Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 225 Farewell
When Qu Li didn't come home from his shift yesterday, Ms. Li was worried. She comforted herself that perhaps Qu Li had something to do and couldn't come back in time to report, so she stopped mentioning it, but she was still worried about her husband's uneasy sleep.

When I came back to report the news, I stopped talking about it, but I was still worried that my husband would not sleep well.

Today, Mrs. Li went to the home of a fellow villager who was in the imperial army with Qu Li and inquired about Qu Li, but he had to go away on important matters. The wife of the fellow villager secretly informed her about Qu Li and asked her to find a way to save people. If she couldn't, hurry up. Pack up your belongings and take the children back to your hometown without causing trouble.

Li and Qu Li were childhood sweethearts and had a deep relationship. Li could not leave the convicted Qu Li at this moment, so she forced herself to calm down and think about where to ask for help.

Qu Li was originally from a poor family, and the most powerful person he befriended was his boss Jiang Shunian. Li could not see Jiang Shunian, so he could only come to Yongning Marquis Mansion to see Tang Bingxuan to pray for help.

"I will help ask about this matter. As long as Qu Li does not do this, he will not be wronged. Your children are still young and cannot leave you, so they can go home."

After five years of contact, Tang Bingxuan didn't like Li's petty thoughts, but she was not a treacherous person. She also met Qu Li a few times, and heard that he was down-to-earth and progressive.

"Thank you madam. I will go home and wait for news about madam."

Li's purpose of coming here was achieved, so she didn't dare to stay any longer and annoy Mrs. Shangguan. She kowtowed three times to Tang Bingxuan solemnly and left with the maid with a hopeful look on her face.

Zhixia refilled a cup of tea for Tang Bingxuan, "Madam, is this how you accept this matter?"

Tang Bingxuan sighed and rubbed her forehead, "Qu Li is my husband's subordinate after all. If he is really convicted of theft, my husband will not be able to escape the crime of negligence;

If we are framed by someone, we must try our best to find out the whole story and make sure that we are innocent. We are very protective of our shortcomings. "

Tang Bingxuan has always regretted letting her husband find a future in the past few years. The years before she was married were more relaxed and less troublesome.

Tang Bingxuan didn't ask anyone to inquire about this matter. Jiang Shunian was the commander of the Forbidden Army. He would definitely get to the bottom of this matter, so she shouldn't go over and cause trouble again.

In the evening, when Jiang Shunian returned home, Tang Bingxuan had already washed up and was sitting on the bed reading.

"Has your husband had any meals?"

Jiang Shunian sat down on the sofa to rest a little tiredly, "I was too busy to pay attention to it. Let's see what food is in the kitchen."

Tang Bingxuan got out of bed, put on her coat, walked outside and told the maid on night duty to go to the kitchen and serve Jiang Shunian a bowl of chicken noodle soup.

"My husband is worried about Qu Li?" Tang Bingxuan sat down opposite Jiang Shunian.

Jiang Shunian was not in the palace yesterday when Qu Li was caught with all the stolen goods, so he did not receive the news immediately and missed a good opportunity to find flaws.

Last night, he received the message from his men and did not leave the palace. He only asked his men to keep an eye on the few people who came to arrest Qu Li. He also sent people to the Criminal Division to watch Qu Li. Gone. Jiang Shunian looked at Tang Bingxuan and was not surprised that she knew about Qu Li. After all, Qu Li's wife, Li, often got in front of Tang Bingxuan. Tang Bingxuan complained many times but never strictly stopped her.

"Mr. Li came to visit today?"

"Ah."

"I'll go undress my husband first, and we'll talk about it later."

Jiang Shunian went to the clean room to wash up first, and when he came back he was only wearing middle clothes.

Chicken noodle soup in the kitchen has been placed on the table. Tang Bingxuan motioned to Jiang Shunian to eat the noodles first, otherwise the noodles would become lumpy and unpalatable over time.

Jiang Shunian quickly ate a bowl of chicken noodle soup, rinsed his mouth and took Tang Bingxuan into the inner room to rest.

"The few people who went to arrest Qu Li were one of the eunuchs in Concubine Chen's Palace, one was from the Shenxing Department, and the other was from the Imperial Guard under me." Jiang Shunian smiled silently, which was quite strange in the dark night. Tang Bingxuan lay flat and didn't pay attention.

"It seems that the other party is well prepared."

It was so accurate that people from all three places were present. If someone hadn't arranged it deliberately, it would definitely not have been such a coincidence.

This incident is as minor as the fact that a forbidden soldier picked up the jade pendant dropped by Concubine Chen while on patrol, but as a major matter it is that the forbidden soldier misbehaved and kept it privately or even stole the property of the concubines in the harem.

Since the other party has laid such a clever trap, I'm afraid he won't let it go. If he is really punished in the name of stealing the concubine's property, not only will Qu Li's life be in danger, but Jiang Shunian, his boss, will also not be able to escape the blame.

"Is something wrong with Qu Li?"

Qu Li was taken to the Criminal Punishment Department instead of being handed over to the Forbidden Army. It can be seen that the other party was concerned that Jiang Shunian would kill first and then report, making them work in vain and lose the opportunity.

Now Jiang Shunian doesn't want Qu Li to die, but the other party wants Qu Li to die to apologize and settle the matter. The use of criminal law is inevitable.

"As a husband, I am being watched by others. I am fine."

Jiang Shunian went to the Shenxing Department to meet Qu Li alone today. Qu Li was whipped several times but had no other injuries.

Jiang Shunian's people were always on the defensive, and the people from the Shenxing Division didn't dare to give in when the Forbidden Army people were watching.

"Does your husband have a way to deal with it?"

Whether Concubine Chen's jade pendant fell on purpose or accidentally, it was indeed picked up by Qu Li while on patrol. When someone scanned her, the jade pendant was on Qu Li's body. This matter cannot be explained clearly.

Qu Li himself explained that he picked up the jade pendant and did not know who the owner was. He thought that a courtier accidentally dropped it and planned to ask the adults who attended the morning meeting tomorrow.

Qu Li himself felt unjust when he was arrested for stealing before the next day.

According to Concubine Chen, this jade pendant was given to her by her grandfather Jing Tinghou before she entered the palace, and it was regarded as her "dowry". Even if the concubine did not have a dowry, her family could still bring it into the palace.

Concubine Chen brought the jade pendant to the Holy Emperor and begged the Holy One to severely punish Qu Li.

The Holy One trusted Jiang Shunian to be honest, but little things added up. Even if Jiang Shunian himself did not go on business trips, his subordinates would often get into trouble, and he would definitely leave the impression in the Holy One's mind that he was incompetent and difficult to control.

Jiang Shunian and Shengshang met when they were young, and few people know the inside story. If the other party thinks that these little tricks can break the trust between the monarch and his ministers, he will probably be disappointed.

However, although the matter is small, it is really annoying. Jiang Shunian is not the type to sit still and wait for death. Some people's hands are too deep and can easily break.

Jiang Shunian heard Tang Bingxuan's worries and comforted her with a warm voice: "Don't worry, madam, my husband has found a breakthrough."

"It's getting late, madam, go to bed quickly."

The next day, Tang Bingxuan sent off Jiang Shunian, who was on duty, and sent someone to reply to Ms. Li, telling her not to worry and to wait at home.

Five days later, Qu Li was acquitted by the Shenxing Division. Several chamberlains involved were punished in the palace, and Concubine Chen was also fined and imprisoned for three months.

The person who ultimately played a key role in this matter was Fulu, the chief steward of the Holy Sage.