Chapter 222 Short-sightedness
A feeling of being unable to control the situation lingered in Emperor Ren De's heart. What if Shangguan Jing and Qin Junyi had not left Bian Jing and gone to Longxi as he had arranged?
Then how will he carry out his subsequent plans?
Is Qin Junyi's vision so short-sighted?
Just for that little bit of hatred in his heart, he would not even care about his own safety and let Xie Rongying die?
But Xie Rongying is still alive and well. Qin Junyi's action will only make the Xie family more wary and expose his whereabouts.
Thinking that this opportunity had been given to Qin Junyi and Shangguan Jing, but these two did not leave Bian Jing, but wanted to kill Xie Rongying, he was furious!
"Your Majesty, Shangguan Jing has been in Bianliang for many years and is familiar with the layout of the city. Now his whereabouts are unknown and difficult to find." The person kneeling on the ground said respectfully.
Just as Emperor Rende's face darkened, an eunuch entered from the main gate and reported, "Your Majesty, Xie Jing and the Marquis of Dongchang request an audience."
As soon as Emperor Ren De heard these two names, he knew what they were here for.
Everyone in Kaifeng Prefecture today knows that the person who hurt Xie Rongying was the prince, but the real prince is in his Yanhe Palace. If the Xie family insists that it was the prince, how can he explain to the Xie family?
Only by finding the person who impersonated the prince can this matter be settled.
Although the incident at the Yongyi Marquis Mansion pushed the Xie family to the forefront, the Xie family was in a completely different situation from the Yongyi Marquis Mansion.
Xie Rongying suffered such a serious injury because he exposed the collusion between the Yongyi Marquis Mansion and the Shangguan family, who were committed treason and betrayal.
He had just escaped from the gates of hell, but now he was hurt even more because of the prince's inexplicable behavior.
So why did the prince do this?
Not only the Xie family, but also the Marquis of Dongchang got involved.
The key point is that this time, the mother and son in the Dongchang Marquis Mansion in Kaifeng Prefecture witnessed the prince committing a crime.
This matter is not easy to resolve!
"Please come in, my two beloved ministers." Emperor Ren De calmed down his anger and said in a deep voice.
Xie Jing and Dongchang Hou Chen Yun walked in.
"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty." The two said in unison.
Emperor Rende's gaze lingered on Xie Jing for a moment before he said, "Everyone, stand up."
Just as Xie Jing and Shen Yun straightened up, Emperor Ren De spoke again: "I can probably guess why you came to the palace."
"Your Majesty, I have no grudge against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I simply cannot understand why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would go to Kaifeng Prefecture to assault me." Xie Jing knelt on the ground as he spoke. "Your Majesty, I beg you to give me justice!"
The Marquis of Dongchang also bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is of grave importance. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must come out and give an explanation."
Emperor Rende swallowed the air that had been stuck in his throat and said, "You should also know this. The one who went to Kaifeng Prefecture was not the crown prince, but someone pretending to be the crown prince."
Xie Jing gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I know you favor the Crown Prince, but it is ridiculous for you to argue for him like this!"
When Emperor Rende heard the word "absurd," his eyes darkened. "Thank you, my dear, do you think I'm deceiving you to exonerate the Crown Prince?"
"Yes." Xie Jing crawled on the ground and said simply.
Emperor Rende's face darkened: "Xie Jing, do you know what you are talking about?"
Xie Jing said solemnly, "I know what I am doing. Your Majesty, please give me an explanation."
Emperor Rende saw that Xie Jing was determined to get him to push the Crown Prince out, so he held back and said, "The Crown Prince was here with me in Yanhe Palace when your daughter was murdered."
"Your Majesty, I'm telling you, as a father, I simply want justice for my daughter." Xie Jing's voice trembled as he spoke. "My daughter has narrowly escaped death. She's already been to the gates of hell in order to expose the affairs of the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion. Why would the Crown Prince do this? Why would he want to hurt my daughter again?!"
When Xie Jing said the last sentence, his back was straight and his voice was full of questioning.
Emperor Ren De's expression became increasingly ugly, and Xie Jing simply refused to listen to what he said.
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, if the emperor breaks the law, he is guilty as a commoner." Shen Yun said solemnly, "But Your Majesty also said that when Xie Rongying was in trouble, the Crown Prince was in front of Your Majesty. How about this, Your Majesty? Find the person who impersonated His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and hand him over to the Xie family, and the matter will be resolved."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Ren De's expression darkened. Shen Yun's words were almost what he had thought.
"Marquis Shen has some truth in what he said." Emperor Ren De suppressed his anger and said, "I will give the Xie family an explanation on this matter. My dear Lord Xie, you can rest assured."
