Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

As soon as Yan Tongzhi returned home, he told his wife what had happened today, and then urged her to go to the abbot of the temple immediately to claim credit.

The Yan family really didn't put in much effort in the capital.

But he personally took part in the confinement of the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion.

The Jingnan Marquis' Mansion is now completely in his hands. He will take good care of the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion and vent his anger on behalf of the Cihang Temple.

If the master wants to impose any additional punishment measures that do not threaten life, it is just a matter of giving an order.

Mrs. Yan also knew that she must not miss this great opportunity to seek credit and reward.

It’s not that the Yan family has made any great contributions.

But the Yan family's position is so firm that they are willing to be loyal to the master even at the cost of offending the Zhang family and the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion. This piety is at least worthy of praise.

Moreover, hearing the good news that the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion had been cleaned up might make the master of the temple feel better.

Who knows, maybe he would give his family a bottle of magic dew out of pleasure.

In short, opportunity is fleeting.

Maybe tomorrow many people will hear the news and come to report the good news.

Even though it was already 3 p.m., Madam Yan immediately asked someone to harness the carriage and rushed to Cihang Temple.

When we arrived at Cihang Temple, it was already dark.

After knocking on the door of the temple, she said to Huiyun who came to greet her:

"Master Huiyun, can you please inform the abbot that I have important news about the Marquis of Jingnan's Mansion to report to him?"

Huiyun is the only person who knows the relationship between Chen Qingzhu and the Jingnan Marquis Mansion.

Upon hearing this, he naturally went to report it immediately.

Chen Qingzhu was originally practicing, but after hearing Huiyun's report, he thought for a moment and decided to meet Mrs. Yan in person.

After many days, Madam Yan finally had the chance to meet the abbot again. She was extremely excited.

The abbot usually does not receive believers, but now that he is willing to meet her in person, it also means that the Yan family can gain some respect in front of the abbot.

"Greetings to the abbot! The abbot is everlasting and joyful!"

She bowed extremely respectfully, treating Chen Qingzhu as someone of higher status.

"Mrs. Yan, please sit down."

Madam Yan raised her head and glanced at the abbot. She felt that after not seeing him for many days, he looked even more radiant and dazzling.

The dim candlelight added a sense of haziness and mystery to it, making the whole person look more and more like a fairy, otherworldly and otherworldly.

"Master, I am here to tell you a piece of good news! The Marquis of Jingnan was punished by His Majesty's decree today. He has been dismissed from his post and demoted, and is now under house arrest!"

Such punishment did not surprise Chen Qingzhu.

After all, in order to deal with Marquis Jingnan, it is necessary to take away his military power and eliminate the possibility of him leading troops to cause chaos.

As for on-the-spot confinement, it was also in line with the emperor's love of reputation.

It stands to reason that once the Marquis of Jingnan was dismissed and demoted, there was no need for him to stay in the southern capital city. He should return to the capital as soon as possible and try to use his various connections to revive as soon as possible.

But if they were allowed to just walk away, how could the people fully understand the emperor's wisdom?

It is necessary to lock people up in the place where they made mistakes, so that the people will always remember that the emperor severely punished the Jingnan Marquis Mansion for only committing minor mistakes in order to speak up for the common people.

In this way, even if other powerful people committed evil deeds, it was not because the emperor condoned them, but simply because the emperor was unaware of them and the treacherous officials deceived him.

The only thing she was uncertain about was the extent of the emperor's demotion to the Marquis of Jingnan's mansion.

Upon asking, Chen Qingzhu found out that it was actually pulled all the way to the bottom, and he couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.

The Marquis of Jingnan was a founding hero, so he was given the title of first-class marquis.

Over so many generations, our ancestors have never made any serious mistakes that the emperor could find fault with, which is why they have been fortunate enough to retain their titles to this day.

More than two hundred years have passed, and the imperial court has become increasingly stingy with titles. Only those who have made great contributions can be granted the title of nobility.

It is extremely difficult to upgrade an existing title.

Pei Xiao was demoted from a first-class marquis to a second-class earl, a direct drop of four ranks.

It would be extremely difficult to rise again.

Even with the efforts of Concubine Shu and the Zhang family, they could at most help him recover, but they could not restore his title.

For Pei Xiao, such punishment was more painful than having his heart dug out.

She would naturally be happy when her enemies were in pain.

However, killing the mouse might damage the jade bottle.

After all, Rong Niang is still with Pei Xiao.

"How are the families of the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion?"

