The 120th intercession (II)
The news that the third lady ran to Ruisong Garden early in the morning spread quickly, everyone guessed that she was going to intercede for Li Feng, and saw that the third lady was sad when she left Ruisong Garden, and there was a trace of joy between her eyebrows, so there was no need for Qi Jingshu to say anything, everyone guessed that it must be the prince who agreed to the third lady's request, so many people became indignant. Especially the family members of Prince and Concubine Le who accompanied the housekeeper, they got together to discuss it and began to act separately.
Early the next morning, Qi Jinghuan had just had breakfast, picked up the account book sent by Liang Shu yesterday, and he had not finished reading it for only one page, and then heard the sound of peace outside, Qi Jinghuan immediately put down the account book and stood up, and walked out of the study quickly, it turned out that his mother, Prince Le, suddenly came to Ruisong Garden.
Mother! Qi Jinghuan stepped forward and shouted, but he didn't get a kissing answer from his mother. Prince and Concubine Le didn't even have a smile on her face, and her expression was as cold as ice. Qi Jinghuan was stunned in his heart, and immediately guessed why his mother was angry.
Qi Jinghuan was not annoyed, and greeted with a smile: Mother, please sit in the room, my son just has something to report to you.
Prince Le's cold face softened slightly, and she let out a deep hum and walked towards the main hall. Qi Jinghuan turned around and ordered: Go to the study and get the account book that the king is reading. When Prince and Concubine Le heard the word account book, there was no change in their expressions, but almost all of the maids and grandmothers who were with Prince and Princess Le changed their faces.
When they arrived at the main hall, Prince Le and Princess Le said in a deep voice: Everyone retreats. The subordinates saluted and retreated, and only Prince Le and Qi Jinghuan's mother and son were left in the hall. Only then did Prince Le and Princess Le say angrily: Huan'er, you have really grown up! In your place, the mother's face is not as big as the face of the three girls! You can do it! Just now, the maid and grandmother beside Prince Le's concubine knelt down and begged the concubine for mercy, and between the words, it was natural to pull out the matter that the third lady asked the prince to intercede for Li Feng, and the prince had already agreed. When Princess Le heard this, her brain exploded, she never thought that her son would not give herself face, but would give her sister such a big face, which made Prince and Concubine Le embarrassed. This is why Prince Le and Princess Le broke into Ruisong Garden early in the morning.
Qi Jinghuan stood up and bowed down and said: Mother, don't be angry, can you allow your son to give back the inside story.
Prince and Concubine Le shouted angrily: You say! I want to hear why you want to sell all the people in the palace to do coolies, what happened to them!
Qi Lord Jinghuan frowned, and said unhappily: Mother, what are you talking about, the son is also a dignified prince, how can he be compared with his subordinates. Could it be that in her mother's heart, Huan'er, her biological son, is not even as good as accompanying the others?
Prince and Concubine Le were also angry to say such a thing, and she regretted it as soon as she said it, but her face went down, and Prince and Concubine Le were angry and didn't speak, Qi Jinghuan was stunned, he never expected his mother to acquiesce. Qi Jinghuan, who had never been hit like this, looked at his mother and shook his head, and only after a while did he say astringently: It turns out that my mother thinks like this.
Prince Le saw her son's hurt expression, and her heart hurt like a pinprick, that was the only blood she gave birth to in October, even if it was for him to die, Prince Le was willing, how could she be willing to let him be hurt.
Huan'er, don't get me wrong, my mother didn't mean that, you are the most precious in my mother's heart. Princess Le couldn't sit still, she stood up and walked quickly to her son's side, took her son's hand and said hurriedly.
Qi Jinghuan didn't look at his mother-in-law, but said astringently: Mother, my son thought that if the government affairs were rectified, you would be the most supportive person for his son in the palace, but I didn't expect it...... It's the son who is wrong, the son shouldn't care about this, no matter how greedy those moths are, they don't dare to shorten the master's use, no matter how bad it is, even if they hollow out the palace, the imperial grandmother and the imperial uncle will not ignore the son. Those people are all meritorious people who have served their mothers, and no matter how greedy they are, it is not a big deal.
