"Is this person the Erlang of the Xue family?"
Old man Chen frowned slightly, and while looking at Xue Jing carefully, he murmured:
"But two years ago in Taohua Village, a family happened to be welcoming a bride. When the first carry of the betrothal gift reached the end of the village, the last carry had not yet entered the village. The formation was not ordinary, so the old man remembered it very clearly. At that time, I didn’t know which wealthy family was getting married, but I just felt that the elders were a little disrespectful and chose a bad month like the third month to get married. It was really unscrupulous. For this reason, the old man even looked at the groom. He was very handsome. Is that you?"
"But you... how could it be..."
The more he murmured, the lower the old man's voice became, and he seemed really confused.
After all, almost everyone in the capital knew about Xue Erlang and Su Ruoyun's engagement. Because of her relationship with the eldest princess, Su Ruoyun was favored by the Queen Mother. When the marriage was finalized, she was even given a jade Ruyi by the Queen Mother.
Since Old Man Chen wants to sue Cao Guogong's government, let alone other things, this kind of information that everyone knows must be able to find out.
There is no need to explain why he was confused.
As soon as Old Man Chen finished speaking, the expressions of the people in the palace suddenly changed.
Xue Jing was the first to react, pointing at Old Man Chen and angrily saying: "What are you talking about? What kind of wedding? It's nothing!"
Xue Jing is really unjust!
He is brave, otherwise he would not be carried away by love and do the thing of replacing the criminal.
But no matter how stupid and bold he is, he will not be so bold as to openly marry his cousin. Wouldn't that be courting death?
This person was clearly wronging him! It's intentional!
Xue Jing was very angry.
But he couldn't explain clearly, so he could only shout that he was wronged sentence by sentence.
And when Xue Jing shouted his injustice, Luo Shi and Cao Guogong's faces were also green and white.
Luo Shi felt that her motherly heart had been let down.
As for Cao Guogong.
Duke Cao Guo was about to explode with rage.
It was already a headache for him that his old wife and son would do such a thing without telling him, but his son was so bold that even if he married her, people would get caught!
Peach Blossom Village.
Cao Guogong had some impressions of this village.
Because the peach blossoms planted all over the scenery are very beautiful, and it is very suitable for outings. I bought it specially and moved it to a village a few years ago, and that village is not far from Yuzhao'an.
He had the same logic as Luo Shi, and felt that since Old Man Chen dared to say it in the palace, there must be no lies, otherwise it would be the crime of deceiving the emperor.
Who would have thought that this honest and honest "trickster" would also commit fraud.
certainly--
No matter how convinced in his heart that his son had lied to them, he would definitely not be able to admit it on his face. Luo Shi is already the mastermind, is he going to subvert Xue Jing again?
"Your Majesty, this is a warning! This unruly man must have been instigated by someone to deliberately target Duke Cao's mansion."
Duke Cao Guo shouted to the emperor that he was wronged:
"Jing'er is well-versed in the books of sages, so how could he do anything like having an affair without a matchmaker? He and his cousin have never met each other a few times before. They just didn't dare to disobey their mother and got to know each other after many times of help. There was absolutely no conspiracy to change her! Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me."
The family of three cried and even moved out of the house to show their loyalty to the emperor.
Old man Chen seemed to be frightened. He trembled all over and lay on the ground and said repeatedly:
"I must have seen it wrong."
"I'm talking nonsense."
He looked frightened.
It was even more obvious that Cao Guogong was the one who used his power to force others, which made Cao Guogong very angry.
Liu Xiong on the side glanced at the emperor's face, but said quietly:
"If I remember correctly, in the spring of the last term, because of the scholar's death remonstrance, the public was so excited that he failed the first palace examination. Two months later, on the 9th of the leap month, Luo Jinxian was completely convicted. , kill those who deserve to be killed and exile, and then the Holy Master summoned the tributes to hold a new palace examination."
"Second Young Master Xue, you clearly passed the most difficult examination that year, but you missed the second palace examination due to illness. Your Majesty has always been kind to the Duke. Even if you wrote an article while you were ill, you will definitely give it an advantage. , you... really shouldn't..."
The implication is that whether he is ill or something else, unless there is an explanation, it is really hard to tell.
Can--
explain……
Xue Jing smiled bitterly.
My cousin was weak and fell seriously ill on the road shortly after changing her identity. Xue Jing was really worried, so he rushed to stay with his cousin all night long. He didn't return to Beijing until she recovered. For this, he missed the imperial examination and was scolded by his mother.
The insider Luo Shi obviously also thought of this.
Immediately I realized that the unruly man was cheating.
There is no such thing as a wedding, it doesn’t match up at all!
Moreover, he didn't even tell who the bride was, nor did he specify the time, but they preconceived the idea that Xue Jing was really carried away by love. In order to reassure his cousin, they secretly held a wedding outside, allowing the old man to catch the clue.
But how to explain this?
Either way, he admitted that Xue Jing was involved in this matter. Just as Luo Shi was about to fabricate a name for his illness that made him unable to get out of bed, he was shocked when the emperor suddenly dropped his pen.
"Asshole!"
