Zhao Ning stayed in the Sixth Wangye's residence for a few days. At first, she was on pins and needles, wondering when she would be able to find her biological father. Three days had passed and she had not even seen the Sixth Wangye. But strangely, she had calmed down and was no longer worried about her.
It was probably related to the attitude of the servants in the Sixth Wangye's residence towards her. She had never been so respected before. Those servants treated her like a master. Even when she was eating and sleeping, there were maids serving her. She felt flattered. After a few days, she finally got used to it.
This was the life of a daughter of a noble family. If she found her father, would she be living like this?
Zhao Ning suddenly felt that even if she could not find her biological father, it was not bad to let her stay in the Sixth Wangye's residence like this.
"Miss Zhao, the front yard is in front. The Sixth Wangye has instructed that if there is no urgent matter, we cannot go to the front yard." The maid behind Zhao Ning reminded her softly.
The Sixth Wangye's servants were very curious about Zhao Ning's identity. For so many years, the Sixth Wangye hadn't even seen the Sixth Wangye, let alone the Mistress. Now that the Sixth Wangye had finally returned, he even brought a delicate young lady with him. He even told the servants to take good care of her. This made the servants unable to help but think
This Miss Zhao … Could she be the future Sixth Wangfei?
Doesn't it look a lot like that?
"Is the Wangye in the front yard?" Zhao Ning actually wanted to find the Sixth Wangye. Did he intend to let her wait here?
The maid said, "The Wangye is in the palace. He should not be back yet."
Zhao Ning was a little disappointed. That day, she did not enter the city with the Emperor. She was sent to the Sixth Wangye's residence by Song Jiong. She did not know what had happened, but she felt that it was very serious.
"Then I will walk around here." Zhao Ning said. The Sixth Wangye's residence was very big. She might not be able to walk around it even if she walked for half a day.
She turned around and walked a few steps back. Then she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw Murong Ke.
"Sixth Wangye!" Zhao Ning's face lit up and she walked towards Murong Ke.
Murong Ke nodded lightly. He did not expect to see Zhao Ning here.
Zhao Ning was a little nervous. She looked at Murong Ke and saw that he looked very tired. "Sixth Wangye, you look very tired. Did something happen?"
"Don't worry!" Murong Ke said calmly, "Your father's case is going to be solved soon. Just stay in the mansion for a few more days. If there's anything you need, just tell the servants."
"Really? You've found my father!" Zhao Ning's eyes lit up. Would she be able to reunite with her father soon?
Murong Ke nodded lightly, "But I still need some time to confirm …"
Zhao Ning could tell that he was tired. He smiled and said, "Thank you, Sixth Wangye. I will wait patiently and won't disturb you any further."
Actually, Murong Ke wanted to tell Zhao Ning the truth so that he could send her away as soon as possible. However, Mo Rongzhan obviously had other arrangements. He told him to tell Zhao Ning the truth in a few days, so he could only continue to hide it from Zhao Ning.
After he sent Zhao Ning away, he would probably not be able to stay in the capital anymore.
He was afraid that if he stayed, he would let his imagination run wild, and who knew what he would do in the end
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With Mo Rongzhan's return, the originally anxious capital quickly calmed down. Especially the officials who had been afraid that they would be killed by the Empress Dowager had been restored to their positions. Moreover, they had also received the Emperor's praise. Everything returned to normal.
However, this peace was soon broken.
Mo Rongzhan took out the account book hidden in the national treasury and prepared to ask for money according to the IOU. This caused the imperial family to be in an uproar.
Back then, the various clans of the Imperial Clan were all thinking of ways to borrow money from the late Emperor. They had never thought of returning it. The Emperor's sudden move was like a bolt from the blue to them. Who would be willing to take out a duck that was already in their mouths?
"What do you think the Emperor is trying to do?" In a courtyard in the suburbs, a few middle-aged men were sitting together. They were all frowning. They really could not understand what the Emperor was planning.
"Could it be that the Emperor is punishing us in disguise?"
"Marquis Ping, your guess is a bit wrong. We did not do anything wrong. Since the Emperor ascended the throne, which one of us has not shrunk our necks? Even in the palace … we did not greet him. Why does he want to punish us?" The one who spoke was the slightly younger Dong Jun Wang.
The middle-aged man who had been silent all this time said in a low voice, "Marquis Ping's words are somewhat reasonable. The Emperor should be punishing us!"
"Lord Cao, what do you mean?" Dong Jun Wang asked in a low voice.
Cao Xingyu said in a low voice, "This time, the Empress Dowager wants to appoint a new ruler. Everyone is planning to watch the fire from the other side. In the eyes of the Emperor, I'm afraid it has a somewhat different meaning!"
"This … we are not biased towards the Empress Dowager!"
"The position is unclear, and the Emperor does not like it. This is the reason!" Marquis Ping snorted. "He just wants to suppress those of us who looked down on him in the past!"
Cao Xingyu listened to the complaints of these marquises and princes and smiled bitterly in his heart. In the end, they only borrowed a few million taels of silver, and the Cao Family was finished. They had been secretly hiding the tax money for so many years. If the Emperor really wanted to investigate, the whole family would probably suffer!
However, if they really had to pay all the tax money, the Cao Family would go bankrupt!
Left and right were dead ends. How could they choose?
"We can't take out the money. Does the Emperor want to kill us?" Dong Jun Wang said unhappily.
"Do you think the Emperor still cares about our lives?" Marquis Ping sneered. "Don't forget, he is different from the former emperor and the Crown Prince!"
"Then what should we do? Take out the money!" Dong Jun Wang shouted.
Cao Xingyu said in a low voice, "Everyone, don't worry. There must be a lot of people who owe money. Let's delay it together, and maybe this matter will pass. After all, this happened in the early years of the former emperor!"
Marquis Ping looked at him. "Lord Cao, we can delay it, but I'm afraid your Cao Family can't. Embezzling tax money is a big crime. If the Emperor finds out, your Cao Family will not have a chance to recover!"
Cao Xingyu's expression was solemn. "I have to hurry back to Nanyue and discuss this matter with the clan leader as soon as possible!"
His grandfather used to be the governor of Nanyue. Nanyue was too far from the Jin Nation, but it was rich in resources. The annual tax money was more than ten million taels. After Ye Yisong took control of the Ministry of Revenue, for some reason, his grandfather did not pay all the tax money to the court. When it came to his father's generation, because Ye Yisong was too powerful, the position of the governor of Nanyue was taken by someone else. If it wasn't for the fact that he happened to clean up his grandfather's belongings, he wouldn't have known that his grandfather had embezzled the tax money!
What puzzled him the most was that the Cao Family never used the money. Where did all the tax money go?
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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