The system asked me to chase his wife

At the same time, the Emperor, who was attending the morning court, looked at Lord Qiao who suddenly came out and knelt in the Golden Throne Hall. He said in a friendly manner, "My dear minister, what do you want to report?"

Lord Qiao submitted his own letter of apology.

He made an impassioned speech, saying that he had failed to manage his household properly, allowing his wife to hurt a colleague's wife, and he specifically asked His Majesty to punish him.

He concealed the slanderous remarks made by the three ladies and sincerely admitted his mistake and took the blame.

The three parties standing at the end of the row of civil officials were originally filled with righteous indignation and were planning to report Lord Qiao, but unexpectedly, Lord Qiao got there first.

If they come out to complain now, it would seem that they are petty and intolerant.

Lord Qiao managed to smooth over the matter, and the Emperor did not punish him excessively, but only fined him three months' salary, which was considered a light cover-up.

At least that's what His Majesty the Emperor thinks at this moment.

However, the Imperial Censor in the capital obviously does not intend to let Lord Qiao off easily.

The Minister of the Secretariat holds a high position of power, and his every move involves state affairs. Naturally, the Majesty's tonguesmen have to keep an eye on him at all times.

Ever since the morning court session, it has been no secret that Feng beat up the officials' wives.

Lord Qiao is not strict in managing his household!
The censors seemed excited and agitated about this big scandal, and their ideas were so intense when they wrote the impeachment memorials.

As a result, impeachment memorials against Mr. Qiao flew onto His Majesty's desk like snowflakes.
After the morning court session, the emperor entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the empress followed him in.

The Queen was born in the Qiao family and had a good relationship with Qiao Yuandong. After Feng filed the complaint, she was also extremely angry, and she had to vent her anger for her cousin!
So, the queen bluntly whispered to the emperor.

It means that the three ladies were slandering Qiao Yuandong, but in fact they were slandering the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. They dared to be so unscrupulous, which showed that such rumors were not uncommon in the capital.

If the emperor did not make a clear statement, these people would only think that His Majesty tacitly approved, which would then be interpreted by some people as His Majesty being dissatisfied with the Zhenguo Mansion.

If this happens, I am afraid that the Prince Qi who is far away in Jiaodong will use this as an excuse. If he incites the people and says that Your Majesty does not show sympathy to meritorious officials and good generals, who will be willing to work for the Jin Dynasty in the future! ?

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has always been a thorn in the emperor's side. In the year when the young master died in battle, rumors were indeed circulated in the capital that the emperor had intentionally caused the young master's death.

These words not only ruined the emperor's reputation that he had built up over the years, but also chilled the hearts of the military generals.

After investigation, it was found that this rumor was closely related to Jiaodong. It can be seen how murderous and heartbreaking this move by Prince Qi was!
After hearing what the Queen said, the Emperor hated Prince Qi again. He even suspected that Madam Yang and the other two also had some connection with Jiaodong County!
So, after sending the empress away, the emperor looked at the mountain of impeachment memorials on his desk, and his scalp began to throb with pain.

The censors were very happy to have caught the Minister of the Central Secretariat in a trick, and they wrote impeachment memorials in an impeachment letter in an impassioned and eloquent manner, just waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to severely punish Lord Qiao.

Little did they know that the emperor summoned Censor Zhao into the palace that same day.

Censor Zhao is the grandson of Minister Zhao. He became a censor at a very young age. Being young and energetic, he is not afraid of offending people and scolds everyone he sees.

Therefore, this time the impeachment memorial he wrote was the longest.

When summoned by His Majesty today, Censor Zhao thought that His Majesty was impressed by his outstanding literary talent.

He entered the emperor's Palace of Tranquil Longevity with great bearing.

A quarter of an hour later, he walked out of the Yangxin Palace covered in dust and dirt, with the memorial he had written in his arms.

Censor Zhao, who didn't understand why he was being scolded, humbly asked his superior, Minister Liu, for advice.

He copied out word for word the emperor's scolding, even in such detail that he even mentioned the right foot he stepped with when entering the room.

Minister Liu listened to his subordinate's story with a smile on his face, twirled his white beard and pondered for a while, then let out a long "Oh".

