Tu Yujiao was sent to prison, and no one in the Tu family was spared.
On that day, the head of the Tu family, Mrs. Tu, and the young masters and young ladies of the Tu family were all taken back to the government office by the bailiffs.
The Tu family leader and the others were very confused. What crime had they committed? Along the way, the Tu family leader was still thinking about how he could not admit it if Xiao Hanzheng framed the Tu family, or how to break the situation.
But when they arrived at the government office, Xiao Hanzheng sat at the top with a sullen face.
"Master Tu, did you know that your daughter colluded with the Ge people to ambush King Yi and tried to rescue King Bei and the princess of the previous dynasty?"
Patriarch Tu was stunned. "How is this possible? Did Lord Xiao misunderstand?"
Xiao Hanzheng sneered: "I went to assist King Yi in person, and was entrusted by King Yi to bring back Miss Tu for interrogation."
"She suddenly appeared and intercepted King Yi on his way to the capital, saying that she encountered refugees and wanted to rob her."
"And after she stopped King Yi's troops, those refugees all turned into elite troops of the Ge Kingdom and tried to rob the prisoner van with knives."
"King Yi saw with his own eyes that your daughter was colluding with those elite soldiers of the Ge Kingdom who were disguised as refugees. This is irrefutable evidence."
"And such a thing, Master Tu, do you believe it could be a coincidence?"
The head of the Tu family has been very busy recently because of the suppression, and he really didn't know about this matter.
If Xiao Hanzheng was telling the truth, no fool would believe that this was a coincidence.
He turned and looked at Mrs. Butcher.
His wife's face turned pale and she looked very anxious.
He guessed it immediately. His wife should know something about his daughter's attempt to stop King Yi.
He looked at Mrs. Tu and asked, "What's going on?"
He felt a little panic in his heart. If the charge was proven, his family would be finished.
Mrs. Tu shook her head. “I don’t know.”
She then looked at Xiao Hanzheng and said, "Sir, words are not enough. Can you bring my daughter here to explain clearly?"
She actually didn't know what was going on between her daughter and the refugees.
All I know is that my daughter has fallen in love with King Yi and has been going to meet him often recently, hoping to attract his attention.
She supported this. If her daughter could marry King Yi, not only would her status rise, but the Tu family would also benefit and would no longer have to decline like it had recently.
But I never expected that my daughter would be labeled as a spy colluding with the Ge people. This is absolutely impossible.
She was also very anxious at this time, so she was eager to see her daughter.
Xiao Hanzheng did not object and had Tu Yujiao brought up.
Her eyes were swollen from crying so much, and when she saw her relatives, she rushed over and said, "Mom and Dad, please save me!"
However, he was stopped by the bailiffs and forced to kneel down.
Xiao Hanzheng interrogated her on the spot. At first, Tu Yujiao admitted nothing and insisted that she met King Yi by coincidence.
Then Xiao Hanzheng found the evidence that she asked her maid to find refugees and deliver the letter.
With all the evidence and witnesses, Tu Yujiao could no longer deny it.
We can only admit that she did this in the hope of being rescued by the hero King Yi.
But Xiao Hanzheng insisted that the refugees were from the Ge country, and Tu Yujiao could not find any other evidence to clear herself of the charge of being a spy.
He was finally sentenced to exile.
The Tu family members were also thrown into jail and detained for two days. They were released only after interrogation showed that they were indeed not involved in the incident.
But this does not mean that the Tu family is safe, because the head of the family's eldest daughter is involved with Ge Guo, so all the officials in the Tu family are dismissed, and they are not allowed to take the imperial examinations for three generations.
The Tu family’s affairs also spread throughout North City.
In fact, many people believe that Tu Yujiao’s purpose is to seduce King Yi.
But it was because she chose the wrong time and the wrong people, and was used by the Ge people, which almost ruined the business of King Yi and the court.
When people in the northern border mention the Ge Kingdom, most of them feel disgust and hatred.
