Chapter 507 Means
"you--"
"That's enough," Xu Zhichun said with a smile. "I thought you had something new to say, so I listened. But I didn't expect it to be all the same old stuff. It's so boring, I'm going to stop listening."
"Aunt Bai, you're mistaken. I have nothing to do with the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion. Don't rush to claim kinship with me. I'm not the daughter of the Rong'an Marquis. I just find it ridiculous for you to tell me this!"
"Someone, show the guests out!"
Aunt Bai was furious: "You are obviously the one, why don't you admit it! You have climbed up the social ladder and disowned all your relatives, and you are not afraid of retribution!"
"I have a clear conscience, what am I afraid of?"
Xu Zhichun sneered: "You have done so many evil things, retribution is waiting for you!"
"you--"
"Show her away! Madam Feng, take a few strong maids and personally escort Aunt Bai back to the Rong'an Marquis's residence and hand her over to the Rong'an Marquis and his wife. Otherwise, I'm a little worried. If she gets hurt after leaving our house and falsely accuses us of the assault, it will be very troublesome to sue them. It's better to have less trouble than more. Please send her away in person."
"Yes, ma'am, you are wise."
Aunt Bai was almost mad with rage, "Xu, who do you think I am?"
Xu Zhichun sneered: "Aunt Bai is used to throwing tantrums. I've seen a lot of people like you when I was in the countryside. I have to be on guard."
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Aunt Bai was sent back to the Rong'an Earl's Mansion.
Only then did Rong'an Bo realize that it was not Bai who went to Wuxuanhou Mansion, but Aunt Bai who went there. He was so angry that he had another big quarrel with Bai, and even took his anger out on Aunt Bai.
Fortunately, the emperor's purge was coming to an end, and there was no incident with the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion.
Earl Rong'an, his wife, and everyone in the mansion breathed a sigh of relief.
Lady Rong'an began to tremble again, sneering, "Our family is doing the right thing. Even if Mrs. Xu isn't convinced, what can she do? It shows that the Emperor is still wise!"
She couldn't help but dream again, "Perhaps Concubine Xue is favored, and the Emperor will naturally treat our family well for Concubine Xue's sake."
The more they thought about it, the more happy the whole family was. They wanted to sing and dance, but they didn't know that their end would soon be here.
Liang Minglang returned to the capital to report back, having performed his duties with such utmost skill that the Emperor was greatly pleased and bestowed numerous rewards upon him. Xu Zhichun also breathed a sigh of relief, as the story of Prince Yuchang's rebellion was finally over.
From now on, there should be peaceful days and no more troubles.
The two of them were as happy as if they had just been married.
Several lieutenant generals who went on business trips with Liang Minglang also received generous rewards. More importantly, their names were recorded in front of the emperor. If there are opportunities for promotion in the future, they will naturally be the first to be selected.
Liang Minglang did not ask General Meng to go this time.
General Meng didn't say anything at the time and pretended not to know. He didn't want to go in his heart because this task was not easy to do. It was to wipe out the remnants of the rebellion. If he failed to do it well or if he missed something, it would inevitably anger the emperor, and he would probably never be able to turn things around in this life.
General Meng was a mean-spirited man. At that time, he hoped that Liang Minglang would suffer misfortune, lose the emperor's favor, fall from grace, and finally be devastated and defeated.
Unexpectedly, not only did he come back, but he was also valued by the emperor because of his excellent performance.
General Meng felt a little jealous, and when he was jealous, he complained, implicitly complaining about why Liang Minglang didn't take him with him when he went to do this job. Are they still brothers?
Liang Minglang was very calm and thought to himself, "Don't you know whether we are brothers or not?"
As adults, the fact that we've drifted apart speaks volumes. Wouldn't it be better to just keep it a tacit understanding? Why bother making it explicit?
How could he dare bring someone who wasn't on the same page with him on such a dangerous mission? If anything went wrong, how would he explain it to the Emperor?
Liang Minglang's indifferent attitude made General Meng even more angry.
But he didn't dare to do anything to Liang Minglang.
Liang Minglang saw through him even more, and from then on, they had no more contact.
After that, General Meng complained all day long about his lack of recognition for his talent. At some point he started to embezzle money, accept bribes, and help people settle murder cases. One day, the truth was revealed, and he was dismissed from office, his property was confiscated, and he was exiled. He did not end up well.
At that time, his original wife, Su Yan, was already the boss under Xu Zhichun, in charge of 26 rouge and powder shops in Hangzhou.
After dealing with the remnants of King Yuchang, it was now Concubine Xue's turn.
Before dealing with Concubine Xue, the emperor specially summoned Liang Minglang and Xu Zhichun for questioning, implicitly asking about the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion.
The emperor meant that if the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion was really Xu Zhichun's maternal family, then he would definitely show some mercy.
After all, it is blood relationship.
Xu Zhichun firmly denied his blood relationship with Lord Rong'an.
There is absolutely no way she would admit to this.
The emperor was a little skeptical at first, but seeing her firm attitude, he believed it.
Then he will show no mercy.
The news that Concubine Xue tried to drug the emperor and was discovered by him, causing him to be furious, was revealed, shocking the entire court.
Concubine Xue was demoted to a commoner, sent to the cold palace, and imprisoned for life.
The Duke of Rong'an failed to educate his daughter properly, so he was stripped of his title, had his property confiscated, and was exiled.
Liang Minglang and Ji Yingxuan presented all the evidence they had collected about the dirty deeds done by the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion, and the Dali Temple and Shuntian Prefecture held a public trial.
The Rong'an Marquis's Mansion is notorious and has committed a serious crime. It has completely collapsed!
"No wonder the commoner Xue is so cruel, it turns out it's a family tradition!"
"The top beam is crooked and the bottom beam is crooked!"
"God has eyes, bah, you deserve it!"
"Yes, you deserve it!"
The family of Lord Rong'an was crying and shouting, even Mrs. Bai was shouting for Xu Zhichun to save her life, let alone Lord Rong'an.
But who cares about them?
They never had any evidence to prove that Xu Zhichun was their daughter, so it was a shameless attempt to climb up the social ladder, and they were given an extra beating for this.
One night, Xu Zhichun and Lu Yin sneaked into the prison of the Ministry of Justice to meet the humble former Earl Rong An.
Rong Anbo's eyes suddenly lit up, "Save me, save me."
Tears welled up in Lu Yin's eyes, filled with hatred.
Xu Zhichun sneered contemptuously: "I won't recognize you. I just came to see your retribution. Now that I've seen it, I'm relieved. Everything that happened today is your own fault. Bear it with yourselves."
Ignoring him, Xu Zhichun took Lu Yin's hand and left.
Two days later, Rong Anbo and his family were exiled and never returned to Beijing.
The Queen Mother in the palace also fell ill.
It is said that she never expected that her savior, Concubine Xue, was so vicious and almost harmed the emperor. She was shocked, angry, and guilty, and fell ill.
In fact, the emperor told her the good news that he had wiped out the remnants of King Yuchang, which shocked her greatly.
At that time, the Queen Mother was still struggling, and she earnestly advised the Emperor to keep Yulang by his side and educate him well.
"The child will be close to whoever raises him. He is still young. If you teach him well, he will definitely be closest to you in the future. Your Majesty, I am doing this for your own good. You have no children, and the Queen finally got pregnant but then--. Now, we don't know when the palace will have another child. Yulang is your nephew, no different from a son."
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