After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Qin Yaoguang understood what the Empress Dowager meant and said softly, "Mother, don't worry, I will make my life better and better."

The Queen Mother leaned forward and shook her hand. "Was it you who exiled the Xie family a few days ago?"

"He stole from the public, secretly embezzled official grain, and abused his power for personal gain."

Qin Yaoguang's tone was very calm. He stated the other party's crime and said calmly, "It's just exile. It's too easy for him."

He was just a Jinshi graduate. If he hadn't been a branch of the Xie family, how could he have gotten the actual position of being in charge of Hanjia Granary?

Hanjia Granary is the largest granary closest to the capital. It is a whole granary complex with twelve round granaries, each of which is half on the ground and half underground, and is extremely huge.

The granary has an extremely strict management system.

The grain that is stored in the warehouse should be stored for a maximum of two years before it is replaced with new grain.

Corrupt people take advantage of this loophole.

Unexpectedly, hailstorms and snowstorms hit this winter one after another. In order to ensure the safety of the capital, the government opened its granaries to release grain for disaster relief.

Such a big hole cannot be filled at all.

This led to the problem of government grain being delayed in arriving and an increasing number of refugees in the capital.

After the funeral of the old lady of the Cui family, Qin Yaoguang immediately arranged people to go to Hanjia Warehouse to investigate.

Although Qing Bai was recovering from his injuries, all the Qingyi Guards were good fighters. Together with the people given to her by Yan Changqing, they took some effort to catch a series of parasites headed by the Xie family's branch.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Yaoguang handed the list to Xie Rujin at the thank-you banquet.

She believed that given Xie Shu's status and position, even if he wanted to embezzle, he would not resort to such a foolish idea as using the government warehouse.

Sure enough, all the members of the Xie family's side branches and his subordinates who were involved in corruption were exiled and demoted.

In order to fill this hole and prevent the incident from fermenting and affecting his reputation, Xie Shu borrowed grain from various major families to stabilize prices in the capital and provide relief to the victims.

The immediate problem has been solved, and the number of refugees stranded in the capital is decreasing day by day.

However, there are still several months to go before the latest wheat harvest, and the losses in the granaries cannot be made up. We can only pray for good weather and everything goes well.

To put it in a broader sense, this matter is Xie Shu's dereliction of duty.

The granary, which is the last line of defense, actually had such a big loophole.

Qin Yaoguang handed the list to the Xie family instead of revealing it directly. The Xie family must remember this favor from her.

To put it simply, Cui Yongwei is the person directly responsible.

As the Minister of Taifu Temple, he was in charge of the national treasury and the granaries of the whole country. Was he mismanaging the affairs, or was he turning a blind eye?

But because the offenders were members of the Xie family, he was able to hide quietly and get through this ordeal safely.

"Mother, what kind of person is Cui Yongwei?"

The Empress Dowager also thought of this person and said slowly, "He is my cousin. He has been very smart since he was a child and is very much loved by my father, so he became Wenqing's companion."

Cui Wenqing was the eldest son of the old Duke, the younger brother of the Empress Dowager, and the husband of Ms. Wang who had asked to divorce herself.

Being able to be a companion to the eldest son in school, it seems that she is indeed extraordinary.

She recalled carefully: "He was more learned than Wen Qing and passed the imperial examination. The strange thing is that his father was not outstanding."

It is not impossible for good bamboo shoots to grow from bad bamboo.

Qin Yaoguang carefully took note of these anomalies and planned to hand them over to Fang Ting for detailed investigation.

These days, she has been sending people to follow Cui Yongwei. His life is very regular and well-behaved, with nothing too out of the ordinary.

Even in the court, he rarely had a personal stance and rarely came into conflict with others.

The impression he gives is that of an honest man who works diligently.

Thinking of this, Qin Yaoguang smiled and said, "Mother, today is a good day, let's not mention him."

"Who says it's not?"

The Empress Dowager said to Madam Zhou, "Go to my storeroom and get me the peacock and kingfisher feather headdress."

Qin Yaoguang touched the pearl hairpin on her head and said with a smile, "Mother, do you think my jewelry is not cumbersome enough?"

She was wearing a lot of makeup, and her hair was heavy with pearls and jade.

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "No, although yours are good, they are not as good as mine."

Today is the big day when the prince consort returns.

After not seeing each other for ten years, she would definitely dress her daughter up beautifully to let the general see what he had missed all these years!

Nanny Zhou, along with several palace maids, presented a full set of headgear on a rosewood tray.

On the tray she was holding were the two most important pieces of the whole headdress, the peacock spreading its tail and the top hairpin. The palace maids behind her were holding hairpins, hairpins, hairpins, etc. There were more than twenty pieces in total, each of which was exquisite.

"Come."

The Queen Mother waved at Qin Yaoguang and took her to the dressing table.

Nanny Zhou understood what she meant and took off the ruby ​​headpiece on Qin Yaoguang's head one by one and rearranged her hair.

The Empress Dowager took action personally. She looked at her daughter's bright face in the bronze mirror, took the kingfisher feathers from the tray, and inserted them into her hair one by one.

The colorful emerald feathers were decorated with golden edges. On Qin Yaoguang's jet-black hair, they looked like lively shadows floating on a quiet lake, gorgeous and eye-catching.

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad."

She always knew how to dress her daughter.

Qin Yaoguang smiled brightly: "Thank you, mother."

"Her Royal Highness Princess Chunning has arrived—"

Following a shout, Chun Ning appeared in front of the two people with brisk steps.

"Your son greets the Queen Mother and the Imperial Sister."

She was dressed in a lake blue princess dress, her expression was bright and natural, no longer the frail look she had before.

The Empress Dowager was also happy to see her and said to her, "Come and see if there is anything missing from your sister."

She seemed to be ready to move out the entire warehouse and let Qin Yaoguang choose as long as Chun Ning asked.

Chun Ning tilted his head and looked at Qin Yaoguang for a long while, then said with a smile: "I have been coveting this set of kingfisher feather headdress for a long time. You really favor my sister. What else do you need?"

Qin Yaoguang smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll give it to you after I wear it this time."

Chun Ning waved his hands hastily: "Imperial sister, I can't afford this headgear, please forgive me!"

The daughters were in harmony, and the Empress Dowager was in a very good mood. She told Madam Zhou, "I remember there is a set of white jade and red coral head ornaments in the storeroom. Bring them to this monkey and send her away in a good way."

Chun Ning refused to give in: "Look, sister, I told you that mother is partial to me. Why did I become a monkey?"

Madam Zhou pursed her lips and smiled as she responded, "I'll get it right away."

The emperor received the general and the princess of Yuezhi in Wende Hall. Not only was the reward discussed, but also the diplomacy between the two countries was also discussed. It would probably take a while before Yan Changqing could come to the harem to pay his respects to the empress dowager.

The mother, her two daughters and her three children sat down separately. The Empress Dowager asked Chunning about her husband.

"After you drove him back to the Lu family, the old lady of the Lu family came to Xining Palace several times to plead for him. Chunning, what are your plans?"