"According to the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty, falsely accusing a consort of the emperor is the same crime as accusing an official. Depending on the severity of the offense, the punishment is twenty to fifty strokes of the cane."
In the court, a cold voice was heard.
When everyone heard the sound, they looked and saw Xie Zhao in purple court robes. Their attention immediately shifted from Jia Xinglin to Xie Zhao.
Xu Ping stood up, stroked his beard, and said, "Master Xie is not working at the Jingzhao Yin Yamen, so why is he here at the Dali Temple?"
When they meet as sworn enemies in the court, the atmosphere will be tense and they are bound to fight.
This morning at the court, Xu Ping took advantage of his seniority and suffered a loss at the hands of Xie Zhao, and he was holding a grudge against him.
"Of course, I'm here for my wife."
Xie Zhao paused, turned to look at Jiang Yuzhu, and replied calmly.
He spoke briefly and to the point, but his expression suddenly became calm, with a hint of helplessness and doting, just right.
Seeing this, the onlookers looked at each other in confusion and once again doubted the truthfulness of what Feng Qing said.
"Thank you, sir, are you speaking up for your wife?"
If Jiang Yuzhu had an affair, it would be a good thing that Xie Zhao didn't divorce her.
Could it be that both husband and wife have strong tastes, so they have similar tastes?
Jia Xinglin rolled his eyes and felt that he had been exposed.
Unexpectedly, the usually reserved Xie Zhao nodded and readily admitted, "Your Highness is right, that's exactly what you said."
Jiang Huaiqing wasn't angry about Xie Zhao stealing the spotlight. He ran to Jiang Yuzhu's side and whispered, "Little sister, what kind of bewitching pill did you give Xie Zhao? Did you use all the Chunfeng Yichu Powder on him?"
Jiang Huaiqing is usually lazy and rarely meets Xie Zhao.
Xie Zhao put aside his official duties and rushed to the Dali Temple and stated his position in public, which was enough to show that he cared about Jiang Yuzhu.
Jiang Yuzhu: “…”
"Second brother, I beat up Jia Xinglin to stand up for my fifth brother. Xie Zhao wouldn't help an outsider, would he?"
Jiang Yuzhu lowered her eyes and cursed Xie Zhao in her heart.
The hero in the book is a man of great ambitions and does not seem like a petty and vindictive person, but Xie Zhao's behavior today clearly shows that he is looking for the revenge he did that day at Songzhu Building.
In court, Jiang Yuzhu didn't have time to think and said bluntly, "As Lord Xie said, Jia Xinglin slandered the current imperial consort and should be beaten with at least twenty sticks."
The Great Qi Law mainly targets ordinary people.
The wealthy circles in Beijing are generally good at smoothing things over. Even if there are disagreements, they rarely go to court, and big things are reduced to small things.
Jiang Yuzhu knew that the maximum she could get from beating Jia Xinglin was twenty strokes of the cane.
It's not bad to be beaten to a pulp and unable to take care of yourself for more than a month.
If he really was beaten with fifty lashes, those with weaker constitutions would surely die.
Jiang Yuzhu's arrogant attitude made Jia Xinglin furious. He angrily asked, "Jiang Yuzhu, are you disregarding etiquette or is this prince slandering you?"
Jia Xinglin was covered in wounds, and everyone could see it clearly.
If Xie Zhao and the Jiang family shield Jiang Yuzhu, Jia Xinglin will join forces with the nobles to file a complaint with the emperor. They cannot bully him like this just because his father just died!
"You'd better sue now, or you're a dog!"
Faced with threats, Jiang Yuzhu remained calm. Not only that, she continued to fan the flames, repeatedly teetering on the edge of death.
Jia Xinglin's lackeys gathered together and whispered, and honestly speaking, they were a little envious.
How could one possibly live a hard life with a boss like Jiang Yuzhu?
In contrast, although Jia Xinglin is domineering, he only bullies them.
“Bang!”
The sound of knocking on the hall wood was heard, and Xu Ping's face turned ashen.
"Jiang Yuzhu, this is the Dali Temple, not your Jiang family's backyard. How dare you do this..."
Xu Ping's eyelids twitched. That old villain Jiang Fulu knew how to cry, stamp his feet and beat his chest to show weakness in the court, but why were the younger generation of the Jiang family all so inexperienced?
