Chapter 698, Sigh
Seeing Xiao Yechen having to be supported by his personal eunuch to walk, and Luo Honghao with a sullen face, wondering what he was thinking, the surrounding officials all hurried out of the palace.
The royal drama is not interesting to watch. If you are not careful, you can easily get burned.
Yan Zhigao was also walking very fast. Beside him were the Minister of Revenue and Sun Chang.
After everyone around had dispersed, the Minister of Revenue whispered to Yan Zhigao, "How did your family raise your children? How come they are so good at martial arts?"
Obviously, Luo Honghao's martial arts skills are very outstanding in the eyes of everyone. Otherwise, he would not be able to serve as the commander of the Beijing Guards before he turned thirty, even if he had a good family background.
Yan Zhigao was silent for a moment, "We didn't raise them much, but we had enough food since they were young." Seeing the Minister of Revenue and Sun Chang's eyes widen, he nodded affirmatively, "Really, from childhood to adulthood, our family really never let them go hungry."
Sun Chang secretly rolled his eyes and spoke as if their children had been starving before.
The Minister of Revenue looked deeply at Yan Zhigao, looking at his sincere eyes. Although he thought he had good eyesight, he was a little confused as to whether this man was pretending to be stupid with him.
Seeing that the Minister of Revenue was no longer asking questions, Yan Zhigao breathed a sigh of relief: "Sir, I haven't seen my son and nephew for a long time, so I will leave first."
The Minister of Revenue waved his hand and said, "Go ahead." After Yan Zhigao walked away, he narrowed his eyes and said, "I thought the Yan family had no foundation, but I didn't expect them to establish themselves."
With Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai, two fourth-rank Jinling Guard pacification envoys, around, ordinary families really didn't dare to confront the Yan family rashly.
Yan Mansion.
When Yan Zhigao came back, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai had already met their family members and were now being talked to by Old Lady Yan.
When the two saw Yan Zhigao, they stood up and saluted.
Yan Zhigao nodded, talked with the women in the family for a while, and then took Yan Wenxiu and his two brothers to the study in the outer courtyard.
Han Xinran looked at the backs of Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai, smiled and said to Old Lady Yan, "You two younger brothers are really handsome men."
Old Madam Yan smiled brightly and said, "Every child in our Yan family is good."
Han Xinran looked at the three sisters Yan Yishuang sitting next to them, and thought that the Yan family members were indeed good-looking. Then, she smiled and said, "Isn't it true? Last time, my mother told me that the sisters in the family are good-looking and will definitely marry into good families in the future."
Hearing this, the smile on Mrs. Li's face faded a little. Thinking of the last time she went to the Han family, she felt a little displeased with the Han family's arrogance that they always revealed intentionally or unintentionally.
She could feel that Old Madam Han and Madam Han looked down on her and her mother. No matter how enthusiastic they acted, the unintentional contempt in their words and actions could not be deceived.
Mrs. Li glanced at her daughter-in-law. They had only been in Beijing for half a month, and her daughter-in-law had already returned to her parents' home several times.
Han Xinran said something that made Old Lady Yan burst into laughter.
Thinking of her pretty grandson, Mrs. Li's unhappiness eased a little. Well, for the sake of her grandson, she decided to be more considerate.
Front yard study.
Yan Zhigao and Yan Wenxiu each held an identity token of the Jinling Guard's pacification envoy and looked through it.
After a while, Yan Wenxiu looked at his two younger brothers and said with a smile, "You two are now fourth-rank officials, but I, as your elder brother, am still nothing."
Yan Wentao quickly said, "Brother, although my fourth brother and I were a step ahead, it was because we happened to catch up with the Eight Princes' rebellion and the war in the northern border. It was just a coincidence."
Yan Wenkai took over the conversation heartlessly: "Brother, didn't you participate in this year's Spring Examination? Once you pass the exam, you will naturally be able to enter the court as an official. With your ability, it will be easy for you to catch up with us."
Yan Wenxiu laughed and shook his head: "Alright, I was just joking with you guys. What are you doing? Are you trying to comfort me?"
As he spoke, his smile faded.
"You have come this far at the cost of your lives. I am truly happy for you."
Yan Zhigao looked at the three children silently, his heart filled with relief.
The children have grown up and can now help him deal with things.
Thinking of the Minister of Revenue and Sun Chang who were obviously much more enthusiastic towards him at the banquet today, Yan Zhigao sighed in admiration. Now he can benefit from the children.
Yan Wenkai: "Brother, when will the results of the Spring Examination be announced?"
Yan Wenxiu smiled and said, "Just for a few days."
Because of the great victory in the war in the northern border, people's attention was focused on the army returning to the capital, so they paid much less attention to the Spring Examination.
Yan Wenkai smiled and said, "Then I'll go show you the list."
After talking about the Spring Examination for a while, Yan Wentao asked about the Dong family: "Brother, are Brother Dong and the others okay?"
Yan Wenxiu glanced at Yan Wentao and knew that his brother wanted to ask more about the Zhou family. However, when this was mentioned, Yan Wenxiu's face turned a little bad, and even Yan Zhigao beside him sighed.
"The Dong family was dragged into the Anguo Duke case and has been stripped of their title of Marquis."
Upon hearing this, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai both widened their eyes: "How could it be?!"
Yan Wenxiu sighed and said, "The case of Duke Anguo has wide-ranging implications. The Emperor deeply detests the Eight Princes' followers and has issued strict orders to the officers in charge not to release anyone by mistake."
"As a result, almost everyone involved was arrested and thrown into the Ministry of Justice prison."
Yan Wentao frowned: "Is he okay?"
Yan Wenxiu nodded. "The Dong family was lucky. No evidence was found that they were members of the Eight Princes' faction. However, because they did have contact with the confirmed Eight Princes' faction, their titles were stripped and their property was confiscated."
Yan Wenkai said with relief, "I'm glad they're alright. Where are Brother Dong and the others living now? Were they ordered to leave Beijing?"
Yan Wenxiu shook his head: "No, the Dong family now lives in South City." He paused and said, "If you want to see Yuan Xuan, I advise you to wait for a while. He may not want to see us now."
Yan Wenkai frowned. "Why is that? Brother Dong isn't someone who would be easily beaten, is he?"
Yan Wenxiu: ".He just got divorced."
Hearing this, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai didn't know what to say for a moment.
Yan Wenxiu: "It was Yuan Xuan who proposed it. It just so happened that he had been married for less than half a year and didn't have any children yet. He said he didn't want to delay the girl."
Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai sighed in unison.
Yan Wentao was silent for a while, but couldn't help asking: "What about the Zhou family? Is the Zhou family okay?"
Yan Zhigao glanced at his nephew and said, "Minister Zhou is still imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice."
Yan Wenkai quickly asked, "How did the Zhou family get involved?"
Yan Wenxiu: "Actually, at the end of last year, after the Duke of Anguo's mansion was raided and executed, the matter had already come to an end. Who would have thought that this year, during the interrogation, the people from the Ministry of Justice accidentally asked for a list of people who worked for the Eight Princes, and Minister Zhou was on it."
"Because of the war in the northern border, these people have not been interrogated yet and are now being held in prison."
Yan Wentao frowned: "Minister Zhou has been arrested, are the rest of the Zhou family okay?"
Yan Wenxiu: "Chengye has also come to Beijing. Except for Old Master Zhou who fell ill, everyone else is fine."
(End of this chapter)
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