The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 348 (Part 348) Alright, you've got a lot of tricks up your sleeve.

Dark clouds rolled in, and the rain poured down.

As dusk settled, the lights in Lan Garden were turned on.

Wei Zhao removed the wheelchair and walked at a leisurely pace.

Yu Tingwan walked along the corridor.

"master."

Suddenly a dark shadow flashed by, and Rong Di, who had returned with the news, clasped his hands in a salute.

"How is the situation in the palace?"

Rong Di: "Grand Tutor Gu led the charge, and civil and military officials joined forces to impeach him. The Emperor refused to come down from the throne and instead decided to punish him leniently, ordering that Duke Zhou Qing be flogged fifty times and his son twenty times. He was also fined three years' salary and sent home to reflect on his mistakes."

"However, the execution will be personally supervised by the Grand Tutor."

"After being given ten strokes of the cane, Zhou Qing couldn't take it and fainted. The Grand Tutor managed to wake him up by splashing him with salt water and then made up for the remaining forty strokes."

"Zhou Qing was carried out of the palace, his lower body covered in blood. He was probably half dead, but he was still clinging to life."

Wei Zhao sneered.

Not surprisingly.

"How could that dog emperor bear to strip Zhou Qing of his title of Duke?"

Emperor Yingqian also wanted to rely on the Duke of Zhou to counterbalance the power of the fifth prince, Ying Yin. He was even less willing to let the Gu and Wei families have their way.

However, this would inevitably sow seeds of discontent among the officials. Therefore, he tacitly approved Gu Fuju's execution in order to quell public resentment.

How could Gu Fuju not know the emperor's thoughts?
He anticipated this outcome when he decided to enter the palace.

As long as people don't die, that's fine.

Therefore, the salt water also contained other powders. These were toxic powders that were detrimental to wound healing, causing redness, swelling, and ulceration.

"As for the Chu family's illicit affair, His Majesty deemed it improper and handed it over to Imperial Censor He."

Rong Di: "The usually impartial Imperial Censor He saw that Chu Ning was begging for mercy and did not want to die. For once, he felt that no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. Chu Ning's infidelity was understandable. He also cited precedents from the previous dynasty and mentioned that the Chu family's patriarch and great-grandfather had made contributions to the Great Jin Dynasty. The Chu family's daughter had made mistakes and should not be sentenced to death."

"Censor He even asked Zhou Xuan if he wanted a divorce. If he was reluctant, he should spare his wife this time and live a peaceful life in the future."

"Zhou Xuan was unwilling to suffer such humiliation and insisted on divorcing his wife."

“Censor He said the child was innocent and suggested that Zhou Xuan should raise the child instead of having no offspring, so as to bring good fortune to his family.”

Rong Di: "The people in the Duke of Zhou's mansion are petty and haven't agreed yet."

The officials didn't see anything wrong with it; in fact, they felt relieved.

As long as the Duke of Zhou was alive, Emperor Yingqian didn't care about anything else.

Moreover, He Xuran was well-versed in the law and his arguments were clear and logical, leaving them no room for criticism.

The matter was settled absurdly and hastily.

Yu Tingwan: ? ? ?

She couldn't believe her ears.

If Chu Ning were to take the child back to the Chu family to raise, the Chu family would be disgusted, and the people of the Duke of Zhou's mansion would be even more disgusted.

Rong Di: "Before leaving the palace, the Grand Tutor specifically summoned Lord Chu for a talk."

"It is said that the Chu family girl has made a mistake, but she has been frightened after all. As her father, you must take good care of her. You must not let anything happen to her."

Yu Tingwan: ...

The Chu family no longer had the chance to secretly kill or send their daughter away.

With Chu Ning's crazy personality.

Yu Tingwan said quietly, "The Chu family... is going to be lively."

Wei Zhao: "The Eastern Palace is going to be lively too. How long can the Crown Princess tolerate it after learning what happened to her daughter?"

He said calmly, "Once the matter of Zhou Qing and the Empress confusing the royal bloodline comes to light, and the dragon robe hidden in the secret room of the Duke of Zhou's mansion is discovered, will that dog emperor still be able to tolerate his temper and protect them?"

They must be furious.

Yu Tingwan was stunned.

"He still dares to hide the dragon robe?"

Wei Zhao guessed: "Perhaps he wants the world to be ruled by the Zhou dynasty. He's gone mad."

