Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 361 The Truth
"I found out." Xiao Xuan'er nodded slightly, "After Mr. Xue and his family left Beijing, Mr. Xue asked someone to go the way of the Wang family and returned to the officialdom in the capital. After the Ministry of Rites made a mistake on New Year's Eve last year, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites was arrested. Dismissal and investigation, Mr. Wang Quanrui was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Mr. Xue joined the Ministry of Rites at that time."

"Since you are following the path of the Wang family..." Fang Zilan pondered for a moment: "Then it stands to reason that the relationship between Xue Haoyu and Lord Wang Quanrui should be fine. To cling to others, you must at least be loyal, right?"

"It stands to reason that it should be so." Xiao Xuan'er changed her voice and said, "However, Lord Wang and Lord Xue once fell in love with the same woman."

Fang Zilan raised her eyebrows, "Oh?"

"There is a secretary in the Ministry of Rites who writes very well, so he is responsible for writing all the documents." Xiao Xuaner said, "Master Xue once knew this secretary, and this secretary Knowing how to repay my kindness, I want to marry my daughter to Mr. Xue."

Fang Zilan answered casually, "But Mr. Wang is also interested in this Secretary's daughter?"

"Yes." Xiao Xuan'er nodded, "My lord Wang wanted to marry the secretary's daughter as his concubine, but after hearing about it, he became an adult and didn't ask for marriage."

"According to what you said, Mr. Wang didn't treat Xue Haoyu harshly." Fang Zilan said thoughtfully: "But Xue Haoyu didn't work well in the Ministry of Rites, but used some unscrupulous means to try to replace Mr. Wang. This Does it make sense?"

"People's hearts are unpredictable." Xiao Xuan'er's expression was gloomy, "What's more, what others see is mostly good on the surface."

Fang Zilan looked over, "Is there something else hidden?"

"It's not a secret." Xiao Xuan'er said in a low voice: "It's just that there are two more things, which I mentioned for Master Fang's reference. First, when Master Xue was in Beijing, although he was impeccable as an official, he treated others Strictness can be harsh. Second, currently, in the Ministry of Rites, there are only two adults from poor families, one is Lord Xue, and the other is this secretary."

Fang Zilan had listened carefully to her words, and felt a little hesitant, "If we want to pursue it, according to Lord Wang's words, Lord Xue must bear the brunt of it and cannot escape, and the document is written in black and white by the secretary, so naturally he will inevitably be implicated." .”

Xiao Xuan'er pursed her lips, "The new officials from the Ministry of Rites a few years ago have not yet arrived."

Hearing this, Fang Zilan frowned involuntarily, and was about to say something when the butler came in a hurry, "Master Fang, Mr. Wang returned again, saying that he forgot to ask for the two documents about the ranking of the year-end ceremony." gone."

Fang Zilan frowned even tighter, "What does he want those two documents for?"

"Master Wang said that those two documents are physical evidence, and he will hand them over to the Ministry of Punishment together." The housekeeper said cautiously: "He also said that he was afraid of disturbing Mr. Fang back and forth, so he asked me to pass on a message."

"My lord Wang really has a heart." Fang Zilan's expression darkened, "You go and tell your lord Wang, and say that since this matter is going to be reported to the Ministry of Punishment, it will inevitably go to the imperial court. I will put the two documents in the report, Submit it to His Majesty. Don't bother him."

The butler answered yes, turned and left.

Fang Zilan raised her hand and frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "Xue Haoyu is not innocent in this matter, but Mr. Wang may not be innocent either. The key is who is the secretary listening to."

"One side is the boss, and the other side is the son-in-law." Xiao Xuan'er hesitated for a moment, "The document..."

"Unless we can find another wrong document." Fang Zilan sighed softly, "Otherwise, it's hard for me to believe that it was an unintentional mistake."

Xiao Xuan'er remained silent, Fang Zilan looked tired, "Forget it, since Mr. Wang wants to report this matter to the Ministry of Punishment, it will take a while to deal with it. Let's wait and see what happens."

