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"Your Majesty, after I returned home yesterday, I arrested all relevant family members and tortured them. I interrogated them all night long and determined that Zhang's death was due to dystocia due to premature birth."

Shen Congxing explained to the emperor that his wife died and a child died in infancy. I don't know if he really didn't sleep, but Shen Congxing's mental state was indeed not good.

After hearing Shen Congxing's explanation, Zhao Zong's face softened slightly, but the British father became furious. He walked a few steps quickly to Shen Congxing, pointed at Shen Congxing's nose and cursed:
"You are talking nonsense and talking nonsense. You surnamed Shen are really a beast. How could I be blind and marry my daughter to you. At this time, I still have to cover up for your vicious concubine. Don't think that you have taken Shen down. If the servants of the family are under control, our Zhang family will not get the truth."

This marriage was granted by the emperor and decided by Zhao Zongquan. It should be considered that Zhao Zongquan was blind.

The words had lost their sense of proportion, which was enough to show that the British prince was furious now.

But Dazhou's martial arts was still weak. As a former military No. 1, the old man was so furious that he didn't even attack Shen Congxing.

He wanted to put this matter aside in the previous court, and beat Shen Congxing into a pig's head without being in front of the emperor. He couldn't bear the anger.

"Mr. Zhang calm down and give Shen Congxing a chance to speak." At this time, the only one who was willing to help Shen Congxing smooth things over was the emperor, his brother-in-law:

"Shen Congxing, why don't you tell the old man everything about the investigation?"

"Ms. Zhang was fine yesterday morning, but suddenly she had labor pains..."

According to Shen Congxing, Mrs. Shen and Zhang herself gave birth suddenly prematurely. Because the delivery date was not yet due, the Shen family did not make any preparations for the delivery. By the time Granny Wen and the doctor were invited from outside, Mrs. Shen and Zhang had already died of dystocia and hemorrhage.

"Why don't you tell me why my daughter was born prematurely? It's not because your beloved concubine deliberately vented her anger..."

The British Duke also said that it was Shen Congxing's concubine Zou who deliberately made Zhang angry, causing Zhang to move her fetus and give birth prematurely before the time was up.

Zou was also prepared and sent out all the Wen Pos from the Shen family who had experience in delivering babies.

Waiting for Mrs. Zhang's servants, careful mother-in-law, after the Taifu was invited over, Mrs. Zou delayed again, not allowing the doctor to diagnose and treat Mrs. Shen on the grounds that it was inconvenient for a woman to give birth to a man.

"Father-in-law, even if there is some quarrel between Zou and Zhang, there is really no direct relationship between Zou and Zhang's premature birth, and the following ones are all nonsense. It's my fault that Zhang's dystocia was not cured. I didn't make it earlier. Be prepared, if you miss the time to seek medical treatment, I will bear all the punishment your father-in-law will have."

The death of a person in the Shen family is of course inseparable from Shen Congxing, but Shen Congxing did not push it aside.

He took the responsibility on himself and his intention to protect Zou was obvious.

"I'm not your father-in-law. Guifen died so miserably, yet you still want to protect that vicious woman." After getting rid of Shen Congxing, the British Duke knelt down to Zhao Zongquan again:

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for my daughter. Seeing that the old minister has been loyal to the country and guarded the border for so many years, there is no credit but hard work. Please make the decision for my daughter and severely punish the murderer."

Compared with the relationship with the emperor, the British father-in-law is definitely not as good as Shen Congxing, his brother-in-law and brother-in-law.

He could only show off his contribution to the Zhou Dynasty and force the emperor to pursue this matter.

Although Shen Congxing's merits are not small, he protected Zhao Zongquan to the capital and had the merit of following the dragon, but this credit is only for Zhao Zongquan personally.

For the entire country, Shen Congxing really has little contribution.

"Don't worry, Old Lord, I will definitely investigate this matter to the end. The case will be handed over to Kaifeng Mansion for strict investigation. The Ministry of Punishment and Yushitai will send people to assist. We must get to the bottom of the matter and get to the bottom of it." After a few seconds, Zhao Zongquan slowly spoke word by word.

Although he was very reluctant, Zhao Zongquan still wanted to express his attitude.

In order to show that he was upright and would not favor his brother-in-law, he also sent the Criminal Department and Yushitai to supervise the handling of the case in Kaifeng Mansion.

Normally, the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai could not get involved in Kaifeng Mansion.

This matter was arranged at the censor's desk, and the censor Zhongcheng finally left the matter to the idler Sheng Changbai.

"Zecheng, although this case is not big in itself, it has a huge impact. You still need to be cautious during the trial." After the arrangements were made, the leader told Sheng Changbai.

"Understood, I won't take the initiative to do anything. I just keep an eye on the Kaifeng Mansion and try the case clearly." Sheng Changbai replied.

