Chapter 136: Death-free Gold Medal

After hearing this, Taifu felt a little guilty.

Of course, he knew that Shen Ruyi had made a serious mistake this time, but he really couldn't bear to see the second family suffer such severe punishment.

"You can fine him again, but you can't let such a young child wander around with you."

"Even if you insist that Ruyi is a bad kid and that the Berlin couple made mistakes in not bringing him up properly, these mistakes are not enough to send them to exile in Lingnan."

"Ordinary people exiled to such a barbaric place would not survive for more than a few years." The Taifu felt sad as he said this.

He stepped forward and helped Shen Bailin up. "Emperor, in my opinion, you should fine them some money and give it to the first wife's family as compensation."

"Impossible!" The emperor frowned.

Little Tangbao's life is worth more than the entire family of the second wife.

"Emperor, think twice! Shen Ruyi is just a child after all!" The Grand Tutor was a little anxious.

This was the first time he spoke to the emperor in this way, but the emperor did not listen.

Shen Bailin saw that what the master said seemed to be useless, and he panicked, "Master, godfather, please save me, you must save me."

Shen Ruyi also began to grab the corner of the Taifu's clothes, crying and begging, "Grandpa Taifu, please save Ruyi, Ruyi really didn't push her on purpose."

"Grand Tutor, I have pardoned their death penalty out of your kindness. If I didn't know that you have a deep connection with the second house, I would have sentenced Shen Ruyi to death." The emperor glared at Shen Ruyi hatefully.

Shen Ruyi shrank back when he stared at her, feeling very guilty.

The people around also started to talk in low voices.

"This tutor used to have a good reputation, but why is he so confused now that he is older?"

"Yes, the one who is obviously wrong is the second wife. The kid might have done this because the second wife taught him. Doesn't the second wife always like to harm the first wife?"

"Yes, the Second House had repeatedly framed the First House before, and now because she is jealous of the First House having Princess Mingzhu, she instigated her daughter to push Princess Mingzhu into the water. It is also possible!"

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Hearing that all the discussions were directed at the second house, the scale in the Taifu's heart slowly shifted.

Is it really as others say, that everything is a conspiracy of the second wife?

But for such a long time, the second wife has treated him sincerely...

Thinking of this, the Grand Tutor said loudly, "The Second House has always been kind-hearted, so I am willing to be a guarantor."

"They risked their lives to save me and heal me before they knew I was the emperor's tutor. How could someone so willing to dedicate himself be a bad person?"

After hearing what the Grand Tutor said, the people around were stunned and looked at each other.

The more the emperor listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Similarly, little Tangbao also heard something wrong.

[Eh, that's strange, the second wife doesn't seem to be so kind. ]

[Could it be that they already knew that the Grand Tutor was the Grand Tutor, but pretended not to know in order to deceive the Grand Tutor into supporting them?]

【You are so scheming. 】

Upon hearing Xiao Tangbao's new life, the emperor and the empress were stunned, and they both looked at Xiao Tangbao at the same time.

Little Tangbao was still lying there quietly, without a breath.

Did I hear it wrong?

The emperor and the empress were both surprised.

Little Tangbao stole a glance at the expressions of the Queen and the Emperor.

[Oh, you won't pretend to be dead and scare the Empress and the Emperor, will you? Tang Bao is just pretending, don't be afraid. ]

After hearing what little Tangbao was thinking and confirming that she was fine, the emperor and the queen both breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, little Tangbao is fine!

The queen looked at little Tangbao and her eyes became red with excitement.

But since Xiao Tangbao wanted to pretend that the person with bad intentions like the Second House would be punished, then she naturally had to pretend not to know and cooperate well.

The emperor said nothing, but clenched his fists tightly.

The joy of regaining what he had lost made him realize more clearly how important little Tangbao was in his heart.

"They did the right thing and saved the tutor, so I rewarded them with money. This time they failed to educate their children properly, so they should be punished."

"Just do as I said just now, confiscate your property and exile you, nothing less!"

The emperor no longer cared about the tutor's expression and made the final decision with one blow.

Hearing this, several people from the second room looked despairing.

Shen Bailin hugged the master's legs and howled, "Father, please save me, Father, we really didn't think so and didn't do so!"

Shen Ruyi was already covered in blood, and now she deliberately rubbed the blood on her face, looking even more pitiful and miserable. "Grandpa Taifu, save Ruyi, Ruyi doesn't want to die."

Qin Hanyan also hugged Shen Fangcheng and cried hard.

The Taifu was shaken, but he really couldn't bear to see the benefactor who saved his life have such a tragic ending.

In desperation, he took out a jade pendant from his brocade bag and said, "Emperor, you gave me this jade pendant when I retired and returned home. You said that if I showed you this pendant, you would agree to anything. Even if it meant death, you could save me from it."

"Today, I want to use this token to save the lives of Shen Bolin's family. You can confiscate their property, but you cannot exile them. I am willing to use this jade token to exchange for them not being exiled."

After saying this, the Grand Tutor felt some self-doubt for no reason.

He took out his last life-saving talisman just to save the second wife's family. Is it worth it?

"Master!" The emperor's face was full of disbelief, "You are going to use this jade pendant for these people?"

This jade pendant is essentially a golden ticket to immunity from death. Not only that, even if the Grand Tutor uses this jade pendant to ask for a hereditary title for his descendants, he will agree.

To put it bluntly, even if the Taifu's own son committed a capital crime of corruption and murder, he could use this jade pendant to save his life.

But now, the Grand Tutor actually wants to use such a precious jade pendant on the second wife.

"Grand Tutor, you...you are really confused." The emperor sighed helplessly, and there was a bit more inexplicable emotion in his eyes when he looked at the Grand Tutor, and less respect and love he once had.

The Grand Tutor also noticed the change in the emperor's eyes, and he felt uncomfortable for a moment.

But the words had been spoken, and he couldn't change them.

What's more, he couldn't really watch the second wife die.

The emperor had no choice but to order the second wife's house to be raided and to continue the execution with fifty lashes of the stick, but there was no need to exile her.

After hearing that the emperor's order would not be changed, Xiao Tangbao stopped holding her breath and used her spiritual power to clear her veins. Soon, her face turned rosy and her breathing recovered.

She blinked her big eyes and acted like she had just woken up.

Everyone was stunned when they saw her come back to life.

"Am I dazzled? Princess Mingzhu has opened her eyes!"

"The little goddess has recovered her breath, and her face is rosy and shiny. She is not dead. The goddess was not killed by the bad guys!"

"She is indeed a goddess. She fell into a deep pool at such a young age and was able to come back to life!"

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For a moment, the onlookers knelt down to worship Little Tangbao, marveling at the miracle that had happened to her.