Chapter 238: Sweeping Out the Door (Two Chapters Combined into One)
Just now, when they were outside the yard, they could only see the tip of the iceberg. Now that they had entered the yard, everyone was stunned.
This courtyard looks unremarkable from the outside. If it were not located in Gaosheng Hutong, it would just be an ordinary small courtyard in the capital.
But who would have thought that this palm-sized yard would be packed with things.
There is a row of sheds against the wall, which were obviously recently built. Inside the sheds are all kinds of furniture and objects. These things are not commonly seen in terms of both material and style. Without asking, you can guess that these are all rewards from the palace.
Zhao Shiqing pinched her waist and shouted, "If the Lin family hadn't committed murder and robbed the Luo family of their wealth, Lin Sen wouldn't have had the money to study, and without money to study, he wouldn't have been able to pass the imperial examination. If he wasn't an imperial scholar, who knows what he would be like? Forget becoming a lord, he wouldn't even have the chance to enter the capital. So, all the benefits the Lin family has now are what they stole from the Luo family. Don't you agree?"
Everyone: "Yes, the Lin family is a despicable villain, they deserve to be cut into pieces!"
Lin's father's face was gloomy and uncertain, while the relatives of the Lin family looked like they were enjoying the show. Lin's mother was shocked and angry. Every word these people said was a slap in her face.
Her eyes fell on Zhao Shiqing, the leading boy, a small and thin boy. Without saying a word, Mother Lin waved her long nails and rushed towards Zhao Shiqing.
The Lin family's life has been getting better and better over the years, and Lin's mother has been living a life of luxury for many years. She usually orders servants around, and has become fat and strong. She hasn't done anything like fighting for many years.
Generally speaking, it is the lack of practical experience.
When Zhao Shiqing saw her rushing towards him, he silently stretched out a foot, and Lin's mother fell to the ground in a gorgeous manner, and Zhao Shiqing jumped three feet away at the moment she fell. It was so scary that he almost got hit.
The maid who arrived a step late struggled to help Lin's mother up. Lin's mother was bleeding from her nose, which was very scary.
Seeing the blood, everyone was shocked.
At this moment, someone shouted loudly: "The police are coming, the police are here to arrest people!"
The Lin family was overjoyed. Mother Lin wiped the blood and said incoherently, "Well, you troublemakers, just wait for the lawsuit!"
Second Aunt Lin smiled and said, "Our Ah Sen is really promising. Whenever something happens at home, we don't even have to go to the government office to report it. The officials just send people over."
Zhao Shiqing rolled her eyes: "I don't even know who they're here to arrest."
As soon as he finished speaking, the voice of the official came from outside the door: "Move aside, move aside, the Dali Temple is handling the case!"
Zhao Shiqing rubbed her eyes quickly. She had seen the Beijing government and the Ministry of Justice arresting people, but this was the first time she saw the Dali Temple come to her house to arrest someone. She had learned a lot today.
Although Lin's father had no official title, he was well-educated. When he heard that the person coming was from the Dali Temple, he was stunned.
Shouldn't the Jing Yamen arrest those who are causing trouble? Or, why are there people from the Wuchengsi? Why are they from the Dali Temple?
Before he had time to think deeply, he heard the leader loudly ask: "Yunzhou Lin Changfu, is the Yunzhou Lin family Chang here?"
Lin's father and mother were both stunned. How did these officials know their names?
Could it be that the son has already reported their names to the heavenly family?
Come to think of it, my son is now the future prince consort, and they are also royal relatives, so of course the royal family knows their names.
Thinking of this, Lin's father and mother held their heads high and said, "It's me, the common people."
The leading officer waved his hand and said, "Catch these two!"
Several yamen runners came forward and without saying a word, chained Lin's father and mother.
"Sir, you're mistaken. You're arresting these troublemakers. Why are you arresting us?"
The officer sneered, "We're arresting you. Your son is beating a drum in the Dali Temple to appeal for justice, accusing you of murder and robbery."
Lin's father and mother were shocked. It turned out that what these troublemakers said was true.
"Sir, this is unjust. We are innocent. My son is the prince consort, and we are royal relatives. How dare you arrest us just like that?"
The officer said: "Go to the prison to cry out your injustice. We will just arrest the person and take him away!"
Lin's father and mother were pushed out. Mother Lin didn't want to leave and struggled hard, but was dragged away by two yamen runners like a dead dog.
The official walked at the end. He turned to look at the stunned relatives of the Lin family, and then looked at the things in the yard.
"Are you an accomplice of Lin Changfu and the Chang family?"
Lin's relatives shook their heads like rattles. Damn it! They just wanted to come to the capital to get some benefits, but why didn't they get any benefits, but became accomplices?
"No, no, we don't have much contact with them. We don't know anything about what they did. If we knew, we would have drawn a line between us and them long ago."
A hint of mockery flashed in the officer's eyes. "If that's the case, leave here immediately! Come, seal off this yard!"