Emperor Ren De knew the seriousness of the matter. Because the actions of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion were being watched by countless people, no matter how he claimed that it was not the prince who went to Kaifeng Mansion to attack Xie Rongying, he would be considered to be defending the prince.
What's more, many people are aware of the prince's hostility towards the Xie family.
Therefore, the only way to solve this problem is to find out who is impersonating the prince, as Chen Yun said.
"Your Majesty, can you give me an exact time?" Xie Jing asked again.
Seeing Xie Jing's aggressive attitude, Emperor Rende said in a deep voice, "How can I give you a specific time?"
"So Your Majesty hasn't even given me a specific date. Does this count as shielding the Crown Prince?" Xie Jing's voice grew colder. "Before, because my fourth brother led troops to the border, the Crown Prince held a grudge against the Xie family. Now..."
"Three days, after three days I will give Lord Xie an explanation." Emperor Rende's gaze lingered on Shen Yun for a moment as he spoke. "I will not shield anyone. Just as Lord Shen said, if the emperor breaks the law, he is guilty just like the common people."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jing prostrated himself on the ground again: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Step back." Emperor Ren De said.
Xie Jing's tone became respectful: "I'll take my leave."
Chen Yun bowed and said, "I will take my leave."
Emperor Ren De originally wanted Chen Yun to stay, but he didn't want to cause any trouble, so he could only watch the two of them leave. When the hall quieted down, Emperor Ren De sighed.
At this time, the secret guard who had just talked with Emperor Ren De walked out of the inner hall.
"Your Majesty, if we can't find the person after three days, how are we going to give the Xie family an explanation?" The secret guard was a little confused. "Are we going to find someone at random to get rid of the Xie family?"
We can't really push the prince out to give the Xie family an explanation.
Xie Jing's attitude just now must have angered Emperor Ren De, but Emperor Ren De still had to give an explanation to the Xie family.
But it is impossible to push the prince out. The whereabouts of Qin Junyi and Shangguan Jing are still unknown. If they deliberately hide in some corner of Bianjing City.
It would definitely be difficult to find it within three days.
The only thing to do is to find someone to get rid of the Xie family.
"You will mobilize all your men in the dark to search for Qin Junyi and Shangguan Jing?" Emperor Ren De said, "They must be found within three days."
Emperor Ren De would definitely not just pick someone to fool the Xie family.
Since Qin Junyi and Shangguan Jing did not follow his arrangements, they had no choice but to get rid of them.
No trouble can be left behind.
Shangguan Yan is an example.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
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At the hour of You, at Xie’s house.
Liyun Courtyard.
After returning home, Xie Jing went straight to Xie Rongying's courtyard. At this time, Yan and Yan Lan had already left Xie's house, and Old Madam Xie was accompanying Xie Rongying.
Without Yan's presence, Xie Jing felt much more relaxed.
"You mean, the emperor also knows who is pretending to be the prince?" After Old Madam Xie fed the last mouthful of medicine in the bowl to Xie Rongying, she glanced at Xie Jing who was sitting on the armchair. "So, the emperor knows what's going on, but why isn't the emperor too angry about this matter? If Qin Junyi really wanted Rongying's life, just pretending to be the prince would be enough to punish him with death, but the emperor..."
"Grandmother," Xie Rongying interrupted Old Madam Xie. "Shangguan Jing and Qin Junyi were able to escape from the palace, which means it was the Emperor's intention. The Emperor intended for Qin Junyi and Shangguan Jing to escape from Bianjing. This means that the Emperor wanted to use these two people's escape to do other things. Now that something like this has happened, it must have interrupted the Emperor's plans."
As he spoke, Xie Rongying looked towards Xie Jing and said, "Father, thank you for your hard work this time."
Xie Jing looked at Xie Rongying with a pale face, and the guilt in his heart became even stronger. He thought that there would be a gap between him and his daughter because of the romantic affairs, and he was indeed a little unhappy at first.
But when he saw Xie Rongying lying there with a pale face, dying, Xie Jing's displeasure towards Xie Rongying instantly disappeared.
He knew very well why Xie Rongying was so cruel to Feng Qing.
But Xie Jing thought that Feng Qing would not cause any trouble under his nose.
But Xie Rongying would not give Xie Jing such an opportunity, and Xie Rongying would not allow someone like Feng Qing to exist.
Hearing Xie Rongying mention the word "hardship" to him, Xie Jing felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. "What's hardship or not? As a father, I naturally know what to say and what not to say. But you, in order to prevent the Xie family from being implicated in the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion, have suffered so much."
Seeing that the atmosphere between the father and daughter had returned to its previous state, Madam Xie was very relieved. "Since the emperor said three days later, then it will be three days later. Rongying, you should take good care of your injuries. I will also arrange for staff to be assigned to your courtyard."
