The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 501 Palace [End]

Two quarters later.

With solemnity and depression, Chen Wei knelt down between the left and right courtiers, and told the emperor in detail how he was ordered to slander Mei Guangyan and slander Jiao Shun.

Although during this period of time, most of the courtiers had vaguely guessed some clues, but they couldn't help being in an uproar after hearing Chen Yan's detailed account.

Of course, they were basically just putting on airs, but in fact, most of them were complaining that the people behind the scenes were not cautious enough, and entrusted such an important matter to the second and fifth boys.

But Emperor Longyuan listened with a sneer on his face, and immediately asked: "Who is responsible for you, tell me quickly!"

"Yes Yes……"

Chen Sui subconsciously turned his head to look at Zhang Qiu. When he met Zhang Qiu's gloomy gaze, he subconsciously wanted to lower his head to avoid it, but soon realized that the two of them had no teacher-student friendship, but a life-and-death relationship between them.

So he gritted his teeth and stared back doubly fiercely, then kowtowed and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this person is none other than the minister of the minister—Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of Rites!"

Because of the eye contact just now, everyone had already seen that it must be Zhang Qiu, but they still joined in the fun and exclaimed.

Amidst the exclamation, Zhang Qiu silently went out and knelt down, took off the black gauze cap on his head, and carefully placed it beside him.

Although he didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, he showed an attitude of pleading guilty.

Emperor Longyuan was obviously a little surprised, even a little disappointed. Originally, in his plan with Jiao Shun, how to chase Zhang Qiu fiercely was the highlight. Who would have thought that before he exerted his strength here, the opponent would fall first.

After a while, Emperor Longyuan asked emotionally: "Zhang Qiu, what position do you have?"

"The right servant of the Ministry of Rites."

As soon as Zhang Qiu answered, a black shadow flashed in front of him. It was Emperor Longyuan who picked up the inkstone on the imperial case and slammed it in front of him. Fabricating rumors to slander the wisdom of Taizu and Emperor Sejong, you have the face to mention the word 'ritual'!"

Just this moment, the courtiers on both sides felt like they were on a roller coaster, for fear that the emperor would smash Zhang Qiu to death with an inkstone in a fit of anger—it was not a pity for Zhang Qiu to die. It's a dead end, no one wants to stay out of it!
Zhang Qiu had a calm expression on his face, and was not frightened by the smashed inkstone. Instead, he cupped his hands slightly and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I did instruct Chen Yu to satirize Mei Guangyan to participate in the performance, but those rumors were not slight. The minister fabricated..."

"You didn't make it up? Ha!"

Hearing that he finally started to defend, Emperor Longyuan's first reaction was excitement, and immediately let out a strange laugh, and said disdainfully: "Since you didn't make it up, why didn't the Imperial City Secretary not know, the Shuntian Mansion didn't know, the Xuncheng Secretary didn't know, and the Wucheng Bing Ma Si doesn't know, but you're the only one who's been listening all over your ears, and you're thinking of Jiao Aiqing all of a sudden?!"

After finishing speaking, he immediately turned his attention to He Tiren, a cabinet scholar, and asked with a sneer on his face: "Mr. He Ge, you just said that compiling Taizu's quotations is enough to prove that Jiao Aiqing has the motive to create rumors. Then let me ask you, now Now do you think this autumn is innocent?"

"This……"

He Tiren glanced at Zhang Qiu, and said in a deep voice: "I think that this matter should be investigated thoroughly, and all those involved in the case will be severely punished!"

Although he didn't answer directly, he obviously acquiesced in Zhang Qiu's suspicion.

The emperor was not satisfied with his reaction, and said with a cold face: "The chief assistant has retired, and you are also negligent in governing. Now that such a thing has happened, how can I face my ancestors?"

As he said that, he slapped the table hard again: "Zhou Long's case has not been resolved until now, and now another Zhang Qiu has appeared—hmph, I am so kind to you! Check it out, let me check it out. ! If you can't find out who is behind the scenes..."

He raised his hand and pointed to the Minister of Rites: "Wang Yan, your Ministry of Rites is a den of thieves, and you are the owner of the den!"

Wang Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, immediately went out and knelt down, claiming to be guilty.

Seeing this, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites had no choice but to kneel down and plead guilty with his superior.

"Don't worry, I can't run away from you..."

"His Majesty!"

Emperor Longyuan was about to make a verdict, when suddenly Zhang Qiu raised his voice again: "I dare not make a strong argument, but I ask your Majesty to learn from you, the rumors that slander Taizu Shizong are definitely not the work of the ministers, and Jiao Shun cannot be washed away by it." crime!"

"what!"

Emperor Longyuan let out a strange laugh again, and said contemptuously at Zhang Qiu: "How dare you to frame Jiao Aiqing now——Zhang Qiu, do you think that if it weren't for Chen Wei's rebellion, your plot to frame Jiao Aiqing would be justified?" Can it succeed?"

