Chapter 179 That Person Seems to Recognize You

Pei Zhan came out like a walking corpse and met He An and the Dali Temple Chief Justice who had rushed over after hearing the news. The Dali Temple Chief Justice saw that his hands were covered in blood and had a bad feeling: "Pei Zhan, you..."

Pei Zhan knelt in front of He An and said, "Prime Minister, the Pei family should bear the responsibility for their crimes, but the Pei family members are innocent. Please explain the truth to the emperor. Our Pei family is willing to die to atone for our crimes."

He An: "Pei Zhan, why are you doing this?"

The Dali Temple official shook his head and said, "Now that Prince Chen's case of treason has been basically settled, your Pei family is involved. How can we plead for mercy? Aren't you a strong man..."

Before he could finish the rest of his words, Pei Zhan suddenly vomited blood, and the Dali Temple Minister who had just stepped forward was so frightened that he retreated back: "This..."

"Did he... take poison?" The Dali Temple official frowned and hurriedly asked the officers to find a doctor.

Seeing that he was ferocious after being poisoned, He An knew it was too late, but he could not bring himself to make the promise. The crime of treason would implicate the entire nine clans. Everything would depend on how the emperor would decide after the case of Prince Chen was concluded.

**

Ten days later, at the morning court session, the emperor made the final judgment on the case of Prince Chen.

Prince Chen, Li Heng, did not respect the law and filial piety, and developed the intention of rebellion and treason. He set up his own army and stored weapons, which led to the battle of Linjiang River in Jiangnan.

As a prince, you disregard the safety of the country and the livelihood of the people for your own selfish desires. This is an act of rebellion and disloyalty. From today on, you will be stripped of your status as a prince, demoted to a commoner, and will live forever in Qingfeng Temple in the north, and you will not be allowed to leave for the rest of your life.

Princess Lan Yan'er of Chen took He Nianqing's identity and married into the palace. She also had an affair with an official to confuse the royal bloodline. This was truly deceiving the emperor and her crime was unforgivable. She would be executed along with her entire clan...

All the people involved in the case, including the Pei family, the He family, Qizhou, and Suzhou, were sentenced.

The matter of King Chen has been settled since then.

The next day, on the outskirts of the city, Ruan Qinghuan and Chu Li came in person to see He Nianqing off.

He Nianqing's eyes were filled with tears, and she was extremely grateful to them. "I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. Nianqing and my mother were able to escape this disaster. Thank you for your help. Unfortunately, Nianqing has nothing. I will repay you for your kindness in my next life."

Ruan Qinghuan: "The emperor is wise in this matter. Considering that you are also a victim, he will not punish you."

Chu Li helped the man up and urged him, "Go quickly. You don't have to hide anymore in the future. You have to live well."

Watching He Nianqing and her daughter leave, Chu Li sighed: "The He family line is only left with these two mothers and sons."

Yes, the third branch of the He family did not hesitate to attack their own brothers for fame and fortune, but ended up with the whole family being executed. If they had known this would happen, would they still have planned and fought for it?

The case of Prince Chen was settled, and the undercurrents in the capital gradually subsided. On this day, Ruan Qinghuan brought Qingchi and Zimo back to the Ruan family.

When Zhou Yunzhi heard that her daughter had returned, she was extremely happy, and the whole family came to the door to greet her.

Ruan Xiaoyue and her mother Zheng Qiaohui also came out to greet them after hearing the news.

The Ruan family has gone through a lot of changes over the past year, and has also experienced many hardships. Now that the second branch has been welcomed back, it is good that one more person is included.

Ruan Xiaoyue went forward and wanted to pick up the two children, but the two little loaches jumped off the carriage by themselves and ran into the yard. Ruan Qinghuan helped her get off the carriage while holding her hand.

"It's been a while since you came back. Are you okay?" Seeing that her complexion was much better than when she had just been released from prison, Ruan Qinghuan knew that she had finally gotten over the knot in her heart.

