The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

Chapter 115 Greed for money

Su Yanli brought Laba porridge, sesame dumplings, and steamed buns to Prince Zhao Xiaojun and Fan Yanjia on his last duty. This breakfast attracted the two young boys to come over and have a meal.

“On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, we have a rest. The two of us are coming over here. Ah Jin is going to prepare some dishes.”

Su Ruojin nodded while thinking about having a mutton hot pot, which is warm and welcoming. However, only Fan Yanjia came that day, and Prince Zhao Xiao did not come. This was the first time.

Fan Yanjia explained, "Although he won't come, he asked me to bring him the food."

Su Ruojin:…

Zhao Lan didn't come, but Fan Yanjia calmly spent a long time in the study asking for advice. Su Dalang also followed and listened. After the New Year, the ten-year-old Su Dalang will go to the academy to study. In the past two or three years, the Imperial College entrance examination will be held. , if he can pass the exam, he can go to the Imperial College to study.

Su Yanli was given the eighth-rank official position. His son could get in without taking the exam before he was qualified. Of course, he could get in if he was recommended by a high-ranking official like King Jin or Mr. Fan. Su Yanli didn't want to take this route. He believed that his son could get in.

Su Dalang is also willing to rely on his own ability to pass the exam.

Xue Wulang was also there that day. He did not go back after asking for advice as usual. Instead, he stood in the corridor like Su Dalang and watched Su Sanlang playing wildly in the courtyard.

Su Dalang saw that he had not left and asked with a smile, "I heard that you are going to have a younger brother, right?"

Xue Wulang smiled reluctantly. Recently, for some unknown reason, his father lost his temper when he came back. The peaceful home just now became a dark cloud again. He didn't want to go back, "Yeah."

The classmate seemed to be in a bad mood. Su Dalang pursed his lips slightly and said, "Achuan, aren't you going to Dongshan Academy after the new year?"

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Then why is he unhappy? Su Dalang didn't understand.

“My family is having mutton hot pot tonight, so stay here and accompany Young Master Fan with me.”

In the past, Xue Wulang and Xue Lingchuan would have refused, but today he nodded for the first time, "Then I'm sorry."

Su Dalang: ...Although he sincerely invites you,...

It's really strange that Xue Wulang is willing to stay for dinner. Cheng Yingzhen likes this young man who is knowledgeable and courteous, and is very enthusiastic about him. "Achuan, try it. The mutton slices are as thin as paper. You can eat them after rinsing them three times." , very fresh.”

 “Thank you, auntie.”

 “Eat, Achuan, you’re welcome.”

Su Ruojin also liked to act like a kid pretending to be an adult, and found it quite interesting. Seeing that he was shy and embarrassed, she rinsed the mutton for him several times, and he smiled slightly: "Thank you, Ajin!"

Sure enough, the delicious food should not be disappointed. Xue Wulang, who had a sad face, immediately relaxed his eyebrows as soon as he ate the hot pot.

 After getting off the table, he was still chatting with the Su Dalang brothers and sisters, "My father said that the Ministry of Industry has been very noisy recently, and corruption is being investigated everywhere, which has caused my father to be investigated as well."

 “As long as your father is not greedy, don’t be afraid.”

Xue Wulang pursed his lips and remained silent.

No way!

Su Dalang brother and sister looked at each other and did not dare to speak.

Xue Wulang sighed, "My father said he was not greedy, but..."

Su Dalang and his sister became nervous and stared at him.

“Some merchants or subordinates gave gifts, and they were caught. My father is afraid...”

Su Ruojin asked: "Is this etiquette important?"

Xue Wulang shook his head, "I don't understand either." In fact, he didn't dare to say that life at home was easy, and the courtesy was probably not taken lightly, and his father's newly promoted position might be demoted. They don’t even understand! The three little ones were silent.

 Finally, Su Ruojin comforted him, "I believe Mr. Xue, he will be fine."

Su Dalang saw his sister saying this and comforted him: "I also believe Mr. Xue."

Xue Wulang returned home with the comfort of his friends, brothers and sisters. The house was lifeless, and Mrs.

Xue Wulang asked: "Where's dad, haven't you come back yet?"

When Mrs. Xue heard this, she didn't ask her son to come and eat. She sat at the table in silence, the oil lamp was dim, and she was completely lost. She didn't know how her husband was doing.

In the interrogation room of the Imperial City Department, Crown Prince Wei was interrogating Mr.

"I'm talking nonsense." Mr. Xue has a soft-hearted thief face to please others. Now that he has been 'invited' to the Imperial City Department, he is very tough. "I was promoted to an official position and made a fortune because of this blueprint. I will put such a How is it possible to give valuable things to Liaoxia people?”

 “Then what do you think of the bribes you collected?”

"Is this called accepting a bribe? This is a favor given to me by the people below. Besides, if the official doesn't accept it, what will happen if I accept it." He was quite right about accepting bribes.

Zhao Lan and Mr. Shen, who were sitting in the interrogation room, said: ...there are such shameless officials.

After Xue Wulang and Fan Yanjia left, the Su Dalang brothers and sisters went to the study and told Su Yanli the news they heard from Xue Wulang, "I teach at the Imperial College all day long, and I really don't know about the Ministry of Works."

Su Ruojin asked: "Dad, I found out that corrupt officials are arrested every winter. Is it the official order?"

Su Yanli did know a little bit, "Actually, it's not just about catching corrupt officials. It's mainly to ensure that the national celebrations during the Chinese New Year can be held smoothly and safely. Every winter, in the name of catching corrupt officials, we clean up envoys, businessmen, refugees, etc. from various countries in the capital, and remove dangerous people." people were cleared out of Kyoto.”

 Oh, so that’s it! It seems that it is the same in every dynasty and every generation!

“Do you think Mr. Xue will be arrested?”

"This..." Su Yanli didn't have much contact with Xue Changcheng, but he could still tell that he was determined to climb higher. "It shouldn't be a big problem."

It is impossible for a person who wants to climb up the ladder not to pay attention to official style and official comments.

“But Xue Wulang said it himself, does his father accept gifts from others?”

Su Yanli smiled and said, "Master Xue has been in the officialdom for so many years. He should know what gifts can and cannot be accepted."

 Master Xue is so worldly and slippery?

Because Xue Wulang said something about his father, Su Ruojin had been secretly observing Mr. Xue. As a result, on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, he saw Mr. That's right, Mr. Xue did not commit any principled issue. Some small gifts and bribes are punishable by a small salary at most.

There are a few new faces in the Imperial City Department's special place for spies. These people are the result of a month of hard work by Zhao Lan and Hua Ping. They are active in the capital of Dayin Dynasty in the form of businessmen, working with low-level small businesses. The petty officials approached and bribed them, and several petty officials in the Ministry of Industry were dismissed. However, Mr. Xue, who was greedy for money and slippery, was cleared of suspicion and went home.

Standing in the dark corridor, Prince Wei asked his cousin beside him, "Do you believe Master Xue is just greedy for small money?"

Zhao Lan smiled slightly and said, "The days are long!"

oh! This means playing the long game to catch the big fish.

After the sacrifice, Mrs. Xue asked in horror, "Have you collaborated with the enemy?"

Master Xue scolded her for seeking death, "How dare I collaborate with the enemy if I don't care about my own life?"

"That…"

 “Then what, what’s wrong with me being greedy for money?”

Mrs. Xue's legs trembled when she heard the word "money". What else happened? This is fatal!

 (End of this chapter)