Chapter 896 Duplicity 1

In March of Yangchun, willows dance around their waists, pink peach blossoms bloom all over the branches, and the whole earth is full of spring.

Brother You stood under the peach blossom tree with Yuxi, and said with a smile: "Mother, I heard that the Wu family has planted a lot of exotic flowers and plants. Mother, I want to go and see it!"

"Do you want to see flowers, or people?" With such a careful thought, how can I hide it from Yu Xi.

Brother You said cheerfully: "You can see flowers as well as people. The second young master of the Wu family is engaged to the elder sister, but I don't even know what he looks like yet!" It's beautiful and there's no specific way to say it.

Yuxi didn't stop her, and said: "Go if you want, but you have to know the etiquette when you are a guest at another house." Among the six children, jujube's etiquette is the worst, and Liu'er is the best. As for the triplets, on the whole they are passable.

Brother You laughed heartily: "Mother, don't worry, you and your father won't lose face." When they walked out, they represented the image of the palace, so they wouldn't do anything over the top.

The next day, the triplets went to Wu's house. Wu Kuo had already gone to Jiangnan at this time, and it was Fang who received the triplets.

After Mrs. Fang saluted, Brother Xuan said: "Mrs. Wu, we heard that the second young master is very good at planting flowers and has cultivated many varieties, so he came here because of his reputation. Please forgive me if I disturb you."

When Fang heard this, she understood the purpose of the triplets' coming, and said with a smile: "It's our Wu Manor's honor that the three young masters can come."

After a few polite words, Fang took the triplets to Wu Jinyu's yard. Looking at the potted plants all over the yard, and these potted plants are growing quite well, Brother Xuan couldn't help but said: "I've always heard that my eldest brother-in-law can plant flowers and plants, now it seems that the rumors are true!"

Brother You coughed twice and said, "Third brother, mother has already said that Master Wu Er can plant flowers, how could there be fake ones?" Under the influence of Qi Hao, before Zao Zao and Wu Jinyu got married, he also Don't call me brother-in-law anymore.

The smile on Fang's face froze for a moment, but soon recovered.

When Wu Jinyu heard that there were guests coming, she hurried out of the room and left. Seeing that it was Brother Rui and the three of them, he hurriedly saluted: "I have seen the second young master, the third young master, and the fourth young master."

Brother You looked at Wu Jinyu, and saw that Wu Jinyu used a mahogany hairpin to hold her hair, and she was wearing a moon-white brocade embroidered with green bamboo patterns. She looked as beautiful as the rumors.

Brother Rui asked curiously: "How do you know us?" They had never met Wu Jinyu.

Wu Jinyu said: "I met the three young masters in the garden of the palace." But he was with Gardener Yu at that time, and did not appear in front of the triplets.

"Oh, that's it!" He said that he was so beautiful, if he saw it, he couldn't be impressed.

Wu Jinyu's relationship with people is relatively poor, she only cares about talking to the triplets, but doesn't know how to invite the three into the house for tea. It was Fang who said: "Second Young Master, Third Young Master, Fourth Young Master, you must be tired after walking such a long distance, why don't you come in and have a cup of tea for a rest!"

Brother Rui hurriedly said: "My mother said that we are still young and we should not drink tea. Just prepare plain water for us." The triplets can often drink fruit juice on weekdays, and sweet and sour fruit juice is their favorite. The things I love.

Fang smiled and ordered someone to bring water.

After entering the room, Brother Xuan's eyes fell on the pot of orchids on the rosewood flower stand. After watching for a while, Brother Xuan asked, "I don't know why you chose this potted flower in the house?"

The petals of this potted orchid are very small, and the leaves are thin and long in rows of willow leaves. The veins of the leaves are clearly visible. It looks like a pile of grass, very simple.

Wu Jinyu said with a smile: "Look at these lush green leaves, it seems that water will come out when you poke them. They are so tender and fragile. But they are actively growing up, and they look so strong." He likes this kind of spirit very much.

After hearing this, Brother Yu found it very interesting: "From what you say, it seems that they are all alive?"

Without even thinking about it, Wu Jinyu said: "They are originally alive." Wu Jinyu really felt that these flowers and plants were alive, and treated them like friends, so when they were handling them, they would be very dedicated.

Brother Yu is very thoughtful, and when he heard this, he tore off a few green leaves.

Wu Jinyu couldn't stop her, looking at the tender green leaf in Brother Yu's hand, her expression changed.

Seeing something wrong, Fang quickly pulled Wu Jinyu and said with a smile: "If the fourth young master likes this potted plant, I will send someone to the palace later."

