To Be A Virtuous Wife

36

On the eighth day of the first month, the Royal Court opened once again. The carriages and sedans that moved through the city lessened and peddlers gradually filled the streets again.

But just as the court opened, a grand case was pushed out. There was an official who accused Rui Wang of putting out high-interest loans in Jiang Nan, of participating with the salt governance and casinos. Once this came out, it instantly caused huge ripples. On the third day as this incident grew larger and larger, this official suddenly accused Rui Wang of having a guilty conscience and threatening his family. After he finished, under the gaze of the entire court, he rammed himself into the gold coiled dragon pillar with his head for an instant death.

This was akin to throwing water into boiling oil. The explosion rocked the entire Jing City. The emperor was so angry he fainted in the Royal Hall. For a time, each person in Jing defended themselves, afraid they would be involved.

In Duan Wang Fu, Qu Qing Ju flipped through the ever increasing states of calling cards. She furrowed her eyebrows and ordered: "In the future, if somebody asks for a meeting, just say I am sick, and wang ye is busy with his duties, not in the fu and cannot receive guests." At this time, He Qi was locked in conflict with He Yuan. Duan Wang Fu didn't need to involve itself.

Enough smart officials in Jing should have already found that the dead official was connected with Ning Wang. Ning Wang was also fighting with Rui Wang at this time. Everybody was content to look at the spectacle. Why involve themselves?

Mu Jin nodded to show she remembered. Seeing wang fei's face was dark, she informed: "This morning, people from Chang De Gong Fu came. They said that lao taitaimissed you."

Qu Qing Ju gave a disdainful smile. She marvelled: "When I was at Chang De Gong Fu, I didn't see that lao taitaimissed me. To think they would think of me now." She just didn't like the conduct of Chang Dee gong Fu, "Right now, they don't have anyone at court. They just want to use lao taitaias an excuse to find information. Tell the messenger that I received a cold a long time ago. Now when I get cold, I will get sick."

Since the reputation of Chang De Gong Fu was already terrible, she didn't mind adding more negativity. Either way, the news that Liang shiabused the daughter left behind by the first wife was already out there.

"This is good, it will stop those shameless people from trying to associate themselves," Yin Liu added some smokeless charcoal to the copper lion basin in the corner. She said with righteous fury, "Nubi is just afraid if you let them a bit, they will try to paste themselves onto in the future."

Qu Qing Ju heard this metaphor and couldn't help but smile, "You're thinking too much. Chang De Gong Fu might be shameless but they wouldn't dare rush to fawn." With the Duke of Chang De's personality, how could he bear to shame Liang shi. As to Liang shi, she didn't want to see her even more. The only person that might sincerely want to have good relations with Duan Wang Fu was Qu lao taitai. But it was a pity she was old and she was no longer the ruler of Chang De Gong Fu.

Mu Jin looked at Yin Liu, forbidding her from saying what she shouldn't say. Yin Liu was more and more brash recently. Even if wang fei was kind, she shouldn't use wang fei's favour and forget her own boundaries.

Under Mu Jin's stare, Yin Liu knew she broke protocol and quickly shut up, not daring to talk nonsense.

Watching the movements between the two, Qu Qing Ju smiled but didn't speak. Yin Liu's personality was a bit too brash. Letting Mu Jin teach her a bit, it was to prevent her from being harmed by this personality.

In Rui Wang Fu, He Yuan smashed a teacup with a dark face: "He Qi made such a good play this time!" Thinking about that official that performed suicide on the pillar in the Royal Hall, He Yuan felt his anger reach a peak. At what time did he need to threaten a minor official?! But now that the incident has reached the point of no return, fuhuang had to calm the others and actually rescinded his qualification to attend court. Even more, he couldn't leave his wang fu.