Chapter 203: House search and house confiscation, younger brother sues his scumbag father!
When the people heard this, they were completely stunned.
Seeing that General Gu did not refute, they understood Xie Yao's identity.
"Princess Jingbei is Gu Dao. She, she is really the Major General of the Border Army!"
"Didn't they say the princess was seriously injured? How come..."
Bai Su coughed and rushed forward: "Who said the princess was injured? Did the palace tell you? Did you see the princess being carried back to the palace with your own eyes? It was clearly a traitor who tried to assassinate the princess, and she killed him completely!"
“…”
From the moment Xie Yao, safe and sound, got off the carriage, Xie Mingan froze.
He thought Xie Yao was seriously injured and dying, but he didn't expect that not only was she fine, she was also General Gu's apprentice Gu Dao!
What was even more unexpected was that General Gu rushed back to the capital from thousands of miles away just to support Xie Yao!
Xie Yao smiled slightly: "Master, long time no see."
Gu Zhaotang and she smiled at each other.
Once upon a time, Xie Yao was the legitimate daughter of the Earl of Wenchang and an unmarried girl. The general did not want anyone to know that she was Gu Dao, and even many of Xie Yao's military achievements were attributed to other generals in the army.
Otherwise, who would dare to marry her, who could marry her?
Gu Zhaotang didn't want his little disciple to end up like himself, "living alone until the end of his life".
But now Xie Yao has severed her ties with the Xie family and married Prince Jingbei. The matter is done, so there is no need to hide it anymore.
General Gu and King Jingbei waved their hands at the same time: "Copy!"
Bai Su led the royal guards to rush into Xie's house and search his property. The soldiers behind the general also stepped forward to hold Xie Ming'an down and tied his hands behind his back.
"You can't arrest me, Gu Zhaotang, you're crazy! As a general on the border, how can you return to the capital without an imperial edict?"
"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will come to save me! Xie Yao, you bitch, you are not dead, why are you not dead——"
Xie Mingan struggled and screamed hysterically.
The general dismounted from his horse.
In an instant, the tip of the spear landed on Xie Mingan's neck.
The tip of the gun pierced his skin and a trickle of blood flowed out from his neck.
Just one more thrust of the gun would go straight through his throat.
Xie Ming'an was like a chicken with its neck strangled. He suddenly lost his voice and his eyes widened in horror.
The general narrowed his cold eyes, raised the corners of his lips in a cold arc, and asked in a low voice: "Why don't you scream?"
Then, he said to Xie Yao, "Before I entered the capital, I had already ordered Su Huai'en to lead the capital's main camp to surround the Jiang Mansion. By now, the Jiang family has probably... surrendered."
Xie Mingan's pupils trembled: "Soldiers surrounded the Jiang Mansion?!"
He was still waiting for the Queen Mother to save him, but it turned out that the Queen Mother was already in danger herself.
Xie Ming'an looked terrified and shocked. In an instant, he realized that Xie Yao had done it on purpose, spreading the news of her serious injury to delay time and allow the general to lead his troops back to the capital.
The general could easily deal with the Queen Mother and the Jiang family, not to mention a small person like me...
He and the Queen Mother wanted to turn Xie Yao into a chess piece on the chessboard, but Xie Yao had already jumped out of their chessboard.
Upon hearing this, the prince said, "The Empress Dowager is acting suspiciously. Prime Minister Jiang and Minister Jiang are colluding with the court officials for personal gain. I have gone to the palace to request permission. The Emperor has ordered General Gu to return to the capital to restore order."
He held his head high and chest out, trying to get the princess to praise him.
At this moment, Xie Yao looked at her master whom she had not seen for a long time with mixed feelings.
In her previous life, after she returned to Beijing, she never saw the general again until her death.
She now knew that her biological mother was most likely the eldest princess.
So, who is the father of the eldest princess’ child eighteen years ago? It’s so hard to guess.
She regards the general as her master, but the general wants to be her father!
Xie Yao narrowed her eyes and looked at the twenty or thirty border soldiers behind Gu Zhaotang. Some of them were familiar comrades in the army under her command.
She pretended to be seriously injured, firstly to give the prince a reason to mobilize troops, and secondly to lower the vigilance of the Queen Mother and Xie Ming'an, so that the general could return to the capital and take down the Jiang family in one fell swoop.
In the Empress Dowager's previous life, she rebelled two years later. At that time, people in the capital were in a panic. Even I, who was imprisoned in the manor, knew that things were not peaceful outside.
Therefore, she decided to kill the Jiang family behind the Queen Mother in advance.
