Cui Jie and her father Cui Sikong looked extremely ugly at this time, especially Cui Jie.

Jin Zhao was about to marry his sister, but he did something like forcibly snatching a famous woman, and Xie Yun's fiancée. Cui Jie felt ashamed and was almost angry to death.

But they were in the same boat, so he had to defend the second prince.

This woman Luo Qin is really a disaster!

The emperor at the top had a gloomy expression. He clenched and unclenched his hands on the desk, and the veins on his temples throbbed.

He had been dissatisfied with Wang Xie for a long time, but the problem was that this time it was his good son who was at fault first! The last time Xie Dalang was assassinated, it was not easy to get over it, and this time this happened again, the emperor was exhausted.

All around his ears were the voices of Minister Wang, Grand Tutor Xie, and Commandant Yu, saying things like "bad temper", "lack of moral character", "unrepentant", etc. The emperor was extremely annoyed, but he had to endure it.

The court officials in the hall, on one hand, said that Xie Yun was extremely disrespectful, on the other hand, said that Jin Zhao "was guilty of the same crime as the common people when a prince broke the law", and the argument was intense!

Finally, the emperor gave the eunuch beside him a cold look, and the eunuch immediately shouted: "Silence!!!"

In an instant, the entire court was silent.

Taifu Xie and Situ Wang were arguing furiously with Sikong Cui and General Yang Zhan. They even stood up and almost started fighting. The eunuch shouted to stop them, and the two sides were still glaring at each other.

Master Xie snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and sat back in his seat, and the others also sat down one after another.

In the silence, the emperor spoke again, "Let's put this matter aside first, is there anything else?"

It can be seen that the emperor was really in a dilemma. On one side was his beloved son, and on the other side was an important official from an aristocratic family. If it were an ordinary prince, he would just be fined his salary and then confined to his home.

But that was Jin Zhao, his most beloved prince. Even though Jin Zhao was at fault first, the emperor could not swallow this humiliation.

But he couldn't offend the Wang and Xie families, and the anger in his heart could not be calmed down.

After a struggle between his conscience and his desires in his mind, the emperor successfully came to hate the girl from the Luo family, whom he had never met before!

This woman is simply a disaster! Erlang has become like this because of her!

Erlang is confused!

After the court session, Taifu Xie and Situ Wang went to the imperial study with the emperor. Xie Yun, who was kneeling at the palace gate, was also called away by the palace servants.

In the imperial study, the emperor sat at the top, while Taifu Xie and Situ Wang stood in front of him.

The eunuch's voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, thank you Dalang for your visit."

"Enter."

Soon, Xie Yun stumbled in, and as soon as he entered, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

The emperor did not say anything about getting up. He just quietly looked at the handsome man with his back straight. He could vaguely see that his face was pale, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he looked very weak.

Master Xie knew that his eldest son had been kneeling for a long time, and now seeing his weak face, he felt even more distressed.

The emperor shifted his eyes and saw the worried expression on Taifu Xie's face. He sneered in his heart.

You old man, are you feeling distressed too?

Why didn't you think about the consequences when your son beat my son?

God knows how heartbroken the emperor was when he saw the bruises on Jin Zhao's back!

Erlang had been poisoned since childhood. Now that he had finally cured himself of the poison, he was beaten several times by Xie Yun.

The emperor wanted to order his men to capture Xie Yun and torture him to death!

The emperor stood up from the couch, his dragon robe fluttering in the wind, revealing his majesty. He walked around the table and came step by step to the man who was kneeling respectfully on the ground.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, with anger flashing in his eyes, but he still forcibly suppressed his inner anger and asked in a low and suppressed voice: "Xie Dalang, do you know your crime?"

"I acknowledge my guilt." The man bowed his head and spoke in a steady voice.

"In that case, then tell me, how should I deal with you?" The emperor stared at Xie Yun, his tone revealing his innate domineering attitude.

"I will listen to your Majesty's punishment." Xie Yun answered without hesitation, without any excuses or excuses.

The emperor's expression became even gloomier, and he clenched his hands into fists, trying hard to suppress the anger in his heart.

After a moment of silence, the emperor slowly said, "I will punish you with thirty strokes of the cane and confine you to your room for a month so that you can reflect on your mistakes. How do you think about that?"

"Your Majesty..." Master Xie at the side couldn't help but speak out to plead for mercy.

At that moment, the emperor's sharp eyes shot towards him like a cold arrow, instantly making the words that Master Xie was about to say stuck in his throat.

Wang Situ patted his hands and signaled him not to speak.

On the ground, Xie Yun kowtowed deeply, his forehead touching the ground, and answered in a firm tone: "I will listen to the imperial edict."

"Very good, let's start the execution." The emperor waved his hand, signaling the guards to start.

As soon as he finished speaking, two strong guards came forward and took Xie Yun out of the hall.

Immediately afterwards, there were dull sounds of beatings, each of which seemed to hit the hearts of everyone present.

"Da Lang! Da Lang! You must hold on!" Master Xie hurriedly followed him out, tears streaming down his face, feeling so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe.

As the execution continued, Xie Yun gritted his teeth and persisted without saying a word. His face was as pale as paper, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, but his eyes were firm and unyielding.

Every time the stick fell, it seemed to break his bones. The dull sound seemed to knock on the heart of the old father, Xie Taifu, and his expression was filled with grief.

Xie Dalang lay on the torture instrument, clenching his teeth tightly, veins bulging on his forehead and beads of sweat rolling down, but he never begged for mercy. He just groaned occasionally and endured the severe pain.

"Da Lang..." Master Xie was heartbroken, his eyes blurred with tears. He couldn't help but wanted to rush forward, but was stopped by the people around him.

The emperor stood on the high platform with his hands behind his back, watching all this quietly. There was no expression on his face, but he felt extremely happy in his heart, as he had finally gotten rid of his anger.

As the last stick fell, Xie Dalang could no longer hold on and fainted. The emperor waved his hand, signaling to stop the execution, and then he said to the eunuch beside him: "Please call the imperial physician."

"Yes." The eunuch immediately went to call for the imperial physician.

Master Xie quickly knelt down to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for showing mercy."

Beating a prince is a capital crime. The fact that the emperor is able to show leniency now is already a huge favor to the aristocratic family.

At this time, the emperor saw Taifu Xie looking at the bloody and half-dead Xie Dalang with a sad face, and his heart could not help but beat fast. He was afraid that the aristocratic families would be dissatisfied with this and would really overthrow him.

So he hastily added: "The Second Prince is also at fault in this matter. I have decided to confine him to house arrest for two months and deduct half a year's salary as a penalty."

Master Xie burst into tears of gratitude and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Wang Situ also knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty is wise."

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