Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

The Minister of Rites paused for a moment, beginning to understand Emperor Xuan's anger.

You are an uneducated bastard! You don't reflect on your own cultural foundation, but complain that my writing is too good to understand.

Before the Minister of Rites could continue his impeachment, Xu Jinyu's next complaint came again.

[It’s just not pleasant when a scholar scolds someone, and the effect is not particularly good. ]

[How can it be easier to curse than a shrew? You beast, you son of a bitch, you...]

"You're a beast!"

The Minister of Rites was immediately led astray by Xu Jinyu and blurted out a swear word.

The Minister of Rites was stunned when he blurted out these rude words.

This Xu Jinyu must be poisonous! He was immediately led astray.

Emperor Xuan raised his eyebrows. As expected, Xu Jinyu never let him down. His own Minister of Rites was disliked for his literary talent and was successfully led astray.

All the officials looked at the Minister of Rites in surprise. The Minister of Rites was the most polite person, yet he was easily led astray.

However, looking at the expression of disbelief on the Minister of Rites' face, you can tell that he didn't mean it.

It’s all Lord Xu’s fault.

It is time for the officials from the Censorate to take action.

"I impeach the Minister of Rites Xue Songhe for speaking ill of me in the court."

The Minister of Rites was not to be outdone: "I was so angry that I said something I didn't think right. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"never mind!"

Emperor Xuan waved his hand indifferently. Everyone knew why Xue Songhe spoke so harshly. Wasn't it because he was led astray by Xu Jinyu?

The Censor-in-Chief was just showing his respect, and Emperor Xuan waved his hand and left.

Today's focus is on Marquis Pingyang.

The Minister of Rites has already impeached, and now it depends on how Marquis Pingyang will refute it.

Pingyang Hou walked out steadily, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, my first wife died of complications during childbirth. She was my first wife. Young couples have the deepest love. How could I bear to hurt her?"

Pingyang Hou's words were full of affection, as if he really had a deep affection for his original wife.

[Do you think that no one remembers the time when you and your current wife still had some connection, or did you complain to your colleagues when you were newly married that your new wife was money-minded and only cared about gold and silver, and that it was particularly disgusting to get along with your new wife.]

[Your colleagues won't lose their memory. ]

All the officials looked at Pingyang Hou with contempt.

Which newlywed husband would tell his colleagues that his new wife is disgusting? Even if his new wife is not to his liking, he cannot say that to outsiders.

What's more, you use other people's money and still say that they are disgusting. Who is really disgusting? Is there any need to explain it.

Of course, some of Pingyang Hou's former colleagues were still in the court. An editor from the Hanlin Academy was immediately caught by the people around him.

His official rank was only seventh, so his colleagues did not feel burdened when they asked him about it.

"Hey! Marquis Pingyang really complained to you about how disgusting his original wife was."

“How can he use his wife’s money and still be disgusted?”

The editor who was caught was in an awkward situation, not knowing how to answer his colleagues, so he could only nod randomly.

"Huh!"

Xu Jinyu’s voice came again.

[In order to curry favor with Pingyang Marquis, his colleagues kept agreeing with him. Yes! Women born into wealthy families always have a smell of money.]

Officials: Officials whose families are wealthy said they were offended.

[He doesn't know about family and national affairs, he only cares about gold and silver, and he also complains about his wife arguing with him about a few coins every day. ]

[Don't you think about how much money he can earn in total? If his wife doesn't argue with him about the few cents, will his family go out to beg for food? ]

The editor's face turned pale instantly.

The officials around him also stepped back a distance. It turned out that those who could hang out with Pingyang Hou were not good people.

After his past was exposed, Pingyang Hou was silent for a moment and then continued in a steady voice: "How could I kill my wife? I said my wife died of dystocia, and the midwife and the maids can all testify to this."

[Tsk tsk tsk, this is just a stubborn act, refusing to admit it. Anyway, all the maids, servants, midwives and mothers who were involved in that incident are dead.]

【Last night, the Marquis of Pingyang and his wife did not rest all night, and went over what happened back then, making sure that there was no evidence to prove what they did.】

Oh!

