Meng Weixuan instantly felt that he was not as calm as a woman, so he said: "Yes, it's a solution, what does the princess want to do?" ”

"My marriage is a marriage, now Jiang Qingchen's life and death are uncertain, you can say that he is afraid of crime and abscond, but you can also say that he is deep into the tiger's den, no one has enough evidence, I think my father is right, if Jiang Qingchen does not appear after three months, then he will automatically give up the marriage contract, and then make any punishment in accordance with the "Xiliang Law" is urgent. If you give a solution to the situation when the matter is not clear, regardless of whether the conclusion is correct or not, the behavior is too reckless, which will damage the majesty of our Xiliang court. Yun Xiangrong said.

Before Meng Weixuan could speak, the emperor opened his mouth first: "What do you think, if you don't object, you will do it according to the princess's wishes." ”

Who will speak, although this Princess Rong is appearing in public for the first time, the official words and standards are not counted, which means that she has worked hard.

But the idea is too clear. If this is objected, not to mention that the princess will definitely refute it with reason, and she feels that she is not as principled as the princess.

The emperor was very happy to see that the courtiers didn't speak.

In the same way, if you say it, everyone will refute it, what kind of royal dignity and a bunch of big hats, let a woman say it, you know how simple this truth is, the women in the boudoir understand, and the people in the court refute it, is this to show their ignorance?

Lord Luo saw that no one was coming, so he motioned for Meng Weixuan to retreat and the others to come up.

I saw an official come out, he looked like an official for some years, he was about thirty years old, and he looked ordinary, but he was an arrogant world-weary face that made people impressive.

"Princess Rong, the lower official has something to ask." The man said.

"I don't know what to call this lord?" Yun Xiangrong asked politely.

"Xiaguan Miao Xiluo." Miao Xiluo said.

Miao Xiluoyun wants to know it, but he has never seen a real person, Jiang Qingchen once told him that one of the salt merchants in the limelight in recent years is the Miao family and the other is the Huo family.

The reason is very simple, Miao Xiluo of the Miao family is now a Beijing official, and Huo Xiu of the Huo family is a martial champion.

It's just that this Miao Xiluo has an arrogant temperament, his family is rich, and he doesn't want to mingle with other officials, so it has been many years since he was admitted to the Jinshi and entered the Yushitai, and his official rank has not changed at all, and his position has not changed.

"Miao-sama, please speak." Yun Xiangrong said.

"This is the complaint I got about Jiang Qingchen, living a luxurious life, eating a lunch for two and a half years, after verification, but there is such a thing, today in mid-June, Jiang Qingchen invited a friend to lunch in Xianyuan, and ate a sky-high price of 1,408 taels. Here are the bills of the leisure garden and the testimony of the shopkeeper of the day. Miao Xiluo said as he took out the documents and gave them to Yun Xiangrong.

Although the officials below did not have any sighs, they also knew that the price of food was too high, but Xianyuan was at this consumption level, and no one invited them to spend this money anyway.

It's just that this matter is not a matter in private, but it is a little ugly to take it to the court, after all, the annual income is limited, who will spend two and a half years on a meal, unless you have additional income, this is not easy to say.

"Don't look at it, this is the truth, but if I say that the food is what I asked for, and the money is from me, I guess no one will believe it, and everyone will think that I am here to impostor, okay, then speak with facts. Father, can you ask the superintendent to come out and verify? Yun Xiangrong said.

The emperor said: "Zhang Aiqing, you are in charge of the affairs of the capital, and you come out to confront the princess." ”

After the emperor finished speaking, an official walked out, and Yun Xiangrong said: "Lord Zhang, my question is very simple, may I ask if you have been to the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion, you can see Jiang Qingchen's accommodation conditions, do you know if he often lives in the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion?" ”

"Lao Chen has been to the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion, the accommodation conditions are very simple, or the decoration decades ago, it may be worse than the conditions of ordinary people in the capital, Jiang Qingchen rarely returns to Changping Houfu. Every New Year's Festival, he must live in the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion. Master Zhang said.

In fact, many people know this answer, Jiang Qingchen is absolutely conscientious in the position of Admiral of Jiumen, and no one questions it, but this has nothing to do with spending a lot of money on food.

"Okay, then may I ask Master Zhang, every time I go out to buy something with Jiang Qingchen, who pays for it?" Yun Xiangrong said.

"This." Master Zhang replied a little hesitantly.

"Lord Zhang, investigating the life of officials is also within your purview, and if you can't answer this, it will be a dereliction of duty in your work." Yun Xiangrong said.

"Yes, it's all Princess Rong's money." Mr. Zhang said.

This answer is very exciting, the gossip of the officials in the court has reached its peak, and he sighs in private, no wonder Jiang Qingchen has never been married, it turns out that he is unwilling to spend money on women, if it is not for the marriage of the saint, it is estimated that there is no lady until now.

