The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 292

After Zhou Chu was reinstated, he did not rush to have the Embroidered Uniform Guard investigate Chen Wanyan, because it would be too obvious to target Chen Wanyan right away.

In fact, there was no need to investigate. Dozens of the servants in the Chen household were secret agents of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Everything Chen Wanyan did and said to whom he stayed at home was recorded clearly.

Everything, including what those officials said when they gave gifts to Chen Wanyan, was crystal clear. The key to getting rid of Chen Wanyan wasn't how much evidence there was, but rather who the emperor supported.

This is the real reason why Yang Yiqing and Xia Yan are so eager to reinstate Zhou Chu. They know very well that the emperor may be wary of Zhou Chu, but he will still support Zhou Chu's words and deeds.

After all, everyone can see that since Zhou Chu became an official, everything he has done has been for the country and the people. It can be said that this commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard has made great contributions to the current situation of the emperor.

Yang Yiqing believed that the emperor might have been somewhat wary of Zhou Chu at first, but after so many days, the emperor should have figured it out long ago. Zhou Chu had never had any disloyal intentions, and many things were done because he had no choice but to do them when things had come to that point.

Once it's all done, and you think about it carefully, you'll understand many things.

It was precisely because Yang Yiqing believed he understood Jiajing's thoughts that he was certain the emperor would side with Zhou Chu.

As for Chen Wanyan? Yang Yiqing saw it even more clearly: he was nothing more than a knife in the emperor's hand, which could be discarded at any time after it had been used to a certain extent.

The reason the emperor used Chen Wanyan's sword was ultimately because he didn't have a suitable sword. For the emperor, Zhou Chu was not only a suitable sword, but also a divine weapon that could cut through everything and was invincible.

With Zhou Chu in charge, the emperor naturally wouldn't care about Chen Wanyan's life or death.

At best, they would be dismissed from their posts; at worst, their entire family would be exterminated and their property confiscated.

It depends on whether the emperor and empress's relationship is truly as loving as they appear.

A few days after Zhou Chu was reinstated, Fang Hong and Shen Qing's wedding day arrived.

Fang Hong has been back in Beijing for some time now, and has been preparing for her wedding. She knows very well that if she doesn't take advantage of this trip back to Beijing to get married, it will be at least another year and a half before she returns. She and Shen Qing are not young anymore, and it is only right and proper for them to get married.

However, neither Fang Hong nor Shen Qing had parents. Two months ago, Princess Deqing recognized Shen Qing as her goddaughter.

Princess Deqing did this partly because of Zhou Chu, and partly because of Yun Gui Fang.

Princess Deqing and Zhou Chu have entrusted Shen Qing with the management of the current shops in Yun Gui Fang. After all, professional matters should be left to professionals, and Yun Gui Fang is now the economic lifeline of the princess's residence.

The princess's residence is now far more luxurious than before, not only because it has become richer, but also because the valuable items confiscated by Zhou Chu during his raids were transported to the capital by the cartload, and Jiajing Emperor bestowed many gifts upon the princess's residence.

After all, in the entire capital, apart from Jiajing's birth mother, this aunt was the closest relative in the clan, so naturally, she would think of the princess's residence whenever she had something good.

Besides their few relatives, Fang Hong and Shen Qing's wedding was attended by many of Fang Hong's colleagues from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, including many commanders, including Lu Wanshan.

It was obvious that these people came because of Zhou Chu, since both Zhou Chu and Yun Jin were there.

Yun Jin led troops for nearly a year. At the beginning, she was just a young girl. Although she was very dignified in front of outsiders, she was still confused about many things since she had just started commanding troops. It was Fang Hong who stayed by her side and gave her confidence.

Therefore, the two have a very good relationship.