Jiang Yuzhu yawned. "Master Xu, there's nothing wrong with you belittling me, but... could you please change the words?"
After all, Xu Ping had studied hard, but his vocabulary was poor, so much so that Jiang Yuzhu suspected that Xu Ping had passed the imperial examination by cheating.
After hearing this, Xu Ping was so angry that he almost vomited three liters of blood: "Okay, you..."
In the battle against Jiang Yuzhu, Xu Ping suffered a loss.
As an official of the Great Qi Dynasty, it would be inappropriate for him to bother with the women in the harem, otherwise he would be considered to be narrow-minded.
"This is outrageous! I will immediately go to the palace to see the Emperor and ask for his decision!"
Xu Ping was furious and decided to make a big deal out of it.
If the incident gets out of hand, Xie Zhao will also be implicated by Jiang Yuzhu.
When Jia Xinglin heard that the emperor was asked to make the decision, he was dumbfounded. He felt guilty and didn't want to alarm the emperor!
"Lord Xu, the emperor is busy with countless affairs every day. How can we, as his subjects, disturb him with such trivial matters?"
Jia Xinglin winked at Xu Ping, but Xu Ping was still angry and didn't notice.
Xu Ping thought about it carefully. Duke Mao was assassinated but the murderer had not been found. The emperor wanted to appease Jia Xinglin, the prince of the Duke's Mansion. No matter who was right, the emperor would eventually tend to side with Jia Xinglin.
Xu Ping was happy to use Jiang Yuzhu's power to cause trouble for Xie Zhao and the Jiang family.
Besides, everything was handled impartially, and Xu Ping was not abusing his power for personal gain.
By the time the messenger left the Dali Temple and entered the palace, everything was irreversible.
Jiang Huaiqing moved a chair to his younger sister, and Jiang Yuzhu gave it to Xie Zhao without hesitation.
Xie Zhao didn't sit down, and asked with a deep look in his eyes: "Why, Madam, are you scared now?"
"Are you afraid of the Emperor or that bastard Jia Xinglin?"
Jiang Yuzhu sneered, Sister Jiang’s character must be stable.
She and Xie Zhao were married by the previous emperor, who passed away more than a year ago and the new emperor ascended the throne.
In the book, Xie Zhao is the confidant and best friend of the new emperor Xiao She.
Xiao She is a man of deep thoughts, proficient in the art of controlling people, and ambitious.
It was precisely because of this that Xiao She had the courage to take action against the noble man who had been around for a hundred years. Killing Duke Mao was just a test of the waters.
Xie Zhao curled his lips, hiding the fluctuations in his eyes very well and said: "Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."
After all, Jiang Yuzhu was venting her anger for Xie Xuan, and Xie Zhao had to stand behind her both emotionally and logically.
If the incident was brought to the emperor's attention, Xie Zhao would at most be ridiculed by the new emperor, which would not be a big deal.
At the morning court today, the new emperor Xiao She suddenly mentioned that the marriage he had arranged was just a random match made by his father. He made the big mistake of judging people by appearance, thinking that a talented man and a beautiful woman were a good match, and he never inquired about Jiang Yuzhu's character.
Now that Xiao She is in charge, he can allow Xie Zhao to divorce without worrying about the Jiang family making a fuss.
Xie Zhao refused on the grounds that it was too troublesome.
Three years after their marriage, Jiang Yuzhu never asked about anything, and Xie Zhao was busy with government affairs and had no interest in love affairs.
They both have their own circles and it's good that they get along well.
"If you encounter something like this in the future, you can send someone to the government office to deliver a letter to me."
Xie Zhao pondered for a moment and gave a special reminder.
Jia Xinglin led a group of rabble. If they met a powerful man who used a knife, there would be no way to end it.
Jiang Yuzhu couldn't hide her surprise. Did the male protagonist change his gender?
Thinking that Xie Zhao was just trying to vent his anger on Xie Xuan's behalf, Jiang Yuzhu readily replied, "I understand. Thank you, husband, for your protection."
After waiting in the court for about half an hour, Xu Ping finally received a reply.
"Master Xu, the emperor is waiting in the imperial study!"
A young eunuch came to the palace with a message, and Jiang Yuzhu, who was already drowsy, immediately became alert.
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