The emperor glanced at the left attendant who was kneeling below, turned his head and said to the right attendant who was standing silently aside, "Xiao Aiqing, what do you have to say?" ”

Xiao Pingyuan took a step forward, "The minister wants to go to Lord Zou to do things to catch the wind and catch the shadows, and he will indiscriminately wronged the ministers without careful verification." Having such an official in the household department will only do a hundred harms to the imperial court but not any benefit. ”

Zou Changyuan sneered, unfolded the paper in his hand, and showed it to everyone, "Lord Xiao, I didn't wronged you. You see, this paper can't write at all, and as soon as I put pen to paper, the ink is smudged into a ball, and I can't write at all. If you don't believe it, you can take a pen in front of the emperor, and I will write it for everyone. ”

Ning Guogong quietly glanced at an official next to him.

The official immediately stood up, "The minister has the courage to borrow pen and ink from the emperor and try to see if the paper is the same as what Lord Zou said." ”

The emperor glanced at the official lightly, didn't say anything, just motioned to the chief eunuch beside him to bring the pen and ink on the dragon case to them.

The official took the pen and ink from the hand of the chief manager, thanked the emperor, took the brush and dipped it on the inkstone, turned around and put down the pen on the paper in Zou Changyuan's hand.

Many officials quietly watched the official's movements, and as soon as the pen fell on the paper, it was really as Lord Zou said, and the ink was smudged into a ball.

Zou Changyuan said proudly, "All the adults have seen it, but the minister has not wronged Lord Xiao." ”

The official who had just written also followed, "Lord Xiao, the princess of Zhenguo is your daughter, and it is too much for her to sell this kind of inferior paper to cheat money."

Another official said to the second and third masters of the Zhenguo Mansion, "The princess is now a person from the Zhenguo Mansion, and she is not doing things properly, so she should be disciplined by the Zhenguo Mansion." Lord Lu, your nephew and daughter-in-law's shop, you might as well let her close it. ”

Second Master Lu said with a ashamed face, "Xiao Ji Paper Village is the dowry shop of the princess, and we are not good at interfering in the operation of the shop, but I didn't expect the paper she sold to be inferior." When I return home, I will ask her to close the paper village, and I will ask her to compensate everyone for as much paper as she sells. ”

In the face of those condemned officials, Xiao Pingyuan's face did not change, and when they finished speaking, he said to the emperor on the dragon chair, "The minister implores the emperor to give justice to the daughter of the minister." ”

The officials who condemned it just now frowned, this paper has been proven to be inferior, what does Lord Xiao mean by this?

Instead, Ning Guogong glanced at Xiao Pingyuan, who had a compassionate look, and then glared at Zou Changyuan secretly.

The emperor's expression swept lightly from the officials he had just condemned, and his heart was indescribably disappointed.

It is really a misfortune for the court to have these officials in the court.

Just when the officials were nervous, the emperor finally opened his mouth, "Zou Aiqing, these papers sold by the princess of Zhenguo are not used for writing and painting. This is called toilet paper, you better figure out the purpose first, and then come to Lord Xiao. ”

Zou Changyuan was stunned, this paper was not used for writing and painting?

The emperor ignored him, but said to Xiao Pingyuan, "Xiao Aiqing, the princess of Zhenguo is making this toilet paper well, and the paper in the harem will be provided by the princess."

I was very satisfied with this paper, and gave the princess of Zhenguo a mistletoe, twenty pieces of silk of various colors, and two granges. Also, I feel that the name of Xiao Ji Paper Village is not worthy of the paper made, and I gave the princess of Zhenguo a plaque, which is called the first paper village in the world. ”

"The princess of Zhenguo thanked the emperor for his gift."

Xiao Pingyuan was quite satisfied with this result, and it was in vain that he sent the two large boxes of toilet paper into the palace yesterday.

Xiao Pingyuan was full of smiles, but Zou Changyuan was pale.

