Chapter 143 Another Death

Zhao Zhuoran said that he would not help Commander Yan, but in the end, with all the evidence, he still sentenced Yan Xiaoxiao to death.

It is only early spring in February, and there is still half a year before autumn.

A lot can be done in half a year.

Zhao Zhuoxi said nothing, but from then on he never went to the Sixth Prince's Mansion again.

Shen Zerui asked around for information about Bai Zhi, while Jiang Jiu kept the news strictly secret.

But looking at Bai Zhi's hesitant eyes, he still felt a little reluctant.

"Bai Zhi, do you still like the young master of the Shen family?"

Bai Zhi was embroidering a bellyband in front of the window. She didn't say anything. She blinked her long eyelashes and then lowered her eyelids.

"Actually, it's not his fault."

Yes, Bai Zhi's family was burned to death, and it was Yan Xiaoxiao who was wrong. And I heard that after marriage, Shen Zerui's feelings for Yan Xiaoxiao were not deep, but just superficial respect.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been childless after three years of marriage.

Jiang Jiu sighed and said, "If Mr. Shen becomes an ordinary person, will you still like him?"

Bai Zhi pulled the corner of her mouth and revealed a sad smile: "When I met him, I thought he was an ordinary person. Who knew he was actually the son of the prefect of the capital. If his identity was ordinary, there wouldn't be so many things."

That's true. If Shen Zerui wasn't the son of the prefect of Beijing, Yan Xiaoxiao wouldn't have liked him.

In terms of appearance, Shen Zerui can only be described as handsome, which is a level lower than Zhao Zhuoxi's handsomeness. In terms of knowledge, Shen Zerui was also born into a famous family with a scholarly background, so his knowledge is naturally not bad. He also has a dignified character and is humble and kind.

Seeing how cunning and scheming his father is, he raised a good son. It can be said that a good bamboo shoot has emerged from an evil bamboo shoot.

Yan Xiaoxiao has never been Zhao Zhuoxi's target.

Not long after the case was settled, the imperial censors in the court accused the prefect of Beijing, Shen Xuan, of inaction and dereliction of duty.

In addition to Bai Zhi's family case, there are several other cases. In fact, these are not important. The emperor also saw that Shen Xuan and the Zhou family were married, and forming a faction for personal gain is what he least wants to see.

However, considering Prime Minister Zhou's plea for him, he was only allowed to resign and return home. His son Shen Zerui, who was originally an editor in the Hanlin Academy, was also dismissed and became an ordinary person.

On this day, Shen Xuan and his family were leaving the capital and returning to his hometown.

Shen had to see them off, and didn't even look at Jiang Jiu and Bai Zhi. Jiang Jiu also sent Bai Zhi out.

"Think about it carefully. Men are not that reliable."

Bai Zhi learned that Shen Zerui had become a virgin. After much thought, she still wanted to be with him.

"It doesn't matter. The prince gave me enough money to live on. Even if I do nothing for the rest of my life, it's enough for me to spend if I live frugally."

Jiang Jiu had no choice but to agree.

"The Shen family's hometown is in Xiangzhou, where

There is also our Rouge Shop. This is a letter of recommendation from Yiye Pingzhou. When you settle down, I still hope you can come to the shop to help."

Arrange a carriage for Baizhi and send her to chase her lover.

A day later, the carriage driver came back.

When Shen Zerui saw Baizhi, he was determined to be with her this time, and Shen Xuan did not stop him this time.

The position of the prefect of the capital city became vacant, and a turmoil arose in the court again.

Although this position is not high, it involves a lot of things to do and has a lot of responsibilities.

Moreover, all the ministers had experience in this position before being promoted.

But there is one person who wants to sit in this position the most, and that is Zhou Xiang’s eldest son Zhou Ping’an.

He is already over 40 years old this year and has been working as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites. He is not even a vice minister.

He wanted to go up, but for some reason, Zhou Xiang always pressed him down.

A lot of things have happened in the Zhou family now. The second and third sons are all gone. If he can't get promoted, once something happens to Prime Minister Zhou, his family will be in danger.

Since Prime Minister Zhou disagreed with his promotion, he turned his attention to his uncle, the Minister of Personnel.

That day, he invited the Minister of Personnel to the Hua Man Lou, where there was wine, beauties...

But just when everyone was drinking happily, suddenly, the Minister of Personnel covered his chest and slowly fell to the ground.

Zhou Ping'an thought he had drunk too much, so he didn't care and continued to sing and dance with the beauty in his arms and drink to cheer himself up.

It was not until another official who came with him felt something was wrong that he stepped forward to support the Minister of Personnel.

Who knew that a breath would give him a big shock.

"Master Zhou, it's bad, Master Wang is dead..."

When he shouted like that, the women in the room screamed and ran out of the house.

One of the women ran out and went to the next room.

"Master, mission accomplished."

Zhao Zhuoxi smiled with satisfaction: "Appreciation."

A bag of gold coins was thrown directly in front of the woman. She happily took the bag of money and walked away.

Jiang Jiu, who was dressed as a servant, tilted his head to look curiously.

"The Minister of Personnel is only in his fifties this year, but he is indeed in poor health. His lips are purple and his eye circles are dark. This is a sign of excessive indulgence in sex when he was young, which has led to kidney deficiency."

Chu Yu and Jiang Jiu watched it together, explaining as they watched.

Jiang Jiu pursed his lips and said, "So, most people can't detect what's added to the wine."

Chu Yu raised her eyebrows proudly: "Of course, don't you see what I do? If he hadn't set a trap for Xiao Yimo last time to show off his power, I wouldn't have done such a cruel thing."

Speaking of which, the old man, the Minister of Personnel, is indeed very bad.

When he went to the clinic for a medical consultation after court, he somehow fell in love with Chu Yu. Chu Yu ignored him, so he tried to make a move on her. He was seen by Xiao Yimo who came to the clinic to pick someone up.

Naturally, he was stopped. Xiao Yimo was a slippery person, but he couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks, like "You are old and in poor health, so don't touch women, be careful not to live long" and so on.

Who would have thought that this old man would order his men to smash the clinic.

This was intolerable. Chu Yu learned that Zhou Ping'an and others were having a banquet here, including the old man, the Minister of Personnel, so she followed them eagerly.

Not long after, Dali Temple Minister Zhao Zhuoran appeared at the crime scene again.

"What's going on?"

Not to mention that officials from Daning were not allowed to go to these places of debauchery, just the fact that they drank alcohol in private was against the rules.

What the emperor hates most is forming cliques for personal gain.

Is there anything that cannot be discussed in court?

Even if the relationship between our two families is very good, it is reasonable for you to go to my house and I to go to yours.

But what kind of trend is it to get together with so many people and go to a flower shop together?

The deceased Minister of Personnel was Zhou Ping'an's uncle and Zhou Xiang's elder brother-in-law.

Mrs. Zhou cried bitterly and was scolded by her sister-in-law.

"Your eldest brother is old, and the doctor told him not to drink alcohol, eat spicy food, or eat at home. We are very strict with him, but you guys are so good that you invite him to go out and drink..."

"Now that he's gone, give me back my man, give me back my man..."

Mrs. Zhou was also very angry: "How can there be such a place in the capital? I say, just seal it off so that no one can enter."

Zhou Xiang was also so angry at that time that he was about to speak when he heard Zhao Zhuoran cough lightly.

My brain suddenly reacted.

How could a brothel in the capital be opened without a certain background?

Moreover, Huamanlou is the largest brothel in the capital.