Marry the villain and the whole court kneels down and calls her the queen

Zhao Zhuoran said that he would not help Commander Yan, but in the end, with all the evidence and witnesses, he still sentenced Yan Xiaoxiao to death.

It is only early spring in February, and there is still half a year before autumn.

A lot can be done during half a year.

Zhao Zhuoxi said nothing, but never went to the Sixth Prince's Mansion again from then on.

Shen Zerui asked around for news about Bai Zhi, while Jiang Jiu kept the news a secret.

But looking at Bai Zhi's hesitant eyes, I still felt a little reluctant.

"Bai Zhi, do you still like the young master of the Shen family?"

Baizhi was embroidering a bellyband in front of the window. She didn't say anything. She blinked her long eyelashes and then lowered her eyes.

"Actually, it's not his fault."

Yes, Bai Zhi’s family was burned to death, and it was Yan Xiaoxiao’s fault. And I heard that after marriage, Shen Zerui’s feelings for Yan Xiaoxiao were not deep, but just superficial respect.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been childless after three years of marriage.

Jiang Jiu sighed and said, "If Mr. Shen becomes an ordinary person, will you still like him?"

Bai Zhi twitched the corners of her mouth and revealed a wry smile: "When I first met him, I thought he was an ordinary person. Who knew he was actually the son of the prefect of the capital? If his identity was ordinary, there wouldn't be so many problems."

That's true. If Shen Zerui wasn't the son of the prefect of Beijing, Yan Xiaoxiao wouldn't have liked him.

In terms of appearance, Shen Zerui can only be described as handsome, and compared with Zhao Zhuoxi's handsomeness, he is still a level lower. In terms of knowledge, Shen Zerui was also born into a famous family and a family of scholars, so his knowledge is naturally not lacking. He also has a dignified character and is humble and kind.

Considering how cunning and scheming his father is, he raised a pretty good son. It can be said that a good bamboo shoot has emerged from a bad bamboo family.

Yan Xiaoxiao has never been Zhao Zhuoxi's target.

Not long after the case was settled, the imperial censor implicated the prefect of Beijing, Shen Xuan, for inaction and dereliction of duty.

In addition to the Baizhi family's case, there are several other cases. In fact, these are not important. The emperor also saw that Shen Xuan and the Zhou family were getting married, and forming a clique for personal gain was what he least wanted to see.

However, considering that Prime Minister Zhou pleaded for him, he was only allowed to resign from office and return home. His son Shen Zerui, who was originally an editor in the Hanlin Academy, was also dismissed and became an ordinary person.

On this day, Shen Xuan and his family were leaving the capital and returning to his hometown.

Shen had to go and see them off, and she didn't look at Jiang Jiu and Bai Zhi. Jiang Jiu also sent Bai Zhi out.

"Think about it carefully. Men are not that reliable."

When Bai Zhi learned that Shen Zerui had become a virgin, she thought about it and decided to be with him.

"It's okay. The prince gave me some money to live on. Even if I do nothing for the rest of my life, I'll have enough to spend if I live frugally."

Jiang Jiu had no choice but to agree.

"The Shen family's hometown is in Xiangzhou, where we also have our Rouge Shop. This is a small letter of introduction. Once you settle down, I still hope you can come to the shop to help out."

Arrange a carriage for Baizhi and send her to chase her lover.

A day later, the carriage driver came back.

When Shen Zerui saw Bai Zhi, he wanted to be with her at all costs, and Shen Xuan did not stop him this time.

The position of prefect of the capital city became vacant, and the court was in turmoil again.

Although this position is not high, it involves a lot of things and has a lot of authority.

Moreover, all the ministers had experience in this position before being promoted.

But there is one person who wants to sit in this position the most, and that is Zhou Xiang’s eldest son Zhou Ping’an.

He is already over forty years old this year and has been working as a doctor in the Ministry of Rites. He is not even a vice minister.

He wanted to move up, but for some reason, Zhou Xiang always pressed him down.

A lot of things have happened in the Zhou family now. The second and third sons are gone. If he can't get promoted, his family will be in danger if something happens to Prime Minister Zhou.

Since Prime Minister Zhou disagreed with his promotion, he turned his attention to his uncle, the Minister of Personnel.

That day, he invited the Minister of Personnel to Hua Man Lou, where the wine was fragrant and the beauties were beautiful...

But just when everyone was drinking to their heart's content, suddenly, the Minister of Personnel covered his chest and slowly fell to the ground.

Zhou Ping'an thought he was drunk, so he didn't care. He hugged the beauty and continued to sing and dance, drinking to cheer himself up.

It was not until another official who came with them felt something was wrong that he stepped forward to support the Minister of Personnel.

Who knew that he would smell a breath and be shocked.

"Master Zhou, it's bad, Master Wang is dead..."

When he shouted like that, the women in the room screamed and ran out of the house.

One of the women ran out and went to the next room.

"Master, mission accomplished."

Zhao Zhuoxi smiled with satisfaction: "Reward."

A bag of gold coins was thrown directly in front of the woman. She happily took the purse and retreated.

Jiang Jiu, who was dressed as a servant, tilted his head to look curiously.

"The Minister of Personnel is only in his fifties this year, and he's clearly in poor health. His lips are purple, and his eyes are dark. This is a sign of kidney deficiency from excessive indulgence in youth."

Chu Yu and Jiang Jiu watched it together, explaining as they watched.

Jiang Jiu pursed his lips and said, "So, most people can't detect what's added to the wine."

Chu Yu raised her eyebrows complacently: "Of course, don't you see what I do? If he hadn't tripped Xiao Yimo up last time and showed off his power, I wouldn't have done such a cruel thing."

Speaking of which, the old man, the Minister of Personnel, is indeed very bad.

When he left court and went to the clinic for a patient consultation, he somehow fell in love with Chu Yu. Chu Yu ignored him, so he tried to attack her. He was seen by Xiao Yimo who came to the clinic to pick someone up.

Naturally, someone stopped him. Xiao Yimo was a slippery person, but he couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks, like "You are old and in poor health, so don't touch women. Be careful not to live long."

Unexpectedly, the old man ordered his men to smash the clinic.

This was intolerable. When Chu Yu learned that Zhou Ping'an and others were having a banquet here, including the old man, the Minister of Personnel, she followed him eagerly.

Not long after, Dali Temple Minister Zhao Zhuoran appeared at the crime scene again.

"what happened?"

Not to mention that officials from Daning are not allowed to go to these brothels, just the fact that they drink in private is against the regulations.

The emperor's biggest taboo is forming cliques for personal gain.

Is there anything that cannot be said in court?

Even if the relationship between the two families is very good, it is reasonable for you to go to my house and I to go to yours.

But what kind of trend is it to get together with so many people and visit a brothel together?

The deceased Minister of Personnel was Zhou Ping'an's uncle and Zhou Xiang's elder brother-in-law.

Mrs. Zhou cried bitterly and was scolded by her sister-in-law.

"Your eldest brother is old, and the doctor told him not to drink alcohol or eat spicy food. We all keep a close eye on him when he eats at home, but you guys are so good as to lure him out to drink..."

"Now he's gone, give me back my man, give me back my man..."

Mrs. Zhou was also very angry: "How can there be such a place in the capital? If it were you, I would just seal this place off so that no one can enter."

Zhou Xiang was also very angry at that time. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Zhao Zhuoran cough lightly.

Suddenly, he understood what was going on.

How could a brothel in the capital be opened without a certain background?

Besides, Hua Manlou is the largest brothel in the capital.