Chapter 337: Retrial by Three Courts
As expected, after the court was dismissed, Jiang Yunhe and his son had just entered the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion when the imperial edict was announced to the world.
With the support of most court officials, Lin Congrong's case of treason was handed over to the Three Courts for retrial.
After hearing the news, Jiang Yunhe breathed a sigh of relief.
He and Jiang Liuyun entered the secret room again, and when he saw Lin Zhiqing and Lin Yangyang curled up together, his joy reached its peak.
"Bah, what are you two doing here?" Lin Yangyang couldn't help but curse.
Jiang Yunhe didn't argue with him, but said slowly: "I'm here, of course, to tell you a good news."
"Lin Congrong's case of treason and collaborating with the enemy will be retried by the Sansi Court in two weeks. Are you satisfied with this?"
"What?" Lin Yangyang couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth, then quickly suppressed it.
Jiang Yunhe didn't notice this, but Jiang Liuyun frowned slightly.
Jiang Liuyun quickly looked at Lin Zhiqing and saw that Lin Zhiqing was staring at the two of them with hatred. The doubts in his heart disappeared in an instant.
Instead, there is a secret pleasure.
When Lin Zhiqing faced him, he was finally no longer expressionless and his mood was calm.
She will talk and hate, which is a manifestation of her emotional ups and downs.
Hate always lasts longer than love.
Jiang Yunhe didn't notice Jiang Liuyun's thoughts, but Lin Zhiqing caught them. She gritted her teeth and said:
"I've never seen such a shameless person. Are your actions now worthy of my father's cultivation and support?"
"Cultivate and support?" The joy on Jiang Yunhe's face disappeared:
"Everything I have now, I have earned on my own."
"Your father is jealous of my abilities and has been keeping me in the position of deputy general, unable to move. How dare you say that he is promoting me?"
"You are really good at confusing right and wrong. If it weren't for him, how could you, a nobody, become the deputy general?" Lin Zhiqing spoke again.
"Shut up!" Jiang Liuyun saw that the situation was not good and spoke first: "Lin Zhiqing, now you have no evidence in your hands, and you still dare to be so arrogant?"
These words were apparently meant to teach Lin Zhiqing a lesson, but in reality, they were meant to prevent her from angering Jiang Yunhe again.
Lin Zhiqing glared at Jiang Liuyun fiercely and kept silent.
Seeing that the two of them had stopped talking, Jiang Yunhe curled the corners of his mouth and felt that the depression in his heart was swept away.
Lin Yangyang knew it was her turn to take the stage, so she quickly stepped forward and said, "Now that you've achieved your goal, tell me where Shi'an is."
"Tell you?" Jiang Yunhe looked at her with contempt.
"What's the point of telling you? You can't go out now. Is there any way you can find him?"
"Old bastard!" Lin Yangyang jumped up suddenly:
"Aren't you afraid that someone will find out we're missing and come to the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion?"
"So what?" Jiang Yunhe didn't care:
"The Lin and Jiang families are relatives by marriage. What's so strange about you showing up at the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion?"
"Shame on you!" Lin Yangyang lived up to her reckless personality and didn't forget to wave her fist.
Jiang Yunhe thought she was going to attack again and ignored her: "Have you forgotten how it felt to be taught a lesson before?"
"The people taught by Lin Congrong are just as arrogant as he is!"
Jiang Yunhe snorted coldly, didn't want to say anything more, and turned to leave.
Lin Yangyang shuddered and shrank back.
Jiang Liuyun glanced at Lin Zhiqing with a look of determination in his eyes.
After they left, Lin Yangyang took a few steps forward and cursed the Jiang father and son.
As the footsteps grew farther and farther away, Lin Yangyang's cursing became quieter and quieter.
He returned to Lin Zhiqing only after the footsteps completely disappeared, lowering his voice:
"Sister Qing, did you hear that? They said Second Uncle's case will be handed over to the Third Court for retrial!"
"Yeah." Of course Lin Zhiqing heard it.
The fact that the three courts retried the case is enough to show how seriously the court took the matter.
Lin Zhiqing didn't know how much hair he lost because of this.
Now that things have finally taken a crucial step, the anger that had been pent up in her heart has finally dissipated.
Ever since she learned that the reason for the neutral ministers' opposition was the Empress, she has been racking her brains to solve this problem.
But this kind of thing made her feel very powerless.
Because this is not a set goal, what she wants to fight against is decadent ideas and worldly prejudices.
That was just a means for those in power to suppress women, but with Lin Zhiqing's current abilities, he was unable to eradicate certain prejudices.
Therefore, Lin Zhiqing needs to spend a long time and energy to deal with that group of neutral ministers.
But Lin Congrong and the Lin family couldn't wait that long.
The Jiang family is coming with great force. If they don't clear the grievances against Lin Congrong, they will always be suppressed and manipulated by the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
So, Lin Zhiqing took advantage of the opponent's strategy and made this move to achieve his goal.
Just a few words could not summarize the pressure she had been feeling during this period.
But fortunately, everything she did was meaningful.
The so-called Three Departments refer to the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate.
However, these three parties... Lin Zhiqing narrowed his eyes:
"Cousin, don't you realize that even though this matter has been successfully advanced, it's still very unfriendly to the Lin family?"
Lin Yangyang's previous joy faded a little, and she did think of something.
Previously, because of his fourth uncle's affairs, Lin Zhiqing had dealt with both the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple.
The Minister of Justice had a falling out with Jiang Liuyun because of Jiang Liuyun, but he knew that the Lin family was the mastermind behind everything and he had no good feelings towards the Lin family.
"The Minister of Justice is indeed a big trouble." Lin Yangyang sighed:
"If he does something bad during the investigation, we won't be able to deal with him."
"There is a way to deal with him." Lin Zhiqing said lightly without elaborating:
"Our biggest threat is not him."
"Huh?" Lin Yangyang was confused. "Not him, are you talking about the Chief Censor of the Censorate?"
After all, the current Chief Censor has a close relationship with the previous Chief Censor and is not friendly to the Lin family.
Lin Zhiqing shook his head again: "It's not him."
Although the current Chief Censor dislikes the Lin family, according to the information Lin Zhiqing has, he has no dealings with the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
Although this does not mean anything, the Chief Censor certainly cannot openly favor the Jiang family.
The remaining Dali Temple Minister Zhou Chongzheng is the person who gives Lin Zhiqing the most headaches.
After realizing this, Lin Yangyang was a little surprised:
"Why Zhou Chongzheng? Didn't he return the flute player to you?"
"That's because he can't handle it. He won't do business that will lose money." Lin Zhiqing said in a light tone:
"After the incident with my fourth uncle, I kept thinking about what Zhou Chongzheng's position was."
"But I still haven't come to a conclusion. I don't think he's as neutral as he seems."
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