Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 309: Another Round of Self-Reflection at Home!

Chapter 309: Chapter 309: Another Round of Self-Reflection at Home!

What the hell...

The Little Leader initially thought the matter wasn’t too serious, and he could just brush it off casually. However, reality struck him like a heavy blow.

One of the deceased in this accident was actually an envoy from the Daliang Country stationed in Shengjing!

Between countries, there are trade and communications to various degrees, and they usually dispatch envoys to reside in foreign lands for extended periods. This facilitates the passing of messages and allows for flexible responses if issues arise, which is very convenient.

Now that an envoy has died, it touches upon diplomatic relations. It’s escalating into a big affair!

The Little Leader was a mere seventh-rank official, while Li Qingmu was a Standard Sixth Rank censor at the Imperial Censorate, and ordinarily, he should follow the hierarchy. But at this moment, the Little Leader couldn’t care less about that and pointed at Li Qingmu, saying, "You two have done a good job, trying to drag people down to death!"

Li Qingmu and Long Yue were also slightly taken aback but didn’t share the same panic as the Little Leader. Their first reaction was, how could it be such a coincidence?

Falling off the bridge and landing on someone below was already quite coincidental, but to happen upon a person from the Liang Country? That’s even more coincidental!

Certainly, coincidences are inevitable, but when there are too many coincidences together, it’s not a coincidence!

Long Yue carefully recalled the entire encounter with that vendor—it was they who initiated the conversation, asking if they wanted to guess riddles.

But that was typical; when hawking wares, who wouldn’t shout to attract attention?

The issue was that the other party blocked their path to inquire, which was suspicious. Both of them were caught in a blissful mood at the time, momentarily inattentive, letting the other exploit the gap.

But was it merely to embroil them in this deadly incident?

This was not their doing; it was merely that their exposure of the vendor’s trick led to public outrage, resulting in tragedy!

Targeting their couple was incidental; the real target... was that envoy from Daliang stationed in Shengjing!

Upon realizing this, Long Yue suddenly raised her head and looked at Li Qingmu, "Husband, is there any news recently from the court regarding Liang Country?"

"Not at all... No, there is some news!"

Li Qingmu’s pupils slightly contracted, his gaze turned cold, "Two months ago, the Emperor of Liang Country passed away and the young emperor ascended the throne! The original plan for the Liang Country delegation to visit Shengjing City was consequently postponed!"

"Liang Country... has been at peace with Dazhou these years, could it be someone wishes to provoke conflict between the two states?"

Long Yue still remembered two years ago, how a war with Xiliang had erupted due to the assassination of an envoy.

But the cause of that war was indeed inextricably linked to Li Qingmu, whereas this time?

They weren’t aware that if they adhered to the original plan, even if Li Qingmu didn’t intervene, someone else would have attempted the assassination on the Xiliang envoy.

Same old tactics, it was too similar!

"What’s happening? Yue’er, are you okay?"

"What happened?"

Yang Zhuoya and Su Shi arrived upon hearing the commotion, followed shortly by Chai Qiao’er and Xiang Yin.

Jinming Lake isn’t too large or too small, but once something happens, people naturally gather, and they came running.

Seeing the two bodies on the ground, Su Shi and Xiang Yin were dumbfounded.

Xiang Yin instinctively asked quietly, "Did you do this?"

It couldn’t be blamed on Xiang Yin; the incident from back then left too strong an impression in his mind. One man’s neck was broken—only Li Qingmu could have pulled that off, right?

Li Qingmu truly wanted to punch him at this moment, "We didn’t lay a hand; he fell off the bridge himself and happened to hit this person!"

It was purely accidental!

"If that’s the case, then it has nothing to do with you, let’s leave?"

Better avoid unnecessary trouble; if it was a commoner who died, it could be looked into, but a person from Liang Country? This involves diplomatic relations, and once entangled, trouble is feared.

"Who said it’s unrelated to them? If it weren’t for their coercion of that vendor, the vendor wouldn’t have fallen into the water! Without falling, how could he have hit the Liang Country envoy?"

The Little Leader wasn’t allowing them to leave, speaking furiously.

Especially casting an unfriendly gaze at Long Yue.

Damn it, misfortune follows every encounter with this woman!

The Little Leader felt he was bound for another reassignment, truly miserable!

"Second Cousin!"

Yang Zhuoya’s cousin arrived; he was the Assistant Minister of Rites, a ministry specializing in ceremonial, religious, and diplomatic matters.

