Jiang Yuzhu thought about it and decided to be a good person and show some kindness to the Zhang family before public opinion fully fermented.

However, the person who first proposed to do the work for free was destined to suffer the consequences.

"Master, could you please give me some advice? How can I appear broad-minded and kind while also getting the Zhang family to bring this up?"

Jiang Yuzhu was in a dilemma and asked for advice humbly.

Xie Zhao's eyes met Jiang Yuzhu's. He raised his eyebrows and pretended to be indifferent before looking away, but he could not hide the smile in his eyes.

His wife is very good at calculating. She sold out all the people in the Zhang family and even asked the Zhang family to count the money for her.

"Leave this matter to my husband."

Forget it. After all, the Zhang family was in the wrong, so nothing can be wronged.

Xie Zhao was completely unaware of his partiality towards Jiang Yuzhu. Thinking of his mother Shen's departure to Beijing, he smiled bitterly and said, "Yuzhu, you don't have to care about what mother says. Just blame it on your husband."

After saying this, Xie Zhao took out a banknote from his purse.

Jiang Yuzhu took it and said, "Is this the hush money the master gave me?"

Even without Xie Zhao saying anything, Jiang Yuzhu would have pushed the blame onto him. He was really worrying too much.

Xie Zhao paused, resisting the urge to pull the banknote back: "It's for two theater tickets."

Without waiting for Jiang Yuzhu to reply, Xie Zhao pushed the door open and walked out. He walked slowly in the yard, and when the inexplicable depression in his body had almost dissipated, he found a stone bench to sit on and fell into deep thought.

If they hadn't been in more contact recently, Xie Zhao wouldn't have known that Jiang Yuzhu disliked him so much.

The next day, before dawn, Xie Zhao got up and hurried to the morning court.

Before the hour had even begun, all the civil and military officials had already arrived in the hall, gathered together, winking at each other and whispering to each other.

Finally, they reached an agreement, and the adults covered for each other and never mentioned anything about their sneaking out to watch the opera yesterday.

Xiao She lifted up his dragon robe and sat on the dragon throne with a very dark face.

He took a quick look and saw that Ji Chengyun was a minor official and was not qualified to attend the morning court.

Yesterday, when he came out of the first building, Ji Chengyun and his servants surrounded and chased Xiao She for half a street.

Xiao She, who had already experienced the excitement, had no choice but to hide in the cowshed, and ended up stepping on cow dung.

Thinking of the embarrassment he had in returning to the palace yesterday, Xiao She took a quick look and decided to start with Jiang Fulu: "Master Jiang, where were you yesterday at 9:00 PM?"

Xiao She was a witness, and Jiang Fulu dared to lie, so he was directly charged with deceiving the emperor.

If he didn't lie, he would definitely expose all the civil and military officials and offend other officials.

Normally, Jiang Fulu is more slippery than a loach, but this time Xiao She finally managed to catch Jiang Fulu's tail.

When the emperor spoke, the officials had different expressions.

Everyone turned their eyes to Jiang Fulu, waiting for an answer.

Jiang Fulu stepped forward, bowed, and said, "In reply to the emperor, I was with Censor Lu at the time."

This answer was impeccable and Xiao She could find no fault with it.

Jiang Fulu refused to say where he was and gave up Censor Lu. If the emperor wanted to know, he would ask Censor Lu.

Xiao She raised his eyebrows and said "Oh", then touched his chin and asked, "Where is Censor Lu?"

When Censor Lu was named, he cursed the old fox Jiang Fulu a hundred and twenty times in his heart.

Even though the relationship between the two has eased, Jiang Fulu still shows no mercy in cheating people.

Censor Lu was no fool and never mentioned the First Floor: "I am with the two masters of the Zhao family."

So, just like on the first floor, the alliance of the adults collapsed in an instant, and they reported on each other and exposed their entire organization.

It is worth mentioning that there are more people here than on the first floor.

The few fish that slipped through the net yesterday were all caught.

Xiao She rubbed the gem on the dragon throne with one hand, feeling extremely angry.

Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Wei knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down his face, and said, "Your Majesty, the Wei family has suffered a great injustice. Please help us!"

After the Wei family heard the news, they sent people to find Ye Daya to plead for their behalf.

Even if the investigation into what happened back then continues, Ye Daya will bear the full responsibility, as her parents and relatives are all in the hands of the Wei family.

Besides, Zhang Wanyi died of suicide, which can be explained by a misunderstanding.

"I am a well-educated and sensible person. I cannot bear the reputation of killing people for no reason!"

Chief Minister Wei's complaint was very clever. He did not mention the Jiang family in any sentence, but the innuendos were obvious. He learned this trick from Jiang Yuzhu.

Jiang Fulu watched coldly from the sidelines, deliberately muttering in a voice that all the other adults could hear: "The marriage has already been granted, so what's there to be afraid of? There's still Prince Jia to back it up."

In a word, new hatred and old grudges were added together. Wei Shoufu pointed at Jiang Fulu's nose and cursed: "Jiang Fulu, you are so presumptuous. You don't even take the emperor seriously!"

"Look at what Prime Minister Wei said. It makes people feel sad."

Jiang Fulu patted Wei Shoufu's paw, then slowly took a step forward and said, "As a minister, you must keep the emperor in your heart, hold him at an unreachable and untouchable height, and kneel down devoutly and pay homage to him every day."

"Your Majesty, you are the Emperor of Great Qi, the most noble flower atop the snow-capped mountains, while I am the dirt at the foot of the mountain. I look up to you, and my loyalty to you is witnessed by the heavens, the earth, the sun, and the moon."

Prime Minister Wei's accusation gave Jiang Fulu an opportunity to flatter him. He spoke fluently without stuttering, and knelt down and kowtowed respectfully after he finished speaking.

The hall was very quiet and Xie Zhao said nothing. For a moment, he found something in common with Jiang Yuzhu in his father-in-law Jiang Fulu.

In short, he would never let anyone take advantage of him.

Prime Minister Wei, already feeling aggrieved, was further provoked. Thinking of himself as the Prime Minister of the current dynasty, holding a higher official rank than Jiang Fulu, he accused him, "Jiang Fulu, take good care of your daughter. A daughter of a distinguished minister, yet she associates with such lowly actors? How shameless!"

With just one word, Prime Minister Wei ignited the firecrackers.

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