On the seventh day of the fifth month, officials of all sizes were reinstated, and Dali Temple first tried the case of Changxing Hou's privately hiding the wanted criminals in the government.

The Marquis of Changxing insisted that he just asked the manager to buy an embroidery lady, but did not know the identity of the embroidery lady. The loyal master of the Marquis's family's manager said that he did buy Cui Zhen, the daughter of the Cui family, but he did not know that Cui Zhen had a lawsuit. He usually did not see the wanted notice in front of the city gate. Cui Zhen's lawsuit did not cause any trouble in the city.

The master and servant wanted to abandon the crime of hiding the prisoner.

However, Dali Temple also possessed other witnesses.

The first one is Cui Zhen, who was found in the dark room of Changxing Hou's study. Cui Zhen testified that she broke the expensive materials in the embroidery shop. She knew she could not afford to compensate, so she wanted to sneak away on the way to Beijing. Unexpectedly, her parents had other plans and sold her to Changxing Hou. Cui Zhen took the trick and became the Changxing Hou obediently. On the first day of the first day of the lunar month, Changxing Hou suddenly came back and beat her hard, wanting to hand her over. Cui Zhen begged hard, and Changxing Hou agreed to cover it up for her.

In order to prove that every sentence is true, Cui Zhen also pulled off half of her clothes, revealing fresh scars on her white body.

Cui’s father and Cui’s mother told more, such as how they conspired with the marquis’s manager to sell their daughter without knowing it, and the marquis’s mansion sent people to find them to voluntarily sell their daughter’s documents overnight.

Dali Temple also arrested several servants and maids in the Hou Mansion. These servants had privately discussed Cui Zhen’s lawsuit, and one servant even told the manager directly about the control.

Based on these evidences, Dali Temple Minister Lu Taigong handed a memorial to convict Changxing Hou in the morning court to secretly hide the criminal, requesting Emperor Chunqing to approve it.

As soon as Duke Lu Tai asked for instructions, a censor immediately joined the Changxing Hou on the spot, and blamed Changxing Hou for deliberately breaking the law as an official, and bullying others as a marquis. For more than ten years, many innocent embroidery girls under his command died. The people complained and asked Emperor Chunqing to punish Changxing Hou severely to calm the court and comfort the hearts of the people.

Of course, there were also people who spoke for Changxing Hou, but Dali Temple proved that Changxing Hou was guilty, and there were more censors in the court who attacked Changxing Hou.

Emperor Chunqing carefully looked at the file submitted by Lu Taigong. Seeing that Cui Zhen was covered with scars, there was a deep handprint on his neck, and the location where Cui Zhen was found in Dali Temple, he knew that the rumors outside that Changxing Hou abused the embroidered woman in the mansion because of his biological mother's death were true.

The embroidery girl is also a human being. What does an embroidery girl have torment from Changxing Hou’s mother have to do with other embroidery girls?

Cui Zhen's sister died in Changxing Hou's Mansion. Changxing Hou was still thinking about Cui Jin's sister and he was willing to let the manager buy it back at a high price, which shows his dirty thoughts.

When there is no evidence, Emperor Chunqing can ignore it. Now the evidence is conclusive. Emperor Chunqing doesn’t want to use people like Changxing Hou anymore.

The verdict of Cui Zhen's case was soon issued. The only brother Cui in Cui Zhen's family who did not come forward was left out. The others were all imprisoned for helping Cui Zhen escape privately and were imprisoned. The time for serving the sentence was somewhat different. In the entire capital, except for Ah Jiao and others who were concerned about Cui Zhen's verdict, the other people went to see the lively atmosphere of Changxing Hou's family.

A dignified marquis was dismissed from his official position and demoted to his title because he was imprisoned by the emperor because he was imprisoned. He was a marquis before he was imprisoned for half a year and became a lord. The Marquis of Changxing was originally a hereditary title. Now that he was demoted, the good things that were inherited were gone. Once Changxing was dead, his sons completely became civilians.

The glory earned by our ancestors is lost because of his selfish intentions. Such a father may not even want to respect him anymore.

Except for those embroidered girls who have been bullied, the people who have nothing to do with Changxing Hou will definitely not hate Changxing Hou much, but when you can see a high-ranking official in the court, the people like this bustle and everyone talks about it on the streets and alleys.

Meng didn't know so much at the beginning.

The niece told her nothing, but the servants in the mansion saw the notice at the city gate and ran back to report it to her. Only then did Meng realize that an embroidery girl hired by her niece broke the contract and ran away. She was afraid that her niece would lose too much capital, Meng quickly went to the embroidery shop, but her niece was downplaying and worried that the embroidery girl's safety was more worried about the embroidery girl rather than the three taels of silver. She breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, after a festival, my niece's case actually brought Changxing Hou into it.

The officials and wives who came and went to talk only mentioned the case handled by Dali Temple. The more Meng thought about it, the more strange it became. How did the small case decided by Shuntian Prefecture lead to Dali Temple attack?

