An Ruhai's arrival made Gu Sanniang feel uneasy inexplicably, she looked at Shen Zhuo, but saw that his face was calm, and his expression did not show a trace of waves, as if she didn't care that this person was the Jiang family's rival.

Not long after, someone set up a special seat in the hall for An Ruhai, and the clerk showed him the transcript of this interrogation, and An Ruhai looked at it quietly for a long time, but his brows were getting tighter and tighter.

An Ruhai raised his eyelids and glanced at Dali Temple, and he said coldly: "Lord Liu, Dali Temple has been tried and tried, and there is no progress in the case, so it can't be that someone wants to indulge criminals?" ”

After speaking, he also glanced at Shen Zhuo intentionally, that Dali Siqing was so frightened that his face was like earth, and he didn't dare to say in his mouth, An Ruyi snorted lightly, and he said: "In my opinion, if you want to thoroughly investigate this case, you still have to collect evidence from the hands of the examiners of this year's scientific examination. ”

"Your Excellency is right!" Dali Temple Qing bowed and echoed.

An Ruhai paused for a moment, and he said: "I sent people to recruit more than a dozen people from all over the country, all of whom are victims of this case, and they will go to Beijing to testify against the criminals in the near future. ”

Even Gu Sanniang, a country woman who didn't understand anything, heard that something was wrong, when the fraud case broke out, they were victims, why did Dali Temple let them go that day? These people should stay in Beijing and wait for the case to be concluded, why did they return to their hometowns halfway and go to Beijing to give evidence at this time, isn't this an extra move?

Dongfang listened to her questions and answered her: "The criminals who were arrested that day did really participate in the fraud of the imperial examination, and it was true or false, it was someone who deliberately wanted to muddy the water of the pond more and more, as for those candidates who wanted to take shortcuts to buy exam questions that day, as early as the beginning of the fraud case, they were robbed of their fame and sent back to their hometowns. ”

Gu Sanniang was taken aback, she whispered: "Since then, it is difficult to ensure that they have not been bought, and then come back to frame Ah Zhuo?" ”

Dongfang Jian was silent, which was what worried him.

Dali Siqing did not dare to have any objections, and said that it would be thoroughly investigated and dealt with, An Ruhai turned to a smile and said: "You and I should be loyal to the king, and please Lord Liu not to indulge in vain, don't live up to the saint." ”

Dali Siqing bowed his body, and only said in a whisper: "Yes!" ”

After An Ruhai knocked him, he was about to leave with his entourage, and when he passed by Dongfang Jian, he stopped, looked at Dongfang Zhen and said, "It turns out that Dongfang Xiaohou is also here?" ”

At this time, someone beside him pretended to remind him and said, "Taifu, have you forgotten?" The emperor has long stripped the hereditary title of the Dongfang family. ”

An Ruhai pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, he said: "I haven't forgotten, it's just called Shunzui, it seems that this habit has to be changed." ”

The master and servant sang together, Dongfang Jian raised his eyebrows, he looked at An Ruhai and said with a smile: "I'm not used to Lord An's official robe, Bai Letian said it really well, so he ordered the hearts of parents all over the world not to be reborn as men and women!" ”

As soon as he said this, all the people around An Ruhai lowered their heads, and An Ruhai's face was even more pale, Dongfang Jian was not enough, he approached An Ruhai and said unhurriedly: "Lord An, there is a character like Concubine Yang in your mansion, you must be careful, don't accidentally become Uncle Yang!" ”

The atmosphere suddenly became silent, this is a fact that everyone knows, but never dares to declare it, today's holy virtuous concubine An is a courtier who was taken from the hands of the courtiers, and the An family has attained the Tao alone, and the chicken and dog have ascended to heaven, and what is even more ironic is that now Concubine An is still going to kill her ex-husband, taking the opportunity to bring down the Jiang family.

