Priceless: A widow with a baby asks the prince to marry again

Chapter 130 Dishwasher Back

In the women's clinic, Liu Rusi spent an hour getting the whole family to accept her theory of yin and yang balance.

In the center of the capital, in the court, there was still a bustle.

"Minister of Rites Shen xx, is corrupt, commits corruption, and sells official positions and titles! He will be dismissed from his post, his property will be confiscated, and he will be exiled a thousand miles away!" The emperor's voice was as loud as a bell as he made the decision, but his expression was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry. He only glanced at the pair of young men with auspicious eyes on the right.

"Your Majesty! I am wronged!"

The Minister of Rites knelt on the ground and begged, but the guards in front of the palace took off his official hat and dragged him out of the palace!

“How can you say it’s an injustice? The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the imperial examinations. As the Minister of Rites, you are just pretending to be unaware of so many pieces of evidence of people taking the exams under other people’s names?!” The Right Censor-in-Chief refuted bluntly, with a look of deep disgust!

The Minister of Rites knew that the evidence was irrefutable, otherwise why would the emperor remove his official hat and sentence the entire government to exile? ! But who can be innocent when he sits in this position? Only these stern censors would not let go!

The question is, how did the evidence get into the hands of the Right Censor-in-Chief? The Minister of Rites suddenly looked at Prince Duan, who was standing at the top of the right row with an indifferent expression! This was Prince Duan's usual style, but he had never been an enemy of Prince Duan, so how could this happen?

Could it be... just because of the drugging of granddaughter Shen Yuqin? !

Seeing that he was about to be dragged out, the Minister of Rites shouted anxiously: "Your Highness Prince Duan! Please show mercy!"

The indifferent people on the right slightly raised their lips, but Ruifeng's eyes had a hint of malice: "It was the father who sentenced you. You begged me, but you thought that confiscating your property and exiling you was not enough, and you wanted to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor?"

The Minister of Rites immediately turned pale and shut up. Although the confiscation of property and exile were tragic, they did not prohibit their descendants from entering the government, and there was still a chance for them to make a comeback... In fact, the emperor's sentence was a light punishment compared to the crime...

The man was dragged out, and all the ministers in the hall were silent. A second-rank official fell just like that! Some people who were close to the Minister of Rites had a faint look of grief, but they did not dare to stand up for this inevitable thing.

Those who are capable of coming to the fore belong to several factions. Now that the Minister of Rites has fallen, they are more thinking about how to push their own people to the top!

Disperse early in the morning.

Chu Shiyu was about to leave with big strides.

"Third brother, please stay and talk to me for a few words?" King Kang called out this time.

Chu Shiyu had no choice but to stop and look back with some impatience. After all, there was an order of seniority and he couldn't just ignore it openly.

Walking closer, King Kang asked gently in a low voice: "The Shen family is biased towards my third brother, aren't you afraid that this minister will be disappointed?"

"So what if the useless people are disappointed?"

Chu Shiyu didn't care. He didn't accept people who surrendered, because they were people he didn't want to use. They would just live in peace when there was no trouble. If you provoked him, he wouldn't show mercy!

The two princes walked out of the palace together. Chu Shiyu sneered, "My royal brother, if you want to get rid of the useless people, you have to use my hand. There are nearly a thousand people who will be beheaded along with the governor."

More than 300 people in the family of the Henan Provincial Governor would be executed, but not only the Governor, new evidence was discovered from time to time, implicating many people who were not involved in the dam breach case. Prince Kang made every effort to protect him in the court, and it seemed that he saved many families of the party members involved.

But Chu Shiyu, who was watching from the sidelines, knew clearly that the evidence was leaked to the three officials intentionally by Prince Kang!

However, this method of winning people's hearts is indeed effective. Now the people in King Kang's faction are becoming more and more united and obey King Kang's decisions.

King Kang's gentle expression seemed to fade a little, his eyes were slightly cold and he sighed: "Some things that we are born with are not helpful, but become a burden at the critical moment."

Chu Shiyu even sneered and did not comment.

Prince Kang's biological mother was the principal wife before she was crowned as queen. Being able to be the principal wife of a prince meant that her family background was not much weaker than that of the prime minister's daughter. Moreover, after his father ascended the throne, Prince Kang, as the eldest son, would naturally be supported by many subjects.

But saying this to him, the son of a lowly concubine who originally had nothing, is like a rich man telling a poor man about the troubles of having too much money.

"Come to think of it, has Third Brother's weak spot been exposed too thoroughly?" Chu Shikun responded with sarcasm in a gentle tone.

"It is to let the world know what cannot be touched!"

Rui Feng's eyes were slightly cold. He couldn't hide his feelings for Liu Rusi, nor did he want to hide it!