"When I saw this accusation, I really thought it was ridiculous, Jiang Qingchen, a person who only went to Wankelou to let his brother pay for dinner when he invited his colleagues to dinner, was actually accused of living a luxurious life? That day was like this, I had just been named a princess, and it was the first time I invited a friend to dinner, so I couldn't be too stingy, I told Jiang Qingchen to invite everyone to eat the best, but who would have thought that eating in Xianyuan would be so expensive. But if this matter is recorded on Jiang Qingchen, it is very inappropriate, he is helping me to take the blame. Yun Xiangrong said.

"The princess is a big deal." Miao Xiluo said.

"Master Miao, many times, people's consumption concept comes from the original family, I was born in the Yun family in Jiangnan, many people may say that it is very unacceptable to eat 1,408 taels of silver for a meal, and even many people have never seen so much silver in their lives, but I really think it's okay, of course, if the DPRK comes out of the regulations in the future, even if you spend your own legal silver to eat, you can't exceed a limit, then I am willing to follow, if you violate the regulations, you are also willing to accept the punishment." Yun Xiangrong said.

"Is that the princess admitting this crime of living in luxury?" Miao Xiluo looked at Yun Xiangrong and said.

"Master Miao, there are some things you have to say so, then I'm welcome, do you think you are extravagant?" Yun Xiangrong asked.

"Back to the princess, I am not extravagant, and I have never eaten such an expensive meal in Xianyuan." Miao Xiluo said confidently.

"Okay, may I ask, are you wearing a cool shirt under your official uniform? The price in the capital is one hundred taels of silver, I guess you won't have only this one, how can there be two or three replacement to wear, this dress is very squeamish, and it loses its effect if it goes into the water many times, and it is estimated that it can be worn for a year. Yun Xiangrong said.

"Princess, the shirt you said, the lower official doesn't understand, the lower official's clothes are all taken care of by the family." Miao Xiluo said.

Miao Xiluo didn't know the price of this cool shirt, but Yun Xiangrong said it so confidently, it is estimated that he can't be wrong.

"Okay, then I'll say that you are very good, Miao should have a habit of snuff, I don't know the price of snuff, I just know that good snuff is very expensive, but although I haven't seen Miao Miao's snuff bottle, but it is estimated that it should be expensive, who let Miao Daren be born in the Miao family of salt merchants? Miao-sama, can you take out your snuffbox and show it to everyone? Yun Xiangrong said.

Yun Xiangrong had already investigated the resumes and social relations of the adults of the Yushitai through his own relationships.

Miao Xiluoxin said that this princess is powerful, she came after checking herself, although her income is not high, but her consumption has never been downgraded, although she has not been corrupted, but she spends all the money given by the family. It's no different from Princess Rong.

"Xiaguan's snuffbox is not valuable, but it's a pity that I didn't bring it with me today. I don't have any doubts about the princess. Miao Xiluo hurriedly said.

"Master Miao is in a hurry, I haven't finished talking yet, I see that the wrench in your hand should also be expensive, this Huang Fei is quite good-looking, is this a naturally formed pattern?" Yun Xiang said curiously.

"Xia Guan doesn't understand this, he pointed to what my grandfather left me, and I took it just to commemorate my grandfather." Miao Xiluo said.

How could Miao Xiluo not understand, he knew that he couldn't continue to talk, and in the end, he would become a person who lived a luxurious life.

"Miao-sama feels uncomfortable, right? I ask you, adults, can you first look at your own behavior when accusing others, and if you can't justify it yourself, then is there still any point in accusing yourself? Yun Xiangrong said sharply.

"Then this extravagant crime, if it is the accusation of the lower official, what does the princess think?" Lord Zhang, the superintendent of the imperial history, said suddenly.

In fact, this accusation was originally put forward by Master Zhang, Yun Xiangrong also checked him by the way, from a poor family in the capital, he was born as a person, and he has been a supervisor for many years, and he is relatively down-to-earth.

"The "Xiliang Law" does not have a clear definition of luxury, and everyone's economic situation is different, so the definition of him is different, but I think if you earn ten taels of silver a month, you have to spend it until eleven taels, then it is called luxury. If you earn 5,000 taels of silver a month and spend 3,000 taels, I don't think it's a luxury. If everyone in the capital is as frugal as Lord Zhang, then all the shops in the capital can basically go out of business, how can the economy of Xiliang develop, and how can the country develop? Yun Xiangrong said.

"Princess, the topic is too far, I just want to ask, does the princess know the homes of the people in the capital, and the cost of living is only one or two silver a month." Mr. Zhang said.

"Yes, in addition to the rice and grain supplies given by my father, a family of two, if you just eat normally in the capital, five hundred yuan a month is enough. But does it make sense for us to say this in court? Didn't my father's supply depend on taxes? Isn't there a tax paid in Xianyuan? Yun Xiangrong said.

"Xia Guan didn't mean that, he just felt that the royal family had the obligation to take the lead in being diligent and thrifty." Mr. Zhang said.

"Master Zhang, I think everyone should consume within the range they can afford, and it has nothing to do with identity. But I don't agree with your so-called frugality, which is not conducive to the development of the country. Yun Xiangrong said.