The emperor is embarrassed

Ming Zhan is not a faint king, but he is also very angry about He Huan's case.

"I don't know how my head was born? Go and commit adultery with a widow!" Ming Zhan first stomped his feet and scolded, feeling sorry for Yongdinghou's reputation, "If you give birth to such a prodigal disaster, you should have strangled him to death earlier!"

Ming Zhan didn't know much about the Qian family.He is not a person who likes to study very much. For people in the academic world, he just heard Qian Yongdao's name a few days ago.Because even Ruan Hongfei said that Qian Yongdao was a great scholar of his generation, and Ming Zhan was thinking of inviting Qian Yongdao to come to the imperial capital to give lectures at the Imperial College.

Fortunately, his invitation card has not yet been issued, and the grandson of the Qian family has such a case.

And Duan Ruyu, Ming Zhan also doesn't like this old man.

At the beginning, Duan Ruyu was giving lectures to the princes in Wendao Zhai. For some reason, a thousand masters and servants of Ming Zhan did not like it.Fan Wei was young at the time, and he didn't know where he learned about Duan Ruyu's reputation as a famous scholar. He was a star fan, and he had to give lectures from time to time, and was often attacked by ridicule.

The Lord humiliates the minister to death.

The subject is humiliated, and the Lord doesn't have much face.

Duan Ruyu looked down on Fan Wei, and in Ming Zhan's view, it was because Duan Ruyu looked down on him.

Therefore, for a certain period of time, Ming Zhan, who held a grudge, had not the slightest opinion of Duan Ruyu.

Especially after Ming Zhan hacked Du Rulan, the gentlemen of Wen Daozhai became kind to him, but this Duan Ruyu still had a dead face, which made Ming Zhan very depressed.

This also directly led to the fact that when Feng Jingqian wanted to choose a teacher for Ming Zhan in the future, Ming Zhan chose Xu San, who had no official position and reputation, instead of Duan Ruyu, the master of Wen Daozhai.

Sometimes, the situation of life is between the thoughts of others.

Ming Zhan's impression of Duan Ruyu changed when the library was to be built this year. Duan Ruyu was a scholar at the Imperial Academy, and he prepared the entire library catalog.Moreover, Duan Ruyu donated many rare books at home and allowed the court to copy a copy for students to read.

Because Duan Ruyu was recognized by everyone as knowledgeable, and he was a bit pedantic, Ming Zhan appointed him as a doctor of Guozijian and asked him to be the principal.

Ming Zhan didn't know that there was such a marriage between Qian Duan and the two scholars.

As a result, this kind of lawsuit came out.

Ming Zhan was so angry that he scolded him enough for a cup of tea.

Although Ming Xiaopang is his lover, Ruan Hongfei has to admit that Ming Xiaopang is really an emperor with no grace.

Ruan Hongfei persuaded, "I don't know how ugly the matter is, who deserves to be so angry? You can't say that Mr. He was wronged? Besides, even if there is something wrong, you just have to deal with it according to the law."

Ming Zhan said, "Wouldn't the achievements of the Marquis of Yongding come to naught." What He Huan did was hinder him, and Ming Zhan was worried about the affairs of Marquis Yongding and Huaiyang.

"If there are real facts, it can be seen that Yongding Hou's family taught. Such a person, with such a reputation, is not suitable for staying in Huaiyang." If it is really adultery or forced adultery, after all, Duan's wife is a chaste woman, and Qian Duan's family is such a famous family, and He Huan is definitely a dead end.It's not necessarily that Ming Zhan wants him to die. If Ming Zhan wants to suppress public opinion, He Huan must die.

Ruan Hongfei continued, "Let me tell you, this matter is strange after all. The second son of the He family is not new to the world. What kind of woman can't be asked for, why bother to find a little widow?"

"That's the daughter of the Duan family, Qian's wife, a chaste woman honored by the court. Alas, this woman is not stupid and ignorant, and the possibility of adultery is unlikely."

Ming Zhan sighed, "I can't even control a family tradition like Marquis Yongding's in Yangzhou. Tell me, who else can I trust?"

"What's wrong with Marquis Yongding? He's a human being." Ruan Hongfei smiled, and stuffed a shelled torreya into Ming Zhan's mouth, "Besides, Marquis Yongding is Marquis Yongding, and his son is his son. A man in his early twenties Young people, who have been in the military barracks all year round, look up and see the old faces of officers and soldiers. At first, who can bear it when they go to the place where Wu Nong's soft words are fragrant? Don't say Mr. He, even if you go to Yangzhou, you can't say I also want to listen to a few tunes, and turn around the Hualou Huafang."

