GBP Chapter 130: Complaint to the imperial court, Xie Yun clears his name
Chapter 130: Complaint to the imperial court, Xie Yun clears his name
Xie Ying heard the news at the Princess's Mansion.
Something big happened in Beijing!
Someone actually filed a complaint with the emperor and struck the drum at the palace gate to report the incident.
When the drums sounded, the entire court was shaken.
The person who beat the drum to appeal for justice was Qian Guang, a servant of the same age as Xie Yun.
According to the regulations, once the drum for petitioning was struck, the person beating the drum would be punished with fifty strokes of the cane, regardless of whether there was any injustice or not, and only after receiving the punishment could he or she appeal for justice.
If you are unlucky and can't make it to the end, and are beaten to death along the way, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck.
Of course, Qian Guang was lucky.
After the drum of denunciation was struck, Xie Yun got the news and rushed to the outside of the palace gate with his injured body still unhealed.
Afterwards, he personally watched Qian Guang being tortured. Although Qian Guang was beaten pale, he luckily survived.
After being tortured, he loudly cried out for justice in front of a crowd of onlookers, and told the story of a blood letter and a major corruption case of reselling government grain.
When he was covered in wounds and made those tearful accusations, it was like adding fuel to the fire in a boiling oil pan.
It instantly ignited the anger in the hearts of the people.
Afterwards, the news of the blood letter and the Qian Gaogao imperial petition quickly spread throughout the capital, and almost everyone in the teahouses and taverns was talking about Xie Yun and the blood letter.
It was only after Qian Gao submitted the imperial petition that they learned that Xie Yun had already written a memorial to Emperor Taihe to report the incident and presented the blood letter as evidence.
According to Qian Guang, he secretly hid the blood letter in the interlayer of the box, and put some local rituals in the box, and gave it to Xie Yun in the name of a gift.
Afterwards, he was worried about bringing trouble to Xie Yun, so he didn't dare to stay in Xie's house for long and left quickly.
He wanted to file a complaint with the emperor at that time, and the blood letter was only given to Xie Yun for safekeeping as evidence to prevent it from being destroyed.
After leaving the Xie residence, he knew that if he filed a complaint with the emperor, his chances of survival would be slim. To avoid any regrets, he made a special trip to several famous tourist attractions in the capital and also sampled the city's local delicacies.
Then he went to file a complaint with the emperor.
When he struck the drum to report the incident and saw Xie Yun rushing over, he realized that Xie Yun had already discovered the blood letter and had gone to the palace to present it to the emperor.
His Majesty also immediately sent the Black Kirin Guards to investigate.
So he could be said to have received a beating in vain.
When the common people heard about this, they all felt that although Qian Guang was a slave, he was very loyal and righteous. After his master's death, he risked his life to go to the capital to deliver a blood letter and file a complaint with the emperor. For this, he was beaten with fifty sticks and lost half his life.
It's really admirable.
After Xie Yun received the box, he was able to find the blood letter immediately, which shows that he is a cautious person.
He also wrote a memorial to the emperor without hesitation to denounce the accusations and redress the injustice done to his fellow comrades, showing his loyalty to the country and his great righteousness!
After this incident spread, the people in Beijing not only respected the loyal servant Qian Guang, but also admired Xie Yun. At the same time, they felt ashamed of themselves for believing those rumors and thought that Xie Yun was the unfaithful man in the story!
Because the advertisement was for the imperial petition and the matter involved Xie Yun, many people in the Princess's Mansion were discussing it.
Because they were bored, almost all of them read "The Dream of the Mandarin Ducks". They often cursed the unfaithful man in the book behind his back, and even secretly wondered whether Xie Yun was that man.
Who would have thought such a big thing would suddenly happen in the capital!
Even though the servants in the Princess's Mansion had many doubts about Xie Yun because of the incident in the story, they learned that after he discovered the blood letter, he immediately reported it to the emperor, and then dragged his injured body to rescue Qian Guang.
Even though the crowd did not respect Xie Yun as much as the common people outside, they all admired him highly.
I also had more respect for him and stopped being suspicious.
He also put away the book "Dream of Mandarin Ducks".
When Xie Ying heard the maids' discussions, she was so angry that she wanted to roll her eyes.
She had read the original novel and even lived in the Xie family mansion for a period of time, overhearing countless secrets.