Brother You looked at the leaves in his hand and asked with a smile: "Didn't you just say that it has vitality? Then do you think they will hurt?"

Without even thinking about it, Wu Jinyu said, "Didn't you see that the whole orchid was shaking? It just couldn't stand the pain." Brother Yu pulled the leaves, and the potted plant naturally shook. But in Wu Jinyu's eyes, it was the flower trembling in pain.

Brother Rui couldn't close his mouth in shock.

Brother Yu laughed, "You really are a nymphomaniac!" Putting the leaf in his hand on the ground, he called Brother Rui and Brother Xuan to go home.

Wu Jinyu didn't want to send off the triplets, but squatted on the ground to pick up a few green leaves and buried them in potted plants.

After leaving Wu's house, Brother Xuan said, "Ayou, your behavior just now was too rude."

Brother You said with a smile: "How can it be rude to just pull a few leaves? Are you making too much of a fuss?" After finishing speaking, Brother You asked with great interest: "Don't you think he is very interesting? They say that flowers have vitality and they also know that flowers know pain.” They are all crazy.

Brother Rui agrees with Brother Yu's words very much: "I don't know what Eldest Sister is looking for in him? It's fine if he looks weak, and he has a problem with his brain."

Brother Yu said directly: "The eldest sister wants to marry because she sees someone's family is beautiful. But speaking of it, this Wu Jinyu is really good-looking." That face is quite pleasing to the eye.

Brother Xuan said displeasedly: "Ayou, it's too insulting for you to say that. After all, he is also our eldest brother-in-law." The eldest sister is already engaged to Wu Jinyu, which cannot be changed.

Brother You said innocently: "Am I wrong? He doesn't look good?"

Brother Rui said: "Let's not talk about this. I heard that Fuji Restaurant has launched several new dishes, and we will try them later." Every time they come out, they will go to Fuji Restaurant for dinner, Fuji Restaurant only needs to keep the account and does not need to pay for meals.

After eating and drinking enough, the triplets returned home. Hearing that Yuxi was still dealing with things in the front yard, the three of them returned to their own yard.

Yuxi received the brochure from Liang Songbai half an hour ago, and now she is discussing the Niu Jingyi corruption case with Tan Tuo, Tang Chengye, Cao Boting and others.

Tan Tuo said: "Princess, Niu Jing was beheaded for 30,000 taels of silver. Is the sentence too heavy?" There was a folk saying in the past that the prefect was 100,000 snowflakes in three years. This means that even a clean and honest magistrate who is not corrupt and perverts the law, after three years in office, only the expected income from various irregularities will still have an income of one hundred thousand taels of silver. Niu Jing only got 30,000 taels of silver for a few years as the magistrate of Jinling, which is really not much.

Tang Chengye, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, was in favor of severe punishment, because if you don't kill Niu Jingyi, you can't deter others.

According to Cao Boyan, the procuratorate, he also believed that he must be severely punished: "Thirty thousand taels of silver is considered a huge sum of money. There is no severe punishment for embezzling so much money. Once this unhealthy trend is formed, the impact will be very bad." Therefore, Niu Jingyi must die.

Yu Xi didn't intend to let Niu Jingyi go lightly, since she dared to embezzle, she had to be prepared to die. She summoned everyone to come here this time to amend the law: "I think the existing law punishes corruption and bribery too lightly, and the punishment must be strengthened."

Changing the law is not a matter of upper lip touching lower lip. It must go through complicated procedures. But Yuxi made a decision, no matter how complicated it is.

Dragging her tired body, Yuxi returned to the backyard. Seeing her like this, the triplets didn't talk about Wu Jinyu.

After dinner, Yuxi took the initiative to ask: "How do you feel after meeting your eldest brother-in-law?"

Brother Yu said with a smile: "Brother-in-law is very good-looking, mother, I will also find a beautiful wife in the future." The marriage has been settled, and his eldest sister is also in his favor. No other effect. So he is not going to talk about what happened in the Wu family.

Yu Xi said with a smile: "You can't just look for a wife when looking for a wife, but also character, temper, and upbringing."

Brother Xuan interjected: "Marriage matters, parents' order, matchmaker's words. Our marriage, of course, is mother and father's decision."

Brother Yu said: "Mother, we have to go back to do our homework. Mother, you should rest when you are tired, and stop doing things. If you are exhausted, the loss will not be worth the loss." Seeing his mother like this, I feel really distressed . It's a pity that he is too young to help mother.

Since she was busy in the morning and has not stopped for a moment, Yuxi is indeed tired: "Mother, go to bed after taking a bath."

