This time, Yang Fan did not stay long at the Princess Residence. He did not intend to discuss this matter with Princess Taiping today, but Wan'er ran to see him. Because Wan'er did not go to the Princess Residence and needed to return to the palace as soon as possible, she could not stay at the Yang Residence for too long. Yang Fan simply sent Wan'er out and accompanied her for a while. In this way, he could go to the Princess Residence on the way.
There were many guests in Princess Taiping's hall. Some of these people were people she was trying to win over, and some were people she was trying to establish close ties with the rising power of the Zhang family in the imperial court. She was deliberately making friends with them, so she could not neglect them. Therefore, after the two of them finished talking about business, they only had a moment of intimacy before Princess Taiping called her trusted steward to send Yang Fan away.
Yang Fan left the Princess Residence and walked straight out of Shangshan Square. He had just turned into Ding Ding Long Street and was about to turn his horse back to the residence when suddenly a person ran out from Jishan Square opposite. His hair was disheveled and his face was covered with blood. Yang Fan pulled the reins and looked at the person who was holding his head and running towards Tianjin Bridge. He could not help but show a puzzled expression on his face.
The bodyguard Ren Wei rode his horse to the front and called out softly, "Sovereign?"
Yang Fan said doubtfully, "Looking at that person's appearance, he seems to be the Imperial Censor Wei Suizhong. Why is he in such a sorry state?"
Yang Fan was about to leave when he thought about it and ordered, "Send someone to follow him. If that person is indeed Wei Suizhong, find out what happened to him!"
Ren Wei complied and called a bodyguard over and whispered a few words to him. That person then rode his horse and chased after Wei Suizhong.
Yang Fan took a deep look at Jishan Square opposite and then turned his horse to leave.
The person with disheveled hair and a bleeding head was indeed Wei Suizhong.
Wei Suizhong was going to Lai Junchen's house to drink today. He went to drink this time, but it was not because Lai Junchen gave him an invitation. Almost all of Lai Junchen's former henchmen had been killed, leaving only Wei Suizhong. As a result, the relationship between him and Lai Junchen grew closer day by day. Usually, he would come to the residence at any time, and whenever Lai Junchen saw him, he would order the servants to prepare some food and drink a few cups with him.
Wei Suizhong was a henchman of Lai Junchen, so he had very few friends. He had nowhere to go during the festival, so he became a frequent visitor to the residence. However, when he came to the residence today, he was blocked by the Lai Junchen's family. Because someone came to the mansion today. It was Madam's maiden family.
Although the Wang family of Taiyuan looked down on Lai Junchen from the bottom of their hearts, Lai Junchen's official fortune had always been good. He used to be the Deputy Minister of the Imperial Censor and had great power. All the civil and military officials in the imperial court, including the relatives of the emperor, were under his supervision.
Although the Wang family of Taiyuan, a millennium-old aristocratic family, felt a little ashamed of this son-in-law's background, under his protection, all the officials involved in the Wang family could be protected in many political disputes in the court. In this way, it seemed that it was not a loss to lose a daughter.
Lai Junchen, who had been silent in Tongzhou for several years, had made a comeback and held the posts of Capital Governor and Assistant Minister of Agriculture at the same time. The position of Capital Governor was not a position that just anyone could hold. From this, it could be seen how much trust the Emperor had in him. Moreover, it could be predicted that it would not be long before he would be promoted or receive an even more important position.
When the time came, the Wang Clan would definitely need his help. In the past few years, when Lai Junchen was in dire straits, the Wang Clan paid him no heed, and the relationship between the two parties had become extremely indifferent. Thus, taking advantage of the new year, the Wang Clan specially sent some juniors over to pay New Year's greetings, hoping to mend their relationship with Lai Junchen.
Lai Junchen's recent affairs had been smooth sailing. Other than Li Zhaode and Yang Fan, those two unlucky eyesores, that he hadn't killed yet, there was almost nothing else that he didn't like.
Last time, when he went to Dragon Gate to hold the "barbecued tail banquet", he had returned shamefully. However, on the way back, he noticed that the dancers from the Western Regions that Huseruo had brought had blonde hair, blue eyes, and enchanting figures. When they walked, they swayed their little buttocks. Each and every one of them was a little seductress. Thus, he hinted at them to Huseruo.
Huseruo seemed to be extremely reluctant to part with them, but he didn't dare to offend him. After dilly-dallying for a few days, he still sent the twelve dancers to his manor. He even sent the "Slave Purchase Contract" for the twelve dancers.
The son of the Disciplinary Official Fan Jian stood at the entrance of the Ministry of Justice, crying out for his father's innocence. He accused Lai Junchen of treating human life like grass. In order to get them to accept the lawsuit, he didn't hesitate to commit suicide. In the end, the rescue was unsuccessful and he died. On that day, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, Liu Ruxuan, wept at the sight of this, which greatly disgusted Lai Junchen.
These past few days, he had been pondering how to punish Liu Ruxuan. Liu Ruxuan had somehow heard the news and was so frightened that she immediately wrote to the Emperor, complaining of her old age and requesting to retire. The Emperor had already agreed. Lai Junchen was naturally happy that another nuisance had been removed.
The Wang family of Taiyuan had sent a few juniors over to pay their New Year's greetings in an attempt to ease relations. He was well aware of the fickleness of human relationships. However, the Wang family needed his power for their own use, and he similarly needed the status of the Wang family to add gold to his name. Thus, he didn't care too much. Today, he had even specially set up a banquet to entertain the people from the Wang family.
Today's banquet could also be considered a family banquet. Since it was a family banquet, outsiders who weren't invited naturally couldn't attend.
When Wang shi betrothed Lai Junchen, although the Wang family was unwilling, marrying off their daughter was too careless and would lose face for the Wang family. Thus, the dowry didn't shrink. Other than the dowry, they also brought many subordinates and servants.
