Chapter 165 Treating Everyone Equally

Xie Zhuoning was angry for a while, but then he suddenly laughed, "Grandma, if I remember correctly, it was the prince who wronged me. Why did he ask me to admit my mistakes and give in to him?"

Madam Xie slammed her cane on the ground, and said, "If you weren't so strong-willed and aggressive, if you weren't suffering from a serious disease that made you infertile, if you weren't so unrepentant and inconsiderate to the Crown Prince, why would the Crown Prince break off the engagement with you?"

I originally thought that she really listened to the advice and went to the palace to repair her relationship with the prince.

As a result, she entered the palace in the morning, and in the afternoon, news of the broken engagement came!

If she hadn't offended the prince, why would the prince not give the Xie family any face and hold Yuan Ge'er accountable for such a trivial matter?

Xie Zhuoning just found it funny.

Anyway, Xiao Bicheng did nothing wrong, it was all her fault.

Thinking of the loophole in the old lady's words, her eyes flashed, "That's not right, grandmother, the newly appointed Lord Cheng is a man of integrity, and he would never detain someone without reason. Not to mention, my brother is an official. Could it be that my brother has committed a crime?"

After these words were spoken, everyone present looked at each other and fell silent.

Seeing this scene, Xie Zhuoning became more certain of his guess.

Finally, He Jinyun couldn't help himself, "It's all because of you. If you hadn't suggested that Brother Ming go to Lord Cheng to help rescue Xie Wanyin, how could Brother Ming end up like this?"

Although it was Madam Xie who gave the order, she did not dare to vent her anger on her and could only glare at Xie Zhuoning with a resentful look on her face.

So that's how it is.

Xie Zhuoning immediately figured out the whole story.

The previous Minister of Justice was a man of Prince Yong, and was removed from office by Xiao Jinxuan because of the assassination attempt on her.

Emperor Zhaowen did not dare to promote officials in the capital, fearing that Prince Yong would take advantage of them again. He specially transferred one person to the capital to serve as the Minister of Justice, who is now Minister Cheng.

The most significant characteristic of Minister Cheng is his unyielding character, which is why he despises bribery the most.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been sent abroad for so many years without getting a promotion.

When he instigated Ho Kam Wan to let Xie Mingyuan approach Cheng Shangshu, he had the intention of making them run into a wall.

Unexpectedly, Xie Mingyuan was even more stupid than she thought. He was probably giving her some advantage in secret. So who else should she arrest if not him?

"Sister-in-law, you are wrongly accusing me. I was thinking about letting my elder brother build friendship with Lord Cheng for the sake of the Xie family's reputation. If Wan Yin can be rescued, it would be great. But I didn't say that my elder brother should break the law!"

It was he who went astray, and it was not her fault.

"You!" He Jinyun gritted his teeth in anger.

Since it concerns her husband, she can no longer maintain her Bodhisattva smile.

Xie Heng, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke slowly, "Girl Zhuo Ning, this matter can be big or small, the key is that the prince is unwilling to give in. Uncle rarely asks you for anything, so this time, please save your brother for Uncle's sake."

Xiao Bicheng refuses to give in?

Xie Zhuoning was wondering why Minister Cheng wanted her to ask Xiao Bicheng for help when he was holding her hostage.

It seems that guy got mad at the racecourse today, and took the opportunity to make things difficult for the Xie family when he got home.

You are still as stingy as ever!

She stroked her temples carelessly and smiled softly, "Uncle, you are joking. I am just a weak woman who was rejected by the prince and had his engagement annulled. How could I have the ability to make the prince change his mind? Please forgive me for being unable to help you with this matter."

She had finally drawn a clear line between herself and Xiao Bicheng, and there was no reason for her to let him abuse her again.

Xie Heng frowned and retorted anxiously, "You didn't even go, so how do you know that you can't make the prince change his mind?"

With a twitch of her lips, she looked up at her uncle, "Then why don't you go? No matter what, you are still a second-rank Zuodu Yushi. The prince is in need of people right now. If you go to ask for someone, the prince will give you this little face after all."

The reason why he didn't go is because he couldn't bear to lose face, right?

Her uncle was a man who cared a lot about his reputation. For the sake of his reputation, he accepted the huge hole created by Liang even if it meant losing everything he had.

Later, when Xie Wanyin got into trouble and went to jail, he was the first to draw a clear line between them.

But now that his precious son was in trouble, he had no choice but to sit here and humbly beg his niece for help.

But if he was asked to go to the prince to beg for mercy, he would never be able to do it.

Since he had a reputation as an honest man throughout his life, how could he admit that his son was secretly committing bribery?

Xie Heng was so choked by her that he couldn't speak. His breath was stuck in his chest, unable to go up or down, and his face turned black.

Seeing that she was not willing to give in, Madam Xie threatened, "If you are not willing to save Ming, you will no longer be my daughter in the Xie family!"

Xie Zhuoning disagrees.

As long as her father still acknowledges her as his daughter, that's enough.

"Grandmother, why are you so angry? If you hadn't forced my brother to save sister Wanyin, how could he have gotten into trouble? If anything happens to him, you will be the culprit!"

Xie Zhuoning did not show partiality to anyone and addressed everyone present equally.

"Evil daughter, what an evil daughter! How could there be such an evil creature in my Xie family!" Old Madam Xie's chest was heaving, and she was so angry that she couldn't speak.

Xie Heng and He Jinyun hurriedly stood up and went to pat Madam Xie's back.

He Jinyun gritted his teeth and said, "Xie Zhuoning, do you really have to make your grandmother mad to death before you are satisfied?"

Xie Zhuoning could not bear such a serious charge.

"Sister-in-law, you misunderstood. I was afraid of making my grandmother angry, so I refused to ask the prince for help. Don't you think that he and I have long been at odds with each other? Who knows, if I ask him for help, he might even become more aggressive and kill my eldest brother directly?"

After hearing these words, several people became hesitant for a moment.

If Xie Zhuoning agrees with them, they can still place some hope on her.

But she had already had a huge quarrel with her family, so how could she sincerely ask the prince to release Xie Mingyuan?

It might even add fuel to the fire and make the prince even more furious.

For a while, no one dared to ask Xie Zhuoning to go.

Seeing this, Xie Zhuoning said, "It's getting late. If Grandma and Uncle don't have anything else to do, I'll go back first."

They could only watch her leave.

After they left, Madam Xie was so angry that she started to scold He Jinyun again, "You too, why didn't you give your husband some advice and let him make such a mistake?"

He Jinyun felt very aggrieved.

If she hadn't been annoyed that Xie Wanyin was imprisoned and had brought shame to the Xie family, and had insisted that her husband find a solution, how could this have happened?

But the other person is an elder, so she can only listen when he scolds her.

But the resentment in my heart is like weeds, growing wildly.

Since she can't rely on Xie Zhuoning, she can only find a way to save Brother Ming on her own!