At this moment, Xue Panrou had not yet recovered. She lay in Aunt Rong's arms in a daze, not saying a word.
He seemed to be beaten even more stupidly.
Only Aunt Rong was so frightened that she cried out, "Tingliu, what are you doing!?"
When everyone was stunned, someone suddenly said, "Actually, my brother-in-law can sue the authorities."
Following the sound, everyone's eyes were focused on Xue Zhiyi.
She simply explained calmly, "Brother-in-law, you want justice. No matter how you deal with private punishment, there will always be shortcomings. Why not report it to the authorities? It will be handled according to the laws of Dayong, and there will be no mistakes."
Hearing this, Xue Tingliu narrowed her eyes slightly and stared at Xue Zhiyi, as if she wanted to peel off her disguise layer by layer.
He guessed correctly. Today's incident was planned by Xue Zhiyi from beginning to end... This little vicious woman is different from the old vicious woman Fu Ling. She is more cunning and more deceitful. She dug a pit and waited for people to jump in. She stood on the shore and threw a few baits from time to time, but she wanted to lead people into a dilemma.
What a pity... If only she had been born in his mother's womb. If Xue Zhiyi was his biological sister, the Xue family would have belonged to them long ago.
Unfortunately, Xue Zhiyi was not of the same clan as him, but his enemy.
As expected, Tang Jinglei raised his eyebrows, no longer looking at the dagger on the ground, but looking directly at Xue Zhentong: "Third sister, what you said makes sense. If my father-in-law can't handle it, Jinglei can report it to the authorities."
Upon hearing this, Xue Zhentong, who had just recovered from the slap, almost couldn't breathe.
How could he easily file a complaint? Not to mention that his reputation would be ruined if he did, if Xue Panrou was arrested, he would be completely ruined.
And... and since there was someone in his family who was convicted of a crime, Xue Tingsheng became the "son of a criminal family" and was not allowed to take the imperial examination according to the law.
Xue Zhentong knew that Tang Jinglei's purpose was not to report to the authorities, but to threaten him, threatening him to give Xue Panrou, the person who attempted poisoning, a reasonable punishment.
"Jing Lei!"
Fu Ling was also panicked. It would not be an exaggeration to kill Xue Panrou, but if she wanted to drag down her Tingsheng, that was absolutely impossible!
Xue Zhiyi just watched everything in front of him quietly.
The current situation is that Xue Zhentong must choose one between Xue Tingsheng and Xue Panrou.
She knew that although Xue Zhentong usually favored Xue Panrou, for him, his son was the key to revitalizing the family, and his daughter was just a chess piece. Once this chess piece was no longer useful, it would not be difficult to abandon it.
Xue Tingliu also understood that Tang Jinglei was an outsider and could not be stopped from filing a complaint with the authorities.
He understood the pros and cons of reporting to the authorities, and he also wanted to completely destroy Xue Tingsheng, but he didn't want Xue Panrou, this useless boy, to become a stain on his body again.
At the moment, both he and his father could only choose a way that would satisfy Tang Jinglei and deal with Xue Panrou privately.
After a long silence, Xue Zhentong finally made a painful decision: "Send the Second Young Lady to the family temple outside Beijing. Let her cultivate her virtues with her hair untied and not step out of the house. Tell others that... she is seriously ill and needs to cultivate her virtues."
Finally getting the answer he wanted, Tang Jinglei kowtowed and said, "Jinglei thanks you, father-in-law."
"No... No!" Xue Panrou finally woke up at this moment. She struggled: "I won't go... I don't want to be a nun! Mother! Mother, I won't go!"
Seeing Xue Panrou like this, Aunt Rong was already heartbroken and burst into tears.
"master!"
Suddenly, as if she had made a decision, Concubine Rong knelt straight. She looked at Xue Zhentong with tearful eyes and choked with sobs, "Everything that happened today was done by me. Rou'er knows nothing about it. It was because I hated Madam that I wanted to kill the child in the eldest lady's womb to make Madam sad and miserable... None of this has anything to do with Rou'er!"
Are you going to take the blame?
Xue Zhiyi raised his eyebrows silently, feeling a little ironic for a moment.
Looking at all this, Fu Rongxin was also a little surprised. Her original intention was just to take revenge on Xue Zhiyi, and Xue Ruoyu had a deep sisterly relationship with her. If Xue Ruoyu died, Xue Zhiyi would probably be heartbroken.
In the end, it turned out that it was Fu Ling who got into trouble, and Xue Panrou also fell into it.
Thinking of something, she glanced at Xue Zhiyi coldly, a hint of mockery in her eyes: "A fool like Xue Panrou has a mother who loves her like her life. Even livestock have the affection of a mother for her calves, but Xue Zhiyi, this lowly orphan, is worthless, even worse than livestock."
Xue Tingliu was also stunned by Aunt Rong's sudden change of heart: This is too impulsive. It is not enough that Xue Panrou has been killed. If his mother is involved too, wouldn't the Xue family be handed over to others?
"Mom, you're confused!"
Concubine Rong, who was usually gentle and beautiful, now knelt on the ground with disheveled hair. She looked at Xue Tingliu with a hint of resentment in her eyes: "After all, I am not as clear-headed and self-controlled as you. Rou'er is my flesh and blood. I can't watch her ruined."
Xue Tingliu was speechless: Xue Panrou, that stupid thing, sought her own death, and he became the one who was cold-blooded and ruthless. It is better for her to go to a Buddhist temple than to go to jail. He still has a chance to turn things around in the future. It is just a temporary measure.
Ignoring him, Aunt Rong raised her eyebrows and looked at Xue Zhentong: "Master... all of this is my fault. I deserve death, but Rou'er is innocent. She is trying to cover it up for me."
Seeing that Tang Jinglei was about to say something, Aunt Rong said, "Your Highness wants justice, so I will give you justice. This is the truth. Even if you go to the Dali Temple and beat the drum to protest, I will not give in even if I am tortured."
For Xue Zhentong, Aunt Rong was his favorite concubine and gave birth to his good son, Xue Tingliu. They had been friends for many years, and he knew that she was taking the blame for Xue Panrou, so he was unwilling to punish her severely.
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