vstars Chapter 191 Xie Ying: Want to die? We'll arrange it!
Chapter 191 Xie Ying: Want to die? We'll arrange it!
Chen Fang knelt on the ground and crawled all the way to Xie Yi, pleading with tears in her eyes, "That's not the case! I had that girl beaten to death, it has nothing to do with my son!"
"Sir, I am willing to plead guilty. Please be discerning and do not implicate my son! I was the one who had her beaten to death. It has nothing to do with my son! Please be fair!"
Minister Zhou was deeply moved when he saw her defending her son like this.
But when he thought of the maid who died tragically, and Luo Sheng who died tragically in the delivery room that year, he couldn't help but shake his head in his heart.
"Ms. Chen, your servants have confessed. It was Xie Yi who ordered Qiuxiang to be dragged away and beaten with fifty sticks. She was severely injured and died that night..."
As soon as he said this, Chen Fang argued, "Yes, Yi'er did have someone beat her, but she wasn't beaten to death. It was me...I secretly got up at night and suffocated her to death myself!"
So it wasn't Yi'er who had her beaten to death, it was me... I killed her with my own hands! And it was me who forbade anyone from calling a doctor to treat her. Master Zhou, if you want to punish someone, punish me, don't implicate my son!"
Minister Zhou looked at her deeply, then looked at Xie Yi: "Xie Yi, is that so?"
Xie Yi was torn between his conscience and his desires.
If he admitted that he had Qiuxiang beaten to death, he would be beaten with sixty sticks and exiled for one year.
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——"
Chen Fang couldn't bear it any longer, she stood up suddenly and was about to rush out, but she bumped directly into the crossed water and fire sticks of the yamen runners, and she shrank back instantly in pain.
The bailiff lifted her arms again, made her kneel down facing Minister Zhou, and then directly used the water and fire stick in his hand to fork her neck.
As a result, Chen Fang could no longer stand up and could only kneel down and endure the trial in frustration.
The sound of beatings and Xie Yi's screams of pain came from outside, making Chen Fang suffer.
Even Mrs. Xie, Xie Xin and Xie Jia were frightened.
Xie Yun's face was gloomy. Minister Zhou's attitude towards Chen Fang made him no longer have any hope.
Without Emperor Taihe's instruction, how could Minister Zhou dare to treat Chen Fang like this?
Emperor Taihe is finally going to take action against them!
The more Xie Yun thought about it, the more anxious he became, and he couldn't help but look at Xie Xiu and Xie You.
Xie Xiu looked at him coldly, but Xie You kept his head down and his expression could not be seen clearly.
But after he came, he never said a word to plead for Chen Fang. How could Xie Yun not guess what he was thinking?
But this is not surprising. Anyone who knows that his biological mother died in such a tragic way would probably not be able to forgive his enemy.
Xie Yun sighed inwardly and suddenly noticed Xie Ying.
Seeing her sitting next to the eldest princess, wearing a beautiful pink dress, she looked even more delicate and lovely.
He is like the little fairy boy under the seat of Guanyin, with a blessed look and very likable.
Xie Yun felt more and more regretful: He shouldn't have allowed Chen Fang to slander this girl as a disaster star, and he also followed his mother's wishes and drove them all out.
Thinking of this, Xie Yun couldn't help but blame Old Madam Xie.
If she hadn't insisted that Luo Sheng was a vixen who would bring disaster to the entire Xie family, and that Chen Fang was of noble birth and could help him in his career, how could he have made such a mistake?
Xie Ying noticed Xie Yun's look and rolled her eyes in disgust: [What's that look, old scumbag? Is he blaming his mother? How shameless!]
By the way, how long will this case last? Should we next ask about Chen Fang sending Xu Maochun to intercept and kill them?
And the second cuckold, since he's here, how can he be worthy of the green hat Chen Fang gave him if he doesn't kick him when he's down?
Xie Ying was just waiting to see Xie You take advantage of the situation.
She had no doubt that this guy would do it.
It’s not because Xie You is cruel, but because he has to do it.
You know, the grace of raising a child is greater than the grace of giving birth to a child.
Although Chen Fang was the murderer of his mother, she also raised him for many years. The only way for Xie You to completely sever this nurturing grace was to uncover Chen Fang's schemes against him!
In this way, there will only be hatred but no gratitude between him and Chen Fang, and it will be prevented from being used as a commotion in the future.
What's more, this guy knew that he was cuckolded, and his hatred for Chen Fang, Bai Yuzhu and Xu Maochun was definitely no less than hers.
Now that I'm here, how can I resist not kick someone when they're down?
Xie Ying looked around with a smile, listening to the sound of the board coming from outside and Xie Yi's screams, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
I heard that spanking requires taking off pants. I really want to see the show-off guy get spanked naked.
While she was complaining in her heart, she looked towards the door with burning eyes, ready to make something.
Situ Yuan grabbed her small, fleshy hand and looked at her with disdain: "You want to see that kind of person's butt? Aren't you afraid of getting stye?"
Xie Ying looked at him in confusion, blinking her big eyes, her face full of innocence: [Why are you grabbing my hand? Aren't you feeling hot?]
Situ Yuan: “…”
The eldest princess happened to see this scene and couldn't help but smile like an aunt: "Yuan'er did a good job, you must take good care of your sister."
Xie Ying: [Who wants him to take care of her?]
Situ Yuan: This little devil doesn’t need his care.
Both of them were speechless for a while, but Xie Ying gave up the idea of letting Xiangxiang peek at Xie Yi getting spanked naked.
She had seen it when she came, and the front yard of the yamen was bare. Now it was broad daylight, and it would not be easy for Xiangxiang to find a place to hide.
If someone finds out, it will be more trouble than good.
It just so happened that Minister Zhou continued to try the case of Chen Fang murdering Luo Sheng. Xie Ying was concentrating on watching and had no intention of watching Xie Yi being beaten naked.
Perhaps Chen Fang had completely given up hope. This time she stopped quibbling and honestly admitted her guilt, only expelling Madam Xie and Xie Yun.
She has put a lot of thought into her three children.
Minister Zhou asked Madam Xie and Xie Yun again, but they both naturally denied it and evaded all charges.
Madam Xie beat her chest and stamped her feet, weeping bitterly: "I did meet a Taoist priest in the past, who swore that my daughter-in-law was a vixen, and that she would harm people when she became powerful.
I am just a country woman, how could I have known that human hearts could be so sinister?
There are people who are so unscrupulous as to bribe Taoist priests to spread nonsense and spread rumors in order to steal someone else's husband!
Oh, my poor daughter-in-law!
When I heard what the fake Taoist said, although I was afraid, I never thought of killing my daughter-in-law.
But I never imagined that this vicious woman, in order to kill my poor daughter-in-law, would actually let her wet nurse pretend to be a midwife and harm people in the delivery room!
"Wuwuwuwu, Shengniang, did you see everything? If you are still alive, please come and take me away. I am so sorry for you!"
Xie Ying pouted sarcastically and decisively pressed her small, fleshy hands onto the chair: [You want to die, huh? I'll arrange it!]