Chapter 178 She has made an indelible contribution

Lieutenant Wu's face suddenly darkened and he shook off Huo's hand.

"The Emperor has begun to support your mother's family, the Zhongyong Hou Mansion. Are you going to abandon me after you take the divorce letter?"

Huo was speechless and held her forehead, "I am already at this age, how can I leave my husband alone? What I said just now is just a foolproof plan. If my husband can come up with a better way, I just don't want to divorce you."

Seeing Huo's aggrieved and innocent face, Wu Taiwei felt soft, "That's all, if you're afraid of this or that, it's better to be loyal to the emperor."

At this time, a maid shouted at the door: "Master, the bathing water is ready."

Watching her husband go to the bathroom, Huo murmured: "Without the main wife, wouldn't there be concubines? What a stupid idea."

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In the Hall of Nourishing Heart, the candles are brightly lit.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night. Let's have some supper and go to bed." Eunuch Ma reported and waved his hand to let the palace maid who brought the supper in.

Seeing the emperor sitting in front of the royal cabinet and working hard for an hour without rest, Eunuch Ma felt heartbroken.

With such a diligent emperor, Wanling Kingdom will surely prosper, which will be a blessing to the people.

Xiao Jingzhao said "Hmm" and raised his head and pinched his eyebrows. When he saw the palace maid put down her midnight snack and bowed her head to wait on her, he waved his hand and said, "No need to wait, please step aside.

The maid bowed and bowed before retreating. Eunuch Ma left the inner hall and waited in the outer hall. As long as the emperor called him, he would be there whenever he called.

The midnight snack was a plate of pastries and a cup of bird's nest porridge. There were a few slices of ginseng floating on the crystal clear bird's nest porridge.

The imperial chefs in the imperial dining room all cook in different ways. The daily recipes are different, and the midnight snacks are also different.

Xiao Jingzhao was busy with government affairs. What he didn't know was that the supplements for midnight snacks were all prescribed by the imperial doctor of the Imperial Hospital.

The emperor is busy with government affairs, working day and night, and midnight snacks are very important.

Xiao Jingzhao was already in good health, but whether it was due to the dry climate in autumn or the late-night supplements, he had been feeling unusually hot at night recently.

Just as he was about to pick up the bird's nest porridge, there was a rhythmic tapping sound outside the window, it was Xiang Song and Xiang Yang.

Xiao Jingzhao took back his hand and shouted to the window: "Come in."

Before he finished speaking, two figures jumped into the hall.

Xiao Jingzhao raised his eyes and looked at Xiang Song, who was wearing the uniform of a royal guard commander, and raised his chin slightly, "Tell me! Is there anything unusual?"

"Report to the Emperor, the Prime Minister's Mansion has been cleaned up, and the direct line of the Wei family has left the capital. The side branches may have been prepared for it. All the shops under their name have been transferred out, and they have dispersed in just one day."

As Xiang Song spoke, he raised his eyes and glanced at Xiao Jingzhao, and then continued: "There are no officials coming in or out of the Du Mansion and the Taiwei Mansion. It can be seen that without the Wei family, they have their own affairs."

Xiao Jingzhao's eyes flashed slightly and he said: "The Du family turned around to express their loyalty. Jiang Shuyue has contributed a lot. She is close to the girl from the Du family. Don't keep an eye on the Du family in the future."

Xiang Yang asked: "Your Majesty, when will Du Shizheng be reinstated?"

"After this incident, Du Shizheng should not dare to give conveniences to others anymore. His rank will be reduced to the seventh rank, his position will be reduced to Treasury envoy, and he will be fined half a year's salary."

Xiao Jingzhao glanced at Xiang Yang as he spoke, and would send someone to the Du family in a few days to deliver oral instructions.

"Your Majesty is wise. No matter what you do, you have to leave him alone for a few days to let him reflect and reflect."

After Xiang Yang finished speaking, he said innocently: "The late night snack is cold. It's not too late for the Emperor to wait until he uses it."

