The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 244 The Fall of the Shen Family

Madam Xu is definitely a smart person. Now that there is evidence of what her father and brother did, Chu Yanqiu will definitely not let them go. Her stepmother, Princess Heyi, also hates them so much. Even if they are lucky enough to escape death, she and her father and brother will end up in a miserable situation.

Mrs. Xu's only way out was the one Chu Yanqiu said. In this world, as a woman, no matter how noble her status is, she has to make way for men when disaster strikes. When she was in the boudoir, she had enough of her father and brother's partiality. Now that she had a chance to escape, she was happy to give her father and brother a quick death. So, that night, Mrs. Xu followed Chu Yanqiu into the palace and accused her father and brother of multiple crimes, including embezzling gold mines and murdering court officials.

Madam Xu confessed everything. She had nothing to hide. Even if some of the ideas were her own, she was not afraid even if her father and brother found out. After all, her hands were clean. Besides, Chu Yanqiu would clear her name. This was the condition for her to come out to testify. Not only that, her position as a concubine in the Duke Ji's Mansion was still secure.

The little emperor stood up from his seat and walked back and forth twice. He said, "No wonder the old eunuch was killed yesterday. He made a fuss for a long time to silence him. Alas! Feng Yuansi and Feng Xianma died in vain. How could it be such a coincidence today? Feng Xianma was also in the house of eunuch Gu Jia. He was killed and his body was burned. When the people from the government found him, he was unrecognizable. The only evidence was the jade pendant he carried with him."

Chu Yanqiu listened and rubbed the back of his hand calmly.

The little emperor said angrily, "This Lord Baocheng, the county horse was implicated by her. Minister Feng just cried and made a scene in front of me. He said very clearly that Lord Feng discovered Lord Baocheng's secret and sent his confidant to inform Minister Feng, asking him not to make it public. He told him to report Lord Baocheng and her accomplices after he had investigated the matter. And the two drunken and lustful brothers of the Shen family, throwing them into jail today is simply a light release for them."

Thinking of this, the little emperor gave an order: "Come here! Go call the head of the Ministry of Justice and interrogate the Shen brothers overnight. If they dare to conceal anything, they will be severely punished. I don't want them to play tricks."

The young emperor first sent people to surround Princess Yihe's mansion. On the second day, he met Princess Yihe first, and then ordered people to search the rooms of the prince consort and concubines' children.

At this time, the young emperor still cared about Madam Xu, who was Chu Yanqiu's woman, and asked him to take Madam Xu back and keep her under strict supervision.

After the morning court session the next day, the case of Zuisui Huangu was handed over to Ruan Qingxia by Chu Yanqiu, as the evidence Shen Ping'er had left for Shen Wen was complete. The evidence of the crimes of officials such as Qian Zuocun and Lang Ji was solid, and they were all arrested and charged. The person behind Zuisui Huangu was also found in the case of Shen Ping'er. Although it was not the deeply hidden Lord Shen, Shen Shuyi could not escape. Just because Shen Shuyi abused her power and corrupted the court officials, she and their Lord Shen would not be able to turn things around.

Among them was the address of Prince Rui's Honglian Villa, but there was no other evidence about Prince Rui. No matter how much the young emperor wanted to punish Prince Rui, he could not do so. He had to give up this opportunity.

Princess Baocheng cried out for justice all day long in the place of confinement. The young emperor found out about it and ordered someone to bring her into the palace. He showed her the evidence of her illegal gold mining for money and murder. He also blamed her for the death of the county horse. Finally, because of her royal bloodline, he gave her an intact body.

Shen Shuyi was sentenced to death, and her father Shen Qingyun was also involved, although Shen Qingyun refused to admit it before being imprisoned. Shen Ping'er left evidence, and he was dismissed from office and imprisoned. Lord Shen was stripped of his title and demoted three levels, and there was no Lord Shen's mansion from then on. At this time, the highest official position in the Shen family was only Master Shen, but it was an idle position.

When the young emperor thought about the fact that his clean and pure harem was defiled by Shen Maofeng and Shen Yefeng, he was furious. He wanted to pin all kinds of crimes on them. Fortunately, he still remembered that he was a wise monarch, and ordered Ruan Qingxia to collect more evidence of the two men's past crimes. After checking, he found out that the two brothers were such bastards that even the official hats on their heads were impersonated. They bullied men and women and exploited the people. The young emperor sentenced Shen Maofeng and Shen Yefeng to immediate execution.

When Shen Wen woke up and listened to the little emperor explaining the fate of several people in the Shen family, he blinked his eyes and thought, is the Shen family finished? He was not ready to deal with Lord Shen's family with all his strength. Is the Shen family, which is like a huge mountain, so shaky?

Every time the little emperor saw him, he was like a little bee seeing honey and could not hide his feelings at all.

The little emperor sat down closer to Shen Wen on the bed and said, "I know that you are very annoyed with them. I also know that they treated you badly in the past. Although you will be with me in the future, you must have the support of your family to live a smooth life, but it is not good to have a family that causes trouble and has no conscience. I came here to tell you that even if you lose the Shen family, don't be afraid. I will naturally treat you better. At most, I can win over a few people in the court who can judge the situation. As long as they support you, I will do my best to use them."

