allonlinenovel Chapter 871: The Mansion is Closed and the Second Assistant is Awaiting Trial
Chapter 871: The Mansion is Closed and the Second Assistant is Awaiting Trial
A happy dinner at the Duke of Anguo's mansion, three ducks filled three large plates with meat, and not a single piece of meat was left;
The small baskets for duck cakes were all empty;
All four courses were clean;
The duck bone soup is almost finished;
Dinner was declared over after the second wife burped, which led to a burst of laughter.
Brothers Fu Mingjun and Fu Mingxiu helped Leng Rongyue clear the table. Even the prince Xiao Jingyu lent a hand to help, transferring all the cups, plates and bowls to the cart.
Leng Rongyue pushed the cart into the side hall with a curtain.
Not long after, Leng Rongyue appeared again with a big food box in her hand. Everyone knew from the smell of fruit that the after-meal fairy fruit they were also looking forward to had arrived.
Red and white cherries, sliced melons and watermelons were placed on the table. The family ate the fruits comfortably and talked about the roast duck they had just eaten.
"Yue'er, this roast duck is the most delicious thing I've ever tasted. When can we eat it again?"
"whispering sound!
The smell of roast duck hasn't even left this room yet, and you're already thinking about your next meal?"
The second lady looked at the third young master Fu Mingxiu and smiled.
"My dear second aunt!
I don’t know which elder burped just now! "
“Bad boy!
Dare to make fun of your second aunt, you're asking for a beating!"
The second wife pretended to be angry and pretended to hit Fu Mingxiu.
Fu Mingxiu quickly begged for mercy: "Second Aunt, Second Aunt, please spare me!
How dare I make fun of you, nephew!
But... Second Aunt, just this one meal...is that enough for you?
Don’t want to eat anymore?”
Fu Mingxiu looked at the second wife teasingly.
"Of course I haven't eaten enough, but... I won't tell you!"
The people around couldn't help laughing when they heard it.
"Second aunt and third brother want to eat, just say it, and Yue'er will serve it immediately!"
Leng Rongyue said with a smile as she sat next to Old Madam Xue.
"Okay, okay, let's do it tomorrow!"
Fu Mingxiu immediately raised his hand to make a request, but was slapped in the face by the eldest lady.
The family chatted and laughed for a while, and gradually, the topic turned from roast duck back to the family of Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Jinyan.
Duke Anguo Fu Peng put down the teacup in his hand and said slowly, "What happened in front of our door today, we never thought that tomorrow, the whole capital will know about it.
Although King Yi had left before, he must have left behind some spies.
At this moment, Prince Yi should have known that Zhang Miaotong, Zhang Miaoying and Wang were all convicted and imprisoned in Shuntian Prefecture Prison.
As for the divorce letter... he had already hurriedly given it to Zhang Miaoying.
When he learned that the mother and daughter of the Zhang family were convicted and imprisoned, he would definitely write a letter of apology and rush to send it to the palace, crying and complaining in front of the emperor, intending to distance himself from the family of the second assistant Zhang Jinyan to avoid being implicated.
At the same time, he also had to find a way to eliminate his influence of being heartless, cruel and cold-blooded among his followers.
After all, when a rabbit dies, the fox mourns, and all creatures of the same kind feel sorry for each other.
It’s impossible for others not to think...
Zhang Jinyan was his father-in-law, and his daughter married him as her principal wife. But now, Zhang Jinyan's family was in trouble, and Prince Yi, as their son-in-law and husband, not only did he not come forward to help, but he also completely disregarded the righteousness between father-in-law and son-in-law, and the affection between husband and wife, and turned against them without mercy...
If such a thing happened to them, they would surely suffer the same fate.
Seeing this, how could those people not be shaken in their determination to follow him?
And this is what King Yi is afraid of.
Next, Prince Yi will be busy repairing his image and winning back the hearts of the people! "
“It’s easier said than done.
It is hard to say how loyal those who followed King Yi will be to him in the future, but they will definitely be more wary of him.
After all, knowing that Prince Yi is cold-blooded and ruthless, no one wants to end up like Zhang Jinyan one day."
The eldest master Fu Yinglan said with a sneer.
"However, now is not the time to completely eradicate King Yi's forces!"
Xiao Jingyu said.
“Put Xiao Jingyi aside for now.
We can start by eliminating Prince Yi's followers, and Zhang Jinyan will be the first one!"
"Your Highness Prince Yu is right."
Duke Anguo Fu Peng nodded.
"Let's start with Zhang Jinyan. One by one, we must cut off Prince Yi's wings and eliminate his followers. Prince Yi's attempt to usurp the throne will ultimately be like trying to catch the moon in the water or chasing after a shadow in the sky!"
"Your Highness Prince Yu, Father, yesterday in the Golden Palace, the Emperor ordered me and the Chief Censor Zhen Fang to investigate Zhang Jinyan.
In fact, we already have a lot of information about Zhang Jinyan and his illegal crimes, but it is not yet time to make it public.
Now, the time has come!
To eradicate Prince Yi’s rebellion, start with Zhang Jinyan!
Today, Mr. Zheng, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, has convicted Wang, Zhang Miaoying, and Zhang Miaotong and imprisoned them.
The documents for this case will also be delivered directly to the Ministry of Justice.
Today, Lord Zheng will first control all the servants in the Second Prime Minister's Mansion and seal the door.
Tomorrow morning, in the Golden Palace, Lord Zhen and I will report to the emperor in person all the crimes of Zhang Jinyan, including favoritism, selling official positions privately, nepotism, and excluding dissidents. We will first impeach Zhang Jinyan and take him to the Heavenly Prison and the Ministry of Justice for trial.
The subsequent trial of Zhang Jinyan was a natural progression.
At the same time, we can also use Zhang Jinyan's downfall to observe the dynamics of certain officials in the court.
Also, tomorrow I will ask the Emperor to issue an order to search the Cifu Mansion."