The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

Shen Jia found that he was still a bit popular, and while walking on the road, some people came to tell him that they believed him innocent.

He even received a lot of love poems from women in the boudoir, and there were quite a few women who volunteered to be his concubine, saying that they admired a man who respected women like him.

When the Zhang family learned that there were many rumors unfavorable to Shen Jia in the market, they carried Zhang Lu to Shen's mansion to have a child. Unfortunately, Shen Jia sent Brother Yu to the palace early, leaving behind a girl. It is also hidden in the boudoir, so the Zhang family naturally wants to leave.

They threatened to go to the government to sue Shen's for robbing their children, but Shen Peng and Li Shu stopped their mouths, "White paper with black letters and red handprints, what can I say?"

"Then...that handprint was pressed by Shen Jia, how can it be counted? Many people saw it at the time, and I can ask them to testify."

Shen Peng looked at him with pity. Today, he is still so naive. I don't know how big the gap between the third-rank servant and ordinary people is. She has confidence in the matter of reconciliation, and she must be the child. She will not give up, and she also believes that Shen Jia can protect her and the two children.

"If you think you can sue and win, go ahead and report to the authorities. I, Shen Peng, am not afraid of going to court! Speaking of which, since the Zhang family moved to Chang'an City, the family has been subsidized with my dowry. I haven't even asked you to come back yet, where do you have the face to ask me if I want a child? Even if the child follows you, what kind of life can you give them?"

Most of the Zhang family's money was spent on buying a house. Although it hurts, there is nothing to do. Fortunately, the daughter-in-law is generous, and she is in charge of it inside and out. The Zhang family has never felt that their living standards have declined. Pass.

Hearing what she said now, it suddenly occurred to me that without the dowry of the daughter-in-law, their Zhang family would have to live on Zhang Lu's meager salary, not to mention raising children, their family's life would be a problem.

Thinking of this, Zhang's mother looked down on Zhenniang. Before, she thought that this girl came from a poor family, but she knew medical skills, was gentle and virtuous, and she was not much worse than her daughter-in-law. But when faced with real problems, she realized that people are different from each other. How big is the difference.

She stepped forward and said with red eyes: "Peng Niang, we are all at fault for this matter, a good family can't just break up like this, I apologize for Zhang Lu, can I kneel down for you? Seeing that we treat you normally For the good sake, for the sake of the two children, you can bring them back, and you will decide everything in the house from now on, and if you don't like that woman, send her away from afar."

"Mother..." Zhang Lu hurriedly called out.

"Shut up!" Mother Zhang reprimanded, "You're the one who is confused, how could you do such a thing? Why don't you come over and apologize to your daughter-in-law!"

Shen Peng hurriedly stopped: "Stop, don't come here, you have signed Li Shu, there is nothing to say, you go, or I will report to the official that you broke into the official house!" The guards came over to block the door, full of momentum, and no one could go past them.

Seeing that she was indifferent, Zhang's mother became angry from embarrassment, and pointed at her and scolded: "You unruly bitch, I shouldn't have let you in easily at the beginning, even if you are arrogant and domineering, you are so cruel and heartless. woman!"

The more she scolded, the more ugly she sounded. The servants of Shen's mansion couldn't stand it anymore. They drew their knives and threatened: "Keep your mouth clean. If you have the ability to do bad things, you will have the ability to take responsibility. If you have time to gossip here, why don't you go back and take good care of the one at home?" , I should also accumulate some virtue for my grandson!"

The Zhang family returned without success, so they were full of anger, but they really didn't have the guts to report to the police, especially Zhang Lu was still injured, and he felt like he was going to die after a few times of tossing.

Before entering the house, a servant woman rushed out in a panic, "Old lady, it's not good... the big thing is not good..."

"Bastard, what's wrong?"

"Auntie...she...had a miscarriage!"

"What?" Everyone in the Zhang family was startled, and hurriedly asked: "What's going on? How could a miscarriage happen to those who are doing well at home?"

"It's that girl Ginkgo, she said..." The servant girl looked perplexed, not knowing what to say.

