At that time, Zeng Shangshu persuaded Xu Xianzhong to cooperate, but to no avail, and was even tricked by Xu Xianzhong, so Zeng Shangshu made the decision to give up in anger.
Zhao Ying knew very well how much manpower, material and thought he put into overthrowing Xu Xianzhong and putting He Yonghua in power.
It would be a pity if we gave up just like that.
"The important thing is not He Yonghua, but what is useful to us from the Ministry of Revenue." Zeng Shangshu said calmly, "Don't worry about He Yonghua now. The most important thing is to think about who should replace him."
The Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of Daqing's land, taxation, household registration, salaries and wages, and all financial related matters. If the benefits here are lost, it can be said to be a heavy loss.
What's more, at this time, the queen will definitely try her best to arrange for her people to go there.
What matters now is who can seize the opportunity.
After Zhao Ying left, Zeng Shangshu was so angry that he vomited blood.
"master."
Fortunately, Mrs. Zeng arrived in time and ordered the doctor to be found, and Master Zeng recovered.
When Zeng Shangshu woke up, he saw that Zeng Shangshu's eyes were red from crying, "I'm still fine, what's wrong with you?"
Mrs. Zeng felt uncomfortable and aggrieved and said: "If the master continues to be evil, how can I still live?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Zeng Shangshu patted Mrs. Zeng's hand to express comfort.
This series of things was not an accident, it must have been done deliberately by someone, with the purpose of coming towards him.
It was okay to come at him, but he was worried that it would threaten Xiao Linyou's interests.
Xiao Linyou not only needs help from more forces, but also financial support, and the household department is an indispensable part.
Especially now, it is the most critical time for Xiao Linyou. No accidents can happen, so he must resist.
"Hel me up."
Mrs. Zeng helped Zeng Shangshu out of bed, but she couldn't help but said: "The doctor said, you need to have a good rest."
"I want to eat the lotus root soup you cooked." Zeng Shangshu said to Mrs. Zeng like a child.
Mrs. Zeng had no choice but to help Zeng Shangshu sit down at the desk, "Okay, I'll cook for you now."
But after stepping out of the room, Mrs. Zeng's face immediately darkened.
She glanced back and sighed quietly.
The death of their daughter was a big blow to both of them, and now the court was dealing big blows to Zeng Shangshu one after another.
Although Zeng Shangshu tried his best to restrain himself in front of her, she still knew that Zeng Shangshu was very worried.
As Shangshu Zeng said, they all understand their daughter's temperament, not to mention that her daughter has just urged her to ask the imperial concubine to ask the emperor for marriage, and they will not do anything to hurt themselves.
So she didn't believe that her daughter would protect Shen Yunshu from danger.
After she saw that Zeng Shangshu's affairs in the court were back on track, she went to seek revenge against Shen Yunshu.
Without her daughter, she has nothing to cherish in her life.
Thinking of this, she wiped the tears from her face and then went to the kitchen to prepare lotus root soup for Zeng Shangshu.
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Soon, word spread that the emperor ordered a thorough re-investigation of the unsolved case from three years ago.
Zuo Huaiyuan was therefore appointed as the chief judge.
However, with the appearance of He Yonghua, Xu Shangshu's tragic death by hanging was initially determined to be murder.
He Yonghua first stated that he forged the evidence because he wanted higher rights.
But when Zuo Huaiyuan asked He Yonghua where he kept the account books left by Xu Xianzhong, he denied it and said he didn't understand what Zuo Huaiyuan was talking about.
But when Zuo Huaiyuan revealed that He Yonghua and Xu Xianzhong were from the same hometown, He Yonghua knew that some things couldn't be hidden after all.
He and Xu Xianzhong were indeed from the same hometown. Later, in order to avoid tracing, he forged his hometown certificate. The account books of that year were also forged by him after reading the original account books.
"So, you admit that you framed Xu Xianzhong?" Zuo Huaiyuan looked at He Yonghua seriously and solemnly.
He Yonghua suddenly thought of something and admitted his crime.
"Is Xu Xianzhong's death related to you?" Zuo Huaiyuan continued to ask.
He Yonghua denied, "I don't know who killed him. I just wanted to take the opportunity to get promoted after he died."
"Is there anyone behind your back instructing you to do this?"
Zuo Huaiyuan was thinking that He Yonghua was just a small doctor at the beginning. If there was no one to instruct and guide him, he would not have such courage at all.
"No." He Yonghua denied without hesitation.
But the more this happened, the more Zuo Huaiyuan suspected that someone behind He Yonghua must be adding fuel to the fire.
"Did you know that falsely accusing an official of the imperial court can lead to a punishment of a hundred sticks and a severe punishment of capital punishment and having your home confiscated?"
He Yonghua's attitude is still very firm, "As I said before, no one is instructing me."
"Okay, I want to see how long you can keep your stubbornness."
The case stopped here again.
Although it is known that Xu Xianzhong was murdered, it is not easy to investigate the murder three years ago.
Zuo Huaiyuan could only temporarily take He Yonghua into custody and try him later.
Later in the evening, Zuo Huaiyuan met with Shen Yunshu at Zuixianglou.
"How did Miss Shen know that He Yonghua and Xu Shangshu were from the same hometown?" Zuo Huaiyuan was a little curious as to why Shen Yunshu knew such an important and secret matter.
Even provided him with this clue.
Shen Yunshu could not tell that this clue was given to her by Ye Ming, and Ye Ming did not tell her that the real source of the clue was given by Xiao Jingzhi.
"I once traveled with my grandfather and passed by Huizhou. I know some of their local preferences and dialects. Mrs. He is quite familiar with my mother. I heard Mrs. He talk about it a little bit."
Her ability to pick things up off the tongue has improved again.
"It happened that my mother was also familiar with Mrs. Xu back then, and she had heard more or less about it from Mrs. Xu."
Therefore, Shen Yunshu determined He Shangshu's true hometown based on some of Mrs. He's habits and hobbies.
Zuo Huaiyuan said with admiration: "I see, Miss Shen is really well-informed."
Shen Yunshu just smiled lightly. In fact, she wanted to ask Xiao Jingzhi how he met Ye Ming again?
It was as if Xiao Jingzhi knew about the people she knew and the things she wanted to investigate, and was still secretly helping them.
Is this the sense of fate from the past life?
"If Miss Shen hadn't provided such an important clue, I'm afraid this case wouldn't have been as easy to proceed as it is now." Zuo Huaiyuan picked up the tea cup and said, "Tea instead of wine, thank you Miss Shen."
Shen Yunshu also picked up the tea cup, "Zuo Shaoqing is serious. To be honest, when I was a child, I followed my mother to visit Uncle Xu. I didn't believe that Uncle Xu would do anything that would endanger the interests of the imperial court. Please ask Zuo Shaoqing to pay Uncle Xu back." A clean slate.”
"Don't worry, Miss Shen, this is my responsibility, and I will do my best."
Zuo Huaiyuan also hopes to investigate the truth as soon as possible. After all, this is the first time that the emperor has entrusted such an important task to his hands.
"By the way, I heard Mrs. He complain to my mother before that the husband of a relative had an illegitimate child, which made the girl who was the legal wife very angry, but the girl had no choice but to accept it because she couldn't have children..."
"Wait a minute." Zuo Huaiyuan seemed to have noticed a very important clue from Shen Yunshu's words, "Mrs. He and He Shangshu have been married for seven or eight years and have no children."