Others may not know what kind of person Xie Yun is, but how could she not know?
[Ha, Xie Yun is so kind to his classmate! His concubine Qu Wan'er is the daughter of a classmate of his, who passed the imperial examination with him.
As a result, the man was depressed and died at a young age. His only daughter came to him for refuge, and he took care of her, the same age as him, and raised her in his own bed.
I wonder if his classmates would be grateful to him if they knew about this.
Situ Yuan: “…”
He was the only one who could hear Xie Ying's inner thoughts, so after noticing her displeasure, he immediately feigned curiosity and asked the maidservant beside him, "Didn't you say before that Xie Yun secretly kept a concubine outside and let that concubine bear him three sons and one daughter?"
The maid, who already had some admiration for Xie Yun, was stunned for a moment after hearing this.
Yeah, how could she forget about this?
Although the unfaithful man in the story might not be Xie Yun, it is a foregone conclusion that Xie Yun secretly kept a mistress!
The concubine brought her three sons and one daughter to the Xie Mansion. How could this be false?
Situ Yuan pretended not to notice the maid's embarrassment and asked curiously again, "I remember someone set fire to the concubine's residence and nearly burned her to death. That's why she asked the Black Kirin Guards for help and knocked on the door of the Xie Mansion with her three sons and one daughter. Was the arsonist apprehended? Do you know who was trying to kill her?"
The maids were even more embarrassed.
Who exactly wanted to kill the concubine?
Who else could it be other than Xie Yun’s step-wife?
She is the biggest suspect!
But even if they knew, who could arrest her, send her to the authorities, and torture her?
This step-wife is the concubine of the Chen family!
And the Chen family is the Empress's family!
Empress Chen was very virtuous. Even though His Majesty favored Concubine Jiang alone, she never became jealous and kept the harem in perfect order. Not only was she never harsh on the concubines and palace maids, she was also quite tolerant.
Almost no one in the palace said anything bad about her.
Even the favored Concubine Jiang did not dare to embarrass Empress Chen.
With Empress Chen around, who would dare to arrest Chen Fang and bring him to justice unless there was irrefutable evidence of his guilt?
However, they only dared to think about these words in their hearts, how could they dare to say them out loud?
After all, the young master is too young. If they accidentally tell others, they will be guilty of a serious crime!
Seeing that they didn't say anything, Situ Yuan pretended to be curious and asked again, "Has the murderer been caught yet? Has the identity of the mistress been found out? How did she become Xie Yun's mistress?"
Wasn't it said that Xie Yun and his wife had a very deep and harmonious relationship, a well-known model couple in the capital?
The maids couldn't help but sweat on their foreheads: "..."
My dear, you are so young, why do you care about these things?
Everyone felt helpless, but when they thought of what Situ Yuan had just said, they felt it was ironic.
They had also always heard that Xie Yun had a very good relationship with his wife, but as a man, he only had one concubine at home.
Moreover, it was Xie Yun who accidentally took the concubine's body after drinking. In order to take responsibility, he had no choice but to give her a status.
I never went to her yard again.
Fortunately, the concubine was lucky. Although she only enjoyed the pleasure for one night, she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter ten months later.
Since Xie Yun didn't go looking for her, she raised the concubine's daughter with peace of mind and never dared to cause trouble.
Who among the noble ladies in Beijing wouldn’t envy such a harmonious and clean backyard?
Even the Empress in the palace would probably be very envious.
Who would have known that Xie Yun actually secretly had a concubine outside, and had three sons and one daughter with that concubine!
This is really... a bit disgusting.
If he really liked the concubine, he could just take her into his house.
Why would you keep her secretly outside without telling your wife at home?
But then again, if his wife was as virtuous as Empress Chen, why would Xie Yun secretly keep a concubine?
That Madam Chen must be a tigress, just like what is described in "The Dream of the Mandarin Ducks", fierce and vicious!
Why else would someone be sent to set fire to a mistress's house? Wanting to burn someone alive?
The maids suddenly shuddered and completely lost their respect for Xie Yun.
Xie Ying ignored her. She was thinking about something important: Xie Yun seemed to be getting more and more crazy recently. Should she increase his intensity?
However, before she could take action, several prison vans carrying prisoners arrived in the capital.