Chapter 16: King Jing Returns to Beijing
Huo Yubai began to write with Nie Rujin's handwriting-
Father:
By the time you read this letter, your daughter should no longer be alive.
The poison enters the throat and intestines, burning the internal organs, the pain is unbearable, it is difficult to vomit, it is impossible to survive, and it is difficult to die.
My daughter can't figure it out, who wants to kill me? Is that the Royal Prince's Mansion? Prime Minister's Mansion? Or Xu's family? Or is it...... You and Mother.
Will the death of his daughter be investigated with great fanfare, or will it not be resolved?
I, Nie Rujin, were born proud, but I don't want to die desolately, so that the heavens should not be and the earth is not spiritual......
The bones were not cold, and finally made a wedding dress for others.
The resentment has not disappeared, and he only sighs that the enemy is living freely.
The family affection is weak, and I only hope that the next life will make up for the coldness of this life.
Rujin, a masterpiece!
Nie Rujin blinked, squeezed two tears and landed on the letterhead.
I took the envelope and wroteβ
Father Nie Jun personally opened!
Place the letter on a candle to dry the ink and smear it with a little incense.
Finally, fold the letter and place it in the envelope.
After doing all this, he took another envelope and wroteβ
The emperor personally enlightened!
Rujin is a masterpiece!
Put the new envelope over the one that contained the letter earlier.
Huo Yubai held the letter with a complicated expression.
She is the eldest lady of the Nie family, and her mother is the orphan of the King of Huaijun, the lord of Guluo, who died in childbirth when she was born.
Later, his father married the younger sister of Prime Minister Meng.
She was taught by Meng since she was a child, and for many years she called Meng Mother.
When she was in the Nie family, she was the eldest lady in the highest, although her father didn't care much about her, no one bullied her.
After all, she has the emperor and the queen mother to take care of her.
Although, she doesn't often enter the palace.
In the past, she would not take the initiative to ask the emperor for help, but now......
This letter is destined to stir up a thousand waves with one stone, the Xu family, the Meng family, the Nie family, the Royal Prince's Mansion, no one wants to live in peace.
Huo Yubai adjusted his mood and put the letter in his sleeve.
Leave the inn and take Ruoxin to Changle Street in the south of the city.
Wandering around the alley, I came to the door of a quiet courtyard.
Huo Yubai took a silk handkerchief to cover his face, raised his hand and knocked on the door.
After a while, a woman in her twenties opened the door and looked at Huo Yubai suspiciously, "Who is the girl looking for?" β
Huo Yubai knew her, Mama Xia's niece Alai, "I'm looking for Mama Xia." β
Alai frowned, "What are you looking for Mama?" β
Huo Yubai took out the letter and handed it over, and said lightly, "Someone asked me to hand it over." β
Waiting for Alai to take the letter, Huo Yubai turned around and left in a hurry.
Alai looked at the eight words on the envelope, "The emperor personally opened, such as Jin's pen", his face was shocked, and he hurriedly chased Huo Yubai, "Girl, wait!" β
turned a corner, lost the figures of Huo Yubai and Ruoxin, and had to turn back.
Huo Yubai led Ruoxin from another way, turned out of the alley, and went onto the street.
"Miss, who is that Mama Xia?" Josin was suspicious.
"Don't ask too much." Huo Yubai's tone was light, "Go home, don't tell anyone about today's events." β
"Yes, miss."
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When I got home, it was getting late.
Huo Lifeng and Xiahou Jie were waiting for Huo Yubai, and after the family discussed, they decided to go to the court on the second day to ask the Xu family for an explanation.
At that time, the palace caused an uproar because of a letter from Huo Yubai.
King Rujun is the emperor's cousin, who died on the battlefield for the Northern Yin Dynasty, leaving only one daughter, the lord of Guluo.
The county lord of Guluo only gave birth to Nie Rujin again.
For Nie Rujin, the emperor attaches great importance to it.
