Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Chapter 149 Barely Counts as One

Daiyu didn't expect that this unexpected operation would buy her a few days of leisure. After she gave Qiu Kui instructions, she put all the affairs of the Jia Mansion behind her.

In the past few days, Daiyu felt that the maids were acting strangely, and they often gathered together to whisper. She also felt that she seemed to have forgotten something important, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

So she called Xueyan to ask them what they were up to. But they both kept their mouths shut and refused to reveal a word, saying that Daiyu would find out when the time came. Seeing this, Daiyu had no choice but to give up and let them do whatever they wanted.

From the Jia Mansion, news continued to reach Daiyu's ears every day.

The Jia family finally suppressed the matter and did not inform the government. Aunt Xue also knew that such a matter might not lead to a conclusion, and they still had to rely on the power of the Jia family to reissue the household registration and travel permit, so she acquiesced to this way of handling the matter.

Because they had no household registration, they dared not even leave the front door of the Jia Mansion, fearing that they would be interrogated by the Wucheng Bingmasi. If they were arrested and taken to Jingzhao Yin like Leng Zixing, it would be a real loss of face.

Even Xue Pan, who had been pretending to be sick, had to cheer up: such a big thing happened both inside and outside at the same time. Although he had bursts of pain in his body from time to time, he still endured it and ran around with the butler Lai.

In the eyes of everyone, the thieves were very strange that they did not take away Xue Pan’s clothes but only took away his property.

Daiyu: I just feel disgusted and don’t want to touch it!

With the help of Rongguo Mansion, the legal advisor of Jingzhao Yin was very perceptive and did not waste any time, so the household registration issue was quickly resolved. At the same time, Lai Da also sent people to conduct a thorough investigation inside Jia Mansion, but he could not find any traces.

For a time, rumors began to spread in the mansion, saying that the Xue family violated ethical norms, which angered the Five Immortals, and they summoned Xiao Kui to move away all their property.

As the house deeds and land deeds would not be used after moving away, they were left there.

Daiyu just smiled when she heard the rumors, and let the maids talk more and more outlandishly. She thought: It is a good thing for people to have some reverence in their hearts. Maybe before doing bad things, they will think about the consequences.

In Hanguang Hall, the person in the upper seat couldn't help but sneer after hearing the eunuch's report: "Zili, do you believe such rumors?"

"Rumors are not credible!" Wang Tingyu replied indifferently.

The emperor sighed, his expression very solemn: "If it is not the work of the Five Immortals, then it means that there is an unknown force in the capital that can sneak into the Duke's Mansion quietly. They can empty out a guest house of the Jia family, who knows if they will empty my private storehouse as well!"

Wang Tingyu pondered for a moment and commented: "Although the Ning and Rong families started out with military merits, their descendants are no longer as brave as they were in the past, and they no longer have the heroic spirit of the Ning and Rong families. The guards in their mansions are simply not comparable to your majesty's private vault."

The emperor couldn't help but chuckle, "Ha! Zi Li, stop teasing me!"

However, he still held back and did not say directly, "The people in the palace may not be as loyal as the people in the Jia family."

But Wang Tingyu was so smart that he didn't understand the emperor's thoughts. He lowered his head and pretended not to understand what the emperor said.

After a long silence, another question came from above: "Do you have any clues about the man in black last time?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Tingyu knelt on one knee and apologized, "I and the people from the Five Cities Military Division have searched for more than two months, but still can't find any trace of the thief. But judging from his stature, the man is short and looks a bit like a Japanese."

He knelt there, his knees gradually becoming numb, but he dared not move at all.

Time seemed to freeze, and only until his body began to sway did the emperor slowly speak.

"The commander-in-chief of the Five Cities Military Command is incompetent and unworthy of his position. He is dismissed and replaced by the deputy commander temporarily. Wang Tingyu, considering that you were just passing by that day, it was not your fault. And you brought back treasures, so your merits and demerits are offset. You should go back and reflect on your mistakes for a month."

"Your Majesty, thank you for your grace!" Wang Tingyu bowed his head to express his gratitude and staggered out of the Hanguang Hall.

Xia Rong, the eunuch in charge, looked at his receding figure and couldn't help but worry: "Your Majesty, will Lord Wang be dissatisfied this time?"

"He won't." The emperor gently rubbed his aching brow. "He found the will before, which has already angered the emperor. If I don't pretend to punish him and let the emperor do it himself, the situation will be even worse. Only by doing this, seemingly asking for trouble, can I save him."

Xia Rong walked up to the emperor and rubbed his temples: "You are so considerate of the courtiers!"

"There are only a few people in the court who are truly useful. He can barely be considered one that I can use. I'll keep as many as I can."

At the same time, in the warm room of Hanyuan Hall, Dai Quan was accompanying the emperor to play with a mynah bird.

Dai Quan held a bamboo stick and made the mynah bird scream. The emperor saw this and laughed.

After they laughed, the emperor took the bamboo stick from Dai Quan and asked Bage, "Do you think there are really five immortals in this world?"

But this starling couldn't speak, it just kept chirping.

Dai Quan saw that the emperor looked unhappy, so he smiled carefully and said, "How can this mynah bird speak human language?"

The emperor nodded and poked the starling's belly again: "Haha, if it could talk, it wouldn't be placed in my Hanyuan Palace."

After teasing for a while, the emperor felt a little bored and asked Dai Quan: "Do you think that the thing about the Xue family was done by the sixth brother?"

Dai Quan didn't dare to follow the emperor's title, and replied cautiously: "I dare not speak nonsense. However, a little eunuch just brought a message saying that the emperor summoned Lord Wang today, and Lord Wang knelt in the hall for a long time, and when he came out, he couldn't walk steadily."

There was clearly no expression on the retired emperor's dull face, but Dai Quan had served him for so many years and understood that he was a little unhappy at this moment, which made Dai Quan couldn't help but tense up even more.

In such an atmosphere, even though the charcoal fire in the warm room was burning brightly, Dai Quan still felt a chill on his back.

The emperor chuckled, breaking the tense atmosphere: "You old thing, I won't eat you. Go tell the people in the Ministry of Revenue. Spring is coming soon, and the emperor's harem should be warmed up."

"Yes! I'll do it right away!" Dai Quan was delighted when he heard this, and a look of joy also appeared on his face.

"Okay, go ahead. I need to take a nap."

The emperor knew how Dai Quan acted in front of other officials, but he didn't intend to ask about it. He just wanted to let those officials know that only by following the right person can you have a promising future.