Shen Wen's eyelids drooped, as if he was half asleep and half awake. In fact, he had already cursed this tyrant thousands of times in his heart. He just didn't understand, with so many women in the world, why did this little tyrant keep harping on him?

The young emperor was finally allowed to come in for a meeting. Although he knew that Shen Wen didn't like him, he was still very enthusiastic and kept saying nice things to him, as if he was chatting with Shen Wen as a parent. He was like two different people from the emperor in the court.

When Shen Wen was chatting with Xiao Jiu yesterday, he had mentioned the little emperor's hobbies. When he was young, he was lively and active after entering the West Palace. He liked to play around among his brothers and sisters, touching hands, putting ears, and smelling body fragrance, and even playing and fighting on the bed. He was really a mess.

Shen Wen was too embarrassed to ignore him, so he had to straighten his posture and say a few words to him. Later, when talking about the strange Taoist priest yesterday, Shen Wen asked: "That Taoist priest was determined to kill me. Did the emperor later order someone to catch the Taoist priest? I don't know where the Taoist priest came from. I guess he must be a Taoist priest who has done many evil things. The emperor must not let him go. If it really doesn't work, I think we should ask the immortals in the West Palace to help catch him."

The little emperor said, "I am ashamed to say that it is just as my sister said. That Taoist priest is not a simple person. My sister suggested asking a few immortals for help, and I did. However, Mr. Chunyu from the Palace of Divination told me that the Taoist priest has his own destiny, which is not something we can interfere with. In short, it will not be a happy ending."

Since Chunyu Lixun has said this, Shen Wen naturally understands Chunyu Lixun's intentions.

Shen Wen said something else: "The whole thing is pushed onto Lord Ruan Qingxia. The emperor is really too inconsiderate to Lord Ruan. How about Your Majesty let me go back to Lord Ruan to assist him in the investigation? Your Majesty, rest assured, I am still very efficient in solving cases."

The little emperor said, "People outside say that you are really good at investigating cases. Now that I hear you say it, I believe it is true. However, I think the matter you proposed is not necessary for the time being. Sister also knows that Ruan Qingxia is the person I just transferred to the position of the head of the Yingtian Prefecture. I must see Ruan Qingxia's true strength before making other plans."

Although Shen Wen thought what he said made sense, he was too eager to leave the palace. He had no choice but to give more of his reasons and to persuade the little emperor with all his might. In his sweet words, he looked a bit like the little emperor before.

The little emperor became more and more impatient, so he had to get up, find an excuse, and leave the West Palace first.

After the little emperor left, Shen Wen became more and more anxious in the West Palace. He bit his fingers, not knowing how to get out of this place.

This fake fairy Ji Xun!

No one can be found at the critical moment.

Thinking of Chunyu Liqian's appearance, he thought: Could it be that this fake immortal is afraid of seeing the real god, so he dare not come out?

Shen Wen was bored in the palace, so he asked Xiao Jiu to accompany him outside. He visited the place he visited yesterday again, and when he arrived at the Lingchao Palace, he still didn't see Xiao Jiu's second father Hu Liuli.

There was also the place that was blown away by the wind yesterday, so naturally this time I didn’t hear any noise from the other side of the palace wall.

Xiao Jiu was probably still frightened by the scene at that time, so she said to Shen Wen, "Girl, let's go back. That stinky Taoist priest can no longer be so arrogant. His two hundred years of cultivation were completely destroyed by my two fathers. Now no matter which mountain he runs to, he will be bullied."

Shen Wen said, "Damn Taoist priest, are you saying that the one who attacked me was a Taoist priest?"

Xiao Jiu nodded and said, "Yes, I saw it clearly when I fought with him."

Shen Wen suddenly remembered Shen Shuyi who waved to her.

She said to herself, "So that's how it is. I think I know who that Taoist priest is."

Xiao Jiu said, "My eldest father said that the Taoist priest was a rebellious beast. Although he is not as good as Xin Xuan, his cultivation is also amazing. Such a beast will be punished by heaven. That's why Third Father didn't pursue him relentlessly."

This is probably the secret of the gods, Shen Wen nodded.

Not to mention that they went back, at night, Shen Wen went to bed early.

In the dream, Shen Wen went to visit several palaces in the West Palace again. This time was different from the last time. When he pushed open the door of the main hall of Lingchao Palace, he actually saw Xiaojiu's second father Hu Liuli. Hu Liuli couldn't take care of him at all. Hu Liuli stood in front of a wall, which was like the caves in Mogao Grottoes, and each cave was inhabited by spiritual creatures. The only thing that was not beautiful was that those spiritual creatures were curled up and sleeping. Some of them could be completely seen in shape, such as foxes, birds, etc. There were also some that could not be seen in shape, and there was an eggshell-like halo around them to protect them.

The three holes that Hu Liuli was looking at were three foxes that were about to wake up, their eyelashes blinking, as if they would open their eyes in the next moment.