Chapter 72: Parents’ Love
Emperor Qinglong's face was as dark as ink. His gaze fell on Lin Xiu. A smile seemed to bloom on his lips, but it made people feel cold. "Lin Qing, what did you just say?"
Lin Xiu knelt on the ground, gritting his teeth, wanting to say that he was innocent and wronged, and that all this was fabricated by Marquis Jian'an.
But the first thing he said was - "I am the number one scholar appointed by His Majesty. How can that woman Jin Tao be worthy of me? But I can't divorce my wife, otherwise I will be cursed by the world, and she must die!"
Emperor Qinglong laughed instead of getting angry. Lin Xiu had done such a wicked thing that even he, the emperor, would be questioned about his judgment in employing people. Lin Xiu deserved death. "The number one scholar I appointed turned out to be unworthy of being a human being. Lin Xiu, you ordered your parents to bury your wife alive, and you still don't repent. You are worse than pigs and dogs!"
Lin Xiu's face twisted fiercely for a moment.
He really didn't know why he revealed everything he was thinking.
Lin Xiu knelt on the ground and crawled forward on his knees, trying to make a last-ditch effort and say that he was wronged.
However, his tone uncontrollably turned sinister, and his eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of sinisterness. "Regret? What I regret most is that I chose such a stupid method of burying him alive, and that bitch's parents found out!"
"I should find a man, drug them both, and frame Jin Tao for stealing a man! By then, not only her parents, but even the gods won't be able to save her!"
Everyone in the world will curse Jin Tao as a slut.
"What a pity! I was too soft-hearted after all!"
Marquis Jian'an brought Jin Tao's parents to the palace to testify. After hearing Lin Xiu's shameless remarks, Jin Tao's father and mother spat at him fiercely and rushed forward to beat him, "Bah!"
"You're not being soft-hearted at all. You don't want to be branded as someone who abandoned his wife, nor do you want to be called a cuckold with a green head! Even if you put the green hat on yourself!"
"Lin Xiu, you're clearly a prostitute and you're trying to be a saint. Ugh!"
"You're a beast! Bastard! Even the dead rats in the sewer are cleaner than you!"
"Give me back my daughter's life!"
"Lin Xiu, give me back my daughter!"
Mr. and Mrs. Jin shed tears in the court and used all their strength to fight Lin Xiu.
But what’s the use?
Lin Xiu is dead, and Taotao can't come back.
Taotao was so young, yet she was killed by this scumbag Lin Xiu!
It was not until Lin Xiu was beaten half to death that the civil and military officials in the court symbolically tried to stop him.
Perhaps he was desperate, the hope in Lin Xiu's eyes gradually died down, and he stared at Mr. and Mrs. Jin viciously and arrogantly.
"What's the point of just scolding me? Jin Tao's death is not just my fault. It's all thanks to you for raising such a gullible idiot!"
Lin Xiu had a smile on his face as he stared at Mr. and Mrs. Jin without blinking.
"You know, that idiot Jin Tao always told me that my parents and I were the best people to her. She said you never showed her any tenderness, that you brought her into this world but didn't love her at all."
"So we don't have to do anything. We just need to say a few words of concern to her as if to coax a fool, and she will spontaneously embroider day and night. She is willing to work like a slave for our Lin family. She is just a slut!"
Seeing Mr. and Mrs. Jin's expressions suddenly turn extremely pale, Lin Xiu felt extremely happy.
"Of course, if you hadn't used all your family's strength to raise her to this stupid state, how could I use her?"
After all, it's not entirely my fault that that idiot Jin Tao ended up like this, right?
Lin Xiu looked at Mr. and Mrs. Jin with a smile.
"I'm not the only one who killed Jin Tao. You guys are also responsible."
His words were like sharp swords that pierced the hearts of Jin's father and mother without mercy. A long gash was immediately cut on the chests of the elderly couple, and blood was gushing out in an instant, and they were in excruciating pain.