Lai Junchen was born a ruffian and didn't have enough resources. Where could he find servants from such a large family, who understood the rules, and who had a high status? Thus, the servants in the manor were all part of the Wang family's dowry. Today, the Wang family had come to the manor for a banquet. Wei Suizhong wasn't invited by the patriarch, so the servants from the Wang family naturally wouldn't allow him to enter.
When Wei Suizhong came, he had drunk some wine and was already a bit tipsy. When he was blocked by the servants of the Lai family, he felt a bit embarrassed. He didn't think of himself as Lai Junchen's lackey, but rather as Lai Junchen's friend. The servants of the Lai family clearly didn't put him in their eyes.
Wei Suizhong took advantage of the wine and cursed at the servants. Then he barged into the manor and humiliated the guests from the Wang family. As someone who came from a ruffian background, when he started cursing people, there was no way he would say anything nice. He put the Wang family in a difficult position, and their expressions were extremely ugly.
Poor Madam Wang. She was clearly the daughter of a rich and powerful family, but her husband, Duan Jian, was forced by Lai Junchen's despotic power to divorce her and hand her over to Lai Junchen. While she served this ruffian husband, she also had to endure the humiliation and humiliation. From time to time, she would ask Lai Junchen to do something for the Wang family.
In the end, after Lai Junchen was demoted to Tongzhou, there was no news of the Wang family. Now that Lai Junchen had made a comeback, the Wang family came to curry favor with him. Although Lai Junchen didn't say it, she could clearly see the disdain in his eyes. It made her unable to raise her head in front of her husband.
And those nephews and juniors of the Wang family were all arrogant young masters. The Wang family couldn't protect their daughter and was forced by Lai Junchen to be his wife. Through this daughter, they obtained many benefits from Lai Junchen, but they still looked down on this daughter, as if she had lost a lot of face for the Wang family.
Under the hypocritical and cold politeness of those nephews, Madam Wang could feel the disdain and contempt in their hearts. Sandwiched between her husband and her maiden family, Madam Wang forced herself to smile. She didn't know how bitter she felt in her heart. Now that Wei Suizhong used the excuse of being drunk to barge into the living room and scold the Wang family, she was put in a difficult position.
Madam Wang left crying. Seeing this, Lai Junchen was also a little angry. He ordered people to tie Wei Suizhong up to the pillar of the hall and poured a bucket of cold water on his head to wake him up.
Madam Wang's many years of humiliation and resentment towards her family and husband had accumulated until today. Finally, she was provoked by Wei Suizhong to explode. Wei Suizhong tore away the last layer of her dignity in front of her maiden family. Her maiden family didn't understand and spoke coldly to her, which made her feel even more hopeless.
Madam Wang returned to her bedroom crying and closed the door. After a long time, there was still no response from the servants. They forced open the door and saw that Madam Wang had hanged herself. After trying to save her for a long time, Madam Wang couldn't be saved. This poor woman finally didn't have to be the family's trading item anymore. She also didn't have to be Lai Junchen's plaything anymore.
Although Lai Junchen didn't take this kidnapped wife seriously, because of Wei Suizhong's rudeness, his wife hanged herself. He was still quite angry. So he found a whip and ruthlessly whipped Wei Suizhong before telling him to scram.
In Lai Junchen's mind, this woman died. Although it was a pity for her good family background, he was really tired of seeing this woman's resentful and unsmiling face all day long. Since she was dead, he would go back and see which family's wife was pretty, cute, charming and dignified. Then he would snatch her back and make her the official wife.
But Wei Suizhong didn't know what he was thinking. After a pail of cold water was poured over him, he woke up half of his mind. When he heard that Madam Lai Junchen had committed suicide because of his rudeness, he was scared out of his wits. At this moment, he ran away in a panic. He only thought about Lai Junchen's cruel methods and didn't know what kind of punishment he would receive.
Yang Fan believed that that person should be Wei Suizhong. As Lai Junchen's only and most loyal lackey, he actually ended up in such a sorry state. Moreover, the Good Bōshō that he walked out of was where Lai Junchen's mansion was. Yang Fan instinctively felt that there was something fishy, so he sent people to investigate. But he still didn't know how important this subconscious decision would be for him.
Yang Fan returned to the front of the Yang mansion. Before he could dismount his horse, he saw a rider galloping towards him from afar. The speed of the horse was so fast that the gradually melting snow in the alley splashed everywhere. Several of Yang Fan's bodyguards immediately raised their horses and rushed in front of Yang Fan. Their hands were also on the hilts of their swords at their waists. But their vigilant movements immediately stopped, because they recognized that the person rushing over was one of their own.
"Sovereign, we found … we found his whereabouts!"
When the rider rushed to the front of Yang Fan, he hurriedly reined in his horse. Not waiting for the horse's hooves to steady, the rider hurriedly reported. This was near the front screen wall of Yang Fan's mansion. Other than Yang Fan's bodyguards, there was no one else around. That person had no scruples, so he called Yang Fan 'Sovereign'. Even so, he deliberately lowered his voice.
"Who? You mean … "
Yang Fan subconsciously asked this one word, and immediately realized. For a moment, he was so excited that his voice trembled. He gripped the saddle tightly, leaned forward, and said urgently, "You mean … you mean … you've found him?"
The person nodded repeatedly, "Yes, this subordinate has already sent people to keep a close eye on him. What should we do now, Sovereign, please make a decision!"
Yang Fan immediately ordered, "Ren Wei, go get a few more people, listen to my orders!"
Ren Wei agreed, jumped off the horse, and rushed into the mansion. Yang Fan then turned to the person, and said urgently, "Quickly! Tell me immediately, where is he, what is the situation! "
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