Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Having an abortion and returning to my parents' home is also a way out
In the palace.
The main hall was where the emperors of the Dasheng Dynasty handled government affairs, and at this time, Taifu Lin Ren was still kneeling here.
The place was heavily guarded, with few palace maids or eunuchs passing through. The guards guarding the front hall had stern faces, as if no strangers were allowed in. However, someone looked on with a look of pity.
"How long has the Grand Tutor been kneeling?" Guard A, who came to relieve the shift, couldn't help but ask Guard B, who was on duty just now.
Guard B whispered back, "Almost an hour."
It's almost an hour already?!
Guards A and B changed shifts smoothly, and the rest of the guards also completed their handover. He didn't dare to speak anymore, but couldn't help sighing in his heart.
How old is Lin Taifu this year? He is still your majesty's teacher! Your majesty actually had the heart to let him kneel for so long.
When he first ascended the throne, he called the teacher "Teacher" all the time and rejected the resignation letter from the Grand Tutor three times; now that the throne is secure, the word "Teacher" is not so important to him anymore.
So cold and heartless.
Of course, he only dared to think about these words in his mind and quickly put them aside. He couldn't think about them any more.
In fact, Guard A was a bit wrong about the new emperor.
He didn't know the inside story and thought that the emperor was really sitting in the hall just fine, while his teacher was left kneeling outside for such a long time.
But the new emperor Sheng Yu has been on edge since he received the secret report from the front line in the morning.
The Duke of Su's Mansion was a powerful and influential family, having been a noble family since the founding of the dynasty. Generations of people had protected and prospered the family, earning widespread praise from the common people. Their roots were particularly deep and extensive among the officials. In previous years, they had never married into the civil service.
but……
They married into the Xuan family.
Not only did he gain the power of the Xuan family, he also gained the connections of the Grand Tutor's Mansion. Now, most of the court was connected to his Su Guogong Mansion.
When the ministers are strong, the monarch is weak. He can no longer allow the power of Duke Su's Mansion to continue to expand.
When he thought of Xuan Jinyu who married Su Guanzhang, his brows became a little colder, and he no longer had the warm image of an emperor in front of others.
The jade ring knocked against the hardwood desk, making a crisp "knock knock" sound. When the sound stopped, he unfolded the rice paper, took the brush, and slowly wrote the word "fast".
The news of Su's second uncle's disappearance had been rushed back to him at top speed by a trusted confidant he had planted in the army. Normally, the battlefield reports would take several days to reach the capital, but he couldn't wait any longer; he wanted it fast.
He knew that the Su family had their own communication channels, and he believed that the Su family had also learned the news when he learned the news. At this time, the only way to get the result he wanted was to be one step faster than them.
He summoned Xi Fang, the commander of the imperial guards, and Liang Fangfang, the minister of justice, and ordered the Jingzhao Yin to keep an eye on the capital. He also ordered martial law in the court and the harem... He cut off all possible channels that could tip off the Su family or their followers.
He was busy with this matter the entire morning, and only breathed a sigh of relief when the commander of the Imperial Guards, Xi Fang, reported back that all members of the Su family had been imprisoned in the death row of the Ministry of Justice.
It was noon, and his nerves, which had been tense all morning, relaxed, and he couldn't help dozing off.
When Lin Taifu entered the palace to ask for an audience, he was sleepy and wanted to give him some time to think, so he just told the eunuch: "Just say I'm asleep and don't want to see you." Then he fell asleep.
Unexpectedly, I slept for nearly an hour.
Taifu Lin knelt outside for an hour, and the news that Minister of Justice Liang Fangfang requested a meeting was delivered to the bedroom at the same time.
Sheng Yu felt uneasy. Dasheng highly valued respect for teachers. Emperors throughout history, even the most foolish and incompetent deposed emperor, would never let their teachers kneel for so long.
He coughed, "Why didn't anyone wake me up? I let the teacher kneel for so long."
He called over the eunuch Wu, who was in great demand. "Help the teacher up quickly and ask him to sit down in the side hall and rest. Tea and snacks will be served. I will see him when I am done."
The news of his neglect of his teacher must have spread throughout the court and the country. If that was the case, he didn't need to rush to see anyone. The old man must have some thoughts in his mind.
But so what? As long as he overthrew the Su family and took control of the military power... His eyes grew colder. He was already familiar with the government affairs, and it was time for the teacher to retire and return home.
Sheng Yu was washing and changing his clothes when he went to the front hall to summon the Minister of Justice. Eunuch Wu had already respectfully helped Tutor Lin up.
"Taifu, you've been kneeling for so long," Eunuch Wu said with a distressed tone, and then he spoke kindly for Sheng Yu, "When Taifu asked for an audience, His Majesty was so busy that he didn't even have time to drink a sip of water. He only then told his servants not to see anyone."
"But I didn't expect you to come at that time. Oh, what a coincidence."
Eunuch Wu supported Lin Ren, whose legs were numb and swollen, as they slowly walked towards the side hall. "Heaven can bear witness, Your Majesty is truly busy with government affairs, and this is not a criticism of you. You also know that Your Majesty is your student, and he respects you as his teacher the most."
Lin Ren just walked slowly, bending down from time to time and rubbing his knees with his hands.
He is old and useless. He has been kneeling for a short time but his legs feel like they are going to be broken.
Eunuch Wu showed no displeasure on his face, but he also showed no warmth, so he continued, "The Emperor didn't mean to leave the Grand Tutor alone. He simply took a nap. He didn't realize he'd been so tired recently that he ended up sleeping until now. He really didn't want to neglect the Grand Tutor."
He scolded again, "Such servants don't know how to do things. They are so ignorant of the rules. Don't worry, Master. I will punish them severely later."
