Standing under the imperial city wall, Ling Xin'an squinted her eyes and looked at the civil and military officials who were slowly coming here. It was already past the scorching summer, but the civil officials were still sweating on their faces due to the hot weather, and they kept wiping them away. .

Looking at Ling Xin'an, some officials had awkward smiles on their faces, and most of them quickly averted their eyes.

Ling Xin'an snickered in her heart. Needless to say, an indescribable scene was staged in the harem of all the civil and military officials in the capital last night.

Standing in the main hall, Emperor Zhou obviously noticed that today was unusual. Most of the civil servants had a bitter and greenish complexion, but the military officers were radiant, and some even smiled at him from time to time. Ling Xin'an looked forward.

Today's court meeting was very strange. No official announced anything, let alone impeachment.

Not only was Emperor Zhou secretly surprised, but Eunuch Zhao on the side was also dumbfounded. Days like this are really rare.

"If you have something to do, leave the court!" Eunuch Zhao's voice sounded softly.

All the officials bent down and left, only to hear Eunuch Zhao's voice slowly ring out: "Master Marquis, please stay!"

Ling Xin'an stopped, and the departing civil and military officials quickened their pace to leave. No one wanted to inquire about the Marquis being retained by His Majesty, but only speculated in their hearts.

"I have met your Majesty and my father-in-law!" When there were only three people left, Ling Xin'an simply bowed as a subordinate.

"Master Marquis, is there anything you can do today?" Eunuch Zhao said with narrowed eyes.

Ling Xin'an blinked and said: "Your Majesty, I do have something, I don't know whether to say it or not?"

"Accurate!" Emperor Zhou said coldly.

"Your Majesty, you stay in the palace every day. It's such a beautiful day with the sun shining high. Why don't you go out for a walk in private? Take a look at the flowers and plants outside and the fireworks." Ling Xin'an said with a smile.

The air suddenly became stagnant, Eunuch Zhao's expression became bright, and he couldn't help but open his squinted eyes, looking at Ling Xin'an, holding back his smile.

There were all smart people present. In today's strange court meeting, Emperor Zhou left Ling Xin'an behind, believing that it was him who was behind it, but Ling Xin'an took over the matter with one move, denying it completely.

"Master Hou, has something new appeared?" Eunuch Zhao said softly.

Ling Xin'an shook her head: "Father, this really doesn't happen!"

"Then why do the civil servants look like they are drunk and drunk today?"

Ling Xin'an still shook her head: "Father, this is the private matter of officials, how can the juniors know about it!"

Eunuch Zhao said with a smile: "I heard that yesterday all the officials' female relatives went to your house to wear aristocratic clothing. When they came back, some people said that there were extraordinary costumes."

Ling Xin'an smiled slightly: "Father-in-law, why are you paying attention to your daughter's things? It's not appropriate!"

Eunuch Zhao choked and was about to speak.

Ling Xin'an said first: "Your Majesty, if you are curious, I will send a few sets to the Queen, but don't blame Wei Chen!"

There was silence in the main hall for a while, and Emperor Zhou said calmly: "Since there are new things, you might as well see them."

Ling Xin'an suppressed her laughter and nodded: "I will make arrangements when I get back."

"Back off!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ling Xin'an said goodbye and left.

Walking on the streets of Beijing, Ling Xin'an was in a happy mood, but this happy mood was quickly broken.

Just as the five people were walking towards the Marquis's Mansion, there was noise in front of them, and there were occasional arguments and curses.

"See what happened?" Ling Xin'an asked.

Soon, Yan Shikuan came back and said: "Master, it seems that people from the Ling family are causing trouble."

"People from the Ling Mansion?" Ling Xin'an couldn't help but be surprised, and then walked forward.

"Sir, please do your best. How can you go back on your promise?" a man said.

"Repent? When did I regret it? You obviously want to blackmail me, but you want to frame me!" An angry shout rang out.

"Sir, I really don't have a small one. Why did it become ten taels when we promised one hundred taels? What do you want me to do?" The man begged, and a woman cried beside him.

Ling Xin'an got into the crowd and looked at four people kneeling next to Yingyingzi, a middle-aged man and woman and two girls, about ten years old or older, about the age of a nutmeg.

"Fuck you, when did I say it was a hundred taels of silver?" The angry man was wearing embroidered clothes and had a tall and bloated figure. Hearing what the other party said, he was so angry that he kicked him over. The onlookers couldn't help but feel when they saw this scene.

I lamented for the middle-aged man on the ground, and heard screams in my ears. I imagined the middle-aged man's miserable end in my mind, but I heard:

"Ouch, who kicked me?" The bloated man in embroidered clothes was lying on the ground, jumped up, caressed his butt, and cursed angrily.

The onlookers were surprised, and the one who was even more surprised was the middle-aged man and woman kneeling on the ground, whose faces were full of disbelief.

"Who did this? Come out!" The man in embroidered clothes continued to yell.

Ling Xin stood up quietly.

"Three good boys, are you doing this good thing?" The man in embroidered clothes came towards Ling Xin'an aggressively, with a ferocious expression on his face, but soon, his eyes widened, and a look of surprise filled his face.

"Third Young Master, meet the Third Young Master!" The man in embroidered clothes quickly saluted, with a look of joy on his face.

Ling Xin'an looked at him and said calmly: "The clothes you are wearing belong to the Ling family. Who are you?"

The face of the man in embroidered clothes changed slightly, and he said with a fleeting smile: "Third Young Master, the younger one is Huo Jingdi, the younger brother of Third Master's housekeeper, just call me by my name!"