"Anyway, I won't go to the little widow."

"Could it be that Mr. He is looking for the little widow?" Ruan Hongfei never believed it. He smiled, "Fat, you are smart and don't let others, but you are also very suspicious. Think about it, you have committed adultery." It is such a secret thing, how could it be caught by someone all of a sudden? Besides, if it is forced to rape, is it possible that Mr. He is stupid? It is normal to knock people unconscious before rape, and run away after rape. .”

"This matter is not simple." Ruan Hongfei came to a conclusion.

Ming Zhan was not happy that his lover said he was "suspicious", and said angrily, "Could it be that I didn't think of this, but you have to have evidence! Although the daughter of the Duan family didn't die, she still breathed a sigh of relief, and now she is also in a coma. You Think about it, if someone is really playing tricks, I heard that the Qian family is also a century-old prosperous family, a scholarly family, and people who have always relied on their reputation for their lives, who is so super-skilled to plan to go to their house?"

"The people behind the scenes don't need to guess for the time being." Ming Zhan frowned, "Let's talk about this lawsuit, assuming that He Huan was caught in a trick. The problem now is that although Duan's daughter is alive, she doesn't know that this is a trick. It's still a dead set."

"For a woman, especially a chaste woman, chastity is life. She comes from a family like the Duan family. Between Zhenjie and He Huan, which one do you think she would choose?" Ming Zhan sighed, "As long as Duan's daughter doesn't recognize her In the name of adultery, how is He Huan going to stand up? If He Huan is convicted, the reputation of Marquis Yongding in Yangzhou will be ruined."

"However, as you said, the daughter of the Duan family, Qian's wife, has no background and education. Such a woman is unlikely to commit adultery. Besides, if there is adultery, which adulterous woman will admit that she has committed adultery? "Ming Zhan said irritably, "Although Duan's daughter is alive, it is not easy to save He Huan from her body?"

Ruan Hongfei smiled, "We are not in Yangzhou, so we don't know the specific situation. However, if you ask me, there is no trick in the world that cannot be solved. Lin Yongshang is not stupid. If others don't say it, as far as this case is concerned, there is something suspicious about it." Quite a lot. Duan doesn’t live alone, so there are always women and maids around, right? These people’s mouths are not difficult to pry open. Secondly, He Huan’s place, where he went that night, can always be investigated clearly.”

Ming Zhan heaved a long sigh, "It doesn't matter, no matter how wise I am, I'm not a god. Just let them toss, I only see the final outcome."

Ruan Hongfei smiled and told He Yu to pass on the meal.

Although Ming Zhan said he didn't care, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

There are people from Huaiyang beside him, Xue Shaoliang, the son of Xue Chunhong, the former governor of Huaiyang, is working as a bodyguard beside Ming Zhan.

Now that Huaiyang has such a case, Ming Zhan has to call Xue Shaoliang to ask about it.

Xue Shaoliang's speech has always been simple and straightforward, never beating around the bush, which suits Ming Zhan's appetite very much. Xue Shaoliang said, "Duan Daru's knowledge and character are all top-notch, and his girls are well-known in Jiangnan. Duan Daru runs the academy in Huaiyang, and his subordinates have gone to study before. Duan Daru is peaceful and charitable, he is a respectable elder."

Ming Zhan became more and more worried.

The person who worried most was not Ming Zhan, but He Qianshan, Marquis of Yongding.

It has been a few days since his son's case happened, Yongding Hou has lost a whole circle of weight, his face is haggard.If it weren't for the belief in exonerating his son's crimes, Yongding Hou would have to lie on the bed.

Different from other people's suspicion or resentment, Yongding Hou never believed that his son would commit adultery with or force a widow.

He Huan had been by his side since he was a child. Marquis Yongding thought he understood what this child was like.Even if Yangzhou is a prosperous capital of gold powder, his son is a little playful when he is young, but he can't become a monster in just a few months.

Marquis Yongding never believed that his son would fall to this point.

All the generals who went out with their son that day were sent to the governor's mansion for review, and these people all agreed that they did not go to the boat to drink that day.He also mentioned the kabuki who was by He Huan's side at that time, but no one expected that the kabuki has never been heard from.

In this section alone, the strength of the testimony of the generals has been greatly reduced.

