Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!
Chapter 1437: Meat Bun

Chapter 1437: Chapter 1437: Meat Bun

Ming Jia was worried, "Mom, won’t Fourth Brother get hurt by the beatings?"

The Great Aunt’s beatings are painful; Ming Jung often holds his buttocks.

Su Xuan smiled, "No, your Great Aunt has experience in this; she won’t hurt Little Four too badly."

Ming Jia, "..."

That experience must have come from Brother Ming Teng and Ming Jung.

Ming Jia stood up, "Should I go check on Fourth Brother?"

"Don’t. Wait until your Great Aunt is done disciplining Little Four before going. If you go now, your Great Aunt will only get angrier at Little Four."

Without an understanding younger brother, the sister-in-law’s temper would flare even more.

Ming Jia dared not go over, "Mom, Fourth Brother won’t blame me, right?"

Su Xuan was not worried, "No, the boy understands everything. It’s just that he has been spoiled since childhood and has developed a bit of a temper. A little discipline is good; it will help him restrain his temper in the future."

As she spoke, she patted her son’s head. Ming Hui has the capital to be temperamental; with his two older brothers shouldering everything, her son cannot afford to. Her son’s temperament is a bit like hers, a bit like his father’s, and even more so, he takes after her concerns.

On the contrary, the daughter is just like her father. The son has a father who isn’t very ambitious and a sister with a life of luxury. As the only son of the fourth household, there will be too much for the son to worry about in the future. Alas, when will her son grow up so she can relax a bit.

In the evening, those who went to the Government Office returned, and no one sympathized with Ming Hui. They all agreed that Ming Hui needed to rein in his temper.

Mingyun and Ming Teng came together to see Ming Hui, and the combined authority of the two brothers wasn’t just additive, but had a multiplicative effect. In the end, Ming Hui clasped his hands together begging for mercy, "I’m wrong, I’m truly wrong, big brother, second brother, I’m not arguing anymore."

He really did reflect on his actions and wouldn’t repeat them again.

In Qiizhou Province, Lady Dong carried a lunchbox into the Government Office. Chang Lian was resting on the table and stood up when he heard footsteps. Seeing that it was his wife, he relaxed and said, "Why did you come over?"

Lady Dong placed the lunchbox on the table, "I was worried you hadn’t eaten, so I brought the food over myself."

Chang Lian stood up to wash his face, feeling much clearer-headed. "I thought I’d only dozed off for a moment; it’s already getting dark. My stomach really is quite hungry."

Lady Dong set the table, "Looking at your complexion, did you not sleep at all last night?"

Chang Lian, very hungry, took a couple of bites before replying, "I slept a little but not very soundly. There are too many matters in the prefecture, and as you know, there isn’t much grain left."

"Where does the grain outside the city come from now?"

Chang Lian, "Some of the military provisions were diverted."

Fortunately, the military provisions and the grain silo had always been managed separately. It was General Lau who had taken the initiative to borrow them, and only then did he realize that there was a large amount of grain stored for defending the city.

Lady Dong hesitated to speak about military provisions and only spoke about their own household, "There are just the two of us in our family, and we don’t have many servants at home. Do you think we should donate some grain?"

Chang Lian shook his head, "We’ve already donated medicine once; there’s no rush to donate grain. I’ve already thought of a solution. There are many noble families in the Prefecture City who have their own estates and grain reserves. I plan to borrow some grain from them this time."

"Will they be willing?"

She found it hard to believe that they would lend grain. Last time when donations of medicinal herbs were sought, the noble families didn’t contribute much.

Chang Lian’s voice was a bit nasal, "This time, they won’t have a choice but to lend the grain."

General Lau received reports from refugees and actually caught a few agitators. The source of these people was somewhat surprising, yet it could be turned into a significant advantage.

Chang Lian whispered, "Don’t go out recently, just wait at home for me to return. The several prefectures affected by the disaster are not peaceful."

Qiizhou Province was quick to react. It was Lizi Province that was chaotic.

Lady Dong took note, "Then I’ll have Fen Mo come back at a set time to get the food."

