Chapter 1586 Results

The capital city has been very busy recently. Zhou Shuren created a scene in the main hall, and the case was handled very quickly. The calculations behind it left traces, and the investigation was also carried out quickly.

Zhulan is following the progress of the case, and so are the children at home. Mingteng has been idle recently, and Mingrui is at home now. The grandchildren have discussed the case a lot, and all the children went on the day of the trial.

Zhulan did not go out, but waited for news at home. Shuren did not interfere or add fuel to the fire in the subsequent events, and made it clear that the decision was entirely up to the emperor. The less he interfered, the more ruthless the emperor would be.

In the teahouse, Ming Teng sat in a private room upstairs, which faced the street. Standing by the window, he could see the crowd in the distance.

Mingrui narrowed his eyes, "I thought the Wen family's young master wouldn't come, look who I saw, the sixth young master of the Wen family."

Ming Teng stood up and walked to the window. He saw the man getting off the carriage and his face turned cold. "The one who stepped on Ming Hui to gain attention?"

"Well, this guy is very thoughtful. He has been kept under the control of his stepmother for many years, but he never lets go once he gets a chance. He has gained attention by stepping on Minghui, and he passed the imperial examination this year. His position in the inquiry has risen a lot."

Ming Teng sneered, "This Sixth Young Master is indeed quite capable. The Wen family has many illegitimate sons, and not everyone can come and keep an eye on him."

This is a trust and also a respect.

Mingrui played with the jade pendant in his hand, "I didn't touch it."

"You have no chance."

Mingrui smiled. Yes, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children is so clear. Legitimate children will never be seen in the circle of legitimate children, and illegitimate children will never be seen in the circle of illegitimate children. Even the marriages in the various mansions are the same. When an illegitimate child gets married, the lady of the house will never go to the wedding ceremony in person, and the one she sends is always her illegitimate daughter-in-law.

The Zhou Marquis's Mansion had no illegitimate sons, so such a ceremony had never been performed, and no one dared to send such an invitation to the mansion.

It is difficult for a bastard to make a name for himself in the capital. It is okay for families without legitimate sons, but for those with legitimate sons, well, don’t say that women don’t make things difficult for other women. Women are also mothers and can do anything for their sons.

As they were talking, the servant outside knocked on the door and walked in, "Sir, Master Ning Ming is outside."

Ming Teng, "Please invite someone in."

Ning Ming walked in and said, "I saw the Marquis' carriage outside. A waiter knew you were upstairs, so I shamelessly came up. There was really no room downstairs."

Ming Teng smiled and said, "If I had noticed you earlier, I would have personally invited you up. Come and sit down."

Ning Ming greeted Ming Rui again, sat down and asked, "Why are there only the two of you? How many people are there from Ming Hui?"

Mingrui explained: "They thought this place was too far away, so they went to the front."

Ning Ming laughed, "Uncle Changzhong must have taken them there."

Ming Teng shook his head, "You really guessed wrong, my uncle is not with Ming Hui, he is with the Fourth Prince."

Ning Ming was stunned for a moment, "I heard that the Fourth Prince and Uncle Changzhong are good friends, it seems that it is not just a rumor."

Mingrui poured himself a cup of tea and said, "Yeah, we can play together."

It means playmates only.

Ning Ming smiled and thought about himself again. His great grandfather was not dead and he was the young master of the Duke's Mansion. After the family was divided, his father was a commoner. Now his reputation was not so good. He had a lot of troubles and his face became a little gloomy.

Ming Teng and Ming Rui looked at each other. They knew that Ning Ming's life was not easy. Her father was not capable of handling the matter, and she was entangled by the Yu family, which also affected her marriage.

Ming Teng thought of this and said, "Grandma is looking for you."

Ning Ming knew and thanked her, "Thank you for your help, old lady."

Time passed little by little, and many people were waiting for the result. The evidence was irrefutable. The petition was indeed true. Old Master Wen had no guarantor. A member of the Wen family, who held the fifth rank, was stripped of his official position, his property was confiscated, and he was exiled.

This news spread very quickly. The case was handled so smoothly because the Wen family took the initiative to surrender. They were originally quite passive, but after surrendering themselves, they became much more proactive.

At the court the next morning, Old Master Wen looked normal, because the damage was stopped in time and the impact was not great. In addition, the emperor did not intend to investigate further, and many clues that could be investigated were cut off, and the Wen family was not hurt.

Lord Wen stood at the palace gate, scanning the ministers waiting to enter the palace, and then retracted his gaze. He had not been idle these past few days.

At the morning court today, the Emperor dismissed the third prince's in-laws from their official positions. Originally, there were few promising people in the Du family, and their current positions were given because of the third prince's face. This time, no one will be held responsible.

Zhou Shuren was surprised. The Third Prince was such an unknown person and now was the time for him to get engaged. How could the marriage be good if he was embarrassed like this?

Afterwards, the emperor demoted the second prince's second uncle. That was not all, Huifei's second brother was also demoted.

Zhou Shuren sneered in his heart. The emperor made the decision for him and he also took the opportunity to threaten the maternal families of several princes. It didn't matter who was scheming against him. Anyway, his goal was achieved. The Liu family didn't suffer much loss, but the Wang family suffered the greatest loss. Lord Wang Er was demoted, and he was no longer the head of the pharmacy.

Many of the ministers in the court secretly kept an eye on the prince, and even the queen's convalescence had no effect on the prince.

Zhou Shuren glanced at Old Master Wen with the corner of his eye. Well, no one benefited from this. Ahem, of course, it was because of him that so many people were involved.

After the court session, Wang Ju whispered, "It's over."

"Yeah, it's over."

Wang Ju said quietly, "You have offended many people."

Zhou Shuren sneered, "Before the emperor succeeded to the throne, I also offended many people, including the King of Qi and the King of Chu. At that time, I was not yet the Marquis of Zhou. Do you think I would care?"

Wang Ju smiled, "I worried for nothing."

Zhou Shuren snorted softly, "Don't worry, I won't hate you."

They would only want to win him over more. He profoundly told everyone how much the emperor valued him.

After leaving the palace, Wang Ju saw Mr. Liu talking to Zhou Shuren. Mr. Liu left with a smile, and Mr. Wang came over again. There was no resentment in his eyes, and his words seemed to show that he wanted to make friends.

After Wang Ju and the others had left, he said, "The third prince's mother's family is too miserable."

Zhou Shuren, "You want to say that the Third Prince is too miserable."

His mother was not favored at all in the palace, and he was an invisible prince. His mother's family was unreliable to begin with, and now it became a burden.

Wang Ju touched her nose and said, "Hehe."

Zhou Shuren gestured to go ahead. After getting on the Ministry of Revenue's carriage, Zhou Shuren smiled meaningfully. He did not think that the maternal family of the Third Prince was innocent. If they were really innocent, the Emperor would not have been so cruel. Obviously, he was involved.

Of course, the third prince's mother's family was also a scapegoat and took most of the responsibility.

In the evening, Zhulan heard that "the third prince's marriage is difficult."

"He is a prince after all. No one can refuse the emperor's decree except important ministers."

Zhu Lan thought the same thing, "Bring it to the Emperor. He hopes the Third Prince will behave himself."

Zhou Shuren, "Yeah."

After the morning court session the next day, Zhou Shuren stayed in the palace. He was not the only one there. They discussed the bridge repair in the study. At noon, Zhou Shuren stayed alone.