When the Minister of Revenue heard his son's shouting, he felt his head buzzing and scolded him in dissatisfaction, "What are you shouting for, little brat!"
What happened in the court today has already troubled him, because he is Duke Lu's man and supports the third prince.
But now Duke Lu was implicated in the Beizhao State spy case, and later the Imperial Guards found evidence of treason and collusion with the enemy, and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue felt overwhelmed.
I was just worrying about how to get through this strange situation, but then I heard this brat yelling. How could I not get angry?
Zhang Liang hurriedly ran to his father, "Dad, Dad, save me, I seem to be in trouble!"
Minister Zhang's eyebrows suddenly jumped fiercely, and he looked at Zhang Liang with an unpleasant face, "Aren't you studying in the palace? How did you get into trouble? What trouble did you get into?"
"I...I...I!" Zhang Liang's voice was trembling. "It was...I didn't find the Third Prince, and when I was about to go home, I ran into the daughter of Concubine Liang!"
Without Zhang Liang's further explanation, Minister Zhang could not help but exclaim, "So you offended her?"
“Yes… yes!”
When Zhang Liang heard Xiao Ruoyi say that she was going to Donglin Emperor to file a complaint, he realized belatedly that he was in trouble, so he hurried home.
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Minister Zhang felt his head buzzing. He raised his hand to cover his forehead and his body shook.
"Dad! Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Zhang Liang hurriedly supported Minister Zhang who was about to fall.
Minister Zhang stood firm, raised his hand, and gave his son a loud slap in the face.
With a "pa" sound, Zhang Liang, who was originally standing, was knocked to the ground by the slap. Blood oozed from the corners of his mouth, his cheeks became red and swollen, and the slap mark was very obvious.
Zhang Liang looked up at Minister Zhang in shock, "Dad..."
Minister Zhang glared angrily, pointed at Zhang Liang and yelled, "What on earth are you thinking? Even if she is just an unfavored princess, she is still the emperor's daughter. How dare you bully her?"
At this moment, Minister Zhang really wanted to kick his stupid son a few more times. Is that someone he could bully at will?
Zhang Liang shrank his neck in fear, looking aggrieved and pitiful.
"I...I want to avenge the Third Prince!"
"Revenge? Haha..." Minister Zhang suddenly sneered.
He didn't think so before, but now, Minister Zhang feels that the person that the entire Donglin Emperor cannot afford to offend the most is Xiao Ruoyi.
Didn’t you see that those who wanted to deal with Xiao Ruoyi before have all created trouble?
Just at today's morning court session, the old tutor was greatly embarrassed and everyone knew that he was a henpecked husband.
Then there was Xia Huai. Not only did he fail in his impeachment, but his identity as a spy was exposed, and he also implicated Duke Lu, whom they relied on.
Finally, it was Tan Xu and Marquis Pingyang. Just because Xiao Ruoyi helped Tan Xu, Marquis Pingyang was in trouble. No, it was his son who was in trouble, but it was almost the same, because after the Dali Temple intervened in the investigation, Marquis Pingyang's eldest son would die, which meant that Marquis Pingyang would be without any descendants.
Xiao Ruoyi is simply a jinx. Anyone who wants to bully her will be in trouble.
Now that his son has offended Xiao Ruoyi, their Zhang family is facing an unprecedented disaster.
At this moment, Xiao Ruoyi arrived outside the Zhang Mansion in a carriage, followed by a group of imperial guards.
Xiao Ruoyi got off the carriage and couldn't help but click her tongue when she saw the Zhang Mansion, which was no different from an ordinary minister's residence.
I have to say that Minister Zhang is a smart man. Who would have thought that he has a golden house?
"Little Princess!" Commander Jin helped Xiao Ruoyi get off the carriage and bent over to ask, "Little Princess, shall we go up and knock on the door now?"
"Well! Knock!"
Commander Jin nodded and immediately waved his hand to order the guards to knock on the door.
The second prince who was following behind was even more puzzled when he saw what Xiao Ruoyi and the others were doing. "Why are they here at the Zhang family? The son of the Zhang family seems to be the third son's study partner, right? Is father going to attack the third son? But why is this damn girl here too?"
The second prince felt a little puzzled, but he did not step forward casually. He stood in the crowd and looked at Xiao Ruoyi and the others.
The gate of Zhang Mansion opened, and the people inside saw the soldiers in armor, so they dared not stop them, "Who are you?"
"We are the Imperial Guards, and we are arresting people under the imperial order! Open the door immediately!"
The guards of the Zhang residence looked at the imperial guards in shock.
"Catch... arrest someone? Who?"
The guard didn't bother to answer his question and pushed him away, "Get lost!"
The guard stumbled and fell to the ground, watching two rows of guards rush in from outside and stand on both sides of the gate.
Commander Jin led Xiao Ruoyi over and said, "Little Princess, shall we go in?"
"Enter!"
Xiao Ruoyi put her hands behind her back and swaggered over the threshold.
"Where is the young master of your Zhang family?"
The servant quickly replied respectfully, "Young... Young Master just came home!"
Xiao Ruoyi snorted with pride, "Very good! It seems that we found the old one, but the old one is useless!"
Commander Jin, "..." Yes, without the little princess, your backer is so powerful! It can only be considered that the Zhang family boy is unlucky.
Xiao Ruoyi waved her chubby little hand and ordered in a baby voice, "Let's go, search everywhere for this princess first!"
The two rows of guards looked at Commander Jin, who nodded, and they quickly dispersed.
Xiao Ruoyi wanted to see the legendary golden house, so she curiously asked the servant of the Zhang Mansion, "Where is your master's yard?"
The servants had already been frightened by the scene before them, so how could they dare to disobey the order? Naturally, they quickly pointed out the direction of the courtyard where Minister Zhang was.
The commotion in the Zhang Mansion naturally attracted the attention of passers-by.
"What happened? Why was Minister Zhang's residence surrounded?"
"What did Minister Zhang do to cause the Imperial Guards to be dispatched in person? Could he also be involved in the Beizhao Kingdom spy case?"
"First it was Xia Huai, then it was Duke Lu, and now it's Minister Zhang! It feels like Donglin Kingdom is going to be in chaos!"
"Humph, no matter who they are, they are not good people. Anyway, it is a good thing for us to catch them!"
"That's right. Minister Zhang's family is no good either. They only know how to plunder the people's wealth!"
Everyone put down their work and came over to watch the show, eating melons and talking about it.
Among them, some ministers were specially sent out to find out who was causing trouble and who might be involved in the Beizhao State spy case. When they saw the Imperial Guards surrounded the Zhang Mansion again, they all wanted to see what was going on.
After all, the troops that surrounded Zhang Mansion were not ordinary troops, but the imperial guards directly under the command of Emperor Donglin.
The only family that could be surrounded by the Imperial Guards recently was Duke Lu's family, and that was because Duke Lu was involved in the Beizhao State spy case.
Could it be that Minister Zhang is also involved?
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