Chapter 504: The Lan family is really ruined!
As for the culprit Lan Tingxue, she was stripped of her title of "Princess Ruixue", all her property was confiscated, the spring mountain land was returned to "Ganquan Village", and she was paid 1,000 taels of silver and 2,000 kilograms of rice as compensation to the villagers of Ganquan.
Lan Tingxue knelt down and begged, willing to pay any amount of compensation, as long as her title was not revoked.
The emperor said with a cold face that he should not be arrogant because of his favor, nor be ungrateful.
Lan Tingxue then knelt on the ground and cried silently.
The middle-aged man was bold enough to ask the emperor if he could replace the two thousand kilograms of rice with miscellaneous grains.
Although rice is delicious, it doesn't last long.
If converted into coarse grains, the amount would be four or five times as much. If they dig up some wild vegetables, it would be enough for them to survive for a year and a half.
The emperor immediately agreed to their request.
Afterwards, the emperor called Liu Zongguan to his side and quietly asked him how much silver he had in his private treasury.
Manager Liu said there were still three thousand taels.
The emperor hardened his heart and rewarded Ganquan Village with five hundred taels.
In addition, a high monk was sent to perform a ritual for the five dead civilians.
The villagers of Ganquan Village were filled with gratitude to the emperor.
You can tell the emperor nice things for free.
Kowtow and express gratitude.
The emperor felt a little better after feeling heartbroken over his financial loss.
He straightened his back and felt extremely relieved.
He tried hard to suppress the upturned corners of his mouth, waved his hand, and asked everyone to leave.
Everyone left the imperial study.
Concubine Lan looked at Pei Qiuyan and said, "I've heard that Pei Shaoqing is very decisive and ruthless in handling cases. Seeing him today, I can see that his reputation is well-deserved."
Pei Qiuchen seemed oblivious to Concubine Lan's sarcasm. "Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty. I will do my best to help the Emperor in the future."
Seeing that he refused to listen, Concubine Lan snorted coldly and left.
The third prince glanced in Ji Chengyuan's direction with a mysterious look in his eyes.
Pei Qiuchen led everyone out of the palace.
Out of the palace.
It was already dark at this moment.
The villagers all sat on the ground, looking relieved that they had survived the disaster.
It was the first time they saw the emperor in their lives, and their legs went weak with fear.
At the same time, they are also very excited.
That’s the emperor!
They actually saw it!
The emperor also gave them silver as compensation.
"The Emperor is very kind, unlike what is portrayed in operas."
"It means that we have met a good emperor."
"The emperor is upright and honest, he is the best emperor."
"When I return, I will carve a longevity tablet for the emperor and offer it to him every day."
Pei Qiuchen met Ying Zhilin at this time.
Ying Zhilin was sitting in a carriage, folding his arms and closing his eyes to rest.
Pei Qiuchen walked over, bent his fingers, and knocked on the car wall.
Ying Zhilin opened his eyes and jumped off the carriage. "Pei Shaoqing, did you resolve the matter successfully?"
Pei Shaoqing nodded: "The evidence is irrefutable. In front of so many people, the emperor can't even cover up."
Ying Zhilin gave him a strange look.
Pei Shaoqing touched his face and said, "Do I look like your wife? Why do you keep looking at me?"
Ying Zhilin said, "You are so stubborn and don't understand the emperor's will at all. Aren't you afraid that the emperor will blame you?"
Pei Shaoqing spread his hands indifferently: "The emperor is wise, how could he bother with a small Dali Temple official like me? Just put your heart at ease. The emperor is more clear-headed than we think."
Ying Zhilin remained silent. He took out a rough purse and handed it to the middle-aged man from Ganquan Village. "I've booked an inn for you. You can stay there tonight. Come back to the village early tomorrow morning."
You can take the remaining money back by car tomorrow morning."
The middle-aged man opened his purse and looked inside.
In addition to a few license plates, there were also some small coins.
It’s more than enough to rent a car and eat.
The middle-aged man and his companions thanked Ying Zhilin repeatedly, and finally knelt down in front of Pei Qiuchen to thank him for seeking justice for the whole village.
Pei Qiuchen was so frightened that he jumped up on the spot.
"I was only responsible for delivering your petition to the emperor, I didn't contribute anything at all.
If you want to thank someone, you should thank Ying Zhilin. She was the one who investigated the entire case."
When the middle-aged man raised his head, Pei Qiuchen had already run far away.
Ying Zhilin shrugged helplessly: "He's rather shy. These are what we in the Dali Temple should do. You don't have to take it to heart."
The person you really should thank may never know in this lifetime.
Then he whipped his horse whip and drove away in his carriage.
The middle-aged man looked at the carriage going away and was moved to tears: "The official is a good official, and the emperor is also a good emperor! Let's go, it's getting late, we should go back."
After the villagers have completely left.
The father-in-law who came to see me off did not go far.
He hid behind the palace gate and saw their interaction clearly.
When he returned to report, he told the emperor everything he had seen and heard, word for word.
After hearing this, the emperor was very pleased.
The people praised him as a good emperor and said they would set up a longevity tablet for him and offer sacrifices to him every day.
These words are sweeter than honey.
It was not in vain that he worked diligently and conscientiously over the years in order to be a wise ruler.
At this moment, all the decades of hard work are worth it.
However, I didn't expect that the water transportation case was actually investigated by Mr. Lin.
Why do they seem to have a grudge against Lan Fei's faction?
However, the Lan family is really ruined!
A hopeless person!
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Wen Yan drove the carriage all the way back home.
Two dim lanterns were lit at the gate of the house.
He jumped out of the carriage, opened the door and went in.
Then I saw the yard was brightly lit.
Wen Yan, Pei'er and Brother Dahu are picking grapes under the grape rack.
Recently, the grapes in the yard have gradually ripened.
Whenever they have time, they will pick the ripe ones and eat them.
The ripeness of a bunch of grapes varies, so they pick only the ripe ones one by one.
Wen Yan climbed up the ladder to pick them, while Pei'er held on to the ladder, looking eagerly and swallowing her saliva from time to time because of her greed.
"Pei'er, open your mouth!" Wen Yan shouted.
Pearl really opened her mouth.
Wen Yan threw a grape into her mouth.
Pearl tasted it with satisfaction.
The next second, her expression became distorted: "So sour!"
When she spit out the grape from her mouth, she found that it was a tender grape. No wonder it was so sour.
She stamped her feet in disbelief: "Miss, you are bad!"
Wen Yan smiled secretly.
Then she handed a whole bunch of grapes to Pearl, and she added sound effects: "clang clang clang clang——"
"Wow! A whole bunch of ripe ones!" Pei'er was so happy that she quickly reached out to catch it with both hands.
Ying Zhilin strode over and took the bunch of grapes first.
"Uncle, you're back!" Pei'er quickly stepped back.
Ying Zhilin placed the grapes on the stone table and held out his hands to Wen Yan: "We've picked enough to eat. Come down quickly."
"Okay." Wen Yan threw herself into his arms and was carried to the ground by him.
"Everyone is here, let's eat." Wen Yan said.
Pei'er took Brother Dahu to serve the food.
Wen Yan took Ying Zhilin to wash their hands, and washed the freshly picked grapes, and then put them in the well to calm them down.
"How's the case of Huang Ying'er?" Wen Yan couldn't wait to know the answer.
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