kingnovel Chapter 582: One More Person in Anguogong Mansion
Chapter 582: One More Person in Anguogong Mansion
Chapter 582: Anguogong Mansion has one more person
The sky gradually brightened.
The candles on the desk had long lost their function and were being blown out one by one.
Zheng Tong, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, also made the final stroke on the case file and stamped it with the official seal of the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and his own private seal.
Xue Zhubu and several clerks also sorted out all the interrogation records, various account books, files, deeds, and fines paid by the Gao, Zhao, Wei, and Deng families, and placed them neatly on the desk of the prefect Zheng Tong according to categories.
Prefect Zheng Tong closed his slightly sore eyes, raised his hand and pinched his brows, then looked at his subordinates who all had a bit of fatigue on their faces, "Okay, arrange for someone to send all of these to the Ministry of Justice;
You all should go and rest first!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Several people responded and carried out the instructions of the prefect Zheng Tong step by step.
Finally, Mr. Zhou personally led people to deliver all the case files to the Ministry of Justice.
Prefect Zheng Tong, Chief Clerk Xue and several other clerks, seeing Master Zhou and his companions walk out of the government office gate, all breathed a sigh of relief involuntarily.
"Okay, let's all go down and take a rest, but it's only for half an hour."
"Yes, we obey your command!" everyone responded.
Prefect Zheng Tong also stood up from behind the desk, first adjusting his numb legs before walking to the second hall behind the screen.
Early in the morning, Duke Anguo Fu Peng, his eldest son Fu Yinglan and his second son Fu Yingze went to the morning court as usual.
The atmosphere in the palace today was slightly different, and all the civil and military officials felt it.
When they arrived at the Golden Palace, they all recalled the scene that happened here yesterday.
In fact, yesterday afternoon, many of them changed into civilian clothes, blended in with the crowd, and watched the entire trial process;
Some even sent their servants to go there.
When the servant came back, he also gave them a detailed description of the entire trial process.
Everyone was deeply saddened and had many feelings about this case.
They are all officials in the court.
To put it nicely, they think about the major affairs of the country and the court every day;
To put it bluntly...
It's nothing more than moving around, making connections and scheming, and working hard for a future in official career.
On weekdays, they rarely pay much attention to the affairs of the backyard...
What with wives and concubines fighting for supremacy, legitimate and illegitimate children fighting each other, and descendants bullying others with their power...
They almost ignore these.
The household affairs are mostly managed by the wife of the first wife;
In some cases, everything in the mansion is managed by a capable steward.
However, after this incident, they clearly realized that the backyard that they usually neglected, as well as their own personal morality... all of these are no trivial matters!
If one's personal morality is compromised and there is unrest in the harem, it may just be a temporary issue at home.
However, if it is allowed to develop to the end and get out of control, it may lead to the destruction of the entire family!
And...you yourself may fall into an irretrievable situation!
Exile...behead...cut into pieces...
Thinking of this, many officials couldn't help but break out in cold sweats!
It’s terrifying when you think about it… I’m so scared!
It was also from this day that the wives of these officials seemed to feel the changes in their husbands most clearly.
The legitimate sons and daughters in the mansion also had the same feeling.
As for the concubines and illegitimate children, they were repeatedly disciplined and even ignored by the head of the mansion, which made them restrain their usually arrogant temperament.
The children in the family were also detained in the mansion and were not allowed to go out for the time being.
This may be considered a wise move for these officials to repent!
Keep the house safe and avoid trouble!
Everything at the morning court session was almost the same as usual.
It’s just that at the end of the civil service sequence, there is always one missing: the former son-in-law of the Duke of Anguo’s Mansion, Leng Xian, Marquis of Qinxing.
After the morning court session, the Minister of Justice Fu Yinglan naturally had to go to the Ministry of Justice to take charge.
The case files of Shuntian Prefecture had already been handed over to the Ministry of Justice.
Even though Fu Yinglan, the Minister of Justice, had gone to the morning court and had not returned;
Or maybe it’s because the Minister of Justice Fu Yinglan is one of the parties involved in this case and needs to recuse himself, it will not affect the review of this case.
Fu Yinglan returned to the Ministry of Justice and walked into his office.
During this period, Fu Yinglan did not ask his officials about yesterday's case.
When something needs to be avoided, it should be avoided.
Sitting behind the desk, Fu Yinglan handled the official business in an orderly manner as usual.
On the other side, a group of officials from the Ministry of Justice, headed by the Right Vice Minister, were busy and non-stop conducting a detailed review of the case files item by item.
Isn't the Ministry of Justice's verification just about whether the crimes currently recorded in writing are true?
Is the sentencing appropriate?
Are the relevant figures accurate, etc.
Instead, we need to review and verify each item one by one.
This all takes time.
Therefore, this is not something that can be completed in a short period of time.
In the days that followed, Leng Rongyue just wanted to stay in the Anguo Mansion and accompany Old Madam Xue, taking care of the diet of her grandparents and uncles and aunts, and taking good care of their health.
The only difference in the following days was that there was one more person in the Anguo Mansion from afternoon to evening.