Shengshichun

Chapter 241 Do you want me to be the villain?

"General, you're not busy! There's still news here!"

Just as Liang Chen was about to go out, the guard sent by Pei Zhan to send a message stopped him: "I just happened to meet our Commander Guo on the way here. He was going to send a message to our general on the order of our general's wife.

"Now in the Xu Mansion, people from the government, the palace and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are interrogating Lou Zhao and Lu Qi Zhou. Since the servants around Princess Yongping are also involved, Xie Yushi also involved Xu Yin. .”

Liang Chen couldn't help but high-five when he heard this: "The general's wife is indeed as capable as before! In this way, I don't have to go through any trouble at all!"

At that moment, he asked Xu Yin where he was, and he got on his horse and went to the street.

From the moment Zhang Feng and his party arrived at Xu Mansion, someone told Xu Yin the news.

The process of Lin Shangshu becoming an official has reached the Qianqing Palace, and now he is waiting for the emperor's approval.

After the approval, according to usual practice, the successor Minister of Rites will also take over the concurrent post of Zhan Shifu of Zhan Shifu. In this way, he will be an important official in charge of the real power with two important responsibilities on one shoulder.

Two or three years ago, when the Minister of Rites before Lin Shangshu took over was transferred, the emperor proposed that Xu Yin should take over. However, he had only been an official for five years at that time. There were many doubts in the court, and Xu Yin also So he took the initiative to refuse to the emperor.

He said that his experience is still shallow and he still needs to practice. This move later won him some reputation.

Now that he has been an official for nearly eight years, and his connections and reputation are pretty good, of course it's time.

The crowning ceremony of the crown prince last month was carefully prepared and held as perfectly as expected. After the ceremony, the emperor and empress all commended him. Therefore, as expected, rumors of appointing him to take over as Minister of Rites and Minister Zhan also came out.

One after another, people in the court came to the throne, and the emperor also invited him to the palace for tea twice. He praised him every time, and mentioned the prince several times.

From these signs, even a fool can see that the emperor has recognized Xu Yin.

In the East Palace, someone has even come into contact with Xu Yin within the scope allowed by the rules. After all, if he suddenly takes over, many trivial matters will be piled up.

Everything is going in the direction Xu Yin wants.

But at this moment, the murder case of a man in Wanbin Building actually affected his Xu family!

Yongping actually dug such a big hole for him at this time!

"This is what you said, let her deal with Fuzhen, this is what she is capable of!"

In the official room, Xu Yin, who had just received the news that Yong Ping had been accused by Lou Zhao as the culprit of the murder and was demoted by the emperor, gritted his teeth and pointed at Lian Ran, "You don't know who she is? You actually believe that she can do it?" We can deal with Fu Zhen!

"Well, now, she instigated the imperial officials to murder the children of the officials, and it was for such a ridiculous reason!

"As a royal relative, she did not work hard to protect the court, but she actually took human life seriously and used the innocent Liu Yan to provoke the Zhang family and Fu Zhen into enmity!

"If the palace doesn't handle it, who will?"

Lian Ruan lowered his head deeply: "Damn it, I misjudged the situation. I really didn't expect that the princess would come to Lou Zhao this time. It was my negligence. Since the quarrel between the master and the princess that day, People should look at it more."

Xu Yin stood under the window, took a deep breath, and gritted his teeth: "I am still too kind. I should have gotten rid of this bad guy long ago! She can't help me at all!"

Lian Ruan raised his head and continued: "Master, be careful. Although this was unexpected, in the end the emperor only demoted the title of the princess and did not impose a more severe punishment.

"The master has not shown up today. Prince Rong must have some objections in his heart. If he still vents his anger on the princess at this time, Prince Rong's palace will definitely not agree."

Xu Yin looked out the window with a gloomy face and said nothing.

The long follower reported: "Sir, General Liang is here."

Only then did Xu Yin's expression change and he looked at Lian Ran.

Lian Ruan walked out: "How did the general come?"

"Where are you, our lord minister?!"

As soon as Lian Ruan finished speaking, Liang Chen's voice came from outside the door. Lian Ruan bowed quickly: "General!"

Liang Chen glanced at the door, and the door opened. Xu Yin walked out of the room: "Shao Yang."

"Why are you still staying here?" Liang Chen came to him, "There's something big going on in your family, don't you know?"

Xu Yin pursed her lips: "I just heard that I was about to go back. The princess is so willful this time that she actually made trouble at Minzhi's daughter-in-law's family. I'm afraid Minzhi and I will also be annoyed."

