Chapter 205
"Have you heard? The second son of the Ding family was caught in bed by his wife, and the couple almost had a fight."
"I was at the scene. Ding Wenqi had kept a mistress without telling the lady, and she wanted to replace her. Somehow the lady found out about it, and she was not someone to be fooled. As the eldest daughter of the Lord Tingwei, she wanted to get rid of the mistress immediately. How could Ding Wenqi let her succeed? When the lady saw that her husband was leaning towards someone else, she naturally had a grudge against Ding Wenqi. She was furious and made a scene, then packed up her things and went back to her parents' home."
"This Mr. Ding is really lucky. His wife is a beauty, and his mistress is as pretty as a flower. But after this incident, I'm afraid they can't live together."
"Would the Ding family care about this? Didn't the Yi family's daughter rely on her family status to not allow Ding Wenqi to take a concubine? Now, she has a mistress."
"That's no wonder. The Minister of Justice is a die-hard member of the Ding Party. The marriage between the two families naturally cannot make the Yi family look bad. I think this matter will not lead to any results. The two of them can't divorce, so they can only make do with each other."
"Not necessarily. The Yi family's daughter is known to be domineering. You never know what kind of trouble she will cause."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Have you heard about this? The former lieutenant of the guards, now imprisoned by His Majesty, Mr. Xie, was poisoned in the lieutenant's mansion. I don't know how he is doing now."
"Everyone knows about this big thing. I have a relative working in the Lieutenant's Mansion. I think Mr. Xie is in danger."
"That's it. If something really happens to Mr. Xie, how can we overturn the verdict?"
"It must be the Ding family's doing."
"Everyone with a discerning eye knows that it is the Ding family. Is it any use? Can Your Majesty still dispose of the Ding family at will?"
Everyone sighed and fell silent.
"Hahaha, Ming, have you seen the face of the second brother? Let him dare to act arrogantly in the mansion again. He usually relies on a good relative to speak for him in front of father, but after something like this, I don't think that old guy Yi Chi will still look down on him." Ding Wenbo let out a breath of anger and felt refreshed. The depression of being confined for many days was swept away.
"Yi has returned to her parents' home and is still asking for a divorce. As Yi Chi loves his daughter so much, he will definitely ask him to give a proper explanation."
"Sir, don't be happy too soon. Yi Chi only cares about interests. No matter how much trouble the young lady makes, it will not change the relationship between the Ding and Yi families." Ah Ming reminded him when he saw that he was getting too proud of himself.
"I know, but I've finally let the second brother suffer a setback, so I have to be happy. Besides, the Yi family is not easy to deal with. At least I can make the second brother tired every day and have no time to fight against me." Ding Wenbo smiled with his hands on his hips, "But Ah Ming, is there any way to make the second brother lose the support of the Yi family?"
"Sir, I just said that Yi Chi only knows how to weigh the interests." Amin said with a smile.
"Benefits?" Ding Wenbo muttered in a low voice.
"Young Master, Young Master, the Grand Marshal asks you to hurry over. There's a message from the palace saying that His Majesty wants to reiterate the Xie family's case today." The servant ran in hurriedly and said.
Ding Wenbo said angrily: "Didn't you ban my feet? How come you finally remembered my good points?"
"Sir, the second young master is busy with trivial matters. Now is the time for you to show your abilities. Why bother saying these things?" A Ming said helplessly.
"Let's go. I'll go check it out. Xie Chen is dead. What can Lin Shuge do?"
Yunfu Palace.
"Your Majesty has ordered us to review the old case of the Xie family. We have interrogated witnesses in recent days and obtained testimony in the case of Xie's treason, which is enough to prove that the Xie family was wronged back then." Ruan Qingyun said first.
"Oh? How come I don't know the testimony from Lord Ruan? It has not been tried by the Supreme Court. Is Lord Ruan setting up a private court or does he not take me seriously?" Yi Chi said immediately afterwards.
