Xie Xiuwen looked at the land deed and was speechless.
Who would have thought that the fifth prince would be the one who secretly bought Zheng Xian's house?
What's more, I didn't expect that His Highness was really a filial piety person, and he actually used it to honor him!
"Your Highness, this is absolutely not allowed. Since it is your private property, you should take good care of it."
"Teacher, do you think this house is too small?"
The corner of Xie Xiuwen's mouth twitched slightly, Wujin's big house was not small.
"Your Highness, this has nothing to do with the size of the house. You bought it, so it is naturally yours. I have no merit and no reward, so I dare not accept this great gift."
The fifth prince snorted and deliberately said with a straight face: "The teacher just dislikes it. Do you think the student is useless and can't help you get a bigger house?"
These words made Xie Xiuwen dumbfounded.
"Your Highness, I have a place to live."
The fifth prince raised his chin: "I know. But in the future, if your family has too many children and grandchildren, you will never be able to live in it. Besides, who can complain about having too many houses? If you feel that it is too hot to hold, why don't I give it to my senior sister? go?"
Xie Xiuwen's face darkened, what are these words!
"Your Highness, it is inappropriate for you to do this. If this reaches the ears of the Holy Emperor, I am afraid he will be dissatisfied with you."
"It doesn't matter, what am I afraid of? Besides, my father doesn't care about this kind of house! My students have been taught by you for many years, and they will occasionally come over to eat and drink. I have never done anything to honor you, so I will give you a house." What’s wrong? Let’s see who dares to talk too much!”
Xie Xiuwen's refusal was ineffective, so the house was forcibly given to him.
And the fifth prince was not stupid. He told Emperor Jingwen about this matter after entering the palace.
"Father, do you also think that I am wrong?"
Emperor Jingwen raised his eyes and looked at his aggrieved son. For a moment, he didn't know whether to comfort or scold him.
"Where did you start talking about this? Who said you did something wrong?"
The fifth prince curled his lips and said with great dissatisfaction: "Who else can it be, of course it is Sir Xie. My son also wanted to thank him for his guidance for so many years. But he said that this was against the rules and said that The gift was too heavy, and he didn't dare to accept it. I couldn't get angry, so I yelled at him."
When Emperor Jingwen heard this, he immediately became interested.
"Oh? You still dare to attack Xie Aiqing? Haha, tell me, what's his expression like?"
As soon as the fifth prince said this, he immediately beamed: "Father, you didn't see that the expression on his face was so aggrieved. Anyway, I left all the house deeds and everything there, and he didn't dare to be tough. The ground asked me to take it away, and then I came back in a rage.”
"Haha! Even a smart person like Xie Aiqing sometimes fails! Not bad, really good!"
"Father, please tell me how can there be someone like him? My son is kind-hearted and gave him a generous gift. It's just that he doesn't appreciate it. He actually scolded me. What's against the rules? You can't waste money like this. Wait a minute, I’m going to be bored by him reading it.”
Emperor Jingwen smiled and pulled him to sit on the couch aside.
"You, Xie Aiqing is right. If you suddenly throw a house worth five yuan to him, can he not be dumbfounded? Well, you bought it with your own money, so it's just a gift. Don't worry. , I will talk to him about this later, so that he won’t catch you preaching again.”
"Thank you, Father. I will know that Father understands me."
After Emperor Jingwen laughed twice more, he thought of something, and his eyes became more serious: "Tomorrow you go to Dali Temple to see how the case is progressing. I read this memorial every day, and I also read There is no actual progress. Go there in person, and if it is irrelevant, let it go as soon as possible, and kill those who deserve to be killed!"
"Yes, Father."
That's what they say, but such a big case can't be cleared up in just three or two days.
At this time, the atmosphere in Wang Jin's home was also dull.
Wang Jin's son-in-law Dong Yan was originally considered to have no merits and could continue to be a capital official in peace. But who knew that such a big thing would happen and Mrs. Dong was gone. But now they have to investigate the case, so they There is no way to leave Beijing, so I can only stay at home to observe mourning.
However, because Wang Qin'er was involved with Wang Ximeng, this case was somewhat difficult.
It wasn't until Zhao Jiajun was released that those people stopped staring at Dong Yan.
Even so, Dong Yan was also tortured a lot.
Although he was not detained by Dali Temple, he couldn't bear to be asked for questioning every three days, and there were people from Dali Temple guarding the door of Dong's mansion, which really upset him.
This time, Dong Yan was at his wits end, so he didn't care that he still had filial piety, so he came to ask his father-in-law for help.
Dong Yan's official position was not high to begin with. Now he has to return to his hometown of Dingyou. He won't come back until twenty-seven months later. He doesn't know when Shangguan will remember him, so he still has to count on his father-in-law.
"How is Qin'er's injury?"
"When I return to my father-in-law, I'm basically fine. However, because of the injured muscles and bones, I may have some inconvenience in walking in the future."
Wang Jin nodded, originally he was very optimistic about this son-in-law.
Moreover, Dong Yan is indeed very capable, and he has done impressive things during his tenure in office for several years, but who would have thought that he would encounter such a thing!
"I will help you find a solution for your return to your hometown. Zhao Jiajun has been released. I think it will be fine if you come here. It's just that the superiors haven't said anything, so you haven't been able to leave the capital."
"Yes, thank you father-in-law for your help. My son-in-law is very grateful."
"Speaking of it, this incident is also a disaster for King Fu, and your family has also been implicated. Don't worry, you can stay safe and filial when you return to your hometown. When the term is over, I will find a way to transfer you back to the capital to serve."
Dong Yan thanked him again, chatted for a few words, and then left.
The most important thing right now is to go back to my hometown and bury my mother!
Dong Yan let out a filthy breath. It was because he was unfilial and failed to preserve his mother's bones, so he had to take her ashes back to his hometown.
Dong Yan is already thirty years old and is no longer young. He only hopes that when his filial piety period expires, he can return to officialdom early. Otherwise, there are too many Jinshis like him. If you have no background, who will remember you?
Wang Jin has now been transferred to the Ministry of Industry. With his temperament, he is quite suitable for this position.
It's just that he couldn't get involved at Dali Temple, so he had to go to Xie Xiuwen for help.
It was also a coincidence that Xie Xiuwen had just learned that the fifth prince was going to Dali Temple to investigate a case, and Wang Jin asked to come to Dali Temple, so he naturally agreed to give it a try.
In fact, Dong Yan was not an Anwang Party member or a Fuwang Party member in the first place. It was his unlucky fate that he ended up with a wife like Wang Qin'er, which was why he was so implicated that he couldn't return home for a long time.
Now that the Fifth Prince knows that he has spoken out about such a trivial matter, the Dali Temple Minister will naturally stop insisting on it.
After Dong Yan left the capital with his mother's ashes and all his family members, he really felt that he could come back in the future.
After all, he was not implicated in the rebellion, otherwise, his future would be ruined!