Listening to her son say such words, Princess Le was very unhappy in her heart, she didn't know that since there were moths in the palace, they should all be dug up and dealt with, but most of those people were her companions, who accompanied her for more than ten years as widows, and sent the best girls in the family to serve her, for more than ten years, these people have served very properly and thoughtfully, and Prince and Princess Le also have a deep affection for them, and Prince and Princess Le still have a feeling in her heart that she will be unable to move an inch without these people. Therefore, when the princess of Prince Le heard the maid crying and complaining that the prince had allowed the third lady to intercede for Li Feng, she was shocked and angry, and her heart was on fire, so she rushed to Ruisong Garden to ask the teacher for the crime.
After listening to his son's extremely aggrieved words, Prince and Princess Le felt that they had come to the wrong place. Not to mention being a companion, even if it is a relative of her mother's family, she can't compare to Qi Jinghuan who has weight in the heart of Prince Le and Princess Le, how can she hurt the heart of her only biological flesh and blood.
Huan'er, don't feel bad, it's all bad for your mother, don't be angry with your mother! Seeing that her son's face was paler than just now, Prince Le regretted it very much, so she quickly helped him sit down, and said remorseful words in her mouth.
Qi Jinghuan was indeed hit just now, and his face turned pale when he was depressed, he sat down and breathed a sigh of relief, only then did he look up at his mother, and asked in an astringent voice: Mother, have you heard that someone said that my sister came to intercede for Li Feng yesterday morning?
As soon as she thought that the concubine was bigger than her own face in her son's place, Prince Le's heart was not happy again, she only nodded deeply, and said in a muffled voice: Yes, Huan'er, my mother can't understand, since you want to be the manager of the greedy ink, you should treat everyone equally, how can you just give face to the three girls. You let the mother ......
Qi Jinghuan sighed softly, opened the account book that Tian Xi had just sent in and handed it to his mother, and said slowly: Mother, Li Feng has been greedy for 13,840 taels of silver for 20 years, and yesterday morning Concubine Li asked her sister to send 15,000 taels of silver, saying that Li Feng's greedy silver was given to their mother and daughter, she didn't move a penny, and kept it all to prepare for adding makeup to her sister in the future. Mother, Li Feng was the one who followed his father in the past, and the son saw that he had served his father, and Concubine Li returned the greedy silver for him, so the son decided to open up to Li Feng and allow him to redeem himself. If the other stewards do the same, and give up all the money and the benefits thereof, and do not rely on the power of the royal house to oppress what is good, the son may also open up to them and allow them to redeem themselves.
It's true? Prince Le frowned and looked at the numbers in the account book, which was not at all bad with what her son said, so she asked in a deep voice.
Qi Jinghuan nodded, and said in a deep voice: Mother, although my son is not a golden mouth, he is also the prince of Yifu, how can he not believe his words? The son could give them a day, and by this time the morrow, if they did what the son wanted, the son would not sell them to work as coolies. Otherwise...... It's not worth bothering about someone like that.
Prince and Concubine Le thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, just Yihuan'er." When I turned around, I called the stewards to the Yin'an Palace, and Huan'er announced it in public.
Qi Jinghuan nodded without hesitation, and said: Mother, why don't you go over with us, so as to be a witness, so as not to turn around and slander your son in front of you and provoke our mother-son relationship. Qi Jinghuan knew that the reason why his mother came in a rage must have been instigated by his subordinates, how could he not fight back immediately. If they want to make waves in Prince Le's Mansion, they have the courage to bear the consequences.
Sure enough, when Prince Le heard this, her face showed anger again, and she said angrily: Huan'er, our mother-son relationship cannot be provoked by anyone, my mother wronged you just now, and I will be angry with you when I turn around. Hmph, all of them are good sex in the palace, and their guts are fattened.
Qi Jinghuan smiled secretly in his heart, but his face did not appear, and he nodded heavily: It's just that you are too charitable, so that those people feel that there is an opportunity. You have to set up rules for your subordinates, otherwise our palace will be laughed at. Prince and Princess Le immediately nodded in response.
Qi Jinghuan sent someone to send a message to Liang Shu Bai Cang, asking them to bring all the stewards who were temporarily imprisoned in the palace dungeon to Yin'an Palace, and then said to Prince Le and the princess: Mother, are you here to read the account books for a while or go over now?
Prince Le closed the account book and pushed it in front of her son, and said with some interest: Don't read it, let's go over, Huan'er, this account book was made by Liang Changshi?
