I became the villain's deceased wife

"No, Fifth Brother..."

No matter how ashamed Xie Bocheng was, he couldn't help but scream out.

Xie Boyong still had a stern face and a serious tone.

"Why, you didn't dare admit your mistakes? You threw all the responsibility your ancestors taught you!"

Xie Bocheng curled his lips, said nothing more, and lowered his head to accept the scolding.

After Xie Boyong finished cursing, he turned around to glance at Xie Yunzhe who was still holding the fake monk, and walked over.

Xie Yunzhe let go of the fake monk and bowed to him.

In my memory, this fifth uncle was always lukewarm towards my father, probably because he felt a little unwilling that his performance in the imperial examinations was not as good as his.

However, Xie Yunzhe was still somewhat grateful that he could speak for him at this time.

"Yunzhe, I haven't seen you for a few years. I didn't expect you to have grown so big and look even more outstanding."

He patted Xie Yunzhe's shoulder like a loving elder, with a gratified smile on his face.

"I have heard about your father's affairs. As his brother, I feel very sad..."

Speaking of this, Xie Boyong stopped smiling and a trace of melancholy flashed across his face.

He turned around and looked at Xie Bocheng, who was hanging his head and saying nothing, and said:

"It is true that your Third Uncle was wrong in what happened today, but it is a family matter after all. If it really comes to court, it will inevitably make people laugh at it."

Song Tian sneered.

As expected, the result is the same.

Xie Boyong looked up at her with an unhappy expression and continued to speak to Xie Yunzhe.

"Do you think this approach will work?"

Xie Yunzhe snorted inwardly and was ready to accept injustice.

But what Xie Boyong said was:

“The damage to your house will be borne entirely by Xie Bocheng.

As for paying off the liar to slander you, I want him to personally apologize to you in front of all the men, women, old and young in the clan, and compensate you for your loss of three hundred taels of silver."

"Fifth brother!"

Not only Xie Bocheng couldn't accept it, Xie Boqing also felt it was a bit too heavy.

After apologizing in front of all the men, women, young and old, how could Bocheng face people in the future?

But Xie Boyong ignored him and turned around to glare at Xie Boyong who had done something wrong.

"As for those who violate the ancestral teachings and intend to harm the younger generation, they should be punished according to the clan rules.

"Be whipped 100 times, and then reflect on your actions in front of our ancestors for a month!"

"Bo Yong, you are not going to let me live!"

Xie Bocheng looked up in disbelief.

Xie Boyong refused to give in:

"Why, you don't even want to accept such a small punishment?

Have you ever thought about what will happen to Yunzhe's family if your evil plan succeeds today? "

Xie Bocheng turned his head away and stopped talking, as if he was very dissatisfied.

“I was expelled from the Xie family tree, and lived my whole life without a clan or a family. People suspected me of doing something unforgivable.

Not to mention studying for the imperial examinations, even if you were looking for a job to make a living, you would be suspected of having bad conduct and no one would dare to take you in.

You may even become notorious, be criticized by thousands of people, and never be able to hold your head up high as a human being!"

Song Tian was shocked.

As a time traveler, she didn't know much about the ancient clan system.

Before, I didn’t understand why Liu insisted on staying in the Xie family and would rather suffer humiliation and injustice than leave with her child.

Seeing what Xie Bocheng had done just now, she wanted to persuade Xie Yunzhe to leave the clan and leave this place of trouble. Even if he had to go out and make a living on his own, it would be better than being looked down upon and plotted against here all day long.

But now I understand how serious it is to be removed from the family tree.

In the minds of people of this era, those without any clan or family are basically equated with those who are unforgivable criminals, and their deeds are even worse than scoundrels and hooligans.

Think about the cruelty of Xie Yunzhe in the book.

He must have been expelled from the Xie family, and later he passed the imperial examination and became an official. I wonder how many hardships and twists and turns he went through in the process.

Song Tian even felt that his massacre of the entire clan was not unforgivable.

"Thank you Fifth Uncle for your righteous words. Although Third Uncle was wrong, his crime is not serious enough. I think I will spare him the 100 lashes for now."

After a hundred lashes, Xie Bocheng would be crippled even if he didn't die.

He didn't want to be branded as someone who was harsh on his elders.

"As for apologizing in person... After all, Third Uncle is an elder, and I can't bear for him to condescend to apologize..."

Xie Bocheng opened his eyes wide, thinking that this one could be waived.

Then Xie Yunzhe said:

"Just write a written confession!"

Xie Bocheng cracked again.

Not only did he have to apologize, he also had to write an article deeply analyzing his soul.

Xie Boyong smiled:

"My dear nephew, this is very good!"

Only Xie Bocheng wanted to cry.

Did anyone ask him how he felt?

"As for this liar, we have to protect the honor of our clan, but it is not easy to hand him over to the authorities."

Xie Boyong looked at the fake monk who was in a dishevel.

"Why not take the hundred lashes for Bocheng?"

"Oh, no, you are abusing lynching!"

The fake monk was immediately shocked.

Xie Boyong glanced at him lazily.

"You are such a swindler, do you expect to get away with it? If you have the guts, report it to the authorities!"

He is a liar to begin with, so going to the government office would be a death wish.

The fake monk could only kneel down and beg for mercy:

"My dear gentlemen, please forgive me. I will never dare to do it again..."

Everyone was indifferent.

The fake monk has no choice but to settle for the next best thing.

"If I continue to be whipped with these 100 lashes, I will be dead. The Xie family is a noble family, and we don't want to be known as a family that takes human life lightly. Please give me fewer lashes."

Everyone thought what he said made sense, so they reduced the sentence from one hundred lashes to sixty.

The matter has finally come to an end, and the representatives sent by the Xie family today all had wonderful expressions.

"I thought that Xie Yunzhe was some evil spirit, but I didn't expect it was actually Third Uncle's doing! Do you think he will dare to show up again in the future?"

Someone with a curious mind asked in a low voice.

"Hey, who is Sanbogong?

He almost lost the entire clan back then, but in the end he was still supported by the clan leader and brothers.

He is a very good person who can talk to everyone. I guarantee he will be very successful in the future."

Someone had already seen through the chess game.

The person who spoke first nodded, thinking that this made sense.

"Hey? What do you think happened to Wu Bogong?

He usually protects Third Uncle so much, why did he go against his usual behavior and be so cruel to him today?"

"You don't know this, this is called retreat in order to advance.

Third Uncle lost such a big person, it will be difficult to appease the public anger without severe punishment.

Besides, Xie Yunzhe is a junior, if he really asks Third Uncle to apologize and flog him, it would be too inconsiderate..."

"Oh, that's what happened."

……

But Song Tian was still grateful to Xie Boyong. After all, if he hadn't come back, today would probably have ended badly.

As for Xie Boqing, who is confused, he may have to be handled with care.

"Uncle Wu, please stay!"

She stepped forward and stopped Xie Boyong who was about to leave with the clan leader.

Xie Boyong looked at her in surprise.

"My daughter Song Tian is Xie Yunzhe's wife."

Logically, she should call herself "concubine", but Song Tian couldn't say it.

"Oh, I've heard of you. You saved Yunzhe's younger brother and covered the family's expenses. You're amazing."

Xie Boyong began to praise her.

But Song Tian always felt that he was smiling with a fake smile.

"Thank you, Uncle. Today's matter is all thanks to your righteous words."

Song Tian called him, actually because she had something to ask him.

"You are well aware of my husband's situation, uncle. If he wants to take part in the imperial examination, do you know if there is any way to make it happen?"

Seeing that Xie Yunzhe is not young anymore, he should take the imperial examination as soon as possible.