Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 38: Advisor Yuan Hongdao

Mei Zhili rubbed his brows, there was no way back now.

After the murder on Shuyuan Street, the Liao family, as the only "victims", did not choose to file a lawsuit, but instead kept the case quiet. If it weren't for the public outrage, this hot case would never have been brought to the table.

Therefore, even if the case was reported, the Liao family, who had suffered the consequences of their own actions, would have nothing to say.

Mei Zhili thought about it and ordered: "According to the certificate of the Supervisory Council, write another statement file and submit it, remove Prince Jing, and then send it to the Supervisory Council in the form of a joint trial."

No one from either side came, and even the emperor's relatives were involved. Even if Mei Zhili had great courage, he would not dare to try the case again. It would be better to hand it over to the Supervisory Council and be done with it.

Since it involves dereliction of duty by court officials, it is reasonable to hold a joint trial with the Supervisory Yuan. The Supervisory Yuan has the power to execute first and report later, so it will not shirk its responsibility.

"As for Lin Ruofu, send a message back saying that the Supervisory Council is enforcing the law and that our Jingdu Prefecture has done its best to be impartial."

After Mei Zhili said this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

……

The next morning, the case was submitted to the court by the Censorate. Liao Yu, the son of a powerful noble, had no regard for the law and acted recklessly, which had a bad impact. The people of Kyoto were terrified, and the Emperor was inevitably furious.

The case was sorted out very clearly, and Liao Xue Shi from the Hanlin Academy also confessed to the crime, so the result came out very quickly.

Scholar Liao of the Hanlin Academy was demoted three levels for his poor parenting and was now the chief clerk of the Imperial Household Department in the capital. His son Liao Yubian was lawless and was stripped of his status as a juren and demoted to a commoner. Prince Jing Li Zhi, for the crime of losing his horse, was ordered to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion for a month. This was hereby announced to the world.

……

In the afternoon, in the study of a house in the capital, a handsome man with bright eyes was writing, concentrating on studying calligraphy.

After finishing, the man picked up a handkerchief and wiped his hands.

There was a knock on the door and the man looked at it and said, "Come in."

The counselor Yuan Hongdao walked in with a bow and saluted: "Sir, I have sent condolences to Scholar Liao."

"Just send it on. Since I entered the Hanlin Academy, Mr. Liao has taken good care of me. Although this matter did not go smoothly, I have repaid the favor." The man sighed slightly.

Yuan Hongdao nodded and said, "Your Excellency, don't worry too much. I am willing to pass on a message to the governor of Kyoto during this difficult time. Even if there is something wrong, Mr. Liao will be grateful."

The man smiled and said softly, "It's not really a difficult situation. If the Supervisory Council hadn't intervened, there wouldn't have been any waves. But in the final analysis, it's still because Mr. Liao didn't manage his people well."

Yuan Hongdao nodded again: "Your Excellency is right."

The man was heartbroken and suddenly said seriously, "However, the Supervisory Council intervened a little too quickly."

Yuan Hongdao said yes, and speculated: "Could it be that the Supervisory Commission has a close relationship with the Fan family, or that the Supervisory Commission intends to target us?"

The man shook his head: "The Supervisory Council is directly under His Majesty, so it is impossible for it to have close ties with any outside family. However, we still need to investigate what needs to be investigated. Send some smart people to investigate the details of the Fan Mansion's retainers."

"Yes, sir." Yuan Hongdao responded, and then said, "By the way, there is one more thing, sir. Her Royal Highness the Princess has assigned a counselor to come here, saying that he can be of use to you. The counselor's name is Wu Bo'an, and he is also quite famous in the capital."

"Mind your own business." The man's expression suddenly turned ugly.

Yuan Hongdao was startled and asked quickly, "Sir, do you want to accept this person or not?"

"Since you are here, why not stay? I want to see what she wants to do."

The man frowned and his words became soft again, "You should also take some words with you. Tell her that I want to see Chen'er."

After leaving the Lin residence, Yuan Hongdao took a carriage, crossed the long street, and came to the Anning Palace. Then, under the guidance of several eunuchs, he came to the Guangxin Palace where the eldest princess lived. "Advisor Yuan Hongdao wants to see the eldest princess."

"come in."

Beneath the curtains on the palace steps, a beauty in palace dress sat there. In her early twenties, the eldest princess had a beautiful face as pretty as a flower, making her worthy of being the most beautiful woman in Qing Kingdom.

"What did Ruofu say?" the eldest princess spoke first.

Yuan Hongdao bowed and said, "Your Excellency accepts it."

"That's good." A satisfied smile came from behind the curtain.

Yuan Hongdao frowned and asked, "It's not appropriate for the princess to send someone there so blatantly."

The curtain opened, and the fragrance filled the air. The eldest princess stood up, revealing her beautiful face. She said excitedly, "Why not? Ruofu is a suspicious person by nature. He will only feel at ease if we do things openly. The rest depends on Wu Bo'an's ability, and you have to help him along."

Yuan Hongdao lowered his head: "Everything is based on the eldest princess."

The palace was quiet for a while. Seeing that the princess had calmed down, Yuan Hongdao said in a deep voice: "My Lord wants to see the child."

"He wants to see Chen'er..." The princess looked outside the palace and suddenly laughed strangely. There was arrogance and complaint in her smile. After a moment, she said angrily, "He wanted to see Chen'er, but didn't he say he wanted to see me? Haha, without me, how could he have climbed to this position today? I gave birth to a daughter for him, but I couldn't tie him down. Men are really hard to control."

Listening to the complaints, Yuan Hongdao suddenly felt frightened and a little dazed for a moment.

As time went by, the eldest princess' voice became softer and softer for some reason. She walked down the steps to Yuan Hongdao's side and looked him straight in the face. "Tell him a message, saying that the emperor brother doesn't allow it."

"Yes, Princess." Yuan Hongdao bowed his head, not daring to look directly at the person in front of him.

The princess smiled and patted Yuan Hongdao on the shoulder: "Also, keep an eye on his close actions. I'm always speaking well of him in the palace, and I'll be sad if he's so ruthless outside the palace."

After leaving Guangxin Palace, Yuan Hongdao paused and was surprised to find that his back was wet.

He couldn't help but look at the Guangxin Palace behind him and sighed.

Walking out of the palace and passing Tianhe Street, Yuan Hongdao ordered his servants to park the carriage in the alley, and walked to the market alone to buy some beautiful peaches.

As I was walking by the river, I bumped into a passerby and accidentally knocked the basket in my hand down, and the peaches rolled to the ground.

Yuan Hongdao bent down and picked up the peaches.

"I'm so sorry."

"fine."

Looking around, Yuan Hongdao fixed his eyes on the peach on the ground and whispered, "My Lord asked me to investigate the background of the guest of the Fan Mansion."

The passerby quickly said, "The dean said that we should give what should be given and not give what shouldn't be given."

After saying this, they picked up the peaches back into the basket, and the two pretended nothing had happened, apologized to each other, and parted ways.

When they returned to the carriage, the servant who was driving the horse said, "Mr. Yuan has gone to buy peaches again."

Yuan Hongdao chuckled and got on the carriage: "Well, the peaches on Tianhe Street are delicious, and you like them very much. Let's hurry up, you are still waiting for me to return home."

　happy dragon boat festival
　　
　
(End of this chapter)