The next day…
"Ding! Rescue all the pitiful people detained by Eunuch Tong. Quest completed.
[Mission Reward: Thin Gold Body Master]
After the court session, when Jia Lian was playing with his daughter in Rong Guo Manor, a notification popped up in his mind that he had completed the mission.
In the morning court today, Jia Lian and Liu Wen took the lead to announce the corruption case of the Internal Affairs Bureau.
After handing over countless evidence of his crimes, the Emperor was furious and ordered the punishment of Eunuch Tong, the Xue Clan, and the Jing Clan in front of all the officials.
The corruption case in the Internal Affairs Office shocked all the officials. Jia Zheng, who was sitting in the last row, even knew where Wang Xifeng's imperial mandate came from.
However, he almost vomited blood in the imperial court.
Because the Xue family's property was already considered his own, but the Emperor's imperial edict to let the Xue family fill up the deficit made Jia Zheng's heart ache so much that his teeth were about to break.
But the only thing that made Jia Zheng happy was that Xue Pan was imprisoned.
Although the Emperor did not set a time limit for Xue Pan's imprisonment, everyone knew that Xue Pan was sentenced to life imprisonment.
As the corruption case of the Internal Affairs Bureau spread throughout the capital, Eunuch Tong's house was raided. At the same time, a team of more than 200 soldiers from the Ministry of Justice set off to capture Xue Pan.
Meanwhile, Xue Pan and his family were happily rushing to the capital, saving the Ministry of Justice a lot of effort.
For this reason, he had even gained the collective good impression of the officers and soldiers of the Ministry of Justice.
After all, Xue Pan had come to the capital to surrender himself, and he had also brought with him countless silver taels as a fine.
It was rare to see such a sensible prisoner.
Of course, this was all for the future…
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"Grandpa…Grandpa, you're lucky!"
At the main entrance of the Rong Public House, an old woman in ragged clothes was holding the hand of a four or five-year-old child. She looked at the few servants guarding the door and hurriedly went forward to kneel.
"Where did you get this?"
The servants saw that the old woman was obedient and asked curiously.
He did not chase them away immediately.
"I'm looking for Madam's companion, Uncle Zhou Rui.
I hope Sir System can invite Sir Zhou Rui over.”
The old woman hurriedly replied with an embarrassed smile.
"Mr. Zhou Rui? There's no such person in our residence!
Which wife are you talking about?”
The doorman was a newcomer, so he didn't know that there was a former steward named Zhou Rui in Rong Mansion.
Hearing this old woman's words, he was instantly stunned.
Seeing that the gatekeeper did not recognize him, the old woman could not help but panic. In her knowledge, Zhou Rui was a very respectable big shot.
He was also a reputable steward in Rong Mansion.
Now, even the gatekeeper didn't know about it. Didn't that mean that the Rong Mansion had changed?
If she couldn't even enter the Rong Mansion, then her trip would be in vain.
She knew that her family was poor, but they were too poor. They were so poor that they couldn't even make a living. That was why she had no choice but to bring her grandson here to ask for charity from her relatives.
"You said that Zhou Rui was in charge of collecting the rent for the spring and autumn seasons in the residence, and Zhou Rui's family was in charge of the travel of the masters in the residence. Later, because he was greedy for the silver in the residence, he was sold by our Second Master Lian.”
"If you're their relative, you should go back.”
An older servant knew what had happened in Rong Mansion recently, so he stepped forward and explained to the old woman (Granny Liu).
Hearing the explanation, Granny Liu's heart turned cold.
"Then where is Madam? I wonder if this old woman can see Madam?”
Granny Liu asked, unwilling to give up.
If she went back like this, the remaining food at home would not be enough for her, her daughter, her son-in-law, and her grandson.
She only had one daughter in her life, and she had followed her daughter after she got married. If the family ran out of food, she would be the first to be abandoned and starve to death.
Therefore, for the sake of her and her family's survival, Granny Liu could only brace herself and continue to ask for an audience.
If Zhou Rui couldn't make it, then she would look for Madam Wang. She didn't believe that Madam Wang would also collapse.
"You want to find our Second Mistress, right?
She had already gone out today and did not know when she would be back.
If you're willing to wait, then find a corner and wait. Don't tarnish our Rong Mansion's gate.”
"If you don't want to wait, go back as soon as possible.”
From the moment Granny Liu asked for Zhou Rui, the servant knew that the Madam Granny Liu was talking about was Madam Wang.
Hence, his expression was not very good as he said to Granny Liu impatiently.
"I'm willing to wait, I'm willing to wait!"
When Granny Liu heard that there was still a chance, she did not dare to object!
After replying to the two gatekeepers, he hurriedly got up and pulled his grandson away to look for a corner.
Facing a wealthy family like the Rong Mansion, even Granny Liu, who was the servant at the door, did not dare to offend them. Even if they were to speak ill of her, she would humbly welcome them with a smile for fear of offending them.
Just like that, Granny Liu brought her grandson out of the gate of Rong Mansion.
At this moment, Madam Wang was in the Wang family seeking Wang Ziteng to teach Jia Lian a lesson.
"I can't deal with this matter for the time being.”
Wang Ziteng said to Madam Wang with a tired face.
When he returned from the next court session, he found out that Madam Wang was waiting for him.
After seeing Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Wang went straight to the point and asked him to find a way to teach Jia Lian a lesson.
Wang Ziteng immediately refused.
"Why? Could it be that her brother was also afraid of Jia Lian?”
Madam Wang's expression turned ugly when she saw Wang Ziteng's refusal. She said to Wang Ziteng unhappily.
"That's not the case. Today, Jia Lian and the Minister of Revenue, Liu Wen, investigated the corruption case of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In this case, two to six million taels of silver were embezzled. The Emperor was furious and beheaded. Some were beheaded and exiled…"
"The Xue family was also involved in this, but His Majesty did not order the Xue family to be confiscated. He only asked the Xue family to make up for the corruption and arrest Pan 'er.”
"Now that I'm worrying about this matter, how can I still have the mood to deal with that little bastard Jia Lian?”
"You must know that Pan 'er is the only male heir to our sister's family.
Moreover, Pan 'er is our nephew, how can we not care when Pan' er is in trouble?”
"It's just that they're really bold enough to even covet the heads of Saints.
It was already a blessing that they were not exiled this time.”
Wang Ziteng explained his distress to Madam Wang with a worried expression. Because Wang Ziteng was worried, he did not notice Madam Wang's dissatisfied expression.
"What…"
Hearing Wang Ziteng's words, Madam Wang's expression changed drastically.
After listening to Wang Ziteng talk so much, Madam Wang only had one thought in her mind, and that was to make up for the Xue family's corruption. This time, the corruption case in the Internal Affairs Office had actually embezzled five to six million silver.
If the Xue family were to make up for their corruption, it would be money that she already regarded as her own.
The Xue family was using her money to make up for it.
This made Madam Wang's heart bleed.
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