Since he had promised Li Junyi, Ning Liangcai would naturally take it seriously.
At the end of the morning court session that day, he bowed respectfully to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I've been to the Marquis' Mansion a few times these past few days on business and have discovered that the young Marquis, Chen Qiu Nian, has been cultivating himself and his character all day long, and seems to have reformed. After all, he has made contributions to the court. I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to reinstate him, or perhaps start him out as a basic minor official?"
If the emperor agrees, even if I only start as a minor official, I will be listed as an official from a commoner and can inherit the title of marquis in the future.
Hearing this, the emperor frowned slightly: "Are you serious?"
In fact, after demoting Chen Qiu Nian to a commoner, the emperor gave the marquis's mansion some additional rewards as compensation.
Shen Qiu Nian did do something wrong, but he had made great contributions to the country after all, so we must not let people who have made contributions feel discouraged.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuhan turned around and glanced at Ning Liangcai.
I don’t know whether this person is stupid or evil, he actually wants to help Shen Qiu Nian up.
When his good brother found out about this, he didn't know what to think.
Thinking of this, Shen Yuhan bowed and said, "Master Ning, what you said is quite selfish, isn't it? When has Chen Qiu Nian ever shown any remorse? A few days ago, he even attacked Fang Qingyue again."
"Selfish? What selfish motives could I have?" Ning Liangcai was suddenly shocked upon hearing this, his expression becoming grim. "I just don't want the government to bury talented people. For the sake of the great expedition, how could there be any selfish motives?"
"Is it for the great expedition, or for yourself?" Shen Yu said coldly, "Shen Qiu Nian was released a few days ago, and he was playing finger-guessing games with several officials' sons. Even as a commoner, he was ridiculous all day long. What kind of talent is he?"
The two of them argued, and Ning Liangcai's face turned red.
But Shen Yuhan was so talkative that he couldn't win over her, which was really frustrating.
In order to flatter Ning Liangcai, others also spoke up for him: "Prince Jian'an, you can't deliberately target Chen Qiu Nian just because of your ambiguous relationship with Fang Qingyue. After all, he is your nephew. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected."
"Really?" Shen Yuhan laughed sarcastically.
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