Zhong Niangzi Wanfu

Chapter 59 Shen Feng was demoted
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After Shen Feng went out in the morning, Zhong Lan felt uneasy. Later, Min Duo sent a junior official to deliver a message, asking her to prepare for the worst.

Shen Feng was sent back by the Royal Forest Army.

Zhong Lan came out of the main hall and saw clearly what was happening. He calmly stepped forward to salute the commander of the Royal Forest Army.

After announcing His Majesty's oral edict, the Royal Forest Army surrounded the Shen Mansion mercilessly.

Shen Feng stood up silently and entered the room without saying a word.

Zhong Yan chased after him, and grabbed his sleeve: "You still handed the memorial to today."

"I'm sorry." Shen Feng lowered his head lonely, "I thought that Your Majesty would read my memorial and consider my strategy to delay the attack. I was too impatient, and I hurt you and my family."

There were clearly people standing outside who were wearing armor and carrying swords. Zhong Lan could easily understand that he was lying. She could only suppress the timidity in her heart and pretend to be relaxed: "You have your own way and your own ambitions." . If you don’t tell me, you will feel uncomfortable yourself. It’s a good thing to report it now so that my superior knows your original intention and his attitude.”

"His Majesty is the emperor who kills decisively. Now that he is furious, we may suffer disaster. His Majesty is so angry that he just kills my head. If it affects you and your parents..." Shen Feng looked at Zhong Lan helplessly. .

Zhong Lan took his hand and wanted to help him sit down: "Stop thinking about it."

Shen Feng remained silent and stretched out his arms to hug Zhong Lan tightly.

The news that Shen Feng had offended Tianwei spread like wildfire throughout the king.

People are talking about it in the streets and alleys. With His Majesty's temper now, even if Zhongshu Ling has objections to the decree, he will spend half a month writing a long article to point it out tactfully, without asking His Majesty to change the decree; and this new appointee How dare Mr. Shen, the resident of the living room, dare to refute His Majesty's decree to his face?

Some people praised him for asking for life for the people, which was a benevolent and righteous act; while more people laughed at him for being stupid and stupid, unfit to be a minister of the emperor. Seeing a disaster approaching, they could only sigh about how the Shen family raised a stupid person who didn't want his life. The son was even sent to work as an official, which in the end brought trouble to the family.

These words were only circulated on the streets at first, but later they spread far and wide. Even though the Shen Mansion was surrounded by the Royal Forest Army, the maids, wives, and servants who were cleaning the house also knew a little bit about it, and they gradually started to slack off in their work.

In the servant room, Mrs. Wu, who was responsible for the food and clothing in the front yard, quietly summoned the servant girls in the house. The room was full of servants that Zhong Lan had hired after entering the royal capital.

"Now that the master is imprisoned at home, he is about to be dismissed from office and exiled, and we can't decide where to go." Mrs. Wu chewed melon seeds, spit out the skin, and whispered, "I have to think of a way out for myself."

The female servants and the servants began to whisper, and they all looked worried, fearing that if the Shen family was found guilty, they would be implicated.

The boy in charge of carrying water, Quan Bao, was still young. He glanced at the door fearfully: "Mama Wu, please stop talking. Be careful that the master and the eldest lady will not be happy if they hear this."

Mrs. Wu sneered and looked at the thirteen or fourteen-year-old child: "The master has not left the door for several days in a row. I'm afraid he will listen?"

Quanbao looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak: "The lady is very polite to us..."

"Mom, I said this for your own good. You have shallow eyelids. Don't look at the eldest lady to see you young and take care of you, so you have sincerity towards the master's family. Our deeds are all in the hands of the master's eldest lady. Now the master's family is too busy to take care of themselves." , if we are punished to search the Shen Mansion today, there is no guarantee that the eldest lady will not betray us to raise money to pay for the crime." Mrs. Wu's eyes wandered around, scanning around.

"That's right, Brother Quan, if we don't punish ourselves for ourselves, we have to think more about ourselves." The female envoy on the side reminded in a low voice.

Quan Bao bit his lip, unable to convince them, so he could only avoid expressing his stubbornness.