After saying that, he turned to ask: "Why are you here?"

"I'm here to tell you that Xie Zhang, the censor of the Imperial Procuratorate, has sued you, and the papers have been handed directly to the emperor."

Xu Yin frowned: "Xie Zhang?"

"Yongping caused such a big incident, but the emperor still showed mercy to her and only demoted her title. The Zhang family refused to give her mercy. It happened that Shuntian Mansion found out that your servants also did many bad things. , Xie Zhang then took you in, blaming you for being lax in your duties."

Liang Chen's face darkened when he said this: "You have always done things properly and never made any mistakes. Why did you leave such a big loophole in your inner house?"

What can Xu Yin say?

He didn't show up at all that day because he didn't want to be associated with Yong Ping's stupid thing.

Earlier, Xu Yin went to the East Palace a few times to prepare for the crown ceremony for the prince. At that time, Xie Zhang was eyeing him, and he was almost labeled as a person who paid a private visit to the prince.

Who knew that Concubine Yu would hook up with Yong Ping later...

During this day, Xu Yin only focused on Yongping causing trouble for her, but forgot that Yongping would not be able to get around the minions around him when doing these things.

He, Xu Yin, is the head of the Xu family, and the servants of Yongping are also the servants of his Xu family. Now that those servants are exposed to be involved, won't Xie Zhang get the handle? !

Xu Yin was furious, and his head was buzzing non-stop!

After Xie Zhang's accusation, the emperor may not really punish him, but it is extremely difficult to say whether there will be any setbacks in his promotion!

He put his clenched hands behind his back and said to Liang Chen: "It's hard for you, Shao Yang, to come here specifically for this. The princess made a big mistake in a moment of confusion, but she has always been my wife. At this moment, I It’s hard to say much.”

Liang Chen said: "You won't go back?"

Xu Yin said: "Since we have already filed a lawsuit, let's wait until they finish the trial."

Liang Chen looked at him: "That's your married wife."

"So what?" Xu Yin frowned, "She committed a crime and she should suffer the consequences. Even if I am the husband, I cannot protect her regardless of my principles."

"But you almost became my uncle." Liang Chen looked directly at him, "In the years after my aunt's death, even though you were married and had children, you still maintained close contact with the Liang family.

"You always say that you are half of the Liang family. Now everyone in the world knows that Mr. Xu is a man who values ​​love and justice. Even if he becomes the horse of Prince Rong's palace, he still never forgets his ex-fiancée.

"If you ignore Yongping, then the world will definitely think that your heart is still with your aunt, and the Liang family will also suffer some infamy because of you."

Xu Yin frowned.

Liang Chen's expression in front of him was already a little tense, and there was also some displeasure in his eyes.

Xu Yin's heart suddenly sank.

Not a single word Liang Chen said was true. Xu Yin has deliberately maintained contact with the Liang family over the years just to let the world see his love and justice, but now he has no choice but to maintain this "friendship."

He could let Yong Ping fend for himself, or he could not care about Prince Rong's Mansion. Both of them were of little use to him at the moment.

But he must not ignore the Liang family.

Liang Chen is the general of the dynasty!

And there is Pei Zhan beside him!

The combined power of these two people is enough to shake the world!

Yongping's attempt to commit suicide has made Pei Zhan regard them as enemies. If he doesn't take action, there will indeed be people behind the scenes who will question whether his "emphasis on love and justice" is true, and thus make some speculations and point the finger at them. Liang Ning, and even the Liang family.

He lowered his profile and interacted with the Liang family. The Liang family's response was not very warm. If the Liang family heard the gossip this time, Liang Chen would definitely stand with Pei Zhan without saying a word and break off all contact with him. .

How could he be so virtuous and capable as to become the enemy of the two mighty generals who worked together to destroy Dayue Kingdom?

What's more, he is still just a servant at the moment!

And all of this was brought to him by Yongping!

"I understand." Xu Yin nodded, "I'll clean up and deal with it now."

Liang Chen said: "For so many years, you have never forgotten your aunt and the Liang family. We have always remembered you in our hearts. We have always regarded you as one of our own family members.

"Let me be honest, I will support you in my heart no matter who you become enemies with, but you happen to be with Minzhi - if the knot cannot be resolved this time and the two of you become enemies, then I will be the one who has the biggest headache. .

"That's all I'm saying, you can do whatever you want."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Xu Yin stood under the door, his expression quickly turned cold. "Get the car ready!"