As expected, the general returned to the capital according to her two letters.
He clearly only led twenty or thirty soldiers, but he could make Su Huai'en obey his orders with just one word.
And Xiao Yizi's words gave the general who returned to the capital without an imperial edict a reasonable reason.
Prince Jingbei has been staying with him these past few days. He only sent someone to deliver a message to the emperor, but he never entered the palace.
Even if the prince had not said this, the emperor had politely asked the general to return to Beijing for the New Year a few years ago, so it was reasonable that the general received the letter two months late and returned to Beijing another month late.
What can the emperor say?
The general and Prince Jingbei arrested the rebellious party and purged the government and the country. Could it be that the emperor wanted to punish the general for returning to the capital without an imperial edict and punish Prince Jingbei for falsely conveying the imperial edict?
That depends on whether the 200,000 northern border troops and the 100,000 Zhenyuan cavalry agree to it.
If the emperor thinks they are capable of rebellion, then their best solution is to actually be able to rebel.
A desire for power arose in Xie Yao's heart again.
No matter how many calculations and considerations you make, they are all insignificant when you hold a large army and stand at the pinnacle of power.
In this life, she wanted to be a woman, hold the long rope, and stand in a position where no one would dare to look down on her.
"General Wang Xing greets the Major General!"
"I, Kong Qing, greet the Major General!"
Two of Xie Yao's lieutenant generals clasped their fists to her at the same time.
Wang Xing is over thirty years old and has a bad temper. After Su Huai'en returned to Beijing, he inherited his duties and became his second sandbag sparring partner.
Kong Qing is about the same age as Bai Su. He was originally a beggar from the northern border. After being picked up by her, he showed his cleverness and cunning in his character and became her military advisor.
Kong Qing had ambushed the enemy with her and served as a captain in the army.
Xie Yao is good at picking up people. She has picked up Kong Qing, Ren Dong, and another one, Yan Niang, who runs a tavern near the Xihe Camp.
Xie Yao nodded slightly. Seeing the two of them, she recalled her days in the army. The aura around her became arrogant and cold, and she turned back into the rebellious major general of the border army.
"Wang Xing, follow me."
Xie Yao gave an order in a deep voice, asking Qiliang to lead the way.
"Kong Qing, go with Qi Liang to Xie Ming'an's study. There's a mechanism on the bookshelves inside. Inside is a secret room. Search and find everything inside."
"I obey your orders!"
She took the soldiers and let Ming'er lead the way to the courtyard of the second branch of the Xie family.
Xie Yan fell into the hands of Mr. Xie Er and was locked up in the second courtyard.
At this moment, in the second courtyard, the second wife and the second youngest son had been captured by the palace guards.
Seeing Xie Yao, the second wife blurted out: "You didn't..."
Xie Yao's indifferent look made her heart skip a beat and she forced herself to swallow the word "death".
Xie Yao came to the warehouse where Xie Yan was imprisoned and kicked the wooden door hard, breaking it into pieces.
Her heart skipped a beat. She saw Xie Yan tied to a pillar with thick ropes in the warehouse. His body was covered with wounds, blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth, and his head was tilted to one side, as if he had lost consciousness.
"Xie Yan," Xie Yao walked forward, her voice a little lower than usual, "Sister is here."
This little piece of trash, please don't die.
She checked her brother's breath and felt the faint airflow, and her tense body relaxed.
Xie Yan heard her voice and opened his eyes with difficulty.
In his blurred vision, he saw Xie Yao's familiar face.
A faint smile suddenly appeared on Xie Yan's lips: "Sister, I knew that you would be fine..."
"Stop talking nonsense," Xie Yao swung her knife to cut the hemp ropes that bound him, slowing down her movements. "If you keep wasting your energy, you can just die."
"No, I won't... I can't bear to die without waiting for my sister."
After the rope broke, Xie Yan's body swayed and he almost fell down.
Xie Yao reached out to support him, and her hand touched the wound on his body.
Xie Yan groaned in pain, but fell into Xie Yao's arms contentedly: "Sister...are you worried about me?"
He raised his head and stared at Xie Yao's fair chin, with a bright light flashing in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, I'm still a loser. I heard... the conversation between Xie Mingan and Zhidai. I wanted to tell you, but I was discovered." Xie Yan said intermittently.
Xie Yao held his arm and wanted to comfort him with a few words, but she couldn't think of what to say.
At this moment, a figure suddenly jumped out from the corner of the warehouse.
It was Xie Mingshou, the second master of the Xie family. He had been timid all his life, but for some reason he had gone mad as he held a long sword high in the air with a crazy look in his eyes.
