After leaving the official office of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Du Baode hurriedly caught up with Yang Jiming.

"Third young master, you have to help us this time. For 5000 million taels, even if we sell the entire Du family, it won't be enough!"

Yang Jiming sneered and said, "Uncle, you are my closest uncle, I give you a piece of advice, get together the 5000 million taels as soon as possible."

Du Baode was in a hurry, "So much money, where can I get it!"

"Uncle, do you think Master Xu won't find out about the Du family's belongings in Suzhou?"

Hearing this, Du Baode couldn't help being stunned, doubtful.

Yang Jiming reminded him: "Uncle, don't forget that the evidence proving that you wronged someone and stole money includes account books from 20 years ago. The Du family was making a lot of money 20 years ago. Also, Mr. Xu once went to the granary. "

Du Baode's face turned pale in an instant, and he patted his thigh angrily and said, "This is for our entire Du family!"

Yang Jiming said coldly: "Uncle, you should thank the emperor for his kindness. It's better to hand over the money than to be ransacked and questioned."

Du Baode sighed heavily, "I can't decide on such a big matter by myself, I have to go back and discuss it with your grandfather."

Yang Jiming nodded and said, "Master Xu didn't urge you to hand over the money, because he knew that it would take time to collect so much money. However, we should do it as soon as possible. If you offend the officials, it won't be a matter of 5000 million taels."

"Oh, I see."

Yang Jiming smiled faintly, but suddenly his smile froze, and he looked at the two people in the corner of the road ahead in disbelief.

Du Baode followed his line of sight suspiciously, "That seems to be the second young master in your mansion?"

Yang Jiming said coldly: "Uncle, I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you for now."

Seeing that he looked like he was looking for someone to fight, Du Baode quickly grabbed him, "Third Young Master, do you have a disagreement with Second Young Master, or do you know the young man next to him?"

"Uncle, why are you asking this?"

"You said it yourself, we are the closest uncle and nephew. I'm worried about you when you look so angry."

Yang Jiming calmed down, twitched the corner of his mouth, and said, "I'll go say hello to my second brother, don't worry, uncle."

Du Baode said worriedly: "That's your first brother, Jinke Tanhua, the prince's brother-in-law. I heard yesterday that Yang Zhongming is already an editor of the Imperial Academy, and he is a seventh-rank official when he enters the officialdom."

"Okay, let's pretend I didn't see the second brother." Yang Jiming rolled his eyes secretly, wanting to say: I am the sixth grade.

He glanced over there, and just as he was about to look away, he happened to meet Yang Zhongming's gaze.

Yang Zhongming and Jiang Yueran walked towards them.

Yang Jiming smiled embarrassingly, and said, "Second Brother, Mr. Jiang, what a coincidence."

Yang Zhongming said: "This is the eldest uncle of the Du family. When Uncle Du came to the house yesterday, I happened to be away."

Du Baode smiled quickly and said: "Second Young Master, hello, Mr. Jiang, I can't be Second Young Master's uncle."

Yang Zhongming hesitated for a moment, and said to Yang Jiming: "Ji Ming, you accompany Uncle Du first, and I will go find you when I return home at night."

"Okay, brother."

Yang Zhongming and Jiang Yueran left, while Yang Jiming and Du Baode were still standing by the side of the road.

Du Baode looked at the backs of the two men, and said to Yang Jiming: "You know that Mr. Jiang is actually a daughter, right? Is it the daughter of Mrs. Hou's natal family? He looks upright, but lacks some ladylike temperament. Could it be a side branch?"

"Uncle has good eyesight. This Miss Jiang's family is of the same clan as Da Furen's family, but the two families don't interact."

"From Wu Yibo's house?" Du Baode was stunned for a moment.

"Uncle, you know quite a lot." Yang Jiming was also taken aback for a moment.

"The capital is full of dignitaries, how can we not inquire carefully." Du Baode said quite proudly.

Yang Jiming smiled: "Uncle, I'm going back home first, and I will go to another courtyard with Jing Shuo to see you someday."

Du Baode nodded, "For the matter of the Du family, please third young master speak well in front of Mr. Xu."

Yang Jiming also nodded, "Uncle, don't worry."

On the other hand, Shang Jiayan had already ordered Mother Gu to deliver a special product brought back from Suzhou to the masters in the mansion yesterday, and today he personally visited the four aunts and two sisters-in-law.

When he arrived at Mo Dixuan where Yang Zhongming and Peng Kejing lived, it was not difficult to see the fatigue on his face.

Seeing this, Peng Kejing asked the servant girl to make a pot of tea and bring it over, and said to him: "You just came back yesterday, so take a good rest today. There is no need to go through these empty rituals between us."

"I've been away from Beijing for such a long time, I should come to see my sister-in-law." Shang Jiayan forced a smile, "Is the second sister-in-law okay these days?"

"Everything is fine." Although she said so, Peng Kejing's brows and eyes were faintly stained with sadness.

Shang Jiayan said: "Today I heard that the second elder brother filled the vacancy in the Imperial Academy. Both the second sister-in-law and the second elder brother are people with deep blessings."

Peng Kejing's eyes darkened a little, and it took a long time before she said slowly: "This lack...His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said something in front of the head of the courtyard. But my husband wants to rely on his own ability to find a job."

Although she didn't continue, Shang Jiayan could hear her unfinished words.Probably because of this incident, Yang Zhongming felt a lump in his heart.

Shang Jiayan said: "My second uncle knows people well, and distinguishes between public and private. If my second brother has real talents and learning, even if His Royal Highness speaks, my second uncle will not respond." The academician in charge of the Imperial Academy is Shang Jiayan's second uncle, Shang Jingyao .

Peng Kejing smiled lightly, with a touch of bitterness in the smile.

