In a world where there are more men than women, I am spoiled

Chapter 1241 Is your health alright?

"Ayao's awake? If you're still sleepy, it's still early. Are you cold?" Yang Qianxun said softly as he held Su Yueyao in his arms.

"We're not in the village? We've left the village?" Su Yueyao asked, yawning.

"I left just as dawn was breaking. I didn't wake you because you were sleeping soundly," Yang Qianxun said softly.

"They should have woken me up when we left the village. I haven't thanked the family who provided us with a place to stay last night!"

“That family had once received a favor from Yuqi, and Yuqi left a thank-you gift in the room when she left.”

"This trip is special and we don't want other people in the village to see it, so we set off early. Yuqi and the others are heating up some food for Ayao. We'll leave after Ayao has eaten."

Su Yueyao opened the carriage window and looked outside. She found herself in a forest. She hadn't felt any bumps before, but it turned out the carriage had stopped.

"Was His Majesty to be asked to adjudicate the counterfeit currency case at the morning court session today? I wonder if Xingchen and the others brought those miners back yet?"

"With Yiyang here and so many Imperial Guards, we'll definitely be able to manage. My lady, don't worry." The eldest prince said, wiping Su Yueyao's face with a warm handkerchief.

"Pu'an, do Gongyang and the other two still have to attend court? They..."

"They went back two hours ago and should be in the court by now, Ayao, don't worry."

Hearing this, Su Yueyao breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she could go back. What she didn't know was that after she had settled down and fallen asleep last night, Gongyang and Pu'an had already set off for their return, only taking a slightly different route from the west.

"Your Highness, if we go back, will we be able to make it to the morning court session? When will Minghe be released from the Ministry of Justice prison?"

"We have to wait until the morning court session is over and the Empress gives the decree, which will be at least until the end of the 9-11 AM."

"Then let's hurry to the Ministry of Justice prison! I want to personally pick up Minghe and take him back. Qianqian, you go back and check on Haoxuan and Xingchen first, especially Haoxuan. I think he must be seriously injured."

As soon as Su Yueyao finished speaking, the First Prince and Huan Yanxi in the carriage paused in surprise.

"Ayao, Yiyang is guarding the palace gates. He received the news immediately and sent someone to inform us. Shall we go to the Ministry of Justice to pick up Minghe? If we go to the Ministry of Justice prison now, we'll have to wait."

"I'm worried about it, and I can't sit still at home. I might as well just wait at the door," Su Yueyao said, shaking her head.

"My lord, you should return to your residence first. I will accompany my wife."

Looking at the determined Su Yueyao, Yang Qianxun nodded in agreement.

Xingchen's side didn't have it as easy as Su Yueyao's. They fought off three waves of assassins throughout the night, until dawn, when they were about ten miles from the city gate of Fengdu, before the assassins finally dispersed.

At the city gate, Chen Jingshu was already waiting for them. When he saw that they were all covered in blood, he immediately led them into the city, took a small path, and arrived at the back gate of Dali Temple.

“Lord Xingce, I have prepared some clean clothes. You can go and wash up first. I will take statements from these miners first. As for the Zheng and Xiao families that you arrested earlier, Minister Wenren, Minister Ma, and I have already interrogated them all.”

"With these witnesses, I guarantee that Minghe will be able to get out of the Ministry of Justice prison safely during the morning court session, and that he and the Xu family will be cleared of all charges."

"You've worked hard! Haoxuan was injured and stayed in the mountains for one night without telling you, my wife. He should be on his way back to the manor now. Remember not to let it slip when you see me at court."

"How is he? Is he alright? Is there anything seriously wrong with his health?"

“Yuan Yi is protecting him, so he won’t die, but he’s a little more seriously injured.”

Chen Jingshu breathed a sigh of relief: "Xingce Jun, you two go wash up first! Leave the rest to me."

At this moment, a yamen runner from the Dali Temple at the gate reported, "Your Excellency, Lord Pu and Lord Gongyang are requesting an audience. Should we allow them to come over?"

"Have Pu'an and the other two made it back?"

"Please ask them to come over."

Pu An and Gongyang Ruoyu were shocked to see Xingchen and the others covered in blood when they entered.

"Star Lord, are any of you injured?"

"This is the blood of those assassins. This time, it was the Dark Guards and Cheng Sha who rushed in front, and we finished them off from behind. We weren't hurt at all."

Upon hearing this, Pu An and Gongyang Ruoyu relaxed a little.

"My wife arranged for us to stay at a farmhouse that night, one of Pei Cejun's men. We were safe when we left; we avoided the western suburbs, and we were safe all night," Gongyang Ruoyu explained.

"Gongyang, you guys are really lucky. We've been killing people all night, wave after wave of killers!" Lin Zixu said breathlessly.

"So many assassins?"

"Yes! Several more miners died because of this. If we hadn't protected them, they wouldn't have made it to Fengdu."

Pu An was taken aback when he heard this: "Did you bring back those corpses?"

"It's been brought back. The Imperial Guards pulled it back from behind, so it will be a little later."

Pu An and Gongyang Ruoyu exchanged a glance and said with a smile, "Zixu, let's change our clothes. We're going to meet up with the Imperial Guards now, and we'll go to court in these blood-stained clothes to plead our case."

Before anyone else could react, Chen Jingshu immediately agreed, saying, "This method is feasible. Pu An and Gong Yang are both censors and husbands of the mistresses of the palace. They returned with important witnesses and were assassinated! These powerful families are openly doing this. His Majesty will surely order a thorough investigation."

"We can muddy the waters and use that to expose all the powerful families that have ties to the Zheng and Xiao families."

“Jing Shu is right. That’s exactly what Gong Yang and I meant. Otherwise, these aristocratic families would cause the mistress so much trouble by constantly causing trouble. It’s better to deal with them once and for all,” Pu An said with a cold tone.

Everyone glanced at Pu An, and Xing Chen nodded in agreement.

"Do as Pu An says. Yi Yang, later have the Imperial Guards transport the miners' bodies to the Ministry of Justice!"

"Why not the Dali Temple?" Cheng Yan asked curiously.

Wouldn't it be more advantageous for them to transport it to the Dali Temple?

“It’s good to send it to the Ministry of Justice! Vice Minister Wenren has some free time, so we can find him something to do,” Chen Jingshu said with a smile.

I never expected that Xingchen, even though he wasn't in Fengdu, would know so much about his wife's affairs.

During the investigation of the Zheng and Xiao families these past two days, I ran into this Vice Minister Wenren, and we were both openly and secretly trying to find out information about the mistress of the house.

The wife only needs him, a man with a background of torture and interrogation. Wenren Shilang is out of the question. In order to prevent the wife from losing control, he should keep her separate from him. It would be as difficult as climbing to heaven for him to enter the wife's backyard.

Everyone present, except Cheng Yan who didn't understand, immediately grasped the meaning and expressed their agreement.

"Xingchen, you two hurry up and get ready! I want to go to court. Gongyang, Pu'an, it's up to you in court later."

"it is good!"

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