Chang Lian nodded, "Good."

He indeed needs some good rest and recuperation. If the Magistrate falls ill, Qiizhou Province will become even more unsettled.

Two days later in the capital, the Emperor chuckled at the letter from the Grassland Tribe, saying they could lend troops for the war, but the Imperial court must provide the provisions and fodder. What a scheme, as if he were a fool. Using the food he provides only to attack his army from the rear during the campaign—what cunning minds they have.

Zhou Shuren was curious why the Emperor had suddenly summoned him to the palace and upon entering saw the Emperor reading the letter, his laughter chilling to the bone.

Having laughed enough, the Emperor passed the letter to Zhou Shuren, "The Yiqi Tribe wants to lend us troops."

Zhou Shuren quickly finished reading the letter, clicking his tongue twice, impressed by the shrewd ploy. They meant to do exactly this when they first sent the princess to the palace. "Do we borrow these soldiers?"

The Emperor rejoiced, "Borrow, why not? They’re just giving us meat buns for free."

Zhou Shuren understood; the Emperor was ready to make dumplings. "Your Majesty summoned me because...?"

"We need to prepare supplies, especially good quality provisions."

Zhou Shuren understood, "Your servant comprehends."

They planned to tamper with the provisions and other materials. The Emperor had gotten his hands on many secret medicines from the Yao family. After years of research, who knows what kind of frightening poisons had been developed.

Now, as both sides calculated against each other, it was a matter of who could outmaneuver whom.

Moreover, the horses from the Yiqi Tribe are of fine breed. Not to mention the Emperor’s coveting eyes, he himself had been envious for a long time.

When the Emperor lent troops to the Yiqi Tribe, the princesses from the Yiqi Tribe in the harem were rattled, with one bringing rewards to Aerola’s palace, "Why does my sister’s tribe not lend troops?"

Aerola thought to herself, it was to guard against them, hiding the irony in her eyes, she smiled and said: "My sister’s tribe has submitted to the Emperor, and we don’t have as many troops as my younger sister’s tribe. The forces we do have must protect our tribe’s merchant caravans, we truly can’t spare any, my sister is indeed ashamed."

The princess of the Yiqi Tribe said, "We princesses from the foreign clans still rely on our own tribes."

Aerola, touching her stomach, said, "My sister is correct."

The Yiqi Tribe princess felt it was extremely boring. Whatever she said, Aerola went along with it, and even the gifted jewelry lost its appeal. She left unhappy after a short stay.

Aerola wondered if this princess was really naive or not, but all she knew was that in a little while, this one would no longer come to bother her.

At the Zhou family village, the news of Prince Qin’s assassination attempt spread from the border. Rumors said Prince Qin’s life and death were uncertain, and upon hearing this news, Jiang Miu was initially panicked.

But she quickly realized something was amiss and became composed. With war about to break out at the border, the news of Prince Qin’s assassination attempt didn’t come from the capital but from the border, which was intriguing.

Jiang Muting, seeing her sister-in-law’s composed demeanor, couldn’t help but speak up, "Sister-in-law isn’t worried?"

Jiang Miu knew her sister-in-law wanted to owe her a favor, but unfortunately, she wasn’t interested in giving it, "This news must be false."

"How can you tell?"

"War is about to start on the border. The news of Prince Qin’s assassination would affect morale, it’s obviously a conspiracy."

Jiang Muting remarked, "Is that so."

She wanted to suggest sending someone to verify the news, but now there was no need.

Jiang Miu said to her mother-in-law, "Mother, I need to write back to the capital to inquire, your daughter-in-law will take her leave first."

"Alright."

Lady Dong was pleased that her daughter-in-law ignored Jiang Muting, and as soon as her daughter-in-law left, Lady Dong said, "It’s getting late, so I won’t keep you."

Jiang Muting replied, "I don’t even have a place to stay at my natal home?"

"Please do."

She was able to converse while holding back her irritation, solely for the sake of her husband’s face. Otherwise, she wouldn’t want to speak a single word.