bookcurios Chapter 186 Looking for Fang Ruo Again
Chapter 186 Looking for Fang Ruo Again
"According to the news released in the morning court today, Meng Yangjiang went through life and death in the frontier, but all the credit was taken away by the Third Prince. Concubine Dan has been trying to deceive him, both openly and covertly. Now, Your Majesty has not been to the Imperial Concubine's palace for a long time."
Zhao Fangyu was silent, his mind racing. One moment he was thinking about the summer banquet, the foreign countries visiting the capital, and the next moment it was Meng Yangjiang again.
Meng Yanjiang went over the pros and cons of returning to Beijing in his mind again and again, and finally found it funny.
She is really crazy. She schemes against everyone she sees every day, and now she even dares to manipulate Meng Yangjiang.
It is obvious that Meng Yangjiang's return to the capital at this time will do more harm than good. The military generals of this dynasty have foreign blood, and no matter what, they do not seem to be the candidates who can hold military power.
If a military general does not hold military power, there is not much difference between taking this path and not taking it. Unless Meng Yanjiang is willing to give up his face and join the Northern Pacification Office, there may be a way out.
But an important place like the Jinyiwei would not accept foreigners, so even if Meng Yanjiang was outstanding, it would only be a flash in the pan and would not last long.
Zhao Fangyu thought about it and decided to change his approach.
"Did you find any evidence of the Yang family's crime?"
They are not the only family that is searching for evidence of the Yang family's crimes. There are countless people who want to bring down the Yang family and are trying to muddy the waters.
Now, after several days of investigation, there is still no clue.
It's not that the Yang family has no flaws, but that there is very little information about the entire Yang family. The only bit of information was found out by the brothers of the Cao Gang who sent someone to infiltrate the family for half a month.
Zhou Qinghe said calmly and simply: "I haven't found anything."
"No need to rush."
"There's no loophole. Just show him one."
Zhao Fangyu was speechless. All the civil and military officials in the court, even the group of people from the Censorate who were searching everywhere with glass lenses, had not found any evidence against the Yang family. How could they find it in three to five days, or seven to eight days?
Even when they really found it, they couldn't believe it. It came too easily, so they didn't dare to believe it and cherish it.
Zhou Qinghe took the time to go to Zongzheng Temple, and the man changed his confession the next day.
I don’t know what Zhou Qinghe said, but he listed a lot of charges and it was written on my face that I was going to destroy the Yang family.
Zhou Qinghe has always been a playboy, and his behavior is straightforward and reassuring.
The emperor once doubted whether Zhou Qinghe was acting or was sincere.
Qian Jiangping smiled and sent a cup of tea to the emperor, and advised him to be at ease: "Your Majesty, there is no smoke without fire. You have watched the Second Prince grow up, so don't you know everything about him?"
Zhou Qinghe was indeed quite good, but unfortunately, the emperor snorted coldly and stopped talking.
But he still drank the tea that Qian Jiangping brought him.
"Tell the Imperial Concubine to pick out some beauties for the Third Prince. As a mother, she doesn't care about it, so how can she expect the Yang Family to worry about it for her?"
The mistakes of the Yang family had been kept secret by the emperor due to his deliberate actions. Zhou Qinghe would report the Yang family to the emperor from time to time, and his intention to displease the emperor was obvious.
Zhao Fangyu was not worried at all when he heard the news.
If there is a stain on the statue, people will push it down, but if there is a person with flaws all over his body, it will be difficult for people to start with.
Zhou Qinghe's moral conduct was at most questionable, but as a prince, even if his conduct was questionable, he had never committed a serious mistake, and he had never been involved in murderous lawsuits. He was like a piece of meat on a rolling knife, and no one could get him fatally hurt.
The situation remained deadlocked, like a pair of scissors, with the two sides facing each other.
Zhao Fangyu's hand stayed on a flower for a long time. A light bulb suddenly lit up in Zhao Fangyu's mind and he suddenly thought of Song Runcheng.
Zhou Qinghe has no weaknesses, but that doesn’t mean the Zhao family has no weaknesses.
The Song family, who still hold important positions in the capital, have long been a thorn in the eyes of the Third Prince and others.
Minister Song is an experienced man, so he is naturally not afraid, but the Song family is not a monolithic entity.
Zhao Fangyu sent a letter to the Song family, and Zhao Fangjin replied quickly.
When Zhao Fangyu went there the next day, the fake Qi Yinghe was embroidering quietly in the yard.
She was still wearing the dowry brought by Zhao Fangjin.
The person only felt Zhao Fangyu's cold gaze moved around her and then left. There was no malice in it, just very cold.
Zhao Fangjin took Zhao Fangyu into the house and left her alone outside, and she felt comfortable.
"Why are you here today?"
Ever since Zhao Fangjin followed the wishes of the old Minister Song and took over the power of the head of the family, his life has become more and more comfortable. He has vaguely got some of Feng'er's flavor, but he is not as ruthless as Fengjie'er.
Zhao Fangyu got straight to the point: "Last time you said your sister-in-law was looking for a foster nanny, has she found one yet? If not, I have one ready-made here."
Zhao Fangjin only felt his palm being tapped, and the next second, he saw Zhao Fangyu slowly making three points on the table with tea.
In another moment, the wide sleeves covered it up, and the water stains disappeared.
"I have found it, but Madam is old and has lost the ability to do many things."
Zhao Fangyu pushed someone towards Zhao Fangjin.
"This aunt is called Fang Ruo. She was the female official who taught us the etiquette of serving tea when I was in the imperial court. She had no relatives at home and got married after leaving the palace."
Logically speaking, if Fang Ruoruo didn't get married, after leaving the palace, many families would beg her to be a hostess, but she ignored these olive branches and was determined to return to her hometown to marry her lover who had been waiting for her for more than ten years.
In such a remote and poor place, Fang Ruo cannot display her talents even if she has them.
"There is no mistake in following the rules. But if you want to invite her, you have to settle her family as well. Sister, please arrange a place for her husband to live and work in the farm on the outskirts of the city."
The candidate sent by Zhao Fangyu was naturally suitable, but what Zhao Fangjin was thinking was that if he could invite such a great Buddha, even if she was his mother-in-law, he would have to be more careful in what he said and did in his daily life.
He quickly grabbed Zhao Fangyu's hand and said, "It's not that difficult. Just call her over. I have plenty of room here."
In order to bring stability to the Song family, all she had to do was find two idle jobs for her man. What was so difficult about that?
Zhao Fangyu smiled and called Xunyue to bring the four treasures of the study. He then wrote down the address that Fangruo had left for her on the spot.
"This is the address of her home. If it has not changed, it is here. If it has changed, I can send someone to ask and they will be able to find it."
"As soon as she heard that it was someone surnamed Zhao who was looking for her, she knew it was me."
Zhao Fangyu thought about it and felt that the Zhao family's weakest point was the Song family.
In fact, the Mei family also counts, but the Ministry of Rites is not an important official position, and now they have the task of welcoming the envoys from the Sheli Kingdom, which is not a good position.
Ordinary families who want to gild themselves in society would not forget to send people to the Ministry of Rites during this period, for fear that their children would be drafted into the army, which would then implicate a group of old people and have to clean up the mess for the young ones.
"Come to think of it, it's such a big thing, I don't know if my sister-in-law has gone home to take a look."
The Sheli Kingdom was once just a scattered tribe, but now it has united and called itself the Sheli Kingdom. Such a delegation is a mixed bag, and it is a tough nut to crack for the Ministry of Rites because there is no trace of it at all.