Quick Wear: Everyone knows I am a good person

Yes. Yes, it is specified.

Emperor Jiaheng couldn't help but laugh, "How can this not be considered a match made in heaven?"

He was truly impressed; there were still such oddballs in the capital.

"emperor,"

Shu Jiao smiled playfully, "As the saying goes, a gentleman helps others achieve their goals!"

Emperor Jiaheng: ...

That's not a good idea.

This would be far too unfair to the Cui and Yu families. Neither family has offended him in the short term, and if this marriage is arranged and those two "perfect match" cause any trouble later…

Wouldn't he have to take the blame?

Thinking it over, Emperor Jiaheng shook his head slightly, "Is there anything else?"

"There are some."

Shu Jiao nodded, a smile playing on her lips. "Your Majesty, it is said that the wife of Minister Fang, the Vice Minister of War, once spent a fortune on a set of jewelry at the Treasure Pavilion. A true thousand taels of gold."

Spending money like water?

These words seemed to touch a nerve with Emperor Jiaheng, who frowned slightly. "Where did she get the money?"

If I remember correctly, Lord Fang came from a humble background, and Madam Fang was his fellow villager and his wife who had shared his hardships.

Neither of them came from wealthy families.

So, where did the money come from?

corruption?

bribery?

Emperor Jiaheng's thoughts became increasingly complicated, and his expression grew serious, as if he were considering launching a nationwide investigation.

"Huh."

Shu Jiao waved her hand, grabbed the melon seeds that Sun Wenzhong had given Emperor Jiaheng and took a bite. "Your Majesty, don't overthink it. His family doesn't have this money, but others do."

These words made Emperor Jiaheng think even more deeply.

"That year, when Lord Fang first arrived in the capital, he couldn't see the direction for his career advancement, so he thought of sending gifts and paying respects to powerful figures. And that's how he ended up doing this!"

Shu Jiao paused for two seconds, her tone impassioned, "He really caught someone's eye."

"Immediately afterwards, Lord Fang fawned over the man, became friends with him, and even invited him to his home as a guest."

For some reason, judging from Shu Jiao's subtle tone, Emperor Jiaheng had a premonition that the development of events might not be as he had imagined.

So, he silently grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds.

Watching the dwindling number of sunflower seeds, Sun Wenzhong: ...

Is it possible that he peeled it for himself?

But he didn't dare say it.

"Once you visit someone's home, you'll do it again."

Shu Jiao held up three fingers. "After a few times, the way this person looked at Madam Fang gradually became a little strange."

Emperor Jiaheng was so astonished that he almost forgot to chew.

Can't you?

This really won't work, will it?

Sun Wenzhong began to think—

None of his intelligence agents who were dispatched mentioned this!

"finally!"

Shu Jiao emphasized, "On a dark and windy night, after getting drunk, the two of them committed an illicit act."

"puff."

"Cough cough."

Emperor Jiaheng and Sun Wenzhong couldn't help but cause a commotion.

"That's so unethical."

Emperor Jiaheng said disdainfully, "I will find a pretext to demote him another day."

She's even less moral than him.

Such people are not allowed to appear in the capital!

Sun Wenzhong didn't speak, but nodded silently, already preparing to have his men gather evidence of Lord Fang's crimes.

Shu Jiao glanced at the two of them and continued, "It's all because the moonlight that night bewitched me, and it's also because someone was too generous. Madam Fang had no choice but to reluctantly give up her beloved husband..."

Ok?

Um? ?

As they listened, Emperor Jiaheng and Sun Wenzhong realized that things seemed to be getting a little strange.

Whose heart has been bewitched?

What do you mean, give it away?

What the heck? Why can't they understand human speech very well?

"You mean, this person has taken a fancy to Lord Fang, not Madam Fang?"

Sun Wenzhong asked incredulously.

"Yes."

Shu Jiao nodded calmly, "After that, although Mrs. Fang was very sad, she gradually became richer."

Emperor Jiaheng was somewhat speechless.

Heavens above!

What kind of monsters and demons are under his command?

"Don't tell me yet, let me guess."

Emperor Jiaheng began to think about the ministers who were usually close to Minister Fang.

They also need to have the ability to influence official transfers.

"Sun Hao from the Ministry of Personnel? No, that kid has several mistresses and a penchant for beautiful women. He shouldn't be a minister, right? He's so rich; if he were a minister, I would have confiscated his property long ago. Is he a nobleman?"

It has to be a nobleman who has influence.

After examining the matter so closely, Emperor Jiaheng's lips twitched for a couple of seconds, and he asked somewhat uncertainly, "Don't tell me it's my younger brother, Prince Yi, who has always been unrestrained and loves freedom?"

Have we really gotten ourselves into this mess?

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Jiaheng met Shu Jiao's sympathetic yet approving gaze.

It’s true!

Emperor Jiaheng couldn't keep his composure any longer. "What the hell?!"

Sun Wenzhong: ? ? ?

Prince Yi has this problem?

Why hasn't anyone from the Prince's residence sent any news? Surely they haven't discovered it...

Also.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would dare to even think that way!

"How many people in the capital know about this?"

Emperor Jiaheng's hand trembled slightly as he asked softly.

"Ah...this..."

Shu Jiao casually spread her hands, "I don't know. Anyway, I heard it from Princess Yu, and she's still talking to Princess Xu about it, cough cough!"

As she spoke, Shu Jiao's voice tightened, "Oh my, I saw it clearly. That day when I went hiking, I saw them both in the village, making a ruckus in broad daylight..."

Emperor Jiaheng closed his eyes, his heart filled with despair.

It’s over.

Now it's others' turn to laugh at his family.

"I give him so many rewards every year, is this how he uses them?!"

Emperor Jiaheng was extremely agitated and said, "Tell Prince Yi to take that Fang fellow and get out of the capital!"

Shu Jiao pursed her lips, worried that if she laughed too loudly, Emperor Jiaheng would become angry.

Sun Wenzhong didn't dare to laugh either.

But when their eyes met, their expressions became quite strained.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Although what Prince Yi did was immoral, it wasn't too outrageous. After all, it was consensual, wasn't it?"

Shu Jiao offered a perfunctory reassurance, then said, "At least Madam Fang's money came from a legitimate source. But it's different when someone else's money is involved."

Emperor Jiaheng: ?

"Like the wife of the Minister of Justice, she's incredibly generous. I heard that last time she spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to compete with Princess Rong for the estate, which made Princess Rong so angry that she took it out on her daughter-in-law when she got back to the manor."

Shu Jiao rattled off a couple of sentences, "The Crown Princess is not someone to be trifled with either."

"I heard that he overturned the table with Princess Rong that very day, which made her sick for more than half a month."

"And then there's Vice Minister Rong of the Ministry of Personnel. His own residence looks simple and plain, but his son has a double-sided Suzhou embroidered cloud pattern cloak with peacock feather threads, which costs 1,800 taels."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jiaheng's face turned completely ashen.

What does 1,800 taels mean?

The salary he gave was already very high. A vice minister's monthly salary was only 40 taels of silver, which would amount to 500 taels a year.

One thousand eight hundred taels.

It took Rong Shilang and his family nearly four years of not eating or drinking to afford a cloak.

Huh~

Emperor Jiaheng laughed in anger, "What a fine example of a public-spirited and incorruptible Minister Rong!"

Sun Wenzhong glanced at his expression subconsciously, thinking:

It’s over.

There will be fewer people in the capital now.