Remarried to a top-tier playboy, her reborn ex-husband is filled with regret.

When this number was announced, even the smile on the Minister of Revenue's face froze for a moment.

But he quickly reverted to his obsequious demeanor and waved to the Vice Minister.

"What are you standing there for? Go now!"

The silver notes were taken out box after box, their thickness making one dizzy.

After Xiao Fang had the inventory counted, he stood up with satisfaction and patted off non-existent dust from his robes.

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

"No, no, Your Highness, please wait."

Once that large group of figures had completely disappeared outside the Ministry of Revenue's office.

The smile on the Minister of Revenue's face slowly faded. He slumped back into his chair and wiped his forehead with his sleeve.

The vice minister from earlier approached with a mournful face.

"Sir, their taking this money has created a huge hole in our accounts. How are we going to fix it?"

The Minister of Revenue slapped him on the head, scolding him with exasperation:

"What do you know? That's a living Yama!"

"If I dare utter a single word of dissent today, he'll draw his sword and chop me down right now, do you believe me?"

He was panting heavily as he pointed at the vice minister.

"Let alone digging a hole, even if he asked me to take silver out of my own pocket, I would obediently give it to him!"

"What are you all standing there for? Quickly find a way to get the money from somewhere else and cover this up!"

The vice minister scrambled away.

The Minister of Revenue slumped in his chair, feeling that today was more tiring than the past year.

The last stop was the Ministry of Personnel.

The Minister of Personnel had already received the news, but he was somewhat bewildered because he couldn't understand what the Ministry of Personnel had that was worth Xiao Fang taking.

To everyone's surprise, what Xiao Fang wanted were cruel officials who knew how to use torture, experienced jailers, and skilled prison guards.

The Minister of Personnel then pulled out the roster and let him choose one by one.

"This one, a wanted criminal who was interrogated by the three judicial departments, is ruthless, but also somewhat greedy..."

"I'll take it!"

"I'm not going to live with him, so why should I care about his character?"

"This guy worked as a prison warden in the capital for thirty years, and every prisoner he handled confessed..."

"I'll take it."

"this……"

"I want them all."

Xiao Fang drew a long list of names with a stroke of his pen and pushed it in front of the Minister of Personnel.

"Ten days later, send him to the Censorate."

The Minister of Personnel nodded repeatedly.

"Definitely, definitely."

When Xiao Fang and his entourage finally left triumphantly, everyone in the Ministry of Personnel secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A vice minister approached the minister and asked in a low voice:

"My lord, won't the Censorate... be able to do whatever they want in the capital from now on?"

The Minister of Personnel gave a wry smile, carefully put away the list of names that was covered in circles, and sighed.

"They're now acting like they're above the law."

"From now on, the situation in the capital... is likely to change."

As night fell, the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion was brightly lit.

Yun Shuyao had already instructed her servants to book hundreds of tables at various restaurants.

Steaming hot food and wine were delivered into the mansion in a continuous stream and laid out in the courtyard.

Lanterns hung all over the courtyard, and the aroma of meat and wine mingled together, filling the entire courtyard on the night breeze.

More than two hundred young men in brocade robes sat around the table.

Today, they followed Xiao Fang in robbing six tribes, and their faces were still flushed with excitement.

Someone stood up, holding a wine bowl, and raised it high towards Xiao Fang, who was in the main seat.

"Brother Xiao, a toast to you!"

"Respectfully, Brother Xiao!"

Everyone raised their glasses.

The candlelight reflected on the young faces and the bright light in their eyes.

Xiao Fang sat in the main seat and raised his wine cup in front of him as a gesture.

He didn't drink it.

Everyone assumed he was busy with official business and couldn't drink, so they didn't take it seriously and laughed as they drank.

Yun Shuyao, who was sitting under the inner courtyard corridor watching this scene from afar, felt a slight stirring in her heart.

She knew why he didn't drink.

Last time, after he got drunk, he lost his sense of propriety when he got close to her out of jealousy.

He stopped drinking alcohol after that.

That once dissolute young master, who used to spend his days drunk in the wine-loving land, now abstains from alcohol entirely for her sake.