There was a spy in the family who colluded with the Ge Kingdom. After the other members of the Tu family were released, they had no reputation at all.
When the wall falls, everyone pushes it. Not only did the Tu family's reputation plummet, but the head of the Tu family and others lost their official positions, and the family business also suffered setbacks.
Smart people know that the Tu family is finished.
After returning home, Mrs. Tu cried and begged the head of the Tu family: "Please find a way to save our daughter."
Patriarch Tu turned around and slapped her in the face, saying with a ferocious look on his face: "I wish I could strangle her to death now."
"She is a spy who colluded with the Ge Kingdom and cannot be cleared of the charges. Not to mention that she has implicated her family. If I go to save her again, I will also be exiled."
He showed a sarcastic look, "And do you think that in Beicheng, which is now controlled by King Yi and Xiao Hanzheng, anyone will still believe me?"
"Yujiao is so smart because of you. Even King Jin is afraid of King Yi. How can he be manipulated by someone like your daughter?"
"Do you think that since King Yi can fall in love with a divorced woman, it wouldn't be difficult for Yujiao to scheme to make him like her?"
When asked this question, Mrs. Butcher didn't know what to say.
She and her daughter really thought so.
If Kong Shi's divorced village woman could do it, why couldn't her beautiful and smart daughter do the same? But she didn't expect King Yi to be so cruel and directly asked Xiao Hanzheng to bring the person back and treat him as a spy.
Patriarch Tu sneered at her expression and said, "How naive! If King Yi was so easily manipulated by a woman, he would never be valued by the emperor and feared by King Jin."
He felt somewhat sad. "The Tu family was harmed by you two ignorant women. Not only have we been dismissed from our official positions, but we are also not allowed to take the imperial examinations for three generations. How can I explain this to my ancestors in the underworld?"
If his wife hadn't taken the initiative to provoke and offend Shi Qingluo, Shi Qingluo wouldn't have deliberately challenged the Tu family to save the Fang family's winery.
His daughter was even more impulsive and did such a thing. Prince Jin was deposed, and he lost his official position. How could he protect the family in the future?
Mrs. Tu was also anxious at this time, "But Yujiao has never suffered, if she is exiled, how much suffering will she have to endure?"
Seeing her husband's increasingly cold gaze, she could only give up the idea of saving her, "Well, then I'll prepare some extra money for her."
See if we can find some more escorts.
The head of the Tu family said coldly: "What money are you preparing? No."
"She has brought great harm to our Tu family. How can she be entitled to enjoy it? She deserves to be exiled."
Of course he loved his daughter, but compared with the interests of the family, his daughter was nothing.
He has to give an explanation to the rest of the family.
Madam Tu wanted to say something, but Young Master Tu and Tu Lihuan also spoke up, "Mother, what my sister did this time was really too much. Not only did she implicate the entire family, she also hurt us."
"If she doesn't suffer a little, Dad won't be able to explain to the rest of the family."
Young Master Tu was also stripped of his official position, and he couldn't help but vent his anger on his once beloved sister.
The same goes for Tu Lihuan. He originally wanted to take part in the imperial examination next year, but now he has a spy sister and he doesn't even have the qualifications to take the exam.
Mrs. Butcher felt very regretful when she saw this. She should have stopped her daughter from the beginning.
She was heartbroken now.
The head of the Tu family then instructed the housekeeper, "Send the lady back to the courtyard. From today on, the lady is ill and has fallen ill. All social activities will be handed over to the eldest daughter-in-law."
Madam Tu looked at her in disbelief, "You want to put me under house arrest?"
The head of the Tu family snorted coldly, "You mother and daughter have ruined the Tu family to this extent. I am lucky enough not to have divorced you. How can you still be qualified to be the steward?"
After saying that, he shook his sleeves and left.
This time, even Young Master Tu’s brother did not help Madam Tu.
Mrs. Tu collapsed to the ground and began to cry silently. She regretted even more that she should not have helped Ruan Songling to deal with Shi Qingluo.
One wrong step leads to another.
(End of this chapter)
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