The wives of the concubines are empresses

Minglan touched the heavy purse and tears came to her eyes. She wiped her tears roughly and took out a silver ingot from it.

"Come on, please."

Xiao Dezi was an honest man and quickly refused.

"No, no, no, take it. I guess you have a lot of money to spend."

Minglan insisted on giving it to her: "Take it quickly, don't you think it's too little?"

Xiao Dezi was so frightened that he stammered, "...No, don't misunderstand me, I'll accept it, but please give it to me after next month's salary is paid, Master Ming."

When Minglan heard this, she understood that he was truly thinking about her.

"Okay, thank you in advance. We'll be leaving first."

Xiao Dezi chuckled and nodded: "Well, go slowly on the road."

The five people sitting in the carriage, Minglan, Madam Gao Sanshao, Nanny Fang, Yan'er, and Xinling, looked at each other and were silent for a while.

Nanny Fang was surprised at how her young lady escaped from the predicament: "Miss, how were you saved by the Emperor?"

Thinking of the days in prison, Minglan tightly grasped the handkerchief.

"The Emperor suddenly went to the Ministry of Justice to visit the prison. Everyone was chatting and somehow the topic came up, and I was noticed by the Emperor. I was then brought into the palace and kept by his side to serve him."

Everyone understood that Mrs. Gao Sanshao was truly happy for her sister-in-law.

"This is Sister-in-law's blessing. After surviving a great disaster, there will be good fortune in the future. Sister-in-law's blessing is still to come."

Minglan looked at her third sister-in-law and felt sad for her misery.

"Third sister-in-law, what are your plans for the future?"

Madam Gao Sanshao couldn't help but burst into tears: "Sister-in-law, why don't you call me Xianyun?"

She really doesn't like the title of "third sister-in-law".

Minglan understood her sadness and reached out to hold her hand.

"Then I'll call you Xianyun. If you don't mind, you can call me Big Sister from now on."

The usually strong Zhao Xianyun broke down and cried: "Big sister."

Nanny Fang and the other two were also crying inconsolably, all holding handkerchiefs to cover their mouths to prevent any sound from coming out.

They soon arrived at the Tang Mansion. Looking at the mansion which she had not seen for several months, Minglan felt indescribable feelings in her heart.

"Tear down this plaque and smash it."

The servants were all her dowry, and they felt sorry for the grievances their master had suffered over the years.

"Yes, my lord."

Everyone went back to the house, brought a ladder, took down the plaque, and smashed it to pieces.

Officials and common people watched the excitement and asked, "What's going on?"

"That seems to be the eldest lady of the Gao family."

"Ah, didn't they say that he would be sentenced to death and executed immediately?"

Nanny Fang didn't want to hear any more nonsense, so she turned around and looked at everyone.

"Everyone, my mistress was acting in self-defense. Now that the Gao family has been raided, the Gao Mansion has been bestowed upon my mistress by the Emperor. She is now a ninth-rank imperial court lady, serving the Emperor."

The onlookers were shocked.

"What? A ninth-rank female official?"

"Can women be officials?"

"Or was it conferred personally by the Emperor?"

"The Gao family has actually become the eldest young lady's wife."

"What do you mean by Madam Young Master? You are an adult now. Is there something wrong with your ears? Are you temporarily deaf?"

"You have a problem with your ears."

Seeing that the people were about to start fighting, Nanny Fang frowned and was about to speak when a female voice sounded.

"Everyone, once the affairs of the mansion are arranged, we will hold a buffet, and everyone can come and eat then."

When the people heard about this good thing, they happily agreed.

"Congratulations, sir. We will definitely come then."

"Yes, I will definitely come."

Someone more eloquent said: "I wish you a bright future and lots of money."

Minglan was so moved by the nice words the people said that she smiled the whole time.

"Thank you all for your kindness. We have other things to plan today, so we won't be entertaining you all."

The Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace already knew that the Emperor had personally appointed a woman as a female official.

"Minglan?"

Nanny Li replied respectfully, "Yes, her original name is Lu Zilan, and the Gao Mansion has now been awarded to Master Ming. The original dowry maids, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have also been awarded to Master Ming."

The Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace held the Buddhist beads in her hand and muttered to herself.

"I am actually interested in that Lord Ming. I'd like to go and see him someday."

When Concubine Wen Bai Xuanyi learned that the emperor had personally conferred a title on a woman, she was full of questions.

"Have we seen this woman before?"

Chen Lie bowed and said, "Master, I have met her. She is the woman who looks a little older."

Concubine Wen Bai Xuanyi recalled carefully and seemed to have some impression of that woman.

"It's her." The woman was about thirty years old.

The Jingzhao Yin welcomed a group of officers and soldiers, led by the Minister of Justice.

"Come on, capture the Jingzhao Yin for me."

Another group led by Zuo Zongze surrounded Cai's mansion, and the scene was in chaos.

"Catch the person first, and don't damage the property."

"what……"

"Don't catch me..."

"Be honest."

The women in the backyard were all surprised to see the foreign man breaking in.

"Who are you and why are you in my Cai Mansion?" The bailiffs in constable uniforms laughed.

The detectives sneered, "Who are we? Can't you officials recognize us?"

"Catch them all."

"You can't arrest me. My master is the Jingzhao Yin."

A yamen runner was so annoyed by what he heard that he slapped him.

"Just try to talk one more time, it's so noisy." Like a fly.

The lady was beaten so hard that stars appeared in her eyes and blood came out of the corners of her mouth.

After everyone was arrested, Zuo Zongze ordered their homes to be searched one by one.

He walked straight to the study and saw the room full of calligraphy, paintings and books. Zuo Zongze's face became gloomy.

At lunch time, the two men came back to report.

"Since you are here, please sit down and have your meal."

Liu Cheng hurriedly ordered the eunuch to add more bowls and chopsticks.

Zuo Zongze presented a gift list: "Your Majesty, please review it."

Seeing the gold, silver, jewelry, silks, satins, antique porcelain and other items registered on it, Shangguan Wanjun sneered.

"That's enough. This deserves a heavy sentence."

Zuo Zongze bowed and said, "Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Yuan Dynasty, he should be executed immediately."

Liu Cheng caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye and was dumbfounded.

No wonder the emperor was so angry, any one of those items would be worth a fortune.

"Have you memorized the quantities?"

"Three hundred thousand taels of silver, ten thousand taels of gold, ten thousand taels of banknotes, fifteen farms, fifty shops, ten thousand acres of farmland, and five thousand acres of mountain land."

The sneer in Shangguan Wanjun's eyes became more and more terrifying, and the veins on her hands bulged.

"Well done! A third-rank Jingzhao Yin has three hundred thousand taels of silver alone. That's really impressive. If you add it all up, wouldn't that be over a million taels?"

The Minister of Justice and the Right Vice Minister Zuo Zongze quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

Liu Cheng hurried forward to appease him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your health is the most important thing. Let's eat first and deal with it later."

The Minister of Justice and Zuo Zongze hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Eunuch Liu is right. Your Majesty, please eat first. Your health is the most important thing."

Shangguan Wanjun suppressed her anger and put down the registration book.

"Let's have a meal."

She found the delicious food on the table tasteless, but still forced herself to finish a bowl.

In the main hall, the girl had a blank expression on her face and no one knew what she was thinking.

"Check for me the Cai family's relatives within five generations."

The two were shocked. Did the emperor not believe what was said on his face?

"Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy."

The two men trembled and left.

The two men who rode away felt sweat on their backs and even a little cold.

"The Emperor is really angry this time."

No matter what happened in the past, I have never been as angry as I am now.