The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Marquis Zhongyong sued the Ministry of Hubu for embezzling military rations. The military rations transported to the border were half mixed with sand, and the warehouses of the Hubu were empty. The emperor then ordered all the officials of the Hubu to be captured and interrogated together.

Now this person is known as the brother-in-law of Marquis Zhongyong. I wonder if he will show mercy outside the law under the protection of Marquis Zhongyong.

He jogged to the front hall and told Qian Xiuxian's situation.

"Sir, although we are under orders to arrest, it would not be good if we offend Marquis Zhongyong. Do you still arrest him under your watch?"

The deputy commander of the Army and Horse Department who was responsible for the arrest pondered for a moment and said: "Since the emperor has given the order to arrest, then not even a shrimp in the household department can be missed. As for the Marquis."

He walked back and forth for two steps, punched his palm and said: "I will immediately send someone to inform the Marquis that you should walk more slowly when you take people away. If the Marquis has any orders, as long as we don't take them back to the prison, Just let it go in time."

The two hit it off immediately, and the soldiers immediately returned. Although they still had to escort Qian Xiuxian out, they were much more polite than before.

Qian Xiuxian was keenly aware of the change in the soldiers' attitude, and knew that the Zhongyong Hou Mansion was quite powerful. He calmly said to the crying Meng Qingya: "Go to the Hou Mansion quickly and let the Marquis save me."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

At this time, Meng Qingya didn't care about her own face. Seeing Qian Xiuxian being taken away without hesitation, she wiped her tears and climbed onto the carriage.

"Quickly go to Zhongyonghou Mansion."

In the Hou Mansion, Wu Qinfang was seeking favors with the old lady as always.

"Grandma, I heard that my cousin has been very kind to Sister Meng's brother-in-law recently. The Ministry of Household Affairs promoted Sister Meng's brother-in-law out of my cousin's face."

Hearing this, the old lady's face darkened and she began to teach Meng Wenyao a lesson.

"Meng, my Huo family's century-old foundation was built with swords and spears by the two men of the Huo family. Now you haven't made any contribution to my Huo family, but you are turning around to help your mother's family and take away the reputation of my Huo family." Go pave the way for your brother-in-law, you are so presumptuous!"

Meng Wenyao sighed and explained: "Grandma, Mr. Qian comes to your door every day. I have advised Mr. Hou many times not to take care of him on official duties just because of personal relationships. Mr. Hou has repeatedly assured that he and Mr. Qian are only personal friends. That’s all. I don’t know where my cousin heard that Master Qian’s promotion must be under the care of the Marquis."

It's no wonder that anyone with a discerning eye can't see that Qian Xiuxian's conduct and knowledge are nothing outstanding. He can climb from the Hanlin Academy to the Ministry of Finance in a short period of time. Apart from Huo Qingping's help, what other reason could there be? .

Wu Qinfang curled her lips and said sarcastically: "You think we are all fools, and your cousin has to say it himself to be considered a help?"

She was about to say something when she heard a maid hurriedly come in from outside the door and said: "Madam, your natal sister suddenly came to the door and said that she had something important to see you and the Marquis. We can't stop her. Now We are almost at the second gate."

"Look, the Autumn Storm is here. I don't know what official I want to ask for this time." Wu Qinfang took advantage of every opportunity and started to add insult to injury.

The old lady also had an angry look on her face and said angrily: "Meng, since you said that the Marquis did not help your mother's family, then let your sister come over. We want to hear what she, a woman, did when she saw the Marquis!"

Meng Wenyao was also confused. She thought that it was impossible for Meng Qingya to enter the Hou Mansion again no matter what happened, but she didn't expect that Meng Qingya would barge in directly.

The old lady was in charge here. She didn't express her opinion at all, but she saw that the maid had already left to invite Meng Qingya.

Anyway, the two of them were in the same boat, and there was no important private matter. Meng Wenyao calmly waited for Meng Qingya to come over.

Not long after, Meng Qingya came in with tears on her face and stumbled to her knees.

"Old lady, Yao'er, please let me see the Marquis. My husband was suddenly taken away. His life and death are unknown at this moment. Someone must be plotting to harm the Marquis, so he took action against our Qian family to suppress him. Lord Marquis."

"Hmph, a small Qian Mansion with such a big face."

After Wu Qinfang finished sarcastically, the old lady also sarcastically said: "Fang'er is right. The relationship between our Huo family and your Qian family is not to the point where people can threaten Huo Qingping. If there is anything that happens to Grandma Qian, it's better to talk it over. If we can help, we relatives will try our best to help."

After hearing the false polite words, Meng Qingya raised her head to look at Meng Wenyao, and saw that Meng Wenyao was also waiting for her to speak.

Only then did she remember that she didn't know why, so she could only cry: "I don't know what happened. Early this morning, the officers and soldiers suddenly broke in and took my husband away without saying anything. On weekdays, I keep a clean mind and don't have any friends. I am only on good terms with Mr. Hou, so I think this may be for Mr. Hou."

The old lady was confused when she heard this, but to be on the safe side, she still ordered: "Go and find out what happened?"

Half an hour later, the servant reported: "Back to the old lady, I heard that everyone in the household department was imprisoned. It seems to be related to corruption. Our Lord Marquis is fine."

The old lady, who had been frightened to the point of fainting by Meng Qingya just now, was furious when she looked at the kneeling Meng Qingya.

All kinds of monsters and monsters dared to dance in front of her. She said with a gloomy face: "Come, let's see you off."

As soon as Meng Qingya figured out why Qian Xiuxian went in, she was about to be kicked out. She didn't get any help. How could she just go out like this?

She quickly crawled over and hugged the old lady's legs and cried: "Old lady, we are relatives, and now is the time to help each other. You are so cold-hearted, aren't you afraid of being stabbed in the back?"

"Bah, what kind of relative are you? Don't bother with our Marquis Mansion. If someone comes, drag them out quickly."

Wu Qinfang said and refused to kick Meng Qingya. Meng Qingya felt the pain, let go of the old lady, turned around and cried to Meng Wenyao: "Yao'er, we are sisters, one will be prosperous and the other will be damaged. If your brother-in-law goes in, , you will also be implicated."

"Don't think you can protect yourself wisely. If they don't save your brother-in-law now, if something happens to you in the future, they will still stand by and watch. If they don't save your brother-in-law, who will support you in your hard life?"

Meng Wenyao really admired Meng Qingya for still thinking of sowing discord at such a critical moment.

"Sister, don't worry, my brother-in-law has just joined the household department not long ago. Maybe this liquidation won't affect my brother-in-law. You go back first. My brother-in-law may go home tomorrow."

This was just a casual reassurance, but Wu Qinfang thought that Meng Wenyao was hinting at this matter, and Huo Qingping must have intervened and solved it perfectly.

She yelled at the maids again: "Are you all deaf? Pull them out quickly. I didn't see that the old lady was so angry that she almost fainted. Don't let cats and dogs like this into the Marquis Mansion in the future."

Qian Xiuxian took the blame and was dismissed

Meng Qingya wanted to reconcile, but was slapped back