inspire-indiana Chapter 140 It’s so cool
Chapter 140 It’s so cool
"My dear wife, what's wrong with you?" asked Lord Zheng.
When he looked at his nervous wife, he felt a moment of panic.
"I'm fine, just a little tired." Zheng Nujun said in panic.
She did all these things because she met Yang Jiaqi, the legitimate daughter of the Yang family, the day before yesterday. Yang Jiaqi ridiculed her openly and secretly, saying that she would have to write a public apology letter when her half-brother Yang Qianxun returned to Fengdu, and then she would become a laughing stock among the women of Fengdu.
Yang Jiaqi even said that if it were her, she would try to kill Yang Qianxun and put an end to it.
After that, she had this idea in mind. She always had a team of death warriors around her, which were given to her by her father personally when she came of age.
She wanted Yang Qian to commit suicide and wanted Su Yueyao to be skinned alive, but no one came back to report tonight. Did she fail?
Suddenly, there was a noisy noise coming from the street outside, and Ms. Zheng was even more frightened, feeling uneasy.
"My dear wife, let me go and see what happened outside." Lord Zheng said.
"Okay, go check it out."
When Lord Zheng arrived at the front hall, he found that his father and mother were there, as well as his wife's brothers and sisters.
"Father and mother." Lord Zheng immediately bowed.
The others also stood up to greet him.
"No need to be so polite. Is Yun'er asleep?" asked Zheng's father.
"My wife is a little upset today and hasn't rested yet. Did anything happen to my father and mother?"
"This evening, Su Yueyao from Yi County was going to enter Fengdu, but she was attacked when passing by Shilin Road. She was frightened. Her three husbands were seriously injured. Lady Su kept shouting that someone was trying to kill her. She is now staying in the post station. Your Majesty is furious and wants to find out who did it." Zheng's mother said.
"What? Su Yueyao from Yi County?" When Lord Zheng heard these words, his body shook.
Did the wife make any secret arrangements today?
Zheng's father and mother immediately noticed Lord Zheng's reaction and signaled everyone else to leave.
"Did Yuner do something?" Zheng's mother asked directly.
"I don't know about my father and mother. My wife has not allowed us to serve her closely today. She was obviously not in a good state in the room just now."
"Let's go find this rebellious girl. If she really did it, she will tear the sky of Fengdu apart." Mother Zheng said as she walked straight to the backyard.
Zheng Ruoyun's door was opened, and Zheng's mother walked directly to her and said.
"Did you send someone to assassinate Su Yueyao today?"
"Mother, I didn't do that. It wasn't me. It wasn't me." Zheng Ruoyun immediately denied it.
Mother Zheng's heart skipped a beat when she saw Zheng Ruoyun's wandering eyes.
"His Majesty was furious when he heard that Su Yueyao was assassinated. He has already sent Cui Song, the commander of the imperial guards, to search the entire Fengdu. He is determined to find out who sent the assassination."
"Zheng Ruoyun, if you did this, you will be the murderer who killed the entire Zheng family. Today, His Majesty has searched all the aristocratic families under the pretext of doing so. How much will be found out? When those aristocratic families find out later that it was you who did it, the Zheng family will be their outlet for venting their anger." Zheng's mother cursed loudly.
"My dear wife, don't be angry. Maybe it wasn't Yun'er who did it. Isn't there also the Yang family who is at odds with Su Yueyao?" Zheng's father said.
"My father is Yang Jiaqi. She seduced me in various ways, so I took action. I don't want to write an apology letter to a bastard. I don't want to become a laughing stock among the women of Fengdu. I don't want to... I don't want to." Zheng Ruoyun said fearfully.
"You rebellious girl." After hearing this, Zheng's mother slapped her in the face.
"Master wife."
"Mother."
"Yun'er, are the people you sent to assassinate your guards?" Zheng's father asked immediately.
"No... Last time, almost all of my daughter's guards were killed in Yi County. I moved the death squad that my father gave me." Zheng Nujun said tremblingly.
When Zheng's father heard this, he immediately shook his body and said, "Yun'er, didn't your father tell you that those people can only be used when you are in danger in the future? In Kyoto, except for the Duke's Mansion, the Marquis' Mansion and the first-rank officials, who can have no more than 50 assassins in their mansions, other officials from aristocratic families are not allowed to secretly raise assassins, otherwise it is a crime of rebellion. This is the law."
"How dare you use the assassins that your father secretly trained for you to assassinate Su Yueyao? Do you want the entire Zheng family to die with you?"
"As a woman, you will not die. Have you ever thought about your father, your lord, and your concubines?" Zheng's father looked at Zheng Ruoyun in despair.
"Mother, father, please save me. I didn't mean it. I just didn't want to become a laughing stock." Zheng Ruoyun knelt down and said.
At this time, Zheng's mother's face was full of dejection.
"Father and mother, I was wrong. I was really instigated by Yang Jiaqi!"
"Someone, lock the lady in her room and no one is allowed to visit her." After saying this, Zheng's mother left in despair.
Nujun Zheng wanted to chase after him, but the guard at the door stopped her.
"Mother, Father." Zheng Nujun shouted.