After listening to Eunuch Wu's words, Lin Ren simply nodded and said, "Your Majesty is tired. Eunuch Wu will take care of you."
As for whether to punish the people in the palace, he was just a court official and would never interfere in the affairs of the palace.
This old eunuch set a trap for him.
Lin Ren pondered, thinking that the emperor's pent-up dissatisfaction with him was nearing its end. A sharp pain shot through his knee, but he remained calm.
"Don't worry, Grand Tutor. This is a matter concerning Your Majesty. I will do my best." When the Grand Tutor heard this, he knew that he was just trying to fool him. He certainly didn't believe the lie that His Majesty was busy.
Eunuch Wu groaned inwardly, but he just kept responding.
In the main hall of the front hall, Sheng Yu had already finished listening to Liang Fangfang's report.
"Pregnant?" He narrowed his eyes unhappily, and his cold tone made Liang Fangfang's heart beat fast.
After all, he was a Shangshu and had served in two dynasties. Liang Fangfang had seen many storms, but it was the first time for him to see His Majesty, who always appeared gentle and elegant, show such a sinister side.
"Your Majesty, Xuan is indeed pregnant. I asked a doctor to check her before entering the palace." Liang Fangfang answered calmly, not looking at the gloomy face of the person above her.
"Oh?" Sheng Yu glanced at the Minister of Justice, who was always praised for his shrewdness, and was not surprised by his caution.
"Then tell me, what else did the doctor say?" His hand wearing the jade ring slowly tapped the desk.
The crisp knocking sounds, each one falling into the ears, are like the sound of death, and each one falls into the heart.
Taking the pulse of a married woman and finding her pregnant, what else can a doctor say? Liang Fangfang secretly groaned inwardly.
Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Ministers, especially important ministers, can more or less sense the emperor's mood - especially since the previous emperor was such an unstable emperor.
Liang Fangfang could guess the previous emperor's intentions, so she could also guess the new emperor's thoughts.
He then clearly realized that the people above him were already angry and were burning with rage, and urgently needed to find an unlucky person to burn with anger.
He is most likely the unlucky guy.
Although Liang Fangfang doesn't want to be a villain, the old and young in the family still have to rely on him.
With a determined heart, he told the person in front of him what he wanted to hear.
"The doctor felt very sorry to see Xuan on death row," Liang Fangfang replied carefully. "I told him that Xuan has her family to rely on. If she can make up her mind to abort the baby and return home, it's a way out."
Sheng Yu's hand that was knocking on the desk finally stopped.
Liang Fangfang breathed a sigh of relief as she was finally able to pull her foot back from the brink of death.
"The doctor said that Xuan is in good health. Even if she has an abortion, she will recover after a period of rest. It will not affect her ability to remarry and have children."
Since you have become a villain, you can only bite the bullet and do it to the end.
Liang Fangfang only apologized to the Su and Xuan families in her heart, with an innocent look on her face. "Your Majesty, if someone from the Xuan and Lin families comes to ask Xuan and the young master of the Su family to divorce and return home, will I release them or not?"
Su Shaoqing, Liang can't do you any good either.
If you really die, Liang will remember to burn paper money for you.
Sheng Yu stared at Liang Fangfang coldly until sweat dripped down his forehead and back before he finally spoke, "Taifu Xuanlin."
He didn't let Liang Fangfang get up until Lin Ren walked into the hall, bowed and stood up.
In the evening.
Only after having dinner with the two important ministers did the emperor let them leave the palace.
As soon as they left the palace, the two headed straight for the Ministry of Justice prison.
Lin Qingwan had personally greeted them, and families close to the Su family, such as their in-laws, had secretly suggested that the people in the Ministry of Justice's death row were not having a bad time.
When Lin Ren was personally led to the death row by Liang Fangfang, the jailer who delivered the meal came out of the corridor carrying a food box filled with empty bowls and plates and walked towards them.
Upon seeing the two of them, the jailer hurriedly put down the food box in his hand and knelt down to salute.
Master Lin heard the clatter of dishes in the food box but said nothing.
Instead, Liang Fangfang instructed the jailer, "Be more alert at night and don't let them suffer."
The jailer responded repeatedly.
After the jailer left, Lin Ren glanced at Liang Fangfang with a half-smile. He was truly an old fox, telling her this for whom?
Liang Fangfang pretended not to know and continued to lead him forward.
"Master Taifu, His Majesty has given instructions, and I have to listen." He said to Lin Ren and nodded to Duke Su's family who had heard the commotion and looked over.
"Then listen!" Lin Ren glanced at him and said, "Open the cell door."
Liang Fangfang did as he was told. After the people entered, he locked the cell door, stood aside, touched his nose, and listened to the conversation between the grandfather and grandson with a thick face.
"Grandfather." Xuan Jinyu couldn't help but act coquettishly towards Lin Ren when she saw him. "Why did you come just now?"
Lin Ren touched her head and said, "Grandpa is late. You didn't suffer, did you?"
Xuan Jinyu sniffed lightly, held back the tears that were about to well up, and shook her head.
"Grandfather, did you also suffer in the palace?"
Xuan Jinyu looked at Lin Ren, whose temples were frosted, and carefully helped him sit down on a low stool. Once he was seated, she knelt down in front of him and gently placed her head on his lap, just like when she was a child, playing and laughing in his lap.
His granddaughter's head was pressed against the wound. Lin Ren seemed oblivious to the pain in his knee and simply avoided the topic. "Your Majesty has something for me to convey to you."
Xuan Jinyu raised her head.
Su Guanzhang gently pulled her up and placed a low stool behind her. "Grandfather has a knee injury. You two should sit down and talk."
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