Someone who has the ability to hide behind others and stir up trouble will not be so useless.

Not far from the Qi family mansion of the Yangzhou prefect, there is another house with five courtyards.

The plaque simply reads "Li Mansion".

This house is usually very low-key, and even people around rarely notice it.

"Madam, Xianghe, who served in the master's room last night, is gone." An old nanny with a slightly wealthy face was helping a beautiful woman with her makeup.

This beautiful woman looked very familiar. Upon closer inspection, she bore some resemblance to the current emperor.

Reaching out and handing a ruby-encrusted hairpin to the old nanny, the beautiful woman said slowly, "According to the old rules, send some money as a subsidy to the girl's family. As for her, just have her taken to the mass grave."

Her actions and words were very casual, as if the life of the girl named Xianghe was not as valuable as the hairpin in her hand.

"I understand. I have already asked someone to do it." The old nanny carefully examined the position of the hairpin and reached out to take it when she felt it was suitable.

"Madam, isn't it time to give the master a warning? This is the fourth time this month. It's too frequent and bad for your reputation."

Finally, the beautiful woman, dressed up, stood up, straightened her clothes, and said nonchalantly, "Let him be. I don't need to serve them anyway. They are just a few servants. Let him do whatever he likes. If they are gone, we will follow the old rules. If there are any shortages, you can handle them, Madam Hu. I don't have time to deal with such trivial matters. Let's go to the meeting room. There are many important matters to deal with today."

After saying this, he walked out, and Matron Hu quickly followed him.

There were already quite a few people in the conference room, and when the beautiful woman came in, everyone stopped acting so nonchalantly.

Salute her very formally.

"Meet Madam Li."

Madam Li waved her hand, telling them to leave it at that, and then naturally let them take their seats.

"I've called you all here today to discuss matters concerning Lishui County. Lishui has suffered a flood, and the matter has been reported to the court. I believe the court will soon issue an order and send money and grain for disaster relief. You are all officials, so today I want to discuss how this money and grain should be divided."

Mrs. Li is indeed a steady person. She doesn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed when she says such shameless words.

They talked about it so casually, as if everything was natural.

The bearded man sitting at the front spoke first, "Let's do it the same old way. I'll take the brothers to greet them first. Let's take a front photo and see who's leading the team this time."

"If he is one of us, then everything is easy. If he is an ignorant person, then just rob some of him first. Let him learn a lesson." The bearded man showed his banditry without any concealment.

The people present didn't have any special reaction, probably because they were used to it.

"Yes, the boss is right. I heard that the court has more money this year, so we can ask for more. Don't do it like last year, working hard for half a day, and in the end each person only got a few tens of thousands of taels. It's not worth it if you think about it."

Just when everyone was discussing heatedly, a servant with a strange look on his face ran in and whispered something in Madam Hu's ear.

After hearing this, Madam Hu's face changed drastically, and she quickly leaned over to whisper something in Madam Li's ear. After hearing this, Madam Li's beautiful eyes also frowned.

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