Chu Shikun turned his head and looked at the approaching palace gate, curled his lips and smiled gently, "Ms. Zhang in my brother's house has a dirty mouth, but considering that she has a child, she has now been demoted to a concubine and confined to reflect on her mistakes. What do you think, third brother?"

"My royal brother, please take care of the affairs of your own mansion. I will not ask about them." Chu Shiyu said calmly.

He had not forgotten the incident with Zhang Ruxiu, but it was not easy to do it in the backyard of Prince Kang. When he was planning to let her drown accidentally, Zhang Ruxiu was imprisoned and given a mute drug. With Prince Kang's attitude, Chu Shiyu really couldn't hold on to it.

Seeing Chu Shiyu's indifferent expression, Chu Shikun knew that the matter had been exposed. If the third brother's reverse scale was true, he had to take it seriously...

...

And at this time in the imperial study.

"Have the Left and Right Censors of the Censorate confirmed that they have no private dealings with Shi Yu?"

Eunuch Xu naturally did not dare to guarantee it, and only said in a false voice: "From the information I have gathered, there is no sign of communication. Prince Duan sent someone to deliver the evidence to the Censorate, and let the Censorate open it and examine it in front of everyone in the courtyard."

Chu Tianming stared at the pile of documents on the table, his wrinkled Ruifeng eyes full of doubts. Was he really just trying to intimidate the Censorate to not turn a blind eye to the evidence handed over? Or was he deliberately avoiding suspicion?

There is another more important thing! This time Chu Shiyu's move on the Minister of Rites was obviously a spur-of-the-moment decision, but the Minister of Rites is not an insignificant pawn. It would take more than a few days to collect so much hard evidence! How many people's evidence does Chu Shiyu have in his hands? And how did he collect it?

"Did the Ministry of Rites detect Shi Yu's spies before?"

"Some, but they are not spies. Before, His Royal Highness Prince Duan took the imperial examination under a false name and had contact with several people from the Ministry of Rites, which allowed him to conceal his identity. And those people are still actively communicating with Prince Duan, but Prince Duan has not asked them to do anything else. This is a semi-public matter. The granddaughter of the Minister of Rites often inquires about Prince Duan's news from those people..."

Xu Jin said with a frown: "Besides that, no other spies were found."

"Tell me the names of those people!"

Listening to Xu Jin calling out the names, the emperor compared the officials on the table who were dismissed from the Ministry of Rites this time, and became more and more shocked! Not a single one was accidentally injured!

Doesn't that mean that the evidence Chu Shiyu produced was not all he had? Should we say that there was enough evidence that he could choose who to keep and who to remove at will? !

Even he, as the emperor, was counted in the calculation! For the sake of justice and strictness, the ruler of a country must punish these exposed corruptions!

He had previously believed that Chu Shiyu was seeking revenge while catering to his wishes by taking advantage of the wealth of the aristocratic families to fill the Great Xia treasury.

It is right to fill the national treasury. In the past six months alone, the assets seized because of Chu Shiyu's revenge on Chu Shiqi's faction amounted to tens of millions of taels! With this much money, it means that it was not unfair to be seized!

But if you think about it carefully, except for those who directly planned to attack Chu Shiyu, the evidence of the crimes of other officials involved was just right! They could confiscate their property and exterminate their families, but they were not unforgivable. In order to establish a benevolent image, he would often punish them leniently! The final effect was probably what Chu Shiyu expected!

The emperor's finely wrinkled eyes flickered, and he suddenly realized that this son might be hiding something better than anyone else!

The above-board struggles in the past were just the tip of the iceberg! In secret, a net was set up for all the officials in the court! Whether the net was closed or not depended on whether Chu Shiyu wanted to close it!

"Spread the word that the vacant positions in the Ministry of Rites this time will be filled by people from outside the Ministry of Rites, and there will be no internal promotions."

The emperor has not yet decided whether to intervene or how to intervene in Chu Shiyu's secret arrangement, but he must first suppress the people Chu Shiyu intends to keep from gaining power!

"By the way, Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Let Concubine Xian send out a letter to invite Madam Liu to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."

Let’s try again, is Liu Rusi Chu Shiyu’s real Achilles’ heel, or just a cover to hide his ambitions?

...

The twists and turns in the court seemed to have nothing to do with the house in the west of the capital.

There was no need to worry about the twins' family for the time being, and when Liu Rusi was free in the women's clinic, she began to take care of her east garden - the vegetable garden.

Since the freshly dug soil was loose in itself, Liu Rusi had no use for the hoe she had fought so hard to obtain... but not being able to use it temporarily was different from being prohibited from using it. In fact, she was happy to skip the step of loosening the soil.

When Chu Shiyu entered the garden from the horse gate to look for her, he saw Liu Rusi holding a small stick and poking holes in the soil of the planting frames.