Yun Shuyao lowered her eyes, her fingertips slightly clenching her sleeves, her heart filled with indescribable emotions.

In the front yard, Xiao Fang slowly stood up.

The noise in the courtyard gradually quieted down, and everyone's eyes were focused on him.

He scanned the more than two hundred faces in the room, and spoke in a low voice, yet his voice carried clearly in the night breeze.

"Today, our Inspection Department is officially established."

"Although we hold official positions in the imperial court, we are not entitled to any of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers.

Because we only obey the Emperor!

If the Emperor points east, we attack east; if the Emperor points west, we attack west.

If you run out of money, just confiscate it from the homes of corrupt officials!

From this day forward—

He paused, a smug and unrestrained smile curving his lips.

"Then we can. We're ordered to act recklessly!"

There was a moment of silence, followed by a deafening roar of whistles and laughter.

The boys stood up and raised their glasses, their faces beaming with pride.

Those spoiled brats who are scolded as "good-for-nothings" at home.

Those spendthrift children who, in the eyes of their elders, can never compare to other people's children.

Those boys who were abandoned by their families—

From this day forward, I will be the most feared inspector in the court.

Xiao Fang stood tall and straight as a pine tree amidst the lights and noise.

In the inner courtyard, Yun Shuyao gazed at him from afar, her lips unconsciously curving into a smile.

Yun Shuyao thought Xiao Fang would stay up late with them, but to her surprise, he abandoned the playboys and went back to his bedroom shortly afterward.

Reading at night is a habit of Yun Shuyao.

Xiao Fang disliked the candlelight hurting his eyes, so he always lit a glass lamp by his bedside, the warm yellow light just enough to illuminate the pages of his book.

Just as she was beginning to appreciate the subtleties of the medical principles, her legs suddenly felt heavy.

Xiao Fang lay down at some point, his head resting on her lap, his long hair cascading over her skirt like a piece of dark silk.

"Stop fooling around, we're just getting to the important part."

She nudged his forehead.

Xiao Fang, however, snatched the book from her and closed it, acting like a spoiled child.

"Look at me, I'm more attractive than a book."

Yun Shuyao was amused by him and traced her fingertips along his brow bone.

"You're so shameless."

Xiao Fang grabbed her hand, brought it to his lips and kissed it, his smile like shattered starlight.

"Only thick for you."

The light from the glass lamp fell on the man's face, making his eyelashes stand out clearly.

As she looked down, she caught a glimpse of her in Xiao Fang's eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.

Yun Shuyao simply put down her book and let him use it as a pillow, her fingertips unconsciously combing his long hair.

Xiao Fang was very happy today, and Yun Shuyao could tell.

He became very talkative and attentive, and Yun Shuyao listened quietly.

What's remarkable is that Xiao Fang didn't make any unwanted advances when the two of them were alone.

Yun Shuyao knew that he didn't want to be called a playboy, but that was just his nature.

But probably no one expected that this group of spoiled brats would actually have such suitable official positions.

Yun Shuyao was getting drowsy listening to Xiao Fang, who gradually lowered his voice and finally stopped talking altogether.

Because he discovered that the person in his arms had fallen asleep, breathing evenly.

Looking at Yun Shuyao's peaceful sleeping face, Xiao Fang realized that he had been too harsh on her since they got married.

In fact, Yun Shuyao's health was already somewhat weak, and she was only cooperating with him with difficulty each time.

In order not to disappoint him, we tried our best to hold on until the very end.

Thinking of this, a pang of pity rose in Xiao Fang's heart.

But then he felt extremely annoyed.

He felt he shouldn't have said so much, wasting his precious time together.

His expression was as if he had lost millions of taels of silver.

But the person was already asleep, and he couldn't wake them up, so he had no choice but to let it go.

But in my heart I kept thinking: It's okay, I can make up for today's loss tomorrow.

For the first time since their marriage, the two slept peacefully under the covers.

The news of the establishment of the Supervisory Commission was like a bucket of cold water poured into boiling oil, causing an uproar throughout the officialdom of the capital.

Ever since Xiao Fang led his two hundred or so纨绔 (sons of wealthy and powerful families) through the Six Ministries like bandits.

Within just a few days, the news had spread to every corner of the imperial court.