Before Lu could react to the words "the one arrested was the eldest son of the Jiang family", she was even more surprised to hear that her second brother was also there, "The Jingzhao Yinfu is arresting people, what is Zi Tan doing here?"
Qing Xue said: "I was unable to find out."
"It takes the cooperation of the Ministry of Justice and the Jingzhao Yinfu to arrest a person. The crime must be very complicated." Lu asked casually, not expecting to know the reason at this moment. "It's normal that you can't find out."
However, the person arrested was actually the eldest son of the Jiang family......
It was unknown what Lu was thinking of. She turned her head and glanced at Wen Ye, whose head was close to her, with an inexplicable expression.
Wen Ye: “…”
The criminals were resisting arrest and causing trouble in the street, so the street was completely blocked. It seemed that they couldn't leave for a while. Lu asked Qingxue to go back to the sedan chair at the back, and she also lowered the curtains to block the curious eyes that were looking into the sedan chair.
"Today is Cheng'er's full-month birthday. As his cousin, Master Jiang did not go to the marquis's mansion for the banquet. Instead, he was arrested on the street by the Jingzhao Yinfu on the pretext of arresting a criminal. When your aunt's sister-in-law finds out, there will be a lot of trouble." Lu sighed.
Wen Ye remembered that Mr. Jiang's father was at least a fourth-rank official. How could the Jingzhao Yinfu arrest him just like that?
Seeing the confusion in Wen Ye's eyes, Lu explained, "The Jingzhao Yin doesn't dare to do that, but Zi Tan is now in charge of the entire Ministry of Justice. All cases in the Jingzhao Yin's mansion will eventually be transferred to the Ministry of Justice. Lord Jiang is not afraid of offending the Jingzhao Yin, but he definitely doesn't dare to challenge Zi Tan."
Wen Ye praised without any emotion: "That young man is quite amazing."
The words were true, but coming from her mouth, it sounded a little wrong.
Maybe she was overthinking it.
The voices of the people on the street reached Lu's ears, and she couldn't help but feel a little angry: "Your Majesty has been on the throne for several years, and these officials' sons still don't know the importance of the law."
Wen Ye knew something about this.
The late emperor was incompetent in his later years, and allowed his several princely sons to fight with each other. The current emperor, as the legitimate son, was not treated as a legitimate son, and was conferred the title of prince together with his other half-brothers.
During those ten years, Shengjing City was filled with smog and chaos.
Wen Ye remembered that his father often told Shen to warn the young men and women in the mansion to avoid going out unless necessary.
The most favored one at that time was the ninth prince born to Concubine Cai. The other three, the third prince, the fourth prince, and the seventh prince, were equally favored. The present emperor is the sixth son of the late emperor and is the least favored.
At that time, many ministers, either voluntarily or forcedly, nearly seven or eight out of ten, took a stand.
The royal nobles used their power to oppress others, and the officials headed by them followed their example, and many unhealthy trends were gradually formed in this way.
Wen Ye estimated that the situation had only started to improve in the past two or three years.
It can be seen that he has really been working hard to govern the country since he ascended the throne. The reputation of a wise king that he had during the reign of the previous emperor is somewhat true.
Otherwise, even if Xu Yuejia has outstanding talents and the support of the Duke's Mansion, how can she compare with the supreme imperial power of this era?
On the other hand, Lord Wang, the Jingzhao Yin, had to wait for Xu Yuejia to arrive before letting his men carry out the arrest.
This Young Master Jiang is more or less related to the Duke's Mansion. His aunt is from the Duke's Mansion. How could Lord Wang dare to make any move under such uncertain circumstances?
In the final analysis, it's because I was scared after being tortured in the past.
But as long as Xu Yuejia is willing to come, Lord Wang will have nothing to worry about. Xu Yuejia never shows favoritism when handling cases. Even if other people in the Duke's Mansion want to help the Jiang family, as long as Xu Yuejia expresses her support, no one can reach into the Jingzhao Yin Mansion.
Lord Wang, who seemed to be in his forties, looked at the prisoner who was being suppressed by the officers but was still not behaving himself, and he couldn't help but glare at him.
This disaster has finally fallen into his hands.
Who could have imagined that a son of an official family would kill someone in anger just because the hunting dog he bought didn't perform well and he lost money in a bet.
Unfortunately, that small stall vendor has elderly and children to support, and he is the backbone of the family.
A living life was lost just because of selling a dog.
