The Lady's Code for Raising Her Husband

Giving and taking bribes? Cai Jie was stunned and put down what he was holding.

Ding Mengze breathed a sigh of relief and put down the arm that protected his face: "Although one thousand taels is a small amount for corruption, no one will go out of its way to report it, and even if it is reported, the superiors will not care about it. But if you As an uncle, if this matter is revealed to the emperor, it will be different. The emperor will definitely be furious and attack Jing Zhaoyin and Mrs. Ning Hui."

Cai Jie is just the brother of a good concubine, how can he be called the uncle of the state! However, Cai Jie was extremely comfortable with this title. Although he said not to yell, his eyes were full of smiles.

Ding Mengze struck while the iron was hot and encouraged him to go into the palace now to find a good concubine and see the emperor, lest Ye Yuxiao and Jing Zhaoyin heard the news and evacuated the officers and soldiers and the money.

In fact, even if he reported Ye Yuxiao and Jing Zhaoyin, Cai Jie would not gain much, but he was already in such a miserable state that he was willing to do something that would harm others and not benefit himself, so he seriously changed into the clothes he went out with, Dragging the sick body into the palace.

The emperor has been talking about Ye Yuxiao every day for the past few days, but suddenly Cai Jie came to report her. The emperor felt that he had lost face, and his anger was rising. He immediately ordered someone to report Jing Zhaoyin and Ye Yuxiao. Entering the palace, I just asked them whether what Cai Jie said about giving and receiving bribes was true.

Jing Zhaoyin hesitated and did not answer in time.

The emperor became more and more angry and raised his voice: "Have the government assigned officers and soldiers to guard Anding Lane for Mrs. Ning Hui?"

"Go back to the emperor, it's true." Jing Zhaoyin finally answered.

"Then Mrs. Ning Hui promises to bribe you one thousand taels of silver every year?" The emperor suppressed his anger and asked again.

Jing Zhaoyin hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Ning Hui did promise to hand over one thousand taels of silver every year, but this silver did not go into the minister's pocket, but was dedicated to the government. I don't know whether this is considered bribery or not. So I didn’t dare to answer hastily.”

If it was really dedicated to the government instead of going into Jing Zhaoyin's personal pocket, it certainly cannot be regarded as giving or accepting bribes. In previous years when there were major disasters, if someone donated money to the government, the court would commend them and even build an archway for them.

The emperor's expression immediately softened: "Is it really given to the government first, instead of being swallowed up by you?"

"Your Majesty, this money will be recorded in the public accounts. Your Majesty can order people to check it at any time." Jing Zhaoyin said hurriedly.

The emperor looked at Cai Jie, who was standing nearby, and immediately ordered someone to go to the government office to get the account books.

As expected, the account book clearly recorded the amount of money Ye Yuxiao gave to the government, and the amount was exactly one thousand taels.

The emperor suddenly felt that he had regained his face. He had been praising Ye Yuxiao in vain these past few days, and she really helped him gain face. He asked Eunuch Wei to hand the account book to Cai Jie and snorted: "You dare to come to me to complain before the matter is clarified. Jing Zhaoyin and Mrs. Ning Hui are both very busy. You have wasted their time in vain, why don't you hurry up and complain to me?" They apologized."

This is Ding Mengze cheating him! He shouldn't trust that trash! It's true that I've been through a rough patch, but I haven't gained any wisdom. Cai Jie was furious, but the emperor was staring right in front of him, so he had to reluctantly apologize to Jing Zhaoyin and Ye Yuxiao.

Just sue them out of nothing, just apologize and be done with it? Ye Yuxiao glanced at Cai Jie and said, "Doctor Cai doesn't look good. Is he sick?"

After she finished speaking, she strode up to Cai Jie, ignored his strong objections, grabbed his wrist, and checked his pulse.

"Oh, Doctor Cai is not very ill. He has been ill for at least several days, right? You are sick, and you dare to go to the palace to find the emperor. If the disease is passed on to the emperor, how many brains do you have to bear it? ?”

Entering the palace to meet the saint while sick? This is a grave sin! Eunuch Wei was so excited that before the emperor could speak, he called for the guards and dragged Cai Jie out.

