Three days later, Xu Jia informed his father of the results of the investigation.
"Wei Chen doesn't have any special interests and hobbies. He doesn't drink or care about money. He seldom contacts with outsiders. Usually, except at home and in the palace, he occasionally visits a teaching assistant surnamed Liang in the Imperial College. He lives in LiuXu street. The house is his sister's property. Now he and his parents have always lived in it. Wei Chen's parents are businessmen. In order to take care of Wei Chen, they moved from Jiuqu county to Bianjing city. They are doing tea business now. Should we start from Wei Chen's parents? For example, make trouble for their tea business? "
Xu Yizhi coughed twice and said weakly, "it's just two businessmen. Even if you trouble them, you can only make their business bankrupt, which won't hurt their foundation. Since we want to punish Wei Chen, we must hit him immediately and never give him a chance to turn over. "
Xu Jia took a listening posture: "please teach your father."
"Wei Chen is the companion reading beside the prince. I heard that they have a very harmonious relationship and are inseparable every day. If the prince has any long and short comings, Wei Chen will bear the brunt."
Xu Jia's body was shocked: "but after all, the prince is the bone and flesh of the son of heaven. It's not good to attack him rashly?"
Xu Yizhi's voice was very light. He felt powerless because of illness, but his tone was very cold: "it is precisely because he is the prince that he is more valuable. Killing the prince is the crime of killing the nine families. As long as this crime is deducted to Wei Chen's head, not only he has to die, but the whole family has to die, including Jiang Weiwei and Gu Fei!"
Xu Jia suddenly realized.
This move was obviously aimed at Wei Chen, but in fact it was to pull Jiang Wei and Gu Fei into the water.
As long as this scheme succeeds, Xu Shaoqing's revenge for being killed can be avenged!
Xu Jia bowed and said, "son, I understand."
Xu Yizhi said slowly, "on the first day of next month, the Empress Dowager will take the queen and the prince to Guangzhao temple to pray for blessings. Make arrangements in advance and don't miss this great opportunity."
"Son, I'll arrange it now."
"Wait," Xu Yizhi coughed again, his voice getting more and more hoarse. "Before that, there's something you need to do."
"Father, please tell me."
"Find a way to send a message to Ping Shien and tell him that as long as he keeps his mouth shut and doesn't talk disorderly, our Xu family can protect his wife and son, Lao Xiaoping."
"Here!" Xu Jia bowed down again and bowed away.
Ping Shien is now locked up in Dali temple. He has to be tortured every day. The whole person has been tortured.
Just as he was about to lose his strength to tell the truth, he received a note.
The note was sent in the nest.
Ping Shien picked up the note with his completely deformed fingers. When he saw the contents clearly, his body stiffened, and then fell to the ground, with a look of despair on his bloody face.
There is only one simple sentence on the note——
If you talk nonsense, kill your family!
Even if he didn't sign, he could know that this note was sent by the Xu family.
His mentor, it's decided to give him up.
Ping Shien shivered and stuffed the note into his mouth, swallowed it hard, then picked up the thick porcelain bowl and smashed it on the ground.
The thick porcelain bowl broke into several pieces in an instant.
He picked up one of the sharpest pieces of porcelain, aimed it at his neck and made a sudden effort!
The porcelain pieces pierced into the neck, and blood splashed out.
Now he is an abandoned son. His only role is to sacrifice himself for the safety of his family.
Ping Shien loosened his fingers and the broken porcelain fell to the ground with a slap.
His body shook twice and soon fell down in a pool of blood. His eyes opened wide and he died in peace.
……
The news of Ping Shien's suicide soon reached Xu Yizhi's ears.
After drinking the medicine, Xu Yizhi put down the bowl, took the silk handkerchief from the servant girl, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said calmly, "he's smart. He doesn't need others to do it, so he'll do it himself first. For the sake of our teachers and disciples, give his family a sum of money and send them to live in the north."
Xu Jia replied with an arched hand, "son, I'll do it now."
Xu Yizhi picked up the book at hand, turned to the page he hadn't finished reading last time, and continued to read.
He looked at the handwriting on the page with his eyes, but he was wondering how the emperor would react when he knew the news of Ping Shien's suicide? Should be angry?
Thinking of this, Xu Yizhi smiled silently.
Although the emperor is early and wise, he is still too young.
In the imperial study.
Dali Temple Secretary knelt on the ground and told the news that Ping Shien committed suicide in prison.
Sima fan didn't react much after listening.
He was silent for a long time before he said, "are you sure it was suicide?"
Dali Temple Secretary hurriedly replied, "after repeated inspection, it was indeed suicide."
"Well, why did Ping Shien suddenly commit suicide? Where were the people of Dali temple when he committed suicide? With so many of you, can't you even see a prisoner who has no strength to bind a chicken? "
When he said the first two sentences, Sima fan could still keep calm, but the more he said later, the more angry he became. Finally, he couldn't bear it and slapped him on the bookcase.
Frightened, everyone in the imperial study knelt down. They all buried their heads very low and dared not breathe.
It's a cold winter now, but the Secretary of Dali temple is in a cold sweat.
Sweat slipped down his forehead, but he didn't dare to wipe it. He said timidly: "when Ping Shien committed suicide, it was the time to take over the shift at noon. In addition, everyone was eager to have lunch, so we didn't pay much attention to the prisoner's actions. We didn't expect that Ping Shien would choose to commit suicide suddenly at this time. As for the cause of Ping Shien's suicide, it is preliminarily estimated that it should be suicide due to fear of crime. "
Sima sneered: "afraid of committing suicide? If he really wanted to commit suicide, why would he have gone? Why do we have to wait until this time? He thinks the cell in Dali temple is so interesting. Do you want to stay a few more days before you die? "
Dali Temple Secretary forced out a smile: "Your Majesty is joking."
"Do you think I'm joking with you?"
The Secretary of Dali Temple put away his smile and kowtowed for mercy: "it's all the fault of Wei Chen. He failed to manage his officials well. Please punish him!"
"The prisoner committed suicide under your eyes. You can't escape the crime of dereliction of duty. For the sake of your diligence in the past, I'll give you one last chance - if you can find out the truth of Ping Shien's suicide in three days, I'll forgive you, but if you can't find out the truth, wash your neck and go to the hell to reunite with Ping Shien."
The Secretary of Dali Temple excites a spirit and hurriedly pleads: "three days is too short..."
"If you talk nonsense again, I'll let someone kill you now."
The Secretary of Dali Temple immediately shut up and kowtowed honestly: "thank you for your grace. I will try my best to find out the truth!"
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