EBE Chapter 161 Private Visit
Chapter 161 Private Visit
As soon as He Jingmin arrived at the mansion, he went straight to Madam He and reported everything that had happened today.
After hearing this, Madam He said, "I thought that when you reported to His Majesty that the He family had spent a lot of money on military rations, he would consider returning the rations to us, but I didn't expect that he would just let the matter go after hearing this."
At this point, he laughed coldly and said, "Although the military rations have been given to us now, it is not because we have paid for them for many years, but because they are given to us for the sake of His Highness the Sixth Prince, and they also want our Xin'er to marry him."
He Jingmin echoed, "Yes, and Dad has worked hard for Dazhao for so long, and now he is still guarding the country for Dazhao and His Majesty at the border."
Madam He said, "Your father is still at the border, and the military rations cannot be delayed. Therefore, Xin'er must go to the palace banquet. As for the Sixth Prince, I will be there to protect him, so Xin'er will be fine."
Guo Xin is still young and has just come of age. Besides, their family is most averse to their children having anything to do with the royal family. Although they are on the side of the Third Prince now, it is only an alliance of interests. If it involves marriage, there will be no chance to regret it in the future.
Moreover, the waters in the royal family are deeper and more muddy than those in the aristocratic families. Xiner has already suffered so much in the countryside and must not suffer any more.
After hearing this, He Jingmin had no choice but to agree, but he had made up his mind to discuss what happened in the hall today with Dabao, not only about the marriage, but also the corruption case.
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Early the next morning, a dark green figure appeared in front of the He family's door, followed by a servant who was dressed very simply. Although this group of people tried their best to conceal their identities, it was difficult to hide their nobleness.
After seeing this, the doorman respectfully invited the group in and sent someone else to quickly report the matter to Madam He.
"I wonder if the Third Prince has anything to tell me when he visits my humble home?" Old Madam He asked respectfully as she looked calmly at the Third Prince and his entourage, who were dressed as civilians.
"Nothing serious, but yesterday my father and the old lady's third son discussed some important matters and summoned me to the palace to talk about some cases of corruption."
At this point, the Third Prince stopped and looked at the old lady without saying anything. The old lady thought for a moment and realized the key point. She asked, "Although I know about this corruption, I don't know much. It's still up to my Jingmin to know. If Your Highness wants to know, I'll call him out right now?"
The third prince nodded slightly. He came here just for the matter of corruption. His father summoned him into the palace yesterday. Although his words were full of criticism about the General of Cavalry, it would be too simple if he summoned him into the palace just for this matter. The art of being an emperor is never simple.
Afterwards, he found out that several princes were also summoned to the palace for this matter, and he guessed that the metaphor was to use this incident to test their abilities.
Now, the crown prince has not been appointed, and His Majesty has allowed the princes to fight for this position. Therefore, His Majesty cannot deal with the corruption, but he dares to do so.
He sipped the fine tea that was served to him and looked outside the door from time to time. He was not the only one who knew about this matter. If other princes got there before he dealt with it, wouldn't this test be a failure?
"Third Prince, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." He Jingmin said with a smile, followed by Guo Xin.
"What is this?" The Third Prince asked in confusion. The little girl in front of him looked to be only over fifteen years old and still a girl from the boudoir. Wasn't it nonsense for her to come here to discuss things?
He Jingmin saw the Third Prince's confusion and said, "This is my second brother's little daughter, Guo Xin. She has not yet been officially included in the family tree, so her surname has not been changed. The corruption case that Your Highness wants to know about was raised by her, and it is also something she has actually experienced."
Guo Xin stepped forward and bowed, then took out the document in her arms and handed it over, saying, "This is a book compiled by this servant based on her own experiences, what she has seen and heard. It also contains some simple suggestions from this servant."
As soon as she returned home yesterday, her father kept nagging her about her marriage, asking her to be careful of the Sixth Prince Zhao He and not to be deceived by him. He also said that no matter how many lives she had lived through, she was only fifteen years old and could not get married so early.
Of course, it was impossible for her to fall in love with Zhao He. Although she no longer felt disgusted with him and even had some feelings of close friendship with him, he was just a close friend.
We talked for a long time last night, and finally heard some words about the corruption case from the old father who had been worried about his daughter being kidnapped. We also found out from the words that when my father left the hall yesterday, a figure went in. It was the third prince.
She guessed that although the old emperor wanted to deal with the corruption case, he lacked the courage. He was also afraid that after being in power for many years, he would be infamous because of the corruption case, so he set his sights on his own son.
The relationship between the third prince and her family was the best among the several princes, and they had even formed an alliance. Therefore, she guessed that the third prince would come to the house to find his father early the next morning, so she reorganized the corruption case overnight.
The Third Prince holding the booklet slowly frowned, looked up at Guo Xin with pity, and asked, "Is this all your personal experience?"
Guo Xin nodded and said, "These things have passed, and I have found the root cause of everything. I have also presented the cases of the villagers I am familiar with to Your Highness."
"I have read your proposals, but many of them remain on paper. Although the starting point is good, it is too difficult to implement. It does not conform to the situation of our Great Zhao Dynasty. But don't worry, I will severely punish the officials who caused the death of your parents, so as to give an explanation to the General's Mansion and you, and also as a thank you gift."
Guo Xin said solemnly: "I hope Your Highness will not only punish the official who caused the death of my parents, but also see that thousands of people are suffering because of corruption, and punish the local official. As an official, you should be the breadwinner of the people. After all, if you don't make money as an official, you don't have to be an official if you want to make money."
The third prince looked at Guo Xin in surprise. At first, he thought that the girl in front of him presented this booklet only because she was resentful about the death of her parents. Although some of the strategies in it were unrealistic, there were also many good strategies.
He originally thought that this was all done by General He's third son He Jingmin, and he just wanted him to help the little girl of the He family to avenge her, so he asked the little girl to present this booklet to him.
However, what the little girl said now seemed to be beyond his imagination. She didn't sound like a girl from the boudoir, nor a farm girl. Instead, she had a bit of scholarly air.
He smiled and said, "The little girl's name is Guo Xin? Is it the Guo Xin who often walks with the Sixth Prince?"