Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 392: Revealing old scores

Zhao Xing did sympathize with Ruyu's situation, but this did not make Zhao Xing soft-hearted.

When he said before that Ruyu didn’t know much, he didn’t mean to let Ruyu down her guard, but he really felt that Ruyu didn’t know much.

But even so, the information from Ruyu was very useful.

But Zhao Xing could feel that Ruyu had a deep hatred in her heart.

Even if Ruyu is forced to say something, it is difficult to determine whether it is true or false.

In this case, Zhao Xing was too lazy to ask and prepared to let Yin Hanzhang slowly get the answer.

"Yes!"

Yin Hanzhang responded, and when he saw that Zhao Xing had no other instructions, he bowed and left.

Zhao Xing sighed. He could imagine that the high-ranking members of the Wizard Cult were probably people who had encountered some injustice and were full of resentment towards the imperial court.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to hide for so many years and lead many rebellions without any news leaking out.

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This arrest of the Wizarding Cult is not limited to the Wizarding Cult members, but also includes those who have solid evidence of having secret dealings with the Wizarding Cult.

This includes Molan.

Before, Zhao Xing let Yin Hanzhang contact Molan secretly, but before he could take action, Zhao Xing ordered his arrest.

Naturally, there is no need to be so troublesome.

A team of imperial guards came to the door and took Molan away directly without saying anything.

This scared Wen Yanjing, and he hurried to find Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong's face changed drastically when he heard this. It must be a big deal if the imperial guards were sent out to arrest people.

He hurriedly asked Wen Yanjing what Molan had done recently, but Wen Yanjing had no idea.

Molan has always looked down on him, and the couple has a bad relationship after marriage.

Only after he passed the imperial examination did Molan's relationship with him ease a little.

Sheng Hong had no choice but to send Wen Yanjing back first and go find someone to inquire for news himself.

Soon, he got the news that this time the government ordered the arrest of people, and the targets were the Wizard Cult and those who had dealings with the Wizard Cult.

Among them was the Minister of Personnel Hu Zhongyan.

When Sheng Hong heard this, his eyes turned dark and he almost fainted.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, the imperial court issued a decree to ban witchcraft. Molan actually dared to be involved with the witch cult.

If something goes wrong, the Sheng family will be implicated.

Sheng Hong didn't even have the courage to go and see Zhao Xing to ask about the truth. He immediately went home and told Old Lady Sheng about the matter.

After hearing this, Mrs. Sheng realized the seriousness of the matter and her face looked very ugly.

"Mother, I am totally confused right now. Do you think I should go to the palace to ask for an audience with His Majesty and explain that this matter has nothing to do with the Sheng family?" Sheng Hong asked.

Speaking of which, Old Madam Sheng has made an indelible contribution to Sheng Hong’s current success.

Old Madam Sheng's contribution is not just to help Sheng Hong study hard and get a good score on the imperial examination, and to find a good marriage for him.

The most important thing is to make decisions for Sheng Hong when something big happens.

Although Sheng Hong is a smooth person, when he really encounters big things, he either loses his composure or becomes confused.

Every time at this time, it was always Old Lady Sheng who stepped forward to make the decision.

"Are you entering the palace now to distance yourself from the matter?"

Old Madam Sheng said coldly: "Do you think that since the government has issued an order to arrest someone, they can't find out whether this matter has anything to do with the Sheng family?

Once you go there, Molan won't be in serious trouble and the punishment won't be severe. Then outsiders will think that it was you who begged for mercy!

The government has arrested so many people this time, and there are many people who want to beg for mercy.

If you go, everything that was originally nothing will become something." "But if I don't go, the government might think too much..."

"Don't worry about it, my family is about to face a disaster."

After Old Madam Sheng finished speaking, without waiting for Sheng Hong to ask, she turned around and said, "Go, find the eldest lady!"

When she heard that Molan was arrested, she thought of the many times Molan had returned to the Sheng family and taken the initiative to submit to Madam Wang.

At that time, she felt that Molan would be helpless after getting married, and she knew the importance of her parents' home, so she showed her goodwill to Madam Wang.

Now it seems that things are not that simple.

"Yes!"

Mother Fang responded and just as she raised her foot, she heard footsteps outside.

After a while, Madam Wang came into the hall with the help of Mama Liu.

Madam Wang took a breath, bowed to Old Madam Sheng, then looked at Sheng Hong and said, "I heard that the master came back with a bad look on his face, but what happened?"

"Let me ask you!"

Old Madam Sheng looked at Madam Wang and said, "Molan has come back to you many times before to show her kindness. What did she tell you? What did she ask you to do?"

"Why do you ask that, mother?" Madam Wang asked in surprise, "My daughter-in-law is Molan's biological mother. Isn't it normal for her to come back and visit and talk to my daughter-in-law?"

When Sheng Hong heard what Old Lady Sheng said, his expression became even uglier.

He was not at home every time Molan came back. He only knew that Molan had come back, but no one told him that every time Molan came back, she would chat with Madam Wang for a long time.

So I hadn’t thought about these things before.

At this moment, he finally understood what Old Lady Sheng had said before, that the Sheng family was about to face a disaster.

Seeing that Madam Wang was still pretending to be ignorant, Sheng Hong shouted angrily: "Tell the truth when your mother asks you, or I will divorce you!"

"Master, are you going to divorce me?"

Madam Wang looked at Sheng Hong in disbelief and said, "I have raised children for you and taken care of the household. Which of the seven grounds for divorce have I violated? On what basis did you divorce me? You are where you are today thanks to the support of my Wang family. Now that you have become a high-ranking official, you think that the Wang family can no longer help you, so you want to divorce me?"

"Stop making a fuss here. The Wang family helped me, and I am grateful, but I also helped my aunt deal with those dirty things. It was because I notified the Wang family and made the officials unhappy that I went to the Ministry of Revenue to retire!"

When talking about this, Sheng Hong became furious.

Zhao Xing had previously promised to let him serve as the prefect of Kaifeng.

At his age, if he becomes the prefect of Kaifeng, he will have a chance to become a prime minister in the future.

At worst, a deputy prime minister will always be fine.

When he retired, he would be posthumously conferred the title of Three Dukes and be allowed to be worshipped in the Taimiao.

By then, he will be no worse than his father-in-law.

But all this has now become a bubble.

"I knew that you have been holding a grudge against me for this matter. I think you want to divorce me because of this?" Madam Wang sneered.

"enough!"

Old Madam Sheng threw the teacup in her hand angrily and shouted, "It's already this hour, and you're still digging up old scores?"

"My son knows he was wrong!" Sheng Hong bowed quickly.

Madam Wang stiffened her neck and said, "I am not wrong! My husband wants to divorce me, so can't I speak up?"

Old Madam Sheng looked at Sheng Hong with disappointment and said, "Tell her about it."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Hong turned to look at Madam Wang and told her the news that Molan had been arrested because of her involvement with the Wizard Cult.

Madam Wang's eyes flashed with panic, and she said, "She and I were just chatting, and we didn't talk about anything. She just asked me to help mention Wen Yanjing's appointment to the position in front of the master."

But Madam Wang was so cunning that there was no way she could hide her expression from Old Madam Sheng and Sheng Hong.

(End of this chapter)