The real daughter's life was stolen, and she was reborn and became the best in the capital

"what happened?"

Chunyu asked hurriedly first.

Ming Jin was also a little surprised. Although she didn't say anything, she frowned slightly.

Although she didn't care about Ming Yuandu, she was worried that he would cause too much trouble and affect his grandmother and others.

Now that Hua Sui had spoken, he naturally did not dare to hide anything and quickly told Ming Jin everything he had heard from the outside world: "I heard that at the morning court today, someone impeached the Marquis, saying that he had not done his job well in the past and was suspected of dereliction of duty. They also said, and also said..."

"What else?" Ming Jin asked with a frown.

Hua Sui pursed his lips quietly, glanced at Ming Jin again, and then whispered back: "...They also said that the Marquis accepted bribes."

Ming Jin frowned.

Based on her understanding of Mingyuandu, it was absolutely impossible for her to accept bribes.

Although he is not a good father and perhaps not a good official, there are some things he will not do.

Besides, he has always wanted to go to the cabinet, and the Marquis's Mansion is not short of money. How could he give others such a big handle?

"Master, what should I do?"

Chunyu was a little anxious. She was worried that if something happened to the Marquis, it would affect the princess. After all, families like theirs always share the same fate.

Ming Jin was not as anxious as Chun Yu. After thinking for a while, he asked Hua Sui, "How is the Marquis' Mansion? Have you asked about it?"

Hua Sui was smart. When he heard the news, he went back to the Marquis' Mansion to inquire about it. He told Ming Jin the truth: "There is no movement in the Marquis' Mansion, and the Princess did not say anything either."

Ming Jin felt a little relieved when he heard her say this.

Since my grandmother didn't make any move, this matter can't be considered a big deal. It is probably that Ming Yuandu offended someone in the court. However, as long as the matter is not too big, he will at most be punished, and it won't be a big deal.

Although he thought so, Ming Jin still gave a warning: "Send someone to the Marquis' Mansion to keep an eye on it. If anything happens, come back and report to me."

Hua Sui nodded quickly in response.

Seeing that Mingjin had no other instructions, he went out to pass on the message.

The outcome of the Mingyuan Ferry incident came two days later.

It was indeed as Ming Jin had guessed, Ming Yuandu had confiscated bribes from others, but it was also true that he had not done those tasks well.

Normally, if he kept it under wraps and didn't present it to the emperor, it wouldn't be a big deal, but this time he obviously offended someone.

It even happened to get to the censors.

Those censors are all good at talking, each one more powerful than the other.

All they say is that Ming Yuandu is in the position but cannot do his job well. If this goes on for a long time, how can the country be successful and how can the people trust the officials?

Not only did Ming Yuandu's face turn red, even Emperor Zhenguang was ashamed.

Although the position of the Censor was not high, he could even reprimand princes and the emperor.

In the past, when the censors were powerful, they dared to reprimand the emperor for his incompetence and tyranny right in front of him!

Today, the seas and rivers of Daqian are peaceful, and the emperor is also diligent.

These imperial censors became more restrained, but how could they be afraid of a vice minister of the Ministry of War?

Emperor Zhenguang originally wanted to give a light punishment and a severe warning for the sake of Princess Fuhua, and save Ming Yuandu, so as not to embarrass Ming Yuandu.

But this time the censors acted like they had stirred up a hornet's nest, causing a huge uproar. Naturally, he could not say anything, so he could only demote Ming Yuandu from a third-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of War to a fifth-rank doctor.

Yuan Hun had been unhappy with Ming Yuandu for a long time.

This time, he took the opportunity to throw Ming Yuandu to the Jiabu side.

The Jia Department was also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and was one of the four departments of the Ministry of War. It was in charge of carriages, horses, post stations, and animal husbandry.

This is also the most tiring, thankless and difficult of the four departments of the Ministry of War.

He was demoted three levels and sent to the driving department.

Not only was Ming Yuandu ashamed, but his future also became extremely bleak.

He had been thinking about making good use of it a few days ago, and asked many people for help, even the Censor. But now that the dust has settled and there is no going back, he has completely given up the idea.

He gets easily irritated when he's anxious.

I've had a lot of blisters in my mouth these past two days, so I just took a leave and rested at home.

……

Ming Jin, who knew about this, didn't say anything.

Before Ming Yuandu, he had climbed too high and had too many things on his mind. Now that he has been demoted, it is not necessarily a bad thing.

The Ministry of War was a dangerous place to begin with.

Gu Changxuan is a man of deep thoughts. It is not a good thing for Ming Yuandu to be involved with such a person and hold an important position in the Ministry of War.

Now he has become a marginal figure in the Ministry of War, and everything he does is managed by others. Perhaps he will be more obedient in the future.

So that he wouldn't do anything to make his grandmother worry.

She ignored the matter and just wrote a letter to her grandmother.

"Let's go."

She also made an appointment with Chen Yi today to go to the place where they used to shelter those people, and then go back to the Ministry of Household Affairs with him to sign the contract.

Since the Ming family is fine.

She will just continue to do her own thing.

The carriage had been arranged outside, and Mingjin took Chunyu and Yingge out.

At the same time, there was a big commotion in the Marquis’ Mansion.