Lord Wang sighed inwardly, turned around and bowed to the man, saying, "Thank you Lord Xu for your help this time."
Xu Yuejia was dressed in a red official robe, looking elegant and graceful. He said indifferently, "Lord Wang, please remember to handle this impartially."
Lord Wang was startled and quickly promised: "I will definitely do it."
If given a choice, who wouldn't want to be a good official forever? He was lucky that he was not promoted to Beijing until he ascended the throne today.
I heard that the Jingzhao Yin who preceded him accepted bribes of tens of thousands of silver coins during his tenure, and the number of false and wrongful cases accumulated must have been hundreds if not a thousand.
After His Majesty ascended the throne, he quickly arrested the man, questioned him, and confiscated his property.
Lord Wang said goodbye to Xu Yuejia and personally escorted the prisoner back to the government office. Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the people gradually dispersed.
The street was open and the carriages that were stuck behind slowly began to move.
Only then did Xu Yuejia notice that the carriage engraved with the emblem of the Duke's Mansion was among them.
The carriage slowly stopped in front of him, and the curtain was opened from the inside. Seeing that it was indeed Xu Yuejia, Lu asked, "Would you like to go home with me, second brother?"
Wen Ye hid in the sedan chair, not caring about the matter, and quietly ate snacks on the small tea table.
Xu Yuejia caught a glimpse of the dress behind Lu, and said in a tone that was not as cold as at first: "Zitan still has some official business to deal with."
Mrs. Lu had expected this and did not force it. She just said, "My sister-in-law is also in the sedan chair."
As she said this, she turned her head, ready to give her seat to Wen Ye so that the couple could have a chat, but she saw Wen Ye secretly eating some snacks.
Lu was silent for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, my second brother is outside."
Wen Ye really wanted to say that it's not like they won't see each other anymore in the future, so why would they meet on the street?
Fortunately, reason pulled her back, and under Lu's increasingly speechless gaze, Wen Ye moved away.
He leaned his head forward and looked out.
Standing alone, in a black official robe, the calm and composed Xu Yuejia came into Wen Ye's sight.
Wen Ye's eyes lit up immediately; it was the first time she saw Xu Yuejia wearing an official robe.
The red color really suits him.
"What a coincidence, my dear." Wen Ye said, "I met you on the street. Do you want to go home with me?"
Lu: “…”
What nonsense.
Xu Yuejia's gaze paused at the corner of her mouth for a moment, then moved away and said, "No, I have official business."
Wen Ye: "Oh, then my sister-in-law and I will go back first."
In the end, perhaps because he looked even more handsome in this robe, Wen Ye reluctantly said, "It's quite cold today, my dear, you should also pay attention to keep warm."
Xu Yuejia: "Thank you for your concern."
Wen Ye: "You're welcome." It was just one sentence, and it took no effort.
He then asked the driver to clear the way and lowered the curtain neatly.
Lu, who listened to the whole conversation between the two, said: "..."
For the first time, I experienced the feeling of "being disappointed in someone".
Wen Ye and Lu only found out what the eldest son of the Jiang family had done an hour after they returned to the Duke's Mansion.
It was Aunt Xu who came to the house and said this. Wen Ye was sitting in the main courtyard at the moment, listening to Aunt Xu cursing "Jiang Ming is unlucky".
Aunt Xu said angrily, "I was wondering why I didn't see Jiang Ming at the banquet. Turns out he went out to gamble again! This time, he even caused a death. I wonder how Li will end up!"
She killed someone on the day of her grandson's full-month party, which was very unlucky.
Lu comforted Aunt Xu and then said, "Aunt, the Duke's Mansion will not intervene in this matter. You must understand this."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Xu glared at Lu and said unhappily, "What do you think of your aunt? It's not easy to scold me in the Marquis's Mansion. Why don't you go back to your parents' home and scold me?"
Who knows whether that restless Li will place spies in the Marquis' Mansion again.
Wen Ye raised the corner of his mouth. Aunt Xu Yuejia's words were quite interesting.
Lu was also helpless. She knew her aunt's character well, but she was afraid that her uncle, the Marquis of Changnan, would not be able to handle his brother's pleas for help, which would bring disaster to her aunt and put her in a difficult position.
Mrs. Lu's voice softened a little and said, "You also know Zi Tan's personality. I hope you can make it clear to your uncle when you go back. It's best that the Changnan Marquisate does not interfere in this case."
Aunt Xu knew what was going on and said, "Don't worry, your uncle isn't that confused."
