Chapter 227 Took on All
When the lively guests saw the imperial edict being opened, they hurriedly knelt on the spot and accompanied the people from the Ma residence to receive the edict.
"The Emperor, by the Will of Heaven, summoned the Minister of Revenue, Ma Xiuli, who abused his power for personal gain, disregarded human life... He opened a Buddhist temple to offer sacrifices to the dead and to make money, and he ran a brothel to kidnap and sell women and children from decent families...
The above crimes have been verified in Yuzhou, and the accomplices will be escorted back to Beijing soon. From today on, all official positions of Ma Xiuli will be dismissed, and the nine clans of the Ma family will be confiscated and detained in the Dali Temple Prison. When the accomplices return to Beijing, they will be tried together. This is my sincere greeting. "
After Lin Fu finished reading the imperial edict in a rhythmic manner, everyone in the Ma residence was horrified.
The guests and their families who were watching the excitement looked at each other in bewilderment.
When did this happen, and how come they didn't hear a single word about it?
Shangshu Ma usually looks like an upright gentleman, but I didn't expect that he was so bold in private.
Do Buddhist temples dare to use living sacrifices?
The Minister of Rites actually runs a brothel?
Kidnapping women and children of good families? Could it be that the Eighteenth Prince was kidnapped by him?
Didn't they say that several of his legitimate grandchildren were kidnapped by kidnappers? Could it be that they were kidnapped by his own people?
Could it be that the loss of his legitimate grandson was a staged act he staged in order to preserve the bloodline of the Ma family?
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"Matthew, please accept the order."
Lin Fu gave the people in the Ma Mansion and the spectators some time to accept the order, and then reminded Ma Xiuli to accept the order.
The guests' minds were also awakened by Lin Fu's reminder.
This...the gifts and cash gifts that I sent to the Ma family today, I wonder if I can take them back?
Their house is being searched, so wouldn’t the things they just sent over also be confiscated?
"Old...I accept your order and thank you for your grace."
When Matthew Li heard Lin Fu reading the imperial edict, his heart sank.
As expected, he was found to be involved in the Yuzhou incident.
Who is tricking him?
Who is preventing him from contacting Yuzhou?
Could it be the emperor?
If the emperor had suspected him long ago, why would he still let him be in charge of the sacrificial affairs?
Is that the prince?
But if the prince knew that he had committed a crime in Yuzhou, why would he use the Lantern Festival to harm him? Wouldn't that be a superfluous act?
And didn’t he also fool around with the Lantern Festival sacrifices?
It couldn’t be Prince Ning. All the money he earned in Yuzhou was given to Prince Ning.
By the way, it was Jiang Baiqing who found him when he went to Yuzhou to investigate the whereabouts of the Eighteenth Prince.
It was Zhou Hongjing. It was that old bastard Zhou Hongjing who harmed him.
If Zhou Hongjing had not found out that the Eighteenth Prince was in Yuzhou, why would the Emperor send Jiang Baiqing, that fool, to Yuzhou?
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After receiving the imperial edict, Matthew thought about all the people he could suspect.
There is neither Prince Ning nor Chu Chengyi in it.
In the end, it was Zhou Hongjing who took on everything.
After Ma Xiuli received the imperial edict, Lin Fu said to the guests who came to the wedding banquet: "Those who are not involved should all leave, so as not to affect the case of the Dali Temple and the Wucheng Military Department."
The officials who had wanted to take back the gift money given to the Ma Mansion just a moment ago were now running faster than rabbits.
Compared with the impact on the Dali Temple's case handling, the gifts given out are really not worth mentioning.
Sacrificing money to prevent disasters can be considered a contribution to the national treasury.
"Eunuch Lin, I am innocent. I just married into the Ma Mansion today and I am not a member of the Ma Mansion yet. The affairs of the Ma Mansion have nothing to do with me."
Zhou Jiaming didn't react until the guests left, and she rushed towards Lin Fu, crying and shouting.
