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

After a while, Xu Renyou walked into the hall and bowed, saying, "Mr. Zhang, how are you?"

"Hello, hello, nice to meet you, Minister Xu. What brings you here?" Zhang Yonghong greeted him with a smile.

Xu Renyou said, "I have come here specially to thank Mr. Zhang."

"Thank you?" Zhang Yonghong looked puzzled and asked, "What do you want to thank me for?"

"This time, thanks to Mr. Zhang's help, the hypocrite was able to reveal his true colors."

The hypocrite Xu Renyou mentioned was naturally Shen Ye.

Zhang Yonghong touched his fat lower body and said, "So that's how it is. If Lord Xu hadn't sent someone to remind me, I wouldn't have known that the little bitch was having a tryst with a minor official of the court."

As for Shen Ye's background, Zhang Yonghong didn't care at all. As the second richest businessman in Beijing, the only thing he cared about about this incident was his own reputation.

Zhang Yonghong would feel extremely ashamed if his concubine, who had not yet married him, ran off with another man.

Xu Renyou smiled and said, "I came here today to ask for something."

Zhang Yonghong said, "Minister Xu, please go ahead."

Xu Renyou said: "Shen Ye's behavior is immoral and his character is corrupt. He has brought disgrace to the court. Many court officials have already written to impeach him."

Zhang Yonghong clapped his hands and said, "Well done for impeaching a villain like this. How dare he touch anyone from my Zhang family? He will only end up like this. He is unworthy of being an official appointed by the imperial court."

"I'm afraid the intensity of this impeachment is not high enough." Xu Renyou sighed inexplicably.

"What does Minister Xu mean by this?" Zhang Yonghong didn't quite understand.

Xu Renyou said: "Now the emperor wants to ignore the requests of the ministers and does not want to punish Shen Ye."

"Is that so?"

Zhang Yonghong also frowned.

But this is the emperor's business after all. He is a wealthy businessman in the capital, and even if he has power in the court, he can't say much.

"I have a special request, and only Mr. Zhang can help me." Xu Renyou said at this time.

"Go ahead." Zhang Yonghong was quite confused.

Xu Renyou lowered his voice and said, "Next, the officials in the court will impeach Shen Ye again. If Mr. Zhang can enter the palace to testify at that time, with your status and position, you will definitely be able to put pressure on the emperor."

"Do you still need me to enter the palace? It's so troublesome..."

Mr. Zhang couldn't help but shook his head.

This incident had a great impact on him, but he himself did not want to get involved personally.

"This matter is of great importance. If we want to get rid of Shen Ye, we have to count on Mr. Zhang."

Xu Renyou persuaded beside him.

"He is just a small seventh-rank official. With the help of you, the important officials of the court, Minister Xu, you are enough to impeach that villain. I am just a businessman in the capital. How can I be qualified to enter the palace?" Zhang Yonghong tried to evade the request.

Xu Renyou smiled and said, "You can't say that. Mr. Zhang, you are the person involved. You are in such a high position, so your words must carry some weight. If you get rid of him, you will have contributed to the court."

"Like this..." Zhang Yonghong was still a little hesitant.

Xu Renyou pretended to be serious and said, "That Shen Ye has seriously damaged the reputation of the Zhang family and even humiliated Mr. Zhang behind his back. If I were Mr. Zhang, I would definitely not be able to swallow this bad breath."

These words really hit Zhang Yonghong's heart.

There are rumors in the capital now, and many people have begun to laugh at Zhang Yonghong, saying that he is cuckolded. As the second richest businessman in Beijing, he has never suffered such humiliation.

What’s more, Shen Ye, a mere seventh-rank official, dared to bully the Zhang family.

Do not agree!

Zhang Yonghong nodded and said, "Then follow Minister Xu's instructions and make Shen Ye pay a price."

Hearing this, Xu Renyou's brows showed a little more joy, and he bowed and said, "It's great that Mr. Zhang can figure it out. Thank you, Mr. Zhang."

"Minister Xu, you are too polite. I just want to vent my anger. It would be best if this kid gets the punishment he deserves." Zhang Yonghong said.

"Of course, of course." Xu Renyou said with a smile.

"Minister Xu is visiting us today. Why don't you stay in my house and let me treat you well?" Zhang Yonghong said politely.

"Mr. Zhang, you don't have to be polite. I have something important to do, so I'll take my leave now."

Having said this, Xu Renyou was about to turn around and leave.

"Minister Xu, please take care. Butler, please show the guest away."

Zhang Yonghong waved his hand and saw Xu Renyou leave.

He dragged his heavy body and slowly walked to the chair, thinking about something in his mind.

Zhang Yonghong is not a fool. He can clearly feel that he has become a pawn in the court struggle.

"I shouldn't have agreed to Xu Renyou's request so quickly..."

Not long after Xu Renyou left, Zhang Yonghong felt a little regretful.

"Never mind, who made that kid so bold?"

No matter what, Zhang Yonghong must take off the green hat on his head.

into the night.

There was a little more quiet in the Zhang residence.

Today, Zhang Yonghong was about to go to the room of the sixth concubine.

"Master, come and have some rest."

As soon as he walked in, he saw the delicate concubine already waiting on the bed.

Zhang Yonghong was about to go to bed when there was a knock on the door.

He was quite puzzled and shouted, "Who is it?"

"master."

The butler's voice came from outside the door.

"Asshole, it's so late, what's the matter?"

Zhang Yonghong said with dissatisfaction.

"Please come out, sir. I have something urgent to report."

The butler's words were trembling.

Zhang Yonghong opened the door impatiently.

The moment he opened the door, he saw the butler with a panicked face.

Zhang Yonghong's gaze also rested on another place.

The next moment, there was also a bit more fear and anxiety in his eyes...

The night passed.

In the past two days, the daily gossip and anecdotes of the people in the capital city have all been about Shen Ye.

This kind of thing is most likely to arouse the curiosity of others.

"I wonder if Shen Ye has been punished by the court?"

"This adultery is at most a moral violation, so it shouldn't be punished, right?"

"It's hard to say. If this happened during the Tiande era, the two adulterers would have been arrested and thrown into a pig cage."

"Is it that serious? There is no final conclusion on this matter yet, right?"

"It's been a few days, and I still haven't heard any explanation from Shen Ye. He must be feeling guilty."

"Yeah, we were caught in public, there's no need to explain."

Whether in the court or among the people, Shen Ye's reputation has been completely ruined. People will no longer remember the genius champion of the imperial examination, but will call him an adulterer who seduced his concubine, a playboy...

This is nothing but sadness for Shen Ye.

But Shen Ye is now powerless.

These days, he has been staying in the mansion. Without the emperor's order, he can't go anywhere, and he can only think about Xiaoshuang in his heart.

This kind of love made him quite sad.

If he could do it again, he would not regret meeting Xiaoshuang.