Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 170 The fate of being a bitch

Yang Yuzhen, you are also a beast!
Chen Ce had to spend a lot of time and effort to convince Zhu Houzhao that he had not been abused in the Ministry of Justice.

Soon Yang Yuzhen was seen sobbing and wiping away tears, saying, "Foster father, to be honest, I have already prepared the coffin for you, and now you can't return it."

"I paid for the coffin out of my own pocket. Do you want me to be reimbursed?"

Chen Ce stared at him and said, "No, what on earth are you doing here?"

Yang Yuzhen then remembered the important matter and said hurriedly: "On the one hand, I heard that my adoptive father was released from prison, so I came to visit him."

"Get to the point!" Chen Ce glanced at him.

Yang Yuzhen said quickly: "Father, you have a wide network of contacts. Please help me find out which bastard Fu Yuan sold my family's property to!"

"Humph, Yang is rich now! I have to buy back my family's property!"

"My family's property was worth at least three hundred taels at the beginning. Now I'm slapping five hundred taels on the other party's face. I'm asking him if he wants to sell it!"

Chen Ce nodded: "Sold it, did you bring the money?"

what?
What does it mean?
Yang Yuzhen looked at Chen Ce suspiciously, with a confused look on his face.

Chen Ce said: "Fu Yuan transferred all your family's properties to me."

"I told you before I went to prison that I would thank you very much when I got out."

"I intend to return the property that Fu Yuan got from you for free, but considering that you have called me a bastard again and again, and are so generous to redeem the property for five hundred taels."

"I think if I don't take the money, it would be disrespectful to you. You won't accept this humiliation, right?"

Yang Yuzhen: “…”

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he wanted to slap himself!

Damn it, I’m such a bad mouth!

"This, this..."

Zhu Houzhao fanned the flames and said to Yang Yuzhen, "Brother Yang! Isn't it just five hundred taels? Can't we afford it? Men always speak with a sharp tongue!"

Yang Yuzhen: “…”

Liu Jin also said: "That's right, Mr. Yang, isn't it just five hundred taels? The way you spoke so boldly just now was really domineering."

Yang Yuzhen: “…”

You, you...are going too far!
Yang Yuzhen ended up being a sucker with tears in his eyes. The ancestral property of Yang family that he could have taken back for three hundred taels or even for free was raised to five hundred taels by him!

I am such a cheapskate!

But then he thought again, it was all thanks to Chen Ce and Zhu Houzhao that he was able to have another two thousand taels of silver, so he thought of it as paying them back.

There is no loss if you force it!

……

Shuntian Prefecture Government Office.

When the transfer notice from the Ministry of Personnel was delivered to Ning Cheng, he is still confused.

Happiness came too suddenly, leaving him feeling a little overwhelmed.

With tears in his eyes, he found Zhang Chong, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, and expressed gratitude to Zhang Chong for his training.

Zhang Chong waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Junrui, to be honest, your transfer to the Ministry of Rites was not arranged by me, so you don't need to thank me."

This matter cannot be concealed. Even if Zhang Chong wants to take credit, Ning Cheng will sooner or later find out about this matter, which was not done by him. At that time, he will be in a difficult position.

Some merits cannot be obtained, and some are not possible.

Ning Cheng was a little shocked. It wasn't Lord Zhang?

Zhang Chong said, "Junrui, you always say that you have hooked up with someone from the Ministry of Rites behind my back."

"If there is a real connection, could you please introduce me to this official?"

Ning Cheng said with a bewildered look on his face: "Sir...if I really have someone in the Ministry of Rites, why would I have to use so much connections?" That would be strange.

Why did the Ministry of Rites suddenly transfer you from Shuntian Prefecture to the position of Tongpan? And directly promoted you to Zuolangzhong?
Zhang Chong didn't believe that there was no ironclad relationship between them.

But looking at Ning Cheng's expression, it seems that Ning Cheng himself is not clear about it.

what's the situation?
Could it be that the Ministry of Rites sent the wrong person? Who is helping him? Why?

Ning Cheng had this question in mind. Who was secretly helping him? How could he have such great power in the officialdom? Could there be some misunderstanding?

But no matter what, promotion is always a happy event, and sooner or later you will know who is promoting you.

"Oh, there's one more thing." Zhang Chong said, "I heard these days that your former son-in-law got into trouble and was detained in the Ministry of Justice."

Ning Cheng was stunned for a moment. Chen Ce?

He was taken to the Ministry of Justice? Why? Because of the aftermath of Wang Yue's incident?

I've long advised him not to get too close to Wang Yue. Is he being punished now?

Zhang Chong said: "It seems that someone from the East Factory was killed."

what?
Ning Cheng's face was solemn. Murder? Is there any hope for rescue? He wanted to save him, after all, he was promoted to the Ministry of Rites.

But when he heard that Chen Ce had killed people from the Ministry of Rites, he calmed down instantly.

"But it seems to have come out. I don't know how it came out. Maybe there is some misunderstanding."

"Don't worry about it. It's fine since they are no longer related. Fortunately, I didn't marry my daughter to him."

"Now that you are about to go to the Ministry of Rites, don't meddle in other people's business. Do more work and don't get involved in disputes with other government offices."

"Just pretend you don't know about your ex-son-in-law."

Ning Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he was out. After all, he didn't want to see the son of his old friend in prison.

It’s just that this kid is too troublesome. I hope he doesn’t die of illness in the end, but instead gets exhausted by other miscellaneous things.

Ning Cheng still needs to give some reminders.

Although Prefect Zhang said not to have too much contact with Chen Ce, Ning Cheng felt that there were some things he still needed to say to Chen Ce.

"Junrui, come back often." Zhang Chong patted Ning Cheng on the shoulder. The other party is now a central government official. In terms of power, he is actually higher than himself, a fourth-rank official. How can Zhang Chong not be jealous.

Ning Cheng did not dare to be arrogant, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Prefect, for your cultivation over the years."

……

Outside Peking, a man from the northwest, riding a donkey, finally arrived in Peking after a long and disastrous journey.

Looks like a beggar.

Liu Hong has already begun to close the net in the northwest. All the spies in the northwest have been transferred back by him. They are now distributed around the capital, waiting for Chen Ce's follow-up arrangements.

At dusk, Liu Hong reached Chen Ce's courtyard.

"Sir, please give me some food."

Seeing that he was a beggar, Liu Jin said unhappily, "No reward, get out!"

Chen Ce glanced at Liu Hong indifferently, recognized him at a glance, nodded at him, and indicated that they would meet at the old place later.

Liu Hong, wearing ragged clothes and holding a broken bowl, went to beg from several households, and then went to the mansion in the city to wait for Chen Ce to arrive.

……

northwest.

Li Zhen looked at so many soldiers who were seeing him off solemnly and respectfully, and could not help but respond with solemnity.

He was about to return to the capital. He had seen every bit of respect these soldiers showed to him and the Crown Prince!
The future of Ming Dynasty will definitely get better and better if the crown prince continues to be so wise and righteous.

(End of this chapter)