On the day of the granted marriage, the daughter of a general wept and was reborn!

"Why did he get poisoned for no reason? Have you asked the prison boss?"

Qing'e continued to ask.

The guard nodded repeatedly: "The jailer specifically warned us to do so. When we went to the Ministry of Justice, we searched the woman's body. She didn't have any poison on her. It looks like she must be someone from the Ministry of Justice..."

After he finished speaking, Shen Wantang suddenly raised his eyes.

A thought flashed through Qing'e's mind, and she leaned over and whispered, "Miss, why don't we go ask Master Cen?"

As soon as she said this, Shen Wantang raised his hand to signal her not to do so.

"Don't alarm Cen Xiao. This is the Shen family's affair. If you alarm outsiders, it will expose the family's shame."

The Ministry of Justice handles countless prisoners every day, and quite a few of them die suddenly of illness. But this old woman has been determined to have poisoned the prisoners, so she would definitely leave clues.

Shen Wantang weighed it in his mind, then looked at Qing'e and said, "Give me the money."

After Qing'e brought it, Shen Wantang instructed the guards: "Give this money to the jailer and tell them to pay attention. If they can catch the one who poisoned the old woman, there will be a big reward. If they can't catch him, there will be a reward for any clues."

The guard took the money and left.

"Miss, why are we taking such a long detour? Wouldn't it be more convenient to go directly to invite Prince Cen?"

Qing'e was puzzled.

"The death of this old woman was strange. There might be someone behind it. If innocent people are involved, it will be the greatest sin." Shen Wantang frowned, and kept trying to figure out who was behind this.

Qing'e nodded, not quite understanding.

After blowing out the lights, Shen Wantang was still thinking - apart from Aunt Liu, could it be that there was someone else behind this?

The next morning.

"Sir, there is something I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

On the way to court, Pei Qing hesitated when speaking.

Cen Xiao frowned. He couldn't bear to see a man sobbing like that. He gave him an impatient look and said, "If you don't want to talk, just shut up."

"No, sir, it's Miss Shen. Miss Shen seems to have sent someone to the Ministry of Justice Prison."

Pei Qing spoke angrily.

When he heard the name Shen Wantang, Cen Xiao's brows furrowed.

Shen Wantang has always been sensible in what he does. He had his own considerations in sending someone to prison. Cen Xiao did not ask any more questions, but simply responded calmly: "Ask someone to take good care of him."

"That person is already dead..."

Pei Qing took a deep breath and didn't finish his sentence, which startled Cen Xiao.

He pulled the reins tighter, and the horse gasped, "What?!"

Then, Cen Xiao pulled the reins and rode towards the Ministry of Justice.

Pei Qing quickly stopped Cen Xiao, feeling anxious: "Sir, you are going to the Ministry of Justice just like this, instead of attending the court?"

These days, the court has been arguing about nothing more than some reform issues, and Cen Xiao was too lazy to listen to the civil servants who were chanting and pushing each other around.

"Don't go!"

He spoke firmly and glanced at Pei Qing coldly.

"But you have already asked for leave for a few days. If you don't go today, the Ministry of Personnel will not be able to explain it to you!"

Pei Qing frowned, he really wanted to cover up for Cen Xiao but couldn't.

But Cen Xiao seemed to have made up his mind, and rode away resolutely without any intention of lingering.

Pei Qing helplessly stretched out his hand and slapped himself on the mouth: "You are so talkative!"

At that time, in the court.

"Yes, Xia Qing did a good job in reforming the country. He eliminated redundant officials, filled the treasury, and had extra money to reward the soldiers at the border."

Looking at the political achievements of the past few months, Ji Xunchuan nodded with satisfaction.

Although Xia Huai'en looks a little dull, he is actually very efficient when doing things.

He is a veteran in the court who can handle the situation, so he is a useful talent.

Xia Huai'en came forward, knelt down and thanked him for the reward.

Speaking of the soldiers at the border, Ji Xunchuan raised his head, looked around, and frowned: "Where is Cen Xiao?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch beside him came forward and bowed and answered: "Your Majesty, General Cen's subordinates came to report that there was something going on at home today, so he asked for a day off."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a rustling sound in the court.

After a while, someone came forward and said, "Your Majesty, Cen Xiao has already taken leave for many days. Instead of sending the leave note to the Ministry of Personnel today, you directly sent someone to inform your eunuch. This is really outrageous!"

After the words fell, Lu Mingfeng, who had been silent for a long time in the court, spoke softly: "I have been an official for decades, and I have never seen General Cen do such a thing."

Lu Mingfeng's words were like the fuse of a firecracker.

"Your Majesty, please severely punish Cen Xiao!"

"Your Majesty, please severely punish Cen Xiao!"

Voices calling for the punishment of Cen Xiao rose and fell in the court, and everyone knelt down one after another.

More than half of the people were kneeling in the court, but Ji Xunchuan had a frown on his face, and the helplessness in his eyes obscured the shrewdness in his eyes.

"The Marquis of Zhenbei is fighting hard at the border, but I am treating his son harshly in the capital... Isn't this... chilling the old general's heart?"

This one sentence revealed the emperor's helplessness and drew the hearts of his ministers closer to him.

Xia Huai'en heard something wrong with these words...

He was not like this to General Shen a few days ago. Why did he change his words when he met the Marquis of Zhenbei, with whom he was not on good terms?

"His Majesty!"

A voice full of vicissitudes echoed in the court. Lu Mingfeng stumbled forward, saluted with full respect, and said: "Your Majesty, this old minister would like to ask Your Majesty to demote Cen Xiao! Revitalize the government!"

The most senior person in the court spoke, and then everyone in the audience said in unison: "Demote Cen Xiao and revive the government!"

All the officials begged for orders, and even though the emperor was helpless, he had no choice but to nod.

"Forget it, forget it!" Ji Xunchuan looked painful, sighed deeply and shook his head.

"Pass on my order! Cen Xiao, son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, will lead the army of Jiangzhou."

At the command, the news spread.

At that time, Cen Xiao had just come out of the Ministry of Justice prison and was looking depressed.

"When did this Guo the prisoner stop giving face to the minister? He was just asking a few questions and he was pretending to be so arrogant!"

Cen Xiao was muttering to himself.

Pei Qing sighed helplessly, feeling vaguely uneasy for some reason.

Just as the two men arrived at the mansion, they ran into the eunuch who came to announce the imperial decree.

Marching Sima! ?

Cen Xiao frowned, and suddenly raised his head to look at the eunuch who came to announce the decree.

The eunuch glanced at him coldly and said, "Alright, General, please don't look down on me like that. I can't take the responsibility. His Majesty's order has arrived. Please make preparations early and don't miss the time to take office."

After leaving a few words, the eunuch turned and left.

"Eunuch, please stay. Has the emperor said when he will return to Beijing?" Pei Qing quickly stood up and asked.

The eunuch raised a playful smile and glanced down at Pei Qing: "General Cen, please wait for the emperor's order. It is not easy for this servant to guess the emperor's intention. The journey is long, please take care of yourself, General Cen."