The emperor said angrily: "You dare to fool me even in front of the palace. Mr. Cao Guo, you are so brave!"
It has to be said that Liu Xiong has been an important minister for many years and his eyesight is first-class.
Just looking at the emperor's reaction, it doesn't matter whether one person did it or two people did it, or for what reason.
The emperor just needed a reason.
A reason to interrogate Xue Jing openly and strictly, and even torture the insider Luo Er.
After all, once Luo Shi admits the crime, it will be easy to convict him, so how should the Yinzi matter be interrogated?
But Old Man Chen just took the initiative.
Even if it is full of loopholes, even if you think about it after calming down, it is very ridiculous.
Thinking about it, Liu Xiong couldn't help but glance at Old Man Chen.
Although he and Cao Guogong were not in the same group, they had the same idea. Someone must have given advice to this old man.
really--
In the end, the crown prince of Cao Guogong had no time to stop anything.
After Feng Qing brought back Luo Wenyong's brother and sister and confirmed that Luo Man'er was two months pregnant, the emperor immediately ordered Cao Guogong and his family to stay in the mansion to think about their mistakes until the matter was settled. As for the four people involved in the incident, they were detained by the Third Division and sent to the Third Division Guard respectively. It is necessary to find out the truth of the matter in order to give the people justice.
Hearing this, the heads of the three departments exchanged glances and already had a tacit understanding.
The three guards are not as good as the imperial edict, and even Cao Guogong can't intervene. It's not up to them to decide what to do?
After hearing the news from the Third Guards, Cao Guogong, who finally realized that he had fallen into a trap, turned pale. The four people were shaking like chaff, shouting for mercy while being mercilessly dragged down.
The palace became quiet again, and the emperor was in a very good mood. He passed over the mournful Duke Cao, stepped forward in person, and helped old Chen up.
Old man Chen looked excited and shouted that the Holy Spirit is wise.
But when he stood up and caught a glimpse of Cao Guogong standing in front of him on the left, his whole body started to tremble like a rabbit seeing a wolf.
Seeing this, the emperor couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't be afraid, old man. I also hate Luo Jinxian. I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
"The Holy One is benevolent and loves the people, so the common people will naturally believe in the Holy One."
Old man Chen complimented, then changed his tone and said in fear:
"It's just that Cao Min seemed to have said the wrong thing just now... Cao Min just wants to pay it back. Being able to see the Holy One is worth dying for. But Cao Min's family..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Cao Guogong.
What it means is self-explanatory.
Seeing this, Liu Xiong would have almost laughed out loud if it wasn't for the wrong occasion.
However, Cao Guogong was so angry that he leaped to heaven with one Buddha, two jumps and three rises. This unruly man had done a lot of harm to the Xue family, yet he dared to ask for a guarantee!
What a deception!
Don't let him catch who is behind it! His wife and children will definitely suffer a serious crime if they join the Third Guards this time, and he will definitely be with this person forever.
It happened that the emperor was in a good mood at this time and had already walked the ninety-nine steps. He did not mind taking the last step of "loving the people like a son" after this compliment. Hearing this, he immediately said:
"Don't worry, old man. No one under the Emperor's feet dares to do anything to my people. Just go home in peace. No one will dare to do anything to you. Mr. Cao Guo, don't you think so?"
Cao Guogong looked like he had swallowed a fly, but he had to cup his hands and echoed:
"What the Holy One said makes sense, and I have learned from it."
Now, he doesn't dare to take action against these unruly people.
With the emperor's words, he even had to protect this person and his family, otherwise if something happened, it would be his fault.
That's too much!
What a deception!
Seeing that Duke Cao Guo was about to faint from anger, Old Chen finally stopped, complimented him again, and then left with his two nephews.
"Li Zheng, you really did this just now!"
When they walked out of the hall and saw that the young eunuch was a little far away, one of them breathed a sigh of relief and gave Old Man Chen a thumbs up.
"I don't even dare to say a word when I see the emperor. Either you can keep it straight."
Old man Chen touched his beard when he heard this, but smiled and said nothing.
He was a rough man. Although he had read some books, he had done nothing. The only son who had read some books was too upright. He died in a man-made disaster in a flood just before reporting corruption. His wife and eldest grandson also died. .
As a father, he cannot be worse than his son. It has been difficult to live alone with my grandson in the past few years, but it is only through my strength that I have been able to survive to this day.
Fortunately, he met Mr. Su Hou, who not only pointed out what he said in front of the emperor, but also gave him two opportunities to improve his grandson.
It’s good to be able to make progress.
Old man Chen walked out slowly, returning to his honest and honest appearance. When he walked out of this door, he would not recognize or know anyone.
Sansi's movements were still very fast.
After the four people were imprisoned in the Third Guards, in just one night, they could no longer bear the torture and vomited separately.
But, I didn’t ask what I really wanted.
Of course this was not possible, so the punishment continued and tended to become more and more severe.
After learning about the situation of the three guards from his ears and eyes, Su Henan was visibly happy.
Alone Better Together.
In the evening of the next day, when I learned that my sister had returned from duty in the palace, I couldn't wait to call people to the main courtyard.