"Hurry up, have you called for a doctor?" Mother Zhang asked as she ran home. The two children of Shen's probably would not come back. If this happened again, their Zhang family would be cut off.

"It was the girl Ginkgo who deliberately pushed Auntie, and said that she was a vixen, that she drove Madam away, and that she wanted to avenge Madam."

"I knew it, it must be that poisonous woman who didn't want others to be good, so I let you do it. Old man, you go to the police, and I will make Chen pay for it."

When she got to the backyard, she saw Zhenniang weakly lying on the bed, covered her face and burst into tears when she saw them, and the doctor next to her shook her head at them, Zhang's mother suddenly felt a little unsteady, and barely managed to hold on to the door without falling fall.

Shen Jia heard about it immediately after she came back. This time the Zhang family really reported to the official, and the girl named Ginkgo was also taken away by the official. It is inevitable.

"I don't know that girl Ginkgo well at all. Back then she wanted to climb into Zhang Lu's bed, but she was beaten up by me. How could she stand up for me?" Shen Peng said angrily.

"That's why she deliberately planted the spoils on you. This family is really stupid!" Shen's mother was really angry. Even if the two families had a trouble like this, she never thought of getting rid of that child. What a crime!

Shen Jia thought about it, took the name card and asked He Yan to send it to the government to understand the case, and told the government that if you want to come for questioning, you can do it at any time, and the family will try their best to cooperate.

After He Yan left, he told Pan Mo, "Go and check this ginkgo, her usual relationship and who she has been in contact with recently."

"Yes."

Shen Jia didn't expect to get to this point. In this way, the relationship between the two families is really endless. Although he has a clear conscience, he also knows that many people are staring at the Shen family and staring at him for making mistakes. This matter will happen soon It will reach everyone's ears.

And the matter spread much faster than he had imagined. As soon as they got the news, the city was full of wind and rain, and it was more violent than last time.

It is said that the Shen family relied on selling three daughters to support their son's education, but the son turned his face and refused to recognize anyone in high school. Now not only do they want to bring back the married daughter, but they also have to cut off their children and grandchildren. How much hatred?

"You don't know, the Shen family is really a beast with a human face, a family of bad breeds, just because the husband is angry with the concubine, he lost the concubine's children, it's really vicious."

"I heard that the Zhang family has always been the housekeeper of the Shen family. The servant girls must listen to her. Although she has left, it is too convenient to do some tricks. It's a pity."

"The Zhang family went to report to the government, but it is probably useless. Shuntian Fu Yin and Shen Jia are Jinshi of the same discipline, and their official positions are lower than his. How dare you embarrass him?"

"Justice is in the hearts of the people. Since ancient times, it has been common for officials and officials to protect each other. I only blame the Zhang family for being weak and deceitful. If it were me, what kind of official would I report to? I would directly hack at the door with a knife. At worst, everyone would die together."

"Just kidding, there are so many expert guards in the Shen residence, how can the Zhang family die together with them?"

"Hehe, there is always a way."

In the middle of the night, someone knocked on the back door of Zhang's house. After the door opened, two people wrapped in black cloaks walked in and went straight to the main courtyard.

After all these things happened, the Zhang family couldn't sleep. Seeing the two strangers coming in, they were scared out of their wits. They thought that Shen Jia had sent someone to kill them, and immediately hugged each other and shivered.

The visitor walked to the main seat and sat down, with a great demeanor. Although the cloak covered half of his face, the lower half of his face exposed was surprisingly delicate. If it wasn't for his tall stature, people would definitely mistake him for a woman.

"You... who are you? What are you doing at my house?" Mrs. Zhang stood at the front with the pressure. There used to be a few guards in this house, but they were all members of the Shen family. away and ran away.

"Hehe...Don't worry about who I am, I just ask, do you want to seek revenge on Shen Jia?"

"What do you mean?"

"My son condescended to come here, of course to help you."

"Why should we trust you?"

"Just because we have a common enemy!"

Seeing that Zhang's family members were still vigilant, Gao Xun lost his patience, and the guard standing beside him drew out his sword and aimed it at them.

