This case shocked the capital and became the top priority of the capital since the beginning of the year. Even Xiao Heng and Su Rong, who were respectively appointed as the governor-general and vanguard of Yunnan Rebellion Suppression Army, could not overshadow this incident.
This incident itself caused a big fuss from the beginning. Xu Yuanbo forced Deng Jiedong to jump down from the archway that day in full view of everyone. His reputation was not very good, and after this incident, he became even more of a representative of evil young men. The people were filled with righteous indignation and wanted to sentence him to death by slicing immediately. Now that his mother had such a secret, it caused an even bigger uproar, and everyone was spreading the news by word of mouth.
Xu Yuanbo's case was judged quickly. Deng Jidong was the only son in the family, and he had been the only son in three generations. Although he was utilitarian and materialistic, he was an extremely filial person. When he died, the old lady of the Deng family could not bear it and fainted on the spot. She died within a few days. The people were indignant, and with irrefutable evidence, Gao Ping stripped Xu Yuanbo of his fame and sentenced him to three years of exile in Lingnan to do forced labor.
When it was Xu Huixian's turn, she did not have any specific crime - the origin of the jewelry was all covered by Grandma Xu, and the blame was not on Xu Huixian, so Gao Ping only sentenced her to twenty strokes of the cane as a warning to others, and then sent her home.
However, how Grandma Xu and Mrs. Qi would be sentenced became a matter of concern. They should have been sentenced originally, but later it was heard that Grandma Xu and Xuanyuan were involved in another murder case, and the first plaintiff was Taoist Master Xuanshen from Baihe Temple, so the case was delayed for a few more days.
In the past few days, wherever there are people, people are talking about this matter and speculating how the case will be finally judged.
Of course, at the same time, the most eye-catching person is Grandma Xu’s husband.
The common people at the bottom of society were not so reserved, and some even called Xu Chong a cuckold. They would often make faces and laugh when talking about this matter. Some beggars and refugees even laughed at him without any scruples: "Look, look, no matter how powerful he is, he is still cuckolded by his wife. It shows that even if you have power, you can't have everything you want!"
All kinds of nasty things were said.
The prominent stewards of the Xu family have been reluctant to go out shopping recently. Whenever people ask them about the scandals in their family, they hang their faces, as if they were the ones who were cuckolded.
The Xu family has indeed had bad luck recently, with bad things happening one after another. Xu Chong fell ill as soon as he returned home and had a fever. He was unconscious and an imperial physician was invited to see him. When he finally woke up, the first thing he did was to rush to find his father.
Xu Shun was discussing matters with his guests in the study. When he saw him come in, he couldn't help but frown.
The guests were all very discerning. When they saw him barging in with a bad look on his face, they quickly stood up and left.
Everyone dispersed, and Xu Chong walked towards his father with red eyes. When he opened his mouth, he found that his voice was hoarse: "Dad, what's going on? Have you thought of a solution?"
Xu Shun glanced at him coldly, slowly picked up the cup and drank a sip of tea, narrowing his eyes: "What's the solution?"
Xu Chong suddenly became anxious. He said hastily, "Of course we have to find a way to save Ah Ru! Do we really want her to be charged with murder?"
The room fell silent. Xu Shun stared at his son in silence until Xu Chong turned away uncomfortably. Then he asked sarcastically, "Then what? If she doesn't take the blame, do you have any other way to solve this matter?"
Xu Chong opened his mouth.
Of course he knew that it was difficult to come up with a solution. The difficulty lay in the fact that they themselves had a huge secret hidden in the dark. Once someone seized the opportunity and dug deeper, countless people would be implicated and die together.
Only by letting the Qi family defile themselves and plugging this loophole like now, will others be safe.
He knew the truth, but he still couldn't accept it in his heart. He slammed the table, walked around the long table, rushed to Xu Chong and knelt down: "Dad! But, but she is my wife, and the mother of Yuanbo and Xian'er! Could it be... "
Xu Shun still didn't say anything, just stared at Xu Chong. Then, when Xu Chong stopped fighting and dared not say anything, he sneered: "What's the point of saying this? This is the result of not being as skilled as others!"
Xu Chong was like a headless fly. He sat on the ground in a daze and shook his head: "No, I can't let Aru die like this. She..."
He continued to repeat these useless nonsense which Xu Shun did not hear at all, making Xu Shun very annoyed.
Xu Chong ignored him and said coldly: "It's come to this point. There's no point in saying more. Qi Yunxi has already accepted this. Why are you still dissatisfied? Instead of worrying about her, you might as well worry more about yourself."
Worry about yourself
Xu Chong looked at his father blankly, not quite understanding what he meant.
Fortunately, Xu Shun didn't have to explain anything. There was a knock on the study door. Butler Xu carefully asked Xu Shun and Xu Chong to go out and see through the door: "The eldest master of the Feng family, Madam Feng and Mr. Feng are here. They want to see you."
"Did you see it?" Xu Shun closed the memorial and rubbed his brows: "Go out and take a look. There are many things to do. You will soon find out that the current situation is not bad at all."
What
Xu Shun found it unbelievable. In his opinion, the current situation was already very bad, how much worse could it get
But after Xu Shun said that, he was also worried that the Feng family was Xu Huixian's in-laws' family, so he had to put away his distraught state and followed the housekeeper Xu to the front flower hall to meet the Feng family.
Master Feng looked at him strangely. Xu Chong frowned, suppressed his annoyance and anxiety, and sat at the head of the table. He raised his eyebrows and asked them, "What are you doing here?"
He had been in a coma for several days and had no idea how widespread the rumors outside had become, but he could guess it if he thought about it.
But for him, this has nothing to do with the Feng family - compared with the Xu family, the Feng family is inferior in every way. After all, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the watchdogs of the Xu family. With such a family, even if the Xu family is in trouble now, can they still cause any trouble
The eldest master of the Feng family smacked his lips, feeling a little embarrassed to speak, but he still mustered up the courage to smile and said, "Master Xu, we... To be honest, my sister-in-law's condition has suddenly worsened, and the doctor said that she may not live long. If she dies suddenly, wouldn't it delay your daughter for a few more years? We, we don't dare to let your daughter wait like this..."
Xu Chong's eyes suddenly became sharp and fierce.
The Feng family said nice things, saying that her condition had changed drastically and that she might die at any time, and they were afraid that Feng Yuanqing would have to observe mourning and that would delay Xu Huixian's marriage. But in the end, weren't they just trying to cancel the engagement? !