Chapter 443 Impeachment
The Wen family was raided and imprisoned. Concubine Wen wanted to find the prince, but the prince did not go to see her, nor did he go to see Xie Jingyu.
Even if the emperor trusted Xie Jingyu, he would not have raided the Wen Mansion without solid evidence. What's more, the prince must be aware of his own son. If he went to find Xie Jingyu at this time, he would be simply walking into his son's trap.
In the evening, Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu were having dinner when Chun'er came in and said, "The Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, the Prince of Yuzhang, and the Crown Prince of Song are fighting in Deyue Tower..."
Hearing that Prince Yuzhang was fighting with others, Shen Wan's head was buzzing.
Too often.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is a common meal.
However, fighting is fighting, but Prince Yuzhang will not fight when he is not in the right. Even if he fights with Young Master Luo, it is because he is fighting for Wei Mingzhu.
Shen Wan then asked, "What's the reason for the fight this time?"
The Prince of Yuzhang and the Prince of Song had been at odds with each other before. In order to save the old tutor Lin and the old lady Lin, the Prince of Yuzhang put poison into the Prince of Song's mouth, and the two of them completely became enemies.
The Prince of Yuzhang also teamed up with Zhao Ang and broke a rib of the Prince of Song. The Prince of Song was about to kill Zhao Ang, and he wanted to kill the Prince of Yuzhang even more.
Chun'er said, "The Crown Prince led his men to raid the Wen Mansion, and everyone in the teahouses and taverns was talking about it. The Duke of Song said that General Wen had saved the old prince's life, and that the Crown Prince was ungrateful by doing this. The Prince of Yuzhang couldn't stand it, so he started arguing with the Duke of Song, and then they started fighting..."
It was the prince who ordered people to raid the Wen Mansion today. You can say that the prince is ungrateful, but this word cannot be applied to Xie Jingyu.
Concubine Wen insisted on marrying the prince as a concubine, causing trouble for the princess for twenty years. She also coveted the position of the crown prince and replaced him with another. No matter how Xie Jingyu took revenge on the Wen family, it was all due.
It's impossible that the Wen family saved the old prince and then did whatever they wanted just because they did a favor to the Jingbei Palace.
Besides, Xie Jingyu did not wrongly accuse the Wen family. If the Wen family had not committed those crimes, Xie Jingyu would not have been able to do anything to the Wen family. He sympathized with the Wen family and helped them to fight for justice. But who would uphold justice for those innocent people who were oppressed by the Second Master Wen and those women who were abducted by the Third Master Wen?
It was because the Prince of Song was in the wrong and could not argue with the Prince of Yuzhang that he became angry and humiliated, and then they started fighting.
It’s really worth it to make friends with brothers like Xie Jingyu.
Chun'er reported and left. Qiu'er came in again. "Master and Consort, Concubine Wen went to the study to beg the prince. The prince refused to see her, so she knelt outside the study."
It was expected that Concubine Wen would ask the prince for help.
But unexpectedly, just as Qiu'er finished reporting, Dong'er came in and reported, "Concubine Wen has fainted, and the prince has sent her back."
Shen Wan, “…”
Are you dizzy now?
The time she knelt was not even as long as the time Concubine Wen spent looking for the prince.
However, it was normal for Concubine Wen to faint. After all, she almost died from the double laxative. It was already very good that she could go down to the front yard with the help of the maid. Moreover, it was such a cold day, and she still felt cold even with the charcoal fire burning in the room, let alone kneeling on the ground.
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu, "Will father help the Wen family?"
Xie Jingyu said, "My father can hardly save himself, he can't help the Wen family."
Chen Wan was surprised, "How could my father be unable to protect himself?"
"I impeached him."
“…”
Seeing that Xie Jingyu didn't seem to be joking.
The corners of Shen Wan's mouth and eyes couldn't stop twitching.
Should she go and report the news to the prince?
Otherwise, the prince would blame her and think that she and Xie Jingyu were in cahoots.
The next morning at court, the prince's face fell to the ground.
The Wen family was raided and imprisoned. In order to save his daughter and son-in-law, Duke Song stood up and doubted the evidence found by Xie Jingyu. The Wen family was not that kind of person, and the prince had to say a few words for the Wen family. Xie Jingyu could be ruthless to the Wen family, but the prince could not.
