After rebirth, the daughter of the marquisate went crazy

Wanqiu, tell the kitchen to resume their usual purchases tomorrow and prepare a welcoming banquet. Have the servants clean the Duke's Mansion thoroughly and hang festive lanterns.

"Tomorrow, our Zhenguogong Mansion will open its doors to welcome the aunts back!"

Wanqiu's eyes widened in surprise, "Miss, you, you mean, the Duke and the others are all fine! That's great!"

"I'll go tell everyone right away!" She ran out with a happy face.

Mo Shu looked at Wanqiu who ran out and couldn't help but smile and shake his head. This girl really didn't doubt the young lady's words at all. She believed whatever the young lady said. The gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was sealed, and this girl didn't even think about how the young lady would get the seal of the gate opened.

"Miss, it seems that the time has come for our Zhenguo Mansion to turn things around."

Mo Shu is in charge of many of Ye Qingyu's affairs. There are some things that she knows but Wanqiu does not. She knows that the crisis in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion seems very dangerous, but these are all superficial.

Ye Qingyu took a sip of tea and narrowed her eyes. "Yes, there is finally a result. Mo Shu, the battle report from the northern border should be transmitted to Kyoto tomorrow. You go to see Lord Cao in person and tell him that we can start our plan."

"Yes, I'll go right away." Mo Shu took the order and turned to leave Tingyunju.

This morning's court session was cancelled, and a group of ministers lined up neatly outside Tai'an Gate, the east gate of the imperial palace, waiting quietly.

Today, Emperor Jingyou led his ministers to the military camp outside the city to inspect the preparations, and was ready to announce the position of commander-in-chief on the spot in front of the 100,000-strong army. The entire army will set out for the northern border in three days.

Many ministers were dissatisfied with the emperor's insistence on appointing Prince Zhuang as the commander-in-chief, but they could do nothing about it. It was the first time that the emperor refused to listen to advice, and the ministers felt very aggrieved and helpless.

At the beginning of the Chen period, the imperial carriage of Emperor Jingyou appeared at Tai'an Gate, and all the ministers shouted "Long live the emperor" three times.

"My lords, please make peace."

"Where is King Zhuang?"

"Here I come, here I come, hey, my royal brother."

King Zhuang appeared from somewhere, looking tired and resentful.

Seeing that he was still wearing a brocade robe, Emperor Jingyou frowned and said in a dissatisfied tone, "Why did you come here wearing this? Why don't you change into a suit of armor? How can you convince the soldiers if you let them see you like this?"

King Zhuang was speechless and helpless. "My Royal Brother, when will this humble servant have armor? Even if I make it now, I can't. I've already ordered the Ministry of War to hurry up and make it. Let's just leave it at that for today."

Emperor Jingyou also understood, so he didn't say anything else, "Okay, let's go to the military camp outside the city first."

As the imperial carriage began to move, the sound of galloping horses was heard in the distance. The messenger's voice was filled with excitement as he shouted, "Report from the battle in the North!"

Everyone was shocked. Oh no, could it be that Yanzhou City couldn't be defended?

The messenger soldier continued to shout loudly, "General Gu has recaptured Pingliang City!"

"The Huns were badly defeated! Ten thousand captured!"

"The Xiongnu King was captured alive by General Gu!"

The messenger's loud voice seemed to reach the ears of every citizen in Kyoto. When the people heard such good news, they immediately cheered.

"I said the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion must have been wrongly accused! Look, General Gu still defeated the Xiongnu!"

"That's right. Under the protection of the Gu family, nothing has ever happened in the Northern Territory. Someone must be deliberately creating panic in order to harm the Zhenguogong Mansion."

"Yes, that's good now. The people from the Duke's Mansion should be released."

The messenger shouted as he arrived before Emperor Jingyou's carriage. He quickly dismounted and knelt, holding up the battle report with both hands. "Your Majesty, the battle report from the northern border: our army, led by General Gu, has triumphed over the Xiongnu!"

Emperor Jingyou's eyes were filled with surprise and he smiled widely, "Okay, okay, okay, you really made me wait so long!"

"Haha, come here, quickly go and take the people from the Zhenguo Mansion out of the Ministry of Justice. The Jinyiwei will personally send them back to the Zhenguo Mansion and take over the seal."

Prince Zhuang was very happy that he didn't have to go to the battle himself. He smiled and asked Emperor Jingyou, "Brother, should we still go to the military camp outside the city?"

Emperor Jingyou smiled and waved his hand, "I won't go. By the way, where is the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice?"

Zhang Xing, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was still immersed in the battle report and didn't react. It was as if he didn't hear Emperor Jingyou calling him.

A minister beside him couldn't bear to see this and whispered, "Master Zhang, Master Zhang, His Majesty is calling you."

Zhang Xing seemed to have come back to life. He looked up at the sharp eyes of Emperor Jingyou and almost fell down in panic. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here."

Emperor Jingyou looked at him coldly, "I heard that you privately tortured someone from the Zhenguo Mansion. Who gave you the courage?"

Zhang Xing's face turned pale as paper in an instant, and he knelt down with a plop. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I, your servant, am also trying to close the case as soon as possible!"

After the people from the Zhenguo Mansion were sent to the Ministry of Justice, the Zhenguo and Gu Changyun were sent to the most confidential secret prison, guarded by the Jinyiwei personally. The others were in ordinary cells of the Ministry of Justice, and were initially guarded by the officers of the Ministry of Justice.

If Zhang Xing had not been so impatient to torture Gu Yuanchen and Gu Huaizhi on the first day they were imprisoned, Emperor Jingyou would not have ordered the Jinyiwei to take full control of the custody of all the people of the Zhenguo Duke in the Ministry of Justice.

Zhang Xing trembled and lowered his head. He glanced at the right prime minister standing in the front and felt very panicked.

The right prime minister glanced at the kneeling Zhang Xing with an indifferent expression, as if he didn't know this person.

Emperor Jingyou's voice was as cold as ice. "When did I ask the Ministry of Justice to close the case as soon as possible?"

The Minister of Justice stepped forward and knelt down to apologize. "I failed to discipline my subordinates and allowed innocent people to suffer torture. It is all my fault. Your Majesty, please punish me."

Emperor Jingyou's expression softened considerably. "Even so, the Minister of Justice will be fined for six months' salary, and the Right Vice Minister of Justice will be dismissed and investigated!"

"Go back to the palace."

"Go back to the palace."

Emperor Jingyou's carriage returned to the palace, and the ministers followed it with mysterious expressions as they entered Tai'an Gate and the Golden Throne Hall.

At this time, Shen Mingxiu's face had lost its usual gentleness. His handsome face was paler than ever before, and his eyes were full of fear.

It's over, it's really over this time!

Yesterday, he discovered something was amiss and ordered his men to rush to the Northern Territory to investigate. Unexpectedly, news of a great victory in the Northern Territory arrived this morning!

He had the defense map of Pingliang City delivered to the Xiongnu, yet they were still defeated by Gu Tingyuan. What a waste! Waste!

Everything was going smoothly, why did it suddenly turn upside down?

Shen Mingxiu was puzzled. He tried hard to maintain his composure, for fear that others would notice.

The Fifth Prince had been staring at Shen Mingxiu coldly since he met him today. When he heard the battle report of the great victory in the North, he breathed a sigh of relief. Turning around and seeing Shen Mingxiu's expression change instantly, he suddenly understood.

Haha, some people’s plans have been ruined.