However, what Fang Zilan didn't expect was that after Wang Quanrui left her house that day, he went directly to the Ministry of Punishment.

The Ministry of Punishment acted very quickly, and brought Xue Haoyu and the secretary over there that night.On the second day, news spread that the secretary committed suicide in prison without waiting for arraignment.

When Fang Zilan heard the news, she was so shocked that she couldn't stand still.The secretary is dead, this matter is a death case, Xue Haoyu can't turn over no matter what he says.It's Wang Quanrui...

"Lord Fang!" Xiao Xuan'er hurriedly stepped forward to support her, but she subconsciously pushed her away, "Hurry up and prepare a pen and paper for me, I want to write a letter to His Majesty."

"Okay." Xiao Xuan'er walked out quickly, and bumped into Cong Rong who came in with the medicine. She apologized repeatedly, but Cong Rong hurriedly waved her hands and told her to leave first.

Fang Zilan glanced at the mess and said, "Miss Cong, you should find someone to come in and clean it up."

"No, I'll do it." Cong Rong said, "I have to talk to Miss Awan first." She said and ran out in a hurry.

Fang Zilan shook her head helplessly, and after Xiao Xuan'er brought the pen and paper, she contemplated for a long time, and finally wrote a note to intercede for Xue Haoyu.

The sufferer begged for mercy, Li Shengxuan would sell her face no matter what, at least Xue Haoyu's life could be saved.

"Why did Mr. Fang protect Mr. Xue?" As soon as Xiao Xuan'er finished speaking, Cong Rong came in to clean up the broken medicine bowls.

Fang Zilan breathed a sigh of relief, "Xue Haoyu is a high-ranking poor boy. If he died of guilt at this juncture, it may be in line with the wishes of some aristocratic families in the court. You take my token and pass this book in immediately. to the palace."

"Okay." Xiao Xuan'er complied, and Fang Zilan said again: "You go to Shangguan Min, just say I said it, and let him go out with me."

Fang Zilan took Shangguan Min to the prison cell of the Ministry of Punishment and met Xue Haoyu who was being imprisoned.

When Shangguanmin saw Xue Haoyu, he was in a daze. The person who used to talk eloquently became a prisoner in an instant.

When Xue Haoyu saw them, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, "Master Fang, why are you..."

"Why did you come?" Fang Zilan interrupted him unceremoniously, "I want to know the truth."

"With Master Fang's ability, can't you guess it?" Xue Haoyu smiled bitterly: "I lost."

Fang Zilan snorted coldly, "How can you be undefeated even if you use some unscrupulous means?"

Xue Haoyu's expression froze, and Fang Zilan said quietly: "Master Xue, I reminded you that others will treat you as you treat others. Do you think you can really do all this without telling Mr. Wang?"

"If I knew today, why bother?" Xue Haoyu's face had a stern look on his face, "Wang Quanrui let me do all of this. It's been a whole year, and I didn't take action until now, and it cost Siwu Qi's life..."

Fang Zilan turned her head and said softly: "You entered the Ministry of Rites through the way of the Wang family, why didn't you do things down-to-earth? You had a chance..."

"What chance?" Xue Haoyu interrupted her angrily, "With people like Wang Quanrui around, I will never have a bright future. And those people from the Ministry of Rites, how many have been favored by my uncle, but Because my uncle was a little harsh on them for a while, he teamed up to oppress me..."

"What about Siwu Qi?" Fang Zilan looked at him steadfastly, "You encouraged him to help you, but you couldn't even save his life."

"You don't know how ruthless Wang Quanrui is! He deliberately asked Xue'er to marry me, and then let Siwu Qi conspire with me..." Xue Haoyu gritted his teeth and said, "He came last night. He told Siwu Qi that he chose the wrong one. If you choose one wrong time, you will lose the life of your daughter, and if you choose wrong again, you will lose the lives of the whole family..."

He said with a trembling voice, "It's right next door to this cell, I can hear it clearly. Wang Quanrui, he forced Siwu Qi to death!"

　The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind, and everyone thinks they are an oriole, but they don't know that in the eyes of a real oriole, even a mantis is not counted.

　　
　
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