Chapter 192 In court, interrogating the scumbag father!
"Grandma, tell me, is Xie Ming'an really my father?"
Xie Yao's words made Mrs. Xie's face turn pale instantly.
"How...how did you know?" she asked in a hoarse and trembling voice.
Xie Yao curled the corners of her mouth, completely certain that Nanny Zhu had not lied to her before she died.
Xie Yao certainly didn't believe that her mother would be fond of another man before marrying Xie Ming'an, and her mother didn't know anything at all.
Combined with Qiu Shui’s previous explanation.
It turned out that she was not Xie Mingan's biological daughter, nor was she her mother's biological daughter.
What did the deceased Nanny Su, my mother's former dowry nanny, do to deceive my mother and make her think that she gave birth to me...
Xie Yao took a deep breath and suppressed her emotions.
She didn't want to think about what her mother had given birth to, who her biological mother was, and where she was at this time.
"Since I'm not Xie Mingan's daughter at all, what does the life and death of the Xie family have to do with me?" Xie Yao asked with a smile.
Madam Xie clenched her cane and gritted her teeth, "It was Xu who betrayed Ming'an. I wonder which adulterer she had with to give birth to you—"
"Where's my knife?" Xie Yao interrupted her and turned to Tian Gang. "Grandmother, if you dare to say anything slanderous against my mother again, I don't mind being here to discipline you."
Madam Xie: “…”
Xie Yao: "Grandmother, what did Madam Su say at the beginning? Do you dare to tell me everything?"
"I... I..." Old Madam Xie's eyes changed as she recalled the result of her and her son's interrogation of Nanny Su.
At this time, Qiliang came back.
Xie Yao picked up the brand new tablet from his hand and threw it in front of Old Madam Xie: "Grandma, you mean there is no evidence after death, right? But the dead can also speak."
Mrs. Xie took a closer look and was so frightened that her whole body trembled.
It turned out to be the tablet of the old uncle of the Xie family.
The previous tablet was gone because the ancestral hall burned down, so this is a new one.
She shuddered when she thought of the cause of her husband's death.
Why did Xie Yao take out this tablet?
Could it be that she knew that her son had killed her husband?
This is the biggest secret of the Xie family, known only to her and her son. Because of this secret, she has always been afraid of her son, but has to depend on him.
"Xie Yao, what on earth do you want to do?" Mrs. Xie's voice trembled.
"I want my mother, Xu Susu, to leave your Xie family with a clean record."
Every word Xie Yao spoke was clear and cold, like pure broken ice.
"If grandma doesn't want to, then I don't mind telling everyone in the world that my mother's husband is a beast who killed his father. We're family, so why not say a few words?"
Mrs. Xie met her cold gaze, and only fear remained in her heart.
If Xie Yao accuses Xie Ming'an of patricide, then her son, no, the Xie family will be finished!
She only had one choice left, which was to listen to Xie Yao.
The next day.
In the early morning, Jingzhao Prefecture was surrounded by crowds of people, and the entrance was filled with people standing on tiptoe to look and watch the excitement.
"I heard that the person being tried today is Wenchang Bo, the father of the Jingbei Palace?"
"His guard killed someone in the street a few days ago. It seems he is not a good person either!"
"That's not necessarily true. The one who sued him was Lady Xu, the uncle's wife. How can a wife sue her husband?!"
"Keep your voice down. Look at those officers. Maybe some important person will be here soon."
As everyone was discussing, Jingzhao Yin Du Yutang appeared in the court.
Du Yutang did not take a seat, but instead instructed the yamen runner beside him, "Go and bring the rosewood chair."
Not long after, the eunuch's shrill voice came from outside: "The Princess Zhenguo has arrived——"
The people instantly quieted down, subconsciously making way to the sides and looking back one by one.
A team of guards in brocade clothes led the way, and the eldest princess, dressed in a brocade embroidered phoenix skirt, got off the phoenix carriage. Her every move was full of noble and proud majesty.