The emperor ordered Jing Zhaoyin and Ye Yuxiao to leave the palace on their own, and he went to the harem with his hands behind his back and a sullen face.

Eunuch Wei personally escorted Ye Yuxiao to the sedan chair and smiled quietly: "The emperor must have found bad luck with a good concubine."

Hey, this Eunuch Wei is quite loyal and stands with her at all times. Ye Yuxiao quietly handed over a few gold leaves and left the palace in a soft sedan.

A few days later, Ye Yuxiao went to the government office again, this time because the two people who poisoned him were finally caught.

This was the main culprit that caused thousands of people in the city to be poisoned at the same time and almost lost their lives. In order to detoxify, these thousands of people either spent all their savings or went into debt. Even those who were involved in the medical trouble were sued, and the cause was related to them. Therefore, there was a huge crowd in front of the government office. People who came to watch the trial crowded several streets, and many people walked through it, just to report the latest news in the court.

Jing Zhaoyin's guess that day was absolutely correct. The two people who poisoned were both felons wanted by the court for a long time. Even if they did not poison, they would still be guilty of death.

Probably because they knew that they would die no matter what, no matter how much torture Jing Zhaoyin used, they did not confess Ding Mengze.

The onlookers did not know the details and shouted that they should be beheaded in public.

Ye Yuxiao felt a little disappointed, and left the government office alone before Jing Zhaoyin formally sentenced them.

Just after squeezing through the crowded road and turning into a secluded alley next to it, Xiaozhan pointed ahead and said to Ye Yuxiao: "Madam, look, is that Ding Mengze?"

Ye Yuxiao looked up and saw that it was really him. He must be very concerned about whether the two felons would confess him, but he didn't dare to go to the government office, so he hid here secretly.

Ye Yuxiao stopped, looked at him a few times, and said, "Are you very proud that those two people didn't confess you?"

Ding Mengze looked innocent: "I don't understand what Mrs. Ning Hui is talking about."

Ye Yuxiao smiled: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, you don't need to be proud anyway. You must have spent a lot of money to bribe these two people, right? Snake venom and snake skin didn't fall from the sky, right? You After being expelled from the Tai Hospital for so long and having no income, but spending so much money, you must be in debt, right? It's really pitiful to think that you will be more and more embarrassed in the future."

Ding Mengze did not answer, but the expression on his face changed obviously.

Ye Yuxiao walked past him with a smile and paused briefly: "Sometimes, you don't have to be in a government cell to go to jail. As long as you live in dire straits, there are cells everywhere."

This is true. He was not living in dire straits during this period. In order to pay off debts, the old ancestral home was sold. Ding Mengze was poked in a painful spot, and he raised his hand to hit her.

But there were servants in front of Ye Yuxiao and guards behind him. He couldn't even touch her hair and could only watch her walk away.

Ding Mengze's wishful thinking came to nothing and his life was not as good as before. Cai Jie's situation was not much better than him. He entered the palace while ill, which not only angered the emperor, but also implicated his concubines, so he could only live with his tail between his legs. Jishitang's voice is getting worse day by day, and it is hovering on the edge of bankruptcy. Anding Alley was guarded by officers and soldiers, so he couldn't get in. He had no chance to find trouble with Ye Yuxiao, so he could only watch the Mingche Medical Clinic's business boom.

In sharp contrast to them, Ye Yuxiao's life was going smoothly. The men's medical school was successfully completed and classes began in a step-by-step manner. Tan Shizhao is more active than before. Not only does he come to school every day, but he also teaches Ye Yuxiao many things.

In the spring of the next day, Prince Pingnan's palace began to discuss marriage with Xue Jingyu's family. After completing the process, they formally engaged her and married her.

In the Xue Mansion, Tongfang Yuanyang gave birth to a son, but under Kong Mingyue's deliberate exaggeration, Mrs. Yan has become an evil mother-in-law who bullies her daughter-in-law in everyone's eyes. Under the huge pressure, Mrs. Yan not only dared not take advantage of this concubine's eldest grandson. When something happened, she didn't even dare to let Kong Mingyue take Yuanyang as a concubine.

Day after day, in the blink of an eye it’s summer again. Good news came from the north. The army of the Northern Expedition had won a complete victory. King Heng and King Lu were about to return to the court.