After the court session, Yan Bujin and Liao Hai stood guard at the palace gate. When they saw Gou Wei, they quickly stopped him.

Yan Bujin was half a head taller than Liao Hai, and that small difference was all in his legs, making him walk faster than Liao Hai.

He stepped forward to Gou Weizhi and said, "Lord Gou, please wait."

Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials who were attending court filed out of the palace gates, all turning their heads to look at the three of them.

The reason was simple: the two of them had just been demoted in the main hall. Not only were they demoted in rank, but the emperor had also assigned them to work in the Ministry of Personnel.

The two of them had just seriously offended the heir of the Marquis of Lin'an, and now they were about to work for him. It's no wonder they were so anxious and upset.

Yan Bujin was already somewhat angry, so he unconsciously raised his voice.

Liao Hai walked over at the opportune moment, tugged at his sleeve, and reminded him, "Lord Yan, this is not the place to talk."

After being reminded, Yan Bujin looked around and saw that the three of them were like monkeys, being watched by everyone.

At this moment, Gou Weizhi said, "I have said everything yesterday, but the two lords did not heed my advice. Now that the imperial edict has been issued, it cannot be changed."

"You two should return."

After saying that, Gou Weizhi walked past the two men and headed towards his carriage.

The two people who remained watched helplessly as the carriage drove away until it disappeared from sight.

Yan Bujin suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Liao Hai, saying, "Lord Liao, we've clearly been abandoned. What should we do?"

Liao Hai said, "We all know what Gou Weizhi is saying."

"If the message hadn't been delivered to the Empress Dowager's palace, things probably wouldn't have escalated to this point."

He sighed and patted Yan Bujin on the shoulder, "Lord Yan, things have come to this, let's go."

Having said that, he walked toward his carriage.

After much thought, he couldn't come up with any other solution, so he could only dejectedly return home with his head hanging low.

However, what they couldn't have imagined was that something even more devastating awaited them upon their return to the mansion.

Where there are sorrows, there are naturally others who are joyful.

Chen Zirong felt very relieved after getting his revenge today.

As soon as he got off the carriage and entered the gate of the Marquis of Lin'an's residence, he immediately sent someone to tell his second brother, Chen Ziye, the news.

Upon hearing the news, Chen Ziye couldn't stop smiling.

After this good fortune occurred, he briefly instructed the manager to handle the matter, then ordered someone to prepare a carriage and rushed home from the restaurant.

Before he even entered the hall, he heard hearty laughter.

There was quite a commotion inside; presumably everyone in the mansion was there.

Sure enough, when he entered the hall, he saw everyone sitting together, all with smiles on their faces.

Logically speaking, matters of the imperial court should not be known to the women in the inner quarters, but this incident has harmed the women in the inner quarters.

Therefore, Chen Zirong succinctly stated that the two officials who had been reprimanded had been demoted, without revealing that they had been assigned to work under him.

Even so, this news is still enough to make people happy.

Madam Chen smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits. "Serves you right. As an official responsible for remonstrating, you don't do your job properly and just gossip all the time."

In the backyard of the Marquis of Lin'an's residence, the person who had the most say was undoubtedly Old Madam Chen.

When she said this, those below her had nothing to say but to flatter her.

Even Chen Siqi didn't dare to say much, but she twisted her handkerchief in her hand, thinking that Lu Qiqi had made the Marquis of Lin'an lose face.

In the vast Marquis's mansion, Ding Wanyue was the most adept at flattery.

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, she laughed and said, "Who says otherwise? Well, these two adults have reaped what they sowed."

The people in the backyard of the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion were more or less affected by the harsh words from outsiders.

Now that everything has settled down and the result is so good, everyone is very happy.

Chen Ziye directly ordered the restaurant's chef to come to the mansion and prepare a meal for everyone, to change up their tastes.

At night, a sumptuous meal was served, and Lu Qiqi was so tempted by the chili peppers on the plate that she could hardly move.

Before taking her seat, she deliberately switched places with Lu Yao.

The food at the Marquis of Lin'an's residence was light and delicious, but for someone like Lu Qiqi who preferred strong flavors, it became tasteless after a few meals.

The spicy diced chicken and boiled spicy sliced ​​pork in front of her were just right for her taste, as if they were tailor-made for her.

Therefore, she couldn't resist eating two more bites.

Her seat was not far from Madam Chen's, and her little movement was quickly noticed.

Seeing that she was enjoying her meal, Madam Chen thought that she should instruct the kitchen to prepare more strongly flavored dishes in the future.

Chen Siqi stared at Lu Qiqi all day, and when she saw that Lu Qiqi liked spicy food, her eyes were full of mockery and disdain.

Since ancient times, the poor have eaten strong flavors, while the rich have eaten mild flavors. Only those exiled to impoverished places would eat chili peppers with their meals.

After all, food that's hard to swallow can only stimulate appetite if it's strongly flavored.

After eating and drinking her fill, Lu Qiqi returned to her courtyard with a smile still on her face.

Lu Yao noticed her good mood and, thinking about what had happened recently, asked, "Sister, did Brother Song help you with this, since you handled it so well?"

Aside from Brother Song being willing to help his sister so much, she really couldn't think of anyone else.

Although her eldest and second uncles both wanted to help, all she heard was who had been beaten behind her back.

There was no real solution to the problem.

Of course, there was a big reason for this, because my sister said they didn't need to step in to resolve it.

Lu Yao was unaware that her eldest and second uncles had secretly done a lot of work for her.

The Chen family's businesses were all over the Great Jin Dynasty, with the most in the new capital. Those who spread rumors, whenever they were beaten, knew it was business from the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion.

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