Part 1 - Yu Nu Jiao / Jade Slave / Enslaved By Love

Chapter 055 The Family Was Ruined

On the first day of the New Year, no government affairs were reported. Yin Ji went to court only to accept the congratulations of the officials and envoys. The Tatar envoy asked for a visit in autumn. Yin Ji agreed after a moment of hesitation, and then led the officials to offer sacrifices to the heaven. When he came back, it was already afternoon.

It happened that the memorial from Jiangnan arrived in Capital, so he went to the imperial study. He had always been thinking about the snow disaster in Jiangnan. Unlike the north, the houses in that place were built solid and cold-resistant to adapt to the change of seasons.

In the south, the winter is very short, the climate is hot and humid, and the walls are mostly hollow walls or plastered walls. There are no beams on the roof. If heavy snow really comes, he’s afraid that many houses will collapse.

Fortunately, there was no bad news in the memorial sent by the governor of Jiangnan. Although the situation was not good, there were countless people suffering from frostbite and frostbite, but at least no one died.

But Yin Ji still found something to be happy about, which was the memorial, which was clear and concise. Throughout the whole memorial, there was no exaggeration or reward that the noble families liked. He seemed to be a man who could do practical things.

The only pity was that the governor of Jiangnan had entered the examination hall and entered the official career under the name of the Wang family. 

The noble family was a trouble...

He sighed, and a wisp of black smoke suddenly floated over, choking him to cough.

Cai Tianxi noticed something and quickly apologized: "The slave deserves to die, is the emperor okay?"

Yin Ji was choked and covered his mouth and nose. When he looked up, he found that the charcoal basin was emitting thick smoke, which had never happened before.

The imperial study was not a place for coveting comfort. In order to alert the emperor, there was no ground heating here. In the cold winter, he could only rely on the charcoal basin for heating, but now the charcoal basin was not cooperating. Not only was there no heat, but it was also emitting black smoke.

"Hurry up and get it done."

Cai Tianxi agreed repeatedly while fanning himself with a frown, but no matter how he fanned, the black smoke refused to dissipate.

Yin Ji was so suffocated that he couldn't bear to read the memorial, and frowned: "What happened today?"

Cai Tianxi glanced at him awkwardly, and after a while he whispered: "The charcoal is wrong."

Yin Ji didn't notice the subtlety of his emotions, and was very speechless: "If the charcoal is wrong, ask the Xixinsi to change it. Do I need to remind you of this kind of thing?"

Cai Tianxi became more and more embarrassed: "It's not that I took the wrong one... Xixinsi said that the emperor's quota of red charcoal for today has been raised, and when I sent someone there, they only gave black charcoal."

Yin Ji was stunned, and he said in disbelief: "All raised?"

He had just arrived at the imperial study, and he had been smoked since he came in. When did he ask someone to pick up the red charcoal?

Cai Tianxi saw his expression change, knowing that he was going to get angry, and hurriedly explained: "It was Miss Xie Yun who mentioned your share today and gave it to the two nobles."

Yin Ji's anger, which had just been brewing, suddenly stopped: "Who are you talking about?"

Cai Tianxi lowered his head almost to his chest: "It was Miss Xie Yun. She said that after the emperor's teachings, she repented. Seeing that the nobles' share was insufficient and they were cold all day, she knew that you must be distressed, so she gave your share of Hongluo charcoal today to the two nobles."