The person from the Ministry of Revenue, as soon as he arrived in the courtyard, shouted majestically: "Where is Minister Shang?"
"Sir, our master has caught a cold and is now recuperating in the house."
Wang He sneered and said, "Take me to see your master. The Shangshu has something for me to convey."
"Please wait a moment, sir." The servant ran in hurriedly and after asking Shang Wanning for permission, he brought people in.
Wang He saw that Shang Wanning was really beaten black and blue as the people in the capital said, and his face was even paler now. He wanted to laugh out loud, but he suppressed his smile and looked at Shang Wanning seriously.
Shang Wanning saw that he hadn't said anything, so he could only ask, "Brother Wang, what brings you here today?"
Wang He coughed lightly and said, "I am here to convey the Shangshu's words."
"Brother Wang, please speak."
Wang He took out an official document. "Shang Wanning was not careful in handling the documents, which caused the important documents to be stained with ink. The handwriting on the documents is no longer legible, which has delayed the Ministry of Revenue's business.
Shang Wanning has been absent from work for many times without reason. This has now been reported to the emperor, who has approved it and sent it to the Ministry of Personnel for registration, demoting Shang Shilang to Langzhong of the Ministry of Household Registration.
Shang Wanning endured the pain in his body and sat up in shock. "What did you say? I was demoted?"
"Here is Doctor Shang's document, please check it." Wang He handed the document to Shang Wanning.
After reading the document, Shang Wanning lay back on the bed with dull eyes. "I was demoted to a doctor. Hahahaha~~~"
Seeing that Shang Wanning was so crazy, Wang He didn't want to stay any longer. Just before he left, he remembered something.
"By the way, the Minister heard that you, Doctor Shang, were seriously injured, so he granted you a half-month leave. I hope you can return to the Ministry of Revenue as soon as possible after you recover from your injury."
Wang He left without waiting for Shang Wanning's reaction.
Shang Wanning was dumbfounded. How could he recover in just half a month? In the past, it would not be too much to give him a year's vacation.
Li burst into tears when he heard the news.
She was about to go to Duke Shang's Mansion to ask for help from the Duke's wife, but was stopped by Shang Wanning.
"Mother, let's wait for the people who helped us yesterday to show up first."
At this time in a teahouse. "Your Majesty, Shang Yuanshan has been demoted. Is it necessary for us to recruit him now?"
The man in green put down the teacup in his hand. "Keep it for now. After all, he is Shang Yuanshan's brother. In case he can be of use."
"Then I will go to the Shang Mansion to meet him."
"Um."
The man got on the carriage and went to the Shang Mansion.
Man in blue: "Did he bring the tail outside?"
"Yes, half of them have already followed Minister Sun to the Shang Mansion, and a few are still waiting outside the teahouse."
"It seems that Sun Zhuohua has been exposed. No wonder my nephew can issue such a serious order."
The man in blue thought for a moment. "Cut off all contact with Sun Zhuohua."
"Yes, Your Majesty. What about Shang Wanning?"
"Save his life. He will be useful later."
"Yes, I will send someone to lead the people outside away right away."
"Um."
In the Shang Mansion, when Shang Wanning saw that the visitor was Minister Sun from the Ministry of War, his smile became even more flattering.
Shang Wanning knelt on the ground, enduring the pain in his body. "Thank you, Minister Sun, for saving my life."
Sun Zhuohua had a sarcastic smile on his face and a look of disdain in his eyes.
Sun Zhuohua reacted quickly as well. He smiled and helped Shang Wanning up.
"Wan Ning, get up quickly. I can't stand those dogs looking down on others. Don't worry, you will get back at them in the future."
Shang Wanning was helped to lie on the bed, and he was so moved that tears streamed down his face. "Minister Sun, you are helping me in my time of need. Although I am only a doctor now, I will definitely repay you for saving my life."
"Wan Ning, you don't have to be like this. I never thought of asking you to repay me when I rescued you."
Minister Sun asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Wan Ning, you are in this state now, why doesn't your elder brother care about you?"
Shang Wanning was just worried that Minister Sun was helping him because of Shang Yuanshan, but now he felt relieved after hearing Minister Sun's doubts.
"Minister Sun, it's all my fault. I can accompany my elder brother to be beheaded, but I can't watch my children and mother being implicated by him. That's why I proposed the idea of dividing the family and severing the relationship.
But I didn’t expect that my elder brother would resent me because of this.”
Sun Zhuohua suppressed his impatience and patted Shang Wanning's hand. "Wanning, since the engagement has been severed, don't worry about it. Take good care of yourself now. If you have any problems in the future, ask someone to go to the mansion to find Steward Wei and he will help you."
"Thank you, Minister Sun."
Shang Wanning has recovered from the blow he suffered this morning. With the help of Minister Sun, it won't be long before he returns to the position of Vice Minister.
"Okay, I won't disturb your rest. Just take care of yourself."
Sun Zhuohua stood up and was about to leave.
"Jinzhi, come quickly and send Minister Sun off."
Shang Jinzhi, who had been waiting outside the room, stepped forward. "My student Shang Jinzhi greets Minister Sun."
"Um."
The two chatted and Sun Zhuohua was still satisfied with Shang Jinzhi.
Li was so happy that she was spinning around. "That's great. With the support of Minister Sun, we won't be afraid anymore. Once Shang Yuanshan dies, even those who are grateful to him will slowly forget about him. Then Wan Ning, you will have a chance to shine."
"Ahem, ahem, ahem ~ Mother, before big brother dies, we should keep a low profile, otherwise he won't let our family have an easy life."
Li's eyes widened. "He is not your elder brother, and you should stop calling him elder brother. He is just as hard-hearted as that Shang Guogong, an ungrateful person who can never be tamed."
The more Li thought about it, the angrier he got. "You should have strangled him to death back then. Your father said he was Shangjia's son anyway, so he insisted on raising him like his own son. Now, he almost killed our family."
"Mom, please stop talking."
"Okay, I won't say anything."
At this time, Cheng, who was holding Shang Wanyue outside the door, was standing there in a daze.
Even Shang Wanyue was so stunned that she almost forgot to breathe.
Cheng withdrew her hand that was about to push the door, and she returned to the room trembling as she held Shang Wanyue in her arms.
Shang Jinzhi had just entered the yard when he saw Cheng's door closed.
Shang Jinzhi didn't say anything. He wanted his mother to calm down. The family was already in chaos, and he didn't want her to make things worse by arguing with her grandmother.
Shang Jinzhi pushed open the door and walked in. The two people in the room looked over cautiously, and when they saw that it was Shang Jinzhi, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Jinzhi, did Minister Sun say anything?" Shang Yuanshan said while observing Shang Jinzhi's expression. Only after he was sure that Shang Jinzhi was still the same as usual did he feel completely relieved.
Although Jinzhi will know sooner or later, not now.
He was worried that Shang Jinzhi was still young, and if he accidentally let the cat out of the bag and Shang Yuanshan's background was exposed, his whole family would die. He had to be careful.
"Minister Sun asked about his son's studies and told you, father, to take good care of your health and to consult Steward Wei if you have any problems."
Li: "By the way, Wannian, I am now looking for Minister Sun's help to restore your position as the Minister."
Shang Wanning shook his head.
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