Chapter 27: Big Trouble
"According to the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty, framing a lady of the imperial court is the same as framing an official. Depending on the severity of the crime, the punishment is 20 to 50 strokes of the cane."
A cold voice was heard in the court.
When everyone heard the voice, 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, why did you come to the Dali Temple?"
When they meet, the atmosphere is tense and they are bound to fight.
This morning, 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.
When the onlookers saw this, they looked at each other in bewilderment and once again doubted the truthfulness of what Feng Qing said.
"Thank you, sir, are you here to stand up for your wife?"
If Jiang Yuzhu had an affair, it would be good enough if 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 realized the truth.
Unexpectedly, the usually reserved Xie Zhao nodded and readily admitted, "Your Highness is right, that's exactly what you said."
Jiang Huaiqing was not angry that Xie Zhao stole the limelight. He ran to Jiang Yuzhu's side and asked in a low voice: "Little sister, what kind of bewitching pill did you give Xie Zhao? Did you use Chunfeng Yichusan on him?"
Jiang Huaiqing is lazy on weekdays and seldom meets Xie Zhao.
Xie Zhao put aside his official duties and rushed to the Dali Temple to express his position in public, which was enough to show that he cared about Jiang Yuzhu.
Jiang Yuzhu: “…”
"Second brother, I beat Jia Xinglin to stand up for my fifth brother. Xie Zhao wouldn't help an outsider, right?"
Jiang Yuzhu lowered her eyes and cursed Xie Zhao in her heart.
The hero in the book has a lot of ambitions in his mind, and he doesn't seem like a petty-minded or vindictive person, but Xie Zhao's behavior today clearly shows that he is looking for the same thing that happened at Songzhu Building that day.
In the court, Jiang Yuzhu didn't have time to think about it and said bluntly: "As Lord Xie said, Jia Xinglin slandered the imperial concubine of the current dynasty, and he should be beaten with at least twenty sticks."
The laws of the Great Qi Dynasty were mainly aimed at ordinary people.
People in the wealthy circles of Beijing are generally good at smoothing things over. Even if there are disputes, they rarely go to court, and big things are reduced to small things.
Jiang Yuzhu knew that the maximum punishment for Jia Xinglin was twenty strokes of the cane.
It's not bad to be beaten to pieces 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 attitude was so arrogant that Jia Xinglin was furious and asked angrily, "Jiang Yuzhu, are you the one who disregarded the 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. He cannot be bullied like this just because his father just died!
"You'd better sue now, otherwise you're a dog!"
Faced with threats, Jiang Yuzhu remained calm. Not only that, she continued to fan the flames, repeatedly teetering on the brink of death.
Jia Xinglin's lackeys gathered together and whispered, and honestly speaking, they were a little envious.
How is it possible to 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 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 thief Jiang Fulu knew how to cry, stamp his feet and beat his chest to show weakness in the court, but why were all the younger generations of the Jiang family like fools?
Jiang Yuzhu yawned: "Master Xu, it's okay for you to belittle me, but... can you change the word?"
After all, Xu Ping had studied hard, but his vocabulary was poor, so much so that Jiang Yuzhu suspected that Xu Ping had cheated to pass the imperial examination.
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 get involved with the women in the harem, otherwise it would be considered that he has no magnanimity.
"This is outrageous. I will go to the palace to see the emperor immediately and ask the emperor to make the decision!"
In a rage, Xu Ping decided to make a big deal out of it.
After the incident becomes serious, 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!
"Sir Xu, the emperor is very busy, 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 tend to side with Jia Xinglin in the end.
Xu Ping was happy to use Jiang Yuzhu's strength 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 deep eyes: "Why, Madam is afraid?"
"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, skilled 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 centuries-old nobles. 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 will 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 matter was brought to the emperor, Xie Zhao would at most be laughed at by the new emperor, which would be no big deal.
At the morning court today, the new emperor Xiao She suddenly mentioned that the marriage he arranged was just a random match made by his father. He committed the big taboo 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 this kind of thing 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 was ready to use a knife, there would be no way out of it.
Jiang Yuzhu couldn't hide her surprise. Did the male protagonist change his gender?
Thinking that Xie Zhao was just venting his anger for Xie Xuan, Jiang Yuzhu said, "I know. Thank you for your protection, husband."
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 had been drowsy, immediately became alert.
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