The officials only listened to the excitement and didn't know the details, so Meng took his daughter Xue Ning and came to Gillian again.

When Meng was doing business in front of the shop, she entered through the back door. For those families whose shops were connected to the house, the back door was the main door.

When Ajiao heard that her aunt was coming, she hurriedly asked Xia Zhu to come over and she went to entertain her aunt.

In the hall, seven-year-old Xue Ning sat on the ground teasing Xiao Mengzhao, and Meng looked at him with a smile.

When the niece just asked to move out of the general's mansion, Meng did not agree, and reflected on whether she and her husband had done something wrong, which made her niece wrong. But gradually, Meng realized that the niece needed the care of her relatives, but she needed to live easily and freely. Her niece's identity made it impossible for her to make friends with a 14 or 15-year-old official lady. The young official woman might not want to make friends with her niece. The banquets at her home were a burden to her niece.

Move out and let your niece make decisions by themselves is really good to your niece.

So Meng chose this house and bought it for her niece.

Later, the niece brought Xiao Mengzhao back to raise her.

Meng also wanted to object. The girl who was only nineteen years old was beautiful and gentle, and it was not difficult to remarry. But as soon as she spoke, her niece brought out a lot of reasons to block her, saying that no famous doctor in the capital could handle her prescriptions well. Even if she could remarry, she would not be able to give birth to her own children. Instead of working hard to raise children left by her original wife or adopted children for others, it is better to start a family and raise a son to continue the popularity of the Meng family.

Meng was shaken.

In any case, it’s good that your niece is happy. She just supports whatever niece wants to do.

"Cousin, Brother Zhao called me aunt just now!" As soon as Gillian came over, Xue Ning shouted out loud, and asked Meng Zhao to call him again after calling.

Meng Zhao looked at his aunt with two silk flowers on his head and shouted obediently: "Dudu!"

Gillian and Meng both laughed.

Meng sent Xue Ning to take Meng Zhao to the yard to play, and asked the maids to watch it. She asked Jiao separately: "I have heard of Cui Zhen's case, but I just can't figure out what happened. How did Dali Temple get involved? Do you know?"

Gillian lowered her eyes.

She had heard the discussions on the streets, and the people were gloating about the decline of Changxing Hou's family. At most, they praised Lu Taigong, the Li Temple, for eliminating harm to the people and praising the emperor's love for the people. No one mentioned Zhao Yanping. It was thought that Zhao Yanping had just come to the capital, but his reputation was not obvious and had not attracted the attention of outsiders.

But Gillian believed in his talent. In time, he would definitely make a name for himself in Dali Temple. My aunt would sooner or later know that he was coming to the capital.

Gillian told the truth and smiled as usual: "Mr. Zhao has entered Beijing and joined Dali Temple. My uncle asked him to give me something. When I happened to have something to do with me, I asked him to check it for me."

When Meng heard the "uncle", he realized who Mr. Zhao was in the niece's mouth.

On the day he went to pick up his niece, his niece praised Zhao Yanping for being a captain, and Meng did not care much about it. Now, when he learned that Zhao Yanping had pulled Changxing Hou down as soon as he entered the capital, Meng was really surprised: "You mean, it took only a few days to find Changxing Hou by himself?"

Gillian did not dare to praise Zhao Yanping for being too much, so as not to misunderstand what her aunt still misunderstood, so she said, "Changxing Hou had harmed Cui Zhen's sister. What could he find out? Besides, he just found clues. The rest depends on Lu Taigong's righteousness. He would rather offend the powerful than make decisions for the people. Without Lu Taigong, how could he dare to deal with Changxing Hou?"

Meng is not so easy to fool. If Zhao Yanping dares not deal with Changxing Hou, he will not dare to expose the matter to Lu Taigong. On the contrary, Zhao Yanping is still willing to take over the case even though he knows that he will offend Changxing Hou. Who is it for?

Meng stared at Ah Jiao, meaningful.

Gillian pretended to be stupid, clenched her fingers in her sleeves and asked, "Why do my aunt look at me like this?"

Meng's eyes turned around and changed the topic: "What did your uncle ask him to send?"

Gillian slapped her long eyelashes and looked into the yard and said, "Two bags of Biluochun, the tea we produce over there is much cheaper to buy from the local area."

Meng snorted: "He still has a conscience."

Gillian sighed secretly, but fortunately her aunt did not arouse suspicion.

Unexpectedly, Meng immediately asked Zhao Yanping again: "He came to see you, did you say anything? He let you go so happily. When you asked him to do things, he worked hard to do it. For you, he would offend a marquis. Is it because he was still thinking of you? Also, how could he be transferred to Dali Temple, and what official was he appointed as the official?"

Meng didn't ask, but he asked a series of questions, and directly made Gillian stupid.