Yang Zhuojun inspected the death of the envoy; it was a pitiful sight, his neck bone directly fractured, dying instantly. As for the vendor, he died from a severe head injury caused by a collision with the ship’s wood upon falling.

"Cousin, is the situation very serious?"

Fortunately, it was Yang Zhuojun who came. Although Yang Zhuoya was an illegitimate daughter and not favored much at home, Yang Zhuojun himself was an illegitimate son too. Between them, sympathy was mutual, hence their relationship was decent.

Yang Zhuojun frowned slightly, looking at Li Qingmu and Long Yue, helplessly shaking his head.

"Though this is an accident, we must appease the situation. Fortunately, Daliang has maintained peace with our Dazhou these past few years, thus it’s manageable. However... Imperial Censor Li, you bear some responsibility for this matter, prepare to face penalties when the time comes."

"Yes, thanks for your concern, Brother Yang!"

Soon, two other Liang Country envoys arrived, and Yang Zhuojun took charge of negotiating with them.

"This is purely accidental, but our Dazhou will surely not shirk its duty; we will ensure a proper burial and offer compensation!"

"We don’t wish to dwell excessively on this matter, ten thousand taels of silver shall be the condolence, and an explanation from our Daliang!"

Ten thousand taels of silver is not a trifling sum, but it remains within acceptable bounds. This request stemmed from Daliang’s current chaotic times, not wanting trouble, thus only demanding ten thousand taels.

Still, initially, Xiliang tried extorting Dazhou, but ended up getting ten thousand troops decimated. Regardless of the method, the annihilation of those ten thousand troops was real.

The matter is temporarily resolved, but the ensuing impact is considerable.

The next day, impeachment reports against Li Qingmu for coercing an innocent citizen and harming the Daliang envoy flooded the court, with determination to unseat him.

Qi Yun sat perched on the Emperor’s chair, watching as ministers below spew words vehemently, glancing at the young man standing upright against a pillar, couldn’t help but sneer, "Li Qingmu, do you have anything to say about this?"

Ah, being a minister for this Emperor truly is tough!

Li Qingmu sorrowfully stepped out, bowing, "Your Majesty, this matter arose from me, I offer no defense. However, the vendor’s deception incited public anger, leading to his fall from the bridge and resultant death—he asked for it. As for the Daliang envoy, I deeply regret it!"

"Hmm!"

Qi Yun snorted coldly, looking at the young man feigning nobility in accepting punishment, wanting to hit him.

"Since you’ve admitted, go home for reflection, plus, this ten thousand taels of silver will be on you!"

What?

Li Qingmu suddenly looked up, baffled at the Emperor above.

You... You wouldn’t be that petty, would you? That envoy was accidentally killed, how can it be my family’s responsibility, and ten thousand taels...

Noticing the bewildered expression on the young man below, Qi Yun’s mood lifted, yet he spoke cryptically, "What, do you object?"

An envoy died, and you’re simply asked to pay, already quite lenient, kid, don’t be ungrateful!

This was the subtext, which Li Qingmu instantly understood, thus he promptly shook his head, "No objections!"

Nearby, Prime Minister Pei considered speaking on Li Qingmu’s behalf, since the young man’s wife had treated his daughter’s face, but seeing the Emperor had settled on punishment—and it wasn’t harsh, just self-reflection and compensation—he stayed silent.

"Dismiss!"

The ministers exited in succession, while Li Qingmu walked out of the Golden Hall defiantly, Cui Yuanhe approached in conversation, "Imperial Censor Li, if finances are tight, feel free to borrow from me, my household has some savings."

Ten thousand taels indeed wasn’t minor. Even for a Prime Minister’s house, obtaining such a sum wasn’t simple.

But money, once squeezed, it can be found.

Li Qingmu was deeply moved, bowing, "Thank you, Prime Minister Cui, for the generous offer, but my wife’s estate contains some valuable items which can solve the immediate need!"

Uh...

Cui Yuanhe’s face reddened, realizing awkwardly, Li Qingmu lives in the Xiping General Mansion, where Cao Yin previously searched and collected numerous precious valuables. The foundation was solid, this ten thousand taels could easily be amassed!

As Prime Minister, naturally with thick skin, and it was merely a gesture, Cui Yuanhe promptly smiled, reaffirming if money was needed, he was ready to lend.

Li Qingmu continued feeling grateful.

Nearby, Pang Wenzheng looked on, face chilling.

Unconsciously, this youngster had garnered a foothold in the court, truly detestable!