Xue Rui returned from his office in the Supreme Court of Justice. It was already dark, but he still did not see Yu Shu and the rest. His eyelids kept twitching.
Just as he was about to go out to look for them, they returned.
Xue Rui instantly had a bad premonition as he stood at the corridor and looked at the two people who walked in leisurely with their bags in their hands while chatting and laughing.
After a while, after listening to the two women's "confessions," his premonition became true. Jiang Miya had indeed gone to gamble with Yu Shu.
"So, the two of you robbed the gambling money, beat someone, and ran back?" Xue Rui facepalmed.
He should have known that the two of them were not easy to deal with. How could it be peaceful when they were together?
"How can you say that we robbed them?" Jiang Qiya said unhappily, "We won these taels of silver fair and square. If it wasn't for the fact that the casino wanted to renege on their debt, I wouldn't have bothered to teach them a lesson. Don't tell me that we should leave the silver behind and let them extort us instead?"
"Wei Lan is right. The money was not stolen or robbed. It is what we deserve. How can we not give it to her just because she does not want to?"
Xue Rui turned around to look at Yu Shu who spoke in support of Xue Rui. The latter was sitting on the tea table and was counting the large amount of silver that was packed up, and as she looked at the silver that had piled up into a small hill before her, the corners of her mouth that stretched to her ears revealed her feelings without a doubt.
Seeing her happy expression, Xue Rui did not want to scold her. However, he could not indulge the other one.
"Is the money more important or the person more important?" Xue Rui put on a stern face and said to Jiang Ya, "You are not weak. If you really fight with someone, you will not be at a disadvantage. You can escape unscathed. What about Shu? Have you thought about her? Fists and kicks do not have eyes. If you always rely on your martial arts skills and whip people whenever you are unhappy, you will implicate the people around you sooner or later. Let me give you another piece of advice, this is Anling. This is Anling, not your big brother's Ningdong City. "
Hearing his cold reprimand, Jiang Ya's face darkened. She wanted to refute him but did not know where to start. She could only glare at him before turning around and walking out of the living room.
When Yu Shu saw Jiang Miya leaving in a huff, she stopped counting the money and said to Xue Rui, "You can't blame her for this. She was standing up for me, and she wasn't the one who started the fight. Big Brother misunderstood her. Those words just now. That's a little harsh. "
Xue Rui's expression softened. "If I don't speak harshly, she will get into trouble in a few days. You just got to know Jiang Miya. Didn't he know what kind of person she was? She was a tyrant in Ning Dong City. No one dared to provoke him. Now that she's in Anling, there's no Prince of Dongjing to restrain her, and no one can control her. I wonder how she'll behave. "
As the precious daughter of the previous Prince of Dongjing and the younger sister of the current Prince of Dongjing, Jiang Miya never needed to care about anyone's feelings in Ning Dong City. Compared to the pampered princesses and princesses in the capital, she was ten times more arrogant and spoiled.
Yu Shu had not seen Jiang Miya's domineering and fierce side. She only thought of her as a bad-tempered and straightforward girl, so she naturally did not understand Xue Rui's worries.
"Alright, alright. What's done is done. Let's not dwell on it. Let's talk about something happy."
Yu Shu waved the stack of banknotes in her hand and said with a smile, "Big Brother, do you know how much money I earned tonight?"
Xue Rui did not want to spoil her mood. He looked at the white banknotes on the table and sighed at her luck. "I'm afraid it's ten or twenty thousand."
Yu Shu wagged her finger and said proudly, "More than that. Just the money I brought back tonight is almost thirty thousand taels. In addition, Cui Xin also gave me an IOU. "
As she said this, she showed the IOU to Xue Rui. There was still Cui Xin's fingerprints on it.
Xue Rui was speechless when he saw this. He did not know whether to be angry or laugh at Yu Shu's despicable behavior.
"Are you going to take this IOU to the Cui Family to ask for money?" Xue Rui shook his head. "If I were you, I wouldn't do that."
"Why? Do you want to say that the Cui Family will deny it and I won't get the money? "
Xue Rui did not explain directly. Instead, he tested her. "You are going to be the Celestial Commissioner. You can't be clueless about your superiors."
"That's not necessary." Yu Shu stretched out her fingers and counted. "First Supervisor is the eldest son of the Zhu Family. Below him, Junior Supervisor Ren Qiming is a member of the Ren Family. He is also the son-in-law of Count Zhongyong. Below him, there is no need to mention Jing Chen. The Left Magistrate Cao, who is half a rank higher than him, is the grandfather of the deceased Cao Youling. The Left Magistrate is Xin Ya. I have seen her before. The Right Magistrate was originally Ji Huaishan, but he is dead. "
These seven people were in charge of the three departments and two bureaus of the Celestial Commissioner. Their power was not to be underestimated.
"It seems that you have done your homework." Xue Rui smiled. "It is just that you did not pay enough attention. It is true that Ji Huaishan is dead. The position of the Right Magistrate has always been empty. However, after his death, the Celestial Bureau, which was originally in charge of him, has been handed over to the Deputy Magistrate. This Magistrate is the First Master of the Cui Family, Cui Xiuyi."
"Magistrate of the Celestial Commissioner?" Yu Shu did not know much about the many positions of the Celestial Commissioner. This was the first time she had heard of this position.
"Yes, this Cui Xiuyi is Cui Xin's father. Speaking of their family matters, it is worth mentioning. The head of the Cui Family, Cui Tai Gong, was once an academician of the Imperial Historian's Library. Later, he retired due to illness. Cui Xiuyi is his eldest son. Unfortunately, he was born of a concubine. Cui Tai Gong's first wife gave birth to the second master, Cui Min. "
"However, this first wife passed away after a few years. Cui Tai Gong later married another wife, but she did not give birth to any children. The two masters of the Cui Family did not get along. Cui Tai Gong favored the second son, who had lost his mother, and neglected the eldest son. "
"Fortunately, Cui Xiuyi worked hard in his early years and passed the Dayan exam. Gradually, he was able to sit in his current position. As for the second master, he was not outstanding in learning. It was only because Cui Tai Gong was biased that he handed over the business of the Dayan Store and the gambling house to him. Therefore, even though the first branch is the Celestial Commissioner, they still have to listen to the second branch in the residence."
"Do you know why Cui Xin, a young lady of an aristocratic family, was brought to the Xiang Prince's residence when she was still a baby? To put it nicely, it was because Princess Xiang wanted to raise another daughter. However, in the end, she did not formally accept her as a foster daughter. She accompanied Xi Wen all day long and took care of her daily life. She was only better than a servant. Was Cui Xiuyi really willing to use her daughter to curry favor with the nobles? Wasn't it all because of the second branch? "
After listening to Xue Rui's explanation of the Cui Family's affairs, Yu Shu rested her chin on her hands and pondered: "No wonder Cui Xin said that she could not make the decision and refused to give me the gambling money. She was afraid that her second uncle would get hold of her weakness."
As she was thinking, she suddenly raised her head and asked Xue Rui: "Big brother, do you know about the Cui Family's Art of Spiritual Speech?"
Xue Rui nodded. He had been the eldest son of the Xue family for more than ten years. There was nothing rare in An Ling that he did not know.
"I find it strange. Such a powerful family heirloom technique should be passed down to the male and not the female. That Grand Duke Cui is biased towards the second branch. Why did he let Cui Xin learn it?"
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