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Zhou Chang forced a smile, mainly because he needed help: "Master, what you said is true, but what if a person has never done such a thing and was just innocently implicated? For example, Miss Yuan's father."

"Haha," Pei Li's face finally flushed after drinking the glass of wine, "They have been colluding with each other for so many years, and opened the Yaoyuefang together. Who can tell whether it is innocent or not? If it weren't for 'that person' covering it up behind the scenes, Yaoyuefang should have been closed down long ago. How could it still exist there?"

Zhou Chang was indeed not sure whether the Yuan family's business was clean, but based on the matter of being a "spy of the Mirage Kingdom", Yuan Yu must have been wronged.

Pei Li had drunk a lot of wine and was beginning to get a little tipsy. He could already talk without Zhou Chang asking any more questions: "It's funny to say that if Yuan Yu hadn't come forward himself and just pushed the people under him forward, I wouldn't have been able to do anything about him. Who would have thought that he would do something and get rid of all the people under him, and now he can't explain himself clearly. Haha, I don't know how this guy has been doing business for so many years."

"I heard that the Yuan family has been in business for generations. They are not so stupid, unless they firmly believe in their innocence." Zhou Chang didn't touch the sea bass tonight, but at this moment, it felt like a thorn was stuck in his throat.

When she was a stuttering clerk and when she was the manager Li Caifeng, she knew that it was the boss who saved them, but no matter how much she thought about it, she never imagined what price he paid.

Of course, these servants below are even more innocent, and speaking from conscience, it is only natural to rescue them.

But how many people in the world can take this for granted, let alone those businessmen who are profit-driven by nature?

In his previous life, Zhou Chang had seen many businessmen who were profit-driven and forgot their principles. He could also get a glimpse of this from the memories and experiences of several people in this life.

No matter the size of the business, no matter how much profit is made, those people are always "looking for peas in the quail's crop and chopping the best meat from the heron's legs". It is extremely difficult to ask them to give reasonable compensation, let alone sacrifice themselves for others.

"Innocent?" Pei Li got even more drunk and poured himself another drink. "The Long Yuyuan family has been doing business with the imperial court through the Minister of Revenue for so many years, and they also rely on that person behind the scenes. How innocent can they be?"

Zhou Chang was powerless to defend himself, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart: "Master, if there is no solid evidence about Mr. Yuan, you should not sentence him to death."

"How can there be no evidence? The discovery of a spy from the Mirage Kingdom on the ship is evidence. The ship belongs to the Yuan family, and the people also belong to the Yuan family. What other evidence do we need? It is an indisputable fact that the Yuan family is involved in the case, and no one can overturn the case." Pei Li said with certainty.

"But..." Zhou Chang still wanted to defend the Yuan family.

Pei Li interrupted: "No buts, Your Majesty wants to make a big deal about this case. There is already a trend of peace talks in the court, Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to remind those spineless people that the three states of Yuebei are still in the hands of others, and the people of Mirage Country have infiltrated our doorstep."

"Emperor?" Zhou Chang finally understood this time, but he couldn't help but show sarcasm, "It turns out that the master judges cases without considering whether there is evidence or not, and only guesses at the emperor's intentions."

"What's wrong with the will of the Lord? The will of the Lord is the king's law, the king's law is the emperor's order, and the emperor's order is heaven." Pei Li suddenly exploded, but it didn't seem like he was just shouting at Zhou Chang. He raised his head and shouted into the void, "Chu Liang, that coward, is sleeping well under the shadow of his ancestors. This just gives me a chance to bring honor to my Pei family."

"It seems that it is impossible for the master to overturn Yuan Yu's verdict?" Zhou Chang felt chilled. All crows are black, and so are the officials.

"Overturn the verdict? Did you accept some favor from them?" Pei Li was a little drunk, but he was not confused. He sobered up and glared at Zhou Chang, "Don't be confused or you'll implicate me."

"That's not true." Zhou Chang had to deny it.

Pei Li glared, and took on the posture of a usual judge: "Is there a case?"

Zhou Chang was not a big deal, but Hu Wan's body shrank due to the momentum.

No wonder she was usually afraid of this old man, but Zhou Chang was not afraid. He straightened his chest and said two words: "No."

"As a woman, you should not get involved in government affairs." Pei Li drank another cup of wine and felt that his attitude was too cold and hard. He softened his tone and said, "I am not yet sixty years old and I want to try my best before retiring. If your majesty is satisfied with this matter and we win the war against the Mirage Kingdom next year, then promotion will be a natural thing. By then, you may even be promoted to the first rank."

"The master is drunk, don't drink anymore." Zhou Chang snorted in his heart. If this old man gets promoted, the first person to be promoted should be his original wife who has passed away. Hu Wan may not be able to get any benefits.

Pei Li wanted to drink more: "Pour it for me."

"Master, if you drink any more, you will get too much. Stop drinking." Zhou Chang was ready to leave the table.

"What does it matter if I'm drunk? Tomorrow is my turn to rest. Didn't you send someone to tell me this morning to rest more?" Pei Li's eyes were already blurry with drunkenness.

After asking for so long, Zhou Chang knew the crux of the matter. There was no need to waste time with an old man any longer, so he changed the subject: "In this case, Master should also go and see Aunt Jiang. It has been a long time since we last met, and she is looking forward to seeing you."

Although Zhou Chang had never seen Aunt Jiang in person, she was an concubine who also gave birth to a son and was older and more experienced than Hu Wan, so she was difficult to deal with. Zhou Chang was happy to do her a favor on behalf of Hu Wan.

"Hmm? Madam?" Pei Li thought he would stay at Zhou Chang's place tonight, but he didn't expect to be kicked out.

Zhou Chang stood up without saying anything and said, "Come here, the master is drunk and wants to go to Aunt Jiang. You should help him to stay."

"Yes." Pei Li's entourage came in from outside.

Pei Li had no objection. After all, the long-term estrangement between him and Hu Wan was not something that could be cultivated overnight. So, with the support of the two, he staggered away.

As soon as Pei Li left, Zhou Chang had someone clear the dishes away, then he lay down on the chaise longue and thought hard.

She had a premonition that the path of becoming the Minister of Justice was actually a dead end, and now that she had been asked in person, she was even more determined.

The real problem lies with the emperor, so she still has to move into the palace.

The biggest problem now is commission.

In order to exchange for Hu Wan's identity, she has given up everything she has and her commission has been reduced to zero.

These days, Hu Wan was half blind, and the world was blurry, so no one from the dimension placed an order.

Zhou Chang has experienced the true meaning of "out of sight, out of mind". If she can't see it, the customers can't see it either.

However, if you want to get to the palace, don't count on any high-ranking officials. Even the old man Pei Li who just left would cost several million taels in commission.

As for concubines, those of high rank had never been considered, but even for those of lower rank, they would only count if they could see the emperor, and that would cost around 100,000 taels.

Hu Wan was not rich, and spending three thousand taels to buy "Jinglong" that day was already a huge expense. Even if she sold all her dowry, she could not get more than thirty thousand taels of silver.

What should we do?

Zhou Chang thought about it and decided that he couldn't continue to take advantage of the Yuan family.

By the way, didn’t someone say, “To move forward is to move backward, and to move backward is to move forward.”

The wealthy places she had seen were not limited to the Yuan family. "Let me tell you a story of a smiling face with a dagger hidden inside:

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha…

So it’s better not to hide the knife, it’s simpler and clearer to just click on the collection. ”