"It's fine if you don't want to cooperate, just kill all of you and blame Shen Jia. Anyway, now that the world knows that your two families have deep hatred, they will definitely believe it."

Father Zhang knelt down and backed away in horror, but the hall was so big that they couldn't avoid it.

"No, no, let's cooperate. I don't know what the young master wants us to do?"

"I will send someone to tell you how to do it. After the matter is completed, you will not only get the child back, but also get a huge sum of money, which is enough for you to return to your hometown and live a good life." Gao Xun got up and walked out. Give him a few bank notes, each with a denomination of 100 taels, "This is the deposit."

The Zhang family might not have taken a few hundred taels seriously before, but it is different now, a few hundred taels is enough for them to live for a long time.

After walking out of Zhang's house, Gao Xun told the people around him: "Fix the one in the prison as soon as possible, and make it look like he committed suicide in fear of crime. Remember to keep the confession."

"The subordinates understand, but the sky prison is the territory of Cao Zhifu, so it is difficult to avoid his eyes and ears."

Gao Xun stopped in his tracks, thoughtful, "Guess, does Cao Ruiwen know about Shen Jia's affairs? It's just a gamble on this matter, maybe I can gain an ally."

Early the next morning, the government sent someone to inform Shen Jia that the maid had committed suicide in fear of crime, and left a blood letter, naming her name and saying that she had avenged her wife and died without regret.

Although people with a discerning eye could see that she was framed, the testimony is also evidence. If there is no other evidence to prove that she is false, there will be no proof.

"How could this happen?" The female family members of the Shen family were shocked, they couldn't imagine that just Heli could cause such a series of troublesome things.

Shen Peng said uneasily: "It's all my fault, and it hurts the family, or I'll go to the government and surrender myself. If this continues, I don't know when there will be peace."

Shen Jia said rationally: "It looks like they are coming towards me. Maybe they are my political opponents in the officialdom. Don't worry, third sister. The other party obviously wants to ruin our reputation first. The next step may be the key."

Chapter [-] Doubt

During the Chinese New Year, the yamen should have been sealed, and the Zhang family came to report the case, but the government just put the maid named Ginkgo in the prison, asked a confession, and was not prepared to go to the court for trial, but unexpectedly, she died within two days after entering the prison Now, the nature of this is different, especially there are rumors that this person was killed by Shen Shilang's sister.

How did that weak girl kill people in the prison in Shuntian Mansion?Naturally, Shen Shilang, who is in a high position, found someone to do it, so the next day, that is, the day of New Year's Eve, the Zhang family sued Shen Jia early in the morning, accusing him of murder.

In Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion, Cao Ruiwen was discussing this matter with his father and elder brother in the study room. After hearing the news, he only asked someone to accept the pleadings, and did not say how to deal with it.

Marquis Zhenyuan showed a clear smile, "This is someone deliberately messing with Shen Shilang, I don't know who he offended."

Cao Shizi was very impressed with Shen Jia, and wanted to pursue him at the beginning, but it was a pity that the other party got married. He would not want to destroy Shen Jia's family, so he asked Cao Ruiwen: "You and Shen Jia are officials in the same dynasty, do you know who is trying to harm him?"

Cao Ruiwen also told the truth to his family, "Didn't a censor impeach him a few days ago, and he ended up taking that censor instead. The investigation in Dali Temple went smoothly, and the evidence is almost complete. The case will be finalized after the Shangyuan Festival opens, and this censor belongs to Xu Shoufu."

"Oh? Shen Shilang dared to openly challenge old thief Xu? Where did he get the confidence? Are all young people now so brave?"

Cao Ruiwen wanted to tell his family about the relationship between Shen Jia and the emperor, but then he thought, if this matter could not last for a long time, it would be detrimental to the emperor, so he concealed it.

"He doesn't easily offend people, and he gets along well with the officials of various ministries, but when it comes to interests, how can there be any friendship? This matter may not be done by Xu Shoufu."