However, the prince was interrupted by the emperor before he could open his mouth. "Prince Jingbei, please stop pleading for the entire Wen family. The prince is impeaching you. If it weren't for you, Prince Jingbei, as your backer, Wen Jinshan wouldn't dare to act so tyrannically and bully men and women. Let me punish you severely."
The prince had not expected to be impeached, and for a moment he did not think much about it, "Prince?"
"Your son."
Prince, “…”
The entire court, civil and military officials, "..."
It's unheard of for a father to be impeached by his own son.
More importantly, the Prince of Jingbei does not hold any official position, while the King of Jingbei is a general with a large army.
The Prince of Jingbei can't wait to inherit the title and military power of the Jingbei Palace. Is he going to chop off the heads of his father and the Wen family together?
Prince Teng and Marquis Linjiang had always urged their sons to learn more from Xie Jingyu, and now they were wiping their sweat.
Thinking of his son's protest, "Father, do you think that Prince Jingbei won't ask for a beating? It's because Prince Jingbei has a good temper and doesn't beat his son, okay?"
"You asked me to learn from the Prince of Jingbei, but can you also learn from the King of Jingbei?"
My son is right. Birds of a feather flock together. It’s not that the Prince of Jingbei is seeking death. It’s just that the Prince of Jingbei has a good temper and doesn’t beat his son.
If it were them, they would consider it a sign of their father's deep love if their son could get out of bed after half a month.
You can't use a feather duster to hit him, you have to use a mace.
All the civil and military officials in the court envied and sympathized with Prince Jingbei.
Having a son like the prince is like being lucky in your previous life, but you will be unlucky for the next eight generations.
Once the news of Xie Jingyu and the emperor impeaching the prince spread, no one said he was ungrateful anymore, and they all started praising him for sacrificing his own family for the sake of justice.
That’s right. Without the support of King Jingbei, Second Master Wen wouldn’t dare to act so tyrannically. He really deserves to be punished.
When Prince Yuzhang and his companions heard about Xie Jingyu's act of sacrificing his own family for the sake of justice, they all spit out their tea. Prince Yuzhang slammed the table and said, "How could Xie Jingyu do such a thing?! We are not as talented as him in literature and martial arts, and we are not as good-looking as him. We thought we could finally gain the upper hand in angering our own father and asking for a beating, but in the end, we are still far behind him and can't even compare to him!"
Chu Yang also said, "I don't believe that King Jingbei won't beat him this time!"
"If we don't fight now, it will be unjust!"
Besides, when the news of Xie Jingyu impeaching the prince was reported back to the Jingbei Palace, everyone who heard about it gasped.
After hearing this, the princess rushed to Zhao Lanxuan and said, "It's fine if you led people to raid the Wen Mansion, but how could you impeach your father?"
Xie Jingyu said, "Nothing is impossible."
The princess said, "See if your father comes back and doesn't beat you."
The princess knew how much her son loved being beaten, but the prince had a good temper and never beat Xie Jingyu.
But all the previous ones were minor quarrels, and this time it is an impeachment. No matter how good the prince's temper is, he will probably not be able to bear it.
Xie Jingyu said, "I'm helping my father. It would be unreasonable for my father to hit me."
help?
The princess said, "How can you be so helpful?"
"It's better for my father's reputation to be ruined by me than to be implicated by the Wen family."
General Wen saved the old prince's life. When the Wen family was imprisoned, the prince had to find a way to save the Wen family out of both emotion and reason. However, knowing that the Wen family deserved the punishment, he still helped to plead for mercy, which damaged the prince's prestige.
Xie Jingyu impeached the prince. Can the prince still plead for the Wen family?
The princess asked, "Are you sure your father knows your good intentions?"
Xie Jingyu said, "Father doesn't know, can't mother tell him?"
The princess thought about it and agreed, then went to find the prince.
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu, "Are you sure that mother can stop father?"
Xie Jingyu put his arm around Chen Wan's waist and said, "I asked my mother to go, not to persuade my father, but to remind him that I have something on him."
Shen Wan, “…”
He not only impeached the prince, but also threatened him.
Still want to avoid being beaten?
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu affectionately, "When I'm being beaten, you must stay away from me."
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