The big guy travels through the book and becomes the female supporting role, torturing the scumbag a

But if he admitted that Chen Fang killed Qiuxiang personally, he would be framing his mother in public and personally pushing his mother to take the blame for him.

How will the world view him then?

Xie Yi was very conflicted and couldn't make up his mind.

Fortunately, Chen Fang knew his dilemma and said first, "Yier, please speak quickly. I know you are too filial and you are unwilling to tell the truth in order to protect me, your guilty mother.

But I've already committed an unforgivable crime, what are you still hesitating about? Tell me the truth now. I'll take the blame for my actions alone, and I don't need you, my son, to take the blame for me!"

Xie Yi was already very tempted, and after hearing her say this, he finally made up his mind.

He clenched his fists tightly, lowered his head, and didn't dare to look at the expressions of the people present. He gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I just wanted to teach Qiuxiang a lesson at the time, and I didn't intend to beat her to death. Later, I returned to the Imperial College and didn't know that she had died tragically."

Chen Fang quickly said, "Yes, I deliberately had the news concealed. I didn't want Yi'er to know because I was afraid he would have a grudge."

She did conceal the news at that time, so she was not afraid of Minister Zhou's investigation.

Minister Zhou asked a few more questions, and seeing that Chen Fang still insisted that she was the one who suffocated Qiuxiang to death, he had to change Xie Yi's sentence to fifty strokes of the cane and spared him from exile. However, he had to compensate Qiuxiang's family with one hundred taels of silver and expel her entire family.

Chen Fang didn't expect that even though she took the blame, Xie Yi still wanted to beat her with a stick, and the number of strokes was only reduced from sixty to fifty!

After being beaten with fifty boards, how could her Yi'er still be alive?

She immediately protested, "Sir Shangshu, even if my son wronged her and had her beaten with a stick, she was just a maid. Even if she was beaten with a stick, it shouldn't be the case that my son, a scholar, should be put to death for her, right?"

Minister Zhou looked at her mockingly: "She is a mentally retarded woman, and she can bear fifty strokes of the cane. Why can't Xie Yi, a man, bear fifty strokes of the cane?

If you think that Xie Yi will die if he receives fifty strokes of the cane, then isn't it that he intended to beat Qiuxiang to death by having her beaten with fifty strokes of the cane?

Chen Fang was speechless.

She never thought that Minister Zhou would be waiting for her here!

But she couldn't refute it.

Either let Xie Yi accept the fifty lashes, or admit that Xie Yi deliberately had Qiuxiang beaten to death?

If he admitted the latter, Xie Yi would not only be exiled for a year, but also receive ten more lashes!

Moreover, he lied before, so his crime might be even more serious!

Chen Fang looked at Xie Yi with complicated eyes, feeling heartbroken beyond words.

But he smiled bitterly and said, "Mother, there's no need to say more. Since I was wrong in the beginning and wronged Qiuxiang, I will just bear the consequences."

With a "pop" sound, Minister Zhou took out a warrant and threw it on the ground.

The bailiff immediately stepped forward and reached out to grab Xie Yi.

Xie Yi suddenly said, "Don't hold me, I can walk on my own."

However, the bailiff refused to listen and simply grabbed his arms and escorted him out.

Chen Fang felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife. She cried and was about to rush over to save the man, but was stopped by the yamen runners.

She could only watch Xie Yi being dragged out and prepared to be beaten with a stick.

This scene deeply stung her eyes and heart, causing her to scream in pain from her throat: "Ah——"

Unexpectedly, the next second, Minister Zhou slammed the gavel: "No more noise!"

The yamen runners on both sides also slammed the water and fire sticks in their hands to the ground: "Mighty - powerful -"

In an instant, the momentum that came towards him was like an invisible giant beast, as if it wanted to tear Chen Fang to pieces alive.

She was originally kneeling straight, but now her body softened and she sat down on her knees.

Minister Zhou knew that she was worried about her son, so he didn't bother to argue with her.

Just at this moment, the sound of beating came from outside.

"Clap clap clap!"

The dull thuds that penetrated the flesh struck Chen Fang's heart heavily.

She suddenly raised her head and looked straight outside.

And then, Xie Yi could hear the unbearable scream of pain from outside: "Ah——"