Xiao Jingzhao pushed the supper in front of him forward, "You two share it."

"Your Majesty, this...is inappropriate." This was not a military camp, so Xiang Yang did not dare to act recklessly.

Xiao Jingzhao glanced at him and said, "There are ginseng slices in it. I'm getting angry. Why do you come up with so much nonsense? Just eat it if you are told."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xiang Yang and Xiao Jingzhao were used to being in the military camp, and the emperor still treated them as before.

After thanking him, he took the supper without ceremony, picked up the bird's nest and drank half of it in one gulp.

Handing the remaining half cup to Xiang Song, "You have worked hard today, I'll leave this half cup for you." Then he carelessly picked up a piece of pastry and put it into his mouth.

Xiang Songjian picked up the wild apple that the emperor had given him every year and ate it slowly.

He took the bird's nest porridge, tilted his neck, and drank it all in one gulp.

It was so delicious, he smacked his lips.

Suddenly, something flashed in his mind.

It was the Prime Minister's Mansion that he was responsible for leading the search. When searching for people, the family members in the Prime Minister's Mansion were looking for someone.

He frowned and thought hard for a while.

right! He heard someone calling Aunt Jiang, saying that Aunt Jiang and her maid were missing.

Xiang Song put the cup back with both hands respectfully and reported: "Your Majesty, I remembered something. The Prime Minister's Mansion is in disgrace today."

"No, the Prime Minister, who has all the power in the government and the public, was thrown into his grandma's house by all the ministers scrambling to give evidence." Xiang Yang swallowed as he looked at the half-red and half-green apple in the emperor's hand.

He was not greedy, but the water in his mouth was rising involuntarily.

"Shut up, it's not what you think." Xiang Song interrupted Xiang Yang and glared at him again.

After finishing an apple, Xiao Jingzhao picked up the handkerchief and wiped his hands.

"Just tell me what you have to say, there are no others here."

The others that Xiao Jingzhao was talking about were naturally the palace maids and eunuchs. There were secret guards protecting the Yangxin Palace. Whatever was said in the palace, the secret guards could hear.

Xiang Song continued: "When we inspected the Prime Minister's Mansion today, someone said that there was a missing Aunt Jiang in the Mansion."

"No, there is also Aunt Jiang's maid. My subordinates didn't pay attention at the time and didn't ask whose concubine it was."

Xiao Jingzhao nodded slightly and said to Xiang Song: "You continue to investigate the officials' accounts. You can just send someone else to investigate this matter."

"A woman is missing? Could it be that someone in the Jinyiwei leaked the news and let someone run away in advance?" Xiangyang swallowed the cake in his mouth and rubbed his fingers on his clothes.

"No, it should be a coincidence." Xiao Jingzhao said very confidently.

Now all the people in the Jinyiwei were brought by him from Yannan. They were all soldiers who had fought with him through life and death.

It is said that the king is suspicious, and he would never doubt those who had shared joys and sorrows with him.

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Two days later, the sentence of Prime Minister Wei was posted.

Prime Minister Wei was sent to the northwest to do hard labor for ten years and was immediately sent to the northwest.

The streets were crowded with people, and BMW cars came and went like water.

The shouts of vendors came and went, and the prosperity was better than before.

People on the street gathered in groups of three or five, discussing the contents of the notice.

There were also several people on the notice who were dismissed from their official positions.

The list of officials who were demoted and punished was not published on the notice. Was this considered saving their face?

"Prime Minister Wei is already over fifty, right? Ten years of hard labor, I'm afraid he won't be able to come back in his lifetime."

"Hey! They say people shouldn't be too greedy. What's the point of being greedy for so much money? Won't you still have no life to spend it?"

"It's not enough to be greedy for money, he also wants to steal weapons privately. He doesn't take the emperor seriously."

Everyone was talking, sighing, and more people were clapping.

Suddenly, a team of officials appeared in front and shouted to the crowd: "Stand aside, make way, make way."