Chapter 348 The Blame
Fortunately, the emperor was able to suppress the empress dowager, and Pei Huaijin's life was temporarily saved.
But this is only temporary.
Shen Wan was worried, “What if the evidence can’t be sent back?”
Xie Jingyu said, "The Ministry of Justice will not execute Pei Huaijin until the autopsy results are returned to Beijing."
The fact that the evidence could not be returned was not the most important thing. The Ministry of Justice was going to Lianzhou with the imperial edict to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy. This matter would definitely cause a sensation. He had also instructed that if the results of the autopsy by Young Master Wang were favorable to Pei Huaijin, the matter should be made a big deal, and the more people who knew about it, the better.
Marquis Wucheng and Duke Song could prevent the evidence from entering the capital, but they could not stop the people in Lianzhou from talking.
What they had to guard against was that the evidence sent to Beijing was fake, and Pei Huaijin was poisoned to death in the death row of the Ministry of Justice.
This kind of thing is not uncommon.
These two things are what the Minister of Justice needs to worry about, and Xie Jingyu and Shen Wan can't help much.
Besides, Old Tutor Lin and Old Master Pei have been busy these days trying to save Pei Huaijin. The Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree to the Ministry of Justice to execute Pei Huaijin. Old Master Pei thought his grandson was dead. Old Tutor Lin wanted to go to the palace to beg the Emperor, but just as he was about to leave, he learned that the Minister of Justice had sent the imperial decree back to the Empress Dowager.
Only then did Old Taifu Lin know that Xie Jingyu had requested an imperial decree to go to Lianzhou to open the coffin and examine the body, and he thought that it was Shen Ji who asked Xie Jingyu to do this.
Chen Ji thought that it was Old Master Lin who asked Xie Jingyu to find the emperor.
The next day before the morning court session, Old Master Pei thanked Shen Ji, leaving him stunned. “Didn’t the old tutor ask the Prince of Jingbei to do this?”
Old Master Lin asked, "Isn't it you?"
They were all shaking their heads.
The three of them looked at each other.
Thinking of the day when Old Master Pei went to Beijing and Shen Wan was in the Lin Mansion, Old Master Lin said, “It should be Wan’er who asked Master Xie for help.”
Shen Ji said, "It's a good thing to help, but you didn't even say a word after helping..."
Old Taifu Lin said with a smile, "Prince Xie is the type who does important things silently. The Ministry of Justice went to Lianzhou with the imperial edict, and the Wang family dared not refuse to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy."
Old Master Pei, who had been worried for a long time, was finally able to relax a little.
He believed that Young Master Wang was not beaten to death by his grandson. If the autopsy results showed that his grandson was not innocent, he would accept the punishment of murder.
…
In the blink of an eye, it was the day for Ye Caiwei to get married.
Chen Wan was neither allowed to go back to Duke Dingguo's mansion to send her off for the wedding, nor was she allowed to go to Zhou's house to attend the wedding banquet.
Chen Li married Princess Jiangling. When she went back, Chen Ji and Yun were worried that she would be tired, so it would be better for her not to cause trouble for the Zhou family.
Chen Wan felt a little disappointed that she couldn't attend the wedding, but Xie Jingyu promised to accompany her shopping tomorrow, which was a small compensation.
Chen Wan couldn't go back to Duke Dingguo's mansion to see her off, so she asked Yinchuan and Chun'er to go back on her behalf. Chen Wan went for a walk in the garden, arranged flowers, read books, and made brocade robes. She had a fulfilling day.
The only bad thing was that when she met the drunk Xie Jingyu, Shen Wan clung to him as if she had been drugged.
The final result was that I gave in to him in the study without thinking.
He was in the study before going to bed and still in the study when he woke up. The maids in the yard didn't understand what the prince and his wife had this habit of. They didn't want to sleep on the high bed with soft pillows in the inner room, but insisted on squeezing into the study.
The bed in the study is not as big as the one in the inner room.
The little maidservant was chattering incessantly and was hit on the head by Mother Xu and sent to sweep the floor.
During breakfast, Chen Wan kept glaring at Xie Jingyu, "You are not allowed to drink anymore!"
Xie Jingyu looked troubled, "This is difficult to do..."
Shen Wan said, “Then stay away from me when you drink from now on!”
"This is even more difficult," said Xie Jingyu.
Shen Wanmiao glared.
Xie Jingyu picked up some food for Shen Wan, “It’s not the wine’s fault…”
Shen Wan gritted his teeth and asked, "Whose fault is that?"
Xie Jingyu said, "It's our son's fault for liking the smell of alcohol. He's not even born yet, so it's okay for you and I to be more accommodating to him."