Ling Xin'an smiled and said: "It turns out to be Butler Huo. Why are you entangled with people on the street?"

"Third Young Master, these two people framed me!" After saying that, Huo Jingdi pointed at the middle-aged man and woman and said angrily.

"False accusation? Just now I heard on the sidelines that it was a hundred taels of silver or ten taels of silver. What is this?" Ling Xin'an asked.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man and woman kneeling on the ground turned pale and their whole bodies drooped to the ground.

"Third Young Master, it's like this!" Huo Jingdi hurriedly laughed and said: "The young one went to the farmer's house to collect mulberry silkworms. The ten taels of silver were agreed to be distributed today. We have already settled the accounts clearly, but this person is still being arrogant.

The excuse is that we were short-changed."

Ling Xin'an said to the middle-aged man and woman: "You two, please get up. What do you call this eldest brother?"

The middle-aged man looked at Ling Xin'an tremblingly and said, "The younger one's surname is Sang. This is my wife and my two daughters."

"Brother Sang, you said that Ling Mansion had made an agreement with you for one hundred taels before, but now the settlement has given you ten taels. Do you have proof?" Ling Xin'an said calmly.

The man surnamed Sang said: "According to Master Huo, I took it back!"

Ling Xin'an looked at Huo Jingdi and said calmly: "Where is the evidence?"

Huo Jingdi's expression changed, and then he smiled and said: "Third Young Master, the voucher has been given to the housekeeper who is in charge of the accounts a long time ago, and I don't have it either!"

"If it's not, then why do you insist it's twelve liang?" Ling Xin'an said.

Huo Jingdi smiled bitterly and said, "Third Young Master, you can't just conclude that what he said is true!"

Ling Xin'an nodded: "Yes, what you said makes sense. The Ling Mansion is not afraid of people, but it does not want to offend people, and no one can use the banner of the Ling Mansion to do anything harmful to nature."

Hearing this, Huo Jingdi's face suddenly turned gloomy and he looked at Ling Xin'an but said nothing.

"Brother Sang, let me ask you, what are the uses of the carrying poles each of you four do?"

"Back to the Marquis, it's the silkworms we just picked out." At this time, the man surnamed Sang and everyone onlookers had already recognized that the man in front of them was the legendary Marquis.

"Silkworms?" Ling Xin'an said casually: "As far as I know, the capital needs huge amounts of silkworms this year, which has caused the price of local silkworms to rise sharply. How many mulberry trees do you plant and how many silkworms do you raise?"

"Going back to the Marquis, the young family raised ten acres of silkworms and sold them all to the Ling Mansion." said the man named Sang.

"Ten acres?" Ling Xin'an said, "Seriously?"

"Master Marquis, you can go with me. If there is any mistake, I will let Master Marquis handle it." I don't know where the courage came from, but the middle-aged woman said casually before her husband did.

Ling Xin'an frowned. At this time, the onlookers were already three floors inside and three floors outside. Looking at Huo Jingdi who was sweating on his forehead, Ling Xin'an sighed slightly in his heart and said to Huo Jingdi, "Say it!"

Plop!

Huo Jingdi quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Third Young Master, it was a small calculation error. I will make up for it immediately!"

ah……

There was a scream and a figure was kicked away and fell at the feet of the crowd. It was Huo Jingdi. At this time, the corner of his mouth was bleeding. He looked at Ling Xin'an with horrified eyes.

"Take it back to me and ask me carefully to see if there is anything else he hasn't told me."

"Yes, sir!"

Ling Xin'an stepped forward, took out a handful of gold in her hand, which was worth a thousand taels of silver, and stuffed it into the man surnamed Sang, saying: "Brother Sang, it is the Ling Mansion's lax discipline that has made you feel wronged. This is what I mean.

Please accept the compensation you received!"

The man surnamed Sang couldn't help but be startled, and even the spectators took a breath. They really didn't expect that the Marquis would behave like this.

"Feiyan, you can protect Brother Sang and his family back. If Brother Sang doesn't mind, then the silkworms can be sold to Feihong Clothing and someone can buy it."

"Master Hou..." The Sang family couldn't help but feel grateful. They looked at the gold in their hands, but they didn't know whether it was good or bad.

The guard in front of the Ling Mansion looked at the oncoming third young master and was about to salute when he saw a figure in Zhong Wuyan's hand. It was Shopkeeper Huo, the younger brother of the second housekeeper. He couldn't help but be surprised. What was even more surprising was that Shopkeeper Huo was now

His face was covered with blood, and he was muttering to himself begging for mercy.

"Where's the second uncle?" As soon as he entered the door, Ling Xin'an walked towards the side of the side room. When the servants in the courtyard saw the green face of their third young master, they were already frightened and didn't know what to do. They all avoided or informed Mrs. Dong.

Entering the second uncle's courtyard, surrounded by rockeries, clear water bamboo forest, and occasionally exposed corners of the roof, it is a quiet place.

At this moment, he was disrupted by the sound of chaotic footsteps. Soon, a figure appeared in front of him. He looked at the people coming in a hurry and said in surprise: "Third Young Master, why are you here?"

Ling Xin'an looked around and saw that the man in front of her was somewhat similar to Huo Jingdi, but he was much more capable and not bloated.

"It seems that you are Huo Jingxiu. Is your second uncle in the hall?"

Huo Jingxiu looked at Ling Xin'an and then at Huo Jingdi, his expression changed, but he still said: "The second master is in the hall."

"You come in with me too!" Ling Xin'an stepped over him and said casually.
Chapter completed!