If someone else handled this case, Uncle Jiang might consider his brother's kindness and try to reduce his nephew's sentence, or at least save his life.
But this person is Xu Yuejia.
Aunt Xu was very convinced that her master would consciously stay away from her.
With Aunt Xu's assurance, Lu felt much more relieved.
The reason why the Duke's Mansion did not intervene was very simple. First, Jiang Ming had indeed committed the crime, the evidence was solid, and no one had wronged him.
Pleading for such a murderer would bring disgrace upon the Duke's Mansion.
Secondly, Xu Yuejia relied on the Duke's Mansion on the surface, but Lu knew clearly that the one he really relied on was the current emperor.
Without the secret support of His Majesty, even with a few dukes' mansions, they would not be able to stop the threats coming from all sides.
At this time, the Duke's Mansion cannot afford to hold Xu Yuejia back and get involved in this mess.
Lu said again, "I almost forgot to ask, aunt, do you know which young man was betting with Jiang Ming on dogs?"
Aunt Xu answered without hesitation: "Of course, they are just the sons of that useless brother of Li's mother's family."
When the previous emperor was in power, the elder Li brothers rose to the position of a second-rank official by means of flattery and were extremely powerful for a time. Several of their sons, relying on their father's power, became addicted to gambling.
Aunt Xu originally thought that after the elder brother of the Li family was demoted to a fifth-rank idle position, the sons would be more restrained, but she did not expect that they were still so unbearable.
"Before I came, I asked the maids in the mansion to inquire. I heard that the Li family was looking for Li to explain the matter." Aunt Xu said, "Although Jiang Ming was the murderer, the Li family members were also suspected of instigating the murder. The police came to the house without saying anything and just took him away."
After listening to this, Lu frowned and said, "Your sister-in-law has always been biased towards her parents' family. If the Li family desperately pleads for mercy, she may shamelessly go to the Marquis' Mansion and ask for marriage from my uncle. I'd better let my uncle claim to be sick for a few days and recover after the case is settled."
Aunt Xu was suddenly startled, and finally remembered that there was still Li, a big trouble that she could not get rid of once she got involved.
"You are right. Your uncle should be sick for a while." Aunt Xu agreed. Li was such a shameless person that she dared to do anything when she went crazy.
Wen Ye was eating melons silently on the side. At this time, Aunt Xu suddenly looked at her and said, "Speaking of which, Ye Niang, you should also be careful. My eldest sister-in-law can't get any help from the Marquis' Mansion, so she might come to disturb you."
Wen Ye didn't expect that there was a piece of melon on his head. He thought for a moment and said, "Is it because of what happened at noon?"
Aunt Xu said, "You had a conflict with her, and then Zi Tan arrested her son and nephew. Who can guarantee that she won't spread the rumor that Zi Tan arrested her son and nephew to vent his anger on you?"
Wen Ye sat up straighter: "This is just a coincidence."
She wasn't that charming enough for a man who always handled cases impartially to make an exception for her.
Aunt Xu said, "Of course we know it's a coincidence, but there are many people who don't know the truth or don't want to know the truth. You still have to be careful."
Lu also said, "I will have someone tell the gatekeeper not to let Li have the chance to enter the Duke's Mansion."
When Wen Ye heard this, she immediately smiled obediently: "Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law."
Lu: “…”
This means he is preparing to be a hands-off manager again.
But Lu thought again and realized that she couldn't be blamed. If she, a new bride, got involved in such a matter, it would definitely damage her reputation.
After Aunt Xu returned home, things turned out just as Lu had expected. Li almost forced her way into the mansion while she was away.
Fortunately, Aunt Xu came back in time and made Uncle Jiang "seriously ill" in a lightning speed. Li had no way to plead for mercy and could only return to the Jiang Mansion in disgrace.
It was two days later when Wen Ye heard the news in the West Courtyard.
It was she who asked Taozhi to send a cup of milk tea to the main courtyard to inquire about the news from Qingxue.
After Taozhi finished retelling the story, she angrily said, "Mrs. Jiang is so evil! Her son killed someone!"
Wen Ye asked faintly, "Is Madam Jiang the only bad one?"
Taozhi was stunned for a moment: "Who else?"
Wen Ye put down the script in his hand, raised his eyes and said, "It has been a few days since the incident happened, and the only one who has come to plead for my son is Madam Jiang."
After Wen Ye's hint, Tao Zhi immediately understood: "Madam, are you talking about that Lord Jiang?"
