Chapter 29: New Life

"The old lady of the Lin family is out!" The crowd waiting outside the yamen became excited.

"How was it sentenced? How was it sentenced?" many people asked curiously.

"Look at how energetic the old lady is, she must have won."

"good!"

There were cheers one after another, and many people clapped loudly.

Wen Hao walked away amid warm applause, and the heaviest stone weighing on his heart was finally removed.

She won. Her grandmother and mother were fine, and she and her sister were fine too.

From now on, she will be a member of the Lin family and will have nothing to do with her father.

"Grandma, let's go back in the carriage to avoid getting tired." Wen Chan advised softly.

The old lady straightened her body a little more. "No, let's go back. We must let all the elders in the capital see that even if there are only women and children left in the general's mansion, they cannot be bullied!"

The group walked calmly under countless gazes until they arrived at the general's mansion.

In the crowd, Wen Rusheng stared at Wen Hao's back as he disappeared at the door. He took a step forward, then stepped back, pacing back and forth anxiously.

He has said everything Ah Hao requested, so why hasn't Ah Hao let Feng'er go?

Hiss—Could it be that Feng'er has been eaten by Ah Hao?

Wen Rusheng was shocked when he thought of the snapping sound in public.

Then, then, then...could that be Feng'er's finger?

Wen Rusheng stared at the door of the general's mansion.

Today, the gate of the general's mansion was wide open, and in Wen Rusheng's eyes, it looked like the mouth of a huge ferocious beast.

I don’t dare to go in, and I can’t go in.

Wen Rusheng stumbled through the crowd, sat down against the wall and began to cry.

A pair of feet appeared before him.

Wen Rusheng slowly raised his head, and what came into his sight was the complicated face of the steward Wen Ping.

"Would you like some buns?" Wen Ping squatted down and handed over a big, white, plump bun.

Wen Rusheng took the bun and took a bite.

The meat-filled buns are soft, fragrant, and full of oil.

Wen Rusheng finished his meal in a few bites, looked at Wen Ping and asked in confusion, "Why are you giving me buns?"

Wen Ping took a bite of the meat bun and sighed, "We are both people who have been cast away from home."

The Eighth Master must be just like him, with his lifeline held by the Second Miss.

In order to save his son, he spared no effort when stepping on the master. Now that the dust has settled, there is only darkness ahead.

He is the master's confidant. Now that the master has fallen, where is his way out?

This is also the reason why Wen Ping thinks Wen Rusheng looks handsome.

When Wen Rusheng heard this, tears started to flow again: "Manager Wen, was your son also eaten by Ah Hao?"

Wen Ping's expression froze, and he spat out the meat bun in his mouth: "What did the Eighth Master say?"

Wen Rusheng leaned closer, his tense body revealing his nervousness: "I'm telling you, Ah Hao is actually a man-eating monster. She was even eating her fingers in front of the Wen Mansion today—"

"You're crazy!" Wen Ping stood up and left without waiting for Wen Rusheng to finish his words.

He thought he was a fellow sufferer, but he turned out to be a mentally retarded person. The three cents he spent on the big bun wasted.

Wen Rusheng leaned against the wall, his face filled with despair: "No one believes it, no one believes it, Ah Hao is right..."

"Dad, why are you here?"

Wen Rusheng's muttering came to an abrupt halt, and he jumped up when he saw the young man in front of him.

"Feng'er, are you okay?"

As he spoke, he touched his son's face, then his hands.

It’s hot, it’s hot!

Wen Rusheng's tears fell like rain.

Wen Feng was a little at a loss: "Dad, don't cry, I heard about Uncle Ten's story——"

"My son, you are still alive!" Wen Rusheng hugged Wen Feng tightly.

Wen Feng was confused: "Dad, where did you get that from?"

"Weren't you taken away by Ah Hao as a snack?"

Caught it and eaten as a snack... Wen Feng felt that he understood every word his father said, but when they were put together it was like listening to a foreign language.

"A friend took me to Pingcheng to visit a great scholar, but on the way back, a bridge collapsed, so we had to take a long detour..." Wen Feng explained why he hadn't returned for two days. "Dad, what do you mean by saying that Ah Hao took me away as a snack?"

Wen Rusheng was stunned by what he heard and asked blankly, "Did you go out to play with your friends?"

"I went to visit a great scholar. That scholar is very knowledgeable about the eight-legged essay format. His guidance will definitely help me in the Spring Examination..." Knowing that his father was in a bad mood, Wen Feng hurriedly explained.

Wen Rusheng was stunned for a long time and then started crying again.

Monsters can also deceive people!

Seeing his old father crying sadly, Wen Feng supported him and said, "Dad, I know you feel sorry for Uncle Shi because you sacrificed your own family for the sake of justice, but I am proud of you. You are right, we should live uprightly..."

Wen Rusheng stared at his son blankly and saw the light in his son's eyes.

He shuddered and wiped his tears with his sleeve.

He didn't know whether he could be a decent person, but it was a pleasant surprise that his son respected him from the bottom of his heart.

It is said that a father is his son's sky, but his son is so outstanding, so outstanding that he has not experienced the feeling of being a strict father for many years.

My son is well-educated and knows a lot, so I don't have the confidence to manage him.

"Dad is not sad anymore. Feng'er, you must prepare well for the Spring Examination and don't let your tenth uncle's affairs affect you."

"Don't worry, my son will do well in the exam."

The father and son gradually moved away from the general's mansion.

The news that Minister Wen had broken up with his wife spread like wildfire throughout the streets and alleys.

That’s not all.

The next day, memorials impeaching Wen Rugui flew onto Emperor Tai'an's desk like snowflakes.

Emperor Tai'an flipped through a stack of memorials and shook his head.

This Minister Wen is really unpopular.

As things have developed to this point, it is actually not as simple as being unpopular.

General Lin had some old friends and subordinates. As soon as Wen Rugui's accusation of wanting to make his wife his concubine surfaced, the Lin family swiftly severed ties with him, leaving them with no time to offer any assistance. A day later, the impeachment memorial against Wen Rugui was naturally ready.

Some censors who spoke out did so as part of their duties.

Censors have the right to report rumors, and there is also evidence of this incident.

There were also some people who either had a feud with Wen Rugui, or thought that once the position of Minister became vacant, they might have a chance, or guessed the emperor's intention from the Shuntian prefect's decisive decision that the two daughters of the Wen family should follow their mother into the Lin family, and were just there to join in the fun.

When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down. That's what it is like.

Although Wen Rugui held the position of Minister and had some talents, he was not capable of stabilizing the country. The Great Zhou could still function without him. In addition, in order to please the Empress Dowager, Emperor Tai'an gave the order to dismiss him from office without much hesitation.

Minister Wen was dismissed from office!

Although this news was not as sensational as the breakup between the Wen and Lin families yesterday, it was a follow-up to that lively event and naturally became a topic of conversation among people in Beijing.

The old lady was not surprised by this result at all. She called Wen Hao and Wen Chan to her and said with relief: "Chan'er, Ah Hao, the family tree has been changed. From now on, your surname will be Lin."

Lin Hao——

Wen Hao, oh no, Lin Hao murmured the new name and smiled.