activa-t Chapter 123: Fire in the Backyard
Chapter 123: Fire in the Backyard
In the room, Gu Jianchu and Minister Lin were almost lying at the door listening to the noise.
The former is worry.
The latter is just for fun.
[I underestimated this father and son. They actually made such thorough preparations.]
[They planned to sleep with Xiao Cong, then give these things to him, using him to reconcile with him, and then try to get back on him. Their plan was clattering.]
Xiao Cong took the testimonies and took a look. Many of the characters were crooked, indicating that the other party was not a frequent writer. Moreover, the handwriting of each testimony was different, and it did not seem like it was written by the same person. "Now that we have the witnesses and evidence, what else do you have to say?"
Xiao Cong frowned and looked at the man kneeling in front of him.
The man was panicked at first, but soon calmed down. He looked at Xiao Cong with a sharp gaze, "I know, you are the adulterer that Xu Suyue found. Now you are ganging up on me. I admit that I did all these things. You two can forget about being together. I can report you to the police and tell the prefect that you two are having an affair. At worst, we will both die together. Anyway, I will not let you live well."
"But if you give me thirty thousand taels of silver, I might consider fulfilling your wish."
The man glanced at the few people with a smug look.
Xiao Cong was a refined man after all, and he was so angry at the man's dirty words that his face turned blue and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
Minister Lin, however, could no longer bear to listen. He pushed the door open and walked out, his face gloomy. "What do you think this place is? You are brazenly framing ministers in the court."
Minister Lin turned to look at the servant beside him and said, "Go to the Dali Temple to report to the authorities and have Lord Dou come and handle these matters personally."
"It's useless to reason with these scoundrels. Just send people from the Dali Temple over. Give them a beating and they'll behave themselves instantly. If the Dali Temple doesn't work, there's still the Ministry of Justice. Once they start torturing them, they can extract any confession." Minister Lin clenched his fists under his sleeves and forced himself not to lose his temper.
Sometimes Xiao Cong is too kind, which is why he is bullied by these scoundrels.
Sometimes he even felt that it was quite appropriate for Xiao Cong to sit in the position of Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. If other official positions were given to Xiao Cong, he would probably be bullied until nothing was left.
When he heard that they were going to report to the police, the man panicked instantly. He used his hands and feet to get up from the ground and was about to run out.
Minister Lin reacted quickly. With a glance, the servant beside him stretched out his foot and tripped the man who was passing by. Then he quickly stepped forward and grabbed the man's shoulders, without giving the man a chance to react, and quickly twisted his hands behind his back.
"After bullying someone, you want to run away when you hear someone report it to the police. That's not going to happen. When the people from the Dali Temple come, take them all to the Dali Temple for punishment." Minister Lin stepped forward and punched the man in the abdomen.
Before Minister Lin entered the court as an official, he practiced martial arts with a local temple master. Although he didn't look very strong, he used skillful strength, and the pain was no less than a violent beating.
[It has to be Minister Lin. There's no need to show any kindness to such scoundrels. Reporting them to the police would be a concession. Just drag them out and give them a beating. They'll behave themselves instantly.]
[Xiao Cong's personality makes him easy to be bullied.]
The originally happy birthday party was disrupted by this incident, and everyone dispersed after eating.
As for Xu Suyue, Old Man Xu and others, they were taken to the yamen.
Being able to follow the emperor out to eat melons was already a good thing, but Gu Jianchu didn't expect to go to the yamen to watch and eat melons.
People can't help feeling sleepy after eating and drinking. In the wheeled carriage, Gu Jianchu was sleeping soundly on the soft pillow beside her. A thick fox fur cloak was specially laid out for her in the carriage, making her sleep particularly comfortable.
Gu Jianchu was jolted awake by the impact of the carriage coming to an abrupt halt. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, her hair a little disheveled from her sleep, even after being ironed and styled. "We've arrived at Kunning Palace."
Xie Ci'an looked at Gu Jianchu's appearance, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he saw with his own eyes that Gu Jianchu jumped out of the carriage in a daze, holding on to the wall.
The cool breeze made Gu Jianchu sober up a little. He rubbed his eyes again and found that it was indeed the Dali Temple.
[What a good thing! I can even get to watch the follow-up live show.]
[No matter what the reason, the emperor is a very good person.]
Gu Jianchu, who was still a little sleepy, woke up instantly after eating the melon. He took Xie Ci'an's hand and followed Xie Ci'an to the back yamen in big strides.
When they heard that the emperor was coming to listen, everyone in the Dali Temple became extremely alert.
The emperor and empress had no intention of showing up, so Lord Dou specially set up a screen on the left side of the hall.
Today, not only the emperor and empress were present, but Minister Lin and Xiao Cong were also sitting there listening.
The gavel slammed down, and the man flinched in fear.
"I have read the testimony submitted by Xu Suyue. I also asked the palace servants to examine Xu Suyue's injuries. Do you admit to the assault, marriage fraud, gambling, and defrauding the Xu family of their money?" Lord Dou was over fifty years old and had a very serious face.
The expressionless thing looks extremely scary.
[There's a fire in Lord Dou's backyard.]
Xie Ci'an had been following Gu Jianchu in eating melons for a long time, and he quickly realized that the fire she was talking about was not that fire.
Lord Dou has a serious face, but I didn't expect him to be quite open in private.
Dou Wen was well-known for his seriousness in the court. He usually liked to have a stern face, which led to everyone being unwilling to interact with him in private.
Xie Ci'an was a little curious about how open-minded this usually conservative Lord Dou was.
Lord Dou just bought two beautiful concubines from a brothel a few days ago. However, Lord Dou is old and not so good at sex, and he is unwilling to admit it. This leaves the two concubines with unsatisfied desires every night. In this respect, the concubines and the emperor do have some similarities.
Gu Jianchu was so focused on eating the melon that he didn't notice the emperor's dark face at all.
Just eat the melon, why bring this upon him?
This matter was discovered by Lord Dou's son, who took the opportunity to have an affair with his two concubines.
This is typical stepmother literature. This is also a disguised form of filial piety on the part of the son, who incidentally also ended up being cuckolded.
He had heard of Lord Dou's son. He was an upright and very studious person. He was the most promising student among the teachers of this class at Yousong Academy. He didn't expect that even his father's concubine could snatch him away. If he really passed the palace examination, he would have to carefully consider whether to stay or leave.
People with character problems are likely to have bigger problems later on.
While the Emperor and Empress were distracted, the man kneeling on the ground suddenly changed his words in his accusations against Xu Suyue and Old Man Xu, refusing to admit them. "Please, sir, be discerning. It was the father and son who framed me. They bribed the neighbors to write the testimony. They beat Xu Suyue because she was dishonest and flirted with other men. Just now, she even tried to seduce that sir."
[What happened? Why did you suddenly change your statement?]