Under the sharp scrutiny of his aunt, Gillian first explained the friendship between Zhao Yanping and Xie Ying, the third master of the Yongping Marquis' Mansion. The official was recommended by the Xie family, and then explained her relationship with Zhao Yanping: "He was just running errands for his uncle and didn't say much to me. He was willing to help me. First, he was kind-hearted, and second, he had thrown his sister away. Who most hates who sells a girl and pays off the money? Then he checked Cui Zhen to the end, not what you thought."

The truth is indeed a thing of the past, but Meng still feels that Zhao Yanping is not that simple to his niece.

"He has helped you so much, how do you repay others?" Meng asked. If Zhao Yanping had any plans, he might suggest something to his niece.

A Jiao smiled and said, "How can I thank him? I can't help him with anything. The shop sells all for women. After thinking for a long time, I gave him a box of rice dumplings. Mr. Zhao was willing to help others and didn't do anything. He took the rice dumplings and left. The next day he returned the food box to Mrs. Jiang, but he didn't even enter the door."

Meng wrinkled, if Zhao Yanping didn't think about his niece, he helped too much, if he thought about it, these actions would be too indifferent.

"Auntie, the maids around me are not aware of my relationship with Mr. Zhao. Don't worry, don't think about it anymore. As soon as they enter Beijing, they show off their skills in front of Mr. Lu. The future is bright. Even if they want to marry a wife, they will marry a lady from a family. No matter how bad it is, they will still be a girl from a small family. Why do you have to show me special attention? It is impossible for him to marry me in this way. If he wants to take a concubine, we will not agree, right?" Jiao Jiao analyzed jokingly.

Meng couldn't laugh, and frowned and told her niece: "Since he doesn't want to marry you, you don't have the heart to marry him in the future. If you have any problems, tell your aunt not to look for him again, so as not to be discovered about what happened to you and affect your marriage. I know you don't want to marry now, but you are only nineteen. Who can tell what happened in the future?"

Gillian smiled obediently and said, "Well, I've listened to my aunt. By the way, isn't my uncle coming back soon?"

Meng Shi glared at her: "Didn't it be that he deliberately changed the topic?"

Gillian said playfully: "No, I miss my uncle. Do you only allow my aunt and my cousin?"

Meng looked at her niece's smiling face and shook her head helplessly.

At noon, the Meng family and his daughter had eaten food here before they returned home.

Gillian continued to run her own shop, while also paying attention to the discussions on the streets and alleys.

Changxing Marquis was convicted on the seventh day of the fifth month. In addition to being dismissed from office and demoted, he also had to be sentenced to 20 and imprisoned for half a year. After being imprisoned, the discussion about this case gradually disappeared from the people. The capital was the most prosperous in the world. Various big and small things happened every day, and no one would keep talking about the old excitement.

It was not until the eighth day of the winter month that Changxing Bo came out of prison in shame and was taken back to the deserted Bo's mansion by his two sons, that the case was mentioned again.

What Gillian was not paying attention to was not the case, but Zhao Yanping.

She thought that Zhao Yanping would be promoted if he solved the case and made a contribution, but she didn't know if it was promoted or if it was not promoted at all.

In a blink of an eye, he did not step into the embroidery shop again, and Gillian did not send anyone to inquire about him.

Both of them are in the capital, but they seem to be still separated by thousands of miles.

Another heavy snow fell, and Gillian sat in front of the window, thinking, what was gone may really be just passing.

Lion Lane.

Zhao Yanping has been coughing for two days.

He was born and raised in Jiangnan. He was not prepared for the cold in the capital and became sick when autumn came. Now he was getting hot because of the cold. He refused to take leave and went to Dali Temple early every day to call Mao.

When he came back from Dali Temple that day, Zhao Yanping was in a bad mood and lay down without eating.

Guo Xing had never seen such an official. When he was in Wu'an County, the official was as fierce as an ironclad person.

Uneasy, Guo Xing boiled the medicine and came to the official's house to guard. Looking at the official's pale face, Guo Xing thought of the wife and girl in Jiangnan. It's so soon. They will be filial to be filial to this month. Once they have filial piety, they will immediately go to Beijing. If it goes well, they can still come here to accompany the official to celebrate the New Year. Once there are too many people, the house will be lively.

He was so confused that the sleepy official suddenly muttered.

The room was quiet. Guo Xing looked at the official's haggard face and saw his lips twitching and called out again.

It is the little lady's name.

Guo Xing stared at the official blankly.

He thought the official had already let go, and on the way to Beijing he warned him not to inquire about the little lady without authorization. He could not even mention anything about the general's mansion and the little lady even when writing a letter to his sister. But the official was so ill that he was still thinking about the little lady, so why did he let go?

Guo Xing remembered the blood that the official spitted out on the day the young lady left.

If the young lady was there, would the official recover faster?

However, the young lady is now the cousin of the general's mansion. What is the reason to take care of the official? He really went to find him, the official would not be happy, and it would also make things difficult for the young lady.
Chapter completed!