He stepped forward and said, "Master, you can't get anything good out of going back now. Even if what General Liang said makes sense, he has already handed over the certificate of thanks. We can wait until all the trials are completed before going back."

"Anyway... the princess will let the master coax her sooner or later."

Xu Yin turned around and entered the room, picking up the black gauze hat on the table: "Do you think I am doing it for her? Wrong, I am doing it for myself!"

After saying that, he put on his hat and looked deeply: "Isn't the evidence about Yong Ping and Concubine Yu still in Zhang's hands?"

There was a long pause.

Xu Yin straightened his robe: "Enter the palace!"

……

The trial here in the Xu family has come to an end.

Since He Qu arrived, the next process has been very smooth.

After Xie Zhang left, people from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment also came to conduct a real trial.

When the young eunuch brought the emperor's decree to punish Yongping, Fu Zhen was certainly not satisfied, as were the Liu and Zhang families, and the Zhang family was equally dissatisfied.

Yongping and Princess Rong had disgusted the Zhang family for so many years, and they had long held grudges in their hearts. Although Yongping could not accomplish anything big, it was quite annoying to do something wrong every now and then.

Now that the matter has reached this point, Zhang certainly wants to completely suppress her. Is there any possibility of reconciliation between them?

What's the use of being demoted to the county head?

Even after being banned, you can still make trouble.

But this was an imperial edict from the emperor, and there was nothing Zhang could do. She kept glancing at her box in her hand, wishing she could take it to the palace and present it to the emperor!

However, although this could push Yong Ping to a dead end, the emperor would not be happy to see a niece who made matters worse. In the end, Yongping collapsed, but he had to leave a mark in the emperor's heart. It was really not worth the loss.

Just as he was weighing things over in his mind, someone walked in from outside the door and lowered his voice and said to Prince Rong next to him: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Vice Minister has entered the palace!"

King Rong looked unhappy: "What did he do in the palace?"

"My lord, the minister, went to plead with the princess!"

"……plead?"

Several people showed surprised looks.

Fu Zhen is next to him.

She thought that after Liang Chen went to see Xu Yin, Xu Yin would probably come back to show off, but she didn't expect that he would go directly to the palace! And still going to plead for Yongping?

I ran to beg for mercy at this time...

He is truly a poisonous person!

She suddenly looked at Yong Ping, who had a complicated expression on his face, but it soon turned calm again.

Mrs. Zhang glanced at Fuzhen and said, "The general's wife is very good-tempered today. I haven't seen you getting angry and trying to beat someone after sitting here for so long. Aren't you worried that Xu Yin went to the palace to plead for mercy?"

Fu Zhen raised his lips: "The real victim is the imperial concubine's maternal uncle. If you are not worried, why should I be worried?"

"What a great concentration." Zhang said lightly, "But aren't you curious about how Yongping managed to command Lou Zhao, the powerful commander of the Five-City Army and Horses Division?"

"So what if I'm curious? Princess Yongping won't explain it to me."

Mrs. Zhang pushed the box in front of her forward: "What if I tell you?"

Fu Zhen looked at her: "Speak clearly."

"The general's wife is so smart, how can she not understand what I mean?" Zhang said seriously, "Don't the general's wives want to beat up the opponent? The deadly weapon is here, do you want it?"

Fu Zhen looked at her intently for a moment and suddenly smiled: "How come the Crown Princess only picks evil people to do this for me?"

"This is obvious." Zhang looked at Yongping on the other side and said slowly: "As long as we can defeat the common enemy, does it matter who will be the villain?

"The general's wife has been sitting here for most of the day and hasn't left yet. At least half of the reason is because of my box, right?

"When things get to this point, no one wants anything to change. As long as you send this to the palace, there will be no chance for Yongping to turn around. Don't you want to eradicate the root cause?"

Fu Zhen lowered his eyes and looked at the box for a while, then opened the lid, flipped through it, and then closed it again.

"The Crown Princess asked me to be a bad person, but you didn't give me all the things. Do you want the emperor to ask you later, and then use the remaining things to tease your parents-in-law? Or do you want me to beg you in the future? , and then take advantage of me?

"Here is only the record of Concubine Yu sending money to Yongping. Where is the evidence that Yongping took the initiative to communicate with Concubine Yu?"

She sneered: "If you think of me as a fool, then you have found the wrong person!"

After saying that, she pushed the box back.

Zhang took a deep breath, and after a moment, she winked at the maid from an angle invisible to Prince Rong and his wife.

(End of this chapter)