"It’s someone from State Duke Wu’s Mansion," Old Man Zeng replied.
"State Duke Wu? Who’s that?"
She hadn’t heard of any State Duke Wu in Jianan City. Could it be that she was just ignorant?
Not possible, she kept track of all the important figures in Jianan City, and Brother Molian had mentioned all of them to her. There was no way she would forget about this State Duke Wu. Moreover, if he was truly important, Brother Molian wouldn’t have failed to mention him.
"It’s from the familial home of the current Empress Dowager," Old Man Zeng responded.
"The current Empress Dowager..." Lin Caisang was speechless.
The current Empress Dowager had no blood relation with the Emperor. Simply put, she was temporarily promoted to the position. If she wasn’t mistaken, Ya Molian had mentioned that the Empress Dowager had been at odds with the Emperor for many years and had even plotted against his own younger sister, the Elder Princess whom she knew.
Naturally, members from the Empress Dowager’s familial home would not be greatly favored by the Emperor, right?
"Such people dare to cross paths with me?"
Who in Jianan didn’t know that she was in possession of the Emperor’s Death Exemption Token? Did State Duke Wu have the courage of a bear to dare lure her away?
Just an attempt would have been fine, but having failed and then having his deceit discovered by Zeng Yulang?
"They just have the audacity to rely on their relationship with the Empress Dowager. No matter how outrageous their actions are, the Emperor wouldn’t dare to punish them," Old Man Zeng explained.
In the past, he couldn’t care less about these things. But after joining Lin Caisang, he became familiar with everything in Jianan City, from the imperial relatives to the street thugs.
"What happened afterward?" Lin Caisang asked.
From the look of Old Man Zeng now, it didn’t seem like he had been victimized. It seemed like the problem had been resolved, but she didn’t know whether Old Man Zeng and his son had sought help from Nine Lotus Hall or utilized other methods.
"In the end, people from Elder Princess’ Mansion directly tossed the man who was bribing our farmers into the Ministry of Justice’s prison. State Duke Wu’s grandson is still in jail. Even the Emperor dared not release him without the Elder Princess’ permission."
She hadn’t expected that the Elder Princess would ultimately be the one to assist. It seemed that she would have to treat the Elder Princess a bit better in the future.
But, could the Elder Princess really be that powerful? She imprisoned the Empress Dowager’s grandnephew and even the Emperor didn’t dare to release him. Why didn’t any of the official say a few words for the Empress Dowager?
Alright, if the Emperor kept quiet, who among the officials would dare to speak?
"Let him stay there. If he dared to provoke me, he must have done many bad things before. Let him stay in jail for a little longer. Consider it karma."
Such a shame, despite his wicked deeds, the Empress Dowager’s nephew couldn’t be prosecuted too much, as long as he hadn’t committed a murder.
Otherwise, it would be the Emperor who would bear the crime of being unfilial first.
"Yes, the boss is right."
Old Man Zeng nodded repeatedly. He wished he could stomp on these evil people who were getting away with their crimes, but sadly, himself, being an ordinary man, didn’t dare to.
"Boss, how long will you be staying this time?"
"Not long. I have other matters to attend to," replied Lin Caisang.
"Let’s go. Let me accompany you to the shop. Has Brother Yulang been keeping up with his studies? The autumn imperial examination is coming up. This is really big stuff, we can’t slip up."