Chapter 542

After arriving home, in order to prevent the children from worrying, Cheng Xue refused to let Li Hui hold her.

"I'm fine, I can leave on my own."

As soon as they entered the house, they saw four children and Yan Yixin. The five people were standing in the courtyard with worried faces. When they saw them coming in, they all ran over.

The four children hugged Cheng Xue, while Yan Yixin walked up to Li Hui with concern on his face.

Li Hui raised his hand and patted his eldest son-in-law on the shoulder, saying nothing.

The food was ready and had been heated three times. Li Yue quickly ordered Bai Wei to set the food. The family returned to the main courtyard without anyone speaking.

For a long time, Cheng Xue looked at everyone in the room and told Wen Tian the story of this body without any hesitation. In fact, everyone could guess a thing or two, but they didn't expect that she could be the former queen's biological sister.

"...I don't know whether it's true or not, but those things were indeed carried by me. The Holy Spirit originally wanted to ban the title, but I refused. I think it's good for the family to be safe, but being rich has risks. , let’s just eat on our own terms.”

Li Heng and Li Huai both nodded in agreement, while Li Yue and Li Tian did not express their opinions. Mainly, it has nothing to do with them. After all, they are women and they will be members of their husband's family when they go out. It is not easy for them to express opinions on such matters.

Wen Tian seemed to regard himself as a member of the Li family. When he heard that Cheng Xue did not want to block his account, he frowned and said:

"Why not, sister-in-law! The honor and favor that originally belonged to the Cheng family has now fallen to the Xiao family. Now that you recognize your ancestors and return to the clan, shouldn't you get these back?"

"What happens after you get it back? Make it bigger and stronger, and make the emperor afraid?"

"The Xiao family is not afraid of the emperor either." Wen Tian was puzzled.

Among the two masters of the Xiao family, one is stationed in the north and is in charge of military power. The other is transferred back to the capital and immediately takes over Dali Temple as its minister.

Li Hui looked at Wen Tian, ​​who had simple ideas, and explained kindly:

"Have you not discovered the reason why the Xiao family is not feared by the emperor? The second brother has no sons, only two daughters. The first brother only has one son, and the son has no intention of going to court and only wants to do business. Such is the Xiao family, Your Majesty No matter how much grace you are given, you are not afraid.

On the other hand, in our family, the eldest son-in-law serves in the Hanlin Academy. The eldest son is now taking the martial arts exam and will definitely join the imperial court and join the martial arts in the future. He is also engaged to Mr. Pang's granddaughter. Although the younger daughter and younger son can't tell it for the time being, they won't be idlers. What do you think will happen if you get some honors and favors from such a foundation? "

He thought he said it very straightforwardly, but Wen Tian still didn't quite understand it.

Li Heng tugged on his master's sleeve and said softly:

"The previous dynasty was overthrown by the Yan family, one of the great families."

When Wen Tian heard this, he shook his head in confusion.

"The one who has a soft spot for the late Queen will not treat you like that."

"No, but we must take precautions before it happens. Changding Garden has been sorted out. You can live there from now on. In two years, I will help you arrange a marriage in the capital. By then you can..."

"Goodbye, sister-in-law, thank you for your kindness." Wen Tian declined directly.

He has never thought about starting a family and starting a business, and it is good to be alone now. In the future, if Li Heng is really stationed at the border or goes to the battlefield, everyone can rest assured that he will be with him and take care of him.

For other aristocratic families in the capital, this day was undoubtedly a hell of a will-o'-the-wisp. Because in the account book submitted by Li Hui, everyone with a good reputation in Beijing was involved. After all, cannibalizing a wealthy family would be enough for an ordinary person to live in peace for two lifetimes. What's more, the property in the hands of the late queen at that time was full of good business for making money.

The Gu and Su families are now leaderless. Gu Huai, his wife, and his brother-in-law were like headless flies everywhere looking for information. However, whoever dares to commit crimes at this time will choose to protect themselves wisely. Destined to have a sleepless night in the capital, the city gates were not opened the next morning. When Cheng Xue learned about it, it was already sunny. She went to bed very early yesterday, but woke up very late. She didn't even know when Li Hui left.

When she learned that the city gate had not been opened, and that Li Hui had not gone to court and was still in the palace, she understood that the emperor was going to use the power of thunder to uproot the entangled aristocratic family. It was unclear whether this would shake the country, but she knew that this was something Yan Yunchen had wanted to do a long time ago.

Since I have wanted to do it a long time ago, there is no shortage of deployment, placement, and casting of nets.

The gates of the capital were closed for three consecutive days, and the officials in the court did not go home for three consecutive days. All the other families in the capital could not sit still, except Cheng Xue, who was living her life at home with her children as usual.

During this period, the palace doctor came once, took Cheng Xue's pulse and prescribed some tonics. There was nothing wrong with my body, it was just a loss of strength caused by being too excited that day.

Within three days, people also sent messages, but as before, Cheng Xue didn't answer any of them.

It wasn't until the morning of the fourth day that her father-in-law came to summon her to the Ministry of Punishment. If Luo Zi and Wen Tian weren't accompanying her, she wouldn't leave at all, for fear of being cheated. But both of them were one of their own, and Li Hui was probably afraid of her being cautious, so he let them come.

When I arrived at the Criminal Prison, I heard cries from heaven and earth before I even got to the door.

There are men, women, and children.

Cheng Xue has been working for a few years, and she has been to the morgue of her unit several times. However, when she entered the prison of the Criminal Department, she still felt a chill on her back and felt inexplicably panicked in her heart. Bai Wei noticed something strange about her and took her arm thoughtfully, supporting her all the way.

Xu Qing personally waited at the door of the Tianlao. Cheng Xue walked up to him and bowed slightly. The latter returned the salute and made a "please" gesture.

"Su Zhen wants to see you by name."

See her?

They didn't know each other well.

Cheng Xue said angrily "Hmm" and followed behind.

All the cells in the Criminal Department were full, and men and women were separated.

Some she knew, some she wasn't familiar with, but they were all people in the capital who could be named.

It seems that this time the emperor wants to completely eradicate the hidden dangers.

If her guess is correct, after this incident is over, the crown prince's position will be established.

When she came to the door of the cell, she did not see Su Zhen who was in a state of embarrassment after having been tortured as she had imagined. Instead, he looked decent as he should have, which was beyond her expectation.

Su Zhen had already sat up when he heard the footsteps. Now seeing the person coming, Xie Si smiled and said:
"Little girl, you are finally here."

Uh……

"I can't be called a little girl at my age." Cheng Xue responded with a smile, without any discomfort, "Are you that young?"

Xu Qing and other officials from the Ministry of Justice lowered their heads after hearing what was added later, fearing that their smiles would be exposed.

Su Zhen didn't expect her to be so shameless, "Haha..." and then sneered and said:
"Do you think that if Li Hui knew what happened to you back then, would he still value you so much?"


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