"Hehe, I might as well tell you clearly now that the denunciation of Mei Guangyan was what I ordered Jiao Aiqing to do. He has to report every detail every day-you said he can't get rid of the suspicion, are you just suspicious? , These rumors were fabricated by me?!"

"minister……"

Zhang Qiu raised his head in astonishment, and soon lowered his head, his voice changed from high to low: "I dare not."

"I don't dare to forgive you!"

Emperor Longyuan got up from the throne, put his hands on the table and looked around at the ministers: "Minister of Rites Zhang Qiu framed the minister and slandered Taizu Shizong, and he will be imprisoned by the Dragon Guards from now on. Strict investigation will not wait!"

"His Majesty!"

All the ministers were shocked when they heard the words, not because they were surprised that Zhang Qiu was sent to prison, but because the emperor wanted to reopen the imperial prison.

Because Taizu is a bright fan, he naturally did not forget to set up a prison when he established the Dragon Guard, but after Emperor Sejong succeeded to the throne, he followed the "people's will" and canceled the prison. Now that the prison is reopened, how can it be Can it not make people frightened?
At the moment Qi Qi jumped out of five or six people, who were eager to persuade them.

Emperor Longyuan didn't wait for them to finish speaking, but he flicked his sleeves and said, "It's about the royal family. Is there anything wrong with the investigation by the Dragon Guard and the Imperial City Secretary? Besides, Zhou Long's case has been delayed for a long time. Now How can you let me trust the Sanfa Division? Let’s discuss this matter later, it’s settled like this!"

After forcibly suppressing the ministers, he continued to arbitrate: "The Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Zuo Shilang are responsible for negligence, and there is Zhou Long in the front and Zhang Qiu in the back. It is really hard to escape the suspicion of the chief envoy. From now on, he will be suspended from his post to wait for participation!"

This was another controversial ruling, but the emperor ignored the following doubts at all, and continued for a moment: "The Ministry of Rites will punish you for three months if you are above the sixth rank, and for one month if you are below the sixth rank. Responsibility, the same three-month salary as a warning to others."

The latter disputes are not serious. After all, everyone present, including Jiao Shun, have long left the class of living on salary, so they don't realize the embarrassment of "living in the capital is not easy".

After the emperor made the announcement, he waved his hand to Dai Quan who was next to him, turned around and entered the Yuyun Garden.

"Back to court~!"

Amidst Dai Quan's ups and downs, the courtiers were in an uproar again, many of them wanted to try to stop the emperor, so as to argue against the first two measures.

If it was in the Hall of Supreme Harmony or the Hall of Wenhua, they might have succeeded, but the temporary throne was set outside the gate of Yuyunyuan, and the emperor entered inside in three steps at a time, and it was impossible to stop them.

Everyone knows that this is the residence of the concubine, and it is not easy for the ministers to chase in and argue with the emperor—and this is the main reason why Jiao Shun suggested that the emperor summon the courtiers in Jingren Palace.

Everyone was spreading their hands and stomping their feet when they suddenly saw a little maid coming out of the room, and said in an eager voice: "Your Majesty, invite Jiao Jijiu to come in to discuss the matter."

Xu Furen, another cabinet bachelor, hurriedly asked, "Then I'll wait?"

"Your Majesty didn't say anything."

The little maid shook her head first, and then added: "Didn't you already retreat?"

Everyone was silent, and many people glared at Jiao Shun.

Jiao Shun bowed like nothing had happened, and was about to follow the little maid into Yuyunyuan.

"and many more!"

At this time, Chen Xun, who had been kneeling on the ground, suddenly started to catapult away, and pointed at himself excitedly in front of the little lady-in-waiting, "Did Your Majesty not explain anything related to Chen Xun, the censor of the patrol city?!"

"Censor Chen Yu?"

The little maid tilted her head cutely and confusedly: "Who is that?"

…………

It was afternoon, in Rongxi Hall.

Because tomorrow will be the Double Ninth Festival of Jiujiu, Jia Zheng spends most of the day in the study, trying to figure out a poem that fits the occasion, but the capital is not satisfied after drawing up ten or so, so he wants to dig out the old works to find inspiration.

As a result, when I was looking for old works, I accidentally found the letter of explanation that I wrote to Mrs. Wang on the third day of September.

This letter was supposed to be sent on the third day of September, but after Jia Zheng finished writing it, he felt that he was so eager to explain that it would hurt the face of the head of the family, so he planned to send it to Mrs. Wang in another day.

As a result, tomorrow will be the next day, and it will be delayed until the eighth day of September.

He thought about it for five or six days, not to mention that the two husband and wife will definitely meet in front of the old lady at the Double Ninth Festival tomorrow, why don't he give her a step and let her admit her mistakes in person?

