Gu Jinyu limped into the court step by step. He had originally asked for leave, but he didn't know that the emperor would not allow it.
The atmosphere at the morning court today was very strange, and the emperor seemed to be always speaking with anger.
For some reason, Gu Jinyu always felt that the anger was directed at him.
"Minister Gu, please tell me how to deal with this man who took away a woman's dowry!"
The emperor's majestic voice exploded in his ears, and Gu Jinyu fell to his knees.
"Emperor, Your Majesty!"
His heart trembled, knowing that the emperor was seeking justice for Wang Yanran.
"I think that since she is getting married, the dowry should belong to the same family, without distinction."
He felt that what he said was absolutely right. There were so many men in the court. Which one of them would not treat his wife's dowry as his own money after getting married?
But everyone could see that the emperor's anger was directed at him, and who would be so greedy and take advantage of others as he was and torture them?
"You are so close to each other, but I heard that you murdered your first wife in order to swallow up her dowry. Is this true?"
Gu Jinyu trembled all over. What did Wang Yanran say to the emperor?
"No, that's not the case. Your Majesty, please understand. Wang Yanran is just my concubine, not my first wife, and I have never murdered her. Your Majesty, please understand."
Gu Jinyu cried out that she was innocent, and her mind quickly recalled the details of the murder of Wang Yanran and her daughter.
He should have left no trace!
"This prince saw it with his own eyes. That day, you led assassins to murder Wang Yanran and her daughter. How could this be false?"
Li Tianzi stepped forward and described what happened in detail, and also produced the evidence he had found.
At that time, Gu Jinyu fled in a hurry, but dropped the jade pendant he was wearing.
"Your Highness, are you mistaken? I did go and see them mother and daughter that day. I gave this jade pendant to Fubao as a gift from his father. There was no murder involved."
Gu Jinyu knew that he had lost his jade pendant, and had already thought about the wording, and his words were perfect at this moment.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"
He knelt on the ground and cried out for justice: "I didn't want to tell my family affairs and embarrass myself, but now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to tell them.
My concubine cheated on me, and I originally planned to divorce her, but because she gave birth to four sons, I demoted her to a concubine.
But she was not only ungrateful, but also lied to everyone, saying that I swallowed up her dowry."
The prince clenched his palms. This Gu Jinyu was really hateful. He actually turned black into white and described Fubao and his mother as bad people.
"Oh? Is this true? We must thoroughly investigate! If she's having an affair, who is the adulterer? And how much is Wang Yanran's dowry?"
How could he, having been the emperor for so many years, be deceived by a minister?
Gu Jinyu trembled all over. She had always thought that Wang Yanran was in the control and everything was going smoothly. She never thought that this matter would be revealed.
If the emperor sends someone to investigate, he might have to wear the official uniform for the rest of his life.
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I really shouldn't have neglected the harem all these years. I will go back and investigate the matter thoroughly."
The emperor snorted coldly: "This dynasty will never allow the appearance of a man who swallows a woman's dowry. If there is one, it is best to return the dowry as soon as possible, otherwise, don't come to court!"
Gu Jinyu squeezed his anus tightly. If this matter was not handled well, he would really lose his job.
After leaving court, he heard from his servants that the news of his refusal to return the dowry had already spread throughout the streets and alleys.
"Go to the Imperial Master's Mansion!"
How could Wang Yanran break her promise? Didn't we meet in three days? How could she spread the news so early?
What he saw was still just the doorman of the Imperial Master's Mansion, who snorted coldly.
"Madam Wang doesn't have the time for this. She's still in confinement after giving birth, so how could she have so many concerns? It's just that Minister Gu and Madam Gu have come here so many times. I'm afraid your purpose has been discovered."
Gu Jinyu was stunned. Only then did he remember that Wang Yanran was still in confinement after giving birth.
"I've never seen a husband behave like this before. He didn't care about his wife's confinement and even swallowed up her dowry with such composure!"
The doorman couldn't stand it: "Even those of us who are servants will at least prepare some delicious food for our wives during the confinement period. Tsk tsk tsk, it turns out that some people are different when they become high-ranking officials!"
The doorman is the prince's man, and the prince represents the emperor.
Gu Jinyu suddenly came to his senses. No wonder the emperor questioned him. It turned out that something went wrong here.
He had wanted to return some of Wang Yanran's dowry before, but Shen Yunyun said that she could persuade Wang Yanran, so he went along with her.
But the result was that Shen Yunyun not only failed to persuade Wang Yanran, but also aroused the emperor's suspicion.
He trembled at the thought of the emperor questioning him in front of all the officials at the morning court.
Tomorrow is the third day. If he still hasn't returned Wang Yanran's dowry, he's afraid he'll really be dismissed from office.
…
At the Shangshu Mansion, Wang Yanran also heard the rumors.
"Where on earth did Shu Tingyu hear these rumors that she slandered me like this!"
Shen Yunyun was furious, she had to find a way to suppress the rumors immediately.
But the news has already spread like wildfire, how can it be suppressed?
"Madam, in my opinion, this matter was spread by that bitch Wang Yanran. Now that she has torn her face with the Shangshu Mansion, she really doesn't care about anything.
If the dowry is not returned to her, I am afraid that more trouble will arise, and even the Shangshu will be implicated."
Shen Yunyun frowned fiercely: “That bitch!”
She really wanted to kill her as soon as possible.
"For so many years, that bitch has been very obedient. Now they are at odds with each other, it's nothing more than her sons leaving the Shangshu Mansion."
Shen Yunyun also felt a little regretful: "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have kicked those bastards out."
"Madam, you forgot that the Shangshu didn't drive all his sons out of the house..."
Gu Jinyu returned home angrily and became angry when he saw Shen Yunyun.
"Husband, it's all Yunyun's fault. Yunyun shouldn't have been unaware that her sister's personality has changed, and still tried to persuade her in the same way as before."
"But Yunyun feels that a mother wouldn't make things difficult for her own son..."
Gu Jinyu frowned. He went to Xiangxi and not only made himself "disabled", but also drove his two sons out of their homes and killed one of his sons by mistake.
But he and Wang Yanran do have a son!
"I've already heard that Jin Ding is in Kyoto right now. I think if he knew what happened at home, he would definitely come to help your father."
Gu Jinyu was overjoyed. Yes, Gu Jinding was his son. Now that something happened in the Shangshu Mansion, how could he just ignore it?
"Yunyun, you are still smart!"
Gu Jinyu hurried out again. Time was running out and he had to go find Gu Jinding quickly.
At this moment, Gu Jinding had already arrived at the Imperial Master's Mansion to meet his mother and sister.
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