"You, what nonsense are you talking about!" Someone reacted and yelled at Dongfang Zhen, but he didn't want An Ruhai to glare at him, so the man shut his mouth in a sneer.

An Ruhai's expression gradually returned to normal, and he sneered and said, "You dare to compare the emperor with the faint monarch Li Longji in front of Dali Siqing? Aren't you afraid of being convicted of slandering the emperor? ”

The corners of Dongfang Zhen's lips twitched, and he was about to speak, when Shen Zhuo, who was standing in the public hall, spoke, and said: "The emperor is assisted by virtuous ministers, how can Li Longji be compared?" Dongfang Gongzi is straightforward and fast-talking, and he also asks Master An not to be like him. ”

The two former uncles of Lang only confronted each other head-to-head at this moment, including Dali Siqing, no one dared to interject, and after a while, An Ruhai looked at Shen Zhuo, who was neither humble nor arrogant in front of him, and said: "Since Jiang Gongzi has interceded, this official will not care about him." ”

There are ready-made steps, An Ruhai naturally goes down the steps, after all, the reputation of the An family is not good in the elite circle in Beijing, in case of trouble, it is the An family who will lose face, and Concubine An in the palace will also have no face.

An Ruhai left, Shen Zhuo and the suspects were also going to be taken back to the prison, before leaving, he glanced at Gu Sanniang and didn't say anything, Gu Sanniang stared at his back without blinking, until he couldn't see it, then silently withdrew his gaze.

Dongfang Jian and Gu Sanniang came out of Dali Temple, both of them had their own thoughts, Dongfang Jian sent them back to the inn, and said with a stern expression: "An Ruhai is not well-intentioned, you should be careful with your two children, I will go to find out the news first, and I will send someone to inform you of something." ”

Gu Sanniang's heart tightened, and she said, "Whether it's good or bad, you must sue me." ”

Dongfang Jian nodded and left, leaving only the nervous Gu Sanniang and their mother and son.

Let's say that Dongfang Jian is leaving, Gu Sanniang has not seen him for two or three days, thinking that because of the arrival of Taifu An, the guards in Dali Temple are much stricter than usual, even if there was a Dongfang inspection before, she was not able to see Shen Zhuo again, fortunately, she can still send him food, as long as he is willing to spend money to deal with those officials, most of them are willing to help deliver things.

On this day, Gu Sanniang was sorting out things, Dongfang Jian came with a small servant, Gu Sanniang saw that his brows were deep, and she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, she asked: "Isn't it that Mrs. An really wants to be unfavorable to Ah Zhuo?" ”

Dongfang Jian looked at Gu Sanniang, and said: "An Ruhai looked for the move this time, a few people were exposed on the same day, and the rest also had private exam questions and were removed from fame, they went to Beijing this time, without exception, all to testify against Shen Zhuo, but if Shen Zhuo carries this black cauldron, the next step for the An family is to impeach Jiang Cheng, if the Jiang family falls, it is a matter of time before the prince is deposed, and then the An family will be able to cover the sky in the court with one hand." ”

Gu Sanniang's face turned pale, she didn't care what the Jiang family was or the prince, but if something happened to Shen Zhuo, who would she count on? After staying for a long time, Gu Sanniang said without a master: "That...... So what to do? ”

Dongfang Jian closed his eyes, and after a long time, he opened his eyes and looked at Gu Sanniang, and said: "You go and beg Shen Zhuo again, let him bow his head to Prime Minister Jiang Cheng, as long as their father and son reconcile, Prime Minister Jiang Cheng will not watch Shen Zhuo die." ”

Gu Sanniang smiled bitterly, if the father really loves Shen Zhuo, how can he let others harm his own son, but he is indifferent.

