coobybook Chapter 381: The Mother of the Bomen Raises Her Stepson 48
Chapter 381: The Mother of the Bomen Raises Her Stepson 48
When the sky brightened, the capital finally returned to peace.
The captured spies filled the Ministry of Justice's prison, and a few "baits" that were deliberately let go also successfully led to the discovery of three hidden stakes.
After listening to the report, the emperor nodded with satisfaction: "How is Shen Junyao doing?"
Pei Yu smiled and said, "The camp is safe. He even caught two spies from the fire department."
The emperor laughed: "This kid... is quite cruel."
In order to cooperate with this arrest, the emperor issued several false orders.
These were of course intended to confuse the spies and unite the ministers to put on a show.
But it must be taken back quickly. After all, some people with lower official positions don’t know that it is fake, and it would be bad if they still implement it with blind faith.
For example, few of the imperial edicts in the disaster area are genuine.
The elders of the Divine Doctor Valley had already entered the epidemic area with their disciples.
It is 100% certain that this epidemic was caused by malicious poisoning.
This is a plague-like poison that is highly contagious.
It was only with the help of the ancient prescription sent by Sirong that the epidemic was barely under control.
In order to cooperate with them and catch the poisoner as soon as possible, the emperor was so shameless that he issued several consecutive decrees to burn villages and eliminate the epidemic.
These decrees will cause panic among many people, and if they are exploited by someone with ulterior motives, it is possible that he will be labeled a tyrant.
Although they are all in the hands of trustworthy people, they must be taken back as soon as possible.
The emperor believed that it would be most reassuring if these dark histories were destroyed before his eyes.
His eyes swept over the fake imperial edicts piled on the table: "Have you taken them back?"
"Yes, they have all been recovered and will be destroyed immediately." The secret guard whispered.
"Burn it here. I want to watch it myself." The emperor was worried, so he opened every imperial edict to check it before letting it burn to ashes right under his nose.
All that remained was to rectify the imperial court. Almost every official in the capital had several spies exposed.
Even among the students who passed the exam in recent years, two people were picked out.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice's jail is full. A total of 127 spies have been captured, including 76 in officials' residences, two students, 19 in the military camp, and the rest are spies in the marketplace."
"Well, let's deal with it according to the law."
Shen Junyao, Pei Yu and others were also very busy.
The entire army must be screened. You know, once you go to the battlefield, it will be a real fight with real guns and blood.
What everyone wants is to fight side by side and have each other's backs.
It's not about letting the other party stab you from behind.
The next person who was busiest was the eldest princess. The mistresses of each family were almost trampling down the threshold of the princess's mansion.
She even asked the eldest princess for help in various ways. Recently, the people who served tea to the eldest princess became third-class maids.
There is no way around it. Anything that is a little respectable has been borrowed by the mistresses of each family to support the family.
Taking advantage of this turmoil, the mistresses of each family sold out a group of people.
The master's most beloved concubine, the most beautiful dancer in the house, the concubine who aspires to be promoted, anyway, whoever she dislikes, she will get rid of as many as she can.
Opportunities are fleeting, and wealth and honor are achieved through risk. They are also welcoming good days.
After these events, the Third Prince finally secured his throne.
In the following years, the new emperor managed the Great Zhou well. Unlike the original plot, he did not have a love-hate relationship with the heroine every day and did not care about the government.
The main thing is that the heroine in this life is not that noisy.
Ever since she became Concubine Rou, the Third Prince has not brought any more people into the harem.
Although the ministers all had some ulterior motives, the Third Prince's fragile body was not much better even though he was no longer coughing up blood.
Of course it would be a good thing if my daughter could enter the harem.
But if the emperor is in poor health, it would be very distressing.
If it goes well, she can give birth to a son or daughter for the emperor, and then the mother will be honored by the child. If it doesn't go well, in a few years she will become a concubine.
Of course, there were also those who did not take concubines' daughters seriously. When they brought their own daughters to meet the emperor, they were all rejected by the emperor.
It's tiring enough for him to be busy with Concubine Rou every day.
Come again!!!
Concubine Rou was not as noisy as in her previous life. On the one hand, she did not have the confidence given by the male supporting characters, and on the other hand, the Third Prince had indeed kept quiet.
If you don’t believe me, just try sending two girls to the harem. It doesn’t have to be many, just two more and Concubine Rou will become Empress Lu.
In the following years, Shen Junyao got married. The person chosen by Shen Shigen was Li Yunshu, the second daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Of course, only Shen Junyao himself knows how much of this guided Shen Shigen and helped him to make this marriage happen.
The Minister of Revenue, Lord Li, has had a lot of headaches in recent years.
His second daughter, Li Yunshu, is only eighteen years old, gentle and quiet, and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. However, her marriage has not been decided yet. It is not that no one has proposed marriage, but that the people who propose marriage always "run into trouble" inexplicably.
The son of Minister Zhang had just come to propose marriage, but the next day he was reported by the censor for "improper behavior after drinking."
General Wang's nephew vowed to marry Yunshu, but then the scandal of him keeping a mistress broke out.
Even the newly minted Jinshi, favored by his wife, could be suddenly exiled to Lingnan...
Minister Li scratched his head: "Is this girl a jinx or something?"
Little did he know that it was General Shen, who had been eyeing his little white rabbit, who had secretly screened all the "competitors".
If the person really had good character, Shen Junyao wouldn't say anything.
The son of Minister Zhang loved drinking, and he also loved beating people when he was drunk. None of his servants were unscathed.
General Wang's nephew is a playboy who flirts with everyone. Having a mistress is nothing, since he already has an eldest son.
And that newly minted scholar, who seemed gentle and polite, and not interested in women, but did no one notice that he and his servant were too close?
Because of this, Li Yunshu's marriage has been delayed until now.
One day after a court meeting, Shen Shigen "ran into" Minister Li and greeted him warmly, "Sir Li, I heard your daughter isn't engaged yet?"
Minister Li sighed: "Yeah, I don't know why..."
Shen Shigen slapped his thigh and said, "What a coincidence! My evil son is also single!"
Minister Li was suspicious: "Isn't your son General Shen? Could he... be interested in my daughter?"
After all, Shen Junyao is a notorious cold-faced devil, and girls tremble when they see him.
Shen Shigen smiled mysteriously: "Let's give it a try, what if we're destined to be together?"
God knows how many times his son "hinted" at him before he finally had a flash of inspiration and understood what his son meant.
On the day of proposing marriage, Shen Junyao came in person, and the line of betrothal gifts behind him stretched half the length of the street.
On the mahogany tray at the front was a pair of live geese, their feathers shiny and looking full of energy.
The Li family’s housekeeper’s eyes widened: “This, this wild goose…”
The servant of the Shen Mansion straightened his back and said, "Our general went hunting in Yandang Mountain himself! He kept watch for three days and three nights!"
Giving live geese as a betrothal gift is the most solemn and sincere gesture in ancient rituals.
And Shen Junyao personally hunted geese, telling everyone:
How much he values this marriage.