After a period of time, the case of the Fang family not only did not usher in a good turn, but became worse, on the morning of the first day of September, Emperor Zhao You was forced by Dingyuan Marquis, Prime Minister Chen and others to deal with the people of the Fang family, saying that the evidence of the Fang family's crime had been conclusive, and the Fang family must be severely punished in order to be angry.

"Severe punishment? What is the severity of the punishment? Lin Shuran, Lei Yingying, and Qiu Shi as spectators were drinking tea outside the venue, watching them exercise, and chatting about the recent things in the capital by the way.

What happened in the early dynasty, Lei Yingying and Qiu knew more than Lin Shuran, and now Du Sheng is serving in Dali Temple, and Lei Zhanpeng, the prince of Zhenguo, is also serving as the commander of the city protection soldiers and horses, and Xu Junze has not returned to Beijing until now.

The Qiu clan looked at the two of them with concern in his eyes and said: "How else can you punish them severely, they will be beheaded all over the house, and they will even be connected to the nine clans!" ”

"What? Is it going to be so serious?! Lin Shuran and Lei Yingying both looked at the Qiu clan in disbelief, only to see the Qiu clan sigh and nod slightly.

Who didn't know that Fang Lao Yushi and his son were upright and loyal ministers, how could they do the matter of embezzlement and bribery and private hiding of Renjia's golden pagoda, but Dingyuan Marquis got the so-called "ironclad evidence" in their hands, which made the emperor embarrassed for a while.

"I don't believe that Lord Fang would do such a thing, this must be framed by someone!" Lei Yingying looked very angry, and even bluntly preached to Lin Shuran and the Qiu family, "I think it was the people of Dingyuan Hou and Prime Minister Chen who did it, and it was not only Fang Lao Yushi who went to handle the Ren family's case, if the Ren family really had a golden pagoda missing, the two of them were also suspicious, and the thief shouted to catch the thief, isn't this what they have always done well!" ”

"Little sister, don't talk nonsense, you can just say these things in front of the two of us, and don't say it to outsiders." Qiu told Lei Yingying.

Although she is also more inclined to Lei Yingying's statement, but now the power of Marquis Dingyuan is too big and too strong, and even the emperor can't do anything about him, let alone others.

"Yingying, what the princess said is right, let's not say these words casually without evidence, so as not to be listened to by people with a heart!" Lin Shuran also persuaded on the side.

"You two are just too cautious, there are injustices in this world, don't you let people say it, and I'm not the only one who thinks like this, everyone is afraid of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion, and they don't even dare to tell the truth!" Lei Yingying looked even more depressed and aggrieved, but still under the excessive attention of the two of them, she said helplessly, "Okay, okay, don't look at me like that, I won't say much in the future!" ”

Lin Shuran knew Lei Yingying's temperament, straightforward, bold and chivalrous, but the Fang family's case was too deeply involved, and it was not good for others to interfere too much.

"Princess, Madame asked you to go back to the house as soon as possible, saying that there is something to discuss!" The three of them were gossiping, and a grandmother beside the Yang family came to find her, walked directly to the Qiu family and said.

Lei Yingying was also familiar with this person, and she asked curiously: "Mama Tian, what happened in the house, and my mother asked you to come in person?" ”

Mama Tian did not shy away from Lei Yingying and Lin Shuran, and hurriedly said to them: "I just got the news that the Fang family will be beheaded in three days. ”

"What?!" This made Lin Shuran, Lei Yingying, and Qiu Shi stand up in shock at the same time, Lei Yingying hurriedly stared at Mama Tian and asked, "Mama, is this true?" ”

"Miss Hui, it's true!" Mama Tian nodded affirmatively, the Zhenguo Mansion had just gotten the letter of approval, so the Yang family asked her to come to the Qiu family to return home.

"But the emperor's will?" Lin Shuran also asked urgently.

Mama Tian didn't answer because Lin Shuran was an outsider, but said respectfully: "Replying to Mrs. Xu's words, it is not the emperor's will, I heard that the Marquis of Dingyuan led the ministers to admonish, and he wanted to use the Shang Fang sword in his hand to eliminate harm for the Jin Dynasty." ”

After listening to Mama Tian's reply, the three of them were shocked in their hearts, and looked at each other, things suddenly changed like this, although it didn't seem to have anything to do with their mansions, but they still felt the seriousness of the matter.

"I'll also go back to the mansion first, the young master of the Fang family is still in the Great General's Mansion!" Lin Shuran couldn't care less about talking to the Qiu family and Lei Yingying, and asked people to inform Xu Mingchen and the others who were still playing Juju on the field, so she got into the carriage and rushed back to the General's Mansion first.

Sure enough, before she arrived at the General's Mansion, she heard the noise in the streets and alleys in front of the mansion, and lifted the curtain, she saw that there were many officers and soldiers and onlookers in front of the Imperial History Mansion and the General's Mansion, and the female dependents of the Fang family were being taken out of the Fang Mansion by the officers and soldiers, they were helping the old and the young, their faces were full of tears and despair, the old lady of the Fang family and the lady of the Fang family walked at the forefront of the team, and there was no longer light in their eyes.

"Stop the car!" Lin Shuran asked the coachman to stop the car, she got out of the carriage and walked towards the old lady of the Fang family, these officers and soldiers were dressed differently from the officials of the Criminal Department, they didn't seem to be Xiao Chen's people.

"Who?!" Seeing that Lin Shuran was in a hurry to approach the old lady of the Fang family and the female dependents, the officers and soldiers in charge of escorting the prisoners blocked her way.

"Presumptuous, this is the general's wife!" Feiyue glared coldly at the officers and soldiers who stopped Lin Shuran, the officers and soldiers didn't know Lin Shuran, and hesitated, but fortunately, his boss rushed over and stepped forward to give Lin Shuran a fist salute.

"Xiaguan Dali Temple Zheng Duan Jie has seen the general's wife, and Xiaguan is taking the Fang family's criminals to the heavenly prison on the order of Shangguan, and he also asks the general's wife to go first!" Duan Jie thought that it was their escort team that blocked Lin Shuran's way back to his house, he was a petty official, so he naturally didn't dare to stop the carriage of the General's Mansion.

"Lord Duan is polite, can I say a few words to the old lady of the Fang family?" Lin Shuran looked at the ladies of the Fang family behind him, and everyone had sadness on their faces.

Duan Jie looked at her with an embarrassed expression and replied: "Mrs. General, it's not that the lower officials are unreasonable, it's just that the upper officials have orders, and no one is allowed to speak to the guilty people of the Fang family." ”

"Please also ask Lord Duan to be accommodating, I won't say much, just one word." Lin Shuran rarely used a pleading tone.

"This-" Duan Jie hesitated for a moment, but he didn't want to offend Xu Junze, so he let Lin Shuran pass, and as for Shangguan's punishment, he had to talk about it afterwards.

Lin Shuran came to the old lady of the Fang family, and when she saw her staggering, the whole person seemed to have lost her backbone and spirit, and she suddenly looked even older.

"Old lady, I didn't expect things to get so fast, what else can I do for you?" Things had already come to this point, and Lin Shuran didn't know what she could do for the Fang family, and at this moment she felt how weak her strength was.