Chapter 117 Overt and covert fighting
Today, three major events happened in Kyoto.
One was that General Jiang Sheng, a cavalry general, was confiscated of his property for treason and his nine clans were thrown into prison. The men were executed three days later and the women were all made official prostitutes.
The second was that the illegitimate son of the Minister of War plotted treason and assassinated the eldest princess. The Minister of War was dismissed from his post, investigated and imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, and not a single one of his family members was spared.
The third is that this year's autumn examination was moved forward by more than a month, with the special examination and military examination officially starting at the end of July.
Students from all over the country who heard the news, those who had already set out for the exam were extremely happy, while those who were lazy were extremely anxious.
Everyone in Prime Minister Xie's mansion was filled with joy because the master of the Xie family's first wife unexpectedly found the twins born to his first wife eighteen years ago.
Prime Minister Xie was extremely satisfied when he looked at his two children. The elder brother was smart, courageous, and skilled in martial arts, while the younger brother was well-educated and well-read.
Whether in appearance, stature, or talent, he is far superior to those illegitimate sons in the mansion.
Not to mention Xie Wenshu who offended the eldest princess. Originally, Prime Minister Xie thought that this illegitimate grandson still had some brains, but now it seems that a child born out of a concubine is not presentable after all.
Then I will donate some money to that Jin Yu Man Tang so that the princess can calm down and not really annoy the Prime Minister's Mansion.
It just so happened that His Majesty took the imperial examination in autumn ahead of schedule, and he had high hopes for the two grandsons he found.
Prime Minister Xie: "Now that the autumn examination is approaching, do you two have the confidence to participate in the military and imperial examinations?"
Xie Lao and Xie Yun said in unison: "Grandfather, your grandson will do his best."
If Qi Yue was present, he would definitely find out that these two were the brothers Ti A Lao and Ti A Yun.
Prime Minister Xie stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, okay, you two should prepare for the Autumn Examination with peace of mind. If you can shine in the examination hall and win the first prize, then my Prime Minister's Mansion will have a successor."
He also called his eldest son Xie Annian and gave him a beating.
"Take good care of those girls in your backyard. If they disturb the peace of Brother Luo and Brother Yun and delay the Autumn Examination, you will be kicked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion along with those unpresentable girls."
Xie Annian: "Yes, Dad, I've made note of it. I will never let them disturb Brother Luo and Brother Yun."
Prime Minister Xie waved his hand and let him go.
Having been in officialdom for decades, he can be said to be like a fish in water, but when it comes to educating his children, he can be said to have failed miserably.
It was also his fault that he broke his original wife's heart when he was young, so that she died after giving birth to a child.
Later, his second wife was only interested in jealousy and competition. The child born to his first wife, Xie Annian, the biological father of the Xie brothers, was also raised to be a dissolute idiot who was only interested in extravagance and debauchery.
When he was less than sixteen years old, he had already played with all the maids in the room. When he was eighteen and got engaged, he made his maid Qiao Niang pregnant.
Prime Minister Xie was so furious that his second wife sent the person to the farm.
Later, the mother of the Xie brothers, Yao, married into the family. Yao was the legitimate daughter of a fourth-rank official. She was dignified, beautiful, and had an excellent character.
The second wife originally wanted to steal the girl and give her to her youngest son, but she failed because Prime Minister Xie was watching her closely.
Who would have thought that after getting married, Xie Annian only stayed with Yao for less than half a month before he started flirting with other women again.
Prime Minister Xie was so angry that he almost broke his leg. With Yao's persuasion, Xie Annian was able to save his leg.
However, Xie Annian was not grateful to Yao for this. Instead, he went even further and directly brought back the pregnant maid Qiao Niang from his own courtyard from the farm and placed her outside.
The people around Xie Annian were also very tight-lipped. Yao had no idea about this and thought he was busy with his studies, which was why he often left early and came back late.
This went on for two months, until one day, Yao suddenly had a craving and asked her personal maid to go to the street to buy some preserved fruits from Cuizhenge, and she ran into Xie Annian who came to buy sour jujubes in person.
Only then did Yao learn about this and she fainted on the spot out of anger.
After the doctor took her pulse, he found out that Yao was almost two months pregnant.
Although Xie Annian disliked Yao, he was still very happy that she had her own child.
Later, Xie Annian returned home more often.
After Qiao Niang gave birth to Xie Wenshu, although he was a illegitimate child, he was still Xie Annian's first child after all.
Prime Minister Xie relented for the sake of the child, and Qiao Niang was taken back into the palace and given the status of a concubine.
Yao is also about a month away from giving birth.
Qiaoniang was unwilling to just be a concubine, so she planned to let Yao go to a temple outside the city to pray for blessings while she was pregnant.
He bribed the robbers to kill Yao.
Unexpectedly, Yao suddenly went into labor halfway through the journey and was forced to give birth to twin brothers in the carriage.
After encountering the robbers, Yao asked her personal maid to hide with the child, while she asked the coachman to drive the carriage to lead the robbers away.
Later, Yao, the carriage and the driver all fell off a cliff and died.
Even though Yao was gone, Qiao Niang was not made the legitimate wife as she wished.
Prime Minister Xie had suffered at the hands of his concubine, and there was no way he would let his son follow his path.
Xie Annian married again, this time to Yao's half sister.
This little Yao was not as kind-hearted and generous as Yao. She had a sharp eye and vicious means. On the first day she entered the mansion, she sold all the restless and lowly people in Xie Annian's room.
Fortunately, Qiao Niang gave birth to a child, and was promoted to a noble concubine in front of Xie Annian.
Otherwise, she would also be sold out by that little Yao.
Qiao Niang was so regretful that she wished she could keep Yao.
Since then, the two have been fighting openly and secretly for more than ten years.
Since Xiao Yao came to take care of him, Xie Anyan took fewer concubines, but he still secretly went to brothels to hang out.
Later, when Xiao Yao became pregnant, they stopped being so strict.
Under Qiao Niang's arrangement, Xie Annian took in two more maids.
Ten months later, Xiao Yao gave birth to a daughter and named her Xie Wanyi.
In the Xie family, whether it was the first or second wife, legitimate or illegitimate children, except Xie Wanyi, all the children born were boys.
Xiao Yao didn't care. She was looking for the twins born to her elder sister while trying to find out the truth of what happened back then.
Xie Wanyi was born beautiful since she was a child. Although she was a little spoiled, she was very sweet-mouthed, so Prime Minister Xie always doted on this granddaughter.
Ever since she had a falling out with Xie Wenshu, Xie Wanyi was extremely happy when she found out that Xie Lao and Xie Yun were her two biological brothers born to her aunt.
He moved many good things from his private warehouse and sent them to the two brothers' yards, calling them "big brother" all day long.
From the very beginning, when Xiao Yao married into the family, she had no intention of relying on a scumbag like Xie Annian.
She had not had a good life in the Yao family before, and it was always Yao who protected her. Later, Yao died. When she learned the news, she designed an accidental meeting with Xie Annian and seduced him, and successfully married into the Xie family.
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