Under the moon arch in the courtyard, Xu Liancheng's father came hurriedly with the old Duke of Jin, Xu Yingrui, and his father Xu Yingkun. The three of them quickly protected Xu Liancheng.
Xu Changhong pulled his clothes to cover Xu Liancheng, glared at the princess, and said, "I don't know what my son did wrong, why the princess wants to torture and kill him!"
Lin Yue, the emperor, and the queen all stood up, but the eldest princess raised her hand to stop them.
Now she is no longer the little girl who can be influenced by Xu Liancheng. She is the princess of Wei, Xiao Changle.
And she wants to get back what Xu Liancheng owes her personally!
She sneered and said, "Who are you to talk to me?"
Xu Changhong suddenly froze, clenched his fists as he lowered his eyes, and said, "Commoner Xu Changhong."
The eldest princess said, "Then listen carefully. Your son has committed treason. He has insulted the royal princess, allowed his servants to cause trouble, and spread false information to the army. This is a capital crime. If we investigate further, it will be the crime of exterminating the entire family."
Xu Yingkun couldn't stand it any longer and quickly stepped forward and said, "Changle, even if your cousin is wrong, you can still tell us and we will teach him a lesson."
"You don't even think about your family ties. Isn't that too much?"
"Besides, your cousin has always been very kind to you. How could he possibly bully you?"
The eldest princess said, "I am a princess of the royal family. If he respects me, I will naturally consider some kinship. But he repeatedly insults me, and yet you still want me to consider kinship. Isn't that too much?"
"Besides, I'm the victim. It's not up to you to decide whether I'm being bullied or not."
"If Xu Liancheng is truly innocent, and my father and mother are watching me here, will they just sit there and watch me do whatever I want?"
Xu Yingkun couldn't say anything back for a moment, so he just asked, "Now that you've beaten him like this, is that enough?"
The eldest princess scoffed, "Enough? How can it be enough? Even if he dies a hundred times, it won't be enough!"
"Today, no one of you can take him away from here, otherwise you will be guilty of the same crime!"
"You..." Xu Yingkun was so angry that he almost jumped up.
At this moment, he had no other choice but to turn his gaze to his eldest brother and plead, "Please help me get justice, brother. Liancheng is still a male of our Xu family. He can't just die in such an unclear way."
Upon hearing this, the old Duke of Jin angrily said, "Why are you so anxious? Liancheng deserves to be beaten like this."
"I've encountered those people from your second house several times outside, and I've come to your house many times to remind you to control them, but have you done it?"
"When something goes wrong, you only know how to seek kinship. The Emperor and Empress are right here. Even though I am old, I still have to kneel down and pay my respects. If you have the ability, go ahead and seek kinship!"
After the old Duke of Jin finished speaking, he knelt down and said, "Your humble servant, Xu Yingrui, pays respects to the Emperor and the Empress."
The emperor quickly stepped forward to help him up. The queen's eyes were red as she called softly, "Dad."
The old Duke of Jin said, "Don't worry about the Xu family. Liancheng must pay the price for bullying Changle, even if it means going to court. Moreover, as the emperor and empress, why can't you seek justice for your daughter?"
Lin Yue suddenly understood why the eldest princess had endured it for so many years.
It’s because the people from the Xu family’s eldest branch are really humane and well-mannered.
On the contrary, the second branch of the Xu family does not have so many scruples because they do not have a title, but they want to show everywhere that they are members of the Xu family, so they act in an inappropriate, arrogant and domineering manner, which makes people disgusted.
But in the eyes of outsiders, people of the same clan value being of the same blood and related by blood, and what's more, the old men of both branches are still alive, so the distinction is not so clear.
Lin Yue quietly stood behind the eldest princess and said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid. No matter how serious the matter is, it's just a matter of reason."
[To seek justice for oneself and to reduce the prestige of the Xu family's second branch]
[Although the book doesn't focus on this, when the Xu family's eldest branch got into trouble, the second branch seemed to be unscathed.]
[Thinking about it, the problem is really too big]
When the emperor and empress heard this, they immediately realized that the second branch of the Xu family might have formed an alliance with outsiders to overthrow the Duke of Jin's Mansion.
In that case, we can’t kill them all now.
but……
The couple's eyes both fell on Xu Liancheng. Even if Changle did not reveal the truth, the second branch of the Xu family still betrayed the Xu family.
Then...Xu Liancheng deserved to die.
By this time, Xu Liancheng had already realized the seriousness of the problem. Terrified, he dived directly into Xu Changhong's arms and kept begging, "Dad, save me...save me..."
"Son, I will obey you in everything from now on. Dad, please, save me, save me..."
Hearing his son's pleading voice, Xu Changhong felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife, and two tears fell from his closed eyes.
He said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, although I have been demoted and am useless, I have made contributions to our Great Wei. Can't you plead for my son?"
The emperor said, "You plead for your son, but who will plead for my daughter?"
"Xu Changhong, you accepted bribes, had an affair with your subordinate's wife, and conspired with the adulteress to kill her husband. Do you still remember this?"
"If Chang Sui hadn't tried so hard to cover up for you, and that man hadn't escaped death, joined Chang Dong's army, and promised not to pursue the matter, do you think you would still be alive now?"
"If you do too much evil, you will eventually perish. Don't think about your sins, but think about your achievements."
"If you really have meritorious service, there wouldn't be no general in the army willing to protect you after you got into trouble."
Xu Changhong's face looked ugly and his eyes became very sinister.
Many images suddenly flashed through his proud mind. He thought about them one by one, and suddenly something came to his mind, and he clenched his fists even tighter.
Lin Yue felt that the hidden script was opening quickly, and soon she went through Xu Changhong's entire life.
You won’t know until you see it, and you’ll be shocked when you see it.
Lin Yue shouted in her heart: [Royal brother, check him.]
He's secretly doing business, actually stockpiling explosives. He was just thinking about blowing up the road on the way back to the capital, trapping the army, and then he'll think of a way to rebel!!!
When the emperor heard this, he was like, damn!!!
You beg for mercy with your mouth, but you are already thinking of rebelling in your heart.
In that case, it’s not his fault.
The queen calmly held the emperor's hand, indicating that he should not worry about her being a member of the Xu family, and must take strict precautions to prevent Xu Changhong from succeeding.
Seeing that Xu Changhong was unconvinced, Xu Yingkun quickly said, "Your Majesty, Liancheng has indeed offended the eldest princess, but Changhong is also of little value and has not been able to go on another expedition to serve the Wei Dynasty."
"But they are all from the Xu family. Changdong is still fighting outside. Please at least be considerate of him and give Liu Liancheng a chance to live."
"Liancheng is his favorite nephew. When he went to war, he told Liancheng to take good care of his family."
After Xu Yingkun finished speaking, he knelt down tremblingly.
His health is not as good as that of the old Duke of Jin, and he looks rather thin.
This kneeling made Xu Changhong's eyes sore, and he called out sadly, "Dad."
Xu Yingkun waved his hands and said, "Stop talking. Dad is willing to kneel. As long as it can save Liancheng's life, Dad will kneel for a whole day and a whole night. Dad is willing to do it."
"Haha." Lin Yue suddenly laughed out loud.
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