diskusbooks Chapter 198 Severing Ties, Old Madam Xie's Divine Assistance
Chapter 198 Severing Ties, Old Madam Xie's Divine Assistance
Minister Zhou had indeed heard of this matter, but Xie Xiu had sent the person to the county government office, not the Ministry of Justice.
So he didn't know what stage the case had reached so far.
However, this fake Taoist priest is very likely related to Chen Fang, so he should be investigated.
So he immediately sent someone to the county government office to bring the fake Taoist priest to the Ministry of Justice and ask about the progress of the investigation into the case.
The fake Taoist priest was brought over soon.
Also arriving was the prosecutor from the county government who was in charge of investigating the case.
As soon as he arrived, he briefly explained the progress of the case.
It turned out that after Xie Xiu sent the person to the yamen, he was responsible for investigating the case. While interrogating the fake Taoist priest, he started an investigation using the fake Taoist priest's certificate of ordination as a clue.
The certificate looked identical to the real thing, so he sent people to investigate the Xuanyuan Temple recorded on the certificate.
However, Xuanyuan Temple was quite far from the capital, and the people he had sent had not yet returned. The fake Taoist priest had also developed a high fever due to his injuries and was unable to continue the interrogation.
Although the doctor gave him medicine and his fever subsided, he seemed to be extremely frightened. Not only was he very weak, he was also always startled and could not get any useful information from him.
There was no progress in this case for the time being.
Minister Zhou was a little troubled when he saw the fake Taoist priest lying on the door panel and being carried in.
How should the case be tried when this person is so ill?
Unexpectedly, the fake Taoist priest screamed "Ah", suddenly turned over and stood up, shouting: "Since you are unkind to me, don't blame me for being unjust!
"Sir, it was Liu Yazi who made me do this! He is Madam Xie's man, and he often asked me to disguise myself as a Taoist priest and go to the homes of ordinary people to defraud them of gold, silver, women and children!"
Minister Zhou immediately inquired about Liu Yazi's identity and address and sent people to arrest him.
Unfortunately, when they arrived at Liu Yazi's residence, Liu Yazi had already become a corpse. It seemed that he had committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
The yamen runners who went to arrest the criminal had to split into two groups, leaving one group to guard the body and the scene, while the rest rushed back to the Ministry of Justice to report.
When Minister Zhou heard that Liu Yazi was dead, his face suddenly became very ugly.
He immediately arranged for the prosecutor and the coroner to go to the scene to investigate, and then looked at Xie Xiu and others.
Liu Yazi and the fake Taoist priest were related to the human trafficking case and had little to do with Xie Xiu and others, so Shangshu Zhou decided to end the trial and send Xie Xiu and others back.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he announced this decision, Luo Hongwang jumped out again, kneeling down and bowing to him: "I beg the great judge to rule that Xie Xiu and Xie You sever their ties with Xie Yun and allow them to be adopted into the Luo family!"
Minister Zhou frowned, said nothing, and just looked at Xie Yun indifferently.
Breaking off the relationship between a father and his son is against the principles of nature. How could he possibly help with this?
It would be better to let these people figure it out on their own.
Besides, how could Xie Yun be willing?
As expected, Xie Yun scolded him harshly, "Luo Hongwang, don't even think about getting ahead of yourself! Xie Xiu and Xie You are both members of my Xie family. How can they be adopted into the Luo family?"
But he had barely finished speaking when Old Madam Xie jumped out excitedly, "Alright! Break off the relationship! My Xie family can't afford such disobedient and unfilial children and grandchildren! Break off the relationship immediately! Expel them from the clan!"
Xie Yun was completely dumbfounded by her behavior.
He quickly grabbed Madam Xie and whispered, "Mom, please stop making such a fuss! Don't you think you haven't made enough jokes today?"
Who knew that Madam Xie was so excited and angry that she was not willing to listen to advice?
After so many years of living in luxury, her appetite and temper have already developed. She is used to the flattery of her subordinates, and now she can no longer tolerate the disobedience of her own son Xie Yun.
In particular, Xie Yun married Chen Fang, who made her lose face, and Luo Sheng suddenly "appeared", which almost cost her life.
She now only wishes to cut off all ties with Luo Sheng. How could she be willing to have Xie Xiu and Xie You continue to stay in the Xie family?
If they stayed at the Xie family, what if Luo Sheng was worried about them and came to see them every night, or even stayed at the Xie family and refused to leave?
Absolutely not!
These two evils must be driven out!
The more Madam Xie thought about it, the more she felt that this was the truth. She angrily scolded Xie Xiu, "You actually said I was fooling around? Now you're trying to be disobedient and unfilial too?
Since Xie Xiu and Xie You are both grandchildren of the Luo family, what's wrong with adopting them? You don't need these two sons, so why are you holding them hostage? Do you want people to continue to laugh at you?
If it weren't for that vicious woman Chen Fang, Sheng Niang and her family wouldn't have died. Do you still want the Luo family to be extinct?"
As soon as she said this, Luo Hongwang took the opportunity to sneer, "Yes, Xie Yun, you are unwilling to break off the relationship. Could it be that you are coveting the Luo family's property? Do you want to make the Luo family completely extinct?"
The two of them sang the same tune and almost angered Xie Yun to death!
He glared at Luo Hongwang angrily, and thinking of his mother's unreliability, he felt even more unlucky.
If Old Master Xie hadn't had a stroke, and he had been keeping Old Madam Xie in check, he wouldn't have been so passive!
However, ever since Xie Xiu returned to Beijing this time, everything has gone wrong for him.
Could it be that the little girl he gave birth to was really here to bring bad luck to him?
Before this girl was born, there were no such troubles in the family!
And even if Xie Xiu wanted to take revenge, could he really cause Old Master Xie to have a stroke?
The more Xie Yun thought about it, the more he felt resistant to his granddaughter Xie Ying.
He secretly glanced at Xie Ying and saw that she was looking at him with her big black eyes wide open, without any crying or fear of a child.
His heart was beating more and more nervous, and he couldn't help but think of Luo Sheng's eyes that were still open when he died.
Thinking of Luo Sheng's previous "sudden appearance", Xie Yun's heart skipped a beat. He finally stopped objecting and agreed to sever ties with Xie Xiu and Xie You.
Minister Zhou never expected that things would turn out like this.
He watched this farce silently. Seeing Xie Yun signing the letter of severance with a gloomy face, no longer as high-spirited as before, he couldn't help but secretly shake his head in his heart: What's the point? He didn't cherish such a virtuous wife, but insisted on marrying a vicious woman, which eventually brought unrest to the family and ruined his reputation. Now that such a thing has happened, Xie Yun's career as a Hanlin scholar is probably over.
Just as he was thinking about it, someone came outside to report that an angel had come to deliver a message!
Minister Zhou's face changed drastically and he quickly stood up to greet him.
The angel who came was Wang Zhi. He held a bright yellow imperial edict in one hand. When he saw Xie Yun, he said, "Xie Xueshi, the emperor has an order!"
Xie Yun's face turned pale and he knelt stiffly on his knees.
Wang Zhi immediately read out the imperial edict.
Xie Ying pricked up her ears curiously and looked at him with a gloating look.
The emperor deliberately chose this time and asked the eunuch to convey his decree. Wasn't it just a slap in the face of Xie Yun, and he did it in public for everyone to see?
As expected, the imperial edict was not long, and it had only two meanings throughout - to dismiss Xie Yun and to revoke the imperial edicts of Old Lady Xie and Chen Fang.