When Tang Ren returned, he immediately went to find the Queen Mother, but the relationship between the Queen Mother and Xiao Jinran had become tense during this period, and she did not want to lower her face and go to Xiao Jinran to plead for mercy.
For Tang Hanming, it wasn't worth risking her face, so in the end she prevaricated Tang Ren and sent him away.
When Tang Ren was in a hurry, Xiao Jinran gave him a chance to make a meritorious deed and asked him to go to Bayi and Shu to escort the tax money back. If he completed the task, Tang Hanming would be given a lighter sentence.
Tang Ren accepted the job without saying a word, but he never imagined that this would be the beginning of his family's ruin.
Five days later, Tang Ren hurried back to Beijing in a state of embarrassment, but the tax bank did not escort him back.
In the Jinluan Palace, Tang Ren knelt down in fear: "Your Majesty, I encountered robbers on the way to escort the tax bank. The tax bank was robbed by those robbers."
The civil and military officials immediately caused an uproar and looked at each other in confusion.
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"How could this happen? The tax money was a full one million taels. Why did you rob it? This robber is so arrogant that he dared to touch the court's money."
"Yes, King Chang Shu's dereliction of duty is a serious crime."
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The officials were whispering, and Tang Ren was sweating again and again. Everything went well on the way to escort the tax bank, but when he arrived at the imperial capital, he encountered a group of robbers. The robbers were menacing. He and the officers and soldiers were outnumbered.
I can only watch as they steal the tax money.
Tang Ren never imagined that disaster would fall from the sky.
Xiao Jinran said with a stern face: "King Chang Shu neglected his duties and lost the tax money paid by Bayi and Shu. He will be put in prison first and then dealt with."
"I beg the emperor to give me another chance. I will definitely get my tax money back and make meritorious deeds."
Tang Ren worked hard to give himself a chance. If he went to prison, it would be difficult for him to stand up.
"In this case, I will give you another chance. This time, let the Imperial Master help you find the lost tax money."
Tang Ren hesitated: "Your Majesty, this."
"What? King Chang Shu doesn't want this opportunity?" Xiao Jinran's voice turned cold.
"No no."
Tang Ren just didn't want to work with Yun Chenan. The last time Yun Chenan dug up Tang Hanming's old crimes, he always felt that Yun Chenan intended to target the Tang family.
Working with Yun Chenan this time, Tang Ren felt inexplicably uneasy.
After the court meeting ended and after leaving the Jinluan Palace, Yun Chenan passed by Tang Ren, smiled lightly and whispered: "It's my first time to cooperate with King Chang Shu. If there are any shortcomings, please bear with me."
"Where, where," Tang Ren smiled stiffly.
Seeing the smile on Yun Chenan's face, he felt a chill running down his back.
Yun Chenan had always been as gentle as jade, but Tang Ren felt that he now had an invisible fierceness hidden in him, which made his hair stand on end.
Two days later, Tang Ren had a bad premonition.
At the entrance of Longyan Palace, Tang Ren knelt down and shouted, his voice containing injustice: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. That tax collector didn't enrich himself at all. Someone must have framed me."
"I beg the Emperor to see clearly and restore my innocence to this old minister."
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No one answered the closed palace door. Tang Ren kowtowed heavily, his forehead bleeding, but it could not wash away the grievances he had been blinded by.
The one million taels of tax money was originally taken away by robbers, but suddenly appeared in their palace. For a time, he was accused of stealing by himself.
But the tax money was obviously not hijacked by him. How could he bear the death penalty of beheading in vain?
"Your Majesty, I have been wronged."
Tang Ren crawled in front of the palace and shouted loudly. The cool night breeze made him sweat.
Suddenly, the palace door opened.
Tang Ren lowered his head and looked at the white clothes in front of him. The evening wind made them sway. He raised his head and looked at Yun Chenan in front of him. He said anxiously: "Where is the emperor? I want to see the emperor. I was wronged. I didn't do anything."
Keep that tax money secretly."
"Well, I know."
Yun Chenan responded calmly, with a calm look on his face.
Tang Ren was startled: "Since you know that I was wronged, why don't you prove my innocence to me?"
"Because I want to die."
His voice was as light as the wind, but still warm.
Tang Ren reacted suddenly. He stood up from the ground, pointed at Yun Chenan and backed away: "Yes, it's you. It was you who framed me. Why, when did our Tang family offend you?"
Tang Ren's face was horrified and in disbelief. It turned out that the mastermind behind this was Yun Chenan.
Yun Chenan closed his eyes and said nothing.
The person the Tang family offended was not him, but his girl.
"I'll fight you!"
Tang Ren took out a dagger and stabbed Yun Chen'an suddenly. Yun Chen'an easily dodged it and removed both of his arms with his backhand.
When the surrounding imperial guards heard the commotion, they immediately grabbed Tang Ren. He knelt on the ground and shouted unwillingly: "Your Majesty, I was wronged. It was Yun Chen'an who framed me. I beg the Emperor to make the decision for me!"
Longyan Hall was silent, no one responded.
Yun Chenan ordered the guards: "Put King Chang Shu in prison and kill him after three days."
"No!" Tang Ren was panic-stricken, struggling and shouting: "I have been wronged, you cannot kill me, I want to see the emperor!"
Yun Chenan frowned slightly, then he popped out a bead from his fingertips and hit Tang Ren's throat. Tang Ren was immediately unable to make a sound, and his ears were instantly clear.
The guard ignored Tang Ren's struggle and dragged him down.
After Yun Chenan left, he did not return to Yueyao Palace, but went to Fuhua Palace.
Wen Nianruan had just finished taking a bath and had not yet gone to bed. Qiu Bai was wiping her wet hair while talking about Tang Ren.
When Yun Chenan entered the palace and took the scarf from Qiu Bai's hand, Qiu Bai immediately stepped back knowingly.
Yun Chenan held Wen Nianruan in his arms, letting her sit in his arms, and gently wiped her hair with a towel.
Wen Nianruan said, "Has Tang Ren's matter been settled?"
"Well, he will be beheaded in three days."
Wen Nianruan laughed: "Your movements are quite fast."
"If Tang Ren is not eliminated, it will be a disaster after all. Getting rid of Empress Tang Ren can reduce the power of the Queen Mother, which can help the emperor stabilize the court as soon as possible." Yun Chenan looked at Wen Nianruan and said with a smile: "This way you can also get out of trouble as soon as possible.
palace."
"It seems that you know all about my cooperation with Xiao Jinran."
"Do you think you can hide this from me?"
Yun Chenan lowered his head to kiss Wen Nian softly, and accidentally hooked the clothes on her shoulders. The thin gauze clothes instantly slipped from her shoulders, revealing her fair and creamy skin.
Yun Chenan's face was slightly red, his eyes did not dare to look, and he had nowhere to put his eyes.
Wen Nianruan hugged his neck and pressed close to him, with a playful look in his eyes: "Are you shy?"
She is a modern soul, naturally unrestrained and informal, but Yun Chenan is different. He grew up in Buddhism and has always been abstinent from sex. Even now that he is with Wen Nianruan, he still can't let go.
Yun Chenan looked away and helped Wen Nianruan gather his clothes.
Wen Nianruan became playful and pulled down the thin gauze clothes on his body, revealing a large area of skin.