The common people stood in front of Zhong's house and couldn't help but sigh when they saw this scene.
"What's going on with the Zhong family?" some people who didn't know what was going on asked.
"I heard that something was done, and His Majesty got angry and arrested countless people in a few days." Someone said from the side.
Even though this matter has little to do with ordinary people, the government's arrests are so loud that ordinary people can't help but feel sad when they see it, and they can't help but shrink their necks when speaking.
"How big of a mistake is this? It involves so many people? Lord Zhong's court humerus, logically speaking, Your Majesty must be lenient no matter what, right?"
"Who knows?"
This incident happened so suddenly, and the situation in the court was changing so fast that even the officials in the temple might not be able to react, let alone these ordinary people.
"But... I heard that this matter seems to have something to do with the Queen Mother in the palace."
Someone interjected: "I have a relative who is an official in the court. He said that even they had not heard anything about it before. It was all a conspiracy between the Queen Mother and Your Majesty.
Your Majesty had so much respect for Master Zhong before, but I don’t know what the Queen Mother said to Your Majesty before him, which made Your Majesty insist on killing Master Zhong.”
"Queen Mother?"
This answer is quite shocking.
"I heard that Mr. Zhong is the Queen Mother's biological uncle, and after the Queen Mother's father died, it was the Zhong family who adopted her.
Why did she insist on harming Mr. Zhong?"
"Harm, who knows?
The most ruthless emperor's family. Besides, don't everyone know who the current Queen Mother is?
What good things can she do? Is it possible to expect her to do such things as repay a favor?
Killing people, drinking blood, being ungrateful, isn't it normal for her?
Your Majesty is young, and with such a charming monster in the palace, it is inevitable that he will be bewitched."
The common people did not know what was going on in the court and were not interested. They preferred to listen to some drama-like stories.
People only believe in what they want to believe, such as the loyalty of the emperor and his ministers, and the laws and regulations. They do not understand these and have nothing to do with them.
What they are more willing to listen to is the story of the farmer and the snake, and Mr. Dongguo and the wolf.
No matter how despicable Zhong Ming was behind the scenes, at least he did it very well on the surface.
Being able to sit in the position of chief minister is impossible without a set of superficial skills. After many years in the government, the image of a conscientious, upright and upright official has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In the Mu Qing Dynasty, it was just the opposite. The name of the enchantress was known to all women and children.
In order to silence the public in Youyou, she even did not hesitate to deal harsh blows to the children.
But she can block her mouth, but not her heart. The more she does this, the more people's suspicions about her are confirmed.
So when Mu Qingchao and Zhong Ming stood on opposite sides, it was obvious which side the people would side with.
It's like Zhong Ming is Mr. Dongguo, and Mu Qingchao is the Wolf of Zhongshan.
Naturally, there were a lot of rumors about the people, but Mu Qingchao couldn't hear them.
So what if she heard it? She didn't care.
What she cared about was that Shen Muchi asked her again what reward she wanted.
Mu Qingchao knelt in front of Shen Muchi and said in a sincere voice: "Your Majesty, when my father passed away, he left thousands of hectares of fertile land and hundreds of houses to the mother of a common girl.
But later, they were all cannibalized by my uncle's family.
Today, His Majesty asked the daughter of the people what she wanted, but the daughter did not dare to do what he asked for. She only asked that your majesty return the ancestral property of the Mu family to the daughter of the people."
That day, when she returned to Zhong's house, she made a wish in front of her mother to take back the things that should belong to them one by one. Today, it was finally time to fulfill her promise.
She admitted that she lost her composure in front of Shen Muchi today.
But these days, she has been hiding in hiding, planning and scheming, isn't it all for this?
Now that all the hard work has finally paid off, how can she not be excited?
Shen Muchi didn't have time to distinguish the tremor in Mu Qingchao's throat. He only asked with concern: "Has your uncle ever appropriated your family's ancestral property?"
"Yes." Mu Qingchao replied.
"Your Majesty knows that it is difficult for women in this world. After her father died, her mother was helpless. She was afraid that the women and children in the family would be bullied by outsiders, and she was also afraid that no one would support the marriage of civilian girls in the future.
She could only rely on her uncle and would not refuse to listen to his requests.
Therefore, whether it was the Mu family's old house, family heirlooms, or even my mother's body and money, all were taken up by the Zhong family.
But it is the inheritance of the Mu family for many generations, and it is the hard work of my father's life. The daughter of the people begs your majesty to give it back to the daughters of the people.
It is also a good way to comfort the spirit of the daughter’s father in heaven.”
Mu Qingchao's words moved Shen Muchi's face.
He originally felt sorry for her that she had no father when she was young, had to live under someone else's roof, and was forced to become a widow at such a young age.
But it turned out that her life in the Zhong family was not easy either.
I really didn’t expect that Zhong Ming was a scholar after all, and he had read a lot of books about sages, but he could do things that were so secretive and invisible to the public.
At this time, Shen Muchi had forgotten that he and Zhong Ming were on the same side and worked together to push Mu Qingchao into the abyss. He only blamed Zhong Ming for his actions.
He said: "That is the ancestral property of the Mu family. It should belong to you, but it should be returned to you."
When Mu Qingchao heard this, he was so excited that he kowtowed to Shen Muchi several times.
"Daughter of the people, thank you for your grace!"
"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to ask of you, the daughter of the people." She kowtowed and continued.
"you say."
"Please, Your Majesty, allow the daughter of the common people to leave the palace."
She should go back to see her mother and brother, Shen Muchi thought.
Mu Qingchao was lonely and had only a few relatives around him, so he wanted to go back and visit from time to time.
Somehow, Shen Muchi suddenly remembered the beautiful figure he saw crossing the palace wall that day while standing outside Chaoyun Palace.
She is a free bird and should not be restrained by palace walls.
Previously, he promised her that if something happened here, he would make it up to her.
Now, what wishes does she have that he cannot satisfy?
He simply waved his hand and said directly: "If you want to go home in the future, you can go back at any time. There is no need to come and tell me."
Mu Qingchao really didn't expect that Shen Muchi would be so talkative today.
For a moment, she felt that he was not so hateful anymore, but as soon as this thought came to her mind, her whole body trembled.
Depend on!
Can the problem of love brain never be cured?
Was it that the lessons from the previous life were not harsh enough, or that the cramps in the bones and the burning of the iron skirt were not painful enough? How dare you show a trace of gratitude to your enemies?
What kind of person is Shen Muchi? I haven’t figured it out yet?
He is a cold-blooded monster who uses people to move forward instead of using people to move backward. He is a cold-blooded monster who puts profit first.
When she thought of this, she suppressed the smile that had just reached the corner of her mouth and returned to her cautious look.
Picking up what Shen Muchi liked to hear, he said a lot of thanks.
She didn't dare to let down her guard until she stepped out of Fulin Palace.
But she herself didn't expect that the moment she lowered her guard, two lines of clear tears flowed down the corners of her eyes.
Father, daughter did it.
My daughter will get all the things that originally belonged to our family back.
She looked up to the sky.
The daughter will do better, let her mother live a good life, and train Qing Yan to be an upright man.
If you had knowledge in heaven, you would surely feel relieved.