After hearing what Lin Wuchen said, Su Chengye's first reaction was to refuse. "There's no such thing in the Great Zhou Law. Don't even think about it."
If we follow what Lin Wuchen said, it would not clear the reputation of the Lin family, but would destroy the reputation of the Su family.
The Marquis of Pingning has been a prestigious family for three hundred years, and it cannot be destroyed in his hands like this.
Wang Jian hadn't expected the Lin family to make such a request. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Marquis Pingning is right. There really is no precedent for this."
Lin Wuchen chuckled faintly, "It's not difficult for a commoner to be the Minister Wang, but even clay figures have tempers. Our Lin family is being slandered like this, and we simply cannot swallow this."
"But if Minister Wang doesn't agree with this ruling, then forget it."
Wang Jian breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Lin family was reasonable. He picked up the warm tea on the table, lifted the lid, and took a sip.
After being interrogated for a long time, his mouth was dry and his tongue was parched.
Before he could even swallow the tea, he heard Lin Wuchen continue, "We, the Lin family, will file a complaint with the emperor. Even if we take this matter to the Qianyang Palace, we have to get it resolved."
When Wang Jian heard the words "complaint to the emperor", he almost spit out his tea.
At this time, the voices of the people watching outside also became louder.
"The Lin family's request is reasonable. They don't want money or anything else, they just want to clear their name. Why is that not allowed?"
"If you ask me, it's just officials protecting each other. Who lets them be powerful?"
"Isn't it? It's difficult for ordinary people like us to sue the government."
Wang Jian listened to the noises outside with a bitter feeling in his heart. Ever since the late emperor, for the sake of public opinion, allowed the people to watch the interrogation of the Ministry of Justice, the position of Minister of Justice had become increasingly difficult to hold.
If something goes wrong today, the prestige of the Ministry of Justice will be completely destroyed. Not only the Ministry of Justice, but also the entire Three Judicial Departments and the notarization of the "Great Zhou Law" will also be suspected.
Wang Jian had no choice but to continue discussing with Wen Shaoqing and Liu Yushi.
After weighing the pros and cons, the three decided to do as the Lin family said.
Wang Jian coughed lightly and said, "If the accounts are verified to be correct, Marquis Pingning will personally write down the details of what happened. Post it and clear the Lin family's reputation."
The results of the joint trial by the three courts cannot be changed unless the emperor presides over the trial.
Even if Su Chengye had eight hundred guts, he would not dare to bring this matter to the emperor.
He could only grit his teeth and accept the verdict.
After the trial, the Ministry of Justice accepted the evidence presented by the Lin family.
Su Chengye and Su Chengyan returned to the Marquis' Mansion, while Lin Wuchen and Lin Wanli sent Lin Wanyin back to Yushu Hutong.
Su Qingyu took a carriage back to the Shen family. She wanted to go back and tell Shen Zhixiu what had happened.
When she returned to the west courtyard, Shen Zhixiu had not returned yet.
Su Qingyu went to wash up and change her clothes. Remembering that the weather was getting hotter, she found two pieces of light Hangzhou silk and planned to make two sets of pajamas for Shen Zhixiu.
Although the cotton fabrics used before were sweat-absorbent, they were not as cool as Hangzhou silk.
"Isn't Madam the one who hates needlework the most? I see Third Master's pajamas were all made with needlework before they were sent to him. Madam, are you feeling sorry for Third Master?" Zhenzhu asked jokingly.
Su Qingyu rolled her eyes at her and said, "He is my husband. It is not normal for me to make two sets of pajamas for him."
Pearl smiled and said, "I didn't say it was abnormal, but in the past two days, I have seen that Madam has become more and more concerned about the Third Master."
Su Qingyu's expression froze, and she said awkwardly, "Do I have it? Isn't it the same as before?"
Pearl counted on her fingers and began to say, "How are they the same? Before the Madam got married, she made clothes for the Third Master, and she was a little reluctant. Now she takes the initiative to find the material and needlework."
Su Qingyu glanced at Zhenzhu and said seriously, "You little girl, you already know how to tease me. Tomorrow I'll find you a good husband and see if you can make clothes for him."
These words made Zhenzhu blush, and Su Qingyu and Feicui burst into laughter.
Shen Zhixiu, dressed in court robes, pushed the door open and walked in. "What are you laughing at? So happy?"
When he came closer, he hugged Su Qingyu and lowered his head to kiss her on the cheek.
Pearl and Jade quickly lowered their heads and retreated with red faces.
Su Qingyu put down the needle and thread in her hand and reached out to untie his court robes.
It was a hot day and the court robes were thick, so he must have sweated a lot.
Su Qingyu was unbuttoning her collar when Shen Zhixiu came closer and spoke into her ear.
"Madam, are you so impatient? You want me to take off my clothes as soon as I come in? It's not good in broad daylight, right?"
Su Qingyu paused her hand movements and a blush appeared on her cheeks.
"Third Master, take it off yourself. You are so frivolous."
Having said that, she still continued to help him take off his court clothes and brought him some light casual clothes.
Shen Zhixiu knew that she had just gotten married and was very embarrassed, so even when teasing her, he would only do so when it was appropriate.
After helping him change his clothes, Su Qingyu said, "Today at the Ministry of Justice..."
As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, Shen Zhixiu interrupted him.
"I know everything. My mother-in-law is really amazing. If she were a man, I would definitely let her go to the Ministry of Revenue to take charge of the overall situation."
Su Qingyu couldn't help laughing. "If you tell my mother about this one day, she will definitely be happy."
Shen Zhixiu continued, "I told my mother about this last night, and she's still thinking about it. Let's go to Qingyuanju and tell her about it."
Su Qingyu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Third Master."
It is only right and reasonable that we should tell the old lady about this.
Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu walked towards Qingyuanju. When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, they happened to meet Chen who was also coming this way.
The two men stopped and asked the eldest sister-in-law to go in first.
Chen looked at Su Qingyu meaningfully, then entered Qingyuanju.
Su Qingyu had a proper smile on her face, and didn't give Chen any unnecessary expression.
The three of them entered one after the other, greeted each other, and sat down according to their age.
As soon as Chen sat down, she looked at Su Qingyu with a smile, "Third sister-in-law, your mother's family and your grandparents' family have really been in the spotlight today."
"The whole capital is buzzing with news. By this time, I'm afraid everyone in the palace knows about it."
Su Qingyu seemed not to understand the deeper meaning of Chen's words and said, "It's just a little family matter. I'm sorry to have made you laugh, sister-in-law."
Chen glanced at the old lady and saw that she was sitting cross-legged with a normal expression.
She continued, "Family affairs? Sister-in-law, I'm not being nosy. My third brother is the second-in-law of the cabinet. On the third day after his marriage, his father-in-law and mother-in-law divorced. On the fourth day after their marriage, his father-in-law and mother-in-law started a lawsuit."
"Let alone a family like ours, even a poor family wouldn't be able to afford such shame."
"If this incident affects my third brother's career, it will be more trouble than it's worth."
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