Rebirth of marriage

The more Cao Zhicheng thought about it, the more excited he became.

Later, he thought of Cao Chengwang's illness. He invited many doctors but could not cure it.

Whether Chengwang was blinded in the snow mountain or had his hands and throat disabled in Zuiyue Tower, it all happened suddenly. There is no trace of any tampering. His servant has not been found yet, and that day The group of snakes surrounding the gate of Cao Mansion...

If all this is Xie Jiu's doing, then she must have some genius. If this genius is used by him, why worry about the failure of the Cao family's great career?

But after dealing with him for so long, he knew that Xie Jiu was cunning and needed to be more cautious.

Cao Zhicheng had an idea in mind. He had to test whether Xie Jiu really had such mysterious abilities.

He was calculating and calculating in his mind, so that time passed quickly.

Wu Chong and the Minister of Punishment arrived.

The file was presented to the emperor. It was a thick stack and included a total of 23 charges. In order to obtain wealth for the Cao family, he oppressed the people, colluded with local officials, alienated the king and his wife of Liaodong, murdered Xie Jiu, and robbed civilian girls as gifts to local officials. , framed imperial officials and many other crimes.

Because Wang Shuyan prepared a lot of personal and material evidence when she filed the complaint, and Wu Chong worked tirelessly to check each case one by one after taking over the case. Now, seventeen pieces of evidence have been confirmed, and Cao Laosi also confessed.

The process of pleading guilty inevitably involves the use of torture.

The emperor's attention fell on the crime of robbing a good girl as a gift. One victim has confirmed that his daughter was forcibly bought by Cao Zhiru and given to Jingzhao Prefecture Yin as a concubine.

Wu Chong personally went to invite Yin Na's concubine from Jingzhao Prefecture to Dali Temple. After hearing that his father and brother sued Cao Zhiru, the concubine also admitted that she was bought and sent away by force, and she is still under the custody of Dali Temple.

The next article was the testimony that Cao Laosi and Jingzhao Fuyin jointly framed Wu Chong. Although he already knew it, but after seeing these testimonies with his own eyes, the emperor was so angry that he threw the file on Cao Shoufu's head.

This is not framing Wu Chong, this is clearly targeting him.

"A white man with no official rank can commit these crimes because of the power of your Cao family. What else can you say, Chief Assistant?"

Cao Shoufu closed his eyes and leaned down to kowtow. He was surprisingly calm and said, "It is my fault that I was not disciplined strictly. I wonder if he dared to commit so many things behind my back. Please punish me severely."

He couldn't save the life of the fourth child, nor could he save his position as the governor of Jingzhao.

He always chooses to abandon things that cannot be protected in time.

The Cao family is like a big tree. In order to protect the main trunk, some branches and leaves will inevitably have to be sacrificed. As long as the main trunk is there, new branches and leaves will always grow.

The emperor was a little unaccustomed to Cao Shoufu being so obedient. Could it be that the Cao family had lost too many heads and Cao Shoufu was used to it?

Definitely not.

However, the Cao family's plan to win over Wu Chong failed, and instead lost a Jingzhao governor. For the emperor, it was considered a big victory.

Dang even ordered Wu Chong to arrest the governor of Jingzhao and imprison him, and strictly investigate what he did during his tenure. He might be able to bring out a few more Cao gang members.

Cao Shoufu was still kneeling on the ground. Without saying a word, the emperor said loudly, "Cao Zhiru's crime is so obvious that it is difficult to write down. He must be executed immediately."

The figure kneeling on the ground trembled, and the emperor curled his lips. It turned out that he was not completely unconcerned, but was probably weak.

Thinking that he had repeatedly defeated Cao Dang these days, the emperor felt much better. "Cao Zhiru's matter has been decided. If my aunt has nothing else to do, please go back and rest."

He looked at the King of Liaodong again, "The wedding will be arranged within ten days. The Liaodong side can't be away from the coach for too long."

"Yes, I will go back and prepare now." King Liaodong helped the old princess with one hand and Yanyan with the other. He couldn't suppress the raised corners of his mouth.

Probably God couldn't stand the fact that he had been alone for more than ten years, so asking the Cao family to assist him didn't count, and he even asked the emperor to urge them to get married.