Qi Jinghuan nodded and replied: Yes, since receiving the envoy from his son, Liang Shu and Bai Cang cooperated, and stayed up all night to make this account book, they are all people left by their father, and their son believes in them.
Prince and Concubine Le were silent for a moment before she said astringently: Huan'er, you have really grown up. This time, there was no ridicule and anger in Prince Le's tone, but only a faint relief and loss. Qi Jinghuan didn't have much life experience at this time, and he couldn't understand his mother's complicated feelings at this time.
Seeing Prince Le and Concubine walk out, Mama Gao immediately led someone to greet her, she didn't dare to ask directly, she could only quietly look at Prince Le's face, but at this time, Prince Le's face was neither happy nor angry, and Mama Gao's intention to see how the situation was developing from the face of the concubine was frustrated.
Niangniang, do you want to go back to Zezhi Garden? Mama Gao saw that the concubine didn't speak, but she had to ask cautiously.
Go to the Silver Temple. Prince Le and Concubine Le said four words coldly, and then passed Mama Gao and the others and left first. Mama Gao and the others were all heartbroken, and immediately pulled out their legs to chase after them, they were all people who had served Prince Le's concubine for many years, and naturally they knew the concubine's temperament very well. They knew that the concubine was angry, and she was angry with them, otherwise they would not ignore them again.
When everyone came to the Yin'an Palace, Liang Shu and Bai Cang had already escorted a total of twenty-seven stewards of the outer courtyard, large and small. As soon as all the stewards who committed the crime saw the concubine Niangniang coming, they all cried and kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Qi Jinghuan glanced at Bai Cang and said lightly: It's noisy!
Bai Cang immediately raised the whip in his hand and slammed it on the ground...... A crisp sound interrupted everyone's howl, they had already seen the power of the whip in Bai Cang's hand yesterday, and they really didn't dare to make any more noise.
Prince and Princess Le glanced at Bai Cang and nodded slightly. In the past, when Prince Xianle was alive, he didn't let her ask about Feihuwei, and Prince Le and Concubine Le only met Bai Cang three or four times. When I saw it today, Prince Le and Princess Le were secretly surprised in her heart, she hadn't seen her for thirteen years, but Bai Cang hadn't aged at all, and she looked similar to thirteen years ago.
Bai Cang and Liang Shu glanced at each other, and the two of them stepped forward to salute at the same time, although the two of them really didn't have much affection for this Prince and Princess Le. If it weren't for Prince Le's Mansion and the little prince Qi Jinghuan who needed their protection, Liang Shu would not be willing to be a cold bench for more than ten years, and Bai Cang would not have been training a new generation of Flying Tiger Guards for thirteen years.
Liang Changshi, captain of the White Guard, exempt from courtesy. Prince Le and Princess Le said slowly. For her husband's cronies, Prince Le and Princess Le felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
Liang Shu and Bai Cang returned to Qi Jinghuan to stand left and right, Qi Jinghuan slowly said his new decision, as soon as the stewards heard that they could not be sold to do coolies, there was nothing they should do, as for how much money to return to the property, this is not up to them. Slaves were not entitled to own property, so the stewards kept their private property under pseudonyms or under the accounts of good citizens whom they trusted so much. If this is checked, don't think about it for a year and a half.
The stewards who committed the crime crackled their little abacus in their hearts, but they didn't want to make such a request if the master and prince did not have conclusive evidence in their hands.
Prince and Princess Le saw that the stewards expressed their willingness to return and redeem themselves, and they felt very relieved in their hearts, these people can be regarded as knowledgeable about current affairs. If Prince Le and the princess knew the careful thinking of the steward, she was just so afraid that she vomited blood.
Since everyone is willing to return the greedy things and the benefits derived from them, then write a list now, make a list and hand it to Liang Changshi for reconciliation, and then transcribe a copy and give it to your family after verifying that it is correct, and order them to hand over the money and property deed to Liang Changshi before noon tomorrow. Qi Jinghuan saw that the stewards nodded in unison, so he gave an order in a deep voice, and all the stewards were shocked when he heard it.
After being shocked, all the stewards felt at ease again, and they picked up pen and paper and wrote while thinking about it. Once the ink is written, it cannot be changed, and no one dares to be cautious about how much property they want to hide......