HLnovel Chapter 503 The dust has settled
Chapter 503 The dust has settled
Although Madam Gan and Ye Dong were also involved in the case of buying and selling officials, they were from the Danyang Marquis' Mansion and could only be detained for the time being and then dealt with together with the case of the Danyang Marquis' Mansion.
When Marquis Danyang was captured, Old Madam Ye fell ill. She never expected that after so many years, the matter of Eunuch Xia would be brought up again.
He was thinking about how to let the Marquis of Danyang escape unscathed, even if it meant giving up the title.
Unfortunately, before he could figure out how to deal with the situation, his sons started clamoring to divide up the family property. They wanted to make more money while the Marquis of Danyang's Mansion was still intact.
Their plan was good, but Ye Jintang was quicker than them. On the third day after Marquis Danyang was arrested, the imperial edict to confiscate his property arrived at the Marquis's mansion.
All the property in the marquis's mansion was confiscated, and except for the married daughters, all the people in the mansion were exiled to Ningchuan Prefecture. The men were sent to mine, and the women were sent to grow cotton.
Old Madam Ye almost fainted after listening to the eunuch reading the imperial edict. She did not expect Ye Jintang to be so cruel and ruthless that he would not leave any chance for the Marquis of Danyang to survive.
"If Ye Jintang had known this day would come, I should have killed you long ago, so that our Danyang Marquis Mansion wouldn't have to suffer."
Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything now. Soldiers in black armor quickly surrounded the Danyang Marquis Mansion. All the people were put in prison uniforms and taken away in carriages.
The onlookers were all surprised to see this scene. In the common people's impression, even if a big family like the queen's family committed some crimes, they would be minor matters, and in the end, they would definitely be resolved from big things to small things.
Looking at the entire Tianqin Kingdom, there are very few families that would go to such great lengths as the Ye family.
At this moment, many people will think of Queen Jiang. Back then, it was not just the Jiang family that was destroyed, but the entire Jiang family was devastated.
Does the new emperor also want to treat Queen Ye in this way?
For a time, all kinds of speculations emerged in the capital, and even some officials had evil thoughts. They were all guessing what Xiao Mo's attitude towards Ye Jintang was.
With the imperial decree to confiscate the property, the worry that had been weighing on Ye Jintang's heart was completely resolved. Her arrival also completely changed the fate of the characters in the book, and she could rest assured from then on.
"Jintang, do we need to deal with the rumors out there?"
Xiao Mo came to Ye Jintang with a very resentful look on her face. She had been busy preparing for the establishment of a medical school for girls recently and hadn't been to the imperial study to discuss matters for several days.
There were already many rumors because the Danyang Marquis's Mansion was raided. Now that Ye Jintang suddenly stopped going to the Imperial Study to discuss matters, there were even more rumors. Some even said that he was ready to depose the Queen. He was really stupid. Even if he abdicated and was no longer the emperor, he would not be able to depose the Queen.
"It's just some gossip, nothing to worry about."
As he spoke, Ye Jintang showed Xiao Mo the plan he had made.
"I want to use all the money confiscated from the Danyang Marquis's Mansion and the money from Eunuch Xia to build the Medical Girls' School."
Xiao Mo read Ye Jintang's plan at a glance, frowned slightly and couldn't help saying, "You need to promote the Medical Girls School nationwide. This amount of money may not be enough. I will ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate another 100 million taels of silver to you later."
"No, if the Minister of Revenue knew that I was going to take away 100 million taels of silver to open a medical school for girls, he would come to the Imperial Study every day to cause trouble. I don't want to be nagged every day. For the sake of peace, I will first invest a small amount of silver in the capital and several surrounding cities to open medical schools for girls. When I have more money, I will go to other cities."
"That's fine. If you open too many medical schools at once, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."
The two were talking in the inner hall when Jin Yuan came in with his head held high.
"Your Majesty, there are several gentlemen who are seeking an audience outside the imperial study."
"Ok?"
"Why did you suddenly come to see me? Have you asked them what they want?"
"It seems that I hope the emperor will hold a selection in October this year."
While saying this, Jin Yuan secretly glanced at Ye Jintang who was leaning on the couch, and saw that she looked calm and was not angry about this matter.
"When did I say there would be a talent show in October?"
"Your Majesty, every three years the Ministry of Internal Affairs will arrange a selection in October to fill your harem."
After hearing Jin Yuan say this, Xiao Mo belatedly remembered these old practices.
"Tell those courtiers who came to see me that I will not hold a beauty pageant this year or in the future. Tell them to give up on this idea. If they do not bring up this matter again, I will grant marriage to their daughters. Many of my soldiers still have not found wives."
Ye Jintang who was standing by couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"The emperor always threatens his subjects."
"Who told them to always make things difficult for me? Since they don't let me have an easy time, I will naturally not be polite either."
"It seems that the rumors outside have made some people think inappropriately. They think that I have already despised you because the Danyang Marquis's mansion was confiscated. So should I do something to let the court officials see how much I prefer you?"
Xiao Mo came forward and sat next to Ye Jintang in a very servile manner. He put his big hands on her waist and held her tightly in his arms.
"Why don't I confer the title of Marquis of Ankang on Mr. Wen and make the Wen family an imperial merchant? By the way, we can also bring Mr. Wen to the capital. I think the former Marquis of Danyang Mansion is pretty good. We can just change the name and live there."
"This is a good idea. My parents were killed by a villain. All my relatives and friends took a piece of my flesh from me. Only my grandfather cared about me wholeheartedly. It's okay to make him a marquis."
"Then why don't you give your cousin a title of Madam? With this title, she won't suffer any grievances in her husband's family, and her children's marriages will be smoother."
"Okay, I'll choose the title."
Ye Jintang was eager to try and wanted to think of a better-sounding name for Gu Waner, but it turned out that all the titles for ladies were fixed, so after choosing and choosing, he finally chose Mrs. Korea.
Imperial edicts flew out of the palace one after another, leaving both court officials and ordinary people confused.
Who can tell them whether Empress Ye is favored or not? They just can't understand it at all.
A few days later, Ye Jintang received a letter via carrier pigeon saying that Old Madam Ye encountered bandits on the way to exile and was trampled to death while fleeing.
The Marquis of Danyang, who had been strong all his life, became mentally ill halfway through the journey. On the way, they met a mad bull. The Marquis of Danyang could not avoid it and was gored to death by the bull's horns. Other people in the marquis' mansion were also killed or injured. It was hard to say how many of them would be able to reach Ningchuan Prefecture alive.
Looking at the short letter sent by carrier pigeon, Ye Jintang looked indifferent. The winner will be the king and the loser will be the bandit. If they lose this battle, they will have to pay a heavy price.
After folding the carrier pigeon, Ye Jintang entered the space. Fortunately, she had the help of the space over the years, otherwise she would not have won so easily.