The princess is rebellious and brings space to make trouble for the villain

The next day.

The imperial city urgently announced the imperial edict.

Regarding the strict autumn imperial examination, many people were found to have cheated.

Among them were the eldest son of Duke Anguo and Fang Zeyan, the illegitimate son of Minister Fang.

When Minister Fang stood in front of the notice and saw the familiar name, his pupils shrank.

He quickly lowered his head and returned home.

"Dingbo, Dingbo, Dingbo."

He called out several times, anxiously calling for Ding Bo.

Ding Bo was panicked and ran to him, "Master, what's wrong?"

"Zeyan hasn't been back for a long time. Go to the academy and ask him to go home if you see him!"

"Master, what's wrong?"

"Don't ask so many questions, just go."

"Yes, yes," Ding Bo did not dare to delay and ran out quickly.

Minister Fang paced back and forth in the room, feeling extremely anxious.

fraud?

He really dares to think!

He should have known long ago that children born to concubines cannot be raised as legitimate sons.

"There's a thief. There's a thief."

Someone shouted, causing the people who were drinking tea at the tea party to exclaim in surprise.

Everyone hurried to protect their wallets.

Shan Jingxian is tired.

There really is no moment of peace.

Either the house was smashed, or there were thieves or robbers.

After hearing this, Shan Chengming hurried to the door and stopped the man who was about to escape.

Seeing this, the man immediately changed direction and tried to escape again.

Shan Chengming quickly drew the dagger from his waist, jumped onto the table and pounced on the man.

The man was about to continue to dodge, but unfortunately he was stuck by the tables and chairs behind him.

I saw the dagger stabbing towards the man.

At this critical moment, Shan Chengming changed direction, turned his body, and grabbed the man tightly.

"Want to run? There's no way."

Afterwards, Shan Chengming ignored his resistance, put him on his shoulders and walked towards the government office.

Shan Chengming met his brother-in-law when he was practicing martial arts.

If his brother-in-law had not died, he would have joined the army.

Now, he was just a weak man, but he carried it up effortlessly.

"Let me go, let me go."

When they arrived at the government office, Shan Chengming threw him to the ground.

"Sir, I want to report to the police!"

When the soldiers saw Shan Chengming, they were overwhelmed. He had come at least nine out of ten times in this month.

There was also a major murder.

"Mr. Shan, what's going on this time?"

"He stole from my customers and disrupted our business."

The man then knelt on the ground and said, "Sir, I didn't steal it. I will return the silver to you."

The man took out the silver from his waist and threw it on the ground in panic.

"Hey, did you see it? There are witnesses and evidence!"

Outside the government office, a woman ran in hurriedly, saw the silver on the ground, and quickly picked it up.

"My silver, my silver." She held it in her arms and cherished it for a long time.

The joy of regaining what she had lost made her cry.

Then her expression changed, "Damn it, you dare to steal my money?"

"I'll beat you to death!" She stretched out her leg and was about to kick the man.

She went to Shan Chengming and grabbed him, "Auntie, stop it."

"What are you doing? Mr. Shan, people like this should be beaten to death!"

"Madam, the officials are in charge, don't worry. If you kick him like this, he will escape."

When the old lady heard this, she quickly withdrew her foot.

"Okay, okay, you'd better stay in jail for the rest of your life and don't come out to cause trouble!"

Fang Shiwan happened to come out and saw this scene. He gave Shan Chengming a hint of admiration.

Then he left quietly.

yesterday.

After Mo Qitian sent her back, he made an appointment with her to meet at Mingyue Tower today.

She couldn't wait to know what happened that year.

I jogged all the way to Mingyue Tower.

Under the guidance of the shopkeeper, I went upstairs and into the private room.

Mo Qitian was already sitting at the table waiting for her.

Fang Shiwan curled his lips and smiled. As expected, he was always so punctual.

"Wan'er, sit down."

Mo Qitian poured her a glass of water.

After Fang Shiwan sat down, he picked up the water and drank half a cup, which relieved his nervous heart.

"Mo Qitian, how is it, have you found out?"

"Yes. I found it."

Fang Shiwan couldn't wait to know and stared at Mo Qitian without blinking.

"The name of the Minister of Revenue is Lu Youdao, and his first wife is Qin. His first wife's family is the current seventh-rank chief clerk of the Imperial College."

"Sixteen years ago, there was a severe flood in the imperial city. Grandpa Emperor allocated one million taels of silver to help the people, but in the end only a few dozen taels of silver were left."

"Disasters continued, money disappeared, and the people were displaced. The emperor was furious and ordered an investigation. The investigation found that the money had been embezzled by the Minister of Revenue, and evidence of the embezzlement was found in his study."

"Grandpa Emperor was so angry that he exiled Lord Lu and his family."

Fang Shiwan thought for a moment, "The late emperor allocated a million taels, but only a few dozen taels were left?"

Mo Qitian nodded.

"This is strange. If it was really embezzlement, it should be done without anyone noticing. Why would they embezzle so blatantly?"

"This is also what I find strange. Wan'er, I found out that sixteen years ago, Lu Yunting, the son of the Minister of Revenue, and your father were good friends who called each other brothers."

"But I never heard my father mention it."

Fang Shiwan then laughed at himself, "Yeah, he doesn't love me at all, why would he bring it up."

"If his good friend was exiled, he would be sad no matter what, but I haven't heard my mother mention it in all these years."

"Wan'er, maybe you can go back and ask your mother. She will know better."

Fang Shiwan nodded, "Mo Qitian, thank you, I will go back and ask."

"it is good."

Fang Shiwan stood up and walked towards the door, and Mo Qitian then held her hand.

Fang Shiwan turned around.

Mo Qitian said, "Wan'er, no matter who you are, you are my Mo Qitian's fiancée."

"Ah."

After Mo Qitian sent Fang Shiwan back, Fang Shiwan let him go.

She wanted to ask her mother if there was anything she couldn't bear to hear, but since he was here, her mother couldn't say anything.

When I returned to the yard, Zhou was watering the flowers.

Fang Shiwan walked forward with a smile and took Zhou's hand, "Mother, what are you doing?"

"I have nothing to do today, so I'll water the flowers myself."

"Look at these flowers. As long as they are carefully cared for, they can grow beautifully. Your father didn't know how to cherish them. He deserves the situation he is in now."

"Mother, have you been happy all these years since you married Dad?"

Zhou was in a trance, "Happy?"

Many years ago, his infatuation with her lover was known to everyone in the imperial city.

He even knelt down in front of his parents and promised to only marry her in this life.

She was dressed in red and wore a phoenix crown and a bridal gown, but in the end it was all an illusion and she almost lost her life because of it.

Speaking of happiness...

"Wan'er, mother is very happy because of you."

Fang Shiwan pursed his lips and said, "Mom, is Dad the first person you like?"

"My daughter heard that you, Dad, a man, and Aunt Meng were called the Four Knights."

"You two are inseparable and often study together, so why haven't I heard you mention that man?"

When Fang Shiwan mentioned this, Zhou's long-forgotten memories were suddenly opened.