Madam Yan thought she was talking about Zhang, so she said:

"For the time being, they are all still locked up in Jingnan Marquis's Mansion. Nothing has been done. After the imperial envoy leaves, you can decide how to deal with that bitch who dared to disrespect the abbot. It's up to the abbot to tell you!"

Chen Qingzhu thought for a moment and said:

"Just keep normal watch and give them some trouble. Don't go too far or they will be tortured to death."

The current punishment is enough to make Pei Xiao and Zhang suffer for a long time.

Zhang is still seriously injured and could be killed if further damage is done.

First, the fun of cutting meat with a blunt knife is missing.

On the other hand, we have to take into consideration Zhang's favorite sister, Concubine Zhang Shufei.

The two sisters had a very close relationship. If Zhang was tortured to death, Concubine Shu would probably take crazy revenge on everyone.

With her current great favor, although she cannot shake the emperor's core interests, once the emperor has calmed down a little, it is still very likely that she will incite the emperor to execute all those involved in order to avenge her dead sister.

At present, she does not have the strength to confront the imperial power and cannot act on impulse.

As he was worried about Rong Niang, Chen Qingzhu gave another instruction:

"It's fine to torture adults, but don't let the officers do whatever they want to torture children, adding to the sins and karma."

The abbot did not actually ask them to take the opportunity to kill the Marquis of Jingnan and his wife, which made Madam Yan feel relieved.

Although hitting the snake doesn't kill it, you will suffer from it.

But after all, the Marquis of Jingnan and his wife had a close relationship with the Concubine Shu in the palace, and it was within the power of Tongzhi Yan to let them take the blame for their crimes. But if they killed someone and the higher-ups held them accountable, they really couldn't bear the consequences.

Of course, this is only temporary.

The reason they dared to openly attack Marquis Jingnan and his wife at this time was that they firmly believed in the great future of the temple master.

In time, with the master's divine power and means, he will surely become an important celebrity before the emperor.

By then, Concubine Shu will no longer be able to deal with the temple master and his followers.

"Then just follow the master's instructions."

Yan Tongzhi and his wife have always acted prudently.

Seeing that she took his words to heart, Chen Qingzhu didn't say anything more.

At the moment, she is unable to take Rong Niang out of Jingnan Marquis's Mansion.

The emperor has just punished the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion, and he will definitely send spies to monitor the Marquis's every move.

If Rong Niang is brought out now and the Emperor investigates, not only will Yan Tongzhi be implicated, but she herself will also be implicated.

After all, if the emperor's will was strictly followed, she should also be on the list of those to be imprisoned.

Now that she is a small ant who is not in the palace, it is natural that she will be ignored by the imperial envoy.

And Yan Tongzhi, for the sake of Cihang Temple, would not be so serious about it. After the imperial edict was carried out, he even came to bring back the concubine who was practicing asceticism under the protection of Cihang Temple and imprisoned her.

But taking Rong Niang away secretly would be a completely different matter.

Not only would he expose himself, but he would also be charged with the serious crime of disobeying the emperor's order.

Have to wait a little longer.

It would be safest to wait until she has reached the fourth level of Qi Refining and can release her spiritual energy with certain means of attack.

Before this, she would not let anyone see that she cared about Rong Niang.

"Your Yan family has been quite pious recently, so I'll give you this bottle of nectar as a reward."

Chen Qingzhu took out a bottle of fairy dew from his Taoist robe, pinched it between two fingers, exerted a little force and threw it, and the porcelain bottle stood steadily on the side table beside Madam Yan.

She knew why these followers followed her.

He also doesn't hesitate to throw some bait into the net from time to time to prevent the fish from escaping after being hungry for too long.

Mrs. Yan happily took the elixir back home.

Yan Tongzhi, who waited for her until midnight, was very excited to see that she was rewarded with a bottle of magic dew by the temple master as they had expected.

After a while, he took out the small porcelain bottle from the treasure chest beside the bed and looked at it.

This magic dew can not only save the lives of one's own family at critical moments, but also make those powerful people owe you a life-saving favor.

Moreover, it is obvious that the abbot is very generous to devout believers.

As long as they follow the master of the temple loyally, they will surely get more than one bottle of this magical elixir in the future.

The benefits of this are immense.

Thinking of this, Yan Tongzhi couldn't sleep the whole night.

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As for Chen Qingzhu, he asked Huiyun to send someone to the Censorate early the next morning.

Censor Yuan's impeachment has worked, so it's time for her to fulfill her promise and treat his granddaughter's face.

If her guess was correct, the emperor should be planning to reinstate Censor Yuan.

If Censor Yuan is willing to return to the imperial court in the capital, given Old Madam Yuan's devotion to her, he can be of great use to her.