The wealthy tycoon wants to be the white moonlight of the little village girl

A few days later, after successfully clearing her name in the Imperial Study, Concubine Jia regained the emperor's favor, and the emperor came to Yuhua Palace for meals for three consecutive days.

At noon that day, Concubine Jia was instructing the maids to serve the dishes as usual, "Dujuan, put the lotus root and duck soup over here. The weather has been dry recently and the emperor has been busy handling state affairs every day. This is a good opportunity to cool down... Remove the bowl of steamed ham with fermented rice wine. The emperor is tired of it and won't eat it anymore!"

The palace maids were busy placing plates, and soon they had prepared a table full of exquisite side dishes, a combination of meat and vegetables, all of which were what Concubine Jia discovered the Emperor liked to eat based on her usual observations.

After looking at it contentedly for a moment, she turned and went to the inner room, changed into an elegant light blue dress with a cloud pattern, and pinned a sapphire hairpin on it. Then she looked left and right in the bronze mirror and went to the door with satisfaction to welcome the emperor.

Suddenly, a eunuch came running over and said, "Empress Jia, the emperor has something to do today, so he won't be coming to Yuhua Palace for lunch!"

After hearing this, Concubine Jia was stunned, and the smile on her face disappeared immediately. She asked hurriedly, "Did you go to the new Mei Yingda?"

Mei was only seventeen years old. Although she was born in a humble family, she had a melodious voice and an elegant appearance. Since she entered the palace, she had won the emperor's favor and he often stayed at her place, which aroused the jealousy and dissatisfaction of many concubines. Although Concubine Jia did not show it on the surface, she was actually very concerned in her heart...

When he heard today that the emperor had been snatched away, he immediately thought of her first, and there was a hint of jealousy in his tone!

The eunuch hurriedly said, "It's not because of this. The emperor ordered people to search the house of the Duke of Guo and is now discussing with the ministers how to deal with the Cao family! As a result, Concubine Cao ran away crying and making a scene. How can the emperor still have the mood to eat now!"

After hearing this, Concubine Jia's face immediately turned from cloudy to sunny! She was overjoyed and called out, "Yuyan, hurry up! Hurry up and get a silver ingot for Eunuch Meng. It's not easy to come all the way here. Please give Eunuch Meng a cup of tea!"

"Thank you for the reward, Madam!"

The eunuch took the silver, bowed, thanked him and left.

Concubine Jia turned around and said with a smile, "Quick, pack all the food in lunch boxes! I'm going to the Imperial Study to deliver food to the Emperor. The Emperor has been busy for most of the day and must be hungry!"

The palace maids quickly packed the food and followed Concubine Jia out of Yuhua Palace, carrying the food boxes.

As a result, after arriving at the imperial study, as soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Concubine Cao kneeling at the door and crying: "Your Majesty! Please spare my father and brother! They were wronged by the traitor! My Cao family has been loyal to the emperor for generations, how could we do such a treasonous thing! There is a villain behind this, I hope the emperor will see clearly and not wrongly accuse the loyal and good people..."

The eunuch shouted, "Empress Jia is here!"

Concubine Cao looked back and saw a light blue figure walking in gracefully. She came to her side and said softly, "Sister, why are you doing this? Your Majesty is very perceptive. How could he be deceived by that villain and wrongly accuse Lord Cao?"

After hearing this, Concubine Cao gritted her teeth and said with anger in her eyes: "Get lost! What's your business? Stop making sarcastic remarks here. When the Jiang family is in trouble someday, you will know what is going on!"

Concubine Jia smiled and said, "Sister, calm down! Don't fail to rescue your loved ones and end up hurting yourself! I see that the sun is very hot in early autumn, and I don't know if you have had lunch yet. You are kneeling here to beg for mercy... The emperor may not have noticed it. Wait for your sister to go in and tell him! Let your sister go in and say what she wants to say, so that she doesn't have to kneel here in the midst of people coming and going. If others see you and gossip about you, they will think that you are being punished..."

When Concubine Cao heard that her father and brother were arrested and imprisoned, and that the Cao family was raided, she was already furious. She knelt under the sun for a long time, but the emperor would not let her in to answer him. She felt even more upset! How could she tolerate the enemy's sarcasm and ridicule?

She quickly got up from the ground, and without saying a word, she raised her hand and slapped Concubine Jia twice!

Then he pointed his finger at her nose and cursed: "You are a fickle, unscrupulous slut! Not only did you seduce the eldest prince, but you also came here to show off! No matter how poor I am, I am still more noble than you! You have no right to say anything! You'd better shut your mouth and leave here as soon as possible! If you continue to push your luck, I will kill you!"

As she said this, she put her hands on her hips, spat on the ground, and then glared at Concubine Jia fiercely!

The maids Jinse and Yuyan were shocked and hurried over to support Concubine Jia and asked, "Are you okay, Madam?"

Concubine Cao's maid was no pushover either. She gloated, "You bitch are just being hypocritical! Why are you pretending to be a weak lady? Everyone knows how you got to the top... Now that you're here, we need our queen to be strong! Even if the Cao family is not good, it's still the family of the Duke, much better than those local rich people!"

Imperial Concubine Cao sneered, "You think you are the eldest daughter of the Jiang family! But do the Jiang family take you seriously? Have they ever seen you in the palace in all these years? Young Master Jiang didn't even invite you to his wedding, why are you pretending to be so smart here? A slut who attracts bees and butterflies everywhere wants to pretend to be a daughter? I think you are confused and blinded by greed, and you are deliberately making things difficult for yourself!"

The maids in Rongxi Palace also followed suit and cursed: "Your Majesty, you cursed well! There is no need to be nice to such a self-deprecating person!"

Concubine Jia raised her head and saw two red slap marks on her face, which showed that Concubine Cao had slapped her hard!

But she just sneered and continued softly: "Sister, you can vent your anger on me. I am not as noble as you, and I don't have my family to support me. But water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. My sister is in trouble because of her family! Otherwise, I wouldn't be kneeling here to beg for mercy... But I want to advise you to keep a low profile. Otherwise, although it won't be a big deal when you are proud, it will be terrible if you are unlucky one day!"

After saying this, without even looking at Concubine Cao, he turned around and walked into the study room with his head held high...

Cao Guifei was so angry that she cursed fiercely: "You arrogant little bitch! Don't be so proud here, or you will be in trouble one day! I'm afraid you will be even more miserable than I am now!"

In the study, the emperor was listening to Meng Jifei's report on the confiscation of property. "... a total of 15 million taels of silver, 2 million taels of gold, more than 7,000 kilograms of gold and silver utensils, 34 beds of various types, 1,300 kilograms of jade, 5,000 pieces of silk and satin, 10,000 kilograms of grain, and 300 carriages and sedan chairs were seized..."

The more the emperor listened, the uglier his expression became.

He had always known that the four major families were rich, but he didn't expect that the Cao family was no less wealthy!

They actually quietly accumulated so much gold and silver! No wonder the treasury was empty and couldn't afford to fight a war! All the money went into their pockets!

At this time, Concubine Jia walked in with red and swollen slap marks on her face.

When Meng Jifei saw this, he immediately stopped talking.

The emperor frowned and asked, "Concubine Jia, what's wrong with your face?"