bookrebus Chapter 270 Selling an official position
Chapter 270 Selling an official position
Zhou Quankun wanted to use poison to deal with Xiao Mo, and the first person he thought of was Yao Zhen. She was an excellent doctor and had a variety of poisons in her hands.
So he specially sent someone back to the capital to ask Yao Zhen for poison. However, not only did his person fail to bring the poison, he also brought him bad news. Doctor Yao's family was thrown into prison, some were killed and some were exiled. As for Yao Zhen, he lost his trace and disappeared in the vast crowd.
"You should find out everything. How could Imperial Noble Consort Dehui punish Imperial Doctor Yao for no reason?"
Imperial Physician Yao had done a lot for Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, and he was also her confidant. It was unreasonable for someone to suddenly take action against his confidant.
"I have found out everything. I heard that the Yao family was implicated because Madam Yao stole something from Imperial Noble Consort Dehui. But I have never found out what exactly Madam Yao stole from Imperial Noble Consort Dehui."
Hearing his men say this, Zhou Quankun became even more confused. Yao Zhen only had some achievements in medical skills. If someone said that she could steal things from Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, he would never believe it even if he was beaten to death.
Zhou Quankun immediately gave his subordinate an address and asked him to secretly bring Yao Zhen to Jianing City.
The address he gave was a small town near Mucheng, where the two had secretly purchased land. If Yao Zhen wanted to hide, he would most likely come here.
Not many people knew about his affair with Yao Zhen. Even Imperial Noble Consort Dehui kept it a secret. After all, Yao Zhen was a widow, and if she had too close contact with a man, people would probably gossip about her.
The more Zhou Quankun thought about it, the more he felt that there was something fishy going on. He asked his men to keep an eye on the developments in the capital and report any signs of trouble to him immediately.
At the same time, Ye Yanran, who had recovered a little, did not have an easier life because of Ye Jintang's departure. Imperial Noble Consort Dehui would bring her little grandson to the palace to stay for a while, and Xiao Yi had a bunch of beautiful girls competing for her favor. For a while, she was busy and overwhelmed.
Xiao Yi used to be quite well-off, as Imperial Noble Consort Dehui would reward him with some gold and silver from time to time. However, in the past month or so, not only did Imperial Noble Consort Dehui not give him any rewards, she even took away some of Xiao Yi's money-making properties, saying that she had urgent needs for them.
Ye Yanran, who usually spent money lavishly, felt a little uncomfortable. She just thought that Imperial Noble Consort Dehui was deliberately making things difficult for her and that was why she deliberately reduced the amount of money given to the palace.
Ye Yanran, who had no money, could only ask Madam Gan for it.
"Mother, please help your daughter think of a solution. I, the Princess of Qi, don't even have many pieces of jewelry that are worth showing off. Autumn is coming soon, and I haven't even bought autumn clothes for this year."
"How is it possible that such a huge palace can't even afford to buy jewelry and clothes for the princess?"
Mrs. Gan's face was full of disbelief.
"In the past, with the support of Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, the palace naturally had no shortage of money. But now, I don't know how the prince offended her, and she has cut off the income of the palace. I have no choice but to come to my mother for help."
Ye Yanran's original intention was naturally to hope that the Danyang Marquis' Mansion could give her money, but unfortunately the Danyang Marquis' Mansion was barely making ends meet at the moment, so how could they care about Ye Yanran?
"All the income in the mansion is controlled by the old lady. Even if mother wants to help you, she can't. As for your grandparents, they do have a way to make money, but it's a bit dangerous, I'm afraid."
"Mother, it's already late. Tell me what you have planned. I'm short of money lately. I'm living a worse life than Gu Congyun's concubine. I'm so stingy with my rewards for my servants. If you don't help me, I'll lose all my dignity."
Speaking of this matter, Ye Yanran was so angry. Ever since Gu Congyun entered the palace, he had been against her in everything, and even used things that were comparable to hers. As a princess, how could she be compared to her? But the palace had no income, and she, the princess, had become tight on money.
"There are many officials in the court who curry favor with the prince. As long as the prince is willing, he can influence the promotion of the officials below by just raising his hand."
Ye Yanran was not a fool. When Mrs. Gan said that, she understood that she was talking about selling official positions.
She had heard of this matter before. Some local minor officials had money in their hands and wanted to be promoted as quickly as possible, so they would use the money to buy official positions. However, if this matter was discovered and reported to Emperor Jing, it would be troublesome.
If it were in the past, Ye Yanran would never get involved in these things even if she was beaten to death. Xiao Yi was going to be the emperor in the future, and she was going to be the queen, so how could they do such a shameless thing? If they left any evidence and it got out, how would they save their faces?
But Ye Yanran was really short of money at the moment. She knew clearly that selling official positions was not a good idea, but she had no choice but to take the risk in order to get the money.
Ye Yanran was still a bit lucky. She helped to make a deal, and the other party directly gave her 20,000 taels of silver.
So much money fell from the sky and solved her urgent problem.
"Yanran, next time you have such a good thing, be bold and do it. I will take care of anything that happens."
It’s not just Ye Yanran but also Xiao Yi who are short of money recently.
After the treasury of Imperial Noble Consort Dehui was stolen, Xiao Yi naturally would not act the same as before. If he did not have enough money, he would find all kinds of excuses to take money from her.
After just over a month of tight financial times, Xiao Yi felt extremely depressed.
At this moment, Ye Yanran suddenly got the silver back, and he was naturally very happy. As for where the silver came from, he didn't care so much, and even felt that this was a way to make money.
"Your Majesty, selling official positions is against the law. We should not touch it in the future."
Ye Yanran felt somewhat uneasy, she always felt that things shouldn't develop this way.
"We didn't sell the position. It's just that when someone asked me for a small favor, I just raised my hand and did it. Even if this matter is investigated, I am not afraid. Yanran, don't forget that I am the King of Qi. Among all the princes, I have the highest reputation. Sooner or later, the position of the crown prince will be mine. Whoever I want to be an official can be an official. I am just using my rights in advance."
Xiao Yi wasn't as stupid as a pig to say directly that he would become emperor sooner or later, but the meaning was almost the same.
Ye Yanran, who was a little nervous, gradually calmed down after hearing what Xiao Yi said.
She had already gone through enough financial difficulties. Since she was not afraid of Prince Xiao Yi, what was she afraid of? If something really went wrong, she still had Imperial Noble Consort Dehui around.
So in the days that followed, Ye Yanran made a fortune from selling official positions, and her food, clothing and daily expenses improved visibly. Xiao Yi also treated her much better than before, and he lived in her yard for at least half a month every month.
People are always greedy. After Xiao Yi got the benefits, he wanted more and more. Later, when he promoted officials but had nowhere to place them, he simply placed them around him. He didn't care who the people he promoted were, and even thought that those he promoted would become his confidants in the future.
Xiao Yi didn't know that having too many bad teammates was not a good thing.