Today, she was woken up and dressed before daybreak. She was so tired that she felt groggy during the wedding ceremony in the afternoon, and she only breathed a sigh of relief when she was sent to the bridal chamber.
But before he could catch his breath, things in the Ma residence changed dramatically.
"Quickly...quickly stop the Ma family members."
Lin Fuxuan had just finished his mission and was about to turn around and leave when he saw Zhou Jiaming in wedding clothes rushing towards him.
He was so frightened that he pushed a few soldiers to stand in front of him.
"Eunuch Lin, I am the second daughter of the Zhou family. I have not yet been included in the family tree of the Ma family. I am not a member of the Ma family yet."
Zhou Jiaming was in a panic and didn't know who to ask for help. Lin Fu was a popular figure around the emperor, so she could only hold on to him.
"Don't worry, Zhou. Someone will verify what you said. If you are not a member of the Ma family, you will not be implicated. If you are a member of the Ma family, then you should stand together with the Ma family."
After Lin Fu said this, he waved the dust off his face and walked away quickly.
He doesn't want to get involved in the feuds among the various prefectures in the capital.
"Ms. Zhou, after you and I exchanged engagement letters, we signed our marriage certificate. On the first day of February, when the clan opened the ancestral hall, you were already written into the family tree. How come you are not considered a member of the Ma family?"
Seeing that Zhou Jiaming acted like a madman and didn't care about his own face at all, Ma Ruyu scolded him.
He divorced his first wife. His father once said vaguely that it was to protect his first wife and several children. At that time, he did not understand the meaning.
After the disaster that befell the mansion today, he finally understood what his father meant.
No wonder his marriage with the Zhou family was arranged in such a hurry. No wonder his father sent their marriage certificate to the clan elders to have her included in the family tree before Zhou even entered the family.
All my father did was to protect his wife and children.
In this case, Zhou would never be able to escape from the Ma Mansion even if she died.
"Ma Ruyu, you liar, you Ma family committed marriage fraud. You clearly knew that your family had committed a capital crime, but you still deliberately led me into the fire pit. You Ma family will not die well. I will let my father investigate your Ma family thoroughly and make sure that none of you can leave the Dali Temple alive..."
When Zhou Jiaming heard what Ma Ruyu said, he went completely crazy and spoke without thinking.
Unfortunately, before she could finish her words, the soldier stuffed a rag into her mouth.
“Mmmmm…Mmmmm…”
Zhou Jiaming had his mouth stuffed and was pushed into the group of female relatives, but he was still struggling hard.
How unlucky she is! She will be sent to Dali Temple for getting married, and she may even lose her life.
If she had known this, why did she listen to her father and go to the city gate every day?
If she had known this, why didn't she climb over the wall and leave the house to find Prince Ning?
If I had known this...
Zhou Jiaming felt very unwilling. She was supposed to marry the prince, but how did she end up like this?
After receiving the imperial edict, Matthew Li did not say another word.
Because he knew there was no point in saying more.
If the imperial edict goes as planned, the Ma family will be doomed.
Fortunately, several of his legitimate grandchildren were kidnapped by kidnappers, so even if they were sold elsewhere, at least they were still alive.
As for the boss’ wife and children, I think they will not be implicated anymore.
Mrs. Ma held on until she finished hearing the imperial edict, then fainted to the ground.
She was kept in the dark by the old man. She was kept in the dark by the old man.
The old man knew to divorce that bastard to protect his wife and children, so why couldn't he divorce the legitimate sons she gave birth to?
"Master Yu, someone is outside the door looking for Ma...Matthew Li."
The soldier on duty outside the door came in and whispered in Yu Jinming's ear.
"Oh? Can you tell me who he is? Why did he come to see Matthew?"
Yu Jinming frowned. Could it be that the person looking for Matthew Li was blind?
The Ma family was surrounded, but he still came. Could it be that there is something extremely urgent?
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