kvmb Chapter 130: Become the Minister of Justice (11)
Chapter 130: Become the Minister of Justice (11)
A beautiful woman crying is also a kind of beauty.
What's more, now Xu Wanxin was kneeling in front of him and begging him, which made Song Chengze feel satisfied again.
So he quickly pulled Xu Wanxin up and said, "Hurry up and get up. No matter what the crime is, I won't blame your sister. By the way, who is your sister?"
Xu Wanxin was silent for a while, and then she told Song Chengze a name that he would never want to hear: "My sister is Xu Yingqing."
what……
Song Chengze couldn't help but frown, and his fists unconsciously clenched, and the clenched parts turned white.
Xu Wanxin glanced at Song Chengze's face, then quickly knelt down and said to him hastily, "Xu Yingqing is my eldest sister. She is the daughter of my father's concubine. Her aunt unfortunately died of a cold, but my eldest sister insisted that it was my father who killed her."
"Then, in order to take revenge on the Xu family, she disguised herself as a man to take the imperial examination without permission, and threatened my father to make a fake identity for her, saying that if my father didn't help her, she would let the Xu family be buried with her. My father couldn't persuade her, so he had to give in to her threats."
"I know that my sister has committed such a serious crime, a crime of deceiving the emperor, which is unforgivable. If my elder sister is not dead, the law of the country will not be just. I also want my elder sister to be alive, but the law of Dajin cannot be violated because of her. However, the other people in the Xu family are innocent, and my parents are also innocent. Can Your Highness please show some leniency and spare the lives of the other people in the Xu family? If possible, I can pay with my own life."
Xu Wanxin told Song Chengze everything, and with just a few words she established her image as a person who understood the big picture, knew right from wrong, and was filial.
"You get up first. I don't mean to blame you." Song Chengze took a while to react, came back to his senses, and said to Xu Wanxin.
Instead of getting angry after hearing these words, he was extremely happy.
Xu Yingqing is a woman, hahahahaha, Xu Yingqing is a woman.
God help me!!
It is unacceptable for a woman to be an official. As long as he exposes this matter in the court, he doesn't believe that his father will still indulge her.
Then he gently said to Xu Wanxin, "This matter is not your fault. Xu Yingqing, that treacherous minister, is cruel and ruthless, and treats the entire court as her slaughterhouse. I'm sure your father has been threatened by her. She is indeed a heartless and vicious person. She even dares to threaten her own father. She is extremely unfilial."
"I need you to tell me everything about her now. Once you get rid of this treacherous minister, I will marry you as the Crown Princess."
Xu Wanxin was instantly overjoyed. As long as she became the Crown Princess, she would be able to complete her task faster.
Then she threw herself into Song Chengze's arms again.
The prince is such a great man, but there are people who are ungrateful and let him down.
I really don’t know how many good men like the prince there are in the world?
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In the evening, Xu Guanghai returned to the post station with a gloomy face. He went to inquire about his superiors today, but he didn't expect that the group of people would remain silent when they heard this name.
As if afraid of something.
Finally, he spent a large sum of money to learn from a scholar that the Shangguan he mentioned had been executed along with his entire clan half a month ago. He continued to ask what crime he had committed, but the scholar seemed to have encountered great terror and refused to say anything no matter how much he asked.
In addition, since he was transferred to the Ministry of Justice, he inquired about some things about the officials of the Ministry of Justice. However, no matter whether it was the various merchants or scholars, as soon as the Ministry of Justice was mentioned, they immediately fell silent.
She gave him a wishing look.
This made him feel a little puzzled. He felt that the atmosphere in the capital was a little strange. Other aspects were fine, but once the affairs of the court were mentioned, everyone immediately shut their mouths and looked around vigilantly.
Then they would immediately stay away from him, as if state affairs should not be mentioned. Some stores even had four big words hung on their doors - Don't talk about state affairs.
This is true for both street vendors and scholars.
He was politically sensitive, so he didn't dare to continue to inquire, for fear of breaking any taboos.
Fortunately, with his unremitting efforts, he found out the location of the Ministry of Justice, which made it convenient for him to report tomorrow.
In the inn.
Xu Guanghai and his family had dinner here, but one person was missing, and that was Xu Wanxin.
"Where did Wanxin go?"
Just as Xu Guanghai said this, he saw a man dressed as a guard walk in and said to him, "Don't worry, sir. Your daughter is with His Highness now, nothing will happen to her."
"Your Highness, which Your Highness?" Madam Xu asked in surprise. There are many princes and princesses in the capital, and they can all be called Your Highness.
Only Xu Guanghai realized something. His face was full of joy, and he said to the guard with a smile: "Thank you very much, Your Highness, for taking care of my daughter. My daughter is naughty, so please let this humble official tell the prince to forgive her."
The guard nodded and turned away.
"Your Highness? When did Wanxin know the prince? This is too... If it's true... the Xu family's ancestors would be so happy! I said Wanxin is a promising child. If she can give birth to a child with the prince, then we will also be royal relatives..."
Mrs. Xu was shocked at first, then filled with endless joy. She stood up and talked as she walked, smiling from ear to ear.
Xu Guanghai's other two sons also laughed.
They are royal relatives, they are royal relatives.
"Master, our Wanxin is now with the prince. Please decide when to get rid of that girl Xu Yingqing. Keeping her will only bring trouble."
The person Mrs. Xu hated the most was Xu Yingqing. Her son failed the examination and became a scholar, so how could she pass?
Moreover, she won three first prizes in the imperial examinations. This kind of honor is not something a woman like her can bear.
If I had known earlier, I should have killed her without hesitation.
"I have my own arrangements for her."
A fierce light flashed in Xu Guanghai's eyes. Xu Yingqing, ah Xu Yingqing, don't blame your father for being cruel. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being a girl.
Last time Xu Wanxin said that she wanted to expose Xu Yingqing's identity in front of the prince, he thought about it and felt that it was still inappropriate and he should just cut the grass and root it out to avoid more trouble.
Time passed little by little.
Night falls, and some people stay awake all night.
Early the next morning.
Since today was not the morning court session, Xu Guanghai went to the Ministry of Justice to report for duty early in the morning with his appointment documents.
After Xu Guanghai came in, he saw that the atmosphere inside was very strange.
No one spoke, and even if they talked occasionally, they were talking about business.
He wanted to get close to some officials, and took out money to honor them and establish good relationships with them.
But as soon as he showed this sign, those officials would avoid him, as if gold and silver were very hot to handle.
At this time, an official came over and whispered to him, "You are new here. I advise you to be less cunning if you want to survive. No matter you are giving or receiving bribes, once you are caught, you will have to go to the guillotine. Don't let you harm all of us."
He was afraid that Xu Guanghai would be bribed here and would be discovered by Xie Lang's spies and reported to her, which would lead to another purge.
Therefore, some officials avoided Xu Guanghai as much as possible, for fear of being implicated.