Chapter 1113 What Reward Do You Want?

Gongqiu used all his tricks on the prison break, but the Fifth Prince caught them all in one fell swoop.

Of course, that's a story for another time.

At this moment, Meng Yunzheng and Shu Yu returned to the courtyard and changed their clothes. When they came out, they saw Ying Xi returning from outside with a sullen face, as if he had encountered something unpleasant.

Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance. "What's wrong?"

Zhao Xi, who came in next, sighed, "What else could happen? Everyone outside is cursing A-Yun for being an ingrate, saying that he actually sent his father to prison with his own hands, causing the entire Gong family to be ruined. Such an unfilial person should be struck by lightning and have his children born without an anus."

Shu Yu, “…” The last sentence doesn’t need to be repeated.

Ying Xi sneered, "They're the ones who give birth to babies without an anus."

Shu Yu suddenly turned to look at her, "So that's what you care about?"

Yingxi certainly cared about this. In the future, it would be her young lady who would marry Young Master Meng. Cursing Young Master Meng's child would be the same as cursing her young lady.

Shu Yu rubbed her forehead, feeling somewhat weary.

She asked Zhao Xi, "What are people saying outside?"

"What else can we say? Ordinary people say that A-Yun put justice before family, and that corrupt officials like Gong Qiu, who are greedy, lawless, and disregard human life, should be sentenced to beheading according to the laws of Da Su. They say A-Yun did the right thing."

That's for sure. For these ordinary people, the fewer corrupt officials there are, the less they will be exploited.

Since it concerns their own vital interests, how could they not be happy and praise those who exposed corrupt officials?

But the powerful and wealthy families in the capital didn't think so. They only felt that Meng Yunzheng was too ruthless and cruel. He didn't even care about the bond between father and son; such a person was too heartless.

They also felt that he knew in advance that something was going to happen to Miyauchi and betrayed his father in order to protect himself. They thought he was too selfish and that his actions were despicable.

In short, Meng Yunzheng, who had always been relatively unknown, had now become a household name throughout the capital, from the emperor and his concubines to the beggars on the street.

Opinions about him are mixed.

However, this opinion became overwhelmingly negative after Meng Yunzheng's identity was revealed at the Dali Temple.

Everyone learned that Meng Yunzheng was not Gong Qiu's son, and that Gong Qiu was actually his mother's killer. He had feigned ignorance and lay low for many years, all to personally avenge his enemy and appease his mother's spirit in heaven.

After eleven years, he finally gathered all the evidence of Gong Qiu's crimes and presented it to the emperor, finally avenging his mother's murder.

People also felt that this person was extremely affectionate and filial, able to endure humiliation and hardship at such a young age, and that with such character and patience, his future would surely be limitless.

After this incident, this previously unknown young man will likely soon make a name for himself in the capital and even the imperial court.

Many people are waiting, waiting for Meng Yunzheng to rise to prominence and enter the imperial court.

Even the emperor thought he wanted to do something big.

He made a great contribution by reporting Gongqiu, and now that the Gongqiu incident has been resolved, it is only natural that he should be rewarded for his merits.

Taking advantage of a slight improvement in his health, the emperor resumed court sessions, this time to reach a conclusion regarding the Second Prince's alleged collusion with Gong Qiu in an attempt to rebel.

Those who contributed to this matter were rewarded, including Meng Yunzheng.

The emperor summoned Meng Yunzheng to the palace. Looking at this young man, whose spirit and energy seemed completely different after he had taken his revenge, the emperor was slightly surprised and asked him in a deep voice, "Meng Yunzheng, now that you have rendered meritorious service, have you thought about what reward you want?"

(End of this chapter)