Chapter 1471 Encounter (Thanks to the reward from book friend "vivi涵笑")
Bai Shan handed the invitation to Yin Huo, who smiled and said, "My father has set a wedding date for my fourth and fifth sisters. They're getting married in June. I heard Man Bao also invited Liu Huan's sister this time? They also want to come out and have some fun."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Manbao didn't invite her. It was Liu Huan who said his sisters wanted to come along. I thought they knew Manbao, so I agreed. If your sisters want to come, you can bring them along."
He smiled and said, "If you want posts, I'll bring some more tomorrow."
Yin Huo nodded, "Okay."
The invitation was passed to the Crown Prince, who glanced at it before tossing it aside. He turned to the Crown Princess, whose belly was already slightly bulging, and said, "Prepare some gifts and send them to her on the 19th to congratulate her."
The Crown Princess agreed with a smile.
With the housewarming gifts they gave him, Zhou Man was able to gain a firm foothold in Chongyuanfang.
When Manbao and Sanya returned to the mansion, someone happened to deliver the finished plaque. Liu Gui was standing below, watching them hang the plaque up. When he saw Manbao, he immediately came over and saluted, "Miss Man, you're back."
Manbao nodded, took a look and said, "The handwriting is really beautiful, sir."
Liu Gui quickly responded with a smile.
Just as they were busy preparing for the housewarming party, the court's decision was made.
Hou Ji was sentenced to death by hanging, but the emperor spared his body out of consideration for their old friendship and spared his wife and children. He did not execute his entire clan, but instead exiled his wife and children to Lingnan, forbidding them from returning to Beijing for three generations.
Both Prince Gong and Prince Guangping were reprimanded, especially Prince Guangping. Not only was his fiefdom reduced, he was also immediately expelled from the capital and was not allowed to enter the capital again without an imperial edict. Even the people he left in the capital were expelled.
Several of his aides were arrested and sentenced to death by beheading.
Even his in-laws' family were implicated and charged with many crimes. His biological mother, Concubine Min, was demoted to a talented lady and moved out of the palace.
The emperor seemed really angry, as this was the first time he punished his son so severely.
Even Prince Gong couldn't please him.
Although it was found that the four cases against the prince had nothing to do with him, he later received a letter from Hou Ji and learned that it was he who cast the poisoned stone, but he did not report it.
Even though he detained the other party, he argued that he would personally escort them back to Beijing.
But when the emperor calculated the time when Hou Ji sent out the first group of people, he found it hard to believe that Prince Gong really wanted to report it.
Even the emperor had this doubt, let alone his ministers.
Even though the emperor severely punished Prince Guangping, the loyal ministers led by Wei Zhi were unwilling to let Prince Gong go.
This time, even Prince Gong's uncle, Duke Zhao, remained silent, so the emperor could only issue an edict to reprimand Prince Gong and temporarily detain him in the palace.
But no charges were imposed.
It is not known whether he felt guilty or not, but the emperor agreed to the prince's proposal to recruit talents for the Chongwenguan against all odds, and he selected several people for him, all of whom were close to the prince.
The prince breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the list selected by the emperor. In this way, half of the people he had previously recruited were recruited.
Even if something happens in the future, I will have an excuse.
As soon as the court's verdict came down, Bai Shan and the others knew about it immediately, and then Man Bao also knew about it.
Man Bao was completely in the state of a spectator, but Bai Shan couldn't stand it anymore, so he bumped her shoulder and reminded her: "You forgot that you are also one of the victims."
Manbao: "...Oh, I forgot about it until you mentioned it. Did they give me anything as compensation?"
Bai Shan: "Hou Ji is about to be executed, and Prince Guangping has already left the capital. Who are you going to ask for compensation?"
Yin Huo sat across from them, drinking a cup of hot tea, and said with a smile, "My father said that the memorial requesting merit has been submitted, and your name is on it. Perhaps His Majesty will reward you."
Manbao was surprised, "Really?"
Yin Huo nodded, "My father said that Lord Tang was the first to solve this case, and then it's you."
Manbao looked confused, "What merit do I have?"
Bai Shan was also confused, "Yeah, what merits do you have?"
Yin Huo smiled and shook his head, "I don't know about that. Father only mentioned it briefly."
He put down his teacup and happened to glance outside. Seeing the convoy passing by downstairs, he was a little confused, "Manbao, isn't that your fourth brother?"
When they heard this, they immediately leaned over to the window and looked down, just in time to see Zhou Silang, with an unshaven beard and a haggard face, driving a car past their window.
Manbao couldn't help but yell, "Fourth Brother!"
Zhou Silang looked up when he heard the voice, and his eyes immediately lit up when he saw Manbao, tears almost bursting out, "Manbao ah——"
Manbao could hear his crying, and her heart ached immediately. She leaned half of her body out of the window and asked, "Fourth brother, have you been wronged?"
Bai Shan had already stood up, put down a dime, and directly pulled Manbao downstairs.
Zhou Silang also stopped his car, and the three cars following behind also stopped. He threw the car to Sanzi and ran up.
The brother and sister met in front of the restaurant. Zhou Silang hugged Manbao and cried loudly, "Manbao——"
Manbao was frightened and patted his back quickly, asking anxiously, "Fourth brother, what's wrong with you?"
Not only did Zhou Silang look haggard, but his clothes were also a little tattered. Manbao felt that they looked like they had been damaged in a fight.
His beard was unshaven and his hair was dry and messy, blowing in the wind. If Yin Huo hadn't reminded her, she wouldn't have thought that this was her handsome fourth brother when she saw him.
Zhou Silang wiped the tears from his face, took her hand and said, "Your fourth sister-in-law is sick. I was just about to take her to Jishitang to look for you. I happened to see you here. Go and see her."
"Fourth sister-in-law is here too?" Manbao was pulled into a green cloth carriage at the back before he could even express his surprise. When he lifted the curtain, he saw a strong smell inside. Lu was holding Fang's upper body, and there were three children lying inside.
Seeing that Manbao's eyes were also a little red, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but choked out a sob, "Manbao..."
Manbao was terrified and hurried to look at her fourth sister-in-law in her arms. She saw that she was extremely thin, with a pale face, and was lying in Lu's arms with her eyes closed.
Manbao immediately climbed into the car and asked, "What's going on?"
Bai Shan also frowned and said immediately: "Don't go to Jishitang, let's go home. We have a lot of medicinal herbs at home. If you need anything, just ask someone to come to Jishitang to get it."
He turned to Zhou Silang and said, "We've moved, leaving a few trucks behind. I'll let Daji lead the way for them, and we'll go ahead."
After saying this, he turned around and said to Yin Huo, "We have something to do and we're going home first. If you run into Erlang, tell him and ask Liu Huan to take him back."
Yin Huo nodded and said, "Liu Huan and I will take him back, don't worry."
Manbao had already felt Fang's pulse. Lu wiped her tears and said, "We were robbed on the road. Those bastards wanted to kill the child, so your fourth sister-in-law rushed over with a knife and accidentally got kicked. She's been sick ever since."
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(End of this chapter)
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