Jian'an Hou showed pity. Looking at the sorrowful faces of Jin's father and mother, he finally said comfortingly: "He is just a beast. You two elders cannot believe what he says!"
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"Yeah, yeah, how can we take the words of such a beast to heart!"
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"He said this on purpose to hurt you. Don't be fooled by him."
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"Bah! This Lin Xiu is truly a scoundrel. He's already dying, yet he's deliberately saying these things to provoke others!"
The civil and military officials nearby could not help but comfort Mr. and Mrs. Jin.
He was afraid that this elderly couple who had lost their daughter would do something that would make their loved ones sad and their enemies happy because of Lin Xiu's provocation.
Mr. and Mrs. Jin just sat on the ground in a daze, salty tears flowing from their turbid eyes, falling one by one to the ground, and soon disappearing into the gaps between the tiles.
Even Emperor Qinglong couldn't bear to see such a miserable scene.
Emperor Qinglong gave compensation to Jin's father and mother, and then cast a disgusted look at Lin Xiu.
"I hereby declare that the number one scholar, Lin Xiu, has violated human ethics by ordering his own parents to bury his wife alive. I will not allow such scum to sully my court!"
"I, filled with wrath, sentence this thief to death by hanging to thank the world, to uphold the laws of the land, and to uphold justice. I order the Ministry of Justice to arrest him immediately and bring him to the execution ground tomorrow at noon. The punishment will be formally announced to the people!"
Not only that, Emperor Qinglong also wanted to punish the local officials where Jin Tao was.
This matter involved many people. Except for Lin Xiu, the other officials who knew about it but did not report it and protected each other were either dismissed from their posts or exiled.
Emperor Qinglong also took advantage of this incident to deal with several court officials whom he disliked.
For a time, the government and the opposition were shaken.
However, although the culprit was sentenced to death by hanging, Mr. and Mrs. Jin were still not happy.
No matter how Marquis Jian'an tried to comfort them, the two of them just forced a smile, but anyone could see the sadness in the couple's eyes.
The person who tied the bell must untie it.
Marquis Jian'an sighed, "Would you two like to meet Miss Jintao?"
Jin's father and mother were stunned. They looked at Jian'an Marquis helplessly, with a look of bewilderment on their faces. "Taotao... Isn't Taotao dead?"
They had seen the corpse.
They dug the grave themselves.
They also split the coffin open themselves.
They and their daughter have been separated for a long time. How could they possibly see her again now?
Marquis Jian'an knew that he had explained it countless times, so it would be better to let them see it with their own eyes, so he invited Jin's father and mother to Marquis Jian'an's mansion.
Marquis Jian'an bowed to Su Tan and stated his request.
Su Tan's fingertips were filled with spiritual power, and he tapped the foreheads of Jin's father and mother. Jin Tao's face gradually appeared in front of them.
"Dad, Mom!"
"An unfilial daughter!"
Jin Tao fell to her knees with a thud, her lips and teeth trembling, not daring to look her parents in the eye.
Mr. and Mrs. Jin burst into tears and hugged their daughter.
"No...no, Taotao, you didn't let us down, it's us who let you down..."
"It's because we treated you badly and didn't let you feel any warmth that a scoundrel like Lin Xiu took advantage of us, my poor daughter!"
"Taotao, I'm sorry... I'm really sorry..."
Jin Tao's heart suddenly felt sore.
Ever since she became a ghost, her resentment has been growing day by day, and other things rarely cause her emotions to fluctuate.
And now, she was crying like a baby.
"Dad... Mom..."
It can be said that Jin Tao has never resented her parents.
When she said this, even she herself didn't believe it.
But when she received her parents' belated apology, she felt very sad and upset.
"I...I'm sorry to my parents."
"I used to resent you, but I was wrong."
She always thought that her parents didn't love her and didn't care about her.
But only today did she realize that her parents' love for her was like a mountain shrouded in clouds and mist.
You need to lift the clouds to get a glimpse of the majestic love.
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