Wen Ye smiled but said nothing.
Taozhi said more confidently: "Yes, a lid that matches a pot. Mrs. Jiang is so bad, so Mr. Jiang must not be a good person either. He hides behind a woman and lets his wife be embarrassed in public. He is really bad and disgusting!"
Wen Ye couldn't help but interrupt when he heard this: "Taozhi, talk less."
It would be bad if someone heard it and spread it.
Taozhi immediately blocked her mouth and said, "It was my fault."
Wen Ye didn't mean to blame her, but he was thinking in his heart that he should take Taozhi to read those storybooks less often in the future, because he saw what she had become out of control.
But Taozhi was right about one thing. Wen Ye had asked Lu and found out that Lord Jiang was indeed not a good person.
"By the way, why is Yunzhi missing?" Wen Ye asked when he suddenly realized that there was someone missing.
Taozhi replied, "Yunzhi went to the main courtyard to pick up the young master. The Duke's wife's mother, the Marquis Ding'an's wife, caught a cold, and the Duke's wife was worried, so she decided to go back to the Marquis's mansion to visit her. The young master was too young to go with her, so before the Duke's wife left the mansion, she sent someone to tell the maids to pick up the young master."
Wen Ye was puzzled: "Aren't there Nanny Ji and the others as well?" Wouldn't it be redundant to send it to her?
Taozhi was silent for a moment and said, "Madame Ji is old and has been feeling unwell lately, so she is unable to look after the young master."
Wen Ye: "......Okay then."
Taozhi wanted to say a few words for Xu Yuxuan: "The young master is actually quite cute sometimes."
Wen Yesi said with a look of agreement, "Yes, she was so cute that even Madam Ji fell ill."
Taozhi: “…”
Wen Ye was about to finish his words when Yunzhi appeared in his sight holding Xu Yuxuan. The child was wrapped up like a ball. If his body had not been moving, Wen Ye would have thought that Yunzhi had brought back a little Nezha with an intact shell.
When little Nezha landed on the ground, he saw her and shouted, "Mother!"
Wen Ye said in a perfunctory and loving manner: "Xuan'er is here."
Xu Yuxuan ran to Wen Ye, looked up at her, then glanced at the soft bed she was lying on. She moved her little feet, and the word "want to crawl" was written all over her face.
After seeing this, Wen Ye signaled to Yunzhi.
Yunzhi then bent down and hugged Xu Yuxuan and sat him on the couch.
Xu Yuxuan, who successfully sat on the soft couch, was not very happy. He twisted left and right and then slid down again.
Wen Ye glanced at him, not understanding what the child was thinking.
Not doing it.
Continue reading the storybook.
After Xu Yuxuan went down, he turned around and faced Wen Ye. He put his short hands on the edge of the couch and tried hard to put one leg on it.
Wen Ye glanced again.
Oh, so you want to be self-reliant.
Then there is no need to worry about it.
The couch was not high, and with Yunzhi and Taozhi's cautiousness, Xu Yuxuan twisted and turned again and again, and finally managed to get up there.
Xu Yuxuan climbed onto the couch and moved left and right, causing Wen Ye to almost lose control of the storybook. She finally moved her eyes away from the storybook and looked into the child's eyes.
Xu Yuxuan's eyes were pure and watery, and he called out in a baby voice, "Mother?"
Wen Ye was silent for a moment, then she scooped the child up into her arms and said, "Are you bored? Then read a book with your mother."
Cloud branches and peach branches: "..."
Xu Yuxuan really liked being held in Wen Ye's arms. He was young and didn't understand, but he felt that his mother's embrace was different from his aunt's.
This was not the first time that the mother and son read a storybook together, so Xu Yuxuan lay in Wen Ye's arms, motionless and very well-behaved.
As a result, before I had read two pages, the willow buds appeared.
"Madam, the eldest lady of the Jiang family is asking to see you outside the mansion." Liu Ya said.
Wen Ye raised his eyes and said, "He really came."
Liu Ya explained, "The Duke's wife has instructed that Madam Jiang not be allowed into the mansion, and I just came to inform the Second Madam."
Wen Ye closed the storybook, placed it on the table beside him, and asked, "Is the person still outside?"
Liuya nodded.
Wen Ye thought for a moment and said, "Come here, I have something to tell you."
Willow Bud looked around and saw that Yunzhi and Taozhi were normal, so she slowly bent down and approached.