Zhou Zhaoru naturally could not accept Ming Yuandu's demotion. She was already proud and arrogant, so how could she accept that her husband, who once had a bright future, had suddenly become a fifth-rank imperial guard?

In the past, even if the wives of fifth-rank officials came to her and flattered her, she would not necessarily look down on them.

Now he has to be on par with them, how can Zhou Zhaoru accept it?

Ming Yuandu was recuperating at home, but she couldn't stand it and ran directly to Ming Yuandu.

The couple no longer live together.

They don't even eat together.

Under normal circumstances, Zhou Zhaoru would not have condescended to come to Mingyuandu on her own initiative, but now it was related to her husband's future and her honor, so she had to come even if she didn't want to.

She didn't really want to become the wife of a fifth-rank official.

"Are you really going to just sit there and wait for death?"

Seeing Ming Yuandu writing at the desk, Zhou Zhaoru became even more furious!

In her heart, she still blamed Ming Yuandu.

If he had been more serious in his work in the past, why would he be caught by others? Why would he lose his position as the Minister of War now?

She was really puzzled.

My husband and eldest son both had good careers in the past, but now their whole family seems to be going downhill, with each one worse than the other. Why is it that?

This is true for the eldest son, and even more so for the husband.

She herself was also in the circle of noble ladies, and she was disgraced.

She used to attend a lot of parties, but now she seldom goes out to attend parties because she is afraid that people will look at her with prejudice.

Ming Yuandu also finally calmed down and picked up his pen to practice calligraphy.

Whenever he felt upset, he would write. Unexpectedly, Zhou Zhaoru came after he had written just a few words.

The servant Deming was at a loss as to what to do. When he saw this, he lowered his head in panic.

Ming Yuandu knew that he couldn't stop Zhou Zhaoru, so he didn't blame him. He just glanced at Zhou Zhaoru and then looked away.

"Your Majesty has issued the order, what else do you want?"

He was too lazy to pay attention to Zhou Zhaoru, so he just continued practicing calligraphy.

Zhou Zhaoru was choked by him, but still gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty has issued a decree, but everyone knows that Your Majesty respects my mother. If my mother comes forward..."

Ming Yuandu looked unhappy.

It's not that he hasn't thought about it, but he was always angry and didn't want his mother to look down on him.

That's how it used to be.

Now, because of what happened before, I don’t want to ask her for help even more.

He pursed his lips and said calmly while writing: "Your Majesty respects mother, and that is because mother has never used her kindness to repay you."

"Besides, do you think my mother will still speak for me now?"

Zhou Zhaoru understood it in her heart, but she just refused to accept her fate. Hearing Ming Yuandu say this, she simply vented all her resentment on him.

"How dare you say that? If you hadn't insisted on protecting that damn girl, how could your mother have ignored you, and how could Yanyan have left home—"

The word "leave" has not yet been uttered.

Ming Yuandu frowned and coldly dropped the brush in his hand.

The tip of the brush dipped in ink directly drew a line of thick ink on the paper, and the originally beautiful large characters were completely destroyed.

"Zhou Zhaoru!"

Ming Yuandu looked at Zhou Zhaoru with a sullen face.

He knew that he had done something wrong, and when others blamed him, he had nothing to say, and he didn't have the face to say anything.

But in this family, Zhou Zhaoru is the one who has the least right to blame him!

He had not intended to say these words, but now he was annoyed and spoke directly to the person: "You have the nerve to criticize me now. If you hadn't gone crazy and mistook someone else for Yanyan, how could these things have happened?"

Zhou Zhaoru turned pale after hearing what Ming Yuandu said.

This couple, who used to respect each other and live in harmony, now stand apart, with only resentment in their eyes when they look at each other.

"So you are blaming me now?" Zhou Zhaoru couldn't help but his eyes turned red.

Ming Yuandu looked at her like this, remained silent for a moment, and finally did not say anything else.

He looked away.

"Go back."

Before Zhou Zhaoru could say anything else, Ming Yuandu said, "If you really want a good future, come to me. It's better to bring Ming Yao back. The Qianqiu Banquet is coming soon. She will marry the Fourth Prince at the end of the year. She can't stay in the manor forever."

At this moment, he was somewhat glad that Yanyan had left home.

Otherwise, she would be even more disappointed in them...

Ming Yuandu also felt a little melancholy.

Zhou Zhaoru naturally also heard the hidden meaning in Ming Yuandu's words, and she frowned immediately. She was still resentful towards Ming Yao.

Especially recently, the second son left home, the eldest son has not returned home yet, and his own daughter has directly lived outside and has never come back...

Whenever she thought of this, her disgust towards Ming Yao grew stronger, and she only regretted that she had not slapped her harder.

Therefore, although he knew what Ming Yuandu meant, Zhou Zhaoru still said with a grim expression: "Go if you want!"

But he didn't stop it.

After Zhou Zhaoru finished speaking, he turned and left.

Ming Yuandu looked at her leaving figure with a frown, but he didn't ask her to stay.

He also didn't want to call Mingyao back.

But the Qianqiu Banquet was approaching, and there were already a lot of rumors outside. When the Fourth Prince saw him before, he asked about Ming Yao's whereabouts... Ming Yuandu sighed, and finally asked someone to bring water, washed up, and went to Songcuizhai.