There was a pause.

Wei Zhao added, "The work is still ongoing."

Yu Tingwan: ?
He said slowly, "I'll send it to him once it's ready."

Yu Tingwan: ...

Yu Tingwan originally wanted to go inside.

But with sharp eyes, he spotted Fu Meng crouching in the corner.

Its tail was swishing back and forth. It was large, and it squatted by the door.

Although there was an eave over its head to shelter it from the rain, the rain was too heavy and there was wind, and its tail was already soaked.

It looks so pitiful.

Hearing the sound, Fu Meng turned his head and deliberately sneezed.

Yu Tingwan raised an eyebrow and walked over.

One hand is pressed down on the tiger's head.

"Another time to face the wall?"

"You can roll around in the snow in winter, how come you only realize it's cold now?" Fu Meng: ...

"Roar!"

Yu Tingwan: "What do you mean?"

Wei Zhao translated: "Why are you being so nosy?"

Yu Tingwan: ...

I should have known better and wouldn’t have asked.

Wei Zhao stepped into the house, and as he crossed the threshold, he casually remarked, "It was still inside reflecting on its mistakes before I left."

Yu Tingwan understood and vigorously rubbed the tiger's face: "Good! You're quite cunning. I was wondering why your tail was a little wet. It turns out you deliberately ran out of the house to play the victim after hearing the noise."

Fu Meng: ...

He was annoyed and was about to swat the man away with his claws.

Yu Tingwan: "What did you do wrong? I'm in a good mood today and I'd like to plead for you. Let my husband forgive you this time."

Fu Meng's claws landed in mid-air. Its eyes darted around, wondering if Yu Tingwan was lying to it.

Shunzi, who was supervising it, spoke up: "Madam, Fu Meng knocked over the general's bookcase."

Yu Tingwan tapped the tiger's head with her slender white fingertips: "Then you deserve it. Most of the books he kept were ancient books, which are not easy to preserve."

Shunzi: "They're not ancient books. You can still buy the books in that cabinet outside."

Yu Tingwan continued to nod at the tiger's head: "How long will the punishment last?"

Shunzi told the truth: "Three days."

Yu Tingwan: "That's too long."

Yes!

The tiger is wronged!

Fu Meng was extremely agitated and even wanted to dig a hole. He grabbed Yu Tingwan's skirt and tried to pull her into the house.

Go on!

I'll give you one chance to plead for me.

Seeing Yu Tingwan being pushed into the house by Fu Meng, Shunzi swallowed back the words he was about to say.

no……

Fu Meng committed other crimes, but he didn't finish his story.

The room was lit, and the dim yellow light fell on Wei Zhao.

He sat upright at the desk, opening the secret letter.

Yu Tingwan walked over: "Three days is indeed a bit long. From what I understand, the books haven't been damaged."

Wei Zhao read the letter: "Don't you know why it knocked over the bookshelf?"

Yu Tingwan: ?
What should I know?
"It took all your jewelry and stole it, and even broke a jade pendant. Knowing it had done something wrong, it knocked it over in its panic and guilt."

Yu Tingwan: ...

Which piece of jade?

Wei Zhao, multitasking, said, "You've never worn this before."

Yu Tingwan thought for a moment and remembered it.

"It's broken, so be it. The jade doesn't look very good either."

Wei Zhao: "Is that so?"

"But the price is the most expensive, more expensive than all your rubies combined."

No wonder she seemed guilty; she knew better than she did.

Yu Tingwan, who was usually stingy, suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Fu Meng's anticipation made her take a deep breath and start walking around the room.

"This thing really needs a good beating! It's such a spendthrift! Do you have a good rattan cane? I'm going to teach it a lesson!"

Fu Meng: ? ? ?
Wei Zhao did not react.

Yu Tingwan couldn't find the rattan cane, and she was about to take her anger out on Wei Zhao.

"It's because you've been too lenient; three days' punishment is too lenient!"

"If you have children in the future, you'll be like this..."

Wei Zhao reacted this time.

He lifted his eyelids slightly.

"If it's a daughter."

Yes, these are the conditions.

Wei Zhao pointed to himself.

“A loving father.”

He then raised his chin to look at Yu Tingwan.

“Strict mother.”

Yu Tingwan: ...

Who can be as good at interpersonal relationships as you?