Chapter 226 Trial
Ye Xiao's words shocked Zhao Chengye. His first reaction was that this gentleman's brain was stuck in the door.
You look older than Jiang Xinyu. How dare you say that my mother
These days, people don't even care about their dignity when trying to make connections.
In order to get close to the newly crowned Marquis of Zhen Guo, some people even rushed to acknowledge him...
Hmm, that doesn't seem right.
It seems that Xiao Yuan does have a son, and since Jiang Xinyu married Xiao Yuan, she naturally became this man's mother.
This guy is quite shameless. He has the nerve to talk about such nepotism.
Of course Ye Xiao had the nerve to say it out loud, after all, his current identity was different from before.
In ancient times, relationships and identities were strictly regulated, and adopted sons were divided into different levels.
Ye Xiao was considered Xiao Yuan's adopted son before, but he did not change his surname, hold a wedding banquet, or include him in the family tree.
It's just a little better than the lowest level of casually saying "fuck your son".
Today is different.
He cannot be considered Xiao Yuan's adopted son now, but after he is included in the family tree, he will be Xiao Yuan's adopted son.
This weight is very heavy, so heavy that even if Xiao Yuan has a biological son, he cannot surpass him.
An adopted son, as the name suggests, is a son who inherits the family.
According to religious etiquette, he is considered the legitimate son. If there is no other legitimate son above him, then all the resources and title of the family will belong to him.
This is true even if the man of the family has other sons.
The rules of each feudal dynasty were slightly different, but they were basically the same in terms of inheritance of titles.
In the Jin Dynasty, in principle only the legitimate son was eligible to inherit the title.
If the family has no legitimate son but only illegitimate sons, then if they want to ask for the title of Crown Prince, they have to see the attitude of the royal family.
If the emperor likes it or can use it, he will approve it.
If the emperor looks upon you with a black eye, then you can only have a legitimate son from among your brothers and clansmen to inherit your title and you are not allowed to pass it on to a bastard's son.
Although it sounds very inhumane, people of that period accepted it and the person who was adopted was called an adopted son.
It's like a prince changing a jade disc. Whoever the prince falls under the name of a queen will be her biological son.
When this prince becomes emperor in the future, he will have to respect his mother on the jade plate as the empress dowager.
No matter who gave birth to the child, as long as the jade disc is changed, he is someone else's son.
Xiao Yuan has changed Ye Xiao's surname to his own and asked for the title of Crown Prince.
Then according to clan etiquette, he is the biological son of Xiao Yuan and Jiang Xinyu, and the real eldest son of their family.
Xiao Yuan and Jiang Xinyu cannot have children, and even if they can, the child will be the second son.
As long as Ye Xiao was alive, this title would not be bestowed upon his biological son.
That is to say, the ceremony had not been officially held at that time, otherwise Ye Xiao would have changed his way of addressing Xiao Yuan and Jiang Xinyu and called them dad and mom.
Seeing that Zhao Chengye seemed to understand who he was, Ye Xiao smiled even more maliciously.
"Others may not know that I know a thing or two about Prince Zhao, so you should confess as soon as possible."
Looking at the other person's half-smile, Zhao Chengye knew that this person was trying to take revenge.
But now he has no way out, so he just throws the can down and becomes tough.
"I don't understand what Master Xiao means.
It is true that I accidentally killed Li Mingyue and I will not deny it, but she poisoned my father first.
As a son, it is only natural to avenge my father.
I heard that when Governor Xiao was falsely killed, Lord Xiao also killed many people to avenge his father. You should understand my feelings.
You can't deliberately make things difficult for me just because your mother was my fiancée.
If you insist on deliberately framing me because of personal grudges, then Zhao can only go and ask the emperor and the regent to make a decision."
Hearing Zhao Chengye bring up the issue of Regent King Ye Xiao, he chuckled.
It seems that the image of his father and uncle competing against each other is deeply rooted in people's minds.
