Chapter 1847
The True and False Jinshi
Yang Zhenzhen fell ill as soon as she got home.
She's a rich young lady; it's no wonder she got sick after being out in the cold all night.
Her mind was foggy, and she was still thinking about why the Fourth Prince hadn't gone to that place like he had in her previous life.
Could it be that she remembered the wrong place? Or perhaps she remembered the wrong date?
As soon as she recovered a little, Yang Zhenzhen sent her trusted maid Chunxi to find out what was going on.
The Fourth Prince's encounter with the mad horse was no small matter; most people in the capital knew about it.
Chunxi easily found out the details and came to tell Yang Zhenzhen.
It turned out that Liu Xinya, in her identity as the Fourth Prince, reacted quickly, spurred her horse to catch up with the mad horse, and reached out to pull the Fourth Prince onto her own horse.
Without further hesitation, the others fired arrows and killed the mad horse.
Although the Fourth Prince was a little frightened, he is in good health and is currently enjoying the flowers with Miss Liu.
After hearing this, Yang Zhenzhen exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Liu? Which Liu family?"
The fourth prince's wife in her previous life did not have the surname Liu.
Chunxi: "It is the home of Liu Xu, the Minister of Works."
"Liu Xu? How could he be the Minister of Works?"
Isn't the Minister of Works her father? And shouldn't Liu Xu be the Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate?
"What official position does my father hold now?" Yang Zhenzhen asked hurriedly.
Chunxi: "Master is an assistant director in the Ministry of Revenue."
Yang Zhenzhen almost fainted upon hearing this.
How could he be a fifth-rank official?
With such a low official rank, how could she, as a daughter, possibly catch the eye of the Empress and the Emperor and become the Crown Prince's principal wife?
In her previous life, she was able to marry the Third Prince as his principal wife not only because she had already become involved with him, but also because her father was the Minister of Works, a high-ranking official of the second rank. As his daughter, she was qualified to be the prince's principal wife.
No, I must get my father promoted.
Even if she were to marry a prince, she would have to be his principal wife.
Since Liu Xu has taken her father's official position, and her daughter is now vying with her for the Fourth Prince, let's start by taking action against Liu Xu.
Yang Zhenzhen knew Liu Xu's weakness: he was an imposter, and the real Liu Xu had been killed by him; he had taken Liu Xu's identity to become an official.
This matter was so bizarre that it spread throughout the entire capital, and even she, a woman in the inner quarters, heard the details.
Yang Zhenzhen instructed Chunxi to go find her brother.
Chunxi's brother, Chunmu, also became Yang Zhenzhen's confidant because of his sister.
Yang Zhenzhen entrusted many things to Chunmu to handle.
Yang Zhenzhen had Chunxi give Chunmu fifty taels of silver: "If it's done well, there will be a reward."
Chunmu was overjoyed. Miss was so generous! He had received nearly two hundred taels of silver from her during this period.
That's enough for him to buy a small courtyard.
Once he earns another thousand or eight hundred from the prostitute, he can buy dozens of acres of land, redeem himself, and become a landlord.
Chunmu went off to take care of his business, while Yang Zhenzhen recuperated and waited for his news.
Liu Dong was invited to the main hall of the Dali Temple.
In addition to officials from the Court of Judicial Review, there were also officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate.
After all, this matter involved a high-ranking official of the second rank in the imperial court, and it was a crime of deceiving the emperor. Even the emperor was alarmed, so naturally a joint trial by the three judicial departments was necessary.
Liu Dong was the defendant on trial.
The plaintiff claimed to be Liu Xu's cousin and accused the current Liu Xu of being an imposter.
Liu Xu's cousin claimed that Liu Xu was murdered after passing the imperial examination, and a failed candidate impersonated him, becoming an official and enjoying wealth and power for over ten years. The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review asked, "Lord Liu, do you recognize the person kneeling below?"
Liu Tong glanced at Liu Xu's cousin and said indifferently, "I recognize him; he is my cousin."
After Liu Xinya's incident, Liu Dong investigated Liu Xu in detail again and found out more minor details.
He naturally recognized who this person was and could also recount some of the things Liu Xu had done with him.
Liu Xu's cousin shouted, "You're not my cousin, you imposter!"
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review: "Lord Liu, did you hear what he said? What do you have to say?"
Liu Tong: "The truth will out. I don't know why he said that. If he says I'm a fraud, please provide evidence."
My cousin said, "I don't have any evidence, but the authorities can investigate. They're sure to find evidence."
My cousin said, “You’re not my cousin, you’re Liu Cai from XX village in XX region. You took the imperial examination in the same year as my cousin, but you didn’t get to the examination hall because you were sick. You were jealous that my cousin passed the exam and became a Jinshi, and because you look like my cousin, you killed him and impersonated him to become an official. Sir, you can send someone to Liu Cai’s hometown to investigate. You can also question the innkeeper from back then…”
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review: "Lord Liu, do you have any objections?"
Liu Tong: "Lord Zhang, please send someone to investigate. I did not kill anyone, and I have a clear conscience."
He didn't kill the person in the first place; it was the original owner of this body who did it.
The original owner of this body has already atoned for his sins in the underworld because of murder.
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review imprisoned his cousin and sent people to investigate Liu Cai.
This would take time, and Liu Tong, naturally, could not be imprisoned and returned to his own residence.
However, he cannot return to work until the case is thoroughly investigated.
Liu Xi and Liu Xinya both ran to Liu Tong's side with concern.
The two had no doubt that Liu Dong was an imposter.
Liu Xi had been by Liu Tong's side since childhood and believed that Liu Tong was her biological father.
Liu Xinya thought about it more deeply: Liu Lian even knew that she was his biological daughter, so how could she not be Liu Xu?
There's no way Liu Xu would tell such a secret to the imposter!
Liu Xinya: "Dad, could it be that someone is deliberately trying to harm you?"
Liu Tong: "Very likely. My cousin is no good. He likes to gamble, and he's squandered almost all of our family's wealth. He'll do anything to have money to keep gambling."
Liu Xi: "Could it be that someone paid him to frame Father? Father, can you imagine who would do such a thing?"
Liu Tong: "I didn't expect that. Although I have political enemies, they wouldn't use such clumsy methods."
Liu Xi and Liu Xinya nodded.
In their view, this method was indeed clumsy.
But in fact, this method is simple yet very effective.
After all, Ryuu was indeed an imposter.
But what could he do when Ryu Dong had already eliminated all the negative factors that could expose him?
Liu Dong did not believe that this was the work of his political enemies, who could not possibly know that he was an imposter Liu Xu.
His gaze swept over Liu Xinya.
If time travel is possible, could rebirth be one too?
In the previous life of the reborn person, the fact that the original body impersonated Liu Xu was exposed.
When Liu Xinya saw Liu Tong's gaze fall on her, she said, "Father, I know some people from all walks of life. They are well-informed and may be able to help me find out who is behind Liu Zhi."
Liu Tong smiled and said, "Alright, the task of finding out who's behind Liu Zhi is now in your hands."
Seeing Liu Qiu's trust in her abilities, Liu Xinya was overjoyed: "Father, rest assured, I will definitely find that person!" (End of Chapter)