Ruan Xiaoyue took out a piece of paper from her sleeve: "Sister, Pei Chong and I have nothing to do with each other anymore."

Ruan Xiaoyue opened the document, which was a divorce agreement issued by Jingzhao Prefecture. She had heard about this matter a long time ago, but in order not to bring up her sad memories, she did not mention it.

Ruan Xiaorou asked with a smile: "Sister, why didn't my brother-in-law come?"

"He has official business and will come over later."

The family gathered into the yard. Zheng Qiaohui, who was always arrogant and eccentric, walked quietly behind the crowd, wiping her tears.

This time she survived the disaster, all thanks to her uncle's family and the Prime Minister. She really regretted it.

She knew that she had done many wrong things in the past and did not want to disturb everyone's interest, so she pulled Ruan Chenglin back to the second room.

Ruan Chenglin thought she had fallen into her old habit again and was thinking of something weird.

Just as I was about to lose my temper, I heard her say, "Master, now that everything is settled, let's move back to the villa in a couple of days."

Ruan Chenglin: “…”

Ever since the supervised burglary incident, their relationship had reached a freezing point, and Ruan Chenglin's affection for her had almost run out.

Today she took the initiative to propose moving out, which really surprised him.

**

Seeing that it was getting dark, Ruan Chengfu sent people to the door to check three or four times, but his son-in-law didn't come. He was a little anxious: "Qinghuan, is the master not coming tonight?"

He specially invited a chef from Sihailou for today's meal just to thank He'an.

If it weren't for him, my brother's family would have been hard to escape the disaster.

Ruan Qinghuan: "He said he would come, but I guess he got delayed because of something else."

There were four or five tables set up in the courtyard. The old lady, her daughter-in-law and granddaughters all sat down. "Why are you in such a hurry? Wait a little longer."

"Yes, yes, no hurry."

The old lady looked at her grandchildren. In the past, whenever they got together, they would be hostile and would have an argument in no time.

It seemed that they had only experienced such a happy scene as today when they were young.

The old lady sighed in her heart: "Qinghuan, Xiaoyue, you both have the surname Ruan, and you are real cousins. Even if your bones are broken, you are still connected. From now on, you must love each other and always cherish this family relationship."

Ruan Qinghuan nodded: "Don't worry, grandma, we understand."

Ruan Xiaoyue's eyes were red. "I was ignorant in the past and caused my grandmother to worry, my sister to suffer, and I almost implicated my parents and my younger siblings. I repent from the bottom of my heart, and I know what is truly worth my concern in this world."

Ruan Xiaorou was sobbing on the side, and Ruan Xiaoyue took out a handkerchief: "Okay, we finally got out of danger this time, we should be happy."

Ruan Xiaorou burst into laughter and said, "I'm crying because I'm happy."

It immediately amused everyone at the table.

As they were talking, He'an, who was late, finally arrived, bringing four people with him.

Ruan Qinghuan often sees Jiang Qi and Jiang Ming. As for Jiang Heng, although he is more busy with foreign affairs, he also comes to the Prime Minister's Mansion from time to time. As for the last one, he is a little unfamiliar.

Including the trip to Jiangnan, we have only met a few times.

Despite this, Ruan Qinghuan noticed him because he stared at Ruan Xiaoyue as soon as he entered the room. His eyes were undisguised and revealed a bit of ruffian spirit.

Ruan Xiaorou didn't understand what was going on, so she tugged at Ruan Xiaoyue's sleeve and said, "Sister, that person seemed to recognize you."

"Don't talk nonsense, that's the master's man. I've seen him several times in Jiangnan."

"How many times have you met him? How many times?" Ruan Qinghuan noticed that Ruan Xiaoyue's expression was not right, which showed that the two of them should have known each other for a long time.

I heard from Hok On earlier that there was a deployment around Ho Hung-chi, could it be him?

Other than that, I really can't think of any other place where the two of them could have any intersection.