NOVEL NEXT Chapter 444 Double Happiness
This time Jiang Shangshu spoke before Shen Ji. He did not say whether he agreed with Zhang Zhongyue's conditions. He just told Song Ming the expenditure and income of the imperial court in the past five years, and finally told Song Ming's household department with specific data. No money.
This is equivalent to expressing his position in disguise.
Song Ming then looked at Shen Ji.
A quarter of an hour later, the two left the imperial study, and not long after they left, Song Ming convicted Zhang Zhongyue.
First, he listed his various crimes, including dismissal from office, implicating nine clans, and being sentenced to death after the fall. Then, thinking that he was a veteran of two dynasties and with outstanding merits, he pardoned the Zhang family, and all descendants of the Zhang family were not allowed to enter official positions for three generations.
Song Cheng and Song Min received the news immediately.
Song Min happily closed the door and laughed heartily, "Okay, that's great. Zhang Zhongyue has fallen. The boss will no longer be able to compete with him. He is one step closer to that position."
Compared to Song Min's joy, Song Cheng seemed to have lost his energy and spirit, aging several years in an instant. His biggest supporter was gone...gone...
Before he could recover, Zhang Shan, with red eyes and pale face, rushed in.
"Sir, I heard from the maid next to me that Dad has submitted a letter to the court?"
Song Cheng looked at his wife and said in a hoarse voice: "Father-in-law has confessed!"
This news was like a thunderbolt to Zhang Shan. Her body swayed, she could not stand and she collapsed on the ground, tears streaming down her face instantly.
"How can dad plead guilty? This is a serious crime that affects the nine clans. My Zhang family... what should I do with my Zhang family..."
Song Cheng looked at his wife who was crying very sadly, suppressed all his emotions, and helped his wife sit on the chair.
"Father has pardoned the Zhang family!"
After hearing this, Zhang Shan slowly raised her head and looked at her husband.
Song Cheng told his wife the news he had just received.
Zhang Shan seemed to be unable to bear it, and her body fell back softly.
Song Cheng grabbed her.
"Xiaoshan, you have to cheer up. You are the Zhang family's last resort. You must not fall down at this time."
Song Cheng's words shook Zhang Shan's spirits. She looked at Song Cheng with her big eyes open, grabbed his arm tightly and said in a hoarse voice: "You won't divorce me, right?"
Song Cheng gently hugged her into his arms.
"You are the mother of my child and my wife. No matter what happens in the future, I will never divorce you."
Zhang Shan hugged her husband tightly and cried loudly. At this moment, an eunuch hurried over.
"Master, there is a letter from Yuanjiang Mansion."
Song Chengzhi should be a letter written by his father-in-law to them.
Zhang Shan let go of her husband and stared at the eunuch and said eagerly: "Give it to me!"
The eunuch glanced at Song Cheng, saw him nodded, and then handed the letter to Zhang Shan.
Zhang Shan opened the letter, wiped the tears from her face, and started reading.
After a while, she handed the letter to Song Cheng and burst into tears again.
Song Cheng gently hugged his wife, patting her back while reading the letter.
After reading the letter, he slowly closed his eyes, and a tear flowed down the corner of his eye, for himself and for his father-in-law.
Zhang Zhongyue's story soon reached Jiang Sanniang's ears. She stood up quickly and looked at the maid: "Is everything you said true?"
The maid nodded: "The news has spread."
"Ahhh!"
Jiang Sanniang jumped up and down in the house happily. After a while, she waited for the joy to subside, and then she rode out of Kyoto.
When Jiang Sanniang came to the dock, she only saw her father-in-law and mother-in-law. After some questioning, she found out that her father and mother had followed Jiuniang to Xiejia Village.
She chatted with her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and then rode horseback to Xiejia Village.
Old man Lai saw that his daughter-in-law had gone away, but his wife was still squinting and asked, "What are you looking at!"
Laihua looked away.
"nothing!"
She was a little unsure and had to do some calculations.
Old man Lai raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw his wife hurried back to the house, feeling a little strange.
In Xiejia Village, Jiang Mingyue followed Patriarch Xie and Grandpa He to see the bricks and tiles before leaving the back mountain.
"The first batch to be made can be burned tomorrow."
Patriarch Xie and Jiang He were shocked when they heard this, and they were all shaking.
“What should I pay attention to when firing bricks and tiles?”
This sentence confused Jiang Mingyue. She touched her nose and looked at the two of them with some embarrassment.
"I really don't know this."
Patriarch Xie stroked his beard and smiled, comforting her and saying, "It doesn't matter, we guys will explore slowly."
"Don't feel embarrassed. You haven't baked bricks before, so it's normal." Jiang He continued.
Jiang Mingyue said "Hmm" and was about to speak when the sound of horse hooves came over. She looked up and saw that it was Jiang Sanniang. She felt a little strange. Why did she come suddenly? Is there something wrong?
When Jiang Sanniang saw Jiang Mingyue, she pulled the horse's rope. After the horse stopped, she turned over and dismounted, and rushed towards Jiang Mingyue with a look of joy on her face.
"Jiuniang, Zhang Zhongyue's sentence has been handed down."
Jiang Mingyue and Jiang He looked at each other, looking at Jiang Sanniang expectantly and a little uneasily.
"How did the court decide?"
"Dismissed from office, asked to be executed by the Empress of Autumn, the Zhang family members will not be allowed to enter officialdom for three generations."
When Jiang Mingyue heard this, her eyes instantly lit up like stars, and a bright smile appeared on her face.
Jiang He laughed loudly.
"God's eyes are open, we have finally waited for this day."
The Xie clan members looked at the three happy people. Although they didn't know who Zhang Zhongyue was and what disputes he had with them, they also touched their beards and laughed happily.
"My parents, where are the dumplings and grapes?"
"Third Grandpa and the others are fertilizing today. Third Uncle and Third Aunt are very interested, so they took the dumplings and grapes to have a look."
Jiang Sanniang took her hand and said, "Let's go and have a look."
"it is good!"
Jiang Mingyue let Jiang Sanniang pull her to the back of the mountain, and then she led the way from the front.
"Let's see if there are any mushrooms in the mountains. If there are any, pick some. Today is a happy day for us, so we must celebrate it properly." Jiang Sanniang said as she walked and inspected the surroundings.
"There shouldn't be any mushrooms, because it hasn't rained recently, but we can dig some wild vegetables and make dumplings."
"That's okay!"
Jiang Sanniang sniffed her nose and said, "Are we not far from the fertilization place?"
"Ok?"
"I think I smell shit."
Jiang Mingyue sniffed her nose after hearing this. She didn't smell anything else except the smell of vegetation and earth.
"Did you hear it wrong? We are still far away from the land of fertilization!"
"Oh! Maybe, I won't be able to smell it again now."
A quarter of an hour later, Jiang Sanniang suddenly stopped.
Jiang Mingyue turned to look at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Sanniang waved her hands, supported a big tree and vomited.
Jiang Mingyue looked at this scene and was stunned for a moment. Then she looked at Jiang Sanniang with bright eyes. When she stopped vomiting, she asked, "Sixth sister, are you pregnant?"
"How is it possible? I, Kuishui..."
Jiang Sanniang subconsciously wanted to refute, but when the words came to her lips, she counted on her fingers, her heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Jiang Mingyue with a stiff expression.