"What is this doing?"

"what!"

Liu Rusi's mind was wandering and she didn't notice the footsteps. Suddenly, a voice sounded behind her, which scared her!

Swing the stick backhand!

The stick as thick as a finger was broken, and there was some mud on the sleeves of the vermilion court dress...

There was a moment of silence.

"Excuse me."

Liu Rusi raised her hand awkwardly and patted the mud off his clothes, thinking, it's a good thing that I didn't hold a hoe, otherwise the trauma surgery would have been a repeat customer.

"I scared you...can I help you find another stick?" Chu Shiyu thought it was a good thing that she would resist subconsciously, but...that small stick not only didn't hurt, it even made him want to hug her and kiss her.

"No, half of it is enough. It's just a matter of poking some holes for sowing seeds."

The dirt on the stick was not very wet and fell off after a few taps. Liu Rusi breathed a sigh of relief. After arriving in the capital, she also learned some details about the life of Chu Shiyu, the top leader of Da Xia.

The clothes of the prince of Daxia are embroidered with dragon patterns. The specifications of the court dress are second only to the dragon robe. They are outlined with gold and silver threads and embellished with pearls and gems. However, they are also extremely delicate and easily damaged and deformed by washing. Fortunately, they are only worn during court sessions, so they are not easy to get dirty. They are usually maintained with incense. If there are small stains, they will only be carefully scrubbed. If the stains cannot be wiped off, they will have to be partially or completely redone!

"You wait and do it. I'll go change into regular clothes and come back to join you." Chu Shiyu bent down and picked up the other piece of wooden stick and placed it on the edge of the planting frame.

"Well, then hurry up, I'll wait for you." In the right relationship, Liu Rusi can also coax people.

Rui Feng's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed as he hugged the woman's waist and gave her a hug, the person who could make him lose his mind with just a few words. Then he quickly let go of her, turned around, and strode into the main courtyard through the garden gate!

Liu Rusi looked at the clothes on her body and suddenly remembered that she was wearing silk and satin every day, and each set weighed at least a hundred taels. Although they were not as delicate as Chu Shiyu's court clothes, wouldn't it be a bit strange to wear them while working?

What's the difference between this and wearing luxury brand clothes and working as a dishwasher in modern times...

Wait, why did it seem like there was such a scene in her memory?

Who is coming?

...

past life.

After receiving the university admission letter, she heard that the salary in North City would be higher, so she went to North City in advance to find a job as a SA in a luxury store.

She did a good job in this job before the school started, and she didn't want to quit after the school started, so she took various leave and shift changes and worked for another month. But even though her performance was good, she only worked about ten days a month, and the store manager was very embarrassed.

However, considering that her job was indeed far from the school and that a lot of time would be wasted on the way, she found a new part-time job near the school, took half a month's compensation, and was happily fired.

It was also because of this that she could recognize at a glance the Gucci suit worn by the new dishwasher in her new part-time job at the restaurant. She didn't like to pry into other people's affairs, so after being surprised when she saw the back of the worker, she forgot about it.

Moreover, the man broke more than a dozen bowls and plates just after he started working and was quickly fired. The manager did not ask him for compensation but gave him a daily wage, and only asked him to leave quickly. This incident became a joke among the store employees in their spare time.

……

"Are you really waiting for me?!"

The sound of surprise came from far away. Chu Shiyu trotted over and saw the same soil hole in the planting frame as before, which made him even more excited.

Before, he didn’t think that Liu Rusi would really stop what she was doing and wait for him to come back. He had become accustomed to her perfunctory attitude.

Seeing him so happy about such a small matter, Liu Rusi felt a little ashamed. She wasn't really waiting for him, she was just lost in thought...

Liu Rusi's mind was like lightning. She suddenly looked at the person in front of her and said, "Turn around."

"What?" Chu Shiyu was confused.

"I... want to take a look." Liu Rusi said as she walked around behind him.

The tall and familiar figure was still there, but she was no longer looking for similarities with Qin Lie. She tried hard to recall the figure she had briefly glimpsed in the restaurant's kitchen.

Unfortunately, the impression that figure left on her was too vague. She remembered more about the ordinary but tens of thousands-dollar outfit, the T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers…

Wait, she seemed to be back in the luxury store. On the day she was “fired”, there was a customer who was very happy to buy things. He bought more than a dozen items, and it seemed that the three-piece set was one of them…

What does that person look like?

She didn't remember it very well, because the sales did not belong to her. She had been fired, and the man was not a customer she had served, so the sales belonged to the SA assigned when she entered the store, even though the man said her name.

But she heard a few sizes... It seemed that he was also very tall, so he should not be fat, or, a little thinner than Chu Shiyu now?

Isn't that the Chu Shiyu from before? !

Liu Rusi stood there in a daze.