After retiring from the court, he asked others, only to know that what the emperor said was right, that the paper was really not used for writing and drawing, but for replacing toilet chips.

Zou Changyuan couldn't help complaining in his heart, and before he could figure out the matter, he was handed to him and stabbed in front of the emperor.

The image he worked so hard to maintain in front of the emperor is afraid that it will be ruined.

Xiao Jinyue didn't know what happened in the court, until the emperor sent someone to send the reward and plaque to the Zhenguo Mansion, and under curiosity, he asked the father-in-law who came to deliver the reward to know what happened.

It turned out that his father actually transferred the toilet paper she sent to Xiao Mansion to the emperor, and helped her get such a plaque.

Xiao Jinyue was moved in her heart, and immediately asked people to hang the plaque in the store, and asked the little girl to send a cart of toilet paper back to her parents' house, and then arranged for the shopkeeper to send five carts of toilet paper into the palace.

Mrs. Zuo Shilang was full of anticipation, waiting to see the paper village of the princess of Zhenguo Gong close.

I didn't expect to wait and wait, but what I was waiting for was the news that Xiao Ji Paper Village had won the emperor's reward plaque.

Mrs. Zuo Shilang, full of puzzlement, sent someone to inquire, and when she heard that her husband was in front of the officials in the court, she was reprimanded by the emperor, and her face was immediately as pale as paper.

I heard that the emperor praised the princess of Zhenguo in the court, and also pointed out that the paper used in the harem was provided by the princess. Mrs. Zuo Shilang was immediately so angry that she smashed the most beloved tea cup to pieces.

Unexpectedly, after returning home, Zou Changyuan was still angry with her.

The business of Xuntang Ji and Paper Village is getting better and better day by day, and Xiao Jinyue now goes to the store to look at the account books when he has time, in addition to helping Lu Chengting detoxify every day.

The two workshops are running well, Xiao Jinyue plans to go back to her parents' house, and ask her father for a batch of manpower, and she plans to open the sugar shop and paper shop to other state capitals.

Bai Guo suddenly hurriedly opened the bead curtain and came in to report, "Girl, I just heard from the mother-in-law in charge of purchasing in the big kitchen that last night, a group of assassins assassinated our general, and I don't know if the general and others have anything to do now. ”

When Xiao Jinyue heard this, her face immediately changed, and she immediately packed up a medicine box and hurriedly took Baiguo back to her parents' house.

When I went back, I didn't see anything unusual at the door, Xiao Jinyue hurried to the main courtyard, and her mother was drinking tea with her eldest sister.

"Mother, are you all right, Dad?"

Seeing his daughter come back, Xue was both surprised and happy, "Yue'er, why are you back?" Rest assured, we're all fine. ”

Xiao Jinyue pulled her mother and kept asking, and learned that her father killed the assassin with Xiao Haoqing and a group of guards last night, and the body was sent to the criminal department, and her father entered the palace early in the morning to complain to the emperor.

What's more, Xue didn't tell her for fear that she was worried, and Xiao Jinlan just reassured her.

Xiao Jinyue was helpless, so she avoided everyone and asked Chi Yan, who had run back to Xiao Mansion a few days ago, for questioning.

Chiyan squeaked and said, "Girl, I overheard the general and his wife talking, and Zuo Shilang also participated in the incident back then. Yesterday's assassin had something to do with him. The general also said that he wanted to find a way to speed up a little and pull Zou Changyuan off his horse. ”

It's a pity that her mother didn't say a few words, Chiyan didn't know what happened back then, but Xiao Jinyue guessed that things were definitely not simple.

Jin Yuanzheng's business name was sealed, and the sugar recipe and the matter of the paper village, Zuo Shilang's Mansion has regarded her as a thorn in the side and wants to get rid of it quickly. Since the two sides have become mortal enemies, in order to avoid the first strike and the second attack, Xiao Jinyue decided to help her father.

Pull down the left attendant of the household as soon as possible.

(End of chapter)