"It's a pity that I can't remove all these corrupt officials one by one," Emperor Yuanming said, displeased.
He had no evidence to prove that Ye Shaoyun had close ties with the Ministry of Revenue, and that the Minister of Revenue, Du Jiuzhong, was under the command of Prince Kang.
This battle is not over yet.
Simply arresting Ye Shaoyun and Xu Wenyan wouldn't appease his anger.
"Your Majesty! I must accuse Du Jiuzhong, the Minister of Revenue, of conspiring with Ye Shaoyun, the Governor of Jiangnan, and Xu Wenyan, the Magistrate of Jiangnan, to murder my father. They had close ties! These letters can serve as evidence! My original name was Shi Jingyu. My father was once the Vice Minister of Revenue! But he was framed and beheaded at Caishikou!"
My mother hanged herself, my elder brother was beaten to death, and all the servants were sold off. Only I was saved by my page, spared exile, and survived! I only want to see the corrupt official who killed my whole family pay with his life! I beg Your Majesty to do justice for my family—”
What you think about comes true.
Jin knelt on the ground, took out the letter with one hand, and handed it to Emperor Yuanming.
His right arm was slashed and he couldn't lift it.
Those letters were given to him by Yan Xia.
It contained the things Ye Shaoyun instructed Xu Wenyan to do, as well as the letters that Du Jiuzhong asked Ye Shaoyun to give to Xu Wenyan, one by one, recording the crimes of the individuals.
At this moment.
His tense expression immediately relaxed.
[Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, I did it! I will definitely avenge you! You must see this carefully from heaven!]
His eyes were filled with tears.
He was calling out to his deceased family members in his heart.
"I understand. I was wrong. I have wronged your family. Guards, posthumously confer upon Shi Yi'an, the Vice Minister of Revenue, the title of Minister of Revenue! Her son shall be awarded a thousand taels of gold and a mansion..."
Emperor Yuanming personally received the letter.
I took a quick look.
He actually apologized to Jin Yu.
As he finished speaking...
Jin cried even harder.
"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, look! Your son has done it! Father, you are innocent, innocent—"
He carefully lay prone on the ground.
She cried uncontrollably.
Two days later.
Yan Xia covered Xiao Ji with a blanket, closed the door, and then went to the courtyard to check on the injured Jin Yu.
Fortunately, their wounds were not deep and did not affect vital organs; they only need to rest for a few months.
Are you really not going back to the capital?
Yan Xia sat down beside Jin Yu's bed and asked him.
"I won't go back. My family is gone. What's the point of staying in the capital alone? Sister Xia, please don't send me away, okay?" Jin Yu pleaded in his eyes. After avenging his family, he was much more lively.
Her words just now even carried a hint of coquetry.
Like a little puppy.
"This is your home too. You can stay as long as you want." Of course, Yan Xia wouldn't kick him out.
God knows how happy she was to have such a capable assistant.
Of course, after spending so much time together, she had long since come to regard Jinyu as family.
Jin Yu laughed.
He was very pale due to excessive blood loss two days ago, which ironically added to his handsome appearance, giving him the look of a sickly but beautiful man.
He met Yan Xia's gaze.
His eyes held a hint of intensity.
Yan Xia coughed lightly and quickly took her leave.
"You rest well, I still need to see the Emperor about the rice seeds."
After saying that, she fled as if she were escaping.
The high-yield rice seeds had been handed over to the emperor the day before.
Originally, Yan Xia did not want to show her face, but Lu Cunshan refused to take credit, so Yan Xia had no choice but to go with him to see the emperor.
Of the 100,000 people living inside and outside the city, 8,000 were killed or injured.
Yan Xia paid for the medical and funeral expenses out of her own pocket. If any able-bodied person in the family died, she would give an extra ten taels of silver.
This action earned him a lot of points.
The points that were originally reset to zero have now become 500,000 points again.
Three days later, Yan Xia, along with the Imperial Guards, went to Jiangnan County with Emperor Yuanming.
She knew the Xu family was finished.
She came here specifically to see Chen Shouguo and Fan Shi make a fool of themselves.
Upon arriving in Jiangnan County, the Xu family's home was ransacked.
Chen Shouguo, his family of three, and Fan were tied together and made to kneel at the door.
Yan Xia stood silently in the crowd.
"Let's smash these corrupt officials' families to death!"
Someone shouted.
Mud balls, stones, and even feces were all thrown at the Xu family.
Just a few seconds.
They were covered in blood and dirt.
Chen Shouguo raised his head angrily, about to curse, but then he saw Yan Xia's figure.
"My wife—"
"My wife, save me—"
"I am Chen Shouguo, I am your husband—"
He cried out to Yan Xia for help. In his heart, he believed that as long as he divorced Xu Wenshan, he wouldn't have to die.
"Chen Shouguo? You mean my child's father who died young? He died on the battlefield. How dare you mention him?"
Yan Xia smiled dismissively.
"I am Chen Shouguo. This vile woman forced me to fake my death and marry her. I didn't die! I didn't die! Yan Xia, Xia'er, my wife, please save me! I am your husband! I am the father of our children! I can't die! I can't die! Please, please save me! I was wrong! I truly know I was wrong! I have let you down all these years! From now on, I promise to treat you and our children well! Please save me! I don't want to be beheaded!"
Chen Shouguo cried and apologized, while Xu Wenshan and his daughter Chen Jiaojiao glared angrily at Yan Xia.
It was as if she was the mistress.
"How dare you treat me like this, you bitch! You'll die a horrible death!"
She berated Chen Shouguo.
"Dad, don't you want Jiaojiao anymore?"
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