She didn't say anything, and Shang Jiayan didn't feel comfortable asking more, so he sat for a while and left.

When he returned to Chenxiangyuan, Yang Jiming just came back.

Yang Jiming said to him mysteriously: "Jing Shuo, let me tell you..."

He glanced at Huai'an and the others, and they all pursed their lips and smiled as usual, and quickly backed away.

Shang Jiayan went to the cabinet to take out his clothes and prepared to change his coat, and said with a smile: "What strange thing did you find again?"

Yang Jiming went over to help him change his clothes, and said with a smile, "I'm going to take up the post in the Ministry of Punishments tomorrow, and I'm the head of the sixth-rank official department."

Shang Jiayan was stunned, "Isn't it Jiupin Inspection?"

Yang Jiming chuckled, "Master Xu said it himself, and said that the matter was approved by the emperor."

Shang Jiayan was happy for him, and said: "The emperor's kindness is mighty, you have to do a good job and serve the court."

"Yeah." Yang Jiming nodded repeatedly.

"I will cook myself tonight, and I will reward you with two good dishes."

"Really?" Yang Jiming said pleasantly, "I haven't tasted your craft yet."

Shang Jiayan slightly bent his eyebrows and hummed threats: "It's my first time cooking, so don't be disgusted when the time comes."

Yang Jiming quickly said: "Don't dislike it, don't dislike it, as long as you do it, you can take poison."

The two stayed in the house for a long time.

Shang Jiayan said to Yang Jiming: "Did you know that the second brother filled the editorial vacancy of the Imperial Academy?"

"Well, I heard that."

"Then do you know that there seems to be something wrong between the second brother and the second sister-in-law?"

"Well, I know."

Shang Jiayan asked suspiciously: "How did you know? Could it be that the second brother told you himself, what did he tell you?"

"It was I who saw him talking to Jiang Yueran on the side of the road after I came out of the Ministry of Punishment."

Shang Jiayan couldn't help frowning, "Why are they together again?"

Yang Jiming whispered: "Maybe it's some kind of law of attraction." The hero and heroine are destined to be together.

To him, it didn't matter which woman Yang Zhongming fell in love with.What he cares about is whether the hero and heroine come together, will the deviated plot be brought back to the original track, and will it affect his talk with Shang Jia.

Shang Jiayan sighed: "No wonder the second sister-in-law is frowning today."

"En." Yang Jiming responded casually, recalling the plot of the novel carefully.

In the book, Jiang Yueran came in as his stepmother in September.Less than a year after the original partner passed away, Yang Zhongming hastily married his step-wife.The matter of their marriage angered the Shang family, and caused Wu Muhou's mansion to be cast aside a lot.

Based on Yang Jiming's understanding of Yang Zhongming, no matter how much he loves Jiang Yueran, he will not marry his second wife during his filial piety.

First, I'm sorry for the original wife.Secondly, it is not good for the reputation of the stepmother.Thirdly, it will also affect his own reputation and future.

Yang Jiming couldn't help thinking, what made Yang Zhongming eager to marry Jiang Yueran.

Seeing him wandering in the sky, Shang Jiayan couldn't help punching him lightly, "What are you thinking about?"

"Jing Shuo, what would make a man want to marry a woman regardless of the consequences?"

Suddenly, Shang Jiayan said with a solemn expression: "Why do you ask this question? Could it be that Jiang Yueran is pregnant with the second brother's child?"

"Ah?" Yang Jiming's eyes widened in surprise.

Seeing his shocked reaction, Shang Jiayan knew that he was wrong, "Who is in a hurry to get married?"

"No, no, no one is in a hurry to get a wife." Yang Jiming only felt that there was a thunderbolt, and he didn't expect this possibility at all.

Shang Jiayan looked at him twice more suspiciously, and the small eyes showed that he didn't believe what he said.

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, but you also know that I like to make wild guesses. I'm not afraid that you will worry about it."

Shang Jiayan couldn't help but said angrily: "You also know that you like to make random guesses, and I don't know if this problem can be corrected."

"I'll change it." Yang Jiming hugged him like a large animal begging for forgiveness.

"Tell me, what have you been thinking about?"

"My intuition tells me that my second brother wants to marry Jiang Yueran."

"Second brother has already married his first wife."

"But what if the second sister-in-law is gone?"

Immediately, Shang Jiayan slapped Yang Jiming on the head, and scolded: "Can you say such things casually?"

"I'm just saying it's possible."

"Impossible, you are not allowed to talk nonsense, so as not to cause trouble."

"understood."

Although Shang Jiayan was angry with Yang Jiming for his unscrupulous words, but when he looked back and thought about it carefully, he couldn't help being a little worried.He really didn't look very good when he saw Peng Kejing today.Yang Jiming didn't know what he was thinking, so he just coaxed him, and it took him a long time to coax him well.

Shang Jiayan said: "Do you still remember the signature we signed for the first time? You Yu was in the Bibo Pond, and was surrounded by a net. There was no way to think about who was born, and things ended up causing trouble."

"Remember. You're not happy about signing the lottery." Yang Jiming curled his lips.

Shang Jiayan gave him a squinting look, "The abbot said that if you live under the house, disasters will come from the sky. You need to plan ahead and pay more attention to avoid disasters."

Yang Jiming nodded in agreement: "Yes, you must not have the heart to harm others, and you must not have the heart to guard against others."

Shang Jiayan sighed lightly: "I'll go to Mo Dixuan later, I hope my second sister-in-law won't blame me for meddling in other things."

"Second sister-in-law is a sensible person."

Shang Jiayan nodded slightly, frowned slightly, and said to him, "I'll go to the kitchen when I get back."

"Yeah." Yang Jiming smiled instantly and looked at him expectantly.

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