"Yes, it was sent to the Ministry of Punishment."
Li opened her mouth to curse:...Ah?
If you are sent to the Ministry of Punishment, you will be punished regardless of whether you have an imperial edict or not.
What's more, He Xuan specifically told him that this woman had a grudge against him, and he must find out who was behind it.
The next day.
Chen Qin weakly gave out a name, and it turned out to be He Xuan's political enemy.
The matter of Chen Qin was suppressed, but Li and the Shangshu Mansion could not afford to lose face, so they sent Chen Qin to a nunnery overnight, so that she could live with the green lamp and ancient Buddha for the rest of her life.
However, the relationship between the Rongguo Marquisate and the Personnel Minister's Mansion reached a freezing point.
He Xuan quickly dealt with his political enemy's treacherous scheme and was so busy that he didn't return until midnight.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, every household was enjoying a family reunion, but He Xuan was the only one busying around.
He was exhausted both physically and mentally and didn't want to disturb Zhizhi who was sleeping soundly in the middle of the night.
So I calmed down and waited patiently for the next day.
…
New Year's Day.
There were few yamen runners in the capital city, but Zhizhi still went with a steward from the Rongguo Marquis's Mansion to cancel her registration.
In less than half a minute, the bailiff diligently presented the indenture to Zhizhi.
After thanking the steward, Zhizhi returned home with her valuables.
The east side of the capital was home to the royal family, the west side was home to the nobles, and the south side was home to businessmen and the poor.
The place was small and expensive. Land was very expensive in Beijing. Zhizhi's family relied on their hard-working business acumen to buy a small courtyard in a remote suburb of Beijing.
Her parents have a son and a daughter, her brother got married two years ago, and her sister-in-law gave birth to a son. Together with her, there are six people living in a small courtyard.
To be honest, it was a bit crowded.
Because she was a girl, her brother had to sleep in the woodshed, and she slept with her sister-in-law and nephew.
My nephew is over one year old and is at the age when he is very naughty.
Zhizhi would be woken up in the middle of the night.
She didn't sleep very well on her first night back home.
Because she had just returned home and was already engaged, her family did not dislike her even if she did not do housework or wash clothes. They were just waiting for her to get married before collecting the betrothal gifts.
Zhizhi didn't dare stay any longer.
He Xuan is vindictive. It would be fine if I didn't provoke him, but after I provoke him, why doesn't he run away?
Besides, her parents are also heartless, so there is no need for Zhizhi to be soft-hearted.
She knocked on her fiancé's door under the pretext of going out to buy some rouge.
After a while, a shy scholar came out.
"Miss Shan, are you looking for me?"
His face was as red as a monkey's butt.
After hearing Zhizhi's purpose, he turned pale instantly and stared at Zhizhi in astonishment.
"Cancel, cancel the engagement——?"
His eyes were too pure, and Zhizhi reluctantly handed him the butterfly hairpin she had bought from the jewelry store.
"Give it back to you."
She turned and was about to leave. The scholar, with red eyes, hurriedly stopped her.
"etc--"
“…I wonder why?”
Zhizhi has already booked a caravan to Mobei, where the people are tough and the territory is vast, making it easy to hide.
She raised her eyes and looked at the scholar, then after a long pause, she spoke.
"I'm pregnant."
…
The second day of the Lunar New Year.
He Xuan remembered that Zhizhi was on duty this morning.
He took some time out of his busy schedule last night to prepare the betrothal gifts at Zhizhi's parents' house, hoping to take Zhizhi as his concubine.
As for the Li family, it wouldn't be too late for him to inform them later.
He Xuan almost couldn't sleep last night because he couldn't contain his excitement.
Before the hour of Yin (five o'clock), he sat up, put on his clothes hastily, and saw the dim light outside through the gauze window. It was still dark.
The servants outside were still sleeping.
He Xuan pursed his lips.
He sneaked up to Zhizhi's room and wanted to knock, but was worried about making her angry.
It was Zhizhi's first time having sex with him, and she desperately needed to rest. If he woke her up early again, she might cry secretly behind his back.
Thinking back to Zhizhi's delicate and pitiful eyes, He Xuan sighed with pity and finally returned to his room.
After removing the nails that his political enemies had planted around him yesterday, he quietly went to the palace to apologize and file a complaint, and presented the collected evidence of his political enemies to the emperor overnight.
He reckons his political opponents won't have an easy time this year.
Besides, Chen Qin did have an imperial edict, and it was sent to the Ministry of Punishment from within the palace. It would be unjustifiable not to explain it.
He Xuan pondered for a while. He had been busy all the time, going out in the wind and rain, and had little free time.
Even on weekdays, he would call Hui Mo to bring the case from the Dali Temple back to the Rongguo Marquis Mansion.
Now he was a little confused about what to do. He Xuan was in high spirits. He turned around and poured himself a cup of tea, sipping it slowly.
It was top-quality Longjing tea, and He Xuan felt more energetic the more he drank it.
At a quarter past five in the morning, the servants of Xuanhetang began to get up one after another to go on duty.
"My Lord, are you awake?"
A maid screamed and then became very panicked. They didn't know that their master had gotten up early. If Li knew about it, she would definitely teach them a lesson.
Following this shock, the servants quickly moved.
There was a sound of tiny footsteps approaching.
He Xuan could no longer hold back the upward curve of his lips. He looked up at the person who came with a rosy face and joy. When he saw it was Song'er, his eyes suddenly became icy cold, as if he was sulking with anger that was about to explode.
"Why is it you?!"
He frowned, pushed away the teacup in his hand, and stood up impatiently.
"Where's Zhizhi?!"
He remembered that it was Zhizhi's turn to be on duty today.
"Zhizhi?" Song'er looked back at He Xuan in surprise.
"Didn't Zhizhi return home after being deregistered? Her parents arranged a marriage for her, and they'll be getting married soon..."
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