Song Junzhan messed up the deal and felt ashamed to see Xiao Li, so he immediately changed direction to prove himself.
No one knew what method he used, but Wang Shiyao's case was personally reported to the emperor by the Minister of Revenue, Wang Chengyun.
The evidence is solid for each of the charges, including embezzlement of public funds, rape of women, murder of officials, and even private possession of silver mines.
With these charges, even if Wang Changwen were to chop off his head, he would not be able to save his son.
The emperor rarely got angry and directly ordered the arrest of Wang Shiyao. However, Wang Changwen was a poor teacher and concealed the truth, so he was directly stripped of his position as prime minister, confined to his home, and kept in the palace for future use.
Only then did Mrs. Wang understand why her husband and father-in-law insisted on marrying Wang Wanqing to He Chengfeng.
Upon learning that her son might not only lose his job but even his life, she was so angry that she went into the palace and slapped Wang Wanqing hard, saying with tears in her eyes, "You are trying to kill your elder brother!"
"Why don't you just get married obediently? Now your grandfather has been dismissed from office and your eldest brother is dying. Are you satisfied?"
Wang Wanqing covered her face in disbelief: "Mom, I didn't do anything wrong, what does this have to do with me?"
Madam Wang stared at her resentfully, "Everything you eat, wear, and use, was earned by your grandfather, your father, and your brothers? Won't you still have to rely on them for support when you get married?"
"Family honor, the lives of father and brother, which one is not more important than you? Can't you just be patient for a moment?"
"Now you are free, but our Wang family is finished. Are you satisfied?"
Madam Wang started to scold Wang Wanqing hysterically, and she felt so disheartened that she felt like she had lost all hope.
Why can she be blamed for this?
My brother killed people, embezzled money, and raped women. These were clearly his own mistakes. Why didn't my mother blame my brother, but instead blamed her for not sacrificing herself in exchange for others to protect my brother?
Moreover, she didn't know anything before. She didn't know the reason and allowed a scumbag to violate her. What did she become?
Besides, even if she knew, she couldn't humiliate herself like that.
She was the daughter of the Wang family and enjoyed all the splendor and wealth, but weren't her father and brother the ones who enjoyed it even more? Didn't others enjoy it too?
Why did he choose to humiliate her? Was it her fault that she wasn't insulted like a whore by He Chengfeng?
"Madam Wang!"
Two maids stepped forward, grabbed Madam Wang, and dragged her out.
At the door, the Queen looked at her coldly: "When did this palace become a place where you can act so unbridled? You beat and scold me, do you take me seriously?"
Madam Wang hated the Queen. If she hadn't intervened, nothing would have happened. But she thought of her son and had to plead with her, "Queen, Shiyao is your nephew. You've watched him grow up. He's the most filial to you, his aunt. Please help him plead with the Emperor."
The Queen lowered her eyes and looked at her. A trace of resentment flashed across her empty eyes. "Back then... I begged you like this..."
Madam Wang's expression froze. The Queen raised her hand and said, "Take him out. From today on, I will not see any member of the Wang family."
Madam Wang was dragged away, still saying something, but was quickly covered with her mouth by the nanny and dragged away.
When the Queen walked in, she saw Wang Wanqing slumped on the ground, her eyes full of numbness and pain. It was obvious that she had been hit hard.
The palm print on her face was bloody, showing how hard Madam Wang had used.
The queen saw this and rarely showed a trace of pity.
He bent down and gently brushed her cheek with his hand.
"Is this slap enough to wake you up?"
Wang Wanqing looked up at her, tears instantly filling her eyes: "Aunt... why is this happening... She is my mother, she loves me so much..."
"It was my brother who did something wrong... I was the most obedient child since I was little... Why did she... treat me like this..."
The queen wiped her tears with a handkerchief, stood up and sat down beside her, looking towards the door with a hint of sadness and hatred in her eyes.
"Why...? Parents place high hopes on their sons. They believe they are destined to inherit everything in the family and bring honor to the family. They always demand things from their daughters, believing they are destined to belong to someone else's family. Therefore, their investment in them must be rewarded, otherwise they would be unworthy of their upbringing. Daughters are pawns, bargaining chips, and stepping stones for their fathers and brothers."
Wang Wanqing had never seen such a queen before. She didn’t understand the desolate and indifferent look in her eyes before, but at that moment she seemed to understand it.
My aunt married His Majesty, who was then the Crown Prince, twelve years ago and became the Crown Princess.
Wang Wanqing was only five or six years old at the time, and her memory was not very clear, but she vaguely remembered that her aunt was unwilling. However, she didn't know what happened. Later, her aunt got married anyway, but she was never close to her family.
"Aunt..." Wang Wanqing stood up and squatted in front of the queen, holding her hand: "Aunt."
She called out to her, and at this moment, the two generations of royal daughters seemed to have become each other's only support.
Today's events brought back the past that the queen thought she had forgotten. In fact, she had never forgotten it, but just hid it and forced herself not to think about it. If she had thought about it every moment, she didn't know how she would have survived to this day.
She spoke calmly, "Back then... I had a childhood sweetheart, the son of a close friend chosen by your grandfather himself. We'd known each other since childhood, from childhood to adulthood, from childhood sweethearts to letters expressing our longing for each other. I thought I was destined to marry him, and I waited for him to marry me in a formal ceremony."
"But when I was fifteen, his family was convicted and their property was ransacked. With nowhere else to turn, he came to the Wang family for help, but my father and brother locked him out."
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