After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains

At the Jiang Manor.

Princess Huiyun had no way to deal with her little one who was sticking out her bottom.

She accompanied her for a nap.

As a result, they slept for too long.

Indeed, after not sleeping well at night, they made up for it during the day.

They slept until noon.

There was a slight feeling of embarrassment.

But then she thought, as a princess, this was normal in Princess Huiyun's Mansion.

Her daughter-in-law probably wouldn't mind.

Definitely wouldn't mind.

Little Qin had such a good temperament.

While she was still pondering this and preparing to get up to wash and eat, planning to find the little one to continue the story.

Princess Huiyun was preparing to use various means of persuasion and pressure to make Mianmian tell her the rest of the story.

However, the servants said that the madam had taken the young miss out.

Princess Huiyun: ...

She had lunch with Cong Brother.

Princess Huiyun looked at Cong Brother's composed, expressionless face and suddenly showed an affectionate expression.

After the meal.

Princess Huiyun grabbed Cong Brother and said kindly, "Let auntie tell you a story."

Cong Brother looked at Princess Huiyun in surprise.

He obediently nodded and sat down.

...

At the government office, Jiang Er came to work.

Yesterday's earthquake wasn't severe, it just collapsed some poorly built houses that were already full of holes, but according to statistics, seven people died yesterday.

One died in a brothel from sudden illness.

Two died from cold-related illnesses.

Three died from fighting, two on the spot, and the third died later.

One died from complications during childbirth.

The causes of death weren't directly related to the earthquake.

But unfortunately, one government residence collapsed.

Although everyone escaped safely, since it was a government building, someone in an official capacity needed to take responsibility.

So they found the person in charge, Jiang Er.

Vice Minister Jiang had made quite an impression on the Emperor yesterday.

Not only was he loyal, but he also demonstrated strong work capabilities.

For an earthquake, he immediately had deployment plans ready, with detailed and practical specifics.

Although it wasn't a major incident, just a minor earthquake.

But Jiang Er treated it as if it were a super major event.

Previously, when dealing with small matters like memorizing regulations and rules, he had managed to reduce the average income of the entire court by 200 taels and decrease the Prime Minister's staff by one person. Now with an actual earthquake, who knew how he would handle it.

First, the fact that seven people died in an earthquake... needed thorough review.

The specific circumstances of each death needed to be analyzed.

The highest number of deaths came from fighting - three people - which indicated serious problems with the capital's public security.

It needed to be handled strictly and severely.

The security department leaders were called in by Jiang Er, seriously scolded, and then assigned a pile of tasks.

Initially, the security department leaders were unhappy, thinking that even though Jiang Er was a princess's son, he should follow proper procedures, questioning what right he had to scold them and assign work, as there were established rules in officialdom.

What Earthquake Management Headquarters?

Well, being scolded was one thing, but they'd better not get caught by him in the future.

However, as the conversation continued, they heard Jiang Er mention increasing staff numbers and adding more security patrol personnel. There weren't enough court positions available?

No matter, they could arrange for extra-official personnel, not called constables but "city management," personnel for managing the entire city.

Jiang Changtian loved chatting with his daughter, who would often casually mention different terms.

But Jiang Changtian would remember them all, thinking them over, always feeling they might be useful someday.

The Ministry of Justice security chief, who had been getting scolded, became increasingly pleased as he listened.

In the capital, official positions were limited, but with so many great families and their numerous offspring, not everyone could take the imperial examinations. According to Jiang Er's proposal, this would open up many new job opportunities.

Of course, since Jiang Er proposed it, they would have to share the benefits with him, everyone getting their fair share, to make it a long-term arrangement.

So the Ministry of Justice leader left happily after being scolded.

Next, the person responsible for the collapsed government residence was called in.

This residence had been in disrepair for years, supposedly used to shelter the elderly and orphans, but hadn't served that function for a long time.

But Jiang Er was meticulous, scolded the person, immediately dismissed them, and then promoted some officials who had been waiting for positions for several years to do the work.

In any case, various departments, related or not, were all called in.

Even the Ministry of Rites was called in for a scolding.

The Ministry of Rites people were very confused about what the earthquake had to do with them.

Jiang Er said that in a nation of propriety, the Ministry of Rites should have given advance notice of such events, and if not advance notice, at least should have shown concern afterward... they should have promoted the Emperor's charitable activities like providing porridge...

So Jiang Er just kept scolding people in the office.

Wave after wave.

Strangely, after being scolded, these people all left with smiles on their faces, while warning each other not to tell others.

While the various power players were still fighting over Minister Lu's political legacy and position.

Jiang Er had used the earthquake to create an opening in the capital's official circles.

His principles were:

Make yourself into a blade, because you never know who might need to borrow your blade to kill.

Maintain malice in your heart, because you never know who might envy and harm you, so be evil first as a precaution.

Maintain faith in your heart, because you know without faith you'll be ostracized by others.

This day, the capital's government offices were bustling with activity.

The pre-New Year laziness was completely swept away.

Jiang Er always handled matters strictly according to official regulations and rules, with clear rewards and punishments.

Everyone had something to work toward, so they became more active.

During these days, the KPI of the capital's entertainment establishments dropped dramatically.

Visitors decreased by more than half.

Because official regulations stipulated that visiting such establishments during work hours was prohibited.

Officials only had one rest day per month, theoretically only one day off work.

Except for that rest day, visiting such places on any other day would violate official rules.

The newly appointed city management staff, well-versed in official rules, closely monitored these officials. If anyone entered these establishments, they could be reported and arrested. If caught in the act, such as being found without clothes, they could be convicted immediately.

In short, the officials' lives became difficult.

They never imagined that beyond the earthquake management matters, there would be more consequences to memorizing official regulations and rules.

Officials at home cursed loudly.

Officials were scholars, and scholars inevitably had their romantic pursuits, but being caught like this was too embarrassing.

However, their wives and madams secretly thought Jiang Er wasn't bad at all.

The angriest was the Seventh Prince.

He was the behind-the-scenes owner of seven or eight entertainment establishments in the capital, using them to collect various information, which was one of his trump cards.

But now this had been inexplicably cut off.

And the Madam of the capital's largest brothel was also bewildered. At the beginning of the year, a fortune teller had said their business would be halved by a beautiful person. Throughout the year, the Madam had been vigilant, spending large sums to buy any reported beauties to become courtesans in her establishment, but never imagined that at year's end, their business would indeed be halved by a beautiful person.

That beautiful person wasn't even a woman...