It's a pity that this guy made the wrong decision.
If my uncle got involved in this matter, at most my mother would just be laughed at a few more times, after all, this ex was really not presentable.
Anyway, the final result is the same. It seems that the title of the Duke of England can be taken back.
That’s good. One less duke will save a lot of money.
Ye Xiao was too lazy to argue with this guy, and in order to avoid any bad rumors, he even didn't chase away the guests who came to pay their respects.
The British Duke's body was carried out in front of everyone.
Didn't you say I was taking revenge?
Then let's show everyone what filial piety is.
After Lu Zhu presented the blood-stained shirt, Ye Xiao received Jiang Xinyu's instructions to go to Li's house first to rescue Mrs. Li.
It's just some poison that makes people weak and speechless. Dongchang has no shortage of such evil talents.
What the Li family could come up with wasn't some strange poison, so it could be cured quickly.
Mrs. Li told her everything Li Mingyue had told her.
It is impossible for her daughter to poison the Duke, so it must be Zhao Chengye who killed him to silence him.
Because the person who was asking the questions was from Dongchang, Mrs. Li deliberately exaggerated the matter and emphasized that the person Zhao Chengye wanted to harm was Governor Xiao.
The idea was that even if Zhao Chengye could not be convicted, the people from the Dongchang would still skin him alive.
The people in the East Factory are all old from handling cases.
Everyone can see Mrs. Li's little thoughts, and Zhao Chengye's little tricks can't be hidden either.
Watching the excitement is always a popular form of entertainment.
When the mourners heard that there was something behind the Duke's death, they all stayed and wanted to see the story up close.
But this time the price of eating the melon was a bit high, so I vomited completely before eating it.
The Duke's body had a dark complexion and blue lips, and one could tell at a glance that he had been poisoned.
Now everyone was even more excited, and they all showed a hint of mockery when they thought of what the Duke's wife had said about her daughter-in-law Xianxiao being bedridden.
In order to prevent her husband from marrying someone else, the daughter-in-law directly poisoned her father-in-law and forced him to observe mourning. This move would be quite explosive no matter where it is used.
But something even more explosive is coming soon.
Ye Xiao had his men find Li Mingyue's body and carry it to the lobby. Suddenly, there were sounds of fainting and vomiting one after another.
It was terrible. The visual impact of Li Mingyue's deformed head was extremely strong.
Only the military generals could hold out, while many civil officials ran out and vomited.
The generals who stayed behind also looked at Zhao Chengye strangely.
It was as if he had never expected that this weak scholar-like man would be so cruel to his own wife.
The servants of the Li family were also found and brought to the lobby. Li Mingyue's wet nurse fainted when she saw her daughter's body.
Several maids were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they looked so dull that they even forgot to cry.
They have been crying since they were locked up yesterday. They knew that the young lady might be in trouble but they didn't expect it to be this tragic.
Ye Xiao glanced at the corpse and smiled evilly.
"Since Prince Zhao suspects that I cannot handle this case impartially, then let all the adults join in the trial.
Let everyone see how wronged you are.
The maid in pink, let's start with you.
Introduce yourself and tell me what you know."
The maid that Ye Xiao selected happened to be Li Mingyue's personal maid.
Upon hearing that the gentlemen were here to review the case, he suppressed his anger and introduced himself, then told them everything he knew.
The other little girls also told what they knew, and then pinched the wet nurse to wake her up so that she could supplement the knowledge.
The general meaning is similar.
After the girl married into this mansion, her mother-in-law didn't like her younger sister-in-law and she made things difficult for Prince Zhao, and she was not considerate either. She has been living in dire straits and her days are like years.
A few days ago, the girl accidentally learned that Zhao Chengye was involved in Zuo Xiang's rebellion, so she thought of using this as an excuse to divorce Zhao Chengye.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chengye was so angry that he beat the girl to death to silence her.
As for when the Duke died, they had no idea.
But the Duke was still fine before their girl was beaten to death.
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