In the imperial palace, a slender figure walked through the palace road in the night, all the way to the most magnificent palace.

The eunuch chief Liu Yi shook off the dust and laughed shrilly, pinching his throat: "Master Qin is here, His Majesty is waiting for you."

The person who came was Qin Zhuo. He walked in without stopping, nodded slightly, walked to the middle and knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty."

Sitting on the high seat was a thin middle-aged man, dressed in a dragon robe, with an imposing manner. He lowered his gloomy and narrow eyes and asked, "Did you get the things?"

Qin Zhuo lowered his head: "I got it, but something unexpected happened."

Traces of bandage could be seen on the corner of his hanging hand, and the white bandage was soaked with blood.

"waste......"

Along with the emperor's roar, a teacup hit Qin Zhuo hard.

"If you can't even handle such a small matter, what use are you?"

Qin Zhuo lowered his head, not daring to argue: "I know my crime."

The emperor said sullenly: "If you know your crime, then accept the punishment. I can give you one more chance. If you make a mistake again, I will never forgive you."

"Yes."

Qin Zhuo stepped out, and Liu Yi said hypocritically: "Master Qin, are you in trouble? If you need our help, just tell us."

Qin Zhuo didn't even bother to look at him: "Thank you for your kindness, Eunuch Liu."

After saying this, he left with a cold back.

Liu Yi snorted coldly, hating in his heart: Just wait and see how long you two siblings can be so proud.

At that time, Liu Yi fell in love with the queen's personal maid and wanted to marry her. He even begged the emperor for permission, but the queen refused to give in. She even married the girl off in a hurry, and married her off to a place far away so that he could not find her.

He is the chief steward of His Majesty. They look down on him so much, and sooner or later he will make them pay the price.

Qin Zhuo went to the torture room to receive his punishment of thirty lashes. After the beating, blood was dripping out and his black undergarment was almost soaked.

"Lord Qin..." The imperial guards beside him wanted to help him but he refused. He sat up by himself and put on his coat with difficulty.

Walking out, leaving bloody footprints with every step.

The executioner gripped the whip tightly, feeling terrified.

Thirty lashes, without mercy. He knew best how hard he hit. No one had ever been able to stand up and walk out after being hit thirty times by him.

"master!"

Qin Zhuo's confidants Zhao Cheng and Qian Lu were waiting to meet him at the door, but no matter how excited they were, they did not dare to support him, for fear of touching his wounds. They could only watch Qin Zhuo get on the sedan chair with difficulty, and then lowered the curtain and hurriedly carried him away.

The team left in a hurry, and the palace with lights on in the dark night behind them looked like a man-eating beast.

It never attacks actively, but just waits there for the greedy person to come in and then swallows him up in one gulp.

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Shen Ning slept until dawn, and glanced at the place where the token was hidden, pretending not to see it.

She got up and chatted with Liuying and the others for a few words, then went to the study to take care of her own affairs. The autumn harvest was about to begin, and she still had a lot of things to do.

Shen Ning just came back early last night because he was feeling a little unwell, but for the second house, the storm started last night and will eventually engulf them.

Shen Ming and Du Rufeng were arrested, but not because they plotted against Shen Ning, but because their cronies reported them, especially Shen Ming, who forced women of good families into prostitution, committed robbery, raped other people's wives and daughters, and forced people to bribe. His crimes were numerous and heinous.

Two of the three minions who were arrested and sent to the yamen were Shen Ming's personal servants, and one was a street thug Shen Ming knew. The three knew very well what they had done to Shen Ming, and they talked about it in front of the prefect, describing everything like the back of their hand. Although there was no evidence for many of them, there were witnesses.

More and more people were implicated, and finally, in order to get rid of the blame, this group of people unanimously pointed out Shen Ming as the culprit.

When the two people from the second house heard the news, they almost crawled to the yamen, but Shen Ming had been tortured and beaten to death, and could not even utter a word.

The two were so heartbroken. Even if their son was a useless person, he was still their son and they couldn't just let him die.

When the two men wanted to rescue someone, the first person they thought of was Shen Ning.

They had always been thinking about seizing power and looked down on Shen Ning because she was a daughter, but in their hearts they had to admit that Shen Ning was the most capable person in the Shen family.

Just as they were about to go back to find Shen Ning, they heard other people talking unintentionally.

"This person is such a scumbag, he has a beastly heart and is a beast."

"Oh, he's a beast, but he's lucky. His cousin married into the family of a third-rank imperial censor, and the imperial censor's words can reach the ears of the emperor. If he came forward to rescue him, the case would probably end up with nothing."

The couple of the second house suddenly realized, yes, no matter how capable Shen Ning is, she can only do business. The Wei family is a third-rank official, on par with the governor of Shuntian Prefecture.

The two of them immediately changed their destination and headed straight for the Wei family.

And the Wei family... is bustling with activity.

Wei Congwen asked for the maid Yu'er, and the Wei couple were quite happy. They had long been fed up with the way Shen Shu had bewitched their son, and now someone could intervene, which was a pleasant surprise and something they had been longing for.

The two of them decided to give Yu'er a concubine. Yu'er was well-behaved and obedient and did not fight or compete. Compared with Shen Shu, she was a lot less troublesome.

But how could Shen Shu agree? The ideal man she wanted to marry wholeheartedly had turned against her own sister in order to marry him. How could she let him take a concubine, let alone a servant who grew up with her?

This is a humiliation and a betrayal!

Shen Shu made a big fuss at home. She started crying, but when crying didn't work, she started smashing things and then hitting people.

Yu'er was almost beaten to death by her. When Wei Congwen came to rescue her, she simply beat Wei Congwen as well. In the end, she completely angered Wei Congwen and put him under house arrest.

After being confined to his home, he calmed down, realizing that it was useless to make a fuss. He started crying, making a fuss, and even threatening to commit suicide. The whole Wei family was in a state of chaos.

It was at this time that the Shen couple came to their house and asked them to save the person for the sake of their relationship.

Relatives? Even with the high price of dowry, the Wei couple wanted to send Shen Shu back to the Shen family.

It is really unlucky to meet such a scourge and troublemaker.

Then, not only did the second wife and her husband fail to ask Wei Changgeng for help, they were also dragged to the Wei family to seek justice. It was said that they could not stand steadily when they came out, and no one knew what kind of torture they had suffered.

When Yuzhu told Shen Ning the story, she was so happy that she wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate.

Live it!

Evil will be punished.

Liuying was worried: "Miss, if the second master and his men can't think of a solution, will they come to embarrass you? You can't get involved in this matter now."

Shen Ning didn't care: "Don't think too highly of me. Is this something I can manage? Besides, if the day comes, I can't help you for nothing. I have to pay a price..."

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