The gambling god's wife in the Duke's Mansion is getting divorced again

Early in the morning, Xiao Qi came to the palace mysteriously to find Sang Wan.

"What are you doing sneaking around like that?"

Sang Wan saw him looking around, and he looked even more wretched.

"Aren't you afraid that your brother will see me and have me kicked out again?" Xiao Qi touched his nose.

His prince's wife was a famous tigress in the capital. Seeing that he always hung out with Sang Wan in restaurants and taverns, she went to their house to make trouble several times, and each time she was scolded back without any hesitation by Sang Wan.

After several attempts, Xiao Ji issued a ban, not allowing the Prince of Duan and the Princess to enter the house.

He has been elusive these days. Sang Wan asked him to play dominoes several times, but he declined every time. It really makes people curious.

"What have you been busy with? I invited you to drink yesterday but you didn't even come."

"Oh! Brother, I have changed my bad ways since I followed you."

Sang Wan said, "You're talking like you're selling yourself to me. Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Didn't you ask me to keep an eye on the Minister of Revenue, Zhao He? He looks like a decent man, with three wives and four concubines in his house, but he's a scoundrel!"

Xiao Qi was extremely excited, as if he had discovered a new continent.

"Rabbit Lord?" Sang Wan pondered for a long time, "Oh! He likes men!"

"Of course! This fellow has a prostitute he keeps at the Nanfeng Pavilion all year round, and I've been following him for a while. And guess what happened yesterday? He and some people from the Ministry of Revenue were inside the Nanfeng Pavilion, plotting to burn down the Ministry's granary."

"Burn the granary?" Sang Wan stroked his chin with his hand. Zhao He was really brave.

"Yes. The border troops need money and food, they can't drag it out any longer. Silver can still fill the gap, but where will the food come from? When will they start?"

"Tonight! I'm in such a hurry to find you."

Xiao Qi raised his eyebrows, and the fat on his face trembled, and he didn't look so greasy and disgusting anymore.

Sang Wan's eyes flickered, and she dropped her hands excitedly:

"You're just in time. I was just wondering how to get rid of this whole nest of rats."

"Yanhong, Xiaoshun!"

She raised her hand, inviting the two to whisper.

"If this thing succeeds, you will be credited with the first achievement."

Sang Wan patted Xiao Qi's shoulder vigorously, and Xiao Qi was caught off guard and almost fell to the ground. She reached out and pulled, and the two seemed to hug each other.

Baili Xi happened to walk in and kicked Xiao Qi to the ground.

"Ouch..." Xiao Qi landed on her butt, feeling excruciating pain. "Baili Xi, it's you again!"

"Awan, did he touch you again?"

Baili Xi protected her in front of her, like a wolf, wishing he could pounce on her and tear Xiao Qi to pieces.

"I'm more wronged than Dou E!" Xiao Qi rubbed his butt and stumbled to his feet. "Can you use some brains, Baili Xi?"

"He was about to fall, so I helped him up. It's really nothing." Sang Wan was also speechless.

With important events at hand, she had no time for idle chatter and told Baili Xi about the Ministry of Revenue's burning of the granary.

The two men put their heads together and talked in whispers for a long time. Baili Xi rolled his eyes again and again, and finally, he patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me."

As he walked out, he turned around and pointed at Xiao Qi: "Pay attention to me. If you touch me again, I'll chop off your claws."

"Tsk! What a great commander!" Xiao Qi stomped his feet, rising and falling like a ball.

Baili Xi walked back with his fists clenched. He was so scared that he ran away: "I'm scared of you, I'm scared of you!"

Sang Wan couldn't help laughing and said to Baili Xi, "Be nice to him. He's becoming more and more capable now."

"No matter how capable he is, he's still a man. You're so pretty, who knows if he might have some bad intentions!" Baili Xi plucked the fallen flowers from her hair bun. "You're just carefree and don't guard against anyone at all."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. From today on, you stay three meters away from me." Sang Wan looked at him and smiled.

Her watery eyes, reflecting the spring light, were exceptionally beautiful, even prettier than the flowers of spring. Baili Xi was mesmerized, unable to comprehend, "Why am I three feet away from you?"

"You're a man too! Who knows if you have any bad intentions!" Sang Wan smiled and pushed him out, "Go quickly."

Baili Xi finally came to his senses, and he turned around and smiled openly:

"How could I have any evil intentions? My thoughts are on you, and everyone in the capital knows that. What's wrong with that? It's perfectly right."

