Chapter 425: Meeting Meng Caidie Again
Wen Zhenyi noticed that the servant's eyes were evasive when he spoke just now, which was obviously a sign of lying: "He is lying."
Shen Hanxing walked to Wen Yongman's side and showed him a gold medal: "Ask your master to come out and greet him."
The servant looked at the words engraved on the gold medal: Jingle.
There is no one in the whole country who does not know about this princess of a different surname. She was born in a peasant family, but she holds the titles of princess of both Yuncang Kingdom and her own country. She is an existence that no one can afford to offend.
Moreover, she is the eldest princess with real power, and she is probably the only one who dares to use Jingle as a gold medal.
"Please wait a moment, I'll be there soon."
Wen Yongman didn't make things difficult for him and let him close the small door.
Wen Zhenyi walked to Shen Hanxing's side: "Why did you bring this thing out."
"Sometimes you don't like this identity, but it happens to save you a lot of trouble."
"That's true, but honestly, my status shouldn't be low anywhere."
Shi Xuan rolled his eyes. "The eldest princesses of the two countries have fiefs and real power. Your husband is the top scholar in the imperial examination. Your two brothers are generals with great military achievements. Your eldest sister-in-law is also a princess. How can you be so humble as to not let others live?"
Wen Zhenyi spread his hands and shrugged: "This is not what I thought, I can only say that I am lucky."
"Your luck is almost unbelievable."
Soon all kinds of noisy sounds were heard from inside the gate, and the gate of Liu Mansion slowly opened from the inside.
An old man came out with a group of people including Wulala. Seeing the people standing outside the door, he found Wen Zhenyi and said, "I greet Princess Jingle."
Wen Zhenyi looked at the people kneeling on the ground, but didn't see Meng Caidie: "Where's Caidie?"
"Sun, my granddaughter-in-law has returned home to visit her family."
"Going home to visit relatives? Why haven't I heard about it?"
"But, maybe it was a mistake with the eldest princess."
Wen Zhenyi walked up to him but didn't let him get up: "You'd better tell the truth, otherwise it will be difficult for everyone in the Liu Mansion to live in peace."
"Little, every word I said is true."
Wen Zhen saw that he was still going to be stubborn: "Xiao Man, take my badge to the prefecture to find the governor and say that I want to search the Liu Mansion to find my handkerchief friend."
Old Master Liu was so frightened that he almost sat on the ground: "Princess, you can't do this!"
"I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."
Wen Yongman took the token and went to the provincial government. After seeing the token, the provincial government official knelt down and saluted, then took him to Zhaozhou Prefecture.
The Zhaozhou government knew that Wen Zhenyi was going to the capital, but they didn't expect that she would stop here. Now it was not difficult for them to send the yamen runners to look for her.
However, he also has some conflicts of interest with the Liu family. If he is not careful, he might get himself into trouble.
He is now extremely anxious and doesn't know what to do.
The Registrar gave him an idea at this time: "Sir, Princess Jingle is no ordinary person. She is the eldest princess of Yuncang Kingdom and has received the attention of the Emperor. If this situation is not handled properly, war between the two countries is inevitable."
"So what do you say we should do?"
"Surrender. At worst, return the bribes you received and write a memorial to the Emperor to apologize. That's the only way to have a chance of survival. Otherwise, if this ancestor makes a scene, we'll all be in trouble."
Zhaozhoufu made a gesture of wiping his neck: "Can't we?"
"Sir, you are confused. If it were just an ordinary person, it would be fine. But these are princesses of two countries. Even if our emperor doesn't pursue the matter, what about Yuncang Kingdom? When the time comes, won't he still have to push you out to report to the emperor?"
Zhaozhoufu was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. He almost made a big mistake.
"Sir, only by sacrificing a small profit can we have a chance to move up. Think about it, if you board the Princess's ship, how far will you be from promotion?"
Zhaozhoufu paced the room with his hands behind his back. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to obey the Dianshi: "I will personally lead the yamen runners to the Liu Mansion now."
"That's right."
After seeing Zhaozhoufu leave, the Dianshi went to the backyard, wrote a letter, put it on the leg of a carrier pigeon, and let it deliver the message.
On the other side, Wen Zhenyi had no intention of letting the Liu family members stand up. Since they didn't tell the truth, they should just kneel down.
The Zhaozhou government rushed over with its servants: "Your subordinate, Zhao Xia greets Princess Jingle and her husband."
"Master Zhao, there's no need to be so polite. I was passing through here today and wanted to meet my good friend's sisters, but the Liu family is making excuses. I have no choice but to trouble Master Zhao and the other officials."
"Your Highness is too polite. We will go into the mansion and look for her."
As soon as Old Master Liu saw Zhaozhou Mansion, he shouted, "Master Zhao, we are wronged!"
"We'll know if it's a false accusation if we look for it." Zhao Zhoufu walked up to Mr. Liu and whispered, "You'd better keep quiet, otherwise even the gods won't be able to protect you."
"Master Zhao, you..."
Before Old Master Liu could say anything, Zhaozhou Prefecture sent the yamen runners into the mansion to look for someone. He then explained the matter of accepting bribes: "Princess, I was confused for a moment. Please punish me."
Wen Zhen raised an eyebrow and said, "Sir Zhao, you can just write a letter to the emperor to tell him about the punishment. I have no right to punish you."
"The princess is right. I will write a memorial to explain the reason when I return."
Wen Zhen didn't even look at the people from the Liu family kneeling on the ground. He walked past them and went straight into the Liu Mansion.
The yamen runners searched for the person in every courtyard, and finally found the person she was looking for in a dilapidated courtyard.
Wen Zhenyi hurried to the yard they were talking about. Standing outside this dilapidated yard, she was a little afraid to step in.
Shen Hanxing reached out and held her hand: “One by one.”
Wen Zhenyi seemed to have gained courage and walked into the yard. The yard was overgrown with weeds and in tatters everywhere.
The tiles, walls and window paper were all in tatters.
Meng Caidie sat on a tattered mat on the ground, holding a child in her arms, and was too scared to look at the people who came in.
Wen Zhenyi saw that there were still iron chains on her feet and her ankles had been worn out.
She let go of Shen Hanxing's hand, walked to Meng Caidie and squatted down: "Caidie, I'm sorry, I'm late."
Meng Caidie heard a familiar voice and looked up at the thin man in front of her: "One by one, one by one."
Wen Zhenyi's eyes were so dry that he wanted to cry, so he held her in his arms. She was no different from himself at the beginning, even worse than before, with dry hair and sallow skin.
"Go find the key and unlock the anklet for me."
"Yes." The bailiff immediately went to find the anklet.
When Zhaozhou Prefecture saw this scene, he cursed the Liu family in his heart. If he had a daughter-in-law with such a relationship with the eldest princess, he would have to support her.
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