And these generals and officials are all from Yongding Hou's command, who knows if you are perjury?It is not easy to win people's trust with the testimony of generals.

Furthermore, Lin Yongshang will naturally not forget to serve Duan's maid and mother-in-law, but how dare those people admit that whether they admit that Duan's adultery or being forced to rape, they have no way to live.

Others do not know, they know.The Qian family has strict family rules, and now that such a family scandal has occurred, if they hadn't been involved in the case, Lin Yongshang insisted on keeping them, and they would have been disposed of by the family head.

Lin Yongshang asked several times, but there were no useful clues.

What worries Lin Yongshang is that Duan Ruyu and his son are coming to Yangzhou in person.This old man, Lin Yongshang still understands, is smelly and hard, and no one will give him face.

Moreover, not only Duan Ruyu and his son came, but also Mrs. Xiao, the Marquis of Yongding.

Lin Yongshang had heard of Xiao's reputation for a long time, and his head hurt even more.

However, Lin Yongshang is not a mediocre person. He tried again Duan's personal maid, Lan Hui.

Lan Hui is different from ordinary maids, she is Duan's dowry maid.It can be preserved to this day, which shows that his master-servant status is indeed extraordinary.However, Lin Yongshang also knows very well that when looking at loyal servants and maids like this, things often happen to the "loyal" people.

Moreover, Lin Yongshang invited Xu Yingyu to sit in with him.

For nothing else, Xu Yingyu is a woman, and Xu Yingyu is much more sensitive to inner house matters than big men like them.

Lin Yongshang seemed to speak casually, "I remember that on the day of the accident, Mrs. Duan was wearing sackcloth. Mrs. Duan was born in a scholarly family, and married into a scholarly family. She was pampered and pampered. How could she wear linen clothes?"

Lan Hui is no longer young, she is still a girl's headgear, only a plain silver hairpin is attached to her crow-wing green hair, her face is thin and haggard.Hearing Lin Yongshang's question, Lan Hui replied respectfully, "My lord, girl, the Qian family's rules are the same. The chaste women of the Qian family all spin and weave by themselves, chant scriptures before the Buddha, and make their own clothes. And no silk and satin are used, and linen clothes are added to the body."

Lin Yongshang looked at Xu Yingyu, "There is such a rule?" No matter how capable he is, he has never seen the life of a chaste woman.

Xu Yingyu couldn't believe it either, and asked, "Sister Qian was such an elegant person back then. Although her things don't have to be luxurious, they are all exquisite. Could it be that being a widow is not considered a widow, and you still have to torture yourself like this?"

Lan Hui's eyes were slightly red, and she didn't speak.

Xu Yingyu looked at Lan Hui, "I have known your girl since I was a child, and you know it too. If you have anything to say, just say it. Now you are in the Governor's Mansion, and your girl's life is safe."

Two lines of tears rolled down quietly in Lan Hui's eyes, and she sobbed softly, "Miss Xu, this servant is a lowly person, and there are some things that should not be said by a servant. If you say it, you will lose your duty. But your servant is a companion. Let my girl grow up, Miss Xu, please show kindness and help my girl. The girl has affection for my uncle, and she voluntarily observes the festival. She originally thought of adopting a son in the future, and there will be someone who burns paper to worship in front of my uncle's grave in the future."

"However, the servants came to our house with the girl, no one mentioned this matter, and the girl was required to spin and weave every day. There are many maids and women around, not to serve, but to watch over us. "Lan Hui covered her face with her hands, cried again, and said for a long time, "We can't even go out of the courtyard gate, the Qian family's eyes are darkened, except for the maids arranged in the courtyard, no one I know it. I just want to send a letter, but there is nowhere to send it."

"My servant thinks that the girl is so affectionate that even the court will reward her." Lan Hui wept softly, "However, this servant doesn't know how difficult it is to be a chaste woman. If this servant knows that coming to the Qian family is On a day like this, even if the servants try their best, they can't make the girl suffer such a living crime."

Lin Yongshang only felt that the Duan family was really bleak, and just sighed.

Xu Yingyu shed tears silently, quickly wiped it off with a handkerchief, and asked softly, "You are at this age, why haven't you married yet?"

Lan Hui choked up and said, "Miss has long wanted to marry a servant, but the Qian family said that there is no such rule. The girl is a chaste woman, and the servant is served by the girl's side. Who can wear red and green. The servant is not worried about the girl. , just guard the girl."

Lin Yongshang summoned the other nuns and maids for questioning.

