After the guests left, Su Juan went to call the groom to lead the horse. Xie Xun smiled and tidied his messy hair and clothes, his eyes falling on Xin Wen and his wife.
At this time, there were only a few people present.
"Master Xin, Madam Xin, if you can't control your mouth from now on, I'm afraid it won't just be a slap in the face."
Xie Xun still looked nonchalant, but the smile in his eyes made people feel scared.
The Xin couple understood at this time that this little ancestor had made such a fuss, probably because their son and daughter-in-law had said something they shouldn't have, and Prince Xie had heard it.
As soon as Xie Xun left, Lord Xin's expression changed. "What did I tell you yesterday? I told you to be careful when making friends, but now you have offended the Prince of the Duke of Ping's Mansion!"
Mrs. Xin hurriedly persuaded her husband and pulled him, "Don't be anxious. Listen to your son first. Listen to what he says first and see what happened first."
Inside the room, Su Lingling, who was wearing her wedding dress, was surprised. "Did he really slap me?"
The maid laughed, "I saw it with my own eyes. The eldest lady put pressure on him, and Master Xin really beat Master Xin. He didn't dare to offend the eldest lady and Master Xie at all. Madam Xin was terrified."
"I never thought that the elder girl would protect me so much. She knew that I was wronged today and she was venting her anger for me."
Although she felt it was strange that Su Juan would never vent his anger for her given his personality, Su Lingling still felt relieved when she knew that the Xin family had been taught a lesson.
"Mom is right, we are a family, we prosper together and suffer together."
"It's good that the young lady can figure it out." The maid smiled and stuffed the cake in her hand into Su Lingling's hand. "The son-in-law came just now. This cake was given by the son-in-law. He said that the young lady was wronged today and was afraid that the young lady would be hungry, so he asked the young lady to eat some cakes first. It can be seen that our son-in-law really cares about the young lady."
Su Lingling looked shy and took small bites. "He is thoughtful."
...
On the way back to the Duke's Mansion from the Xin family, Su Juan looked at the wound on Xie Xun's neck and said, "You didn't fight back when you were beaten. This is not like you."
[I don't believe that a fool like Xin Wen could pin Xie Xun to the ground and beat him.]
Xie Xun sighed and said, Su Juan really thinks highly of me.
He wiped his neck and it didn't hurt much. "I didn't expect Xin Wen to be such a good fighter. I have to apply some good medicine when I get back. I can't leave a scar on my face."
Knowing that Xie Xun cherished his face, Su Juan said: "You hurt your neck, not your face."
Xie Xun said with a straight face: "My neck is not good either."
The face is connected to the neck. What's the difference between a scar on the neck and a scar on the face?
Su Juan looked puzzled, "Then how did Xin Wen provoke you today?"
Xie Xun curled his lips, "The Xin Wen couple have dirty mouths. You also know that I can't stand hearing that kind of words."
He didn't tell Su Juan the details, thinking that it would be better not to dirty Su Juan's ears with such words.
Seeing that Xie Xun just said two sentences and obviously didn't want to talk about it, Su Juan didn't continue to ask.
Xie Xun suddenly remembered what Xin Wen had just said, "Oh, right, I also heard from Xin Wen today that the Xin family has hooked up with the Jingwang Mansion and has been in close contact with Song Qianfan recently. He also said that Song Qianfan would help him. I guess the Xin family was also involved in the bribery incident of Zhongzheng Evaluation."
Su Juan was not surprised to hear this. "The Xin family has been in decline for decades, and the Xin family has no hope of promotion. If we want to revive the Xin family, we must choose between King Han and King Jing."
"But Song Qianfan is only interested in profit. The Xin family is of no benefit to him at all. It is probably that Xin Wen is just being sentimental."
She knew Song Qianfan too well. At that time, the Xin family was a ruined family, and Xin Zhang had not yet shown his talent. He simply looked down on such a declining family.
Xie Xun looked at Su Juan suspiciously, "You seem to know Song Qianfan very well."
From the beginning to now, Su Juan has accurately understood every step of Song Qianfan's style of doing things, and even knows what he is going to do next.
Su Juan just smiled and said, "After all, I have been in the palace for a while, so I naturally understand each other after getting along with each other."
Xie Xun didn't believe it. He pricked up his ears to listen to something else, but ever since Su Juan raised his suspicion, he rarely heard anything useful.
...
The Ministry of Justice investigated the case of officials taking bribes for two full months and presented all the evidence of the relevant persons' crimes to the emperor.
The King of Han completely destroyed the power of many officials he had planted in the six ministries, and nearly implicated himself. He is now confined in the palace to reflect on his mistakes.
Song Qianfan was more ruthless than King Han. Before the incident got out of hand, he had people secretly eliminate all those involved one by one. That's why the Ministry of Justice didn't investigate him.
Now that King Han has lost his influence in the six ministries, Song Qianfan doesn't have many people around him, so neither side has an advantage.
Xie Xun sighed, "Song Qianfan is really cruel. Those people have helped him a lot in the past, but he can even abandon his left and right arms."
Su Juan smiled and said nothing, "Song Qianfan is a man who, as long as he can protect himself, can abandon not only his left and right arms, but also his biological parents."
This time he cut off his arm to protect himself, and there was probably no one else around him except Yu Ting and the Minister of Personnel. However, these two people should not be underestimated. After all, Yu Ting was the deputy commander of the imperial guards. If anything happened to Yan Zheng, Yu Ting would rise to the top. This man was as ruthless as Song Qianfan, and he was Song Qianfan's biggest helper in his rebellion.
There is also the Minister of Personnel, who has worked for Song Qianfan for many years and has recruited many talents for him. This person must be removed.
"What is the girl thinking about?"
Seeing that Su Juan didn't speak for a long time and the tea beside her had gone cold but she hadn't drunk it, Shen Ruhui asked her.
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Su Juan then put down her teacup and said, "I was thinking that the Minister of Personnel Mei He is quite old, and it's time for him to make room for someone else."
Shen Ruhui pondered for a moment. The Ministry of Personnel was in charge of the selection of civil servants throughout the country. Shangshu Mei of the Ministry of Personnel had often abused his power for personal gain, but this time he got away with it. This man had evil intentions and was a great help to Prince Jing's Palace, so he had to be eliminated.
"Miss, are you going to attack the Ministry of Personnel?"
Xie Xun on the side was surprised and looked at Su Juan, "That Mei He is a third-rank minister of the current dynasty!"
How easy is it to bring down a third-rank minister of the current dynasty?
Su Juan lowered her eyes and smiled, poured out the cold tea, and poured a new cup of hot tea, "So what if I am a third-rank official in the current dynasty..."
[Even if he is a marquis of the current dynasty, I will still do it. ]
"Miss, have you thought of a solution?" Shen Ruhui asked.
Su Juan: "Although Mei He usually takes a lot of money to do things for others, he is cautious and does not leave any evidence. In addition, he has been rooted in the court for a long time, and the relationship between officials in the court is complicated. It is indeed not easy to completely bring him down."
Shen Ruhui smiled, "How about I offer you a plan?"
Xie Xun's body trembled. He looked at Su Juan and then at Shen Ruhui. These two people, one dared to speak and the other dared to offer advice.
At this time, no one expected that Song Qianhang entered the palace with several confessions and physical evidence, knelt before the emperor, and his voice echoed throughout the imperial study.
"Your Majesty! I want to report Song Qianfan, the prince of Prince Jing's mansion, for forming a clique for personal gain, raising assassins, accepting bribes, and disrupting the Zhongzheng assessment of important matters!"