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

The Ministry of Revenue was also implicated. The scandal of corruption caused by food and military pay became more and more serious. The Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice and the Imperial City Bureau conducted a thorough investigation, and several big fish were implicated in the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War.

From March to June, the capital was in a state of bloodshed and panic.

The big corrupt official lost his head, and the small corrupt official, in order to save his life, took the initiative to confess the problem and handed over all the embezzled money in order to save his life.

The empty treasury was filled again.

The gloom in Emperor Xia Zhao's face was swept away, and he looked very pleased.

Previously, Prime Minister Shen was dismissed from his post, and now the six ministries have been massacred, almost all of whom are forces supporting Prince Yu.

The Rong family retreated once again, and Prince Yu became much more low-key.

Zheng Yunlan was very quick and immediately placed his own people in several important departments.

There was a shortage of officials in the court, and Shi Luochuan, the emperor's disciple, was immediately promoted to the position of Minister of Revenue, which shows Emperor Zhao of Xia's trust and importance in him.

Xiao Qi was also placed in the Ministry of Revenue and served as a Yuanwailang.

Compared to being idle at home, now I have a proper job. The Crown Prince's Consort was so happy that her face was broken. She came to the door with bags of gifts, saying that she wanted to thank Prince Nan'an for his recommendation.

Xiao Ji felt a headache when he saw her. He exchanged a few words of greeting and then sent her away.

Baili Xi received many rewards for his contribution in solving the corruption case of the Ministry of Revenue, but he was unhappy.

After all, I still care about Shi Luochuan getting the upper hand.

"Why should he just pick up the good stuff when I'm the one running errands? I'm so pissed!"

He sat casually on the windowsill, poured himself a cup of tea, and complained to Xiao Ji:

"Now it's good, your sister's lover is even more dazzling. Xiao Ji, you did this on purpose."

Xiao Ji rubbed his forehead. With no one else available at court, the post of Supervisor of Six Ministries still fell on him. Even though he had declined many times, Emperor Zhao of Xia was determined to use him.

I heard that it was Zheng Yunlan who recommended him.

After much hesitation, he finally accepted the job. He was so busy that his head was aching.

"Awan's sweetheart is not this Shi Luochuan."

He looked at the account books of the Ministry of Revenue leisurely and blurted out.

He knew a little about Shi Luochuan's affairs and had asked Sang Wan several times, but it was obvious that she had let it go long ago.

"Who else could it be if not him? After this guy became the top scholar, countless daughters of officials in the capital wanted to marry him, but he refused any of them. That girl from the Pu family followed him all the way from Jiangnan, and now she is only considered a sister. He has always been thinking about A Wan. Fortunately, he didn't know that A Wan is now a princess, otherwise he would have proposed marriage long ago. But no, Chang'e, how can we let such good things go to outsiders? Tomorrow I will ask mother to propose marriage!"

Xiao Ji's ears were buzzing because of his noise. "You can talk to me first if you can convince my aunt."

Baili Xi turned over and got off the windowsill, "You said it, don't go back on your word!"

Just as Xiao Ji was about to look up and persuade him, he had already disappeared in a flash.

Uncle Li changed a cup of hot tea for him and said with a smile:

"Don't be nervous. Even if you come to propose marriage, the princess won't agree."

Xiao Ji shook his head and laughed: "That's right."

*

Sang Wan just came out of the Empress Dowager's palace at this moment.

Royal women had to pay their respects to the palace once a month, as this was a rule they could not escape. The empress dowager didn't care to see her, and she had no feelings for her either, so she had to deal with the situation.

After her divorce, Xiao Yue went to the palace more frequently than before. She treated the empress dowager like a real grandparent and grandchild, and made the old lady very happy.

She harbored hatred towards Sang Wan, and almost every word she said was stinging, trying to instigate the Queen Mother to become more and more disgusted with Sang Wan the more she looked at her. Sang Wan was too lazy to argue with her and endured it all.

The clouds were slowly moving, and sparrows were soaring in the sky. A group of beasts in human skins were trapped in the sky. Sang Wan actually felt a little tired.

How long will she continue to wallow in this mire?

A lady in court robes walked over from a distance. She was supported by someone and looked shaky and quite old.

Sang Wan is now a member of the royal family, a princess, so she stood there waiting for her to salute.