The emperor sent people to King Jing's village overnight and summoned King Jing to Beijing.
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Following.
Above the court, a letter from Nie Rujin was circulated among the courtiers.
Prime Minister's Mansion, Taifu Mansion, Royal Prince's Mansion, Xu Family...... Implicated.
Old Man Xu looked confused, "Your Majesty, the old minister's mansion has nothing to do with the eldest lady of the Nie family, this letter ...... It's purely a frame-up! β
Emperor Si Huang's face was majestic, and his eyes were like torches, "What does Duke Xu mean, the dead Rujin framed your Xu family for no reason?" β
Old Man Xu was terrified, "That's not what the old minister meant!" Your Majesty, the eldest lady of the Nie family has been dead for a few years, and her handwritten letter suddenly popped up, which is too strange.
What's more, the Xu family did not have any dealings with the eldest lady of the Nie family.
The minister suspected that the letter was a fake. β
"I'm not so confused that I can't even recognize my niece's handwritten letter!" Si Huang scolded with a cold face.
Old man Xu was panicked in his heart, and he had words of suffering.
Si Huang's sharp eyes looked at Taifu Nie Jun, and said in a deep voice, "What did Nie Aiqing say?" β
Nie Jun's expression was complicated, "Your Majesty, this letter does look like Rujin's handwriting, but judging from the ink, it was not written five years ago, and there is something strange." β
"I didn't ask you if there was anything strange about this letter, what I wanted to ask was, how did Rujin die?"
Nie Jun's face was sad, "Weichen has always thought that Rujin is committing suicide ......"
"What a good one you think!" Si Huang was furious, his face was gloomy, and his sharp gaze looked at Si Jingmo, "King Jing! I command you to investigate this matter thoroughly! I want to know the truth! β
Si Jingmo bowed his head respectfully, "The retainers obey the order!" β
Huo Lifeng came out of the ranks, "Weichen has something to do." β
"Say!"
"Your Majesty, Weichen's second brother went on an expedition with the king of Rujun many years ago and died on the battlefield, the second brother and sister were too sad and went not long after, leaving my young niece Huo Yubai.
That child has been lonely since he was a child, and now, he is also mortgaged by the Xu family to others to continue the string.
Weichen wanted to ask in front of the emperor, can relatives be qualified to sell their granddaughters? Is it true that there is no one in my Huo family? β
The courtiers looked at each other.
Old Man Xu frowned, "General Huo, what are you talking about?" How could an old man sell his granddaughter? β
Huo Lifeng sneered, took out the contract from his sleeve, and respectfully presented it with both hands, "Your Majesty!" Wechen has proof! β
The inner supervisor took the contract and presented it to Si Huang.
After reading it, Si Huang's face turned pale, "Ridiculous!" β
"Your Majesty! A few years ago, Yu Bai was framed because of his marriage to the Royal Prince's Mansion and became infamous. Now, being so bullied by the Xu family, Weichen implored the emperor to give justice to the Huo family. Huo Lifeng's words were earnest, and his face was sad.
"It's a marriage with the Royal Prince's Mansion again, and it's a ...... of the Xu family again" Si Huang was furious, "Duke Xu! I ordered you to dissolve the marriage contract and let the old lady of the Xu family personally go to the Huo family to apologize to Huo Yubai! β
Old Man Xu was still stunned, and bowed his head in confusion, "The old minister obeys the order!" β
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Early in the morning, Huo Yubai had just eaten breakfast when he was called away by the people of Jingzhao Mansion.
A new witness appeared, accusing Huo Yubai of having people beat Du Shi.
Huo Yubai looked at Xia Zhi, the girl in the house, and was surprised that the Huo family turned out to be a traitor.
Thinking that at the beginning, she didn't know that she was pointed out to be pregnant, and the traitor in the family had already existed.
"Miss Huo Er, the girl in your house claims to have been instructed by you to buy a murderer to beat the Du family, can you plead guilty?" He Yuan asked in a deep voice.