Chapter 458 Impeachment, Fraud and Favoritism

When He's mother heard what He Mingyang said, she felt dizzy.

She was furious and took down the whip on the wall. She shouted sharply, "Kneel down!"

He Mingyang seemed to have anticipated this result. Without even frowning, he lifted his robe and knelt down.

“Pah—”

He Mu raised the whip, which means to whip someone hard.

She hadn't hit her son for a long time. She thought he had grown up, become sensible, and understood her hard work.

Unexpectedly, he usually goes along with her in everything, but at the critical moment, he goes against her!

"Do you know how much I have suffered for you? Do you know how long I have waited for this day? Do you know how long I, your mother, have endured before I finally got through it?"

"Why are you so disobedient? Do you want me to die? Oh my God, what sin have I committed to meet such an ungrateful person..."

He's mother cried and scolded, scolded and hit, and all kinds of sounds intertwined together.

He Mingyang didn't say a word, didn't even raise his eyes, and looked indifferent.

He had heard these words countless times since he was a child.

Whenever he did something slightly wrong, or was a little disobedient, or his mother was in a bad mood, she would always make him kneel down and give him a good beating.

His back was covered with crisscrossing scars, some new, some old, one by one, shocking to the sight.

Only when his busy father came to see them would his mother show him a little good look and become as gentle as in his dreams.

But he didn't want his father to come, because in order to get his father to come and see them, his mother would always make him sick and injured, so that his father would come over once...

But even if his father came, he couldn't stay long and had to leave again. Every time he told others that he had a father, he would be laughed at and accused of lying.

Those people took advantage of the fact that he had no father to support him and always bullied and humiliated him.

He told his mother, but she only blamed him for being ignorant and asked why he provoked others. If it was not his fault, why did others bully him?

So later on, he began to habitually endure all the pain, not daring to hope that anyone would come to his rescue...

But that day, she appeared so suddenly.

She taught him a lesson for those who bullied him and gave him a fine writing brush.

Her smile was so bright and charming, and till now, the words "I hope to pass the imperial examination" are still running through his mind.

They are just two strangers who have never met each other...

But he just happened to feel kindness from a stranger that he had never felt before.

How could he not be moved by this?

The moment he entered the examination room, he had only one thought in his mind: if he really passed the exam, he would definitely go to her house to propose marriage.

Even if he was beaten to death by his own mother, he would never change his mind.

"Do you know you are wrong? Do you know you are wrong? I ask you, do you know you are wrong?"

The whip landed heavily on He Mingyang's back. He could hardly hold on and fell forward, spitting out blood.

But he still said stubbornly: "Mother, I have made up my mind. I will marry her."

"You!" He's mother raised the whip angrily.

But he saw that his son could no longer hold on and had fainted.

…

Prince Xuan's Palace.

Xie Zhuoning is arranging things in an orderly manner.

Now that Murong Yan has won the top spot in the imperial examination and cleared his name, it is time to pave the way for his official career.

There are many ways to get promoted. Some positions require seniority, while others are easy to get promoted by making meritorious contributions.

She had just finished arranging her affairs when Song Lan came in quickly and whispered something in her ear.

"What?" Xie Zhuoning looked up in surprise, thinking he had misheard.

Song Lan repeated, "I just heard that the third young lady of the Xie family died last night. I heard that she suddenly contracted a serious disease and died suddenly."

Their princess had separated from the Xie family a long time ago. Logically, these matters had nothing to do with them and it was not their turn to intervene.

But for some reason, Miss Xie San came to the mansion to pay tribute to the princess yesterday, and something went wrong when she returned.

She was afraid that this matter was deliberately aimed at Prince Xuan's Mansion, so she decided to tell her own princess.

Amber, who was standing by, poured Xie Zhuoning a cup of tea and tilted her head to ask, "Could it be that Third Miss Xie couldn't get over it and committed suicide? When she came here yesterday, she seemed to be in a bad mood."

Xie Zhuoning rested his chin on one hand and thought for a while. "What you said makes sense, but I still feel that something doesn't make sense."

Even if her second uncle was cruel to his children, he would not use his own daughter's life to frame the Qinxuan Palace, right?

If he really intended to do that, or if someone else intended to do that, then they should have let Xie Zhiqing die in Prince Xuan's Mansion, instead of waiting until she returned home and then spreading the news of her sudden death.

As for suicide, she didn't look like that.

When Xie Zhiqing came to burn paper yesterday, her words were quite crazy and full of regret, but she still had the dead Princess Xuan to back her up.

She said it all, and after all, I am not as good as her.

Once people start to compare, they will have the confidence to live, so how could they easily seek death?

Xie Zhuoning thought about it and decided to check it out to be more reassuring, so he asked Song Lan to call the four smart and capable brothers in.

"Split into two groups. One group will go to the farmhouse in the suburbs of Beijing and bring Ah Yu with them to perform an autopsy on Xie Zhiqing's body. The other group will go to Xie's house to find out what happened after Xie Zhiqing returned home yesterday."

"yes."

The four brothers received the order and went to do it immediately.

Xie Zhuoning rubbed his brows with his hands, leaving deep wrinkles.

Song Lan asked softly, "Princess, what's wrong with you?"

Shaking his head, Xie Zhuoning didn't know what was wrong with him, "I just feel like something is not right."

It always feels like something is going to happen.

The next morning.

Xie Zhuoning's premonition came true.

Xie Heng's impeachment memorial reached the emperor, causing an uproar.

The person he impeached was Shen Lian, the left prime minister who was famous for his integrity and uprightness. He accused him of leaking exam questions to his students and committing fraud for personal gain!

Shen Lian had not accepted any students for a long time, and this year he made an exception and accepted Murong Yan as his disciple.

And Murong Yan happens to be the top scorer in this exam!

There had been one or two rumors like this in the market before, but everyone believed in Shen Xiang's character and never took such words seriously.

But now, the current dynasty is defending history and taking the initiative to impeach, which is of a different nature.

Xiao Bicheng was playing with the jade bead bracelet in his hand with a nonchalant look.

It was not until he heard the court quarreling and everyone asking him to make the decision that he pretended to be angry and scolded: "Xie Yushi, stop talking nonsense! Prime Minister Shen has been a veteran of three dynasties and is upright and honest. How could he do such a thing?"

Xie Heng immediately bowed his hands, "Your Highness, please be wise. I dare not lie. There are witnesses and evidences on this matter!"