As she spoke, Madam Xie stood up and exchanged glances with Xie Jing, who then stood up as well.
Madam Xie looked at Dongxue and Cuizhi and said, "You two should also watch over the young lady at night."
"Yes, old lady." Dongxue and Cuizhi said in unison.
Old Madam Xie and Xie Jing walked out of the room. The mother and son remained silent all the way until they left Liyun Courtyard.
"Mother." Xie Jing seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Madam Xie snorted and laughed: "Are you going to ask about Yan's affairs?"
Xie Jing's eyes fell on the ground, and he remained silent.
"I'm glad that you two can meet for Rongying and stop fighting." Old Madam Xie knew what Xie Jing was thinking. "But you've become a couple with a grudge. Now that Yan has returned, why don't you discuss the matter of divorce?"
"I'll have to trouble my mother to come forward and talk to her about this matter." Xie Jing said softly. He didn't want to mention the incident of many years ago with Yan again.
Madam Xie hummed, as if she had thought of something, and said, "What does the Shen family mean?"
Xie Jing was slightly stunned. Thinking of what Shen Yun had said to him after leaving the palace, he pondered for a moment and said, "Son, I know what mother is worried about. Although the Shen family and our Xie family have close ties, I haven't considered the Shen family because of what happened with the Shi family. Rongying is fine at home. After the incident at the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion has passed, let Rongying choose her own husband."
"It's all right if you have this idea." Old Madam Xie thought that being a family was the best thing after all. "Wait for your second brother and his family to come to Bianjing. Then, with the second brother and his wife looking after you at home, Rongying should take good care of her injuries. You should also take good care of yourself. The Xie family should work together and don't forget your father's last wish."
"I understand, mother." Xie Jing's chest tightened when he heard his father's last wish.
Sometimes when we are too comfortable, we forget the hardships the Xie family went through on their journey to Bian Jing and settled down there until today.
At this moment, Xie Jing felt ashamed of his father's cultivation.
"Before, the Shi family always had an advantage over the Xie family in business matters in Lingnan. We originally wanted to let Changfeng and Xie Ting go, but Changfeng and the second brother had to keep an eye on the food and fodder issues at the border. Now that Rongying is back, we will let her go to Lingnan to handle the matters there when she feels better." Old Lady Xie said again.
Xie Jing raised his eyes and met Madam Xie's gaze. He pondered for a moment and said, "Mother, do you really want to hand the Xie family over to Rong Ying?"
"Why not?" asked Mrs. Xie.
Xie Jing said, "My son knows what I think. But Rongying is a woman after all. As a father, I will definitely support her. I am just worried that the second and fourth sons will..."
"It's not their turn to make the decisions in the Xie family. The Xie family only distinguishes between the eldest son and the eldest daughter, regardless of gender." After saying this, Old Lady Xie snorted coldly and walked towards Shi'an Hall.
Xie Jing was left standing there alone, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
Madam Xie, who had passed through two courtyard gates, had a gloomy expression on her face. Madam Sun beside her said, "Madam, is the master still obsessed with having a son?"
"That woman really seduced him." How could Mrs. Xie not have heard from Xie Jing that her charm could help Xie Jing have children again?
But Yan hated Xie Jing so much back then, how could she possibly allow Xie Jing a chance to detoxify?
It was just Xie Jing's desire to have an offspring.
"The master is good in every way, except that he is a little unclear about the matter of the Feng family's daughter." Mother Sun sighed as she said this.
Madam Xie sneered, "He's had such a smooth life since he was little, except for Feng Peizhi, that's why he can't let go of this woman."
"But now that Rongying is back, I feel a lot more relieved."
Mother Sun agreed with a smile: "Now that the eldest lady is back, the master must think twice before doing anything."
*
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the cold wind was blowing violently through Liyun Courtyard.
When Gu Xun came to Liyun Courtyard, there was a hint of darkness in his eyes. On the night when Xie Rongying wanted to completely leave the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, according to their master-servant plan, after everything went smoothly, Xie Rongying would definitely be kept in Kaifeng Mansion by Qi Zhan, and with the Xie family's company, no other accidents would occur.
That night, when Xie Rongying arranged for the servants of Dongyuan to leave the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion, she specifically instructed that Gu Xun's sister go to Wanmiao Village. Although it would be possible for her to return to the Xie Mansion, she wanted to arrange a separate residence in Wanmiao Village with someone to serve her so that she could recuperate well.
It was after that night that Gu Xun secretly saw that Xie Rongying was no longer in danger and left Bian Jing to settle Gu Xiang.
But just two days later, Xie Rongying got into trouble again.
Dongxue in the main house saw Gu Xun coming in and walked towards the inner room: "Miss, Gu Xun is back."
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