novelaction Chapter 200 Is there a traitor in the family?
Chapter 200 Is there a traitor in the family?
Chapter 200 Is there a traitor in the family?
The method Ye Chulian mentioned also has an allusion.
She told Quan Qingcheng: "When the Holy Ancestor founded the country and established the capital, he walked incognito in the outer city of Lin'an to show that he was of the same mind as the people. He helped vegetable farmers pick vegetables, helped shop assistants make dumplings, taught children in the school, and plastered houses with bricklayers. At first, no one knew that he was the emperor of Northern Qi. They just thought he was a warm-hearted and kind person. Everyone liked to be with him and liked to listen to him talk. Children were also willing to listen to his lectures. After several months, the identity of the Holy Ancestor could no longer be concealed, and people realized that he was actually the emperor. So in addition to being surprised, they all sighed that Northern Qi really had a good monarch who not only loved the people like his own children, but also enjoyed life with the people. He could even walk among the people in person, live with them, and work with them."
Quan Qingcheng understood: "You mean, if you want to win the hearts of the people without spending money, you have to sacrifice yourself, integrate with the people, and personally help them through this difficult time?"
Ye Chulian nodded, "With the example of the Holy Ancestor, it is clear that this is feasible."
Quan Qingcheng thought about it for a while and felt that this idea was feasible.
Ye Chulian asked him again: "What are the princes in charge of now?"
He said: "They are mainly responsible for the inner city. I have handed over the affairs of the inner city to them and let them handle it."
"Then Your Majesty, please go to the outer city! The inner city is stable for the government, and the outer city is stable for the people. But the inner city cannot be completely handed over to the princes. As you said, they are still fighting in front of you, and it is hard to guarantee that they will not be able to do things well. So you have to do something in the inner city, so that you can shut up those people who are waiting to see you laugh. As for how to do it, I do have an idea, but I have to discuss it with Fourth Sister first, and then tell Your Majesty after the discussion."
Quan Qingcheng was a little anxious to know what the idea was, but Ye Chulian refused to say. He also knew that if it was about Ye Wenyan, it would be difficult to discuss it without first discussing it, so he suppressed his anger and stopped asking, and just wrote down what Ye Chulian said on paper to avoid forgetting it later.
Ye Chulian didn't say anything else, but kept his head down, thinking about something.
The idea she mentioned might not actually work because it was targeting her fourth sister.
In front of the Li family clinic during the day, she heard her fourth sister tell Li Yanran that the pills left for the inner city would not heal if taken only once, unless there was a doctor to cooperate with the treatment. But the people in the inner city had obviously tasted the benefits of the pills, and most of them did not go to see a doctor again. Coupled with the misleading information of the Li family, they thought that the injuries would be healed after taking the pills.
As a result, in a day or two, if nothing unexpected happens, the injuries suffered by the people in the inner city will relapse one after another, and in a concentrated manner.
Given Fourth Sister's personality, it would be impossible for her to be cured easily. But if the Emperor spoke up and fought for the opportunity for the people in the inner city to get treatment, wouldn't the people in the inner city have a much better impression of the young emperor?
This is a good idea, but it would be unfair to her fourth sister. People would only thank the emperor, and even say that Fourth Miss Ye agreed to treat the disease under pressure from the emperor. That's good, she couldn't sacrifice another person for one person, especially the fourth sister whom she already admired in her heart.
Ye Chulian shook her head to herself. This matter cannot be dealt with rashly. She will need to discuss it with her fourth sister after returning home.
In the Palace of Immortals, Quan Qingcheng and Ye Chulian spent a whole night discussing how to win the hearts of the people.
This was also a sleepless night for the Li family.
Madam Li also went to the palace, and walked in step with Ye Chulian. Calculating the time, she should have arrived almost when Ye Chulian entered the palace. Unfortunately, Ye Chulian could enter the palace, but she couldn't, because Empress Dowager Li didn't want to see her.
This was the first time that the old lady of the Li family was refused entry into the palace by her own daughter, which made her very angry. Without saying much, she ordered the coachman to go back home, but on the way back home, he took the street where the First-Rank General's Mansion was located as if possessed by a ghost.
Madam Li thought that she might be too angry and felt that everything that happened to the Li family was caused by Ye Wenyan. She wanted to go to the Ye family to vent her anger, even if it was to scold Ye Wenyan! She was the mother of the current empress dowager. She was so old, no matter how evil the witch of the Ye family was, what could she do to her?
She went to the First-rank General's Mansion with this mood, but when she arrived near the general's mansion, she saw a group of people making a fuss, and it seemed that some people were fighting. She also saw that the two stone lions at the gate of the First-rank General's Mansion had fallen down.
I vaguely heard someone say that Dilong had turned over again just now, just because the fifth-rank official who was beaten offended the first-rank general's mansion and the fourth young lady Ye, so Grandpa Dilong got angry and turned over with a roar.
Old Madam Li didn't believe this. How could the earth dragon turn over just because she offended Ye Wenyan? What the hell was this?
