After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 795 - 793 Bootlicking

The Emperor certainly won’t send someone to investigate.

When he was about to protect Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion, someone informed Mr. Zheng of this news. Wasn’t this forcing Mr. Zheng to report on the actions of Uncle Wen Yuan in Yongzhou truthfully?

Following the clues, it eventually led to Marquis Dongxiang.

Duke Chong was so angry that he almost fainted.

This news was overheard when Marquis Dongxiang and Prince NanAn were talking, and then passed on to Mr. Zheng.

Marquis Dongxiang genuinely wants to destroy Uncle Wen Yuan.

On that day at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, everything Marquis Dongxiang said at the banquet was true. The words still lingered in his ears, and Duke Chong’s face turned livid with anger, struggling to breathe.

He wanted to get rid of Marquis Dongxiang but inadvertently helped him remove someone he wanted to, but couldn’t.

Duke Chong felt a tightness in his chest, almost choking to death.

His regret worsened as things unfolded.

Madam Wen Yuan and their eldest daughter were sent to the Ministry of Justice to reunite with Uncle Wen Yuan.

Uncle Wen Yuan asked about their situation.

Madam Wen Yuan furiously cursed.

She cursed Mrs. Tang for being heartless, as the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion raised her, yet she ignored their ancestors’ legacy, watching it happen without offering any help.

At that moment, the eldest daughter of the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion was sitting on the bed in the cell.

She noticed a clump of moldy food on the bed, emitting a foul smell.

Feeling extremely nauseous, she rushed to the cell door and vomited uncontrollably.

Uncle Wen Yuan, looking at her, had a glimmer in his eyes, saying, "Heaven has not been unkind to my Wen Yuan Bo Mansion."

Madam Wen Yuan hadn’t yet reacted but seeing her husband constantly looking at their daughter and seeing her vomiting, she gradually understood.

That evening, a government official in the Ministry of Justice, who had accepted a golden hairpin from Madam Wen Yuan, delivered a message to Duke Chong’s Mansion—

The eldest daughter of the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion is pregnant.

This news was like a boulder thrown into Duke Chong’s Mansion, causing ripples several feet high.

The heir of Duke Chong was Duke Chong and Duchess’s firstborn, cherished and raised carefully. He was beheaded after accidentally killing Princess Shouning, and it has only been a few days, not yet enough time to recover from the grief of losing their beloved son.

The heir of Duke Chong was not particularly virtuous, having favored many maids in the rear quarters. However, in noble families, before the son marries a wife of equal status, they wouldn’t allow a maid to bear an illegitimate child, as it would affect marriage proposals.

As such, although the heir of Duke Chong favored over ten maids, none showed signs of pregnancy.

If any maid were favored, the next day she would be given a bowl of birth control medicine.

Since the incident with the heir of Duke Chong, the Duchess regretted it terribly while dealing with the weeping maids in the rear quarters.

If she hadn’t given sterility medicines back then, at least her son could have left her one or two grandchildren.

Just as this regretful matter couldn’t be salvaged in time, the news of the eldest daughter of the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion’s pregnancy came...

They say you get what you wish for.

Even if it was for the sake of preserving her deceased son’s only bloodline in this world, she must spare no effort to rescue Uncle Wen Yuan from the Ministry of Justice.

If Uncle Wen Yuan cannot be saved, no matter what, the eldest daughter of the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion and the child in her womb must be saved, at any cost.

That night, Duke Chong and his wife tossed and turned, unable to sleep well.

Their son was filial, leaving behind a grandchild.

However, it was not easy to save Uncle Wen Yuan, for the evidence submitted by Mr. Zheng to the Emperor was enough to have Uncle Wen Yuan’s family executed and exiled.

To save Uncle Wen Yuan, one must overturn the evidence submitted by Mr. Zheng.

Mr. Zheng was his man. If he erred in the investigation, it would be presented to the Emperor as a reason for demotion.

This would be severing one’s own support.

Duke Chong wasn’t foolish to that extent, his prestige in the court wasn’t as it used to be, and if he punished loyal followers, which minister would dare to work for him?

This would push all his people towards Marquis Dongxiang.

In trying to figure out how to save Uncle Wen Yuan, Duke Chong didn’t sleep well all night.

The following day, he went to the palace to seek an audience with the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager, knowing that Duke Chong’s heir still had a bloodline surviving, agreed with Duke Chong’s efforts to save the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion.

During the morning court, half of the ministers stood up to support Uncle Wen Yuan, leaving Marquis Dongxiang stunned.

Except for Mr. Zheng, who impeached Uncle Wen Yuan, none from Duke Chong’s faction wavered.

