The recruitment of Baishantang officials opened a breakthrough in the case. Boss Wu, who had been reluctant to speak, finally began to relax. In the latest interrogation, he confessed that he was acting on the orders of Le Kangbo.
And Le Kangbo was just a pawn in front of King Ke.
There was absolutely no point in continuing the interrogation. King Su directly sent a memorial to the emperor. As Cui Weizhen expected, Emperor Xuanwu insisted on a zero-tolerance attitude towards any unscrupulous person who dared to offend Baishan Hall. Even Dali Temple did not need to be detained for interrogation.
Lekangbo's mansion fell apart in an instant.
Not only Lekangbo Mansion, but also all the shop owners and shopkeepers involved in the case were confiscated and exiled. Emperor Xuanwu's thunderous strike shocked the government and the public, and the relevant personnel were frightened, but most of the people applauded and shouted for the wisdom of the Holy One.
Because of this, the manpower Ye Zhenzhen had arranged earlier was effective, and the anti-fraud publicity among the people was in full swing. The people had increased their vigilance, believing that they would not take it lightly if there were unscrupulous elements trying to commit fraud again.
Not long after, King Ke failed to do his errands well and was severely reprimanded by Emperor Xuanwu for not doing his job well. In the end, all his errands were thrown away, leaving only an empty title.
Unless you are someone with a keen sense of politics, you will simply not be able to connect King Ke with the previous fraud case, and simply think that King Ke is not capable enough.
In any case, neither King Su nor King Wei suffered any loss.
The scholar's relief money was defrauded, which was a scandal in any case. Under the cover-up of some thoughtful people, the matter was gradually replaced by the joy of the twelfth lunar month, and even Ye Zhenzhen began to be busy organizing New Year arrangements.
Cui Zhiduan's school started having holidays in the middle of the twelfth lunar month. The two children, Cui Zhiming and him, were celebrating like little birds out of their cages, jumping around the house with great energy. In the end, Ye Zhenzhen couldn't stand the noise of the two children and threw them into the house.
They brought it over to help.
Cui Zhi Duanxu is four years old and Cui Zhiming is six years old. Although these half-grown children are noisy, once they are entrusted with important responsibilities by adults, they have a stronger sense of responsibility than anyone else.
The task Ye Zhenzhen assigned them was to cut the window grilles.
Aunt Cui disagreed. She felt that the children were too young to hold the scissors, and she was worried that they would cut themselves.
"Mom, don't worry. I specially asked a craftsman to make scissors for children. They are small and not very sharp. With the waiter watching, there is no problem in using Zhi Duan and Zhi Ming."
Children of later generations have a lot of manual work after school. Although it is a big hassle for their parents, it has to be said that this process also exercises the children's hands-on ability. This is the same as Ye Zhenzhen who let Cui Zhideuan eat alone since he was a child.
reason.
Children are more hands-on and their brains are more flexible.
Cui Zhiduan and Cui Zhiming were looking forward to the task of cutting the window grilles themselves. They all looked at Aunt Cui eagerly. Cui Zhiduan relied on his grandmother's love for him and directly wrapped her around her like a piece of candy: "Grandma, just promise us.
, I want to cut out a lot of things and stick the flowers and snow on the windows so that they can accompany us during the New Year."
Aunt Cui's mouth twitched: "You don't need to stick them on, they can accompany you during the New Year."
The child was on vacation, and the ones who suffered the most in the family were the old hen Huahua and the Persian cat Xueer. They were chased around the house by the child like a dog all day long, and they managed to gain weight in the middle of winter. In just a few days
All reduced.
Cui Zhiduan refused, and continued to hold his grandmother's arm and act coquettishly: "Grandma, just obey me, and I will cut a fat doll for you and put it on the bedside."
Pfft.
Ye Zhenzhen couldn't help but laugh.
Cui Zhiduan had good intentions, probably because he wanted to give his grandmother a haircut in his own image, but he didn't know that only newlyweds or couples looking for a child would put the fat baby on the bedside, but Aunt Cui...
It's not appropriate.
Aunt Cui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She glared at her daughter-in-law and said lightly: "Promoting narrowness." But she couldn't bear to blame her grandson who didn't understand anything.
In fact, her attitude had already softened. She just wanted her grandson to pester her for a while longer. Now she was afraid that he would say something childish again, so she kept saying yes: "Okay, okay, grandma promises you, but I must."
Be careful not to play with scissors, otherwise you won’t be allowed to play with scissors next time.”
Cui Zhiduan and Cui Zhiming cheered happily, hurriedly left their grandmother, and took the nanny and the maids to the cubicle to cut the window grilles.
Children's laughter could be heard from the cubicle from time to time. Aunt Cui and Ye Zhenzhen couldn't help but smile at each other. Children are children after all, and happiness is always so easy and simple.
There were no children making noise nearby, so Ye Zhenzhen took the opportunity to discuss various New Year matters with Aunt Cui. These were all done in previous years, and they only needed to be deleted or deleted based on the basics. It was not very disturbing.
What Ye Zhenzhen wants to discuss with Aunt Cui is another matter.
"Mom, there are many maids in the house who are quite old. Mo Xiang and Mo Zhu around you are both grown girls. Do you have any plans for them?"
"I was just about to tell you about this. Although our Cui family's maid is a servant, she is raised more delicately than the ordinary Xiaojia Biyu. She is even rationed to scholars. But that was a thing in the past. The Cui family
When it was still prosperous, there were many disciples and old friends, and from time to time there would be people coming to ask for marriage, but now there are almost none."
After all, the power of the aristocratic family was different from before. Aunt Cui knew it well and her expression remained unchanged as she continued: "But generally speaking, the maids are all stewards of the Pei Mansion, and they have the same status as each other, and they are well-informed people.
It’s not an insult to them.”
Ye Zhenzhen smiled and said: "Mozhu and Moxiang were trained by you yourself. They are well-informed and courteous and have outstanding abilities. They are no different from other ladies. With them taking care of you, I don't know.
How reassuring I am, if I were not worried about missing the flowering period, I would really be reluctant to let them leave you for a moment."
To be honest, Ye Zhenzhen really didn't have the consciousness to arrange marriages for the maids. It wasn't that she didn't care about people, but that she couldn't do the act of arranging life-long events for others, so she resisted in her heart and ignored it as a matter of course.
Recently, I had to think about Yuxiu's future, and then I remembered that the maids in the house were all very young. As the head mother of the house, if she didn't make arrangements, she would be derelict in her duties.
Aunt Cui is an elder, so she naturally has to arrange the people around her first, so she handed over the list: "Mom, these lists are servants of marriageable age in our house. They are all good in ability and conduct. After getting married,
Whether you continue to stay in the house and take care of things, or go out to manage the shops and farms, it's all great."