"Of course not. If the old thief's method is just like this, how could he be able to sit in the position of the chief assistant? It is estimated that some dog under him made his own decision. Anyway, it is a good thing that hurts others and benefits himself. He will definitely not care about it."

Cao Ruiwen said in a low voice: "That maid didn't commit suicide in fear of crime, but was murdered. I didn't expect that there were even people in Shuntian Mansion Yamen."

"This is too normal. Even if we make a move, it is not difficult to bribe a jailer in the sky prison. This chain is linked together. The other party really wants to kill Shen Jia."

Cao Ruiwen shook his head and said affirmatively: "If they can't do it, Shen Jia won't be overthrown so easily."

Cao Shizi glanced at his father, and asked tentatively, "Father, do we want to help Shen Jia?"

"What are we doing in this muddy water?" Marquis Zhenyuan asked puzzled.

"You... don't you dislike Xu Shoufu's lineage? Although Shen Jia is young, he is already in a high position. If we help him, he will definitely stand by our side. It will be beneficial to the Cao family, right?"

The corners of Cao Ruiwen's mouth twitched, and he held back when he wanted to say something. If the Cao family really helped, at least it would be a good deal in front of the emperor.Will the emperor return to normal?

"Haha, this Marquis is not going against that old thief. We have one article and one weapon, and the well water does not violate the river water. Why take the initiative to provoke them? It's not worth it for a servant of the Ministry of Industry."

Xu Shoufu's faction is also discussing this matter. He is the head of civil servants, and many officials in the six ministries are his disciples. Some of them have some friendship with Shen Jia on weekdays, and some have conflicts of interest.

"Who did this?" Xu Shoufu asked, staring at the people below. Even he thought that this case was done by his own people. Otherwise, it would be too coincidental. Just as Shen Jia offended them, he would suffer disaster .

Everyone looked at me and I saw you shook their heads unanimously, and asked in puzzlement: "We didn't do it, could it be just a coincidence?"

Xu Shoufu has been working in the officialdom for decades, so how can this kind of trick be misunderstood, "Even if it is just a coincidence, I am afraid others will not think it is a coincidence. After an entire hour, the old man left after saying that he was unwell, when did the emperor neglect the old man so much? It must be because of Shen Jia's matter that he angered the old man."

"How can the emperor do this? My lord, you are the chief assistant of the cabinet!" Some students expressed their dissatisfaction for Xu Shoufu.

"This... is groundless, how could the emperor be so angry with your lord?"

"Shen Jia is indeed favored, there is no doubt about it, so we hesitated to take action before, unless there is solid evidence to nail him to death with a hammer, otherwise this person is not easy to move."

Someone moved in his heart and reminded everyone: "You said, could it be that someone deliberately set up the game, just to frame us as adults?"

After listening, everyone stared at Xu Shoufu in a daze, hoping to hear his opinion. Xu Shoufu got the most complete information and thought for a moment, "It's not like that. Starting with Shen Jia's in-laws, this situation should have been laid out for a while. Now, and the conflict between the old man and Shen Jia took place only a few days ago, how did the other party know that the old man would have a conflict with Shen Jia?"

"That means Shen Jia has offended someone. There are so many officials in the DPRK and China, maybe there is something inside that we don't know about."

"It's scary if you don't know. The old man has checked, and there are people who have offended Shen Jia, but recently they have behaved well, and they don't have that much ability to go to prison to kill people. They hide so deeply and their influence is not small. We can't do it." Don't guard against it."

Everyone agreed, and when they thought about going back, they would send people to inquire carefully about which god did this.

In the palace, Zhao Zhang was also listening to Ling Jingyun's report. From the day the market rumors started, he asked Jin Yiwei to find out who was trying to kill Shen Jia. At first, he really suspected that someone from Xu Shoufu's faction did it.

"The man who was bribed in the prison was found, but the other party confessed that Mr. Shen bought him, asked him to strangle the maid to pretend to commit suicide in fear of crime, and gave him a blood book. The minister found 500 yuan in his home. Two grains of silver are indeed ill-gotten gains."