Shen Wan, “…”
Can this guy have some shame?
He had the heart to let them take the blame before the child was even born.
However, the stairs were flat and wide, so Chen Wan went down them despite his conscience.
After breakfast, the two of them left the house. They hadn't been able to attend the wedding yesterday, so today they were going shopping, and Chen Wan wanted to have a good time.
I walked from one end of the street to the other, buying everything I liked, regardless of the price.
Shanhu and Chen Ping followed behind to pay the bill.
Both men handed over the silver at the same time, and the vendor was confused, not knowing who to accept from.
Chen Ping had the upper hand and directly stuffed the silver into the hands of the street vendor. Although the Crown Princess was rich, could she be asked to spend money when she went shopping with the Crown Prince?
Shanhu was a little uncomfortable with this. After following the Crown Princess for so many years, she was the one who paid for everything. Now, the job of paying the bill had been taken away by someone else.
However, it is only right that the Crown Prince pays for the things the Crown Princess buys. If he had known this earlier, the Crown Prince would not have brought so much money with him. Silver is quite heavy.
Normally, I would feel tired after walking for half an hour, but it’s different when I go shopping. I can walk for an entire hour without feeling tired and feel extremely energetic.
At a small stall selling fans, Shen Wan picked up a beauty fan and looked at it. It was exquisitely made and looked very good.
It was just a little heavy, but Chen Wan preferred something lighter, so he changed for another one.
Suddenly there was a commotion and the sound of horses' hooves came galloping over.
When Shen Wan heard the sound, he looked over and saw a soldier riding towards him with a bundle on his back.
Almost as soon as Shen Wan saw the person on horseback, Chen Ping's voice came, "Master, this is an urgent delivery from the border crossing 800 miles away..."
Eight hundred miles express...
Could it be that Dongliang is looking for Ning Chao to explain?
This is not a good thing, but Chen Wan has an irrepressible expectation in his heart, hoping that God will fulfill his wish and that the emperor will send Princess Shouzhen to marry.
Shen Wan's eyes followed the horse forward all the way. The 800-li express was very fast. There were many people in the downtown area, so it was inevitable that it would be a bit chaotic.
A woman wearing a straw hat heard the sound of horse hooves and hurriedly dodged, but accidentally knocked the nanny next to her to the ground.
The woman hurried to help her, but halfway through, she saw who she was helping, and her hands loosened in panic, and the nanny fell to the ground again.
The woman turned to leave, but was stopped by a young palace maid, "You bumped into Aunt Gui, and you still want to run away?!"
The person the woman bumped into was none other than Nanny Gui, who was beside the empress dowager.
The woman hurriedly shook off the palace maid's hand. She subconsciously turned around to look at Nanny Gui. Coincidentally, a gust of wind blew and lifted up a corner of her hat.
The woman turned and ran away in panic.
When she saw the woman's face, Aunt Gui was stunned at first. She felt that she looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who she was for a moment. She just felt that it was very unlucky.
The palace maid helped her up, "Are you okay, Aunt Gui?"
Nanny Gui said, "It's nothing serious."
The palace maid helped Nanny Gui brush off the dust on her body, and kept scolding the woman wearing the bamboo hat. No one knew what she was talking about, but Nanny Gui suddenly chased in the direction the woman had left.
However, with people coming and going on the street, there was no sign of the woman wearing a bamboo hat.
Nanny Gui went forward to look for her.
Shen Wan was far away and only saw someone bump into someone, but she didn’t know that the person who was bumped into was Aunt Gui.
But Chen An, who was hiding in the dark, saw everything clearly. He appeared and said, "Master, the one wearing the bamboo hat is the woman who was sneaking around outside the Lin Mansion that day..."
Xie Jingyu still remembered how the steward of the Lin Mansion was in a hurry to chase someone that day.
"Go check."
Chen An took the order and left.
Shen Wan continued forward, crossed the bridge, and arrived at another street.
I saw someone selling candied haws. The bright red fruits were particularly tempting. Pregnant women should not eat too many candied haws, but it is okay to eat one or two.
In her previous life, Chen Wan was ruined by her craving for candied haws, so she decisively asked Yin Chuan to buy her a bunch.
When Shen Wan got the candied haws in his hand, he couldn't wait to take a bite.
The sweetness of the sugar coating and the sourness of the hawthorn instantly spread in your mouth, making your teeth and cheeks salivate.
Shen Wan was eating with gusto, when suddenly something slid to her feet and she kicked it away.
Shen Wan looked over and saw half of the jade pendant sliding away on the ground.
It's very similar to her half -
"Jade pendant!"
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