Yuxi had a good night's sleep that night, and went to the front yard in high spirits the next day. Entering the study with the front foot, Yu Zhi came to report the matter with the back foot.

Yu Zhi handed a letter to Yu Xi and said, "Princess, this is from Yang Duoming, and I only received it at midnight last night." Because it was not an urgent letter, he did not reply immediately.

Yu Xi took the letter and opened it, her expression was a little ugly after reading it. After a long time, Yu Xi finally said: "It's hard to paint skin and flesh, it's just pretending, you can't change your nature."

Yu Zhi felt a little strange when he heard it, and asked, "Is the concubine talking about Niu Jingyi?" Niu Jingyi's case had a great impact, and now it is widely spread.

Yu Xi handed Yang Duoming's letter to Yu Zhi, and said, "Look for yourself!"

After reading the letter, Yu Zhi was shocked: "I thought Niu Jingyi was wronged."

Before Niu Jingyi served as the magistrate of Jizhou, during his tenure, Niu Jingyi was very honest and fair, and was loved by the local people. Later, he was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown in Jinling because he did not want to collude with other officials. Back in his hometown, he saved money to support poor students, and tried his best to help those poor people who had nowhere to live. It is also because of his actions that he is quite famous in Jinling.

Yunqing captured Jinling, and after hearing about this person, he sent someone to inquire, and after confirming that the rumor was true, he was appointed as the prefect of Jinling.

Yu Xi smiled and said: "There is a discrepancy between the outside and the inside, and you are talking about people like Niu Jingyi." Yang Duoming got Yu Xi's order to investigate deeply, only to find out that everything fair and honest is a lie. His greed for money is no less than that of other officials. It's just that he did it very secretly and was better at disguising, so he deceived everyone. When he returned to Jinling, he spent part of the money to earn a good name for himself. It's a pity that the greed in nature will not disappear with time.

Yu Zhi asked: "Princess, Niu Jingyi is not the only official like this."

Yuxi hummed and said: "That's why I want to amend the law. Only by increasing the intensity of punishment will they have scruples and dare not stretch out their hands."

Yu Zhi said: "This time, the prosecutors found out that Niu Jingyi had embezzled and accepted bribes of more than 30,000 taels of silver, but Yang Duoming found out all about Niu Jingyi. Princess, I think another supervisory organization must be established." Obviously, Yang Duoming is much more capable than the people in charge of the court.

Yuxi nodded her head and said, "I'm also thinking about it." To establish another supervisory organization, a lot of things need to be done, and she doesn't have the energy for the time being.

The evidence is solid, Niu Jingyi was sentenced to be beheaded, his family property was confiscated, and his family members were reduced to official slaves and sold by the government. None of the other colluding officials were spared.

At the same time, Ling Ruoyuan embezzled and accepted more than 7,000 taels of silver. Apart from being dismissed from office and having his family property confiscated, he also had to serve six years in prison.

Ling Ruoyun fainted after hearing what Xu Wu said. When he woke up, Ling Ruoyun took Xu Wu's hand and cried and asked, "Master, I'm just such a younger brother, please save him!"

Xu Wu said: "This incident has made the concubine furious, and I have spent a lot of effort to save his life. He cannot escape the six-year prison sentence."

Ling Ruoyun cried uncontrollably: "[UUReading Book 00kxs] He not only ruined himself, but also ruined a few children." The law stipulates that three generations after a criminal officer cannot be an official.

Xu Wu said: "Although you have to suffer a lot, at least your life is saved. Don't think too much about it. It's no use for you to be sad after this has happened. By the way, Mrs. Zhao is returning home with a few children. On the road to Hao City, all their property will be confiscated, so you should find a good place for them first." In a situation like Ling Ruoyuan's, even if his wife and children were not caught in prison, they would still be living on the streets. So Xu Wu entrusted Fang Xing to take care of him, otherwise, let alone Pickaxe City, whether it was safe or not would be a big problem.

Hearing this, Ling Ruoyun said cautiously: "Orphans and widows who live outside will inevitably be bullied. Master, there are still vacant courtyards in the mansion, let the younger siblings live in the mansion with a few children!" If Living in their house, there is no such concern.

Xu Wu didn't agree, and said: "You buy a small house and give some money. After they settle down, don't worry about it anymore."

Ling Ruoyun burst into tears: "Master, let my younger siblings live outside with a few children, how can I feel at ease? Master, I beg you, let my younger siblings bring their children to live in the mansion!"

Xu Wu said with a cold face: "Don't say any more, I am determined not to let Mrs. Zhao live in the mansion." After speaking, he got up and left, and returned to the palace. (to be continued)