Sang Wan didn't even look at him, but just walked towards the study.

Xiao Ji heard the voice and was about to step out: "Is Zi Ren here?"

"Yes." Sang Wan winked at him, "Brother, there's a big fish tonight."

*

At midnight, everything is silent.

Zhao He's sedan chair landed at the entrance of the granary, and several officials from the Ministry of Revenue surrounded him.

"Sir, I'm waiting for you."

Zhao He was a little displeased. "What are you waiting for? Just light it. Are you afraid that I won't come?"

The people in the Ministry of Revenue were all shrewd people. They were caught in the act and smiled apologetically:

"Your Excellency is our backbone, so naturally we must wait for your arrival before we can act. We will follow your lead."

The Ministry of Revenue is like a grasshopper on a rope. When making money, everyone has a share, but when problems arise, everyone is afraid of being pushed out to take the blame.

The granary will be burned tonight, and no one can be absent, including Zhao He.

"Let's do it." Zhao He was in no mood at all. If he hadn't been forced into a desperate situation, he wouldn't have taken such a risk and resorted to such a desperate measure.

The servants carried buckets and poured barrels of oil on the granary. Zhao He took the torches handed to him by his subordinates, looking like a soldier who was ready to sacrifice his life.

He threw the torch, but not only did the expected fire not start, even the torch went out.

"Strange, what's going on?" Several people from the Ministry of Revenue were whispering behind him.

Zhao He reached for the torch: "One more time."

After throwing it three times, the torch went out when it fell to the ground, and Zhao He could no longer stand.

There was a harsh sound of laughter coming from the roof of the granary.

Zhao He was startled. "Who is it?"

A man in black landed gracefully. "Can't light the fire? Do you need help, Master Zhao?"

"Who are you?" Zhao He stepped back, his murderous intent rising: "Catch him."

The man in black pulled off his kerchief openly and grinned at him, revealing a row of white teeth: "It's me."

"Commander Baili?!" Zhao He's legs went weak.

"I replaced the oil you poured with water a long time ago. How can it be lit?"

Baili Xi laughed recklessly, and every word he said made people's scalp tighten.

He is the Grand Commander of the Imperial Guards. His appearance here, could it be...

The few officials from the Ministry of Revenue at the back were so frightened that they fled in all directions, and the outer periphery was already sparsely surrounded by armored soldiers.

A bright yellow figure seemed to fall from the sky, extremely dazzling in the dark night.

"Your Majesty..." Zhao He's body softened and he fainted on the ground.

"Wake him up." Emperor Xia Zhao said coldly, "You are truly my good subjects!!"

Baili Xi trotted forward and said, "Your Majesty! The granary is half empty, and most of the grain inside is moldy!"

A bucket of ice-cold water poured down, and Zhao He could no longer pretend to be dead. He could only kneel down and cry bitterly: "Your Majesty, spare my life!"

All the officials in the Ministry of Revenue, big and small, knelt in an orderly manner.

"Your Majesty, spare me! This was all ordered by Lord Zhao, and we were forced to do it!"

"Yes, yes, it was Lord Zhao who forced us to do this!"

"You bastards! Why didn't you say I forced you to take the money? You're unkind, and I'm unjust! Your Majesty, they're all guilty, and no one can escape!"

Emperor Zhao of Xia laughed in anger. "Alright, alright! You emptied my granaries and embezzled my military pay. If I don't exterminate all nine of your clans, I'll be letting down the soldiers on the border! Capture them all!"

"Where is the Dali Temple? Where is the Ministry of Justice? You've detained all these criminals, but you can't find out where the silver and grain went. I only have you to blame!"

"Yes! I humbly accept my order!"

Flames shot up into the sky in Shangjing. Groups of armored soldiers shuttled through the streets and alleys, breaking into the doors of the Ministry of Revenue officials one by one. Most of the family members were still asleep and did not even have time to put on their outer robes when they were taken away.

The wails echoed throughout the capital.

Sang Wan stood in the yard, looking up at the crescent moon in the sky.

"People, if you enjoy blessings that you don't deserve, you will have to endure great misfortunes."

Good fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent.

Yan Hong put clothes on her and said, "My lady, you haven't recovered from your cold yet. Don't catch a cold again. If it gets worse tomorrow, the prince will be angry again. Let's go in."

Sang Wan looked up at the night sky, where the stars were twinkling.

Father and Mother, rest in peace!

Anyone who kills you will go to hell.