"Jingzhao Yin Du Yutang pays homage to the Princess Zhenguo. May Your Highness live a thousand years, a thousand thousand years!"
Du Yutang came to the door and bowed.
The yamen runners and clerks behind him, as well as the people around him, all knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor".
In today's Yan State, the two most famous women are not the Queen Mother and the Queen, but the Princess Zhenguo and the Princess Jingbei.
One is the emperor's biological sister, who has supervisory power independent of all officials and was once the most beautiful woman in Yan State.
The other one dared to marry the disabled King Jingbei and was the first female captain in Yan State since Queen Mother Xihe.
The eldest princess walked into the courtroom and sat on a rosewood chair. "Please excuse yourselves, everyone. Please stand up. I just heard that this case involves my savior, Xu, so I came to observe the trial."
As she spoke, her gaze swept across the courtroom and landed on Xie Yao, a hint of tenderness flashing in her eyes.
After hearing this, the people around looked at Xie Yao with more awe.
The eldest princess was assassinated a few days ago. Rumor has it that it was Princess Jingbei who saved her.
This rumor was confirmed today.
Xie Yao stood at the edge of the crowd, looking neither humble nor arrogant, and nodded to the eldest princess.
The eldest princess's arrival meant that even without the emperor's subsequent order, she could still achieve her goal today.
Du Yutang took a special look and was relieved when he didn't see his cousin, the prince.
He ordered Xie Ming'an and Jiang Si to be brought up, and Xu Susu to be invited over.
Xie Ming'an, who had been imprisoned in the Jingzhao Prefecture prison for a night, was not wearing prison clothes. Before going to court, he deliberately straightened his clothes and hair to make himself more respectable, but he could not hide the bruises under his eyes.
When Xie Mingan saw Jiang Si being brought here, his expression changed slightly.
He had originally thought of hiding from the spotlight and then silencing Jiang Si in jail, but he didn't expect that Xie Yao and Xu Susu would act so quickly before he could do anything.
Suddenly, Jiang Si looked up and winked at him quickly.
Xie Mingan received this look, made up his mind and calmed down.
It seems that Jiang Si understands that if he dares to tell others about some things, he will not be able to survive.
Looking at Xu Susu again, she was wearing an indigo skirt, her back was straight, and there was no trace of her former cowardice and forbearance in her eyes.
Xie Yao looked at her mother's back, a faint smile rising from the corner of her lips.
The moment she had been waiting for finally arrived!
Du Yutang first looked at Jiang Si: "Jiang Si, you confessed the day before yesterday that Xie Ming'an married Xu in order to save the old Wenchang Earl. Is this true? Confess the truth!"
When Xie Mingan heard this, he felt completely relaxed.
What Jiang Si confessed was just an insignificant matter.
"Everything I said is true. Eighteen years ago, the old uncle was imprisoned for offending a nobleman of the time. To this end, Wenchangbo planned to meet Mr. Xu's only daughter Xu again and again. After winning Xu's heart, he used Xu's dowry to bribe the officials, and finally rescued the old uncle." Jiang Si said.
Xie Mingan's face twitched slightly. He didn't take this matter seriously at all, but after hearing what Jiang Si said, he felt like he had become a gigolo with ulterior motives.
Of course, he was unwilling to do so, and with a tense expression, he said in a deep voice:
"Nonsense, sir! This wicked servant is slandering me. My father was framed and imprisoned by a treacherous official. In desperation, I used my wife's money to save my father after marrying Xu. What's wrong with that?"
Xu Susu stepped forward and said in a clear voice, "Xie Ming'an, are you admitting that you married me just to save the old uncle and my dowry?"
Xie Mingan immediately said: "Who said that? It's obvious that Benbo and you are in love with each other."
Xu Susu: "But the maid Qiu Shui didn't say that."
Xie Mingan was shocked. "Qiu Shui is dead. How can you listen to the nonsense of a dead person and question your husband? Xu, don't be stubborn."
Jiang Si suddenly said, "Uncle, although Qiu Shui is dead, I am still here."
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