I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

As the first official stepped forward to impeach, other officials also echoed him.

As the leader of the Right Party, the Right Prime Minister Lu Jun, who had previously resigned and returned to his hometown, stood aside quite calmly, watching this good show silently.

As long as Shen Ye can be brought to ruin, there is no need to worry about Shen Ye's revenge.

The current situation is undoubtedly extremely advantageous for these old ministers.

Before Chen Qingyun could reply, another official stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I will also impeach Shen Ye. He has just entered the court and has done such a shameful thing. He has really failed your Majesty's trust. If he is not dealt with seriously, he will become a problem in the future."

Those officials who impeached Shen Ye were not minor officials. Most of them were ministers of the fourth rank or above.

The official who had just written a letter to impeach the official was not an official of the Right Party, but a close confidant of the Left Prime Minister Wei Hong.

It seems that these old officials of the imperial court are now on the same side.

After all, although these people are openly hostile to each other, they are all old ministers who have served His Majesty for many years and have done many things to deceive His Majesty behind the scenes.

The imperial examination system implemented by the court not long ago completely harmed these old ministers who relied on connections to get to their positions, so they were so united in impeaching Shen Ye.

At this time, there is no position, only personal interests.

Faced with this situation, Chen Qingyun tried his best to remain calm and said in a calm tone: "What are you talking about? What mistake did Shen Ye make?"

Chen Qingyun adopted Jiang Zuo's suggestion and pretended to be ignorant of the impeachment of the ministers.

All the ministers were stunned. They didn't expect that the empress didn't know about this.

"Your Majesty, we are going to impeach Shen Ye for having an affair with a married woman. This behavior is totally unworthy of being an official of the court."

The official repeated it again.

"How could such a thing happen?" Chen Qingyun pretended to be surprised and remained calm.

All the ministers were somewhat surprised by the empress's reaction.

Chen Qingyun added: "Shen Ye had just arrived in the capital not long ago, and this happened. I don't know if you have investigated it clearly. Don't wrongly accuse others. If it is true, I will definitely not forgive anyone who made a mistake.

"Your Majesty, why don't you summon Shen Ye and let him explain it to you in person?"

An official said again.

Shen Ye's reputation is now completely ruined.

Whether inside or outside the court, criticism of Shen Ye has been endless.

Because after the imperial examination, too many people praised Shen Ye, and now that there is a little bad news, the backlash has begun. Many people really treated Shen Ye as a saint before, and naturally would not allow him to have any shortcomings.

Moreover, in the eyes of the world, the mistake Shen Ye made now was a moral corruption, and it happened in public...

"Then tell Shen Ye."

Chen Qingyun didn't say much for Shen Ye and followed the opinions of the officials.

At this time, Jiang Zuo stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Shen Ye was transferred to the border area yesterday to handle some affairs. If you want to summon him back to the capital now, it may take four or five days."

As long as Shen Ye is not here, there will be no chance to verify anything.

Based on Jiang Zuo's initial impression of Shen Ye, this person would most likely panic when encountering something, and then fall into the trap of self-proof. Shen Ye would definitely say something wrong, allowing others to catch him.

The best solution is for Shen Ye to not show up now.

Hearing this, those officials who wanted to impeach Shen Ye couldn't help but show a trace of disdain across their faces.

What a coincidence, Shen Ye left the capital at this time?

Who believes this?

After some observation, Jiang Zuo also saw the situation clearly.

Time was running out and he was ready to start doing something.

"Since Shen Ye is not here, how about waiting for him to come back and interrogating him personally?"

Chen Qingyun said in a dignified voice.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Jiang Zuo took the lead and shouted.

Faced with many officials' requests to impeach Shen Ye, the empress just got away with it.

"Your Majesty, there are many people in the capital right now, and some are even insulting the reputation of the court. This matter must be dealt with seriously and cannot be delayed any longer."

At this time, some officials still made suggestions.

Chen Qingyun seemed very patient and did not show any anger. He only said: "I have said that I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If it is true, Shen Ye will not escape punishment. But if this matter is slander and rumor, then you have to be careful."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the civil and military officials changed.

From this point of view, the consequence of this incident will be either Shen Ye's downfall or the group of impeached officials will suffer.

But now the whole situation is still at a disadvantage for Shen Ye.

The news that Shen Ye was a concubine of the Zhang family had already been spread to be true...

"Let's leave this matter alone for now. Once I have investigated thoroughly, we can discuss this matter at the next court meeting. Anyone else have anything else to report?"

Chen Qingyun began to change the subject.

The more she talked about this matter, the more upset she became. Being able to endure until this point was already the limit.

After hearing what the empress said, the other officials didn't say much.

"Since there is nothing to report, I will adjourn the court."

In the afternoon.

Zhang Mansion.

In the lobby, Mr. Zhang Yonghong looked angry.

"It's outrageous! That little bitch actually did such a dirty thing behind my back. Now the whole capital is laughing at my Zhang family!"

As a person who cares so much about his reputation, he naturally became furious when he learned about this.

Regarding Shen Ye's date with Xiao Shuang at Quexian Bridge, Zhang Yonghong actually didn't know the truth. It was the servants in the mansion who came to inform him at the moment before the incident. And the servants learned the news because someone in the court informed them in advance.

"I have long advised you not to take a concubine. Now you are making such a fool of yourself. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

The one who spoke was Zhang Yonghong's wife. She had always been opposed to Zhang Yonghong taking a concubine. As a woman, how could she control this lustful husband?

"Say less. If you hadn't objected before, she would have entered the Zhang family long ago. Would what happened that day have happened?"

Zhang Yonghong was still angry and couldn't help but refute him.

"I don't care. Anyway, that bitch is dirty now and can't enter the Zhang family."

Mrs. Zhang's tone was quite sarcastic. She had a hot temper and often scolded Zhang Yonghong.

Zhang Yonghong snorted, "I've already given the betrothal gift, and you're telling me not to marry her. Isn't that a joke?"

After all, Xiaoshuang had a pretty face, and she was the young and beautiful woman that Zhang Yonghong had been coveting for a long time. He had spent a lot of effort to get her father to agree to the marriage.

At this time, the housekeeper came and said, "Master, the Minister of Personnel is here to see you."

"Minister Xu?" Zhang Yonghong frowned, turned to look at his wife, waved his hand and said, "Please step aside for a moment."

He also didn't know what Xu Renyou's purpose was in coming this time.

Mrs. Zhang pouted and glared at him harshly before leaving.