mtl008 Chapter 364 The Father Protecting His Daughter
Chapter 364 The Father Protecting His Daughter
Chapter 364 The Father Protecting His Daughter
Having heard so much about Shen Li's prowess on the battlefield, Consort Zheng was already looking forward to seeing how she would handle the troubles in her own backyard.
Shen Li was unaware of the scheme behind it all. She slept very well that night, and although the place had a mix of smells, she didn't feel like a stranger.
When she woke up, someone had prepared water for her to wash up. The women in the same cell, whether spontaneously or under the orders of their leader, lined up to serve her when she woke up.
She had just sat up when the blond-haired girl from yesterday came over, squatted down, picked up her shoes, and tried to help her put them on.
"Wait a moment." Shen Li took the shoes herself and said very kindly, "Thank you, little sister. I can manage on my own, so please don't bother."
"Is the master still blaming me?" The girl looked young, and although her face was clean, it still showed the dark and reddish complexion that comes from years of being outdoors.
"Of course not." Seeing her trembling, Shen Li quickly explained, "I'm here to go to jail, not to be a king. I have to do it myself."
The girl breathed a slight sigh of relief, relieved that she hadn't been held against her.
After having breakfast in prison, Shen Li called over a female prison guard to inquire about Wu Zihao's current situation.
"I heard he vomited several times in prison last night, almost bringing up bile. His whip marks are also bad; he was in so much pain he howled all night and couldn't sleep." The plump female jailer spoke with great enthusiasm, clearly enjoying the spectacle.
"Everyone in the men's prison says you have guts, sir. Wu Zihao has been running rampant for over a year and has bullied many people, but no one has dared to do what you did, making him both punched and sued."
"It's just that you've sacrificed yourself, which is a bit of a loss." The female jailer was genuinely worried for Shen Li.
"It's alright, just consider it as coming in to make friends with you all." Shen Li said, then promised the woman in the prison that if she couldn't make a living after she got out, she could go to her manor.
Zhuangzi believed that as long as one is willing to work, one will never go hungry.
Almost half of the people were grateful, but some were unable to leave, and others were lazy and unwilling to work, having grown up with the habit of getting something for nothing.
While the prison was filled with jubilation, the imperial court was in complete chaos. Of course, no real fighting took place, but there was a lot of arguing, with some of the older men getting red in the face and their necks bulging.
The incident began when some civil officials impeached Shen Li for abusing her power in the street, which was considered disrespectful to the emperor. They argued that she should be stripped of her title as a princess and handed over to the Shuntian Prefecture for further handling.
Originally, Shen Zizai had been keeping a low profile and not ordering his students to do anything after hearing Gu Chang'an's words, but upon hearing this, he could no longer tolerate it and argued with the censor who was impeaching Shen Li in court.
Even if he was biased towards his daughter, he was telling the truth and pointed out that Wu Zihao injured someone first, and his own daughter did it afterward, making it clear who was right and who was wrong.
However, it seemed that people in the court didn't care about the content of the speech but rather about the attitude. As soon as Shen Zizai spoke, officials from the Hanlin Academy and the Six Ministries wanted to come out to help.
But after a long pause, they found themselves unable to get a word in edgewise. Shen Zizai, on the other hand, displayed the eloquence of a scholar, quoting classical texts and speaking with righteous indignation, managing to maintain a firm upper hand.
Gu Chang'an didn't want his father-in-law to use his influence because he didn't want the emperor to be even more wary of the Shen family's power, but he didn't expect his father-in-law to lose his composure.
But it seems impossible to say he was wrong, because he only contributed one person, and the other civil officials were defeated as if they had been defeated roosters.