Mr. Fang was half frightened and half pretending.
He knew in his heart that Emperor Longqing was probably unhappy.
But he had a vague feeling that Emperor Longqing was so unhappy probably because he had a quarrel with Empress Fang. He also thought that he should persuade his mother and let her go to the palace to persuade the Empress.
She was unhappy, but wouldn't that mean the emperor would arrest her family members
But before he recovered from his illness, he heard even worse news - Fang Zhengrong was sentenced to death!
The entire Fang family was stunned.
No matter how much he thought, Emperor Longqing would be so ruthless and take Fang Zhengrong's life with a single move.
He has always been tolerant of Fang Zhengrong's family. When Fang Zhengrong made such a big fuss about killing someone, he just told them to go back to his hometown to study. Why is he asking for Fang Zhengrong's life now
Before Mr. Fang could figure it out, something bad happened to the Fang family again.
Fang Zhengrong said that he received a lot of gifts and hid them all with Master Fang.
The Jinyiwei came to the Fang family again and took away Master Fang, who was still ill. The remaining female members of the Fang family were also surrounded by the Jinyiwei and Yulin guards and could not even leave the house.
Since Empress Fang became the empress, such a thing had never happened in the Fang family. Old Madam Fang couldn't bear it and fell ill. Madam Fang was also like a frightened bird.
Honor...
Speaking of filial piety, the eldest master of the Fang family received much more than Fang Zhengrong, so why was he suddenly being investigated now? She couldn't figure it out and almost cried her eyes out.
No one could have imagined that something like this would happen to the Fang family.
After all, this was the Empress's family. Who didn't know that Empress Fang was favored and gave birth to the only son of Emperor Longqing? But seeing the overwhelming wealth, something unexpected happened.
The wife of the Earl of Shoushan originally said that she wanted to be a matchmaker for the niece of the eldest lady of the Fang family, but now she dares not even mention it anymore, for fear that others will find out.
It was more than half a month later that Master Fang was released.
He was tortured badly in the Jinyiwei this time. He became so thin that he was unrecognizable. He started to fall ill when he returned home.
The Jinyiwei came again, and searched the study and other places before going back, saying that Master Fang had hidden the embezzled money for Fang Zhengrong, and now they had seized it all.
Emperor Longqing also dragged Master Fang into the palace and scolded him, saying that he could not distinguish right from wrong and was unfit to be an official. He removed him from his official position and reprimanded him harshly, telling him not to cause trouble again, otherwise he would punish him severely.
Even an old lady like Mrs. Fang was implicated. The Queen's decree came to the palace and severely reprimanded her, accusing her of indulging her children in misbehaving and bullying others by taking advantage of her power.
This time, the Fang family couldn't even keep their last title, and were left with nothing.
The wife of the Earl of Qinghe opened her mouth wide, no longer daring to mention the idea of marrying the niece of the Fang family. She just frowned and sat at the window in a depressed mood: "How can it fall down just like that..."
Qinghe Bo saw through the clues. Thinking about the recent prosperity of the Fang family and his son's half-smile when he first heard about the marriage, he shuddered and ordered her sternly: "Don't mention it again! Our family has never had any agreement with the Fang family. If you bring it up again, it will not only hurt you!"
But he knew in his heart that it would not be so easy to get over it.
I'm afraid Young Master Lin has known about it for a long time - he is the emperor's confidant, how could he not know that the emperor wants to deal with the Fang family
No wonder he never went to social events and never listened to the words of Lady Qinghe. But that day he actually went to the Fang family to watch a ceremony. It was not just watching a ceremony. I'm afraid he had been intending to investigate the Fang family!
He had known that something was going to happen to the Fang family, so he was so calm, neither saying yes nor no, and coldly watched the wife of the Earl of Qinghe get close to the eldest wife of the Fang family... ..
This matter has nothing to do with him - he is the confidant of Emperor Longqing, and Emperor Longqing knows everything about him. He will definitely think that his stepmother is not good...
Uncle Qinghe sighed.
He is finding it increasingly difficult to control this son. Not only is he unable to control him, he simply has no way to do anything with him. This son is so capable, what can he do
I had no choice but to go along with him.
When the Fang family was doing well, Mrs. Chen never came forward. But when the Fang family fell into decline, she did send some medicinal herbs over. After all, she was the daughter of the Fang family, it was not right for her to ignore the feelings at all.
This is too extreme, the superiors will probably be dissatisfied.
Just know the limits, that's all.
She frowned, and when she saw her husband coming back, she stood up and went out to greet him, asking him, "Is there no room for maneuver?"
Censor Chen knew she was asking about Fang Zhengrong, and immediately shook his head: "Don't think about it anymore. The emperor deliberately let the Fang family get into trouble. The Fang family was able to save so many lives this time, so they should be grateful. But Zhengrong must not think about staying alive."
Fang Zhengrong has a terrible reputation and should have been put to death long ago. Now he is involved in a murder case. Emperor Longqing hates him very much and he wants to make an example of him. How could he let him go
Madam Chen sighed deeply, and had no other choice but to look back and said, "It's their own fault... It's only been a short time since the Queen gave birth to the prince, but she has already lost her temper..."
Censor Chen's thoughts were much deeper than she thought.
Although the Fang family has become arrogant, they were not like this before.
He remembered Wei An's reminder, and went over in his mind the Nanjing Censor who had impeached Fang Zhengrong this time, and sighed.
The King of Linjiang's move of killing someone by using another's knife was so quick, accurate and ruthless.
Prince Duan, the Fang family, and even the Queen, all fell into his trap.
"There's no need to mention this matter again. After all, the emperor has left them a way to live. He just took away their titles." Censor Chen looked at his wife and said, "As long as they behave themselves, they can still keep their lives."
Censor Chen frowned.
It would be a good thing if the Fang family could stop causing trouble. At least the little prince would no longer have the Fang family, an outsider family that only knows how to cause trouble.
Mrs. Chen agreed, and then she heard her husband bring up the old matter again: "Also, Mianmian's marriage... I mentioned it to Wei Jie before, what do you think about it?"
Mrs. Chen was surprised that he suddenly changed the topic to her daughter's marriage. She frowned and thought for a while, but still didn't quite understand: "This... is it going to be decided now?"
The Wei family is certainly good, but they are not so good that we have to marry our daughter to them, right
Censor Chen glanced at her, repeated what he had said to her before, and said calmly, "We have to ask the Wei family's opinion first to know whether it can be settled."
Mrs. Chen was stunned for a moment, and when she saw that her husband had turned around and sat down, she whispered, "I know."