Xu Yingyu's eyes fell on these people, seeing that the nuns and maids were all strong and powerful people, she secretly hated the Qian family in her heart.No matter how close the relationship between the Xu family and the Qian family was, Xu Yingyu couldn't help but frowned and said, "The Qian family's scholarly family, how can you send vulgar people like you to serve young mistress?"

A mother thought she was shrewd and hurriedly said, "The slaves are just doing some rough work in the young mistress's yard, moving, lifting, beating, beating, and it's impossible if they don't have the strength. Because the slaves are vulgar, they dare not Close to the body of the young lady."

"Oh. Then who of you is serving your young mistress closely?"

The nanny spoke again, "Miss Lan Hui is the young mistress' dowry girl, and the young mistress only gets close to her."

Xu Yingyu asked intentionally, "You young mistress is such a precious person, how can she serve alone?"

"The servants dare not lie. It is true that the young mistress is only close to Miss Lanhui. The servants are extremely vulgar and their speech is not pleasant. They just do rough work in the yard, and they dare not even go further into the young mistress's room."

Xu Yingyu slapped the table and said angrily, "Stop making such shameful tricks in front of me! I knew that although you dare not enter your young mistress's door, you still control your young mistress's yard! At night A big lock is locked, and you put the key in your trouser waist! Since you are looking after the yard, why did you not even notice a big man who came in all of a sudden!"

"Master Lin, in my opinion, there must be collusion inside and outside, making slaves harm the master! You slandered the young lady of the Qian family!" Xu Yingyu gritted her teeth and sneered twice, "Using slaves to harm the master, copying shovels all over the house, don't say that you don't have jobs, just You old ladies, sons and grandchildren, all of you must die!"

Xu Yingyu's harsh words shocked even Lin Yongshang, let alone these maids and mothers.Everyone cried and begged for mercy, just shouting for injustice.

Lin Yongshang ordered people to drag these people down, then sent others away, and asked Xu Yingyu, "What does Master Xu mean?"

"Lord Lin, you understand in your heart. To keep the Marquis of Yongding is to keep yourself, Your Excellency." Xu Yingyu simply said clearly, and sighed, "Those unreasonable scholars have already sought justice in front of the governor's office yesterday! This case cannot be delayed too long. It's been a long time. Only when you are stable can my errand be handled easily. Mr. Lin, we are both sent by the imperial capital. In some respects, we stand on the same line. And the imperial capital will not want to see internal strife between us .”

"At this time, the most important thing is to keep the position of Marquis Yongding in Huaiyang officialdom." Xu Yingyu sighed softly, the truth is not the most important thing.The one who suffered the most was naturally the Duan family. Xu Yingyu had friendship with the Duan family and had a bond with the Qian family. However, at the moment, she could only maintain the reputation of the Qian and Duan families within the allowed range.

Lin Yongshang was really grateful to Xu Yingyu for being so reasonable. Why did he ask Xu Yingyu to participate in the trial? His purpose was just to try Xu Yingyu's position.Xu Yingyu is a member of the Empress Dowager Wei. If Xu Yingyu really stood on the opposite side of him and Yongding Hou because of the friendship between the Xu family and Qian Duan's family, it would make Lin Yongshang very embarrassed.

With Xu Yingyu's posture now, Lin Yongshang complimented, "Master Xu is really a hero among women."

The corners of Xu Yingyu's lips curled up, and she said teasingly, "In the eyes of men, the word 'heroine' is equivalent to 'a wicked woman with talent'."

"This is absolutely impossible." Although in Lin Yongshang's mind, women are too powerful nowadays, Xu Yingyu is more reasonable than others, which is really admirable.Of course, it is also true that it is difficult.

After Lin Yongshang's temptations and calculations, Xu Yingyu felt a little depressed, and couldn't help but choked, "Lying must be one of the virtues that men admire."

Lin Yongshang had nothing to say except rubbing his nose and laughing.

As soon as the atmosphere between the two of them eased up, Fan Wei hurried into the room, holding something like a folded royal newspaper in his hand.However, Fan Wei's expression was really not beautiful, and he walked in and said directly, "Master Lin, it's not good, look, this is printed outside, and it has spread all over Yangzhou City."

Lin Yongshang took it, and it really imitated what the royal newspaper did, with a huge format and double-folded.

Lin Yongshang glanced at it, his face turned livid, he clutched the publication tightly, and said in a low voice, "Bastard!"