The wives of the concubines are empresses

The Minister of Justice has led people to quickly surround the Gao family. For a while, the mansion was in chaos and everyone was in panic.

Old Madam Gao forced herself to walk out of the yard with the help of Nanny Lu.

The Minister of Justice sat in the main seat in the main hall of the Gao family. At this moment, the aura of a superior was fully displayed, and his whole body exuded majesty.

"Sir, we have found the third young master of the Gao family."

The Minister of Justice looked up and saw a man in splendid clothes, now no longer noble, but in a state of disarray.

"What a great young master, you don't have a single worthless item on you. I wonder how much of the people's money you've plundered. I'm going to get to the bottom of this."

Gao Cai, the third young master of the Gao family, was startled and shouted immediately.

"Please spare my life, sir. I have done nothing wrong."

He was just eating, drinking, gambling, and having sex, but he could still be arrested.

A pretty woman was brought in. Seeing her husband lying in a mess on the ground, she burst into laughter.

"Haha... you have come to this day, it's really God's will."

The Minister of Justice felt that something was wrong: "What do you mean by that?"

Mrs. Gao Sanshao fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face.

"Sir, smash this cruel and heartless dog to pieces and throw him in jail. He forced me to marry him and then sent someone to beat up her fiancé. He is now paralyzed in bed, waiting to die, which caused him to miss the imperial examination that year. Now he is barely alive. It is truly a tragedy.

He killed my unborn baby. The doctor said it was twins, a boy and a girl."

That was her first child, and they were twins, a boy and a girl. How could she not hate them?

The Minister of Justice's brows twitched when he heard this. Cutting off someone's path to the imperial examination was an unforgivable crime.

I have studied hard for many years just to pass the exam, bring honor to my family, and serve the people.

Even the Minister of Justice was so angry when he heard this that he kicked a few times.

"He's absolutely insane. Take him back to the Ministry of Justice prison and treat him well."

He emphasized the word "serve" very strongly, and Gao Cai was frightened.

"No, no... You can't do this to me. We have people above us."

When the Minister of Justice heard this, he laughed.

"Oh, I'm all ears. Who are they? I'll see if they can protect you."

"Master Cai."

"Lord Cai?" Isn't he the Jingzhao Yin?

In this way, Jingzhao Yin was also executed by the Minister of Justice without authorization and was thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice. He brought the wife of the third young master and Miss Lu's maidservants into the palace.

In the imperial study, Shangguan Wanjun came out of the study and saw a large group of people, and she understood.

"I see you, Your Majesty."

"This common woman pays respect to His Majesty."

Shangguan Wanjun glanced at the people kneeling on the ground and spoke softly.

"No gift."

Everyone stood up, and Mrs. Gao Sanshao was shocked to see her sister-in-law coming back to life.

"Ah, sister-in-law, are you a human or a ghost?" Wasn't sister-in-law sentenced to death?

Lu Zilan glanced at the expressionless emperor, and seeing that she didn't say anything, she mustered up the courage to answer her third brother's wife.

"Third sister-in-law, I'm not dead. The emperor saved me."

Mrs. Gao Sanshao was very surprised.

"I saved your sister-in-law, and your sister-in-law saved you, so I am half your benefactor."

After decades of experience, Nanny Fang was the first to react.

"Your Majesty, you and the Madam Young Master are both our benefactors."

Yan'er was also smart. After they realized what was happening, they quickly knelt down again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Madam Young Master." Their young lady was actually still alive.

Shangguan Wanjun felt that their reaction was expected.

The others were slow to react and one of them fell to his knees.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

When everyone heard this, they immediately knelt down and shouted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The Minister of Justice bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Gao family's protector is the Jingzhao Yin."

Liu Cheng was shocked and looked at his master, only to see her face darken instantly.

"Very good. I'll leave this matter entirely to you. I want to take care of every detail."

"I understand."

Lu Zilan quickly spoke to comfort him: "Your Majesty, it's not worth getting angry at such a person."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wanjun smiled.

"You are right. From now on, the Tang Mansion will be given to you, and your servants will remain at your disposal. From now on, you will be called Minglan, a ninth-rank imperial court lady, responsible for serving me with pens, ink, paper, and inkstone."

Lu Zilan, now called Minglan, was shocked when she heard this. After she came to her senses, she quickly walked to the center and knelt down respectfully to express her gratitude.

"I thank the emperor."

After spending two days with her, Liu Cheng felt that she had a good look in her eyes, worked seriously, never tried to be the center of attention, and was a steady person. Now that the emperor valued her, he was happy for her.

"Master Ming, from now on you must call yourself a servant."

Upon hearing this, Minglan changed her old address and knelt down again.

"Your servant Minglan, thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."

The emperor wanted her to understand clearly and start a new life, so he gave her a new surname.

What doesn't Shangguan Wanjun understand at the moment? If you want people to do things for you, you have to give them some sweet rewards and benefits.

Shangguan Wanjun smiled faintly and said, "Work hard. If you achieve merit, I will return your dowry to you as a reward, without a cent missing."

Nanny Fang, Yan'er, Xinling, and Madam Gao Sanshao showed joy on their faces and were truly happy for their master/sister-in-law.

Minglan's eyes were filled with tears. No one had ever trusted her and valued her like this in all these years.

To her, the emperor is her savior and mentor.

"Your Majesty, I thank you."

"Go back and see who else is available in the mansion. They can all stay. Others can sell off what they need. The mansion needs money to run its business."

Liu Cheng didn't expect the emperor to be so magnanimous and give Minglan a choice. He really cared too much about his subordinates.

"Minglan, please prepare the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. I will issue an order for you to take it."

The girl held a red brush and carefully wrote the imperial edict, and finally Xiao Dezi came over with the jade seal to stamp it.

"take it."

The newly born Minglan walked out of the main hall holding the bright yellow imperial edict and went to the side hall to find Nanny Fang and others.

"Miss, God has mercy on you. You are not dead. It's so great." Nanny Fang burst into tears. This was the young lady she had taken care of since she was a child.

Minglan took out her handkerchief and gently wiped the tears from the corners of Nanny Fang's eyes.

"Let's go back to the mansion. The emperor has given me an imperial decree. From now on, the Gao Mansion will no longer be the Gao Mansion, but the Ming Mansion."

Mrs. Gao Sanshao burst into tears and quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief.

"Third sister-in-law, are you okay?"

Mrs. Gao Sanshao hugged her sister-in-law, and all her grievances were revealed at this moment.

"Sister-in-law, it's great that you're not dead. That Gao family's bandit den really did us a lot of harm."

Yan'er was confused. What kind of life did the eldest and third young masters' wives lead in the mansion? They were even worse than maids.

Xiao Dezi stood at the back, looking hesitant.

The soul saw her, her tearful face full of confusion.

"Young Madam, there's a young eunuch in the back."

Minglan quickly wiped away her tears and turned around in confusion.

"Eunuch Xiao Dezi, why are you here?"

"The Emperor ordered you to take the carriage back to the palace and give His Excellency three days to rest and go back to handle his affairs before serving him again."

Everyone was pleasantly surprised, and Minglan marveled at the emperor's attentiveness and thoughtfulness.

"Thank you, Eunuch Xiao Dezi. Minglan has returned to express her gratitude."

Xiao Dezi took out a purse and stuffed it into her hand. Minglan didn't understand why.

"This is?"

"The Emperor gave it to you. You should leave quickly. I'm sure there are many things to do."