It's obvious that those things in the yard were awarded by the palace. Now that the Lin family has committed a crime, their marriage with the princess will definitely not be possible. The ownership of these things is still unknown. If someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs comes to count and a few items are missing, the blame might be put on the Dali Temple. Who has the time to deal with those eunuchs? It's better to have less trouble than more. Let's seal this yard for now.
When the Lin family's relatives heard that the yard was going to be closed, they were scared out of their wits. They picked up their things and rushed out. Fortunately, they came here to get a bargain and didn't bring much luggage, so they left without any delay.
As the last person walked out of the yard, the Dali Temple runners locked the gate and sealed it.
As soon as the people from the Dali Temple left, the landlord of the courtyard came over panting. He heard that something happened to his tenant here, so he came to check. He didn't expect that the tenant was arrested and his house was also sealed by the government.
The landlord wanted to beat Lin Sen to death. This mess had affected his house. Such a thing had ruined the feng shui of the house. Even if his house was unsealed, no one would be willing to rent it.
Seeing the Lin couple being captured, Zhao Shiqing retired and went to have tea with his old man.
Princess Huixin, however, was worried. When she came back from the street, she hid in the house and did not come out.
When Princess Jiarou returned from Zizhu Temple, the Chief Secretary came to ask for an audience. Although Princess Jiarou was cold and aloof, she never made things difficult for those around her. She did everything she could do by herself and tried not to delegate tasks to others. Working in her mansion was the most leisurely thing. The Chief Secretary had long entertained the idea of retiring here and had even begun to meditate and practice. Unless there was something going on in the palace, the Chief Secretary would not take the initiative to appear in front of the princess.
When Princess Jiarou heard that the Chief Secretary wanted to see her, she just nodded lightly.
But soon, this tranquility was broken by the news brought by Lord Changshi.
"Princess Huixin's future consort went to the Dengwen drum to file a complaint against his parents. He was beaten with a stick and is said to be dying."
The incident happened in Liubu Street, where officials were coming in and out. Someone who was familiar with the Chief Secretary made a special trip to tell him about the incident.
After all, it concerns Princess Huixin, and Princess Huixin lives in Princess Jiarou's mansion.
The visitor spoke with great joy, the Chief Secretary imitated it perfectly, and Princess Jiarou was stunned.
Although she doesn't care about worldly affairs, it doesn't mean that she is unaware of the intrigues and deceptions. Who among those who grew up in the palace is really simple?
Princess Jiarou's mood suddenly became bad.
She didn't believe that Lin Sen went to report the incident voluntarily, and she didn't believe that Lin Sen would really sue his biological parents, because whether the things he sued were true or not, from the moment he sued his biological parents, his reputation and his future would be completely ruined.
Dayong advocates filial piety. A person who is labeled as unfilial will have no future.
So Lin Sen was tricked.
But who would plot against him?
Who would plot against a minor official who came from a humble background and had just entered the officialdom?
The only thing that could be plotted against him was his marriage to Princess Huixin.
For those wealthy and powerful families, Princess Huixin was definitely not a good marriage candidate, otherwise the emperor would not have chosen a son-in-law for her from among the scholars from humble backgrounds. And those with similar backgrounds to Lin Sen did not have the opportunity or ability to frame him.
Why frame him?
In order to prevent him from becoming a royal consort?
Who least wants him to be a prince consort?
His enemy.
What if he has no enemies? Then who is this person?
A name was about to come out, and Princess Jiarou knew it.
Her voice was calm, without any emotion. "I haven't heard anything since they moved in. I hid here because I didn't want to get involved in this mess. Now, I don't look for trouble, but trouble looks for me."
The Chief Secretary sighed. The eldest princess was such a good person, but she was too kind. When Princess Huixin came to her house, she shouldn't have been soft-hearted and let the sisters live with her.
Princess Huiming's scandal also damaged the reputation of the eldest princess, who was also held responsible for failing to teach her children strictly. She was fined half a year's salary by the emperor. Fortunately, the eldest princess usually stayed in the Taoist temple, otherwise she would have heard a lot of gossip.
Princess Jiarou fiddled with the whisk in her hand and said calmly, "These are the things I hate most in my life. If they lived somewhere else, they could scheme all they wanted, even if their methods were despicable. They are their own people and have nothing to do with me. But if they live with me, others will think I'm involved, and in the end, I'll be the one who loses face."
After hearing her say this, the Chief Secretary also understood what was going on.
Alas, this Princess Huixin is usually well-behaved and sensible, unlike Princess Huiming who is willful. He thought this was a good thing, but he didn't expect that the biting dog doesn't bark. It's okay if nothing happens, but if something happens, it's a big deal.
The eldest princess's kindness was not rewarded. She shouldn't have sympathized with the sisters in the first place.
The Chief Secretary thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, why don't you go to the palace, bring this matter to light, and discuss it with the Empress? What do you think?"
