Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 722: Yanyan Goes to Jail (3)_1

Chapter 722: Chapter 722: Yanyan Goes to Jail (3)_1

All of a sudden, it was as if everything had been prearranged, and within one night, a world-shaking change occurred. When Mo Yan arrived at the Ministry of Penal Affairs with the two maids, Liyan and Tang Xin, who adorned her status as a County Lord, all she heard were discussions about the examination fraud. She even came across several groups of scholars hurriedly heading towards the Imperial palace while indignantly denouncing the cheaters, with an anger almost akin to treating mortal enemies.

Mo Yan’s heart also sank with these intense remarks. If she could successfully clear her father’s name of the fraud accusation, all would be well, but if not, she dare not even think about what awaited her family.

The scholars all gathered at the gate of the palace, while the Ministry of Penal Affairs was relatively quiet. Mo Yan was the first to get off the carriage, and once Liyan and Tang Xin took out the cotton blankets, clothes, and foods prepared for Mo Qingze, she ordered Da HongZao to wait in the nearby alley, and the three of them headed towards the main gate of the Ministry of Penal Affairs.

"This is a restricted area of the Ministry of Penal Affairs; unauthorized persons are not allowed inside. Please leave immediately, Miss!" At the main gate, two guards stretched out their hands, blocking Mo Yan’s way.

If it weren’t for Mo Yan’s extraordinary composure and attire, along with the presence of two maids behind her, the guards would have been even more stern.

This time, Mo Yan, with the full bearing of a County Lord, firmly told the guards, "I must see the person in charge for an urgent matter. Please announce my arrival immediately."

The two guards clearly understood what the title "County Lord" signified, and they also knew that Emperor Huian had recently granted a title to Princess Hejia.

Seeing that Mo Yan did not seem to be lying, and such a lie would be easily exposed as false, the guards believed her and respectfully bowed, saying, "Princess Hejia, please enter and wait. I will go and announce your arrival right away."

Mo Yan nodded, and her expression softened appropriately, "Thank you for the trouble."

Then, led by one of the guards, she stepped into the Ministry of Penal Affairs and waited in a room by the door.

The guard asked Mo Yan to sit and served her a cup of tea before hurriedly rushing off to pass the message.

Entering the gate with ease, Liyan and Tang Xin’s nervous hearts relaxed slightly, but entering the notorious Ministry of Penal Affairs for the first time, they couldn’t help feeling timid. Looking at Mo Yan, who was quietly watching outside, they couldn’t help but admire her.

If they had been stopped by the guards just now, even being County Lords themselves, they would not have had the courage to enter like this; this was probably the biggest difference between them and Sister Yanyan!

Mo Yan was unaware of Liyan and Tang Xin’s thoughts; her heart was far from as composed as she appeared.

Before long, two officials wearing official caps and dressed in different uniforms hurried over. The one in front was the Shilang of the Ministry of Penal Affairs, with a lower-ranking official behind him. Seeing Mo Yan sitting inside the room, they both quickly approached to salute, "We were not informed of Princess Hejia’s visit; please forgive our lack of greetings in advance!"

Mo Yan slightly raised her hand, indicating for them to stand up, "I have come unannounced; there’s no need for you two gentlemen to blame yourselves." Having said that, she cut their pleasantries short and stated her purpose, "I am here to see my father; I wonder if you gentlemen can arrange that?"

Seeing the two officials looking bewildered, Mo Yan quickly added, "My father is Mo Qingze, who was falsely accused of rigging the examination hall!"

The two officials’ expression changed, clearly unaware that Mo Qingze, who had been decreed by Emperor Huian to be imprisoned and had overnight become the center of public opinion, was in fact the father of the newly titled County Lord.

Even so, the officials did not dare to treat Mo Yan lightly. After all, the fraud case was not yet concluded, and no one knew the truth of the matter. As long as The Emperor had not revoked the title of Princess Hejia, they could not afford to offend her.