However, none of the original items in Pan Linming's house were withheld; they still belong to their family.

When the aunts heard that they were moving, they all hurried back to pack their belongings.

Although they were concubines, they only needed to stay in their own courtyards all day and didn't have to suffer the mistreatment of their stepmothers like Jia Lanzhi.

But who doesn't yearn for freedom?

If someone wants to go out and buy some cosmetics, they have to apply to the madam first, and then the madam has to apply to the stepmother.

Whether or not you can go out depends on the attitude of others.

Now that the wife has been arrested, does that mean they also have a chance to be promoted to the position of wife?

Even if they are not made the principal wife, it doesn't matter. As long as the master doesn't take a principal wife, the lives of the concubines will be much easier.

Once you leave this courtyard, at least one less mountain will be above your head.

The man in charge of the main courtyard of the Pan family looked worried, while the people in the side courtyard, including Pan Linming, were all overjoyed.

Some of the passing servants were still wondering,

"Have all the people in Master Lin's household gone mad from all the stress?"

Those traveling with them cautiously looked around.

"Don't talk nonsense. These are the affairs of our masters, and it's not something we servants can interfere with."

Pan Linming's moving carriage quickly exited the mansion through a side gate.

They even made a special detour to the main gate of the Pan family, where Pan Linming, along with his wives, concubines, and children, kowtowed to the gate.

He kowtowed, led his family into the carriage, and left.

If anyone asks, the servant accompanying the person will answer.

"Our master was implicated by his ex-wife and has been expelled from the Pan family."

Therefore, he could only leave with his family.

Alas, my grandfather's life is so hard..."

Soon, everyone in the neighborhood knew that the Pan family had expelled the illegitimate son from the clan.

Many speculated that this must be related to the previous visit by government officials.

Implicated by his ex-wife, yes, the one who was tied up and taken away by the soldiers before, it seems to be Pan Linming's legal wife.

What a tragedy! Marrying an unvirtuous wife brings misfortune to three generations. Fortunately, Jia Lanzhi only gave birth to daughters.

Now that Pan Linming has divorced his wife, it certainly won't affect the other children in the family.

As for Jia Lanzhi's daughters, Pan Linming had already sent someone to deliver a message.

Whether or not to sever ties with their own mother is their own choice.

Even though he loved and cared for his daughters dearly, a man's fingers are always of different lengths.

The three maids, in particular, were raised to be quite extreme by Jia Lanzhi, leaving Pan Linming with no outlet for his paternal love.

Therefore, Pan Linming preferred his illegitimate children.

This is not because he favors boys over girls.

Indeed, his illegitimate children were truly well-behaved and obedient.

When Jia Lanzhi was taken to the Dali Temple, she refused to admit that she had sent people to hire thugs to kidnap the Princess.

Even when the old woman testified against her, she vehemently denied it.

How could an old woman have 1,000 taels of silver to hire a murderer?

"How would this woman know? Who knows where she got her money from?"

They insist on framing me.

This old woman is in charge of managing my money box, so it's not impossible that she would steal from it.

Well, you old hag, Liu! I trusted you so much all this time, yet you secretly stole my money to do such despicable things.

Now that things have been exposed, you actually dare to implicate the mistress.

Her heart is despicable! My lord, you must do justice for this woman!

As for the idea of ​​hiring a hitman, that's pure nonsense.

The woman was born out of wedlock and had never had the chance to meet anyone of high status.

There was no way she would have had the chance to come into contact with the princess. This commoner woman wasn't crazy; why would she hire someone to cause trouble for the princess?

"Does this woman have too much money to spend, or does she think her neck is too stiff, insisting on using it to test the knife?"

When it comes to sophistry, Jia Lanzhi is indeed quite skilled, but can the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review believe her?

If he believes it, he'll be the one who loses his position or his head.

It's okay to be stubborn; there will always be times when you're not so stubborn.

Finger-crushing, cane-crushing, needle torture, red embroidered shoes... before she could even finish one round of these tortures, Jia Lanzhi could no longer endure them.

They had no choice but to admit that she had hired the thugs.

As for the reason, it was also explained completely.

The Minister of Justice was at a loss for words when he looked at the testimony.

This woman is probably mentally ill.

The prince consort was such a distinguished and upright man that even if he hadn't become a prince consort, he would never have married such a muddle-headed woman.

Moreover, it was the prince consort who personally requested the imperial decree to grant them the marriage.

It was the prince consort who first took a liking to the eldest princess, and only later did the princess marry him.

The eldest princess was a remarkable person; she possessed beauty, talent, and a wonderful personality.

Back then, how many people would rather give up their official careers than not become sons-in-law of the imperial family?

Unfortunately, that brat Qiao Mo beat him to it.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review stroked his beard and carefully compared Qiao Mo's appearance with his own.

He is indeed not as good-looking as others, no wonder the princess chose Qiao Mo instead of him.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was once one of those who admired the Princess.

But things have changed.

In the end, Jia Lanzhi was sentenced to death.

The execution was carried out half a month later, and within three days, the woman had scared herself to death.

It was too kind of her to spare her the agony of execution.

In fact, this arrangement was intended to subject Jia Lanzhi to constant fear and torment.

How dare a lowly concubine's daughter lay a hand on a princess? She must have a death wish.

As for Jia Lanzhi's family and husband's family, well, they also have their faults for raising such a daughter (daughter-in-law).

Demotion and salary reduction are necessary.

Thus, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, who had spent his entire life climbing to the position of Prefect, was demoted again.

That infuriated him.

He couldn't even vent his anger on Jia Lanzhi's aunt when he got home, because that woman had passed away six months ago.

Enraged, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture sent men to dig up Jia Lanzhi's aunt's grave and throw her remains into a mass grave.

As for Vice Minister Pan of the Ministry of Works, although he immediately severed ties with his son and separated their family property,

On the surface, it seems to have been handled quite well; however, the emperor was genuinely a little disgusted by this cold-hearted and indifferent person.

A daughter-in-law is someone else's daughter, but a son is always one's own flesh and blood, right?

Especially after hearing that Pan Linming was practically kicked out of his home with nothing, the Emperor looked down on Vice Minister Pan even more.

Demotion and salary reduction were necessary; he was demoted from Vice Minister to Gentleman of the Palace.

This really frustrated Vice Minister Pan.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have severed ties with my son.

Now look what's happened, everything's gone, we've suffered a huge loss.

The eldest princess never expected that even after so many years since her husband's passing, he would still have left her with romantic entanglements, leaving her speechless.

In fact, over the years, apart from her insignificant love for her husband, the eldest princess had only developed a habit.

Having grown accustomed to being alone, and despite having no children, she was unwilling to casually find another man to be with.

Even if she were a princess, she couldn't guarantee that her in-laws would all behave themselves.