Perhaps it was because the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture received the attention of both Empress Fang and Yuanwailang Cao at the same time, the retrial of the Peng family's case was unexpectedly quick this time.
The first and second wives were arguing and passing the buck to each other, each saying that the other had ordered the murder.
But the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture was not stumped. He quickly found the servant who delivered tea to Tao that day based on the testimony of Cong Changgui and the second lady, and found out that the cup of tea given to Tao had been touched by Aunt Peng, the housekeeper of the first lady.
With the testimonies of Peng Caichen and Changgui corroborating each other, the testimony of the second lady and the servants, plus the testimony of the head of the village, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture quickly concluded that it was the first lady who ordered the murder of Da Tao.
This case, which has long been a topic of great discussion among the people, finally has a conclusion.
But before the people had time to cheer, their attention was soon diverted to another matter - there was progress in the case of Guo Zixing that was previously investigated by the Three Courts.
After all, in the case of Guo Zixing, more than 3,000 good people died. The people of Zhejiang were furious and almost caused a big incident because of this.
The court has never shown any intention of neglecting its position.
The people haven't forgotten either.
However, no evidence was found and the case was delayed, and was overshadowed by the big case caused by the Peng family.
Who knew that before long, things would make progress.
After remaining silent for a while, the Three Departments issued several orders in succession, detaining and imprisoning the Deputy Commander of the Transportation Department and the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Wei Yangqing.
Although the three courts did not say why they arrested people.
But anyone with a brain knows that the reason for arresting people at this time is nothing more than to finally find the real culprit behind Guo Zixing's case.
The crowd was excited for a while.
Master Peng Er finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He has been really depressed recently. Accidents have happened one after another at home, and they were all bad. His nephew and his wife's sister-in-law were all imprisoned in Shuntian Prefecture.
The eldest sister-in-law and his wife were still fighting with each other in prison...
He also went to Shuntian Prefecture to meet the second wife, but the second wife refused to see him. Even if she saw him, she would just hide in a corner and say nothing.
As if she was disgusted by him.
He couldn't figure it out, and he still can't figure it out now.
He knew that asking his wife to take the blame for his sister-in-law was a bit too much to ask. But who was he doing all this for? Wasn't it for this family
Only when this family is well, only when the Peng family is well, can they be well!
This was a compromise he had to make, and he had never thought of abandoning his wife. When the storm had passed and after a while, he would still find a way to bring her back.
But she couldn't understand.
The Second Master himself couldn't understand it. He didn't know why the Second Lady could understand him in everything before and always tolerate and give in to him, but recently she suddenly became so unreasonable.
But no matter what, it's all in the past now.
Although the Peng family has now become a laughing stock in the capital, the backyard of their home is also in chaos.
But compared with the Wei family now, what does it count for
The crime that the Wei family is facing now is enough for them to exterminate the entire clan once again.
And after resting for a while, they will be able to return to their previous lives.
Master Peng had the same idea as his younger brother. When he got the news, he came to find Master Peng, with the disdain and ridicule in his eyes revealed without any concealment.
"Let's see what the Wei family will do this time." Master Peng was in a good mood and even took a sip of wine: "At the beginning, I said to wait and see how they die. They probably thought I was just saying harsh words and didn't take it to heart."
The feeling of taking revenge on people and controlling their life and death is really great.
It is so satisfying to see the lives and property of those you want to deal with are controlled in your hands like ants.
Master Peng raised his glass and clinked it with his brother's. While he was happy, he did not forget to ask him if all the details were prepared: "Are you sure there are no mistakes in the letters between Wei Yangqing and Guo Zixing?"
Don't let your efforts fall through at the last moment.
Master Peng raised his lips, smiled and shook his head: "Everything is ready. And this time, the weapons sent by the Ministry of War to Zhejiang will happen to go wrong in the place mentioned in their letter, and will be traded in the place mentioned in their letter, and then they will catch a few Japanese pirates in that place."
Needless to say, what happened next.
Wei Yangqing wrote a letter to the deputy commander of the Transportation Department. Originally, the deputy commander only helped with transportation in transit, but now that Guo Zixing was in trouble, the deputy commander had to contact the buyer.
Everything just fits together.
There are also testimonies from the Japanese pirates and handwritten letters from Wei Yangqing.
Wei Yangqing couldn't wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
Having been suppressed and beaten by the Wei family for so long, it is really frustrating to the extreme.
Now we can finally fight back fiercely. Just thinking about it is enough to make our blood boil.
Master Peng rarely concealed his thoughts. He put down the cup and sneered, "Let's see how they die this time!"
The Wei family has been arrogant for so long, it’s time for them to pay the price.
Master Peng was still more concerned about the second wife in prison. He ignored his eldest brother's gnashing of teeth and asked him calmly, "It's about the eldest sister-in-law, right?"
In the final analysis, this matter was accomplished by the Wei family.
The Wei family wanted to harm Madam Peng and destroy the Peng family's reputation, and they did it.
Master Peng's face darkened again. His previous good mood was finally affected. He put down his cup and looked at the food and wine in front of him for a while, then shook his head and said, "Let's do whatever the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture decides."
This was the first time during the reign of Emperor Longqing that an official's wife was arrested and imprisoned, and the first lady's reputation was ruined.
And Peng Caichen...
This son whom he valued was also ruined.
Master Peng felt very depressed and felt a pang of pain when he thought of this. He sighed and said, "Cai Chen will probably be sentenced to a short period of time. We will find a way to get him out after some time."
He is still young and has a long life ahead of him. After a few years, when the scandal has died down, he will continue to take the imperial examination.
Anyway, there has been precedent for this.
The second master Peng nodded. Seeing that the first master never mentioned the second wife from beginning to end, he felt mixed emotions.
What the wife said was actually not wrong. Even fingers have different lengths, so how could people's hearts not have biases? After all, the eldest brother valued his wife and children more than his second wife.
The second wife has done so much, but the eldest brother hasn't even asked a question yet.
Even if the Second Wife's behavior was excessive after entering Shuntian Prefecture, does that mean the First Wife has no responsibility
After all, if the eldest wife hadn't been so aggressive and had a sour face when asking people to do things, things might not have come to this point.