Both of them quieted down, and after a long time, Gu Sanniang gritted her teeth and said, "Ah Zhuo will not back down, I'll go and beg Prime Minister Jiang Cheng!" ”

Dongfang Jian was stunned, and he said: "You have to think clearly, maybe if you do this, Shen Zhuo will not be grateful to you, but will resent you for meddling in the affairs of him and the Jiang family." ”

Gu Sanniang's eyelids drooped slightly, and she said, "I can't take care of it so much, I'll wait until I save Ah Zhuo first." ”

Dongfang Jian was silent for a long time, and he said: "There are many people in the capital who want to harm Shen Zhuo, and there are also many people who want to save Shen Zhuo, but you are the only one who does not have any selfish intentions. ”

Gu Sanniang smiled sadly, she said: "He and I are husband and wife, if there are other thoughts to save him, then what kind of husband and wife are they?" ”

Since she wanted to ask Jiang Zhongming for help, Gu Sanniang didn't plan to tell Shen Zhuo, the next day, she took her brother and waited on the side of the road that Jiang Zhongming must pass by every day, it was already afternoon, there were not many pedestrians on the street, Gu Sanniang looked up at the sun, and estimated that it would not be long before Jiang Zhongming's sedan chair was coming, she repeatedly told Brother Yu'er: "When you see Prime Minister Jiang Cheng later, you will call him grandpa and ask him to save your father's life, remember?" ”

Brother Yu was puzzled, he looked up at Gu Sanniang, and said, "He is my grandfather, why do you want me to beg him to save my father?" Daddy was wronged, and of course he should save Daddy. ”

After Brother Yu'er was born, he was sent to Xie Bai for treatment, and after returning to Beijing, he hardly lived in Jiang's Mansion for a few days, plus he was still young at that time, so he had no impression of Jiang Zhongming's grandfather, in his opinion, his son was forced to die, how can parents be as stable as Mount Tai?

Looking at the ignorant child, Gu Sanniang didn't know how to tell him the reason, she thought for a while and said: "There are some things that I don't know very well, when your father comes home, you go and ask him." ”

Brother Yu nodded as if he didn't understand, Gu Sanniang touched the top of his head, and the mother and son looked ahead together.

About a meal later, a blue sedan chair came from afar, followed by three or four entourages left and right, Gu Sanniang had already asked clearly, and she saw the sedan chair with the Jiang family's family crest, so she concluded that it was Jiang Zhongming sitting inside.

Just waiting for the sedan chair to get close, Gu Sanniang didn't think about it, she pulled her brother Yu'er, knelt down and stopped in front of the sedan chair with a plop, and said loudly: "Ask Prime Minister Jiang to help!" ”

The entourage on both sides was very vigilant, and immediately drew their sabers to protect the sedan chair, and shouted at Gu Sanniang: "Who is coming?" ”

In the face of these fierce and vicious men, Gu Sanniang was not afraid, she shouted to Jiang Zhongming in the sedan chair: "The folk woman Shen Gu, the clumsy husband has been wronged, I implore Prime Minister Jiang Cheng to call the shots and return him to his innocence!" ”

It turned out that they were avenging their husbands, and those entourages breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Gu Sanniang with a cold face: "Ignorant woman, if you want to complain about your grievances, go to the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to beat the drum, don't stand in the way here." ”

How was Gu Sanniang willing to go, she said: "The clumsy husband was innocently involved in the imperial examination fraud case, and the Jingguang Mansion can't manage this case, I heard that Prime Minister Jiang Cheng is fair and strict, please save the clumsy husband's life, don't wronged the good people!" ”

The entourage saw that Gu Sanniang was not leaving, and was about to come up to catch her, only to hear a low voice from the sedan chair: "Stop!" ”

Soon, the sedan curtain was lifted, and a man wearing a python robe and soap boots walked out of it, and after he came out of the sedan chair, he looked directly at Gu Sanniang's mother and son who were kneeling on the ground.

Gu Sanniang looked up, and was immediately stunned, this person's facial features are seven or eight points similar to Shen Zhuo's, as long as he looks like a father and son, the only difference is that his face is full of majesty, which makes people dare not feel light, unlike Shen Zhuo, he is always gentle and kind.