"Master Tingwei, please be patient. I am just afraid that the Tingwei Mansion will fail to protect the witnesses as before and cause trouble again. Besides, my interrogation is not as harsh as the Tingwei Mansion's torture."
Ruan Qingyun said to Emperor Yongyuan: "Your Majesty, the criminal Wang Heng has signed and sealed his confession of his actions such as forging Xie Gong's handwriting and framing the Xie family. Please punish him according to the law and clear the Xie family's name."
"Your Majesty, Wang Heng has disappeared for many days. It turns out that he was captured by Lord Ruan, but we don't know whether he is alive or dead. Who can prove whether Lord Ruan's so-called testimony is true or false?" said an official of the Ding Party.
Emperor Yongyuan glanced at him and said coldly, "Bring Wang Heng up."
After a while, soldiers brought Wang Heng up. Everyone saw that although he had scars on his body, he could walk and move, and did not look like a man who had been severely punished. However, Lord Wang, who used to be smart and capable, now looked so timid, especially when he saw Lin Shuge and others in the hall, it was as if they had seen a demon.
"Wang Heng, you harmed others out of jealousy, and Lord Xie punished you according to military law, but you didn't expect this to cause your resentment, so you colluded with others and wanted to kill Lord Xie and the Xie family. Do you admit it or not?" Ruan Qingyun said.
Wang Heng was in a trance. He glanced at everyone in the hall, especially the complicated look in the eyes of the Ding family. He knew that the Ding family was probably the ones who wanted him dead the most. He knelt down and said, "I admit it. I framed the Xie family for treason. The treasonous letter was written by me. I used to be Xie Gong's bodyguard. I sorted out most of his letters. I am very familiar with his handwriting."
As soon as this was said, someone excitedly said, "Wang Heng, you can't frame a senior official of the imperial court by yourself. There must be someone who is in collusion with you. Tell me, who is this person?"
This man asked the question that everyone wanted to ask. There was a moment of silence all around, and the answer was about to come out, but no one from the Dante Party dared to say it. The Imperial Party and the neutral faction were in a state of confusion, wishing that Wang Heng would say it immediately, and were secretly waiting for this moment.
"It was Grand Marshal Ding who promised me a high position and generous salary and asked me to betray my old master..."
"Wang Heng, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want," the Ding party official said. "Your Majesty, this man is obviously an ungrateful villain. Your Majesty should deal with him as soon as possible to prevent him from casually bringing up court officials."
"Why are you so anxious, Lord Liu? Are you feeling guilty?" Xia Yi suddenly said coldly.
"Alright, Wang Heng, I won't allow you to act so recklessly in front of me. Grand Marshal Ding is the backbone of the court, how can I allow you to make unfounded speculations without any evidence?" Emperor Yongyuan said righteously.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for standing up for me. Wang Heng framed loyal officials, causing the Xie family to suffer an unjust accusation. However, Your Majesty, his one-sided statement alone is not enough to prove that the Xie family was wronged." Ding Yanhe said.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have the letters I exchanged with the Ding family. The letters were delivered personally by the second son of the Ding family. How could they be fake?" Seeing that he was biting back, Wang Heng immediately used the trump card he had hidden for many years.
The Ding family wanted to deny their debt and put all the blame on him, but it was not that easy. Even if Wang Heng had to die, he had to take someone with him.
"What did you say?" Ding Wenqi asked in shock.
When everyone saw his reaction, they had different thoughts. The Ding family was at a loss and looked at Ding Yanhe together. How could such an item be kept?
"Back then, the Ding family told me to destroy the letters, but I knew I was courting death, so I had to be more careful and found a way to hide the letters."
Ding Wenqi was shocked and angry. She didn't expect that this villain, who didn't trust anyone but herself, would actually trick them.
"Your Majesty, the letter is here, please take a look." Lin Shuge said after taking out the letter from his arms.
