The evil woman becomes the concubine and the villain is crushed to ashes

Taking a deep breath, Xie Lingxi said seriously.

"In short, we must resolve the problem that has troubled the Emperor as soon as possible. After resolving it, we cannot just handle it in a businesslike manner and leave it at that. We must take the initiative to ask the Emperor for a reward!"

Lord Xie looked a little uncomfortable and couldn't help but speak.

"Lingxi, isn't this a bit bad? I can understand you taking the initiative to share the emperor's worries, and I can also understand doing things beautifully, but after you've done the job, you're still actively looking for the emperor to reward you..."

"Are you sure the emperor will be happy? Won't he think we are greedy? It is our duty as a minister to work for the emperor. Since it is our duty, getting a positive answer from the emperor is already a reward."

Xie Lingxi pursed her lips and couldn't help but look at her elder brother helplessly.

"Brother, do you think so too?"

Xie Zhibai looked at his sister's expression and knew that if he really agreed to it, his sister would definitely be unhappy.

After thinking about it, Xie Zhibai swallowed the words that were about to roll out of his mouth. Instead of answering, he asked a question in return.

"Father has some truth in what he said, but I think if we really do a good job, it's understandable to ask the emperor for a reward."

"But my father and I have always handled things in a fair and impartial manner. I really don't know what the result will be if I take the initiative to ask the emperor for a reward. Sister, do you have any suggestions?"

My brother is throwing the question back again.

Practicing Tai Chi with her!

Xie Lingxi felt somewhat dissatisfied, but she also knew that her father and elder brother had always been in the same line of doing things, being straightforward, impartial, and steady.

It is obviously unrealistic to expect them to change their personality and way of doing things all of a sudden.

But isn’t this yourself?

It's okay to change little by little.

After all, this is what the Xiao family did in their previous life, but the Xiao father and son were not capable enough. Although they often rushed to solve problems for the emperor, they always failed to solve the problem to the point.

But even so, they would still jump high and show themselves in front of the emperor.

Although the emperor has no interest in their ability to do things, the Xiao father and son still have the ability to flatter.

In addition, they really wanted to share the emperor's worries. Although the emperor could not see any ability of the two, he could indeed feel their "filial piety", so he would reward the Xiao family with some good things from time to time.

Of course, if the work is done just averagely, the reward cannot be too extraordinary. It can only be some valuable items such as jewels and jade, nothing else of practical value.

But even so, it was enough.

The Xie family is different from the Xiao family. Father and eldest brother are both truly capable people, but they do more and say less. Even if they get things done, they are not very liked by the emperor because they are too honest in their words.

At most, when the results were submitted, the emperor would express his appreciation and praise us. And if the emperor wanted to reward us with something, my father and eldest brother would refuse, and their reasons for the refusal were also righteous.

Basically, they were all doing things for the emperor and the court, and it was their duty, as if they had broken the rules by taking the rewards.

After so many times, the emperor no longer had any desire to reward him, and it naturally became a matter of course.

Most importantly, the emperor did not give any actual rewards, but only verbally praised him.

Although Xie Lingxi was unwilling to admit it,

But looking at it this way, the efforts made by my father and elder brother seem a little cheap.

Especially when compared with the result of the Xiao family who were rewarded despite their good words and bad deeds.

Xie Lingxi just wanted to say one thing: it’s not worth it!

Xie Lingxi thought so and said it directly.

Her father and elder brother were just old-fashioned in their ways, but they were not fools. She explained things clearly, and they were able to figure out the key points.

Sure enough, after listening to Xie Lingxi's memories, Lord Xie and Xie Zhibai fell into a long silence.

Mrs. Xie couldn't help but pursed her lips, looked at her husband, then looked at her son, sighed, and then said to Xie Lingxi.

"Your father and your elder brother are both like this. So what if they are thorough? They don't say anything. How can others know how hard they work? How capable are they? As a result, those clowns of the Xiao family naturally won the emperor's favor."

Lord Xie had an ugly expression on his face, as if he had eaten a fly, and he couldn't help but ask.

"Lingxi, are you telling the truth? The Xiao family didn't do anything, but the emperor rewarded them with gold, silver and gems? But our Xie family did everything, and the emperor only praised them verbally? Later, he even believed that our Xie family was treasonous, so he wiped out the whole family..."

Speaking of the latter part, Lord Xie became unusually angry.

Even though the Xie family doesn't like to say nice things in front of the emperor, they do their work honestly.

I believe that I have worked diligently and made great contributions to the court, Daqing and the people, and my intentions are good.

Even if it was treason, it should be investigated thoroughly, right? But just because someone framed him and fabricated the so-called evidence, the emperor believed it so easily?

Xie Lingxi heard the grievance in her father's tone and couldn't help but sigh.

"That's why I asked Dad and Big Brother to do things more beautifully and speak more beautifully in the future, so that the emperor can remember you more. It's because you just work hard and don't say anything."

"The emperor's impression of you is at most that the Xie family is good and reliable, but nothing else. On the contrary, the Xiao family flatters the emperor from time to time and speaks nicely. The emperor is also a human being. The Xiao family often approaches the emperor, which makes the emperor very happy, so he will naturally remember the Xiao family."

Xie Lingxi curled her lips and said unhappily.

"I may not remember what the Xiao family did, but I am happy to see the Xiao family. If something happened to the Xiao family, the emperor might send someone to investigate whether it is true."

"There are so many capable officials in the court. If the Xie family wants to be treated differently by the emperor, it is not enough to just be able to do things. We are too replaceable. We still have to find another way. At least we have to make the emperor pay attention to us. The first step is to make our family indispensable and irreplaceable."

Lord Xie's chest heaved violently as he listened to his daughter's words. He just couldn't believe that he and his son, who worked diligently for the court, were actually not as good as the few smooth-talking words of the Xiao family's father and son!

But the painful lessons of the previous life were the real reality. They were indeed framed for treason, and the emperor believed it, and then he wiped out their entire family.

There is no trust between the emperor and his subjects.

What's more, what do you like?

Lord Xie felt very disappointed and thought that his persistence over the years had become a joke.

He thought that as a minister, the best way to survive was to do his job well, but he didn't expect that he was still no match for the eloquent person!

Humph! He refuses to accept!