A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

The reason why Shen Qingqian mentioned the women of Zheng Hong's family was first because of the letter in their hands. Eunuch Qiao had killed someone to silence him because of the letter, which meant that the letter must contain Concubine Dong's secret!

Although Eunuch Qiao wanted the letter back at first, he died later. Such an important thing would definitely be taken back by the Zheng family!

If she wants to get the letter, she must make the Zheng family owe her a big favor!

Second, Zheng Hong has made great contributions in the northern border this time, and the emperor cannot remain indifferent. Even if he cannot be reinstated, canceling his exile should be no problem!

Furthermore, the emperor only sentenced Zheng Hong and his family to three years of exile, which shows that the emperor knew that Zheng Hong could not have committed treason and that exile was just a lesson for him. It was only a matter of time before he would be reinstated.

If she came forward to help at this time, then everyone in the Zheng family would regard her as a benefactor in the future. Now that she has entered the court, she must pave the way for the future. If she is alone and weak, it will be difficult to move forward.

Shen Qingqian glanced at the emperor's expression. Although it was better than before, there was still doubt in his tone.

She said quickly, "Your Majesty, I have never seen Zheng Hong, and I only heard his name from others. But the first time I heard this name was when I heard the soldiers talk about it in the northern border.

They said he was brave and good at fighting, and how he sacrificed himself for others when the enemy attacked. I admired such a person, but when I heard that Zheng Hong was a criminal, I felt a little sorry for him!

Two days ago, when I was paving the road at my villa, I went to the gravel field in Tai'an Town to buy sand and gravel. I saw a number of women there hitting the stones with sledgehammers. They were dressed in thin clothes and their hands were covered with frostbite. I heard that they were the women of the Zheng family.

I felt pity for them because the men had made mistakes that caused the women in their families to suffer. That’s why I wanted to help them.”

Shen Qingqian's words were half true and half false. When she entered Beijing, she did take a detour to the gravel field, specifically to visit the women of the Zheng family, and of course her purpose was for the letter.

However, Shen Qingqian only watched from a distance and did not meet them. She felt that just a brief encounter in the dilapidated temple might not be enough to convince them to hand over the letter.

"I see!"

The emperor obviously believed Shen Qingqian's words, and his tone softened a lot.

But the emperor believed it, and some people were unhappy when they heard that Shen Qingqian wanted to help Zheng Hong!

An official with a small mustache standing on the left said: "Zheng Hong's aunt is a spy for the enemy country, and Zheng Hong's family is naturally not free from the connection. General Qingyi pleaded for them when he first met the emperor. I'm afraid it's not that simple!"

Although Shen Qingqian didn't know who was talking, she could guess that this person must be at odds with Zheng Hong.

She was thinking about how to respond when Yang Zhi stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency Prime Minister, you are worrying too much. Miss Shen grew up in a village in Ping'an Town and had no previous contact with Zheng Hong. This can be attested by me and my father-in-law.

Besides, Zheng Hong and his son did help a lot in this war, so please be lenient with them, Your Majesty!"

Prime Minister? Could this man be Dong Yurou's father?

As expected, there is not a single good person in the Dong family, and they all clash with her!

The emperor was silent for a moment, then said, "Since General Qingyi has used his merits to ask for a gift for Zheng Hong's family, then I agree. I will issue an order to exempt them from hard labor and set them free.

As for how to deal with Zheng Hong and his son, we will discuss it later!

Well, that's all for today, you all can go down!"

The emperor chased them away, and everyone left the imperial study. Shen Qingqian had achieved her goal today, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as Shen Qingqian came out, Han Qingshan couldn't wait to get close to her and said with a smile: "Miss Shen, no, General Qingyi, we meet again! By the way, where is Miss Yingzi? Is she okay?"

Shen Qingqian looked at him with amusement and said, "Your girl Yingzi is not well, she is injured!"

"Ah? How come she's injured again? Is it serious? General Qingyi, can you take me to see her?"

Han Qingshan asked nervously.

Shen Qingqian said, "Don't you have anything else to do? If you're not busy, I can take you back to Ping'an Town to see Yingzi, and we'll leave right after we leave the palace."

Yang Zhi took two steps forward and said, "Are you in such a hurry to leave? I said I would take you back to the Yang Mansion for lunch! General Qingyi, Susu should want to see you too."

Shen Qingqian said: "I won't go today, I have something very important to do. General Yang, tell Sister Susu that I will probably live in the capital in the future, so I can meet Sister Susu often.

Also, you two should call me Miss Shen from now on. Calling me General Qingyi seems strange!"

The three of them walked out of the palace gate while talking. Prime Minister Dong and another official walked behind them, keeping a distance from them.

Prime Minister Dong narrowed his eyes at Shen Qingqian's back and asked the official beside him: "Lord Wang, do you think this Shen really has no relationship with Zheng Hong?"

Lord Wang thought for a moment and said, "Well, it's hard to say. How about I send someone to check it out?"

Prime Minister Dong nodded and said, "Well, let's investigate in more detail. It seems that he is quite wealthy. It would be best if we can win him over to serve us. If not, we should find a way to destroy him as soon as possible while he is still underdeveloped!"

Lord Wang understood and replied, "Yes, I know what to do."

After leaving the palace, Yang Zhicai lowered his voice and asked, "Miss Shen is in a hurry to go back. Is she going to look for Zheng Hong's family?"

Shen Qingqian said frankly: "Well, I'm afraid it will be too late, so since the emperor has agreed, it's better to pick them up as soon as possible!"

Yang Zhi actually wanted to ask why Shen Qingqian went to help Zheng Hong, but he was afraid that Shen Qingqian would not want to tell him the reason, which would make things awkward, so he did not ask any more questions.

But Han Qingshan didn't care so much and would ask if he didn't understand.

"By the way, Miss Shen, why are you asking for mercy for the women of Zheng Hong's family?"

Shen Qingqian said: "Well, I can't tell you now, you will know later!"

Han Qingshan didn't mind, scratched his head and said: "Since Miss Shen is not convenient to say, then just pretend I didn't ask! These are not important, as long as you take me to see Miss Yingzi!"

Yang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn’t ask just now, otherwise it would be so embarrassing to be rejected!

"Okay, let's go now. The carriage is over there."

Shen Qingqian pointed to a place not far away, where the educated youth was leaning against the shaft of a cart waiting!

Han Qingshan said to Yang Zhi: "General Yang, I will follow Miss Shen. If there is anything, please give me a message and I will be back soon."

Yang Zhi waved his hand at him and said with some disdain: "Got it!"