Chapter 244 Meeting with Zhou

After Meng Quande said this, those who had mocked Concubine Lan yesterday all became uneasy.

At this time in Qingyun Palace, Pei Chuyan's secret guard Lin Ji suddenly came.

Because he had already informed the Crown Prince and the Royal Consort, Pei Chuyan simply let Zhou Ji stay by his side as an apparent bodyguard, saying only that he was someone who had been on standby at the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.

Zhou Ji came this time to bring news about the Zhou family.

Although Zhou agreed to Lin Hecheng's request for the sake of her son.

But when she saw Lin Hecheng being promoted, she became even more angry.

Lin Hecheng climbed to the top by stepping on her own daughter's corpse, and she will certainly not let these people have an easy time.

At this moment, Zhou was planning something big alone. She wanted He Yunyao to atone for her daughter's sin.

When Pei Chuyan heard the news, he immediately walked to Song Qingyan and just said that he had to go back to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion. He didn't say anything else.

In fact, he naturally went to see Zhou.

Lu Xingwan looked at Pei Chuyan's back as he walked further and further away, and began to mutter to himself.

[Mother, Pei Chuyan must be busy with something important! ]

[In the story, he is a very smart person. It is impossible for a person's mind to change just because things have changed! ]

[Mother, can't you just ask him? Let me know, and then you can use your shameless strength to interrogate him.]

【Mother, you can do it. 】

Song Qingyan's face darkened. So, the image of herself in her daughter's mind was actually shameless?

My mind was filled with only one thought: I want to throw this child away, throw him far away.

Pei Chuyan made an appointment with Zhou to meet at Wangyue Tower. Zhou was unwilling to have any contact with people in the palace anymore. Previously, the third prince vowed to make the decision for herself and Yin'er.

But what in the end?

In the end, she just took advantage of Yin'er's incident to control her husband and Minister He.

This is the method used by those in power.

And Yin'er and I were just tools they used.

Just when Zhou was about to refuse, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind: Pei Chuyan was the son of Duke Anguo, and He Yong's ex-wife was the Duke Anguo's sister.

So, you can see it.

Zhou thought it would take some effort, but she didn't expect that before she sat down, she heard Pei Chuyan's voice: "I heard that Madam Lin is looking for evidence of He Yong's crime recently?"

Zhou looked up at Pei Chuyan and asked, "What do you mean, Master Pei?"

Pei Chuyan just shook his head: "It means exactly what it says."

"I don't want to beat around the bush with Madam Lin. You want the He family to fail, and I don't want them to have an easy life. We do have a common goal."

"Why?" Zhou blurted out, but suddenly realized that, as expected, the relationship between He Yong and her husband's sister was probably not innocent.

Otherwise, how could it be possible that He Yong would dare to marry the eldest daughter of the Duke of Anguo into the family less than a month after her marriage?

"Is it because of your aunt?" Zhou asked tremblingly.

Pei Chuyan did not comment.

However, Zhou did not dare to agree. After all, she had encountered too many of these people in recent days. She did not dare to believe it, and would not believe it.

"He Yong will arrange for his daughter to leave Beijing in the next few days." Pei Chuyan knew that Zhou wanted He Yunyao's life to be exchanged for hers, so he showed his full sincerity. "If Madam Lin wants to take action, this is a good opportunity."

Zhou looked at Pei Chuyan again, not understanding how an orphan living in the palace could know so much about herself.

Pei Chuyan ignored his questioning look and said, "If Madam Lin needs help, just tell me."

However, Zhou still did not speak, but was just thinking about what Pei Chuyan had just said.

"Mrs. Lin, please think carefully. If you want to contact me, just send a visiting card to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion." Pei Chuyan knew that Zhou was like a frightened bird and did not trust anyone, so he gave her some time to think about it.

He stood up, turned around and left.

In the court, the case of the Minister of Personnel was quickly concluded.

The Minister of Personnel was indeed corrupt, but the amount was not much, only five hundred taels of silver.

Although the Emperor of Great Chu knew that there was no minister who was not corrupt, he could not let this matter go unpunished since it had come to light: "Dismiss him and exile him!"

Just four words determined the fate of the Minister of Personnel.

The Third Prince's party naturally gave their full support. After all, once the Minister of Personnel was taken down, Lin Hecheng, the acting Minister of Personnel, would quickly take over.

In this way, the third prince has completely taken control of the three major departments.

But the crown prince stood up and pleaded for the Minister of Personnel: "Father, I think this is inappropriate."

"As the saying goes, there is nothing better than knowing one's mistakes and being able to correct them. Although the Minister of Personnel did engage in corruption, I think that since this is his first time, he should be given a small punishment and a big warning."

The Third Prince refused to agree: "I think it is inappropriate. Since it is said to be greed, then ten taels is greed, ten thousand taels is greed. In order to prevent greater disasters in the future, we should stop the losses in time."

This was the first time that the Third Prince was shocked to confront the Crown Prince head-on, and it made many people look at him with new eyes.

It turns out that the third prince is also a smart man.

He is not the kind of person who can only say "I second this."

When the two were at a stalemate, the second prince stood up and said, "I agree with what your highness the crown prince said."

Looking at his three sons, the Great Chu Emperor suddenly laughed: "Then Jin Yu, tell me how to deal with it best."

The Crown Prince and the Second Prince had discussed this matter long ago, so the Second Prince spoke eloquently: "I think it would be better to punish the Minister of Personnel with 20 strokes of the cane and then demote him to the position of Vice Minister of Personnel."

"As for the position of Minister of Personnel, it will be held by Lord Lin Hechenglin." When the second prince said this, he deliberately glanced at the third prince, "What do you think, third brother?"

This question stumped the third prince.

So he could only nod: "Second brother is right."

Since Lin Hecheng was able to become the Minister of Personnel, it didn't matter what the Minister of Personnel did. Moreover, he was just an Assistant Minister of Personnel and could be controlled by Lin Hecheng.

Upon hearing this, the Great Chu Emperor waved his hand and said, "Since this is the case, then we will follow the Second Prince's request."

The Minister of Personnel knelt down hurriedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince, thank you, Your Highness the Second Prince, and thank you, Your Highness the Third Prince."

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Second Prince had not spoken for him today, he would probably be on the road to exile by now.

The Emperor of Chu almost couldn't help laughing out loud; he was a man who didn't like to offend anyone.

"Go quickly, go quickly!" The Minister of Personnel was taken away by Yu Linjun to be executed, but disputes in the court happened every day.

After all, it is a court like this that gives people some hope.