The people who came were very aggressive, and there were dozens of them. Upon closer inspection, it was found that they were not from the Dali Temple or the Censorate.
The one in the lead, who looked to be in his thirties, had a beard and looked very impressive. He was none other than the young master of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Ge Jingyang.
The Ge family is deeply trusted by His Majesty and holds military power. Even the Palace Front Division is under the command of Ge Jingyang.
The Palace Guards are His Majesty's personal guards, and their every move represents the will of the current emperor.
"Why are the Palace Front Department here..." Fu Ling was panicked.
However, Ge Jingyang's eyes looked around and lingered on Xue Zhiyi for a moment before he said coldly, "Your Majesty has given the order. The officials and their families of the Xue Mansion shall receive it."
Fu Ling's legs almost gave out as she knelt down: "Your Majesty, your humble servant... pays homage."
Xue Zhiyi also knelt slowly: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Then Ge Jingyang loudly said, "Xue Tingsheng, son of Minister of Revenue Xue Zhentong, cheated in the imperial examination. Xue Zhentong is suspected of assisting in the cheating. By order of Your Majesty, Xue Zhentong and Xue Tingsheng are to be imprisoned for investigation. Everyone in the Xue Mansion is to be temporarily detained in the mansion, awaiting their fate."
Fu Ling's face almost lost all color in an instant. She felt a buzzing in her head and the severe pain in her heart almost suffocated her. She lost her balance and collapsed to the ground.
"Impossible..." This bolt from the blue made her tremble like a sieve. Her fingers hesitated as if trying to grab something, but they rubbed against the ground and bled. "Impossible..."
She just muttered to herself, tears falling unconsciously.
Mother Xing cried and tried to support her: "Madam... Madam, please don't do this..."
Suddenly, a mouthful of blood spurted out of Fu Ling's mouth. Before he could receive the order and express his gratitude, his body stiffened and he fell backwards.
"Madam!" Mother Xing supported her and cried uncontrollably.
Xue Zhiyi looked at her coldly: It has been said that some things cannot be said too early, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of her hard work to let Yuzhi persuade her with words?
This scene made Ge Jingyang laugh sarcastically. He looked at Xue Zhiyi, who was calm and composed at the moment: This bitch who disfigured his sister, from today on, the entire Xue family will be imprisoned. Wouldn't it be easy to avenge Yuan Hui?
His voice was tinged with sarcasm. "Madam Xue, your son is truly ingenious. Not only did he manage to obtain the examination questions in advance, he even had them copied onto his inner garments using alum solution. It's a pity he was still ill, feeling dizzy and dazed, and he didn't even notice the prisoner approaching his cells in time. On the last day, he was caught red-handed. His Majesty was in the morning court at the time, and upon hearing the news, he was furious and had Minister Xue detained right there and then. I'm afraid he's going to suffer for what's to come."
Fu Ling was lying on her back. The successive blows had almost made her angry to death. At this moment, her eyes were staring blankly, and she looked almost like a dead person.
But Ge Jingyang was curious. Why was Xue Zhiyi so calm? Didn't she know what she would face if the Xue family was convicted? She could be made a government slave, a courtesan, a military prostitute, or even her entire family exiled or executed. Wasn't she afraid at all?
Xue Zhiyi was certainly not afraid, because she was part of this.
Xue Tingliu's original intention was to cooperate with Lu Minchun and set up a scheme to convict Xue Tingsheng for cheating in the imperial examination. However, Xue Zhiyi was not very reassured, so he asked Yuzhi to induce Xue Tingsheng to leave irrefutable physical evidence.
Now that the evidence is in place, it is irrefutable. The father and son have no chance of turning things around.
Not only was she not panicked, she even smiled: "I accept your order and bow to thank you for your grace."
After saying that, she stood up on her own, and when the people from the Palace Front Office were closing the doors and counting the number of people, she sat down leisurely, even propping up her head and closing her eyes to rest.
Fu Ling stiffened his neck, staring straight at Xue Zhiyi, blood gushing out of his mouth.
Mother Xing was so anxious that she cried and begged Ge Jingyang, "Young Master, the matter has not been concluded yet. Please call a doctor for Madam first."
Ge Jingyang has always been arrogant, and he would not pay attention to the plea of a servant at this moment.
He just stared at Xue Zhiyi for a moment, and when he thought of his sister who had suffered so much injustice, he felt furious.
Seeing that Ge Jingyang didn't agree, Mother Xing turned to Xue Zhiyi. She didn't know how to address him, and after a moment's hesitation, she said, "Miss, for the sake of our mother-daughter relationship, can you please ask the young master for Madam's help? After all, Madam loved you more than you did!"
Xue Zhiyi slowly opened his eyes and faced Fu Ling's face which looked no different from a dead person.
Fu Ling's voice was hoarse, and every sound was like the dragging sound of a thick hemp rope dragging a heavy object: "Xue Zhiyi...you, your household registration is still in the Xue family...you can't escape...you can't escape..."
Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi smiled brightly, her eyes were clear and her brows were gentle. In a trance, she was still the little girl who would act coquettishly in front of her.
She said softly, "Mrs. Xue doesn't count."
In her previous life, she took the blame for the Xue family and vindicated them. At that time, Fu Ling did not regard her as a member of the Xue family. In this life, does he want to drag her into the quagmire in the name of the Xue family?
The Xue family's recognition of relatives happened not long ago, so Ge Jingyang naturally had no chance to know about it in time. He didn't understand the meaning of the two people's words and just looked at Xue Zhiyi.
But she said, "Young Master, you may not know that seventeen years ago, something went wrong with the Xue family's bloodline. I am not a member of the Xue family. The person who started the replacement of the Xue family's bloodline has now been arrested by the Dali Temple. If you don't believe me, you can go to the Dali Temple and ask."
Ge Jingyang was stunned, the anger in his chest intensified. He said coldly: "Unfortunately, as Mrs. Xue said, before the household registration was changed, you were a member of the Xue family."
Now that the Xue family is in his hands, if he can't even vent his anger for his sister, is he still a human being?
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