Given Cao An's caution, how could he reveal such a big clue
He gave Fang Tingrong a bitter smile and said, "I finally understand why this Miss Qi specifically stopped my sedan chair..."
The person behind this is really thoughtful and has taken everyone into consideration.
Qin Tong's status is not high enough, and he has already reported Cao Wen, and there is no effect yet. So he will drag in the Chief Censor of the Censorate, who has the final say and shares the same interests with Queen Fang... ...
Good calculation.
I don’t know which prince took action, but this capital city is truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
He paused, then suddenly turned to look at his wife and asked her softly, "Tingrong, who told you this?"
Although Fang Tingrong hated evil, her mind was not so clear. She never asked about what was happening outside. If no one reminded her, Mr. Chen would never believe it.
Fang Tingrong smiled slightly. Seeing that Censor Chen looked exhausted, he stood up and walked behind him to gently massage his shoulders and neck. There was a hint of gloom in his eyes: "My grandmother told me..."
The old lady of the Fang family
Censor Chen shook his head in his heart. In his opinion, if the Fang family had such a keen sense of smell, they would not have canceled Queen Fang's marriage and sent Queen Fang to Emperor Longqing as the empress, and they would not have raised Earl Cheng'en to be like that.
There must be someone behind the scenes pushing this, but Censor Chen doesn't know who this person is yet.
Emperor Longqing had never known that Zhu Fang had the courage to open an iron mine in Jin, and to secretly keep the mine to smelt weapons and smuggle them.
But why was this matter kept secret and not reported
Logically speaking, it is impossible for him, as the emperor, to not know about such a big case, and even the cabinet did not seem to mention it.
Having lost his son, and now with all the troubles related to the Cao family, his patience was completely exhausted. On the same day, he dismissed Cao An from his position as the eunuch in charge of the seal, and stripped him of his power as the governor of the three camps, asking him to reflect on himself.
This is the first time Cao An has been punished in all these years.
Ever since the Ming family fell, he had been on a meteoric rise, becoming the number one eunuch. He never expected that one day he would be hit so badly by Bu Bu.
But he didn't even have time to react before misfortune struck.
Not only did the charges against Cao Wen increase in number, but Third Master Lin also uncovered other things - there was progress in the Feng family's case, as Third Prince was finally found to have the source of the poison.
It is a rare and strange poison from the Western Regions. The reason why it was found in Concubine Jing's palace was not because Concubine Jing was capable, but because Concubine Jing was originally framed - Young Master Lin found out something unusual after he interrogated all the palace people who served the Third Prince.
The young palace maid who had previously confessed that she was the mastermind behind Concubine Jing changed her statement and said that she was instructed by someone else.
Young Master Lin found out the truth within a few days. The person who ordered the little palace maid to do this was none other than Cao An's godson, Wang Qishan, the current chief eunuch of the Imperial Stables.
After Wang Qishan was arrested, the subsequent events were investigated more smoothly.
Wang Qishan confessed that all this was instigated by his sworn brother Cao Wen.
From then on, Cao Wen was charged with another crime.
Emperor Longqing was furious and ordered the three courts to speed up the investigation.
King Zheng was also very diligent. He performed his supervisory duties extremely well and responsibly, and managed to ensure that the case had a result in September.
Naturally, all the ten major crimes that Qin Tong impeached Cao Wen on were true, and Zhu Fang's case was also tried together. Finally, based on Miss Qi's testimony and identification, it was confirmed that Zhu Fang had indeed colluded with Cao Wen and opened an iron mine together. He also intended to plot against the Fang family, murder the royal heir and frame the crime on Queen Fang.
Plotting to murder the royal heir, and privately opening iron mines and manufacturing weapons, any one of which was a serious crime enough to exterminate nine generations of the family, and it shocked the government and the public.
There is a limit to what Zhu Fang can bite off.
Old Madam Wei had a gloomy face. She gently moved the lid of the teacup and watched the tea leaves in the cup rise and fall. Then she sneered and said, "It seems that our bet was right. With such a big commotion, Cao An hasn't revealed his final trump card yet."
In just about a month and a half, the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion and the Cao family suffered misfortunes one after another. The third master naturally knew how much power was involved, and therefore seemed even more confused and bewildered.
He didn't know about other things, but he knew that the Fang family had put a lot of effort into this.
Because of Concubine Jing's incident, Empress Fang was so frightened that she fell ill and has not recovered yet.
Although she said nothing, it was clear in the eyes of Emperor Longqing that she had exposed all her grievances. In addition, it was discovered that the poisoning of the third prince was related to Cao Wen and that Cao Wen was the mastermind behind the scenes. Emperor Longqing hated both Cao An and Cao Wen.
These two people are now imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison. Whether they live or die is a matter of days.
After the third master was at a loss, he looked at Wei An with a more complicated look. After a while, he asked her: "Xiao Qi... Doesn't the Cao family have a backer? That backer..."
Wei An's face was still a little pale, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.
She smiled and said, "It's time to take action."
The third master didn't understand.
Old Madam Wei vaguely understood what Wei An meant: "You mean, now that Cao An has been forced into a desperate situation, the emperor naturally wants him dead, so he should go find the person behind it?"
Old Lady Wei is already very afraid of Cao An because he has been able to hold out until now without biting anyone. This shows that Cao An is fearless and thinks that the people behind him can definitely protect him. What is his confidence
Wei An took the call, drank a sip of tea slowly, and told Old Lady Wei and the Third Master with a smile: "Yes... someone will send him a message in the next few days. Once the message is sent, he will know what to do."
The third master didn't understand what the news was, and looked at Wei An as if he was looking at a monster.
He always felt that Wei An was filled with sinister aura recently and knew many secrets that others did not know.
He swallowed and asked her, "What news?"
Empress Fang was pregnant. When the news was sent to the Dali Temple prison, Cao An tensed up and even the veins on his forehead throbbed violently.
Empress Fang is pregnant, which means that Emperor Longqing’s current predicament has been solved to a large extent.
Emperor Longqing is very old, and his three sons died one after another. Being old and childless is a great instability factor. But now Empress Fang is pregnant. If she gives birth to another legitimate son... ...
If she had given birth to a son, everything would be different.
But he couldn't care about these things now. Queen Fang was pregnant. No matter what the situation of others was, his situation was really terrible...
Queen Fang will not let him go.