Absolutely! My maid was also reborn after traveling through time

Chapter 571
The snow on New Year's Eve lasted until the third day of junior high school, and the city of Kyoto was covered with snow.

In the early morning, all the officials returned to the court to discuss matters.

Several great ministers planned ahead and proposed to recruit soldiers and horses in case of emergencies.Officials from various departments also proposed rectification methods for the existing problems.

After finalizing all affairs, Zhao Bai asked, "Dear dears, do you have anything else to do?"

Lord Yushi Taiyou stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, the case of Xia Guo's rebels has made progress. Li Zizhe admitted that he has been hiding in the Shen Mansion for these years in order to wait for an opportunity to take revenge on the court."

Zhao Bai asked with a sullen face, "Where is the confession?"

Master You immediately took out the testimony and handed it over to the servant, who then passed the testimony to His Majesty.

Zhao Bai took the testimony and looked at it twice, and couldn't help frowning.

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, we now know that the Shen family must have ulterior motives in harboring the subjugated prince, and the regent cannot escape the blame." Lord Yushitaifang said.

Zhao Bai stood up, held up the confession in his hand, and said: "This confession did not mention that the Shen family was guilty of knowing. How does Mr. Fang know that the Shen family is not being deceived? The Shen family is mentioned for no reason. Fang What is the intention of your lord doing this?"

"Your Majesty, the Shen family knew that Li Zizhe had a special background, so they didn't tell the court clearly, and they didn't control him. Instead, Shen Qingshi led him to study and practice calligraphy, and walked around. Wasn't it intentional?" Mr. Fang said.

"What Mr. Fang said is reasonable. Your Majesty, according to my humble opinion, we should immediately conduct a thorough investigation of Shen's residence and search for relevant evidence." Mr. You said.

Hearing this, King Ling immediately retorted: "Master You is going too far. Since Shen Qingshi became an official in the court, he has been conscientious and conscientious. He has never surpassed anything. There is no evidence that he ransacked his home for nothing. This is simply a disaster for the court! Your Majesty, I think that Yu Shitai is the one who has ulterior motives and intentionally slanders good ministers!"

"Your Majesty, you must not listen to what Yu Shi said. The Shen family is the head of the merchant family bestowed by the late emperor. Our dynasty has been hit by disasters many times, and the Shen family has spent their money and resources. If there is no warrant to search, wouldn't it hurt the heart of a good minister? ? What will the people of the world think of it?" King Xiang said.

King Heng snorted coldly, and said: "The Shen family has a lot of money, Yu Shitai must be greedy!"

Master You knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, this humble minister is for the sake of the court, please Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, please learn from me!"

Mr. Fang also knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, the Yushitai has been slandered for no reason, please Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, please restore your innocence."

At this time, Mr. Liang from the Counselor Hall stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that what Yu Shitai said is not without reason. If you want to return people to their innocence, a thorough investigation is also a way."

"Lord Liang is putting the cart before the horse, isn't it? To return someone innocent, you have to search the mansion. How is this different from insulting? Even if you return someone innocent, how can you return people's trust?" Ling Wang said.

"Your Majesty, I believe that those who are clear will be cleared themselves. If the Shen family is innocent, they will naturally not be afraid of investigation." Lord Liang said.

"Your Majesty, Lord Liang is right." Lord You said.

"The Qing is self-clearing, since the Shen family considers themselves innocent, why should they be afraid?" Mr. Fang said.

"Your Majesty, the Shen family is a meritorious minister, Your Majesty, think twice!" King Xiang said.

"Okay, stop arguing."

The queen mother behind the bead curtain suddenly spoke, and the hall fell silent instantly.

The Empress Dowager continued: "My lords, why are you so excited? The Qing Dynasty is self-clearing. If you think about it, the Shen family is not afraid of investigation, so just follow Yu Shitai's instructions. Emperor, what do you think?"

