coobybook Chapter 1222 Do you want to rebel?
Chapter 1222 Do you want to rebel?
Sensing Minister Wenren's goodwill, Su Yueyao softened her tone and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Minister Wenren. Please have a seat. Let me ask you, how did you arrive so quickly?"
"Grand Tutor Su, someone informed me that they had discovered information about counterfeit currency. On my way there, I encountered Minister Ma."
"Minister Ma has just taken office and is eager to make some achievements. Now that Young Master Xu has been caught red-handed, he won't let him go easily. Grand Tutor Su should hurry to the palace to plead with His Majesty!"
"The person who informed me will send the portrait to your residence shortly."
After hearing Minister Wenren's words, Su Yueyao stood up and bowed to him, saying, "Thank you, Minister Wenren."
"You're too kind, Grand Tutor Su."
Afterwards, accompanied by Cui Yiyang and Chen Jingshu, Su Yueyao boarded a carriage and headed to the palace.
Once inside the carriage, Su Yueyao looked utterly dejected, wondering who was targeting them.
"My lady, wait a little longer. Xingchen and Chengyan will find out."
"I'm wondering if this matter is aimed at us, or at Minghe's maternal family, the Xu family. Has His Majesty become involved? Hasn't His Majesty recently been planning to take action against the powerful families in various prefectures?"
"Does the mistress mean that His Majesty might know about this and wants to use this opportunity to deal with the Xu family of Fenglin Prefecture?" Chen Jingshu said.
"That's very likely. This is an opportunity delivered to our doorstep. If the Xu family is dealt with, then the powerful families in the surrounding prefectures will be easier to handle as well."
“My lady, I don’t think His Majesty would do that. With Tian Tian here and Feng Qi still in our mansion, even if we think about the worst, if His Majesty were to take action, Ming He and the Xu family would probably be in trouble.”
"No matter what trouble it may cause, I will protect Minghe and his mother's family," Su Yueyao said firmly.
“My lady, we will help you! We will not let you suffer any injustice. As long as we find out the source of these counterfeit coins, we can clear your name,” Cui Yiyang said.
“Yes, my lady, the moment I received the news, I sent my father to see His Majesty. We control half of the officials in the court, some of His Majesty’s men, and some members of aristocratic families. We have a chance of winning,” Chen Jingshu analyzed.
"Jing Shu, if you put it that way, shouldn't we pray that His Majesty's forces don't join forces with the aristocratic families? Otherwise, our situation will become much more difficult."
"Indeed, as my wife said, we can tell by observing His Majesty's attitude when he meets with us later. But we also need to consider how we should handle things if His Majesty uses this opportunity to force the Xu family to submit and sends someone to take over the Fenglin Prefecture government."
"Therefore, we need to find out as soon as possible who framed these counterfeit currencies, where the source is, and clear their names so that Minghe and the Xu family will be safe."
"That's right, my lady. We interrogated that shopkeeper for two days, and we even interrogated Cheng Sha. He only said where he put the embezzled silver, and he had no idea that it was counterfeit money."
"The outcome of the interrogation will be fine. If the shopkeeper knew, he would have told us in advance. After all, once discovered, it would be a serious crime that would lead to the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire family. His family would not survive."
"His family is all in Minghe's father's hands, yet he still dares to embezzle. What's he thinking!"
As soon as Su Yueyao finished speaking, Chen Jingshu paused, "My lady... what you just said is very true. His family has always been suppressed by the Xu family. How could they easily embezzle? There's something wrong."
"Stop the car," Chen Jingshu shouted immediately.
They've been focusing on the money he embezzled, but no one has considered why he embezzled it, why he betrayed the Xu family, or why he didn't care about his family's lives. This is very wrong.
Especially if this matter is proven true, his wife might also be implicated by him.
"My lady, I'm going back to the Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate why that manager embezzled and what caused it."
"Alright, go ahead! Yiyang can accompany me to the palace."
Chen Jingshu disembarked from his carriage at the palace gate and headed to the Dali Temple.
Su Yueyao and Cui Yiyang went to the palace together.
The Imperial Study at this time.
The eldest prince was arguing with the empress.
"Feng Juntao, I'll say it again: the source of this counterfeit money has not been traced, and all those involved, including Yueyao's husband, are not allowed to leave the Ministry of Justice. I have already ordered the newly appointed Minister of Justice to investigate!"
"If I hadn't known that Yueyao had no intention of counterfeiting, I would have already ordered the Su family to be sealed off!"
"Since Your Majesty knows that my wife would not stoop to making counterfeit money, why did you still imprison Xu Langjun and prevent Jing Shu from interfering in this matter?"
"What use is it for me to believe in Feng Juntao? If he doesn't give the officials of the court an explanation, look at these memorials, they all order the severe punishment of the Su family, and even Yueyao!" The Empress swept the pile of memorials in front of her directly in front of the eldest prince.
“This case involves you all, so you must all avoid suspicion. Chen Jingshu cannot get involved, otherwise how can we clear Yueyao’s name?”
"But that Minister Ma just took office and he's convinced we fabricated it. He was almost certain just now. How could someone like that possibly clear our name!"
"Your Majesty may investigate, but you must replace the person in charge!"
"Feng Juntao, you want to interfere in politics! Since ancient times, men have not been allowed to interfere in politics. Do you want to rebel?" The Empress's angry voice rang out.
At this moment, Su Yueyao arrived at the door of the Imperial Study and saw Chen's father, Huan's father, Cui's father, Xun's father, Pu An, and Gongyang Ruoyu standing at the door.
"My lady...why are you here!" Pu An and Gongyang Ruoyu were the first to see Su Yueyao coming over.
Afterwards, Huan's father, Xun's father, Cui's father, Chen's father and the others began to persuade Su Yueyao to return to the mansion, since she was still in her postpartum period.
"Yueyao, you're still in your postpartum confinement period, why are you here!"
"With us here, we will definitely clear your name. Go back quickly, it won't be good for you to hurt yourself."
"Yes! Yueyao, don't worry, the Cui family also has connections in the Ministry of Justice. I have already arranged for someone to go to the prison to take care of Young Master Xu. He will be fine."
"Don't worry, Yueyao. Even if the Dali Temple isn't in charge of investigating the case, it will still supervise this matter. You should go back now!"
"Uncles, I'm fine. Thank you all for your help. Yueyao will remember your kindness." Su Yueyao bowed to the group.
“Yueyao, get up quickly. We haven’t been of much help. His Majesty asked us to avoid suspicion because of the court, but we still have some influence behind us. We won’t let those behind us deal with us for nothing,” Chen’s father said as he helped Su Yueyao up.
"Yueyao, we can handle this, but you should still go back to..."
“Uncle Chen, now that someone has already made a move against my son, how can I just sit at home and do nothing? If I let it go this time, what if they come after you next time!”
"I'm fine, uncles, don't worry. Is Your Highness trying to defend His Majesty?"