Chapter 298 It’s hard to tell
Chapter 298 It’s hard to tell
Little Yining had never expected to take on such a hot potato when she entered the palace. Fortunately, the emperor also sent Xiao Shunzi to accompany her and send the Minister of Revenue back together.
Her head poked slightly out of the car window.
The Minister of Revenue was carried on the shoulders of a group of young eunuchs. The blood at the corners of his mouth had been wiped clean. His face was pale, and he looked extremely "peaceful". If they covered him with a white cloth, he could probably be carried directly to the charity cemetery.
However, this abnormality did not attract much attention from passers-by.
Today, all the melons in the streets and alleys were given to Huajie Yubao.
Xiao Yining was still looking at the countless people gathered together, talking about the affairs of the previous dynasty.
She listened to a few of them in the car and immediately found it quite strange.
At this time, Xiao Shunzi, who was sitting opposite her, asked, "Ms. Lin, we will be at the Park Residence soon. Have you thought of an excuse?"
Little Yining turned back in surprise and said, "Didn't Brother Shunzi hand over the Minister of Revenue to the Park Mansion?"
"Miss Lin thinks too highly of me. I am only accompanying you on orders. I cannot say much." Xiao Shunzi replied without changing his expression.
Xiao Yining hurriedly looked at his fellow villager who was serving as the background.
Pei Yi frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Don't be afraid, Sister Qing. This matter has nothing to do with you. Just do what you have to do."
Hearing this, Xiao Yining felt a little relieved for some reason, but she still couldn't help complaining in her heart. It was indeed not easy to get the reward, and she actually had to face the entire Park Mansion.
But she lowered her head and thought for a moment, then she came up with a plan.
Soon, they finally arrived at Park's house. The two little ones stared at Xiao Shunzi and refused to get out of the car.
Xiao Shunzi's mouth twitched slightly, and he reminded again, "Miss Lin, it's time to send the Minister of Revenue to the Park Mansion."
Xiao Yining immediately shook her head and began to nitpick, "Brother Shunzi, my uncle only asked me to send the Minister of Revenue back to the mansion, and did not say the word send him in. Sister Qing's matter has been taken care of."
Xiao Shunzi:......
He lifted the curtain of the carriage, and the extremely simple plaque of the Pu Mansion outside came into view. The doorman outside the gate was nowhere to be found, and without knocking on the door, no one would know that the Minister of Revenue had returned.
I'm afraid that what the emperor ordered will be messed up.
He looked at the little kid who was playing rogue and sighed helplessly, "Then I will go knock on the door. Miss Lin must explain the whole story, so that people will not misunderstand the emperor."
Oh, it turns out that she also has the task of whitewashing. I have to speak up about that.
Xiao Yining nodded in agreement, but she would definitely not get off the carriage.
Fortunately, the fellow villager had a similar brain frequency as hers, and he took her to sit next to the coachman, A'er, without asking her if she wanted to get off.
Xiao Shunzi looked back at them speechlessly, and finally pulled the door knocker and knocked heavily on the door. At the same time, the Minister of Revenue was also placed at the door of Park's house by the eunuchs.
Afterwards, Xiao Shunzi left only the young eunuch at the gate of Park's mansion, and like the two little ones, he sat next to Er, waiting for the show to begin.
Soon, the three saw the servant of the Pu Mansion coming out. When he saw the appearance of the Minister of Revenue and glanced at the eunuchs standing nearby, he ran in in shock, shouting, "Oh no! The master died in the palace and was sent back by the emperor!"
The three people waiting to perform: …
The servant's scream opened the gates at once, and passers-by stopped to watch.
Soon, a large group of people swarmed out of the gate. The most eye-catching person was a woman with disheveled hair and a navy blue forehead band, who was surrounded by people and even put on a temporary coat.
This person's face was filled with grief, his eyes were swollen and no one could see the seams. No one knew how long he had been crying. When he came out, he was still crying, "The heaven is blind, the heaven wants to destroy my Park family..."
Xiao Yining looked at her coldly, and when she saw that she was supported by Pu Fanmeng, she knew that this person was the super-rich Shangshu's wife, the arrogant woman who had looked down on her uncle and made her grandmother fall on the bed in anger.
Xiao Shunzi whispered a reminder in Xiao Yining's ear, then asked in a thin voice, "Madam Shangshu, why do you say that the heaven is blind? Have you been wronged? Why don't you tell this eunuch so that I can pass on a message to the emperor."
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent.
The people in the Park residence then discovered that a carriage had been parked among the onlookers, and Xiao Shunzi had stood up with his two children without them knowing it.
Pu Fanmeng was even more shocked, and shouted to the kid in the car: "Lin Yining, why are you here?"
Xiao Yining blinked at her and was about to speak when she was pushed away by her mother. Then her mother rushed to the front of the car and asked Xiao Shunzi, "My husband was fine before he went to court, why did he become like this after he came back? What did the emperor do to my husband?"
Xiao Shunzi looked at the crazy woman coldly and said, "Madam Shangshu, please don't talk nonsense. Our emperor is a wise ruler. How could he harm a loyal minister like Lord Park?"
He lowered his eyes to look at Xiao Yining, a smile on his lips, "I have been serving the Second Prince and don't know much, but Miss Lin has been with His Majesty this morning, she should know something, it was she who helped send Lord Park back."
The Shangshu's wife immediately turned her gaze to the little kid next to her, and the next moment she heard the little kid say something that she would never believe in her life.
"Madam, the Minister fell asleep in front of my uncle, so my uncle asked me to send him back." Xiao Yining replied, and then she explained considerately, "My uncle is the emperor."
After hearing this, Pu Fanmeng quickly walked up to Xiao Yining and retorted, "Lin Yining, you are talking nonsense. How could my father fall asleep in front of the emperor?"
Xiao Yining glanced at her, then looked at the unconscious Shangshu. At this time, they had discovered that he was still alive and were carrying him inside.
So she put her hands on her hips and replied loudly, "I'm not talking nonsense. If you don't believe me, you can go and see if your father is alive or dead as you said. If he is alive, he is just sleeping."
As soon as these words fell, someone in the crowd said, "The Minister is still alive. I saw him blink once."
"I think I saw it too. I must have been half asleep."
"The dead are different from the living, and we can see that."
"..."
Everyone was talking about it, and the topic suddenly turned to the fact that the Minister of Revenue was not punished for his misbehavior in front of the emperor.
The Shangshu's wife reacted very quickly. She quickly grabbed her daughter, fearing that she would say something again.
Then she wiped away her tears with her sleeves and put on an ugly smile, "I was anxious and said something wrong just now. These past few days, my husband has been worried about the Ministry of Revenue every night and couldn't sleep well, so he was tired during the day."
Xiao Shunzi smiled but didn't say anything. He just looked at Xiao Yining, as if he was ignoring her.
Little Yining lived up to expectations and continued, "It turns out that the Minister has not slept well these past few days. My uncle thought he was tired! He was very worried. He just told me that if there was anything wrong with the Minister, the Ministry of Revenue would be in turmoil."
When the Shangshu's wife heard the threatening words, her face suddenly turned pale and she looked at Xiao Yining in shock.
Xiao Yining smiled innocently and said no more. Her mission had been completed. As for what others might think, it was not within her consideration.
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