Wen Ye whispered in her ear.
Xu Yuxuan followed closely, trying to open his eyes wide to listen, but Wen Ye covered his ears with one hand.
After hearing this, Liu Ya looked a little strange, and her eyes kept moving back and forth between Wen Ye and Xu Yuxuan.
At the same time, he hesitated and asked, "Do we really want to do this?"
Wen Ye said succinctly: "Once you have worked hard, you will be free from worry."
Liu Ya had no choice but to obey and left the west courtyard with mixed feelings.
Two hours later, the eldest lady of the Jiang family took advantage of the fact that the Duke's wife was not at home and broke into the Duke's Mansion to plead with Xu Yuejia's wife Wen. In the excitement, she accidentally injured Wen's head, and then frightened the third son of the Duke's Mansion and made him cry. The news spread throughout the entire circle of the powerful and wealthy.
When the news reached the Ministry of Justice, Xu Yuejia had just been released from the prison.
The person who told him about this was Wen Zhushi from the Ministry of Justice.
Master Wen even said considerately, "Since the old minister is here, why don't you take half a day off and go back to the mansion to take a look?"
Xu Yuejia had been frowning the whole time. Hearing this, she nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Master Wen to inform Minister Jiang for me."
Wen said: "Of course, of course."
Xu Yuejia did not take the carriage, but rode directly back to the Duke's Mansion.
After returning to the mansion, he did not even have time to change into his official uniform. He went straight to the west courtyard, but suddenly stopped outside the gate of the main courtyard.
Because he smelled the scent of sesame.
Xu Yuejia pursed her lips and walked into the yard.
Approaching the hall door, Xu Yuejia stared at a mother and son who were sitting around a hot pot at the dining table, eating with gusto, and was speechless for a long time.
It was Taozhi who first noticed Xu Yuejia outside the house and hurriedly reminded Wen Ye: "Madam, the husband is back."
Wen Ye looked up after being reminded, and after seeing that it was really Xu Yuejia, she said, "Did my husband hear about it too?"
Xu Yuejia stepped into the hall, walked forward and sat down.
"Didn't you say you were injured?" After saying that, he glanced at Xu Yuxuan opposite him. There was no trace of crying in his eyes.
Wen Ye pointed to the corner of his mouth and said, "Look, this is not it."
Xu Yuejia glanced at the blisters at the corners of her mouth caused by inflammation, and once again didn't know what to say.
Finally, he said, "Since you are getting angry, you should eat something light."
"It's light, made with bone soup, not spicy at all."
Xu Yuejia: “…”
After eating the last piece of meat in the bowl, Wen Ye said, "I did let the Jiang family's eldest lady in, but I only let her sit in the pavilion outside the west courtyard for a while, and then asked her to leave."
Xu Yuejia: "Why is that?"
Wen Ye replied calmly: "I don't want to get into trouble. I have to stay indoors and recuperate for a while."
This way she could avoid anybody who wanted to come and get close to her as the wife of a minister.
"Moreover, if Jiang Shi had not offended the Duke's Mansion, how could Lord Jiang be willing to come out and stop his wife who had given up her dignity for the sake of a son."
What Wen Ye said is realistic.
Lord Jiang was reluctant to see his eldest son die in this way, but Wen Ye felt that he might care more about his own future than his son's life.
When Wen Ye thought of this, he suddenly looked at Xu Yuejia and said, "My dear, you won't blame me for acting on my own, right?"
Xu Yuejia was silent for a moment, then said, "Mr. Yu, it is indeed wrong for you to spread lies."
Wen Ye heard this and raised his eyebrows slightly: "What about Yu Si?"
Xu Yuejia: "...You did the right thing."
Wen Ye smiled more sincerely. She glanced at Xu Yuxuan and suddenly thought of something and said, "Oh, my dear."
She turned her head and said to Xu Yuejia, "I remember you said you would hire an enlightenment teacher for Xuan'er in the spring, right?"
Xu Yuejia: "I do have a plan."
Wen Ye immediately suggested earnestly: "Then you must look for it carefully. Although it is just enlightenment, you can't be perfunctory."
When Xu Yuejia heard her words, a look of inquiry and confusion appeared on her face.
Although very bland.
Fortunately, Wen Ye quickly said, "I don't want to beg for mercy and make amends for my naughty stepson when I'm old enough."
“It’s so embarrassing.”
Xu Yuejia: "......"
Sure enough...he was overthinking it.
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