"Your Majesty, the tutor Tan who went to Sichuan Province to supervise the autumn examination was recommended by Prince Ding." Chen Hui almost said that Prince Ding did not know how to judge people, and asked him to investigate the case, fearing that he would uncover a confusing case.
"It is true that Tan Shidu failed to supervise properly, but he did not accept bribes, and this case has little to do with him." Prince Ding defended Tan Shidu.
Chen Hui did not argue with Prince Ding, and said to the emperor: "I think that instead of bothering two masters with one matter, it is better to hand it over to the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate."
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "It is approved."
The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and others, who had just returned from Sichuan Province and had no time to rest, stepped out to receive their assignments.
After the morning court session, the emperor summoned Prince Ding.
When Prince Ding explained the reason, the Emperor thought that his idea was good, but it was unlikely that he could drag Prince De's Mansion and Prince Jin's Mansion into trouble based on the large gift that Doctor Jiao accepted.
"You should keep a close eye on them and don't let them make a big deal out of a small matter or a small matter out of nothing." The emperor warned.
"I will keep a close eye on them and make sure they act impartially. No one will show favoritism out of fear of certain people's power." Prince Ding said solemnly.
"It's okay, you can leave the palace." The emperor had to take medicine soon, so he was anxious to send people away.
"Your Majesty, I suspect that Chen Hui has secretly defected to Prince Jin." Prince Ding did not leave, and he had not yet applied the eye drops.
"Chen Hui is a loyal minister. He will not form a clique with the Prince of Jin for personal gain." The emperor did not believe that Chen Hui would abandon him, a wise monarch, and help the weak prince.
"Your Majesty, look at the reports and speeches Chen Hui has made these days. Even if he hasn't colluded with Prince Jin yet, he will side with Prince Jin sooner or later." Prince Ding speculated maliciously.
Prince Ding was very angry because Tan Shidu did not do his job well.
But Tan Shidu was his man. He could beat him, scold him, and even find a way to get rid of him, but he could never let others use him as a handle to attack him.
The emperor's face was as gloomy as water. "Investigate. If it is true, I will sentence him to death."
"Yes, Your Majesty." A sly smile of success flashed across Prince Ding's lips.
The impact of court affairs on the harem is sometimes immediate.
In particular, since it was true that Doctor Jiao had accepted valuable gifts, he was arrested and taken to the Ministry of Justice.
Mrs. Jiao was a woman in the inner chamber who took her husband as her God. She had no vision and immediately panicked.
She cried and dragged her youngest son to the Changyu Earl's mansion to find her eldest daughter.
The wife of the Crown Prince of Changyu was seven months pregnant and was teaching her eldest son to read when her own mother came to her house crying, which scared her.
"Mother, what happened?" Jiao asked as she gave up her seat.
Mrs. Jiao was so eager to save her husband that she lost her temper. "Your father was arrested by the police. They said he was involved in a big case and was going to be beheaded."
"How is it possible?" Jiao was horrified.
"It's true. Your father has been taken to the Ministry of Justice. Daughter, please save your father. If anything happens to your father, I will not live either." Mrs. Jiao cried.
"Mother, don't cry yet. I will ask someone to invite the prince over." Jiao signaled the maid to go and ask for someone.
The Prince of Changyu came over soon. He was wearing a coarse brown robe with mud spots on his elbows.
He doesn't look like a young man from a wealthy family, but more like a farmer's son.
The ten great baronial families in the capital all had empty titles but no real power, and the father and son of Lord Changyu were so obsessed with farming that they had never even taken an idle position in the court.
If it weren't for the coincidence that his daughter was married to Prince De's Mansion and became the Crown Prince's Consort, the Changyu Marquis' Mansion would have been even more marginalized in the court.
"My son-in-law greets my mother-in-law. I hope she is well." The Prince of Changyu bowed.
Mrs. Jiao wiped her tears and said, "Son-in-law, you must save your father-in-law."
When Prince Changyu asked the reason, Mrs. Jiao explained it very clearly.
Mrs. Jiao was very restless. She kept imagining all kinds of bad situations, which made Jiao, who was already frightened by her, even more terrified. She felt her lower abdomen dropping.
"Mother, please stop talking. You're scaring our elder sister." Little brother Jiao saw that something was wrong with his sister and tried to dissuade her.
"I didn't say anything." Mrs. Jiao saw that her daughter's face was indeed not very good.
Jiao was speechless for a while. Before he could say anything, they heard that his father was going to be executed by slow slicing, and his wife, children and the whole family were going to be exiled.
But his dissuasion was a little too late. Jiao held her belly and said, "It hurts so much. I'm going to give birth."
She was only seven months pregnant and even the delivery room was not ready. This sudden attack made everyone in the room panic.
Fortunately, this was not her first delivery. After a short panic, everyone calmed down and some started to set up the delivery room and some started to call for help.
When Lady Changyu learned the reason why her daughter-in-law was going to give birth prematurely, she was speechless. She looked down on Mrs. Jiao, her mother-in-law.
The mistress of the house is really useless because she panics when things happen.
The Prince of Changyu, who had left the house, had no idea that his wife was helping him give birth to his second child.
He only knew a limited number of people, and the only person who could inquire about the matter was his brother-in-law, Prince De.
When they arrived at Prince De's mansion, Princess Consort De and Prince De met him together.
After learning the whole story from the Crown Prince of Changyu, the Crown Princess of Prince De said angrily, "He is too greedy. He will take any silver he can get. He deserves to die. Why should we save him? We should not save him."
Prince Changyu was a little afraid of his own sister, so he didn't dare to speak and looked at Prince De eagerly.
Prince De smiled and said, "Okay, okay, don't be angry, don't be angry, I will discuss this matter with my uncle, you can go to mother, mother is looking for you."
"My mother didn't ask me." The princess of Dewang glanced at him and said, "Don't take on too much responsibility. This matter cannot be managed."
"I know, I know. Don't worry, just go and do your own thing." Prince De coaxed and deceived her, half hugging and half pushing her out.
A large part of Prince Ding's idea can be realized, and Prince De's Mansion has been involved because of the marriage relationship.
As for the Prince of Jin, he was indeed not involved, but as luck would have it, the incident affected the old servant of the Princess of Jin, Jiang Changning.
Among the valuable gifts that Doctor Jiao received, there was a large shop. He had no intention of doing business, so he sold the shop.
The person who bought the shop was Boss Wu, who was in charge of the catering business, so he was also arrested and taken to the Ministry of Justice.
When his deputy Zhao Cheng saw this situation, he hurried to find Jiang Nan.
It just so happened that Jiang Nan was away on a long trip and not in Beijing.
This matter had to alarm Jiang Changning. Hearing that Boss Wu was arrested, Jiang Changning was also shocked, "Can you find out why he was arrested?"
"It's involved in the cheating case in Sichuan Province's Autumn Examination." Zhao Cheng found out everything clearly and came to see his master.
"How is it possible?" Jiang Changning found it unbelievable. Boss Wu was an old servant of the Jiang family. He had been in Beijing since he came to Beijing with her seven years ago and had never been to Sichuan Province.
The most important thing is that although Wu Lao Da’s children have been exiled, his son and son-in-law are not good at studying and now follow him to do business.
Even if Boss Wu wanted to do something in the Autumn Examination, the people he bribed should be the academic officials of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. How could he be involved in the cheating case in the Autumn Examination in Sichuan Province
I'm mute, my voice is gone when I speak, and when I cough it feels like my lungs are going to be coughed out. I still have to get injections. It's so painful.
(End of this chapter)