The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Chapter 191: Considering the Jiangnan Family

Although Mo Yuchen sent visiting cards to both Xia Zhibai and Tu Song, his intention was to gather at the Right Prime Minister's Residence.

When Xia Zhibai received the visiting card, his first reaction was to go to the Right Prime Minister's residence to meet him.

After all, Xia Zhibai is young and energetic now, and he is not as good as Tu Song in handling many things. He is also worried that there may be spies in the general's mansion, so after giving Li a few instructions, he went to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

At night, Mo Chen quietly came to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

"I have met His Highness."

Before Tu Song and Xia Zhibai could actually bend down to salute, Mo Yuchen had already supported them and said, "No need to be polite."

"I came here this time because I have something important to tell you two."

Tu Song and Xia Zhibai looked at each other and realized something was wrong. Tu Song asked, "Your Highness, what happened?"

"Everyone knows that my father asked me to work in the national treasury. Now one of my items has been stolen, which may cause great trouble in the future." Mo Yuchen told Tu Song and Xia Zhibai about this shocking event very calmly.

Tu Song and Xia Zhibai were both stunned by Mo Yuchen's words.

"Items from the national treasury were stolen?!" Tu Song and Xia Zhibai said in unison.

Mo Yuchen knew that if he suddenly told them about this matter, they would certainly not accept it easily, and the questions asked by Tu Song and Xia Zhibai did not surprise Mo Yuchen.

"There's a spy around me, and I know who it is." Mo Yuchen finished his words slowly, "It probably won't be long before Prince Yuan formally attacks me in the court. By then, I hope you two won't speak for me."

"?" Mo Yuchen meant to ignore him?

However, as Mo Yuchen's in-laws, it was even more abnormal for Tu Song and Xia Zhibai to remain silent.

"Your Highness, I understand your considerations. However, since the Emperor has granted the marriage to our two families, I'm afraid he has long wanted to tie us together. If we don't speak out now, it will arouse suspicion." Tu Song understood that Mo Yuchen did not want to drag them down, but Xia Yanxiang and Mo Yuchen were still engaged, and the Emperor would not let the Tu family sit idly by.

When Mo Yuchen was discussing the jade pendant with Xia Yanxiang, he was already prepared for the Tu family to stand idly by if something happened.

But what Tu Song said was right. When the emperor agreed to his request, he probably had this idea in mind.

Although he agreed to Yanyan's marriage with him, this also meant that the Tu family and he would be restrained by each other. If one of them was in trouble, the other would naturally be implicated.

Mo Yuchen was still considering whether to involve the Tu family, and Tu Song said, "Your Highness, although you took the initiative to propose the marriage, my Tu family also chose you to stand with us and plan for the future together, so we naturally have no complaints."

Although Xia Zhibai was very reluctant to marry Xia Yanxiang to Mo Yuchen at first, he also understood the importance of both: "Your Highness, choosing you is not only Yan'er's choice, but also the choice of our entire Tu family. We will not regret it."

Tu Song and Xia Zhibai had already said so much, so Mo Chen no longer refused: "Okay, I will discuss the specifics with you two then. As for the other minor matters, I will send someone to take care of them."

"it is good."

Tu Song and Xia Zhibai finally relaxed after Mo Yuchen left. Both of them had cold sweats on their backs.

"Uncle..." Although Xia Zhibai was willing to follow Tu Song's footsteps and support Mo Yuchen together, he was still not very reassured about this matter.

Tu Song frowned and said, "Don't worry, King Luo is quite scheming. This theft might be a trick to lure the snake out of its hole."

"Luring the snake out of its hole?" Xia Zhibai was somewhat skeptical of Tu Song's statement. "The items in the national treasury cannot be forged at will. Can Prince Luo guarantee that Prince Yuan will believe it?"

Tu Song shook his head. He didn't know either. "Let's take it one step at a time! Don't tell your mother and Yan'er about this for now."

"Yes, but Yan'er won't tell me either?" Xia Zhibai always felt that Xia Yanxiang might know something, especially when Xia Yanxiang proposed to stand on Mo Yuchen's side, which aroused Xia Zhibai's special suspicion.

"No need. Yan'er is still recovering from her illness, so there's no need to let her worry too much." Tu Song originally wanted to let Xia Yanxiang know about this matter so that they could discuss it together, but Xia Yanxiang's current health condition was not suitable for working hard.

That's right, Xia Zhibai didn't mention this matter again.

For more than ten days, He Yuan and three other people worked separately to investigate the theft of the jade pendant, but they did not find any suspicious points.

Mo Yuchen called them back every day to inquire about their progress and observe whether they had any reaction to the poisoning. Frustratingly, there was no reaction at all.

Mo Yuchen was indeed very curious, and he once secretly ran to Xia Yanxiang's window to ask about this matter.

"It seems that someone knows my habits and has taken precautions in advance." Xia Yanxiang's face was not very good when she found out.

It doesn't matter, isn't it? We all know who is behind this, and catching the traitor is just a matter of time.

More than half a month had passed since the jade pendant was stolen, and Mo Yuyang went to court as usual without revealing any clues.

When Tu Song and the other two attended court, they were always on the alert for the movements of Mo Yuyang and his cronies, and were prepared for confrontation early on.

"Your Majesty, I have a report to make. The rainy season has arrived in Jiangnan and dam breaches have begun to appear. I think disaster relief funds should be provided to appease the people."

As May approaches, the annual rainy season in the south arrives again. Dams burst every year, and every year disaster relief funds need to be taken out of the national treasury to appease the people and build dams.

Mo Cheng frowned, "Floods happen every year in Jiangnan, and dikes burst every year. The Ministry of Works sends people to repair them every year, and the national treasury also pours in huge sums of money. When will it end?"

The Minister of Works and Yang Fan looked at each other, and the Minister of Works stood up first: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Works sends people to reinforce the dam every year, but the celestial phenomena have become increasingly strange in recent years, and it is really difficult to guard against."

"What does the Minister of Works mean? He actually brought it up with the theory of celestial phenomena. Isn't it that your Ministry of Works is incompetent? Or is it that the disaster relief distributed by the national treasury is not enough?" Xia Liu snorted. Celestial phenomena, is this matter going to be linked to the emperor?

As expected, Mo Cheng's expression changed a little.

The Minister of Works immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no such intention! It's just that the levee is related to the livelihood of the people in Jiangnan. I beg Your Majesty to consider the people in Jiangnan!"

Mo Cheng tapped his palm with the memorial in his hand without saying anything.

Mo Fuyang looked at Mo Fuchen, wanting to see Mo Fuchen's reaction.

Mo Yuchen stood where he was and did not comment on the matter.

"Your Majesty, I think that the Ministry of Works has been building dams in Jiangnan every year, but Jiangnan suffers from floods every year. It would be better to allocate more money this year and issue strict orders to control the floods and prevent future troubles."