"500 taels, Shen Jia is not such a generous person, he would spend 500 taels of silver just to kill a maid, huh." Zhao Zhang knew Shen Jia well, and if Shen Jia really wanted to take revenge on the Zhang family, there were countless ways to do it without leaking. How could it be possible for a maid to overthrow that concubine in public? It's too obvious to be acting.

"The subordinates also believed in Lord Shen, and tortured the jailer, but the other party still insisted that someone from the Shen family asked him to do it. The minister asked him to name the person, but the other party couldn't tell. He only said that the person held the hands of the Shen family. token."

"What kind of token?"

"He said he only glanced at it, and it looked like the clan crest of the Shen residence." Only aristocratic families have clan crests. When Shen Jia travels, he hangs the word "Shen" on the carriage at most. Where did the clan come from? emblem?

"So he believes it?"

Ling Jingyun coughed twice, "It may not be the truth, but it's just greed for the money. If the other party wants him to think that Master Shen is behind it, he will spread the word like this."

"The intention is vicious!"

Ling Jingyun didn't think it was a big deal. If it was him, he would bribe the steward of Shen's mansion to do this, and then let the jailer confess, and then let the steward bite back, and Shen Jia would not be able to wash himself away even if he jumped into the Yellow River. .

Zhao Zhang was going to Shen Mansion to celebrate the New Year today, but the Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess had just received news that they were going back to Beijing, and they would arrive in the evening, so he couldn't go.

Now that Shen Jia has been pushed to the cusp of the storm, it is hard to say that the Empress Dowager and the eldest princess will not add fuel to the flames when they come back. He even suspected that they were responsible for this matter, but unfortunately the people who went to watch did not find anything.

"Investigate again. Be sure to find out who is behind the scenes. I don't believe it. There are still people who dare to touch me under the feet of the emperor!" Zhao Zhang was not only angry but also ashamed, and let people plot against him right under his nose. Shen Jia.

Before the queen mother returned to the palace, Zhao Zhang went to the Shen residence.

Zhao Zhang originally thought that this year must be difficult for the Shen family, and he guessed that the Shen family would also be gloomy, but as soon as he left the secret passage, he heard joyful laughter from outside, and he subconsciously raised the corners of his lips.

Opening the door and going out, I saw the servants watching Shen Jia's couplets in the yard, everyone seemed to be able to get a pair of couplets written by Shen Jia, and thanked happily after getting them.

It looked like he wasn't bothered by the case at all.

Someone saw Zhao Zhang, wondering how he came out of the master's room, and did master Zhao come to Shen's house today?

Zhao Zhang probably didn't expect outsiders to enter the main courtyard, but he saw it when he saw it, and he didn't shy away from it.

Sensing the strange atmosphere, Shen Jia raised her head and saw Zhao Zhang standing at the door, she was taken aback for a moment, and then greeted him: "Come here, help me write couplets together." The tone seemed as if Zhao Zhang had lived here all along.

Zhao Zhang walked over, Shen Jia gave him the seat, and said with a smile, "Come and help me, my hands are sore from writing all morning."

Zhao Zhang teased him: "Isn't it because Jiangnan is unable to write anything?"

"Sure enough, you know me best, so I'll leave the rest to you. I'll go ahead and arrange some things." Shen Jia said that he would leave Zhao Zhang behind, and the courtyard fell silent all afternoon.

The servants of the Shen residence were curious, but they did not dare to inquire about the matter of this master. Before, one of the servants only said that Mr. Zhao was haunted and often appeared in the main courtyard for no reason, and disappeared the next day.

Shen Jia ran to Shen's mother and asked her how long it would take for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Shen's mother was instructing the servants to decorate the hall, and she replied impatiently: "Isn't our house always having banquets at You hour? Why are you in a hurry, it's still early."

Shen Jia leaned over and asked coquettishly, "Can we eat early at noon?"

Shen's mother glared at him, "Whose family's New Year's Eve dinner is at noon?"

Shen Jia whispered in her ear, "Zhao Zhang is here."