Minister Liu understood, and he asked Censor Zhao to come over and explain everything to him.

Censor Zhao also realized it.

So the next day, impeachment memorials were once again delivered to the emperor's desk in large numbers, but this time, the targets of impeachment became the husbands of the three wives.

Same charge.

Not managing the household properly!

Everyone in the capital knew that Mrs. Qiao from the Minister of the Central Secretariat had beaten up three official families in a row, but in the end she got nothing wrong.

Instead, the three masters who were beaten were impeached by the censor, and the reason was that they did not manage their families well!

Everyone was confused.

After getting beaten, you're still blamed for not managing your family well?
It’s confirmed, the censors were definitely bribed by the Minister of the Central Secretariat!
The secret operation is about to become an open operation!
Doesn’t the emperor care about this?
Of course the emperor took care of it.

The ranks of three officials were demoted on the same day, and an eighth-rank official from the Honglu Temple was even demoted to a small county magistrate.

The onlookers fell silent, and some clever ones began to review the entire incident from the beginning.

Those three ladies did not offend Mrs. Qiao, but the Emperor who lived in the palace!

How serious a crime is this?

There is nothing new under the sun, and those who are well-informed soon found out the inside story of Mrs. Qiao beating someone.

It turns out that there is something going on here regarding the Duke Zhenguo’s Mansion!

Now everyone understood that the emperor was not venting his anger on behalf of Lord Qiao, but on behalf of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion!

Although the Duke of Zhenguo has a small family, his maternal family is not small.

Let’s not talk about the generation of Old Lady Pang. The widowed Madam Xiang has the powerful Qiao family behind her. After she entered the palace, even the emperor had to call her cousin!

These ladies and girls in the capital are so spoiled that they don't know their place. They don't even consider what capital they have to offend others.

After figuring out the whole story, officials of all ranks returned home and gave detailed instructions to their wives and children.

Don’t gossip about others behind their backs. I can’t stand your parents saying too much gossip!
The Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, which was on the same street as the Mansion of the Duke of Zhenguo, secretly sweated and was glad that the apology was made in a proper manner.

After much thought, Madam Wu felt that since the Duke's Mansion was so highly valued by His Majesty, the young master must have a bright future.

If we don't make friends with him soon, won't it give others an advantage?

Having made up her mind, Mrs. Wu brought back her eldest son Wu Wendong, who was hanging out outside, and asked him to get along well with Xiang Xiu'an and take him out to play.

Wu Wendong had previously caused a big disturbance at Xiang Xiu'an's birthday banquet at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. After his grandfather, who protected him, went on a business trip, he was beaten up by his own father behind closed doors. That was not all. He met the young master of the Yun family outside and was beaten up again.

From then on, Wu Wendong felt uncomfortable every time he passed by the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Now his own mother actually asked him to have a good relationship with Xiang Xiu'an?
It's so funny, Master Wu always ruins relationships!

His grandfather was a loyal and brave marquis who was in charge of the imperial guards of the Great Jin Dynasty and was deeply trusted by the Emperor.

He has been a little bully who grew up riding on his grandfather's neck and has never bowed his head to anyone.

Xiang Xiu'an is amazing, right?
If I've offended you, I've offended you. It's impossible, absolutely impossible, to try to curry favor with you!
After being scolded by Madam Wu, Wu Wendong walked to the door of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion with a shamefaced look on his face.

When the doormen saw Wu Wendong knocking on the door, they thought that this devil was here to cause trouble, and they were very vigilant against him.

Someone asked Wu Wendong with a smile, "What's the matter, Mr. Wu?"

Wu Wendong said to them with a frown, "I'm here to look for Xiang Xiu'an. Where is he?"

The doorman said, "What a coincidence! My young master has gone to the private school and hasn't finished school yet."

Wu Wendong snorted to show that he understood, and then asked, "How early or late will he finish school?"

The doorman looked at the sky and said honestly, "It's already the evening hour, it's still early."

Wu Wendong groaned in dissatisfaction: "Why does it take so long?"

The doorman could only smile and say, "My lord, you don't know. Our prince has always been very studious. He often asks questions to the teacher after school. It is early to finish school at twilight hour."