Emperor Yongyuan slammed the table and said, "Lord Ding, do you admit your guilt?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know what crime I have committed. I dare not admit it based on the testimony of a man who is fickle-minded." Ding Yanhe burst into tears. "When the late emperor was alive, he ordered me to try the Xie family's case. I believe I enforced the law impartially. Today, Your Majesty wants me to admit my guilt based on a letter from an unknown source. Your Majesty is really going to disappoint the ministers in the court."
As soon as he finished speaking, most of the court officials knelt down and said, "I hope Your Majesty will conduct a thorough investigation."
Emperor Yongyuan was so angry that he almost laughed. Good, very good.
"This letter is clearly written by Lord Ding, how could it be fake?"
"Your Majesty, since Wang Heng can imitate Xie Suwen's handwriting, he can naturally imitate Lord Ding's handwriting. Maybe he is resentful of Xie Suwen for punishing him, so he framed the Xie family for treason." Yi Chi said.
"Handwriting can only be seen by close friends. Wang Heng and Ding Da Sima had no intersection before, so how can they imitate each other?" Lin Shuge said.
"Your Majesty, since Sima Ding does not admit it, I still have the token given by Master Ding II." Wang Heng suddenly said again.
What did you say? Everyone in Ding's party stared at him, wondering how many things you had hidden.
Lin Shuge chuckled. Wang Heng was a very cunning man. In the past, he would not have taken the bait based on the letters brought by Ding Wenqi. But it was different with the evidence. When he asked Axun to steal the letters, he unexpectedly got this unexpected gain.
"Your Majesty, this jade was used by Grand Marshal Ding in the past, it must be true." Lin Shuge presented the item to Emperor Yongyuan.
Emperor Yongyuan snorted coldly, "Grand Sima Ding, you wooed Wang Heng and deliberately framed the Xie family. What crime should you be punished for?"
"Your Majesty, I was assassinated in the street a few days ago. After interrogating the assassin, I found out that it was the Lord Weiwei who sent people to assassinate me. I ask Your Majesty to punish him severely." Lin Shuge said.
Other officials also heard about this. Seeing that he looked a little unhappy, they knew that he was seriously injured.
"In addition, Lord Xie was poisoned in the Weiwei Mansion, and the murderer was captured. They all pointed out that it was the Ding family and the second son Ding who ordered the jailer to do it." Ruan Qingyun also said.
"Your Majesty, this is clearly a murder to silence witnesses so that the Xie family cannot be redressed and the Ding family's crimes cannot be made public to the world." Xia Yi concluded.
Ding Yanhe stroked the belt hook on his waist with one hand and looked at Lin Shuge and others, with murderous intent clearly in his eyes.
Suddenly, Ding Wenbo, who had been silent, stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, please understand that this item has nothing to do with my father. It was him," Ding Wenbo pointed at Ding Wenqi, "who imitated the handwriting of Sima Ding. He was also the one who stole the token and conspired with Wang Heng to frame the Xie family. As a result, Lord Xie and Doctor Lin want to re-examine the Xie family. He is afraid that the matter will be exposed, so he sent people to kill them, so as not to overturn the case for the Xie family and implicate himself."
"In addition, he also wanted to find Wang Heng to silence him, but he never had the chance."
After Ding Wenbo finished speaking, there was a dead silence. Only Ding Wenqi was furious. "You...what are you talking about? Your Majesty, my brother has been suffering from hysteria recently. I'm afraid it's..."
Yi Chi made a decision in a short time, "Your Majesty, Weiwei Ding is so bold, it seems that he planned this all by himself."
The Grand Marshal must be protected, otherwise the little emperor will take advantage of the situation and we don’t know what to do.
Emperor Yongyuan naturally knew that he couldn't wipe out the Ding family at this moment. He looked at Ding Yanhe and said, "My dear Ding, what do you think?"
"Father, I did everything you said..."
"Your Majesty, I am an old minister who has failed to teach my son well. Please act in accordance with the laws of the country." Ding Yanhe knelt down and said.
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