This case is actually not complicated and does not require the investigators to have high criminal investigation capabilities.

Just come to any person with relevant business experience and they can get things done.

Just interrogate the servants of the Shen family one by one. There are hundreds of people in one uncle's house.

Basically, they were all servants who had just been rewarded by the emperor to the Shen family after the Shen family became prosperous.

It's not about being loyal to the Shen family. Considering the personnel structure of the Shen family, there is no possibility of keeping this matter secret.

In fact, before this case was heard, Sheng Changbai was already inclined to believe the British public.

After all, if Mrs. Zhang did not really die tragically because of Mrs. Zou, there would be no need for the British father to target a concubine like this.

Sheng Changbai had nothing to worry about during the trial of the case, but the sentencing was an awkward matter.

This concubine, Shen Congxing, is not an ordinary concubine. Shen Zou is completely different from the kind of concubine who can be given away directly and is equivalent to an object.

Before becoming Shen Congxing's concubine, Zou had already become Shen Congxing's sister-in-law.

The fathers of Shen Congxing and Gu Tingye had very similar operations. After the death of their original spouses, they both married their original spouse's sister, their sister-in-law.

It's just that the Qin family's family background is sufficient. After Xiao Qin marries Gu Tingye, she can still fill in the house.

However, the Zou family's family background was not enough and they could no longer match Shen Congxing, so her brother-in-law became the emperor.

Shen Congxing was arranged by Zhao Zongquan to marry an old Bianliang noble and married Zhang Guifen.

Therefore, the Zou family did not want the in-law relationship between the two families to become estranged with the death of the eldest Zou family.

Xiao Zou was chosen to marry Shen Congxing, and she did not hesitate to be a concubine.

"Take everyone away, everyone involved in Mrs. Shen's childbirth case. Bring them back to me."

After the matter was settled, Sheng Changbai followed the officials and government servants of Kaifeng Mansion to the Shen family to arrest people.

A simple investigation will be done, and those who are not relevant will be put aside for the time being, while those who are relevant will be brought to the Yamen.

"Stop it, do you know where this place is? You dare to arrest people in my yard."

When they took the others away, everything went smoothly, but when they went to arrest people in Xiao Zou's yard, they were blocked by Xiao Zou.

"Miss Zou, we are investigating the case under the emperor's orders."

"Then you can't arrest people in my courtyard. Do you know who I am? My sister saved the queen of the dynasty?"

Compared with the arrogance of the little Zou family, Rulan can be regarded as gentle, quiet and gentle, well-informed and courteous, and a lady.

Shen Congxing wanted to protect the little Zou family, and he had a deep relationship with his first wife, the big Zou family.

There is also the reason why the Shen family owes a great debt to the Zou family because they saved Shen Congxing's sister, Queen Shen.

The reason why Zhao Zongquan was so indecisive in handling this case was because Da Zou saved his wife.

Zou's rescue of Queen Shen happened when Zhao Zongquan followed Gu Tingye back to Bianjing to compete for the throne.

The current queen and several of Zhao Zongquan's children were all seriously ill in Yuzhou.

It was the eldest Zou who went to serve Empress Shen with a big belly.

After taking care of Queen Shen, the great Zou family became famous.

Shen Congxing should really be grateful to the Zou family. If it weren't for the eldest Zou family, someone else would definitely be the queen.

It is impossible for the Shen family to become the first family of relatives in Dazhou now. "Just because we knew your identity, we didn't take you away directly. We just wanted to take away these people in your house."

Sheng Changbai glanced at Xiao Zou and said, this treatment has given the queen a lot of face.

But the young Zou family was still dissatisfied. He did not understand the law, politics, or even basic human relations.

"You know who I am, how dare you arrest my people. Stop it, you can't touch any of the people in my courtyard." Little Zou stopped him directly in front of the government officials.

It is easy to face this kind of problem when arresting people from powerful families.

Being arrogant is not stupid, and Xiao Zou also understands that if these people are taken away, what he does will definitely not be kept secret.

Moreover, Xiao Zou's toughness is not a disguise, but she truly feels in her heart that her sister has saved the queen.

I don't have to be afraid of anyone in Bianliang, and I can do whatever I want.

In the more than a year since they came to Beijing, the Zou family has really been walking sideways in Bianliang.

"Come here, pull Miss Zou away." The official of Kaifeng Mansion shouted.

"Who dares to touch me? Uncle Shen is here and I can't spare you." Little Zou continued to shout.

I don’t know if Xiao Zou will really ask the reason for the crime, but the government officials really don’t dare to arrest Xiao Zou.

"Go...go to Mrs. Shen's place and bring some strong women over."

Sheng Changbai ordered that other servants in the Shen family residence might give little Zou face.