"This...isn't it impossible to say?" Shen's mother suddenly became nervous, pushed Shen Jia away and ran to the kitchen to inquire about the progress of the New Year's Eve dinner, and shouted loudly: "Go and call more people to help, and we will be there in half an hour." Dish, don’t delay, everyone will be rewarded if it’s done well!”

Shen Jia ran back contentedly, just as the last person asking for couplets left, he dragged Zhao Zhang into the room, "Let's go back after lunch."

"it is good."

"When will the Empress Dowager's phoenix enter the palace?"

"It will take at least two more hours." Zhao Zhang came to see Shen Jia worriedly, and he was relieved when he saw that he was really not angry.

He didn't want to bother him because of the New Year's Eve, so he only told him some interesting things in the palace.

"I thought I could live this year at home, but I didn't expect the queen mother to come back suddenly. The old lady is not angry, is she?"

"Of course not. How can there be any reason to leave one's own mother and celebrate the New Year at someone else's house?"

"How can this be someone else's home?" Zhao Zhang retorted, "I promised her to bring Zhao Ting to celebrate the New Year together."

"Don't worry, she was very happy when she heard you came, and is busy in the kitchen."

"Then I'll have someone bring Zhao Ting along." It's impossible for the family to reunite and leave the child in the palace.

"Okay." After finishing speaking, Shen Jia took the initiative to mention the recent events, "The people on my side have not found any useful information. It is impossible for the Zhang family to be able to handle this situation. There must be a pusher behind it. Is it to dominate all this or to push the boat along."

"Do you have any suspects?" Zhao Zhang asked.

Shen Jia had nothing to hide from him, and listed a few, "First of all, the Queen Mother and the Eldest Princess. They knew about our affairs, but they never expressed any objection from the beginning to the end. It's quite abnormal. Last time, the Queen Mother rewarded me with beauties. , indicating that she doesn't want to see me.

The second is the political opponents in the officialdom. This is hard to say. No matter how cautious your words and deeds are on weekdays, you may offend others. For example, you made Xu Shoufu angry last time. "

"Do you doubt him?"

"That's not true. If he made the move, I would probably be in prison by now." Shen Jia laughed at herself.

"Then you still dare to contradict him?" Zhao Zhang broke into a cold sweat when he learned that the two were confronting each other in the square that day.

"It was he who provoked me on his own initiative. I just refuted him a few words. With his heart, he should not kill me for such a trivial matter, but it is not ruled out that his people will take advantage of the opportunity to make meritorious deeds."

"Any more?"

"There is one more...and the primary object of my suspicion."

"Who?"

"Gao Xun!"

"Why him?" Zhao Zhang didn't realize it all afternoon.

Shen Jia smiled, poked his chest and replied with a blunt smile: "Of course it's because it's a rival in love, don't you know that rivals in love are extremely jealous when they meet?"

"What kind of love rival is this...?" Zhao Zhang was dumbfounded.

"Don't be stupid, don't you know he's interested in you?"

Zhao Zhang hurriedly put himself aside, "I don't know, and I'm not very familiar with the person, besides, I haven't seen him for several years."

"But I will never forget you. He is the eldest son of the Gao family, and he wants to become a prince, but he gave up Hexi and came to the capital. It can't be that he really wants to be an official in the capital, right?"

Zhao Zhang frowned and said, "She said that the eldest sister asked him to come, and the family thought it would be good for him to come to Chang'an to experience some experience."

"Then even if he is found out this time, he will definitely say that it was because of the order of the eldest princess that he attacked me. I am afraid that even the eldest princess will think so?" If Gao Xun really did it, say he There is no selfishness, Shen Jia does not believe it.

"I have given the candidate, and leave the rest to the emperor for investigation."

Zhao Zhang was so angry that he didn't want to eat, and wanted to go back and gather people to check Gao Xun, his chest was so tight.

"Don't go, I moved up the New Year's Eve dinner for you, if you leave, my mother will really be angry!"

Zhao Zhang didn't dare to refuse, and just in time, someone came to inform the dinner, and the two walked out carrying each other in disguise, with a calm demeanor, as if it should be like this.