Inexplicably feeling unhappy about being implied to be not studying hard, the dude Xiao Wu glanced at the doorman, threw down a note and left.

"Tomorrow I will invite him to have tea at Shilifeng, so let him take a leave!"

It's really not nice to disturb someone who's studying, so let's make an appointment tomorrow.

Taking into account Xiang Xiu'an's usually gentle and polite appearance, Wu Wendong specially chose a quiet and elegant place for entertainment.

It was so considerate that even Wu Wendong couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up.

I’m afraid Xiang Xiu’an will be so moved that he will cry?
The next morning, Wu Wendong packed up neatly, put on his favorite clothes, and went to Shilifeng with a dignified manner.

Shilifeng is a famous teahouse in Beijing. It is full of elegant men, storytellers, and a place for people to play chess. They will never play dirty tricks on you.

It is a place loved by scholars and literati who have escaped from vulgar tastes.

Wu Wendong believed that a guy like Xiang Xiu'an, who was both pretentious and sour, would definitely like this place.

As a result, Xiao Wu waited confidently until noon. He was so hungry that even the tea in the pot had no taste, but Xiang Xiu'an didn't come.

When the waiter came to ask him if he wanted some snacks, Wu Wendong's patience was exhausted and his bear value soared.

Facing the waiter's polite smile, Wu Wendong overturned the table.

"What a lousy place! I'm so hungry I don't have any strength left in the morning, and you didn't even bother to bring me some food!"

The waiter looked at the table with a broken leg with grievance, and then looked at Wu Wendong who was making a fuss unreasonably.

He really wanted to say, "Sir, you don't want to eat either," but he didn't dare.

Wu Wendong snorted in anger, then walked away with his sword in hand.

The accompanying servant smiled and gave the waiter a purse, then followed him.

After leaving Shilifeng, Wu Wendong prepared to go back home, but he became angrier and angrier along the way.

This was the first time in his life that he was stood up, and he felt very embarrassed.

"Go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion!"

At the command, the coachman drove the horses to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.

When we arrived at the Duke's Mansion, we saw the same doorman from yesterday.

Wu Wendong raised his sword and put it against the doorman's neck, almost scaring him to death.

"You naughty slave, didn't you hand over my invitation to Xiang Xiu'an?"

The concierge was wrongly accused. He frowned and said bitterly, "Sir, please allow me to report this. I personally handed the letter to the prince!"

Wu Wendong raised his thick eyebrows when he heard this: "Where is Xiang Xiu'an?"

With the knife on his neck, the doorman dared not not say, "My master went to the private school early this morning."

"You are such a good fellow, Xiang Xiu'an!" Wu Wendong's upper and lower teeth were grinding, and he picked up the little gatekeeper and left, "You lead the way for me!"

The steward at the gate of the Duke's Mansion saw Wu Wendong snatch the person and run away, and knew that this young master Wu was going to cause trouble for his own eldest son.

But at this time, the wife who was in charge of the Duke's Mansion had gone out, leaving only the lady-in-waiting in the backyard.

The old lady is so old that I can't tell her about this. It would be terrible if she gets scared and something bad happens.

After thinking for a while, the manager suddenly had an idea. He ran out and found Lord Liu from the City Defense Department.

The City Defense Department was originally responsible for the security and order in the capital. When the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery led his troops to cause trouble, the commander Liu Hui came to take charge.

So the steward felt that it would be the right thing to ask Lord Liu for this matter!
Liu Hui was sitting leisurely in the government office drinking herbal tea and eating melon, when suddenly a soldier came running to tell him that someone from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion had come to report a case.

Liu Hui subconsciously said: "Report the case to the prefect, what does it have to do with me?"

After he finished speaking, he came back to his senses: "You mean the Zhenguogong Mansion?"

Recently, His Majesty the Emperor has clearly expressed his love and respect for the Duke of Zhenguo. At such a critical juncture, who would be so ungrateful as to provoke the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?

The soldier took a breath and told Liu Hui the whole story, which made Liu Hui laugh out of anger.

Hey, this kid from the Wu family is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of a tiger!

(End of this chapter)