But the one Shen Zhang's companion should hate the most now is little Zou.

The people in Xiao Zou's courtyard will be taken away, and the people in Xiao Zou's brother's courtyard will also be taken away.

Brother Zou also lives in Shen Congxing's house.

The younger sister becomes a concubine, and the older brother also moves in. Marrying a concubine is equivalent to marrying a large family.

No wonder the people in Bianliang City laughed at them and looked down on the Zou family.

The most difficult part of this job is to go to General Shen's Mansion to arrest people.

The interrogation of the case was very simple. Most of the servants of the Shen family were servants obtained by Zhao Zongquan after he copied nobles who were not related to King Ni.

Most of these people have experienced prison. After entering the Kaifeng Mansion Prison, they confessed quickly.

After all, this is a feudal dynasty, not so civilized, and punishments can be directly used.

Although there is some possibility of defeating someone, this method is still very efficient.

In just three days, the complete results were achieved.

"Your Majesty, the case has been clearly heard and all the witnesses and testimonies are available. How to decide the case? I would like to ask Your Majesty to judge."

The Kaifeng Mansion was very experienced in handling this kind of matter. They only issued a conviction and sentenced the emperor to do it.

"Is this really how things happened?"

Zhao Zongquan frowned when he saw that it was indeed the Zou family who had done the thing, and that the facts were the same as what the British father said.

Zhao Zongquan didn't care about the Zou family, but he couldn't care less about his family's reputation.

No matter what the Zou family said, they were kind to their own family, and it was a life-saving favor. For this reason, the Zou family even spared a life.

How Zhao Zongquan treats the Zou family, what others see is not simply the Zou family, but Zhao Zongquan's attitude towards his benefactor.

"I guarantee it with the black gauze on my head."

"You guys go down first. I'll decide how to judge after I think about it." When things are unresolved, Zhao Zongquan's method is always to delay.

The case went smoothly, but the verdict was completely difficult.

The emperor did not want to deal harshly with the Zou family and spread his reputation as ungrateful, mean and unkind.

Due to the disagreement with the Queen Mother, there are already many such rumors and cannot be made worse.

It is obviously a dilemma to appease and satisfy the British public at the same time, and it is not easy to have both.

A wave of political py was obviously needed, and Zhao Zongquan and Queen Shen wanted to give the British Duke some political compensation.

Let’s see if we can get the British public to take this matter lightly.

After all, the British public is still a person who pays great attention to political interests.

When Zhao Zongquan came to the throne, he moved closer to Zhao Zongquan.

For the sake of power, he married his beloved only daughter to Shen Congxing to fill a house.

Since he is a politician, he can use political means to appease him.

On the Bianliang side, before the Zou family was dealt with, King Huan and Gu Tingye of Jiangnan suffered a counterattack from those with vested interests in the salt tax.

"Have you heard that King Huan was assassinated in the south?"

"I heard that His Royal Highness King Huan's life or death is uncertain."

"Why did I hear that Gu Tingye's life or death was uncertain? In order to save King Huan, Gu Er blocked many swords for King Huan and fell down at that time."

The first month was not even over yet. Suddenly, news of the assassinations of King Huan and Gu Tingye spread throughout Bianliang City.

The news spread so widely that even Sister Rong, who just stayed at home, didn't know which servant heard the news.

"Sister Rong, you don't have to worry so much. Your father has been killed on the battlefield so many times. It's just some assassins. There's nothing they can do to him." Sheng Changbai comforted Sister Rong.

"Uncle Sheng, will my father really be fine?"

"Of course, there is no news from the court, so your father is naturally fine."

Sheng Changbai said to the child with certainty, but actually he was still murmuring in his heart.

The reason why Gu Tingye was the emperor's number one thug was that even if something happened to Gu Tingye, Zhao Zongquan would not dare to make the news public.

Without Gu Tingye to help control the Forbidden Army, relying on Shen Congxing, an uncle with no foundation in the army, it would not be so stable.

The British Duke has not been appeased now, and his attitude is unclear. Zhao Zongquan's throne, which was originally considered stable, is now in danger.

"Then why is there news everywhere in Bianliang City that something happened to my father?" Sister Rong asked worriedly.

"The world just likes to spread lies. The more exaggerated the news, the more willing some people are to spread it."

There is obviously no market for saying that something happened to King Huan. Although Zhao Zongquan thought highly of King Huan the most, Zhao Zongquan had other sons and many heirs.

Some people are willing to listen to Gu Tingye. After all, he is a man who has lived in the hot spots of Bianliang for the past ten years. His experience has been full of ups and downs, and he is a complete legend.

Sheng Changbai told Sister Rong that this was the case, but the news spread a little faster. Suddenly, within a day or two, Bianliang City was talking about this matter. It was obvious that there was a promoter. (End of chapter)