Seeing that Quan Bao was unable to make any progress, Mrs. Wu looked at the others: "Apart from this stubborn monkey, what about you? What are your plans?"

A seemingly smart female servant girl stood up and hugged Mrs. Wu: "We are all brought into the house by Mrs. Wu, but we are at the mercy of Mrs. Wu."

The rest also nodded.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wu kicked Quan Bao out of the house: "We don't agree with each other if we have different paths. Since Brother Quan and we are not on the same path, then don't listen."

After dismissing the security guard, Mrs. Wu returned to the room and pulled everyone together: "Miss Rong in the backyard came to see me last night..."

Quan Bao was kicked out of the room, and he picked up the bucket alone and continued to fetch water. He felt more and more aggrieved thinking about Mrs. Wu's words, and couldn't help but get red circles in his eyes.

"Quan Bao?" Jiang Liu walked through the arch to the service room and saw Quan Bao fetching water alone from a distance.

Seeing it was Jiang Liu, Quan Bao wiped his face carelessly and raised a smile: "Why is Brother Jiang Liu here?"

"I came to see Mother Wu to ask why all the maids and servants in the mansion have been hanging out together recently, and now even the concierge can't be found?"

Jiang Liu complained and approached, but saw Quan Bao's red eyes, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with your eyes? Who bullied you?"

Quan Bao shook his head quickly: "No, Brother Jiang Liu, I'm very fine. I'll go call Mother Wu out right now."

After saying that, Quan Bao hurriedly opened the door and entered.

After a while, Mother Wu came out of the room with a disdainful look on her face. She was no longer as flattering as before. She glanced at Jiang Liu and said, "Brother Jiang Liu, now we have hard work and are not feeling well, so we have to rest in the room for a while. I'll go to work soon. Brother Jiang Liu, please go back first."

Jiang Liu found it funny when he heard this and raised his eyebrows: "You are so unreasonable, I have never seen a lazy slave like you in Master Taiming's house. I had headaches for three days and aches for five days. I think my lord didn’t hire you to be servants, but to be masters.”

After hearing this, Mrs. Wu put her hands on her hips and shouted: "Brother Jiang Liu, can't you understand people's words? Which master would force an unhappy servant to work? If the house is not in ruins, it will be in ruins tomorrow. Yes, the Lord has been dismissed from office and exiled..."

"Pa—" Jiang Liu stepped forward and slapped Mrs. Wu without saying a word. Jiang Liu was a practitioner, and the force of the slap was so strong that Mrs. Wu was immediately dizzy after being slapped to the ground.Jiang Liu sneered twice: "You are a slave who curses and slanders the master's family. Now your majesty is just letting you stay at home temporarily. Before you are convicted, you hope that the master's family will fall? I will definitely drag you to see the official today. I will punish you, a cunning servant, for your disloyalty."

Jiang Liu picked up Mrs. Wu, who, not to be outdone, started scratching Jiang Liu's body.

During the chaos, Chang Huan entered the archway and was shocked at first when he saw the scene in the courtyard. He quickly stepped forward to help Quan Bao pull Jiang Liu away: "What are you doing?"

Jiang Liu was angry, but he let go when he saw it was Chang Huan: "Why are you here?"

"Someone is coming from the palace." Chang Huan frowned slightly, "Let the whole family kneel down to receive the imperial edict. The girl and uncle have already changed their clothes, and asked me to come find you."

Jiang Liu nodded slightly, glared at Mrs. Wu, straightened his clothes, and went out happily.

Hearing that the imperial edict had arrived, Mrs. Wu also hurriedly led others to follow her out.

two

Outside the main courtyard, Shen Feng and Zhonglan were kneeling side by side, followed by Rong Niang, and behind them were the servants.

Facing several people was an internal official who looked like he was of high rank in his clothing and accessories. He calmly opened the imperial edict in front of several people.

"The emperor is destined to be blessed by heaven, and the edict says. Zhongshu Sheng, who lives in the sixth rank, lives in Shen Feng, and makes false and sycophant remarks. He offends Longxing and should destroy the three tribes. However, after investigation, he was found to be a collaborator with the enemy. I miss him. For his achievements in the state, he will only be dismissed from his official position, he will be stripped of his imperial study, and his official residence will be taken back within three days. He will be reinstated as a white man and will no longer be employed."