"Xie Yao, you killed my eldest son, and Xie Yan killed my second son. I want you two siblings to pay with your lives!"
Xie Yan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he was so anxious that he wanted to push Xie Yao away, but he was covered in wounds and had no strength at all. He could only shout hoarsely: "Xie Yao, be careful!"
Xie Yao backhanded Xie Yan behind her, and at the same time drew her sword and swung it——
A cold light flashed, and blood spurted into the sky.
The long knife directly cut off Xie Mingshou's shoulder, almost cutting off one of his arms.
"Ugh!"
Xie Mingshou screamed, and the sword in his hand fell instantly. He fell directly to the ground, twitching in pain, and couldn't even get up.
Xie Yao's long sword rubbed the blood on his clothes before sheathing it.
She had long noticed that Xie Mingshou was not in the second courtyard, and the moment she entered the warehouse, she also heard movement in the corner.
Xie Yao thought of words to comfort Xie Yan, and glared at Mr. Xie Er who was writhing on the ground and crying out in pain, and said, "Look, there are always people who are more useless than you. Doesn't it make you feel better when you think about it this way?"
Xie Yan: “…Yeah.”
Xie Yao didn't care about Mr. Xie's sneak attack on her. Why should she care about what a dead person thinks of her?
She supported her brother and walked out. Rendong came over and fed Xie Yan some medicine. She also found some golden wound medicine to treat the external injuries.
The palace's personal guards were escorting the Xie family members out one by one, including Xie Chengyu, who was sick and looked like he was about to die, and Xie Chengbai, who was crazy.
Xie Yao looked around at everyone: "Where's Sun Xinlan?"
Qiliang, who followed Kongqing to search the secret room, returned to her at some point.
He lowered his voice and said, "A few days ago, Xie Ming'an sold Aunt Sun. I heard that she sold her to the same pawnshop where she sold me."
"Really?" Xie Yao raised an eyebrow. "Then go buy her back and send her to work at the farm. Then tell her the good news from the Xie family. I'm sure she'll work even harder."
Qi Liang smiled and said, "I understand."
All the maids and servants were also gathered together.
At this time, Madam Xie actually wanted to escape with her two old servants.
Soon, she was caught and thrown to the ground, and her crutches were broken by being stepped on.
Old Madam Xie knelt on the ground, her clothes were wet, she was shivering all over, and she didn't even dare to look up at Xie Yao.
Seeing her like this, no one in the Xie family dared to resist.
As promised, Xie Ming'an saw the Jingzhao Yin and the Judicial Officer arriving with a team of officials. But before he could get any hope, the first thing Du Yutang did upon his arrival was to greet the Jingbei King and the others: "Greetings to the Prince, Princess, and the General."
Then he gave the order: "In compliance with the order of His Majesty, the Xie Mansion shall be confiscated!"
Xie Yan suddenly struggled to stand up, limped to Du Yutang's side, and knelt down with a plop.
"Master Du, I want to sue Xie Mingan!"
Du Yutang was deeply impressed by this young man because he had once slit the throat of a maid from the Xie family in front of him.
"Uncle...what does Master Xie want to sue for?"
"I want to sue. Xie Ming'an and the current Queen Mother conspired to hire assassins to assassinate Princess Jingbei!"
Xie Yan's voice was hoarse and trembling, and his wound was painful, but he still stared at Xie Mingan.
"Yesterday, because I heard him talking to Aunt Zhidai, the head of the Queen Mother's staff, he handed me over to my second uncle, intending for him to torture me to death!"
Xie Mingan raised his head and glared at Xie Yan: "You ungrateful wolf! I raised you up, and you actually helped Xie Yao, an outsider, to harm me. I really should kill you!"
"In your eyes, who is your wife? My son is just your tool." Xie Yan sneered and started coughing with laughter.
Cruelty and hatred danced in his brown eyes: "Xie Mingan, I said, I want to watch you die."
The gate of Xie's house was wide open, and when the people outside heard Xie Yan's words, they were secretly amazed.
"The son is suing his father, and he's so determined. This former uncle is truly cruel."
"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Why don't you see how Xie Ming'an tortured Master Xie?"
"Before the princess severed her ties with the Xie family, she was still his daughter. He actually colluded with the Queen Mother to assassinate the princess. He truly deserves death!"
At this time, Kong Qing, Xie Yao's military advisor, who had just finished searching the secret room, stepped forward.
He threw an old tablet and a handful of soul-calming incense on the ground and said with disgust, "Xie Ming'an killed his father first, so don't blame Master Xie for killing his own relatives for the sake of justice."
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