Walking into a cesspit, the best evil widow wants to stand up

After finishing her work, Erya began to think about Shenyang again. Before she knew it, it had been more than a month since her mother left, and she didn't know whether she had arrived in the capital.

"Fourth Aunt, did you tell me whether mother has arrived in the capital yet?" Erya couldn't help herself and asked Sifeng.

Although she knew Sifeng had never been to the capital, she just wanted to find someone to chat with. If she didn't talk to her, she felt like she was going to go crazy.

"It will probably be soon, so don't worry. Maybe second sister-in-law and Shenyang have met by now." Sifeng comforted her.

She knew that Erya was actually thinking about Shenyang, but was just too embarrassed to say it out loud.

When Erya saw Sifeng mentioned Shenyang, she blushed. She didn't expect that no matter what she was thinking, Sigu would see it.

"It's been so long since Shenyang returned to Beijing, but there's still no news. I'm worried~" Erya looked worried.

"You should just focus on taking care of the baby and don't disturb the fetus, otherwise your second sister-in-law will blame me." Sifeng couldn't help nagging again.

Before leaving, second sister-in-law Shen Ping repeatedly reminded her not to let Erya get tired and asked her to protect the fetus in her belly.

But Erya is always restless. As soon as her morning sickness got a little better, she started busying around in the workshop.

Sifeng knew that Erya didn't want to be too idle, because she knew that once Erya was idle, she would miss Shenyang, so her only way was to keep herself busy.

Si Feng's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but raise her voice: "Silly child, who is Shen Yang? He is the current prince, there is nothing to worry about.

You should take good care of yourself, this is the most important thing. You should know that you are pregnant with the prince's child!"

Sifeng didn't understand. She didn't know what Erya was worried about. According to her thinking, the Tenth Prince was the emperor's younger brother. What was there to worry about?

Suddenly, she thought of a very important question. Could it be... Could it be that Erya was worried that he would never come back after returning to the capital?

Thinking of this, Sifeng quickly comforted Erya, "Erya, don't think too much. Think about it~ He has already married you, are you still afraid that he won't come back? Men are supposed to do great things, and we can't hold men back."

Sifeng began to teach Erya. She believed that women should manage the affairs at home so that men can work hard outside and make achievements.

If her husband could earn money steadily, she wouldn't be so worried.

Erya gently stroked her slightly bulging belly and couldn't help thinking in her heart how happy Shenyang would be if he knew that she was pregnant.

……

In the capital city, thousands of miles away from Heyang County, the atmosphere has been somewhat unusual these days.

Today is the day for the emperor to attend court as usual. Civil and military officials have been waiting in the palace hall, waiting for the emperor to attend court.

At this time of day in the past, the emperor would have already gone to court. But today, as the emperor was nowhere to be seen, many civil and military officials began to whisper to each other.

During this period, some of their officials also heard some rumors that the Tenth Prince had brought back hundreds of thousands of kilograms of rice seeds by water.

But when they talked about it secretly, they found that no one had ever seen the Tenth Prince, nor had they heard the Emperor talk about him, which made them doubt the truth of the matter.

"The Emperor has arrived~"

The father-in-law Su Desheng on the side said loudly.

The court suddenly became quiet.

The emperor was wearing a yellow dragon robe, with a pair of bottomless pupils looking at everyone in the court with a serious face, and then he slowly walked up.

All the civil and military officials knelt down immediately and shouted in unison: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long, long live the emperor!"

The emperor walked to the dragon throne, looked at everyone, stretched out his hands and said: "My dear ministers, please stand up." After that, the emperor sat on the dragon throne.

Then, a group of officials began to submit memorials to report the major events within their jurisdiction.

An official bowed with both hands and said, "Your Majesty, last year's tax grain has not been collected yet, and many officials have reported that many farmers have a poor harvest.

"The tax grain has not been paid in full, and now it is the annual planting season, and we have to distribute grain seeds to various places~"

This is the new Minister of Revenue, Shi Qiang, who looks to be about fifty years old, with a square face, but currently has a worried look on his face.

It is said that a new official has three things to do when he takes office. After the emperor ascended the throne, he promoted him to this position, hoping that he would live up to the emperor's kindness and show his abilities.

But he didn't expect that he was the one who picked up the mess. Looking at the account book, he found that the taxes and grain owed from last year had not been collected yet.

Civil and military officials were whispering to each other, some thought that the former Minister of Revenue had escaped, and that it was really a blessing in disguise.

You have to know that taxation is a major national issue. If it is not handled well, the emperor's blame will be no small matter.

Shi Qiang knew that this was none of his business, but he had taken on a hot potato.

"Sir Shi, this is your fault. You can't even handle this matter well. You really failed the emperor's love for you." The Minister of Personnel Chen Miao touched his mustache and said sarcastically.

"Mr. Chen, this is wrong~"

Supervisory Censor Hong Chang smiled slightly and said, "I think it's because the Minister of Agriculture didn't do his job well and failed to research high-yield grain seeds to relieve the emperor's worries. Everyone, do you think I'm right?"

Everyone in the court knew that Hong Chang and Minister of Agriculture Ma Dong were sworn enemies.

Because they were classmates when they were young and studied in the same academy, they both fell in love with the teacher's daughter Liang Jing at the same time.

But in the end Liang Jing married Ma Dong, and since then, the two have had a grudge against each other.

As luck would have it, Hong Chang also became the Censor-in-Chief. Therefore, he always wanted to find something to hold against Ma Dong, and whenever he had the right opportunity, he would report him to the Emperor from time to time.

Shi Qiang wiped his sweat and gave Hong Chang a grateful look. He knew that Hong Chang was not trying to help him, but in this way, it was like speaking for him, and he owed him a favor.

Lord Hong's words successfully brought anger to Ma Dong, and many officials began to whisper to each other.

"What Master Hong said is indeed correct~"

"That's right! As the Minister of Agriculture, he couldn't even do this well and failed to ensure that everyone had enough food to eat."

Ma Dong smiled coldly: "The common people can't eat enough, but Lord Hong eats too much and eats the common people's share~"

The civil and military officials understood the implicit meaning of Ma Dong's words and covered their mouths with their hands and laughed secretly.

"You~"

Hong Chang pointed at Ma Dong, his face livid with anger. He turned to look at the emperor, saluted with both hands and said, "Your Majesty, if Ma Dong's research on crops was as good as his talking skills, the people would not be unable to pay taxes. I think he is just occupying a position without doing anything~"

The emperor frowned and said, "Alright, my two beloved ministers are here to share my worries, so don't quarrel with each other every time you meet."

"In addition, I would like to announce something to you today. I have a batch of high-yield rice, which can produce more than 1000 kilograms per mu. Lord Shi and the Minister of Agriculture will stay for a while."

As soon as the emperor said this, it immediately caused a huge uproar in the court. There was an uproar in the court, and no one could believe it was true.

From time to time, other officials reported some other matters, but they were nothing serious.

"If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court~"

The father-in-law Su Desheng on the side shouted loudly.

"Wait, Your Majesty, I have something to report~"

A loud and resounding voice rang out, and everyone immediately looked over.