Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 465 Malice
Ling Ze was highly regarded by the emperor. He took off his hat and apologized. The emperor said that since the family was large, it was inevitable that there would be some descendants who disdained him, and it was not his fault, so he easily spared him without punishing him, let alone dismissing him from his position as prime minister.

Pretending not to know that he had taken off his hat and apologized, Censor Jiang and his companions rushed to the palace and asked to see the emperor. They wanted to impeach Ling Ze. They planned to magnify Ling Ze's mistakes and ruin his reputation.

But before he entered the imperial study, he saw Ling Ze coming out.

Ling Ze smiled and greeted them when he saw them, "Master Jiang, Master Shen, Master Fang."

"Lord Ling." Censor Jiang and the other two bowed, "Lord Ling, why are you dressed like this to see the emperor?"

"Someone in my family has committed a serious crime. As the head of the family, I have come to Your Majesty to plead guilty. Fortunately, Your Majesty has sympathy and has not punished me severely." He paused, then changed the subject, "Why are the three adults in such a hurry to..."

"We come to pay our respects to His Majesty." Censor Jiang evaded the question.

Ling Ze nodded slightly, seemingly unaware of their lies, and said calmly: "In that case, I will not delay you three. Please go in. His Majesty is in the imperial study right now."

After saying that, Ling Ze walked past them at a leisurely pace.

Censor Jiang looked at his back and whispered, "Old fox."

"Your Majesty has already forgiven him. If we impeach him again, it will probably be useless and will even anger His Majesty," said Censor Fang.

"But we're already here. Are we going to just go back like this without going in to see the emperor?" Censor Shen asked unwillingly.

Censor Fang thought for a moment and said, "We can't just go back like this. Now that we are here, we have to see His Majesty, even if it's just to express our loyalty and concern."

"Since we can't impeach Ling Ze, we'll find someone else to impeach." Censor Jiang said as he took out a memorial from his sleeve pocket.

Shen and Fang looked at each other with somewhat ugly expressions. They were obviously dissatisfied with the fact that Censor Jiang had dragged them into this matter without consulting them.

But things had come to this point, it was not easy for the two to quarrel with him on the spot, so the three of them went into the imperial study together.

In the imperial study, the air was filled with the scent of ambergris, and the emperor was immersed in the memorials with a focused look. The three imperial censors knelt and bowed, and the emperor raised his eyes slightly, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

"My three ministers, do you have any important matters to report?" The emperor's voice was low and majestic.

Censor Fang was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, we are here today for the sake of the stability of the court and your Majesty's well-being."

The emperor nodded slightly, indicating that he should continue.

"Your Majesty, this is the evidence I have collected, proving that someone in the court is colluding with foreign enemies and intends to rebel." Censor Jiang presented the memorial.

Censor Shen and Censor Fang waited with bated breath on the sidelines. They had no idea who Censor Jiang wanted to impeach, nor did they know whether the evidence he had collected was true.

The emperor took the memorial, unfolded it slowly, his eyes wandering between the lines, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

He raised his head and looked at Censor Jiang with a sharp gaze: "Jiang Qing, what you said is very serious. Have you carefully checked the evidence?"

Censor Jiang replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have verified it again and again, and the evidence is irrefutable. I dare not say a single word of falsehood, let alone joke with the safety of the court."

The emperor nodded, put the memorial aside, glanced at Censor Shen and Censor Fang, and asked, "My two ministers, what do you think of this matter?"

What do you think?

Censor Shen and Censor Fang didn't know what the memorial said, so they could only bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty, although I have not participated in the investigation, Censor Jiang has always been known for his fairness and impartiality. Since he dared to say this in front of Your Majesty, I believe the evidence must be solid. I believe that this matter must be investigated thoroughly to ensure the stability of the court."

Censor Fang also nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty, I think so too. If such a serious incident really happened, it must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others."

The emperor nodded and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I understand. The three ministers, please withdraw first. I will handle this matter personally."

The emperor was going to investigate the matter personally, so the three men dared not say anything and retreated respectfully.

After leaving the imperial study, Censor Shen and Censor Fang asked anxiously in a low voice, "Who are you reporting on?" Censor Jiang replied, "General Hao Shi of Weiyuan."

Shen and Fang's faces changed slightly. Censor Shen said in horror: "Hao Shi is the general that your majesty relies on the most. He commands a large number of troops and has tremendous power. How dare you easily report him?"

"Have you asked the prince about this?" Censor Fang asked with a frown.

As he walked, Censor Jiang said, "I will report to the Prince right away."

Shen and Fang looked at each other, and Censor Fang finally said, "Is he crazy?"

"What should we do next?" asked Censor Shen with a sad face.

"Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to go all the way. Regardless of whether Hao Shi is guilty or not, he must be guilty." Censor Fang said in a deep voice.

When Censor Shen heard this, he was shocked and said hesitantly: "It's really wrong to do this..."

Censor Fang interrupted him coldly, "We have no choice. Either he dies or we die."

"This is the only way." Censor Shen sighed.

The two of them immediately rushed to Prince Zuo's mansion to devise plans for overthrowing Hao Shi.

Later, Gao Quan learned about this and immediately secretly informed Yun Hao about the three people's involvement in Hao Shi.

Yun Hao frowned upon receiving the news. He did not believe that Hao Shi had embezzled, accepted bribes, abused his power, falsely reported military exploits, and killed innocent people to claim credit.
All these charges combined almost put Hao Shi to death.

Yun Hao couldn't leave the city, so when he went to the military camp to see Hao, he met Hao Bai. "Imperial Censor Jiang reported your father and listed many crimes against him, enough to get the whole family executed."

Hao Bai was stunned. "He is making a false accusation."

"Let your father prepare for it." Yun Hao patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

"Thank you." Hao Bai bowed.

Yun Hao didn't say anything more, got up and went home. He had been leaving home early and coming back late these days, and he hadn't been able to say a few words to his wife and children. He missed them.

Halfway through the journey, it started snowing. It was snowing lightly for a while, and then heavy snow began to fall, like light feathers falling from the sky, covering every corner of the earth.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard his son's laughter and his baby voice calling, "Mom, Mom."

After taking a few quick steps, I saw the mother and son wearing cloaks, standing on the porch, stretching out their hands to catch the snow, and asked with a smile: "Aren't you afraid of freezing your hands?"

Zhao Wangshu turned her head and smiled, "My husband is back."

"Daddy, catch some snowflakes." Little Yunyu happened to catch a few snowflakes and he immediately clenched his little fists.

Yun Hao walked up to Zhao Wangshu and said, "When the snow stops, I'll take you to walk in the snow and look for plum blossoms."

"Okay." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

Little Yunyu stretched out his hand in front of Yunhao, "Daddy, look."

There were no snowflakes on his little hands, only water stains.

Little Yunyu was stunned, and pouted, "Xuexue, it's gone."

Yun Hao pointed at the water in his hand and said, "This is snow. When snow encounters heat, it will melt."

A gust of wind blew by, and Zhao Wangshu felt a little cold. "Carry him into the house and explain."