On the night of Yunjiao's birthday, Zhaozhao asked him about Uncle Zhou in the garden...
The second son of the Xia family is very cautious in his actions. How could the existence of the secret room in the other courtyard be easily known to others!
Uncle Zhou knows where the other courtyard is...
In just a short moment, Zhan Yunzhu thought a lot.
Zhao Zhao......
This matter is exposed and is most likely related to Zhaozhao!
What was said in the garden that night may not have been a trap...
Zhan Yunzhu's eyes were extremely cold, and he couldn't help but think of Liu Yi's death.
Perhaps before he realized it, Zhao Zhao was no longer the innocent, innocent and undisguised Zhao Zhao he had always known...
This realization made him unable to calm down.
"master!"
At this time, the door of the study room was knocked again, and the servant's voice was relatively urgent and uneasy: "An official came to the house and said that he wanted to ask the master to go to the Yamen to answer the question."
Everyone knows that the Yamen is now hearing the case of the second son of the Xia family abusing a woman. At this time, the Yamen wants to invite their master to come. It doesn't look like a good thing.
Zhan Qian stood up and took one last deep look at his son with red eyes.
"Young Master Xia promised in the letter that he will try his best to take care of you, but his words cannot be fully believed. To be on the safe side, take your mother and sister and leave the capital after the matter calms down..."
He put down the letter in the book and said: "Remember to burn this letter -"
Zhan Yunzhu didn't say a word, just stood there like a clay sculpture, watching helplessly as Zhan Qian pushed open the door and walked out, his back slowly disappearing outside the study.
After Zhan Yunzhu stood in the study for a long time, he left with heavy steps.
There were so many thoughts in his mind that he had no time to think about where to go. He just relied on subconscious habits to return to his home step by step, and entered the study as usual.
On the desk are the half-warmed books he had written today, with his pen and ink neatly placed aside.
Zhan Yunzhu moved the corners of his mouth mockingly.
Qiu Wei...
Originally, he was going to attend the Qiu Wei Festival in a few days.
Although he is modest to others, he is very confident about passing the exam.
His future should have been bright...
But in just half a day, everything changed!
He could have relied on his own talent and learning to become an official, but now he needs to rely on the "care" of the second son of the Xia family to survive - and what can the other party "care" for him?
Not to mention that there is no possibility that the other party would be so kind, let’s just talk about one point - the son of a sinner is not worthy of taking part in the imperial examination and cannot be an official in the court!
This shameful identity will follow him throughout his life, destined to make him live as lowly as an ant!
Zhan Yunzhu suddenly stretched out his hand and threw the things on the desk to the ground.
Soon the study became a mess.
The servants guarding the corridor were as silent as a boy and did not dare to come near.
"Brother, I heard that my father was taken away by people from the government. What's going on?" Zhan Yunjiao walked over quickly and asked urgently. When she saw the situation in the study clearly, her expression changed drastically.
The eldest brother usually doesn't even want to let his servants tidy up the study room for him, arrange books, and arrange everything himself. What's wrong now...
"What happened..." Zhan Yunjiao stepped into the study and asked nervously.
"roll."
The corners of his pure white robe were stained with ink. Zhan Yunzhu rested his hands on the desk, his face gloomy and no longer as gentle as before.
"elder brother……"
Zhan Yunjiao was almost stunned.
My brother seems to have changed into a different person...
"I told you to go away——"
Zhan Yunzhu raised his eyes and looked at her, word by word, his voice as cold as ice.
Being stared at by such a pair of eyes, Zhan Yunjiao felt as if a big hand was tightly strangling her throat, and a huge sense of fear made her retreat uncontrollably.
She exited the study, clasped her trembling hands, turned around and left the yard quickly.
My father was taken to the government...
My brother is also crazy!
Mother is still in the small Buddhist hall. She wants to find her mother!
…
In the Xiyuan, Akui came back quickly from the outside and said to Xu Mingyi, who was sitting in the bedroom in trance, "Girl, Master Zhan was indeed taken away by an official!"
At first, when the official went to Zhan's house, she told the girl about it, and the girl came up with this guess.
Xu Mingyi pursed her lips.
Xia Han was indeed prepared——
Once Zhan Qian is gone, it is impossible to come back.
The Zhan family had already been involved in the incident between Xu Ying and Qing's cousin, so they were not innocent. They deserved this retribution.
However, Xia Han wanted to use this deserved punishment to shield himself from the crime, which was a very clever calculation.
"Azhu——"
"The maid is here."
"Send a few more people to the Yamen to keep an eye on it, and report the progress to me at any time." Xu Mingyi ordered.
Azhu should say "yes".
The sky is getting dark.
There were more and more people outside the capital office, and those standing in the front row who didn’t want to give up their seats didn’t even go back to have dinner.
Although there are countless new things happening in Beijing, it is extremely rare to see such excitement as today.
No, it’s the Young Master of the Xia family who’s on the front foot, and Master Zhan on the other side!
The servants in the other courtyard have already confessed, saying only that their master is Zhan Qian, and that Zhan Qian is secretly behind everything.
As for the Xia family's young master - he has never seen him before, let alone knows him.
A group of officials turned back and entered the hall to present a box of physical evidence.
"Sir, these were all found in the villa of Qingyufang. After checking and comparing the letters, it is indeed the handwriting of your Excellency."
Ji Dong took it over and inspected it.
Zhan Qian in the hall heard this and looked at Xia Han standing aside with his peripheral vision, feeling a chill crawling down his back.
The other courtyard has been surrounded by people from the government. There is no way that these 'physical evidences' were put in after the incident.
In other words, even though the other party was sure that the matter would not be exposed, he still made preparations in advance to push him out if something happened...
This kind of city and scheming can't help but make people shudder.
At this time, another official returned.
"Sir, the Ministry of Revenue has found out that the other courtyard is private property in your name."
While talking, he handed over a booklet.
Ji Dong finished reading and looked at Zhan Qian in the hall: "Master Zhan, do you have anything else to say?"
Zhan Qian slowly lifted up his robe, knelt down, and said in a reproachful tone, "I was so lost in thought that I did such a wrong thing... I am truly ashamed of the imperial court and your Majesty!"
This is an admission of guilt.
Ji Dong looked at him and asked: "Does the second son of the Xia family know about this? Is there any actual conspiracy with you?"
"My lord, this matter was done by a low-ranking official alone. We dare not falsely accuse an innocent person." Zhan Qian kowtowed his head deeply.
There was a lot of discussion among the people.
It turns out that Young Master Xia is innocent!
But why did Miss Xu identify Young Master Xia before?
Everyone's eyes were focused on the woman who was trembling slightly and could not sit still.
Xu Ying sneered and said: "I know who harmed me, of course. As a victim, can my words be no match for these perjured witnesses?"
Hearing this, Zhan Qian hesitated for a moment and then spoke again.