All the officials saw the dark circles under Marquis Pingyang's eyes meaningfully. They thought that Marquis Pingyang was worried about his own fate, but it turned out that he was going to deal with the whole matter of that year.

[Let me see who was dealt with last night. We dealt with the two maids serving the wife of Marquis Pingyang, a senior servant, two stewards of Marquis Pingyang, a long-time attendant, and even one person in the kitchen.]

[The two maids of Marquis Pingyang's wife were the ones who helped their daughter pass messages to Marquis Pingyang. One of them even fought with the midwife and caused the unfortunate Miss Liu to bleed profusely.]

[The one in the kitchen was the one who secretly added ingredients to Miss Liu’s food, and the two stewards were also messenger boys.]

Xu Jinyu looked around and suddenly realized, [This Pingyang Marquis even wanted to deny that he had an affair with the current Pingyang Marquis' wife before marriage, and he wanted to appear innocent. ]

Marquis Pingyang would never admit it, and Emperor Xuan could not use Xu Jinyu's words to convict him. Everything still required evidence.

There was no sound in the court for a while. Marquis Pingyang looked at the silent court room with a smile on his face.

So what if he killed his wife? Liu was the one who brought her here, so she deserved to die.

Everyone knows that in business, there are gains and losses. The Liu family's business just lost money.

That million dowry was compensation for not being able to marry his beloved girl.

The only thing that made me dissatisfied was that the evil creature was rescued by Xu Jinyu. It would have been much better if he had died in the Taoist temple.

At that time, it would be much easier for him to ask for the establishment of a crown prince for his beloved son.

It’s all my father and mother’s fault for meddling in other people’s business and letting that evil creature grow up. We should always leave some room for others and not kill them all. If you dare to let a dog enter a dead end, be careful of the dog’s fightback.

To him, it's all bullshit!

Marquis Pingyang looked back at Xu Jinyu calmly. A woman should be an official if she wants to, why does she have to meddle in the affairs of Marquis Pingyang's mansion?

[Ah! I am so angry that the Marquis of Pingyang is so proud of his handling of the matter. He just let the murder of his wife go.]

【What is he so proud of? 】

A fierce look flashed in Emperor Xuan's eyes, and the murderous intent that had been there since last night surged up again.

This Pingyang Marquis is really bold. Does he really think that everyone in the court is just a decoration?

Xu Jinyu was so angry that she screamed like a groundhog in her heart.

The officials wished they could cover their ears.

There's nothing we can do about this person.

[No, he treated his son like that, and the court didn't care? ]

Thinking of this, Xu Jinyu wanted to walk out of the team and impeach Marquis Pingyang.

He was pulled back by Xiao Chen who was standing next to him.

Xiao Chen pretended to ask Xu Jinyu,

"Master Xu, what are you going to do?"

Xu Jinyu's anger was about to burst out of his eyes.

"That Pingyang Marquis denied killing his wife, but he can't deny abusing his eldest son! Wei Anren is still in the East Palace. I will go and impeach him right away."

As Xu Jinyu said this, he was about to break free from Xiao Chen's grip.

On the other side, Zuo Yuanying also helped Xiao Chen hold down Xu Jinyu.

Zuo Yuanying whispered the reason behind this to Xu Jinyu.

"Wei An cannot be involved. It would be unfilial for Wei An to be involved in this matter."

"If Wei An accused Pingyang Hou of mistreating him in court, that would be unfilial."

"Wei An will not be able to gain a foothold in the court in the future. Those pedantic scholars will scold Wei An to the point of being disloyal, unrighteous, and unfilial."

"It can only be Wei An's relatives who come forward, that way it is legitimate."

Zuo Yuanying reminded him, and Xu Jinyu also responded: "What about Wei An's in-laws?"

"Wei An's maternal family has been suppressed by the Marquis of Pingyang over the years and can only retreat to their hometown. They have long lost the aura of being a wealthy family in the past."

"Even if Wei An's relatives intervene, they can't do anything to Marquis Pingyang. At most, Marquis Pingyang will be reprimanded and lose the emperor's favor."

"No, there won't be any serious punishment."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jinyu loosened his grip, and Xiao Chen and Zuo Yuanying also let go.