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Kang Pei thought that in a few days, this 'Fang Yuan' would be driven away by the Ji family. But unexpectedly, he became more and more respected by the Ji family.
Kang Pei was in a bad mood and was about to leave Shangjing City when he heard the news that Fang Yuan was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice.
Finally, God opened his eyes! He said that Fang Yuan was a mean-spirited person and not a good person!
Kang Pei's favorite thing to do recently is to drink tea with his friends in the teahouse opposite the Ministry of Justice, listening to everyone talking about "Fang Yuan" and scolding "Fang Yuan".
It is still the same today.
At four o'clock in the morning, there were quite a few people in the teahouse, more than usual.
When Kang Pei and his group of friends went upstairs, they found some familiar faces.
They are all scholars who interact with each other on a daily basis.
Everyone greeted each other and then sat down to drink tea.
The storyteller in the teahouse told a story in the hall that happened when the late emperor was still alive.
The story is about a talented scholar who wrote poetry at the age of three and began preparing for the imperial examination at the age of five. He studied hard for more than ten years and won the first place in the provincial examination. When he was about to go to Beijing to take the exam, he was blinded while trying to save his sister Xiuhe and could no longer see.
Seeing her brother's grief, Xiuhe suggested that she take part in the Spring Examination on his behalf.
Xiuhe grew up with her brother, who taught her to read and write, and she was quite knowledgeable. Using her brother's name, she went to the capital to take the imperial examinations, and performed well in both the spring and palace examinations.
But in the end, his identity was exposed by someone with ulterior motives.
Taking the imperial examination under someone else's name is a serious crime.
I thought the late emperor would punish Xiuhe, but I never expected that the late emperor not only did not blame them, but also issued an edict to reward the brother and sister.
The brother and sister later opened a private school in their place to teach and educate people.
Now, decades later, the private school is gone, but this story has been passed down and has become a beautiful thing that people talk about with great relish.
The reputation of the late emperor for his wisdom and benevolence spread throughout the world.
Everyone has heard this story so many times that storytellers in teahouses usually don't tell it.
I don't know why, but I'm talking about this again today.
Kang Pei didn't listen at all. He sat in front of the teahouse window and looked at the Ministry of Justice not far away.
As long as he thought of Fang Yuan suffering in there, he felt refreshed.
But suddenly, the crying of an old woman was heard, becoming clearer and clearer.
Not only Kang Pei heard it, but the people passing by on the street also heard it.
People love to join in the fun, and many people went over to see what was going on.
Old Man Fang and Old Lady Fang, one on each side, supported a young man and walked towards the Ministry of Justice, wiping their tears. A group of people followed them, pointing and talking.
The man in the middle was leaning on a crutch, with one leg slightly limping, a pale face, and a pair of gloomy eyes, as if he had experienced something big and had no breath of life.
Old Mrs. Fang burst into tears: "What a sin! It's my Fang family's fault! I'm wrong, it's me, this old woman, who's wrong!"
Old Man Fang also wiped his eyes.
The curious person nearby asked, "Old man, what happened?"
Old Lady Fang's voice was hoarse, and her face was filled with deep guilt. "I am the mother-in-law of the prison matron. A few days ago, my husband and I reported her to the Ministry of Justice, saying that she killed my son Fang Yuan. I never thought that I had misunderstood my daughter-in-law! It was me!"
Having said that, Old Lady Fang punched herself in the chest.
"What does this mean?"
Old Mrs. Fang pointed at the man on crutches and said, "This is my son Fang Yuan. He's not dead at all!"
Everyone exclaimed in surprise: "Not dead?!"
Old Mrs. Fang nodded, crying, "Well, my son is fine. He's very lucky, very lucky. On his way to the capital to take the imperial examination, his horse got startled and he fell off a cliff, breaking his leg. He couldn't continue on his way! Seeing that he would miss the Spring Examination, my daughter-in-law was worried about him. They discussed it and decided to let my daughter-in-law go to the capital on his behalf and take the letter to the Ministry of Personnel to report. My son would arrive later and take part in the Spring Examination directly. But unexpectedly, my son was cheated of his money on the way and got lost. He wandered around and around, and only arrived in the capital yesterday!"
"But, but the child's father and I mistakenly thought that it was my daughter-in-law who killed my son and caused her to spend all these days in jail. Think about it, what kind of sin have I committed, what kind of sin!!" Old Mrs. Fang cried so hard that she almost fainted.
Everyone looked at each other.
This may be too dramatic, but these are their biological parents. Parents always support their children, so how could they tell lies?
And the son is indeed standing here.
There were many enthusiastic people in the crowd who came out to give them advice and followed them to the Ministry of Justice to find the adults and ask them to release the daughter-in-law as soon as possible.
She is not a murderer at all, she is clearly a heroine!
In the teahouse, Kang Pei suddenly stood up and stood at the window looking down.
No, how did things turn out like this?
How did 'Fang Yuan' suddenly become the contemporary Xiu He?
While Kang Pei was still in shock, many scholars nearby had already come downstairs very enthusiastically and joined in with a sense of justice, helping everyone argue with the Ministry of Justice, asking them to release the person immediately.
When it comes to quarreling, the people in the Ministry of Justice cannot win over the scholars.
Those people can make the dead appear alive.
Hidden in the dark, they have been guarding the Ministry of Justice like a rock fortress these days. Every night after dark, they are fully focused waiting for the Ji family to come and break the prison with the Fifth Prince's men. Unexpectedly, after waiting for several days, what they got was a group of enthusiastic people and scholars.
The entrance to the Ministry of Justice was now as noisy as a vegetable market.
As for the Ji family, there was no sign of a single person.
Ji Mingxi works in the Ministry of Personnel, but there is not much going on in the Ministry recently. He is playing chess and drinking tea with the second-in-command of the Ministry, and he is very happy.
Ji Mingyuan was riding his horse and basking in the sun in his yard.
Ji Mingyan went to the horse market, hoping to find a horse that looked similar to Wu Shiliang.
Ji Mingshuang was in the Hanlin Academy, and his head was full of nonsense after reading ancient books.
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