"Remembering Taiming's Shen family's reputation for many generations, I specially rewarded the removal of the Shen family's sons, so that the Shen family will be safe. From today on, anyone who pleads for Shen Min and has any involvement with Shen Min will be guilty of the same crime as Shen Min. I respect this."

"Common people accept the decree and kowtow thanks for the holy grace." Shen Feng fell to the ground heavily as if he had lost all strength.

After the internal officials left, Shen Feng held the imperial edict tightly in his hands. The persistence in his eyes turned into confusion, and he refused to get up for a long time.

"If we have a relationship with the Shen family, we won't bring trouble to the family." Zhong Feng murmured and stood up to help Shen Feng.

"Now that we have taken back the mansion, His Majesty will not allow us to return to Taiming, and will also cut off our contact with Wen Shu and the others..."

"Now I am just a stranger with no relatives." Shen Feng let out a long breath, held Zhong Lan's hand and laughed sadly.

"I can't protect myself now. If you are afraid of having a hard time in the future and don't want to go back to the Zhong family, go to the Wen family and wait for me to make a living first..."

"I'm not going anywhere." Zhong Lan shook his head and used his strength to help Shen Feng up. "Get up."

Shen Feng's eyes flashed slightly, he lowered his head, stood up slowly, and pressed his thin lips tightly.

Mrs. Wu on the side couldn't bear her temper and hurriedly stepped forward: "Madam, what about us?"

Seeing the impatience of Mrs. Wu and the others, Zhong Lan said calmly: "Chang Huan, the servants will be paid two months' wages each. Release their bonds and send them away. Now the family cannot support them. Get up with these people.”

"Yes." Chang Huan cast a contemptuous glance at Mrs. Wu, then nodded and left.

Zhong Lan looked at Rong Niang again: "Ms. Rong, now that the family can't open the pot, do you want to stay and live a hard life with us, or do you have other plans?"

There were tears in Rong Niang's eyes and she bit her lip: "I am willing to advance and retreat together with my lord and queen."

Zhong Lan looked at Shen Feng attentively and saw that his eyes were fixed and he was lost in his thoughts. He had no intention of speaking. He waved his hand: "You should keep to yourself. We have no reason to abandon you. You can go down first."

Rong Niang saluted and stood up, glanced at Shen Fie again, frowned slightly, and was afraid that people would notice that she quickly relaxed, so she had to turn around and leave.

After Chang Huan dismissed the servants in the mansion, only the servants Zhong Yan brought from her mother's house and Shen Yan brought from Taiming Shen's house were the only household servants left.

Chang Huan led Quan Bao into the door, wondering: "Girl, he is the only one who won't leave no matter what."

Quanbao held his body deed and the silver reward in both hands, and knelt down in front of Zhong Lan: "Master, eldest lady, Quanbao has no father or mother, and has been an orphan since he was a child. He was beaten and scolded all the time in the original master's house, and it was not easy for him. We have just arrived at our current home. The eldest lady is kind-hearted and takes great care of Quanbao when she is young. Last month, Quanbao developed a high fever, so the eldest lady asked Sister Chang Huan to see a doctor. Quanbao will never forget her for the rest of his life. Please be kind to me, Madam, to let Quan Bao continue to follow the Lord and Madam!"

Zhong Yan took a sip of his tea and smiled embarrassingly: "You should think about it, I won't be able to pay your wages in the future."

"Madam, just give Quan Bao a mat and a mouthful of food!" Quan Bao wiped his tears and said hurriedly when he saw that Zhong Lan wanted to agree.

"That's fine." Zhong Lan nodded and stepped forward to help Quan Bao up. "If you are not afraid of hardship, we will not treat you as a human being in the future."

"Thank you, Madam, thank you Lord!" Quan Bao couldn't help but bow to Zhong Lan.

Zhong Lan looked around at the people around him and took a closer look at the house he had lived in for less than half a year: "Then we will start cleaning up tomorrow and move out within three days."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)