Zhao Bai's eyes were cold, and he replied blankly: "But it's up to the queen mother to decide."

"That's good, then it's decided to thoroughly investigate the matter of Shen's residence." The Empress Dowager said.
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Back at Zening Hall, the Empress Dowager was in a good mood. That bitch Shen Qinglan had been against her all along, and now she was finally able to take revenge.

"Empress Dowager, you don't need much for breakfast, why don't you use a bowl of bird's nest soup." Nanny Meng brought a bowl of bird's nest and put it on the table next to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager picked up the bird's nest and ate a few mouthfuls. Nanny Meng smiled and said, "My maidservant heard from the maid that today in the previous court, even Mr. Liang advocated searching the Shen residence for evidence. Mr. Liang belongs to His Majesty. It seems that His Majesty is deliberately adding fuel to the flames."

"The Shen family has ulterior motives, hiding the subjugated prince in secret, the crime is heinous, the emperor, as the son of heaven, must give the world an explanation." The Empress Dowager said.

"But... what if we can't find any evidence? Wouldn't the Shen family and the Prince Regent's Mansion be more proud?" Mother Meng worried.

The empress dowager sneered, "How can there be no such thing as evidence?"

At this time, a servant entered the door and said: "Go back to the empress dowager, the empress dowager asks to see you."

Mother Meng was startled, and said: "Queen Mother, the Empress Dowager is here to intercede for the Shen family?"

The empress dowager put down the bird's nest with a cold face, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Let her in."

"Yes."

Jiang Chuo entered the door, knelt down to salute, and said: "The concubine has seen the empress, and the empress is kind."

"Why is the queen here at this time? Get up." said the empress dowager.

Jiang Chuo didn't get up, but continued to kneel and said: "Mother, my concubine was terrified when she heard that the Shen family was about to be searched. The Shen family is a meritorious minister who has donated money many times to save the disaster victims, and the regent princess is also from a sinking family. At home, my concubine implores the queen mother to forgive me."

The empress dowager sighed softly, and said: "Queen, this matter is of great importance, it is not as simple as you imagined. Now the ruling and opposition parties are arguing a lot, if we don't thoroughly investigate the case of Shen's residence and the private possession of the subjugated prince, then the Shen family will I will never be able to tell clearly about my crimes. As long as the search is completed, the Shen family can be returned innocent. What the Ai family did is also for the sake of the Shen family, and for the sake of the Prince Regent's Palace."

"Mother, the case of Li Zizhe is already very clear. It's nothing more than people from Yushitai making a fuss out of nothing. Brother Shun is also from our Jiang family. If this happens, wouldn't it be heartbreaking? The concubine really doesn't want to After seeing the mother, there was a estrangement between Brother Shun and Prince Shun." Jiang Chuo said.

"Queen, the country's major affairs come first. If the regent cannot understand the good intentions of the Ai family, then the Ai family has loved him in vain for so many years. Since the regent took over the Shen family, he has always favored the Shen family and supported Shen Qingshi. So much so that the members of the Shen family are unscrupulous and domineering, if they don't make corrections in time, they don't know what will happen in the future." The Empress Dowager said slightly angrily.

"The queen mother...the regent princess..."

Before Jiang Chuo finished speaking, the empress dowager interrupted her and said, "Okay, the queen doesn't have to worry about the court affairs, you should take care of the harem. Now that the concubine Xian has the eldest son of the emperor, concubine Shu also Having won the favor of the emperor, your Changle Palace is deserted, and you still have the heart to plead for others!"

"Mother, calm down..."

Jiang Chuo lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

Nanny Meng persuaded: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has good intentions, you should be more considerate, you and the Empress Dowager are a family."

"Empress, you should go back first, Ai's family is not feeling well and needs to rest." The Empress Dowager said.

Xiangying stepped forward and helped Jiang Chuo up.

Jiang Chuo got up and saluted again, saying: "The concubine will leave."

(End of this chapter)