Chapter 556 All the Reasons
When the mighty general was alive, the general's wife was one of the upper class people in the capital, and ordinary noble families did not dare to offend her easily.
After the death of the general, who would care about a general's wife who was only in name only, especially a general's wife who didn't even have any children.
It was impossible for the general's wife to trip those people up by herself in such a short time.
By chance, she heard about a religion called the White Lotus.
This religion was originally unheard of by many people in the capital, and it only had a very small influence among the common people. After the death of the first leader of the White Lotus Sect, the White Lotus Sect was almost extinct.
Even though the White Lotus Sect had fallen apart, the general's wife discovered that its former followers still had great reverence for the White Lotus Immortal worshipped by the sect. At that moment, she thought, since she couldn't deal with those hypocritical men head-on, why not start from their backyards.
"From then on, I will send people to intentionally or unintentionally mention the reputation of the White Lotus Immortal in front of those women, so that they will know how powerful the White Lotus Immortal is."
At the beginning, those ladies naturally didn't believe it, but over time, the general's wife used some tricks, and slowly some people believed it.
"Did you find Hao Bailian?"
The general's wife lowered her eyes, "Yes."
"Who is Taoist Sanmei?"
The general's wife frowned tightly, her face tense as if she was very resistant to this question.
"Is he your lover?" Su Ying's voice was so cold that there was no warmth at all.
"He is not!" The general's wife roared, "He and I are innocent, and everything is for the general!"
Taoist Priest Sanmei was once a subordinate of General Weizhen. Because of General Weizhen, not only were his contributions snatched away by others, but he was also dismissed from his position. After he learned of the general's wife's thoughts, he planned to take revenge with her.
Su Ying continued to ask: "Now that you have gained the trust of these people, what are you going to do next?"
The general's wife hummed her lips and said solemnly, "The White Lotus has a way of sacrifice that can gain eternal life. All you need to do is bury the White Lotus's sacred objects in a designated direction and perform a ritual to keep their eternal wealth and honor."
How could the ladies who had long been accustomed to enjoying wealth and splendor resist such temptation? However, they were not completely stupid, so the general's wife asked Hao Bailian to tell these greedy people that the sacrifice method was divided into seven steps, which would take a long time to complete, in order to relax everyone's vigilance.
The general's wife was really patient. She waited for nearly ten years for them to bury those things in her mansion.
Now she was only one step away, only one more step left to succeed, but something went wrong!
"What crime do you want to charge them with?"
The general's wife said, "Colluding with foreign enemies to murder the mighty general!"
This was not a crime she had framed, but a serious crime that those people had actually committed. She was now going to use this crime to make them apologize to her husband.
Su Ying took out the fire token from her body and waved it in front of the general's wife, "What is this? Do you know?"
The general's wife looked at the token and shook her head, "I don't know. This is Li An's thing. I have seen it, but I don't know what it is." Li An was referring to the Three-browed Taoist.
"Where is Li An hiding now?"
"I don't know. He doesn't completely trust me. He went to the palace to see the Queen yesterday to confirm where Hao Bailian was so that Li An could send someone to silence her again. That's when the Queen started to suspect me, right?"
She had a bad feeling in her heart when she entered the palace yesterday, but she didn't expect that things would happen so quickly.
Su Ying stood up from the stool, she lowered her eyes and looked at the general's wife. Even at this time, there was still determination in her eyes, she didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did.
But her revenge indirectly harmed many innocent people, such as Nie Jun. If he had not undergone timely surgery, that boy might have lost his life.
"Then why did you ask someone to take my son's life? Is this your last step of the plan?" Su Ying's eyes were sharp.
The general's wife did not deny it. "Yes, if this fails, I will hold the eldest prince hostage. No matter what method I use, I will vindicate my husband!"
Su Ying grabbed her neck and lifted the general's wife up from the ground.
The general's wife was shocked, but her eyes remained calm and firm, "Even if... I die, I have no regrets... But, yes, I'm sorry for him..."
The moment the general's wife breathed her last, Su Ying threw her to the ground.
"Ah, cough, cough!" The general's wife cried out in pain from the fall and coughed hoarsely.
Su Ying turned around with a cold expression and prepared to leave, but the general's wife stopped her and said, "Everyone says that the queen is arrogant and domineering, and doesn't take people seriously, but I know that the queen has a scale in her heart, and this scale can measure people's hearts. My husband is loyal and he shouldn't be stigmatized after his innocent death. However, those who climbed up by stepping on his corpse are chatting and laughing at my husband's stupidity at the wine table! They are the ones who deserve to die!"
"I beg Your Majesty to restore my husband's good name and not let him die with regrets."
Su Ying did not make any response, but remained silent all the way to the study of the Minister of Justice.
The Minister of Justice followed Su Ying cautiously, trying to lighten his breathing, for fear that if Su Ying got upset, his head would be kicked like a ball.
Su Ying sat on the chair with an expressionless face, and the Minister of Justice quickly asked his subordinates to bring her some cooling tea.
They heard every word the Empress said to the General's wife just now.
It happened so many years ago, so it is understandable how difficult it is to investigate. What is most puzzling to them now is the attitude of the Empress.
"Go, call the Minister of Personnel to me, and ask him to bring me the list of all those who were promoted to higher positions after the mighty general died in battle more than 20 years ago."
When the Minister of Justice heard that the Queen was not going to let it go, he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest and immediately sent someone to find the Minister of Personnel.
The Minister of Personnel was over fifty years old and behaved in a rather pedantic manner. When he came to Su Ying with the booklet, he stood up as soon as he bowed and asked Su Ying what she wanted him to do.
That day in the court, when many officials stood up and said that Su Ying, a woman from the harem, was meddling too much in the affairs of the previous dynasty, he was the second loudest voice, and he was very dissatisfied with what Su Ying had done.
"When the mighty general died on the battlefield, you were already in the Ministry of Personnel, right? You should know how many people were rewarded and promoted by the late emperor."
The Minister of Personnel said, "Your Majesty, I was indeed in the Ministry of Personnel back then, and I still have some vague memories of what happened back then, but I don't know why Your Majesty brought this up."
(End of this chapter)
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