But that was the fact. No matter who she asked, she got the same answer, so she had no choice but to believe it.
Old Madam Li turned pale with fright and quickly urged the driver to change the route home. Even when she returned to the Li Mansion, she was still in shock and kept muttering, "This is a punishment from God! This is a punishment from God!" She also ordered the servants in the mansion to close the door and not let any outsiders in. No one in the mansion was allowed to mention Ye Wenyan again, no matter whether they said something good or bad.
Madam Tao didn't understand what was wrong with the old lady. She just went to the palace, but she looked like she was possessed after coming back. But she didn't care whether the old lady was possessed or not. She just wanted to know whether the trip to the palace went smoothly. She seemed to come back a little too quickly. So she followed the old lady into the front hall, and after the old lady sat down, she asked, "Mother, what did my aunt say?"
When Madam Li heard this, she picked up the tea that the servant had just brought and threw it at Mrs. Tao. Unfortunately, it went astray and didn't hit her.
Tao didn't understand why, so she frowned and asked, "What's wrong with mother?"
"What's wrong? Don't you know what's wrong?" Old Madam Li almost yelled, "This is the first time in my life that I've been stopped outside the palace gate. In the past, even if I entered the palace late at night, the imperial guards never dared to stop me as long as Xiaohan was there. But this time, it was Xiaohan himself who refused to see me. It was my daughter who refused to see me!"
The old lady was almost crying with anger, and Mrs. Tao asked again, "Why doesn't my aunt want to see mother?"
"How dare you ask?" Madam Li pointed directly at Mrs. Tao, "Why don't you know? You gave up on her, and now you want her to help you rescue people. You've taken all the good things, and you're willing to sacrifice my reputation. What kind of heart do you have? I didn't agree with you giving out porridge, and I didn't agree with you inviting people to live in your house. But since you've already done it, why do you want to take credit for Ye Wenyan's work?"
Madam Li really thought her son's family was a bunch of fools. "It's ok to be greedy, but you can't do things properly. You can't hide a person well, let alone a banknote. Since you can't hide well, why don't you kill the person? Why don't you burn the banknote? Why do you want to take the hundred taels of silver for a pill? Are you sick?"
Tao also felt that this matter was not handled properly, so she kept silent when faced with the old lady's scolding and just listened quietly.
The old lady was so angry that her liver ached. "Now Zhiyuan and Yanran are locked up in jail. What do you expect a grown girl to achieve in the future? The Li family's reputation has been ruined, the mansion has become deserted, and no one comes to live here. Is this the result you want? Is this the path you insist on taking even if you have to turn against Xiaohan? This is simply nonsense! Our Li family is a well-known family in Lin'an City and even in the entire Northern Qi. Zhiyuan is the eldest son of the Li family, and his sister is the current queen mother. Where can the Li family put their face? How can they gain a foothold in Lin'an City in the future?"
The old lady cursed at her, and Mrs. Tao began to get scared. She begged the old lady, "Mother, please think of a solution."
The old lady shook her head, "I have no other options. My option is to let Xiaohan find a solution, but do you have any shame? Xiaohan's son is the Sixth Prince, and the emperor will step down sooner or later, but you are so eager to send your daughter over, hoping that she will enter the palace in the future. How can Xiaohan control you? Okay, go back. It's your husband and daughter who were arrested. You can find a solution yourself. I'm tired and need to rest."
Tao walked away, very slowly. She kept thinking about one thing in her mind: Why was the person who was locked up in the firewood room in the mansion found in the clinic? Why did the banknotes that were clearly placed in Yanran's room appear in the clinic? Was it a ghost? Or was it a fake Anshun who was arrested, and the banknotes were also fake?
She hurried to the woodshed and opened the door. The room was empty. Even the rope that tied Anshun was gone. The room was in a mess.
When I went to Li Yanran's room again, the banknote was no longer in its original place, as if it had never appeared.
The people and banknotes found in the clinic were all real, so there was only one possibility - there was a traitor in the family!
The Li family spent the night sighing, blaming each other, and being suspicious of each other. Meanwhile, Ye Chulian was helping Quan Qingcheng take notes in the Immortal Palace, writing down everything that was said and putting it on the tip of a pen for easy reference later. When it was almost dawn, Wu Fei reminded Quan Qingcheng that it was time to prepare for court.
Quan Qingcheng said to Ye Chulian, "Don't be in a hurry to leave. I'll ask the palace servants to bring breakfast over. Have breakfast here before you go back."
Ye Chulian said no, and emphasized that it would be bad if someone saw her. She was about to get up and leave, but maybe she had been sitting in the same position for too long, and when she stood up suddenly, her swollen knees hurt so much that she sat back down again.
Quan Qingcheng was startled and asked her quickly: "What's wrong? Are you confused?"
She shook her head, "It's okay, I just got angry."
Wu Fei saw through the clue and asked, "Does Miss Fifth have an injury on her knee?"
"Hmm?" Quan Qingcheng frowned slightly, "There's an injury on the knee? Who injured it?"