Thinking in this way, Jia Zheng sent someone to send the letter of explanation, which was five or six days late, to the cottage in Qingtang.

After sending out the letter, he was thinking about how regretful Mrs. Wang would be after reading the letter, when suddenly he saw Jia Lian coming in from the outside in a hurry, without caring about being polite, so he shouted loudly: "It's amazing, that Jiao Shun is in the palace. It pierced the sky!"

Jia Zheng was taken aback, and almost pulled some of his beard off, but he didn't care to cry out for pain, and hurriedly asked, "What's going on? When did he enter the palace?!"

"Just last night!"

Jia Lian excitedly said: "I heard that he spent the night in the palace last night. I don't know why he took advantage of the Ministry of Rites. This morning, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites was sent to prison because of him. Wang Shangshu and Zuo The assistant minister was also ordered to suspend his duties and wait for participation—all the members of the Ministry of Rites were also implicated, and even Elder He Ge was fined three months' salary!"

After hearing these words, Jia Zheng opened his mouth wide and didn't say a word for a long time.

It wasn't until Jia Lian inquired that he let out a bad breath, and said dejectedly: "Oh~ I thought our family had an extra helper, but now it seems that there is a demon king in the world!"

After that, let's not mention how Jia Zheng sent Jia Lian to investigate carefully.

But said that the woman who delivered the letter arrived at the hut in Qingtang, and handed the letter to Mrs. Wang with a fawning face. After seeing Mrs. Wang hurriedly read it, her whole body seemed to be made of clay and wood, and there was no reaction for a long time.

The woman who delivered the letter had no choice but to call out cautiously: "Ma'am, madam? Do you have anything else to tell your servant?"

Mrs. Wang regained her composure at this moment, but her three souls and six souls were only halfway back to her place. She looked up at the woman in a daze, and asked after a long while: "It is said that this letter was written by the third grader in junior high school. Just sent it?"

"This……"

The woman said awkwardly: "Master didn't explain, why not...I'll go back and ask?"

For couples who have been married for more than twenty years, even if they don't know the basics, Madam Wang can roughly guess that most of them are caused by Jia Zheng's embarrassment.

but……

She unconsciously crumpled the letter paper, with mixed feelings on her face.

The reason why I recklessly flirted with Jiao Shun on the third day of September was because I mistakenly thought that Jia Zheng secretly sent someone to investigate me. If I sent this letter directly after I finished writing it, I would still...

Who would have thought that half a lifetime of chastity would be ruined by her husband's face-saving fault!

Mrs. Wang felt lost, but if she really wanted to say how regretful she was, she didn't. After all, she had been a wife and mother for so many years, and it was only in that woodshed that she truly experienced the joy of being a woman.

Recalling the scene at that time, Madam Wang's pale face gradually turned red again, and looking at the explanation letter in her hand, her mentality became much calmer.

He nodded slightly at the moment and said: "I see——Caixia, give her a hundred dollars."

Although there were not many rewards, the woman went there with a thousand gratitude.

As soon as the messenger left, Aunt Xue walked in briskly. She always felt that Baochai's marriage was a benefit in exchange for her niece's humiliation, so she was always feeling sorry for her. Now, because of Jiao Shun's secret plan, public opinion has turned After turning it over completely, this knot of heart will naturally be untied.

After entering the door, seeing my sister with a complex face, tearing up and lumping a few pieces of paper sprinkled with gold, she couldn't help wondering: "What's wrong?"

"nothing."

Mrs. Wang shook her head and said perfunctorily: "I haven't written for a long time, but when I write something, it's not as good as before."

Aunt Xue believed it was true, only thinking that she was really practicing her pen, so she regretted: "Such a good paper, even if you can't write well, don't tear it up, use it to paint colors, and fold things for the children. Girl Yunna became obsessed with origami a while ago, paper swallows, cranes, frogs, boats, and hats are all made of waste paper."

Mrs. Wang looked down at the torn and crumbled letter paper, and thought to herself, didn't the person who wanted to lose face use this letter to make a big green hat for herself?
…………

Go back and talk about Rongxi Hall.

When Jia Zheng saw the woman delivering the letter came back, he hurriedly asked, "What did your wife say?"

"I didn't say anything..."

The woman subconsciously shook her head, and seeing Jia Zheng's face darkened, she hurriedly changed her words: "Although she didn't say anything, the wife was stunned for a while holding the letter, she was obviously emotional!"

"Hmm~"

Jia Zheng then nodded his beard, secretly proud of himself, thinking that since the woman knew that she had misunderstood him, she should not show any emotions that she shouldn't have in front of the old lady tomorrow.

He is full of filial piety, as for the complete reconciliation with Mrs. Wang...

For old couples, what if they reconcile?
After all, she is good, but she is not 'good' yet.

(End of this chapter)