Chapter 106 Hijacking
Shen Shuwei also knew that this matter was strange. She held Shen Zhang and said quickly, "Second brother, while it's still early, go find Prince Kangping. Princess Rongyang will not sit idly by and watch the Shen family."
Shen Zhang was also very anxious just now. His first reaction was to ask the officers and soldiers who came to report the news. But after being reminded by Shen Shuwei, his impatience slowly calmed down. He nodded with a cold face, "I know, I'll go right away."
Chen Zhang lifted his sleeves and rushed out of the door.
Shen Shuwei held Shen Zhiyang's shoulders and said, "Ayang, don't panic. Since you know that big brother is not such a person, don't worry too much. Big brother will be fine."
Shen Zhiyang looked into Shen Shuwei's eyes steadily, his trembling body gradually stabilized, he gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously, "I know, is there anything I can do for Third Sister?"
At this moment, she couldn't cause any more trouble for her third sister and second brother.
Shen Shuwei originally just wanted Shen Zhiyang to stay home alone and not run around, but seeing her determined look, he changed his mind, "If something happens to my eldest brother, my father will definitely not ignore it. He and my second brother will find out the specific reasons."
"Third sister——"
Shen Shuwei interrupted her and smiled, "I also have something for you to do."
Shen Shuwei pulled Shen Zhiyang over and whispered a few words in her ear. Shen Zhiyang was startled at first, then her eyes lit up, and she patted her chest to assure him, "I understand, Third Sister. I will definitely do a good job on this matter."
He ordered a few servants to follow Shen Zhiyang, and after watching the people walk away, Shen Shuwei also followed them out the door.
Chen Zhang went to look for Prince Kangping, and Princess Rongyang would reveal some information just for her sake, while she was going to the Minister of War's residence to look for Wang Peilan.
The family of one of the six ministers would definitely know more about this matter than others.
She wanted to know what exactly happened and who was leading the arrest, otherwise she would be completely in the dark.
When Chen Shuwei arrived at Ruan's house, Wang Peilan was ordering people to harness the carriage and prepare to go out.
Shen Shuwei hurriedly got off the carriage. Before she could speak, Wang Peilan's eyes lit up. She quickly pulled her over and hurried home. "I was just planning to go to the Shen family to look for you, but I didn't expect you to come."
Shen Shuwei then realized that Wang Peilan had harnessed the carriage to see him, and his heart couldn't help but warm.
Compared to when she just returned to the Shen family and had to kneel down and beg people to help overturn the Shen family's case, the current situation is much better.
Chen Shuwei's heart was much more at ease. He didn't say any false words to Wang Peilan. He asked directly: "Madam, do you know who is involved in this imperial examination cheating case? Who will be the judge?"
Wang Peilan frowned, pulled Shen Shuwei to sit down, and personally poured her a cup of tea, "This case came suddenly. I heard about it from my husband half a quarter of an hour ago. I won't hide it from you. This case was exposed by the prince's Yue family."
"Earlier, His Majesty had uncovered numerous cases of corruption and abuse of power in their family. Some were dismissed from office, others demoted. Everyone thought it would be a minor event, but unexpectedly, Liu Chengyu suddenly appeared before His Majesty this afternoon, claiming that an examiner had leaked and was selling the exam questions."
Chen Shuwei frowned when she heard this. Her elder brother's food, clothing, housing and transportation had all been under her watch during this period, and he had hardly even left the house. The only time he went out was when his former mentor was seriously ill and she went to take care of him.
"Today, the Liu family personally led people to arrest this man, carrying the emperor's oral order." After Wang Peilan finished speaking, she saw Shen Shuwei's worried look and patted her hand to comfort her. "But don't worry, this case is serious and involves the Autumn Examination. His Majesty has ordered the three courts to conduct a joint trial."
"Not only the Dali Temple, but also the Censorate will intervene."
Although the people in the Censorate have stubborn and bad tempers, many of them are old-fashioned and value fairness and justice the most, and will never wrongly accuse anyone. The Shen family relied on the Censorate to overturn the verdict.
Hearing that it was a joint trial by the three courts, Shen Shuwei felt a little relieved, but he was still worried.
In her opinion, although the Liu family was the leader of this matter, the Liu family was the prince's in-laws after all. She didn't believe that the prince had no hand in this matter, and she had to involve her eldest brother.
Chen Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking of the prince who had been targeting him in every way since the refugee incident outside the capital, and his heart sank.
"Now that the Shen family has encountered such a disaster, Madam has not only not severed ties with our Shen family, but is also willing to lend a helping hand and give us all her support. I will remember your kindness today." Shen Shuwei stood up and bowed deeply to Wang Peilan.
Wang Peilan quickly stood up and helped her up, scolding her, "What are you talking about? My disappointing youngest son was able to recover thanks to the Divine Doctor Yun you invited."
"Can I still ignore your Shen family when they are in trouble now?"
After Wang Peilan learned the news, she asked her husband and two sons to go out and smooth things over. In particular, her second son, Ruan Qiwen, was sent by her to the prince to find out the news.
She always felt that the Shen family's affairs were closely related to the petty-minded Xiao Chengming.
Shen Shuwei actually asked Wang Peilan and had a guess in her heart, but in order to confirm her guess, she still had to meet someone.
After bidding farewell to Wang Peilan, Shen Shuwei got into his own carriage and asked him to change the route.
The driver was confused, "Is the Third Miss going to the Dali Temple to visit the eldest young master?"
Shen Shuwei shook his head, "No, let's go to the teacher's house that my eldest brother visited some time ago."
Imperial examination cheating is a serious case. How could the Dali Temple easily allow them to investigate?
Besides, it was useless for her to see Chen Heng, so it would be better to sort out the matter as soon as possible so as to get her elder brother out of the fraud case.
Although the driver didn't understand what was going on, he still drove obediently. Fortunately, he had a good memory. Although he had only been there once with the eldest son, he remembered the route.
The carriage was swaying as it moved. Chen Shuwei leaned against the carriage with his eyes closed, resting his mind and piecing the facts together bit by bit.
Suddenly the driver screamed and the carriage stopped abruptly.
Chen Shuwei frowned. This area is in the west of the city. It has always been sparsely populated and mostly inhabited by poor families. Don't expect to encounter any robbers.
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and Chen Shuwei met the pair of smiling eyes, narrowing his eyes, "Master Yue."
Zhao Yue bent down and came in, his eyebrows raised, "Hello again, Miss Shen."
"The prince sent me a message saying that you would definitely go to the Dali Temple and asked me to wait there to rob you. Fortunately, I didn't believe that stupid guy." Zhao Yue talked to Shen Shuwei as if no one was around, and took a bite of the snacks in the carriage.
"Zhao Yun doesn't look down on a brainless fool."
Chen Shuwei looked past him and at the driver who was held hostage by a sword, his brows gloomy, "Let the man outside go, he's just a coachman, the one you want to take away is me."
Zhao Yue's words also confirmed Shen Shuwei's guess that the prince was targeting her for this incident today.
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