C47

The capital had not been at peace for the past few days. The situation within the imperial court was strange and unpredictable. Anyone with even a bit of a position would be trembling with fear and trepidation, as if they were treading on thin ice.

Before one wave had even calmed down, another wave had appeared. A rapist had appeared under the feet of the Son of Heaven. But three girls had already lost their virginity on the seventh day.

In an instant, everyone felt themselves to be in danger. In a flash, there were more than a hundred brides waiting to be married in the city. Even if they were concubines, even if the other party had passed the prime of his life, they could not wait to marry him.

But those who cared would find out that the fathers of the three girls were royalists.

The most beautiful woman in the capital, Cao Jing, was considered a secondary assistant. She refused to be married to someone, and her father Cao Fang, in order to protect his daughter, not only invited many martial arts experts to protect her, but also requested the Emperor to send a new imperial bodyguard to protect her.

Those who cared would discover that the fathers of the three girls were royalists.

Wang was guarding the Cao family's mansion, guarding it from night to day. However, he was still caught by the criminal. Even so, the number one beauty of the capital, Cao Jing, was taken to the outskirts of the city. His body was only covered by a thin layer of purple gauze, and the bruises on his body were faintly discernible, causing one to be lost in reverie.

The news of the first beauty losing her innocence instantly spread throughout the capital. The second concubine complained and closed her door. The second wife's face was bathed in tears. Not long after, she was really bedridden.

In the past, it was always the Cao family that chased out those who came to ask for marriage. But now, the Cao family's door had never been knocked again, and the matchmaker was unable to avoid it.

At this time, a sixth rank official, Lu Chao, came to the door. He was willing to marry Cao Jing, saying that he didn't care whether she was married or not.

However, on the day of the wedding, the number one beauty was once again kidnapped by bandits and could not be found. Only then did Lu Chao helplessly confess. It turned out that he and Cao Jing were the masterminds behind the abduction of the number one beauty in the capital, and they were only there to marry her.

Last year at the Lantern Festival, he fell in love with Cao Jing at first sight. Even though Lu Chao's ambition was high, he had no one to support him. In the end, he was still a small official. He had also come to ask for marriage, but he did not even enter the Cao family's mansion. He knew that there was a huge disparity between the two families, and he wanted to give up, but Cao Jing wouldn't.

Now that the case of the rapist happened to occur, Cao Jing suggested this plan. Although he didn't want Cao Jing to be guided, he had no choice but to follow his plan.

By the time everyone found Cao Jing, she had already been humiliated and turned into a tragedy. Lu Chao returned the token of love with Cao Jing, expressing his unwillingness to marry her. Cao Jing knew she had been deceived and humiliated, so on the day she returned home, she committed suicide.

In the end, Cao Jing went to the grave as the daughter of the Cao family.

The next day, Cao Yi went to the palace to pay his respects to the Emperor.

At this time, Lin Yi had already returned to the Imperial Palace as the Crown Prince. The Emperor was not in the mood for matters of the court, so he simply began to let things go. With power, Lin Yi's actions were much more convenient. After this period of cleaning, at least the number of people from the Yan Clan surrounding the crown prince had greatly decreased.

Lin Yi sat in front of the desk, holding a red brush in his hand. After hesitating for a long time, he finally gave a "No" on the resignation letter handed over by his assistant.

Cao Fang kneeled in front of Lin Yi. In just a few days, Cao Fang's sideburns had already turned white. "This old man is powerless to help the nation. I humbly request Crown Prince to allow this old man to return to his hometown."

Lin Yi pushed back the crowd and walked in front of Cao Fang, helping him up. "You and I both know that the Yan Family was responsible for this case. Now that you're back from the old age, isn't that what they intend to do?"

Cao Fang cried, "So what if I'm staying in the capital!? "This old official dares to say that this Great Ying Dynasty is no longer your Lin Family's Great Ying Dynasty. The Emperor nurtured the tigers and wished to suppress the other families. Now that the tigers have left, who can stop the Yan Family!"

Cao Fang was truly discouraged. He dared to say such disrespectful words in front of Lin Yi.

But Lin Yi knew Cao Fang was not wrong.

"It's precisely because of this that I need Elder Cao's help!" Lin Yi did not hesitate to kneel in front of Cao Xiang, heavily kowtowing to him.

Cao Fang was shocked, "No, no."

"Imperial Father owes me too much. As his son, I am willing to help him pay his debts." Lin Yi sincerely said. He was still kneeling in front of Cao Fang, looking straight into Cao Fang's eyes.

Cao Fang also knelt in front of Lin Yi, his hands trembling as he supported himself on the ground, "This old official and the late emperor were like brothers, I also promised the late emperor that we would protect the Ying Dynasty. Right now, this old official only has one life left, if Your Highness needs it, this old subject is willing to serve Your Highness. " In the end, he still could not harden his heart. He only hoped that Lin Yi had the courage and ability to reform mountains and rivers.

Once again, Lin Yi helped Cao Fang up and took out a list of officials from the case, "This is a list of hundreds of officials copied from the Yan family, and among them, the circle is filled with corrupt officials or those who have died, if possible, I hope that you can find a group of people to replace them as soon as possible. The circle is filled with people who have not died, I want to subdue them, promise them that we will never pursue this matter …"

This list came from Sang Xin, who admitted that she had only killed Yan Hen. She still didn't have the face to face her dead parents. The Yan Clan's power had already permeated into the entire Yan Clan. Without Yan Shen, the Yan Clan could still push out another person. Only by thoroughly cleaning up the Yan family would he be able to avenge his parents.

Lin Yi and Cao Fang talked to each other in detail throughout the night. The next day, Cao quietly left the Imperial Palace under the escort of the secret guard. At the same time, Yan Heshen also received the news that Cao Fang was going to return home.

Not long after that, the people that Yan Shen had sent out to monitor Cao Fang also sent back a message. Cao Fang had left the capital.

Although Cao Fang was a minor assistant, he still held a high position of authority. With him around, it had indeed caused a lot of trouble for Yan Hen.

"Hahaha, this plan is excellent." Yan Ling patted Lu Chao's shoulder, laughing very happily.

Lu Chao smiled obsequiously. "It's still best if you give guidance from the head assistant."

"Don't worry, I will never treat those who have truly fallen for me with ill intentions. As long as you help me settle one more person, the position of Assistant Minister of Revenue will belong to you." Yan Ling said.

Lu Chao cautiously asked, "May I ask?"

"Hmph, the love of the Crown Prince, the daughter of Su Shao, daughter of the former head of the imperial court, Su Mu."