As for the emperor's probing thoughts, why didn't he understand, but what did it matter? The person he had been thinking about for more than ten years was going to become his princess, and he had a family, a wife and a daughter.

The empty heart is complete.

The ancestor couldn't help but frown when he saw his grandson happy. How long can a person's life last? The grandson's life is already halfway through. Being able to get what he wants is a gift from God.

The little grandson doesn't care about chastity or not, so she doesn't need to care too much.

Several people happily left the imperial study. The emperor watched them intently. After waiting for them to leave the palace, he drove to Lan Yue Pavilion.

Cao Xier did not expect that the result of the quarrel would be that she would be slapped twice and her father would be sentenced in advance.

She was worried that she would be blamed by Cao Shoufu, so she pretended to be in a coma following the news of Cao Zhiru's death. She had no idea how to deal with what happened next, let alone what her future would be like without her parents.

There was another coffin in the Cao family, and there were three members of Cao Zhiru's family in the mourning hall. Cao Chief Fu looked at the three coffins and told the housekeeper, "We have chosen a date to organize the funeral in the past few days."

Using Cao Chengle's funeral as a plan to thank him failed, but instead he added two more coffins, which looked very depressing.

He warned sternly, "Keep the fourth master's affairs secret from the old lady. If anyone dares to gossip in front of the old lady, I will definitely kill his whole family."

"Yes." The housekeeper hurriedly responded. People were dying in the house one after another, and he was very panicked. If the old lady was allowed to have any good luck again, he would not be able to take his life.

Cao Zhicheng was thinking about thanking him for the wine, and then ordered, "Call the guards and Xi'er around the fourth master. I have something to ask them."

The housekeeper hesitated, "Miss Xi'er heard the bad news about Fourth Master and fainted from grief. Some of Fourth Master's guards went to Yuyou Pass, and the rest followed to arrest Wu Wanqing."

The guards around Cao Zhiru had followed him to Yuyou Pass before and were more familiar with the route, so the chief assistant sent them there, but the chief assistant, who always had a good memory, forgot about it, which made the housekeeper feel a little uneasy.

He worried that this was a sign of the decline of the Cao family.

"Useless thing." Cao Shoufu frowned, and he didn't know whether he was scolding Cao Xi'er or the guards for not being able to find Wu Wanqing so far.

The butler did not dare to say anything and stood aside with his head lowered, waiting for instructions.

Cao Zhicheng pressed his eyebrows. Their people had been keeping an eye on the Liaodong Prince's Palace. The few flies that flew out knew that the guard at the city gate was also one of his people today. Every entry and exit was strictly checked, so Wu Wanqing had no chance of sneaking out.

But it was already dark now, and his people still had no clue. If she wanted to reach Yuyou Pass before the guards of the Cao Mansion, she couldn't stay for a moment.

He thought carefully about the expressions of Xie Jiu and everyone in the Liaodong Palace. They didn't look worried at all. Could it be that they had already left the city?

With this in mind, he hurriedly asked the housekeeper to call his trusted guards, "Everyone who left the city today was checked? She may have been disguised."

The confidant nodded, "We don't dare to miss anything. Even if some ministers don't dare to search too much, we also sent people to follow them. There is no suspicious person."

After a pause, he said, "Today, after the third princess left the palace, she took her maid to the village outside the city to pick chestnuts for the queen. My subordinates were worried that Wu Wanqing would hide in the carriage and check it out personally.

But the two maids on the carriage were from our Cao Mansion, and they were members of the third prince's concubine. The subordinates did not dare to take a closer look at them to see if there were any traces of disguise. "

"Did Jingyi enter the palace today?" Cao Shoufu sat up straight.

The confidant nodded, "I went to visit the queen, but she didn't see her. She left the palace quickly. She said that it was the chestnut season now and she wanted to make some candied chestnuts for the queen."

"She told you herself?"

The guard shook his head, "Xiao Li, who is with the third prince, informed his subordinates when they were searching the carriage."

Cao Shoufu leaned back in his chair thoughtfully, and after a moment, shouted, "Quick, go to Zhuangzi and bring Xiaoba and the two maids beside her to me."