Ye Zhenzhen's heart felt like exploding popcorn, sweet and crunchy. She just watched Cui Weizhen giggle along the way. It wasn't until she got home and Aunt Cui got off the other carriage that she reluctantly returned to normal.
However, Aunt Cui didn't care to pay attention to the little couple's fun. As soon as she got home, she asked Aunt Guilan to bring hot water with mugwort soaked in it to wash away bad luck.
While he was bathing, Ye Zhenzhen went to work in the kitchen. The recipe she had researched before was finally enough for him to have a good meal.
The Cui family was overjoyed because of Cui Weizhen's return, and the outside world also exploded.
The question everyone discussed was the same as Ye Jiajia. Now that Cui Weizhen can come out, what are the arrangements for other people to raise their children?
Soon, King Wei gave the answer.
The King of Wei used thunderous means to search for Xiao Yan, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and found evidence that he had accepted bribes and leaked information. The Xuzhou scholar who was first exposed for fraud was the beneficiary, and the evidence of the two crimes was quickly presented.
When they go to court, what awaits them is beheading and confiscating their homes.
As for the other candidates, Your Majesty was merciful and unwilling to wrongly accuse any innocent person. He did not go on a killing spree like the previous two fraud cases. He ordered King Wei to investigate them one by one and give justice to each candidate.
There were many people who were framed and wrongfully accused, and most of them who were not involved with Xiao Yan and Zhao Jiacheng were released. As for the remaining people, there were more or less problems.
It's just that this issue is very difficult to define.
There was no evidence of fraud from them, but they had bribed Xiao Yan and Zhao Jiacheng to curry favor with them. Whether the problem was big or small depended on how the emperor decided.
The emperor's attitude was ambiguous and he never expressed his position. The king of Wei also figured out the holy intention. He probably did not intend to punish severely, but he was not willing to let it go easily. He also put the people in prison for a while to dampen their spirits.
, so that it can be used smoothly in the future.
So the King of Wei became more calm and spent most of his energy on the operations after Xiao Yan's fall. All the officials in the prison were given full responsibility to the people below.
Therefore, those who got through the relationship were released one after another, while those who had no access could only run around the capital like headless flies, praying for opportunities to rescue their families.
A headless fly just bumped into the Cui Mansion. It was none other than Ye Jiajia.
Yuxiu came back and reported to Ye Zhenzhen, "Madam, Ye Erniang has been kneeling at the door for a day and a night, and she can't be driven away. The neighbors are talking about it. If she continues to kneel, she doesn't know what rumors will spread. You
look……"
Ye Zhenzhen was really surprised.
In her opinion, Ye Jiajia is an exquisite egotist, and to put it bluntly, she is selfish. She can design Ye Zhenzhen to take aphrodisiacs, and after the fall of the Li family, she can run away with Xinruan regardless of whether her family will be retaliated against...etc.
It can be seen from other events that she is cruel and has no regard for the lives of those around her.
With Xu Anhao as her investment target, she was able to risk her own life and beg for him all day and night, either because she was really passionate about this man or because she was trying to gain greater benefits from him.
A friend is a friend in times of need, and a wife who never leaves you in times of trouble and tries her best is always a plus.
Ye Jiajia's plan was very good, but Ye Zhenzhen didn't like her coercive tactics.
She could tolerate some of Ye Jiajia's petty thoughts and calculations, but that didn't mean that she could lend a helping hand without any grudges - she had never forgotten the despair she felt when she took the aphrodisiac.
Ye Zhenzhen looked calm and said to Yuxiu, "Go out and tell her that if you don't want Jingzhao Mansion to know her identity as a runaway concubine, leave immediately."
Yuxiu followed the order and went out. The door of Cui Mansion opened again. Ye Jiajia looked up happily and saw that it was Yuxiu. She was a little disappointed, but still asked with expectation, "Miss Yuxiu, are you willing to see me, sister?"
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Yuxiu didn't like Ye Jiajia at all, and said coldly, "Madam, my wife and you have never met. It's really embarrassing for you to come to ask for help. If you continue to pester us, our wife will
If you want to report to the official... Madam, please think twice."
Reporting to an official means exposing your identity.
When the government conducted a thorough investigation of Xu Anhao before, she was able to escape because she was not the focus of the investigation. If Ye Zhenzhen really reports to the government, her identity may not be concealed.
Ye Jiajia's face suddenly turned pale, her eyes closed, and she fell straight to the ground, causing a cry of surprise.
Yuxiu had never encountered such a thing before, and was a little panicked for a moment. However, Zhang San's sharp eyes noticed that Ye Jiajia's closed eyes moved and realized that she was playing a trick on her.
So he raised his hands to the people around him and said, "Can I ask all the neighbors to help me? Come and get some ladies to help send this lady to the hospital."
Jurenfang became famous throughout the capital because of Cui Weizhen's favor, and because the Cui family was kind-hearted, the neighbors were willing to give their family face. Soon an enthusiastic aunt came forward to help and carried the person to the place.
Medical clinic.
But there were still people gathered at the door and a man asked Zhang San, "Brother Zhang, I seem to hear the lady just now calling Mrs. Cui sister? Isn't your husband willing to help even his sister-in-law?"
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"You don't know this. The lady just now is from Linyang Prefecture. She is from the same hometown as my wife, so we called her sisters. My wife's sister is only in her early years and is staying in her hometown."
Zhang San explained calmly, "This lady came to ask our husband for help to rescue her husband from prison. But our husband was also wronged. Being able to come out is already a great blessing among misfortunes.
There is absolutely no reason to wade into this muddy water again. Everyone, please tell me, is this the reason?"
They were all neighbors, so they naturally spoke for their own family. Everyone nodded in agreement, and the big man added, "Since we are just from the same hometown, it is not worth taking the risk. Cui Langjun is so popular that it is really not appropriate to do anything for other people."
Get ahead."
"Who says it's not the case? The innocent man has been released, and the man is still in prison. He must be dirty. The little lady has the nerve to come to ask for help. Isn't this an intentional attempt to frame Cui Langjun?
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"Yes, yes, my neighbor's nephew works as a long-term worker in a certain house, and his master's son was also arrested and has never been released. But as long as he finds the right person and spends some money to smoothen the relationship, he can still be released.
Cui Langjun is not a high-ranking official in charge of affairs, so what is the use of looking for him?"
"You can let him go after taking the money? This matter involves fraud in the imperial examination. Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's reprimand?"
"Who knows about the nobles' affairs? Since those people are able to pay bribes, they must not be short of money. It would be better to wipe out their wealth."
"makes sense."
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So everyone successfully climbed up the building and discussed Xiao Yan, the minister who had his house ransacked and beheaded. Zhang San and Yuxiu completed their mission, looked at each other, breathed a sigh of relief, and quietly slipped back to the house to recover.