"My lord, I understand. But how could a mere woman like Yang have the ability to spread this matter to the capital? There must be someone framing me. I hope you will investigate thoroughly."
"The Zan family, who spread rumors, have always been at odds with my Wang family. But now is not the time to pursue the Zan family. The most urgent task is to clear your name. Today in court, the Censorate impeached you. You should have lost your title of Tan Hua (third-ranked scholar), but because it concerns the reputation of scholars, the Emperor was willing to send someone to your hometown to investigate this matter first. In fact, I don't care whether the matter is true or false, but if this matter is not resolved, there is absolutely no possibility between you and Meng Yun."
Lin Shikang was not surprised by what Vice Minister Wang said.
He knew from the beginning that the Wang family chose him, a poor scholar who had been married twice, because they valued his potential. However, if he stopped at the title of "third-ranked scholar," he would lose all his value, and the Wang family would naturally not marry their daughter to him. Even if Wang Mengyun was an older single woman born in February of the Year of the Sheep, it was not his turn to marry her.
Lin Shikang also knew the seriousness of the matter and was anxious. He longed to stand out and had worked hard to get to where he was today, and he didn't want to ruin it all.
"Then you know what to do, right?"
"I understand. I'll pack my things now and head back to my hometown early tomorrow morning."
Lin Shih-kang was supposed to return to his hometown of Wan'an ten days ago, but unexpectedly, it rained for six consecutive days in Kyoto, which delayed his trip.
He couldn't wait any longer and had to go back and find out what was going on! The key to the matter was Yang Cui. Lin Shikang knew better than anyone how Yang Cui treated him, and he was confident that Yang Cui wouldn't speak carelessly to the people sent by the Emperor.
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