for no reason? "

"presumptuous!"

Niao Niao screamed sharply and slapped Lian'er hard on the face.

Her hand was very strong, and even Lian'er, who did rough work every day, was slapped and staggered. Her ears were buzzing, her blood was churning in her chest, and a sweet and fishy substance suddenly surged in her throat.

She stood up suddenly, raised her hands high, and wanted to fight back.

Niao Niao shrank her neck and shouted with gritted teeth: "Who the hell are you? How dare you speak to the Second Miss like that! You are a servant, and servants must recognize their own status, otherwise they will cause trouble for your master!"