Chapter 418: Conspiring against Grand Scholar

Xie Xie Chenghui looked at his father unhappily: "In any case, you should stay out of this kind of thing in the future. Grand Tutor Jing is the teacher of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he also holds the position of the Chief Assistant of the Inner Cabinet. He even made an exception and promoted Lord Jiang to the Inner Cabinet. Which side do you think he is on?"

Grand Scholar Xie then realized that in this matter, Master Jing seemed to be invisible. Why didn't he speak out?

Whether he agreed or opposed, he didn't seem to have made his position clear.

But every time someone was extremely opposed to the Queen Mother, he would always bring up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

He said that the little prince was lively and sensible, had a strong opinion, was young but articulate, and was good at expressing his emotions. He would definitely be a good crown prince in the future.

It was also telling everyone in disguise that there was no need to worry that the Queen Mother would abandon the young prince, because the young prince still had his own ideas.

But no one believed that the Queen Mother, who had tasted the peak of power, could still let go of the sword of power.

The next day -

Xie Huai was still on his way down from court when he heard that his brother-in-law had committed a crime and had been imprisoned in prison by the Minister of Justice Ma Yiyang.

His wife had fainted after hearing the bad news.

The brother-in-law was his wife's only younger brother and the only male in their family to carry on the family line.

Mrs. Xie was eighteen years older than her brother, and she spoiled her brother-in-law as her own son.

Xie Huai knew that he had offended the Queen Mother, and therefore caused trouble for his wife's family.

He ran as fast as he could and finally got to the Ministry of Justice, but was stopped outside the prison by the people of the Ministry of Justice: "Master Xie, the prisoners here are all poor and vicious thugs. You come from a family of scholars and are of noble birth. What are you doing in this dirty place?"

Didn't he criticize the Queen Mother of Heaven, saying that their Queen Mother had a poor family background and was inevitably greedy for power?

These officials of the Ministry of Justice had already received Ma Yiyang's order to humiliate this Master Xie.

What's wrong with a high family background?

Can you humiliate people like this?

These grassroots people also know about courtesy, righteousness, integrity, and what to do and what not to do?

No wonder the Grand Tutor did not accept Xie Huai into the inner cabinet, but chose the father of the Queen Mother of Heaven instead. Now it seems that the old man still has good vision.

Otherwise, if this superior person who divides people into different levels is chosen, it will only benefit the noble families in the future, and the people will suffer.

Xie Huai didn't know that his inappropriate remarks when he misunderstood that his son liked the Queen Mother of Heaven had been publicized by Jiang Xinyue and known to everyone.

The emperor had always suppressed the noble families, emphasized the imperial examinations, and selected the children of poor families from the people to serve as officials. He said that people from poor families are short-sighted and prone to greed, which was basically questioning the emperor's vision.

The Ministry of Justice is a place where all kinds of people come together. Ma Yiyang himself comes from a grassroots background, so when he selects people, he doesn't care about their background at all. As long as they have real skills, they're fine.

Xie Huai's words were just poking at their spines.

Madam Xie's younger brother is the young master of the Pang family. The Pang family was also a noble family in the early years, but after the emperor ascended the throne, he valued the poor over the noble families, and the Pang family had long since fallen into decline.

The Pang family fell ill or died a few years ago, leaving only the young master Pang, who was spoiled by Madam Xie.

He was also a devil in the capital, and he loved to tease cats and dogs and flirt with decent women on weekdays.

For the sake of the great scholar Xie, everyone in the capital had to tolerate the little devil a little and not bother with him.

He was also timid and only dared to tease with words, not to take any substantial actions.

But this time it was Jiang Xinyue who plotted against him, how could he escape?

The orphan girl who sold herself on the street to bury her father was a tea-serving maid hired from a brothel for twenty taels of silver. She cried a few words and was as weak as a white lotus, which aroused the little devil's desire to play tricks on her.

He insisted on robbing the girl of the people, and he and a few of his friends were pulling the beautiful orphan girl in the street, and the people in Beijing saw it.

The orphan looked weak, but her temper was extremely strong. She directly hit her head against the stone lion at the door of someone else's house and died.

Pang Xiaolangjun was so scared on the spot that he was caught by the Ministry of Justice and was taken back to the prison of the Ministry of Justice.

Moreover, the family where the orphan girl hit the stone lion was also unwilling to give in. They said that the young man had ruined their family's feng shui, and they also demanded compensation from the Xie family.

These were all minor matters. The main reason was that after Jiang Yankun entered the inner chamber, the new Minister of Justice Ma Yiyang was a ruthless man. It was said that the tortures in the Ministry of Justice prison were more than ten kinds than when Jiang Yankun was there.

Each kind could make people feel miserable.

So when Mrs. Xie Pang learned that her brother was taken to the Ministry of Justice prison, she was so scared that she fainted. It's easy

to get in that place but hard to get out!

If something bad happened to him, their Pang family would be extinct.

"You...you..."

Xie Huai pointed at a group of second-rate Ministry of Justice constables with trembling fingers, and his face flushed with anger.

How could he not know that his brother-in-law's robbery in the street was a trap set by the Queen Mother of Heaven for the Ministry of Justice?

He knew very well what kind of person his brother-in-law was. Even if he had a hundred courages, he would not dare to cause a death.

But what could he say?

His brother-in-law killed someone in public. He knew it was a useless trap and the people would not believe it.

If the Ministry of Justice executed his brother-in-law according to the law, they would have nothing to say.

The Queen Mother of Heaven's powerful means really made him miserable.

If his brother-in-law was killed, his wife would probably hang herself.

This was going to destroy his family!

"Master Xie is a man of noble character. He may have some misunderstandings about my queen, which is why he spoke carelessly in the palace. My queen is willing to give Master Xie a chance to clear up the misunderstanding. What do you think?"

Xi Que left the palace today with the purchasing eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Sometimes, the Queen Mother has some small toys and snacks, so if she leaves the palace with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it will not attract too many people's attention.

Especially, she has already discussed the marriage with Meng Qingyu, and everyone in the palace knows it. It is not a big deal for her to ask the Queen Mother for grace to leave the palace and make a date with Meng Shiwei.

They would never have thought that Xi Que left the palace not for love, but to do business for the Queen Mother.

The most trusted maids of honor around the Queen Mother have all been dispatched, how can Xie Huai say no?

In the teahouse on the street, Jiang Xinyue, wearing a black dress, showed her charming face from under the tent.

Jiang Chuan filled a cup of tea for her: "My Queen, will Master Xie come?"

"He must come."

If her wife, Mrs. Pang, fainted and died, she couldn't make him turn back, and he had to associate with that group of pedantic people, then Mr. Pang's fake crime would become a real crime.

Let him fulfill his loyalty and courage and let his family be destroyed.

Reform always requires bloodshed.