Chapter 1398: Something feels wrong
Originally, the eldest master of the Bai family broke out in a cold sweat after hearing the emperor's order.
He knew that as soon as the little girl from the Su family opened her mouth, something bad would happen!
This girl seems to be born to be in conflict with the Bai family!
Now, the eldest master of the Bai family was touched by Lord Xia's eyes again, as if he wanted to skin him alive. Not only did he break out in cold sweat, but his whole body was shaking.
——Muscle pain!
"Your Majesty, this is nothing more than a rumor." The eldest master of the Bai family suppressed his fear and said dryly, "It's probably just some ignorant people talking nonsense after dinner."
When the eldest master of the Bai family said this, he resisted the pressure and glanced at Lord Xia's covetous expression.
He continued, "The Dali Temple is very busy and has always handled major cases. Handling such trivial matters is really a waste of talent. In my opinion, it would be better to let the Governor's Office handle it..."
He has connections in the governor's office.
When the time comes, we can use some connections and find a few scapegoats, and the matter will be over.
The eldest master of the Bai family had a good idea, but Lord Xia disagreed.
"Master Bai, you are wrong!" Master Xia refuted righteously, "This concerns the honor of Great Yan and the reputation of all officials of Great Yan. How can it be a trivial matter?"
"Could it be that in Lord Bai's heart, the national prestige of Great Yan is just a trivial matter not worth mentioning?"
The eldest master of the Bai family: "..."
Cold sweat broke out again!
Sure enough, this Xia guy tried every possible way to harm him!
This hat is too big, the eldest master of the Bai family dare not accept it.
"Master Xia, stop talking nonsense!" The eldest master of the Bai family said angrily, "I absolutely did not mean that. It's just that this matter was caused by Miss Xia. As her father, you should avoid suspicion!"
"Otherwise, if you abuse your power for personal gain and attack dissidents, wouldn't that implicate many innocent people?"
Lord Xia was furious and shouted, "How could I be that kind of person?!"
"Who knows?" The eldest master of the Bai family sneered and retorted, "That kind of person will naturally not admit that he is that kind of person, just like a bad person will never admit that he is a bad person in public!"
Master Xia: "..."
I was furious, but I had no words to refute.
Moreover, what the eldest master of the Bai family said makes sense.
As Xia Siya's father, he really has to avoid suspicion according to the law.
"In that case, I will recuse myself!" Lord Xia gritted his teeth and said, "This case will be handled by the Dali Temple's Shaoqing!"
"Then what's the difference between that and Master Xia personally supervising the matter?" The Bai family's eldest master spoke smoothly this time, saying sarcastically, "Those people in the Dali Temple are Master Xia's subordinates, so they naturally act according to your Master Xia's instructions."
Master Xia: "..."
Lord Xia was so angry that his face turned blue.
However, he had been an official for many years and soon calmed down.
"Master Bai is going to such great lengths to prevent the Dali Temple from investigating this case. I wonder if he has something to hide?" Master Xia sneered and said pointedly, "Could it be that the person spreading these rumors is you, Master Bai?"
As soon as Lord Xia finished speaking, all the civil and military officials around him, as well as the ladies in the palace, showed doubtful expressions.
Originally, the Bai family was the most suspicious.
After all, the dispute between the Bai family and the Xia family was the cause of this incident.
Now that Lord Xia has pointed it out, everyone feels that the Bai family's eldest master's behavior is clearly an attempt to cover up his own faults.
The eldest master of the Bai family met people's gazes and couldn't help feeling guilty.
Fortunately, he maintained a good expression, as if he had suffered a great injustice, and shouted loudly: "Xia Rongtian! Stop talking nonsense! As the Minister of the Supreme Court, you have framed an official of the imperial court without any evidence. What is your punishment?"
After saying that, he knelt down heavily in front of Emperor Tianxi.
"Your Majesty, please help me!" The eldest master of the Bai family said indignantly, "I am preventing Lord Xia from participating in this matter because the law does not allow it, and because the Bai and Xia families have a dispute!"
"I was afraid that Lord Xia would seek revenge and arbitrarily pin the blame on my Bai family. Now Lord Xia has framed me without any evidence. I beg Your Majesty to uphold justice!"
Lord Xia also knelt down and said confidently, "Your Majesty, I am following your orders to thoroughly investigate the rumors. Since your Majesty has not yet rescinded your order, I can naturally make reasonable inquiries and inferences when I see someone who is suspicious!"
Tang Bao immediately gave her godfather a thumbs up.
What godfather said is really reasonable and well-founded!
Emperor Tianxi felt a headache when he saw the eldest master of the Bai family kneeling on the ground.
Emperor Tianxi felt that the saying "there is no silver here, but there is three hundred taels of silver" had been fully demonstrated by the eldest master of the Bai family.
But the Bai family is his maternal family after all.
The Bai family is so embarrassed, and the Empress Dowager will definitely be ashamed as well.
Emperor Tianxi pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Let the Ministry of Justice supervise this matter!"
The Bai family needs to save some face, but they also have to give them a warning.
Otherwise, some trouble might happen in the future.
The eldest master of the Bai family: "..."
Ministry of Justice?
The Ministry of Justice is not easy to communicate with...
The eldest master of the Bai family looked towards the second prince.
I wonder if the second prince can use his connections to find someone to take the blame?
The second prince felt the gaze of the eldest master of the Bai family and his heart sank.
He didn't start the rumor, but he fueled it.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, it would be better to hand this matter over to the Governor's Office," the Second Prince said. "The Governor's Office's runners roam the streets all day long, and they know everyone in the capital. Their interrogations would be much more efficient."
Emperor Tianxi: “…”
Civil and military officials and others: "..."
Okay, another one trying to cover up the truth.
The eldest master and the second prince of the Bai family didn't know yet that their disguises had been completely removed.
Almost all of those present are thousand-year-old foxes that have cultivated into spirits.
Since the matter involves the second prince, it also involves the emperor's reputation.
Then all the civil and military officials fell silent.
Lord Xia did not expect that the second prince would also get involved.
Although he was on the side of the Third Prince, he was definitely a member of the Third Prince's faction.
However, the Second Prince is the Emperor's biological son after all...
Lord Xia was also a little embarrassed about the father-son relationship.
For a moment, the scene fell into an eerie silence.
The eldest master of the Bai family: "..."
Second Prince: “…”
Why does it feel like the atmosphere is a little off?
Tang Bao felt a little regretful.
He had finally raised a banner and escalated the incident to the level of national reputation, but once these two people were exposed, the emperor was afraid that he would be concerned about the Empress Dowager and his own son, the Second Prince, and would let this matter go lightly.
Tang Bao thought of this and looked towards Xuanyuan Jin.
Brother, please give the emperor a way out.
Tang Bao blinked at Xuanyuan Jin.
Since we already know the result, there is no need to curry favor with the emperor and let others get the advantage.
Little did they know that Tang Bao and Xuanyuan Jin exchanged glances secretly, but in the eyes of others, it was not the same thing.
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