"I, Pei, greet the princess."

Mrs. Pei introduced herself and looked up, hardly believing her eyes.

Sang Wan just nodded at her lightly and walked out of the palace without looking back.

"Wu'er, isn't grandma dazzled?"

Pei Qingwu bit her lip and looked at Sang Wan's back:

"Rong Zhu'er told me this, and I didn't believe it before. But when I saw this face today, it's exactly the same. Grandmother, she is Zheng Jinzhi's bride, Sang Wan! I would remember her even if she turned to ash! How did she suddenly become the princess of the Nan'an Palace?"

Mrs. Pei was slightly stunned, and she felt more and more uncomfortable when she thought of Zheng Jinzhi's severing ties with the family.

"Let's not talk about this bitch. Let's go, the Queen Mother is waiting for us."

Pei Qingwu was apprehensive: "Grandmother, do you think the Queen Mother and His Majesty would be interested in me?"

The selection that was supposed to be held in March was delayed because of the corruption case, so the Pei family's plan to send her to the palace was left in vain.

Relying on her friendship with the empress dowager, Mrs. Pei would bring Pei Qingwu to the palace from time to time to pay her respects and make herself familiar to everyone.

"The Queen Mother and His Majesty are not interested in you, but in the Pei family. As long as your father is still the Duke of Zhenguo, His Majesty will naturally accept you. You must remember why you entered the palace."

Madam Pei glanced at her coldly and said, "Don't be so timid and look so unpresentable. Stand tall and follow me."

Pei Qingwu turned pale and blue after being scolded: "Yes, Grandma."

Kang was imprisoned and would never be able to get out in this life.

She was originally a daughter of a high-ranking official, but now that her mother was so unbearable, no aristocratic family in the capital would look upon her. Now that Concubine Zhao had become the wife of the emperor, her status in the family had become even lower, and she was no longer as proud as before.

What's infuriating is, why does this lowly Sang Wan have a better life than her?!

There are thousands of winding roads in the palace, but there is only one road for her.

She entered the palace, became a favorite concubine, and competed with Zheng Yunlan.

She has no choice.

*

"Propose marriage?"

Sang Wan's jaw almost dropped.

Xiao Ji was even more confused. Baili Xi had just proposed marriage, but he didn't take it seriously. But then Mrs. Yan came with Yan Yun and proposed marriage to the Nan'an Palace, asking to marry the princess.

"I'm sure you've noticed Yan Yun's feelings for you. After the bloodbath at the Six Ministries, Minister Yan was promoted to Right Prime Minister. Now you should address him as Lord Prime Minister Yan. Yan Yun has also just been promoted to Minister of Rites, and he's incredibly popular. In terms of family background and looks, he's a good match for you."

Xiao Ji brewed tea slowly and carefully, paying attention to the expression on Sang Wan's face at all times.

Sang Wan's mind was blank, filled with white mist.

The scorching sun shone through the window onto her face. The golden light dispelled the fog in her mind, revealing Zheng Jinzhi's sweaty face; those pair of dark eyes seemed to be looking at her in front of her, sucking her into a deep black hole.

She only saw Xiao Ji's lips moving up and down, and could not hear what he was saying at all.

"Awan?" Xiao Ji frowned and waved his hand at Sang Wan.

The Yan family's proposal was unexpected, and not only was Sang Wan stunned, he also didn't know how to deal with it for a moment.

Sang Wan came back to his senses: "Let me think about it, brother."

"Marriage is a serious matter, not a joke. You should think it through."

Xiao Ji comforted her, "Brother can support you for the rest of your life, so you don't have to feel any burden. It's good to choose a good man to grow old with, but if you marry the wrong person, you'll end up like another Xiao Yue. Brother, every time I think of her like that, it really breaks my heart."

After Xiao Yue divorced, she moved to the princess's mansion and cut off contact with the Nan'an Prince's Mansion. When they had to meet, she just simply bowed and didn't even call him brother.

Sang Wan understood the hidden pain in Xiao Ji's heart.

Xiao Yue was a thorn in his heart, and he always blamed himself, but how could he understand that all the bad things seemed to be forced out of helplessness, but in fact they were just people's own choices.

The knife was not yet on her neck, but she chose to become the executioner.

Sang Wan smiled and comforted Xiao Ji:

"I understand. Brother, I will seriously consider it."