A hint of annoyance flashed in Princess Jiarou's eyes. She wanted to become a nun just because she hated the gossip in the palace. Now that she had finally left the palace, she didn't want to go back. Even if she only stayed in the palace for half a day, she would feel unwell all over.
But there is no other way now.
She was different from her sisters. She had no connections. Her life was limited to the Princess Mansion and Zizhu Temple. Apart from asking for blessings from the ancestors, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter the palace.
The chief secretary immediately delivered a sign to the palace on behalf of Princess Jiarou, and the next morning, Princess Jiarou entered the palace.
When Princess Huixin heard that the eldest princess had entered the palace, she was stunned.
As far as she could remember, ever since Princess Jiarou left the palace to set up her own residence, she had only returned to the palace during the Chinese New Year, and she had returned after the palace banquet, without staying overnight in the palace.
No matter what happened in the palace, from the illness of the imperial concubine to the birth of a new baby in the palace, she never entered the palace.
What happened today?
Considering what happened yesterday, Princess Huixin vaguely felt that this matter had something to do with her.
However, Princess Jiarou has always been indifferent to worldly affairs. Although she has not become a monk, she lives like a monk.
Could it be that Princess Jiarou blamed her for Lin Sen’s matter?
Princess Huixin felt aggrieved, but she did not force Lin Sen to beat the drum to report the incident.
But why did Lin Sen do this?
And Luo Liqiong, where is she? Why didn’t she go to the Dali Temple and beat the drum to report to the emperor?
After leaving the Dali Temple yesterday, Princess Huixin asked Manager Li to send someone to look for Luo Liqiong.
The old beggar swore to heaven that when he left the alley, Luo Liqiong was still standing under the eaves waiting for dawn.
Therefore, Shopkeeper Li followed the old beggar's route that day, searching all the way and finally found the inn.
The waiter and young master of the inn insisted that the female guest who stayed there last night left the inn before dawn.
He wouldn't be wrong because there were only two guests that day. The female guest had gone out, and the male guest had been sleeping in the room.
Shopkeeper Li went to Luo Liqiong's room and saw that the bedding was neatly folded. Luo Liqiong was sure that she had left long ago.
Unable to find Luo Liqiong, Princess Huixin didn't know how much of her plan had been exposed. Now that she heard that Princess Jiarou had entered the palace, she became even more uneasy.
Princess Jiarou rarely came to the palace, and the Queen was also surprised. However, considering what she heard yesterday, the Queen guessed why Princess Jiarou suddenly came to the palace.
Sure enough, Princess Jiarou went straight to the point and started talking about Princess Huixin.
Princess Jiarou did not beat around the bush. She told the Queen about her difficulties. She had to practice and had no energy to take care of her two nieces, so she wanted to ask the Queen to arrange new accommodation for Princess Huixin.
This is the first time Princess Jiarou has made a request since she left the palace to set up her own household.
Princess Jiarou is the retired emperor's daughter, and the only biological child he has ever held in his arms. Moreover, the retired emperor is still alive.
Besides, Princess Jiarou’s request was very simple, she just didn’t want to take Princess Huixin in anymore.
The Queen sighed and said, "It's been hard for you these past two years. It's those sisters who have been worrying about you. After all, you're about the same age as them."
Princess Jiarou finally made her request, and the Queen reported it to the Emperor on the same day.
Emperor Yongjia learned about this from the censor in the court. He was really angry and ashamed.
Upon hearing the Empress's plea for Princess Jiarou, Emperor Yongjia immediately agreed and asked the Empress to arrange new accommodation for Princess Huixin.
Upon learning that she could no longer live in the Princess's Mansion, Princess Huixin felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave. Princess Jiarou was so cruel that she didn't even listen to her explanation and directly kicked her out.
Luo Liqiong, who made Princess Huixin restless, was now staring blankly at Wan Ruyi who came to take care of her.
"You said that Lin Sen's family has been imprisoned? Will they be beheaded?"
Wan Ruyi: "Yes, I will!"
Luo Liqiong was overjoyed and she couldn't stop smiling while holding Wan Ruyi's hand.
In fact, the Lin family's murder of Luo's mother happened a long time ago and there is no evidence, so the theory of killing for killing is difficult to establish. Wan Ruyi and Luo Liqiong, one dared to say it and the other dared to believe it, so they were happy.
Princess Huixin moved out of Princess Jiarou's mansion. She wanted to move to Princess Jiayi's mansion. After all, Princess Jiayi was Emperor Xiaokang's biological sister and her biological aunt.
Moreover, Princess Jiayi is the most powerful among all the princesses.
It now seems that once Luo Liqiong's affairs are exposed, only this aunt can protect her.
She said to the Queen, "Aunt Jiayi lost her beloved son, and it's a tragedy for her to see her son die young. If I move in, I can enjoy his company and fulfill my filial duty on behalf of my cousin from the Xiao family."
The corners of the queen's mouth twitched. "If Jiayi wanted to control you, she would have done so a long time ago. She has ignored you all these years. Are you clueless or are you just thick-skinned?"
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