"Master, please go and ask my mother and father to save me!"
Lord Zheng's face was also pale. He didn't even know that his wife had hidden such a big thing from him. Has she ever thought about what would happen to him if something happened to her? His wife really cared about the life and death of these men!
At this time, Zheng's father caught up with Zheng's mother.
"Does my wife want to give up Yun'er?" asked Zheng's father.
"It would be fine if all of my lord's assassins were dead. But if there are any left alive, when the matter is reported to His Majesty, all the noble families will probably target the Zheng family. The Zheng family is not just hers, and I can't let the entire Zheng family be buried with her." Zheng's mother said in a resolute tone.
"Let's wait a little longer until some news comes back. Yun'er is the only girl in the Zheng family!" said Zheng's father.
"My lord, if we don't confess to His Majesty today, our entire family will be in danger tomorrow. Now I take the initiative to confess to His Majesty. His Majesty will take into consideration that I am a woman and at most will demote me. Yun'er will suffer a little, and the Zheng family will be able to recover in a few years." Zheng's mother said.
"My dear wife, is this really the only way?"
"This is the best way right now. With all the commotion today, the person being searched for is Cui Song. The one who went to pick up Su Yueyao to Fengdu must be Cui Yiyang. As long as we leave him alive, even the most difficult person will be pried open."
"My dear wife, I understand. Please go to the palace!" Zheng's father knew that there was no other way and said in despair without trying to stop him.
Mother Zheng put on her official uniform and went straight into the palace.
At this time, the empress was still sleeping soundly on the couch. Because of the search today, the palace gate was not closed. Zheng's mother went directly into the palace and came to the imperial study.
Fu An received the news and just entered the inner room, the Queen opened her eyes and asked, "Who is here at this hour?"
"Your Majesty, it's Minister Zheng."
"Come and change my clothes."
"promise."
Fuan went into the inner room and helped the Queen put on clothes.
"Call in Minister Zheng."
"Yes." Fuan bowed and walked out.
Minister Zheng entered the imperial study and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I did not teach my daughter well. Lady Su was assassinated by her."
The empress frowned when she heard what Minister Zheng said. It was she who promoted Minister Zheng, but she didn't expect her daughter to be so domineering. It seemed that she would have to look for a new candidate for the Minister of Revenue.
"Minister Zheng, do you know that raising assassins privately is a crime of rebellion?"
"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of being disloyal. These assassins are here to secretly protect my daughter and will never be used for anything else."
"My daughter used to love the bastard of the Yang family and wanted to marry him, but fate made her unexpectedly marry the bastard of the Yang family, Lady Su of Yi County. She found it hard to accept and became confused."
"I am willing to use my official position to beg Your Majesty to spare my daughter!" Minister Zheng said crying.
"Minister Zheng, do you know that Lady Su came to Fengdu to participate in the selection of the Literary Hall because of my order? Your Zheng family is very good! But she slapped me in the face before she even arrived in Fengdu."
"Today, Su Yueyao was frightened and cried and shouted that she did not want to enter the Phoenix, but someone wanted to kill her. I ordered a search. Because of your Zheng family, I am afraid that tomorrow you will be buried by the memorials submitted by those aristocratic families!" said the Queen in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, I failed to educate my daughter properly and I deserve to be punished. However, the legitimate daughter of the Yang family provoked and guided my son, which led her to do such a thing. The legitimate daughter of the Yang family must also be punished." Minister Zheng said.
Her daughter can no longer be saved, and the Yang family cannot remain immune.
"Minister Zheng is trying to blame Prime Minister Yang. If anything happens to Su Yueyao, the Yang family will also be implicated. How could the Yang family's legitimate daughter try to sow discord between you and your daughter?" The Queen sneered.
"Your Majesty, I hope your Majesty will understand what your daughter said."
"Come here, the daughter of Minister Zheng was involved in the murder of the painter. Immediately send the imperial guards to surround the entire Zheng Mansion and await punishment." The Queen gave the order directly.
"promise."
Afterwards, Shangshu Zheng was escorted back by the imperial guards.
Fortunately, she is a woman, otherwise she would have been thrown into prison directly.
When the various aristocratic families got the news, they were filled with hatred towards the Zheng family.
After a night of searching, the imperial guards did find a lot of things.
The residence of Prime Minister Li, the mother's family of the Queen, was found to have embezzled and accepted bribes of 200,000 taels of silver.
Ten large boxes of privately made weapons were discovered in the Xie family's mansion at the General Guardian's Mansion.
One hundred thousand taels of silver that had been embezzled and accepted as bribes were found in the Prime Minister's house.
Duke Xiao's mansion discovered 150,000 taels of silver that had been embezzled and accepted in bribes.
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And so on...
At the morning court session, the empress looked at the noble families kneeling below and immediately felt very comfortable.
They usually act so cocky, but today they know to bow their heads. Su Yueyao is a real talent, and I will make use of her in the future.
Don't be too cool.
"Your Majesty, I am ashamed of myself. The younger generation in my family embezzled so much silver without my knowledge. Please punish them severely. I am willing to pay twice the amount of the embezzled money to the national treasury." Prime Minister Li said while kneeling in front.
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