Their stance of not resting until Uncle Wen Yuan was freed from the Ministry of Justice genuinely frightened Marquis Dongxiang.

He suspected if Duke Chong had taken the wrong medicine.

The one wanting to bring down Uncle Wen Yuan was him, now the one wanting to save him is also him.

Even if the eldest daughter of the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion had saved the heir of Duke Chong, was Duke Chong such a person to remember gratitude?

Old Duke Chong was also his biological father; for power and status, didn’t he also deal a severe blow?

Clearly, something was amiss.

The Emperor sat on the Dragon Chair, his face full of dark lines.

Eunuch Fu’s mouth involuntarily twitched.

The situation is truly speechless now.

Speechless, due to how ridiculous the ministers were.

They used the case of the eldest daughter of the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion entering the capital to plead justice for her father ten years ago as a reason, insisting the Emperor thoroughly investigate Uncle Wen Yuan’s case, as any injustice would ruin the court’s reputation.

But back then, the eldest daughter of the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion was the wife of Marquis Dongxiang!

Dongxiang Marquis’s wife didn’t request aid for the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion, while Duke Chong’s allies were proactive and eloquent.

The Emperor looked at Marquis Dongxiang several times, and Marquis Dongxiang always had a look of confusion about what was happening.

The Emperor, "...".

That morning, Mr. Zheng went up in anxiety and fear. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

He belonged to Duke Chong’s faction.

Yet now, he seemed more like belonging to Marquis Dongxiang’s faction.

Attaching himself to Duke Chong was for power and wealth, and being abandoned now, he would undoubtedly struggle desperately.

No matter how others in Duke Chong’s faction help Uncle Wen Yuan, he firmly believed there was no injustice with Uncle Wen Yuan, and even if sent to investigate in Yongzhou again, the result would be the same.

Thus, it turned into internal strife...

That morning, besides being stunned, Marquis Dongxiang also had a temper.

He was the one most eager to destroy Uncle Wen Yuan, but due to Mrs. Tang, he couldn’t come forward openly.

Several times, he managed to swallow the words back.

Even Prince NanAn and Marquis Jingguo didn’t know what to do since the case related to Uncle Wen Yuan’s rank, an heirloom from Old Wen Yuan Bo, and it didn’t reflect well to hit someone when they’re down.

No one helped, and he couldn’t go up himself; Marquis Dongxiang was burning with frustration inside.

Left with no choice—

Marquis Dongxiang signaled the Emperor again.

The Emperor, "...".

Eunuch Fu, "...".

The fury brought by Marquis Dongxiang’s signals was entirely vented on Duke Chong’s faction by the Emperor.

It was them who sent Mr. Zheng to Yongzhou for the investigation.

Now that Mr. Zheng has returned with clarity on the case, they say they need to investigate again.

If suspecting Mr. Zheng’s ability to investigate a case, why recommend him in the first place?!

If every case needed investigating multiple times, how many ministers would the court need to employ?!

A round of reprimanding, leaving those ministers embarrassed and shamed.

After a sufficient scolding, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice stood up and stated, "According to the court’s law, Uncle Wen Yuan’s conviction warrants his family executed and exiled eight hundred miles."

The Emperor then sentenced according to the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice’s words.

Marquis Dongxiang seized the opportunity, "Emperor, let me lead people to confiscate the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion."

The flames in the Emperor’s eyes could burn Marquis Dongxiang to ashes.

He said nothing and simply ended the court session.

Marquis Dongxiang went to the Imperial Study to find the Emperor.

The Emperor slammed the memorials on the Dragon Desk, glaring at Marquis Dongxiang, saying, "You fear offending Madam, so you let me play the villain?!"

"How could it be villainous?" Marquis Dongxiang seriously said.

"You are a wise emperor."

"...".

Marquis Dongxiang wasn’t good at flattering.

The Emperor didn’t expect him to be good at it either.

His sudden flattery nearly left the Emperor breathless.

Eunuch Fu was dumbfounded there.

He had seen various forms of flattery, but never one like Marquis Dongxiang’s, delivered with such a serious face.

The Emperor was so flabbergasted he couldn’t speak for a while.

"Emperor?" Eunuch Fu called.

The Emperor glared at Marquis Dongxiang, "Why are you still here?!"

Marquis Dongxiang then left.

Although the Emperor did not agree, he also did not deny entrusting the task of confiscating the Wen Yuan Bo Mansion to him.

Marquis Dongxiang considered the Emperor’s silence as consent.

Just as Marquis Dongxiang took a step out, the Empress Dowager dispatched someone to invite the Emperor to Yongning Palace for a discussion.