Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

The guilty received the punishment they deserved. The two elders of the Su family were carried away by servants. Fu Xuerong was directly sent to prison after being beaten with a stick. According to the laws of the Dali Dynasty, if no one redeemed her, she would be forced to leave next month regardless of whether her injuries were healed or not.

Xu was also taken away. No matter how many times she begged Jiang Xin to let her son go, and how she cried and said that she had always treated Jiang Xin as her own son, and except for making Jiang Xin mute, she had always tried very hard to take care of Jiang Xin, she did not get any response.

Jiang Xin watched Xu go from begging and crying to cursing in despair. He thought that even though she treated him as her own son, he was still not as good as her own son.

Since it was Xu who made him mute, then he should just be a quiet mute in front of Xu.

Jiang Xin didn't say another word to Xu until she disappeared from his sight.

Zuo Xiangyang walked up to Jiang Xin, still with an icy face, but when he saw the line of guards behind Jiang Xin, he couldn't help but twitching his lips.

Those who knew thought they were just escorting Young Master Jiang, while those who didn’t thought they were here to cause trouble.

Besides, he invited Jiang Xin to attend the trial, not to arrest and torture him. Isn't it too strict for the wise king to send so many people to protect him?

"Ahem." Zuo Xiangyang stopped thinking in time, cleared his throat and said expressionlessly: "Mr. Jiang, you are the direct victim of this case. I will take the initiative to confiscate half of the confiscated property from the Su family and the other half as compensation to you. Do you have any objection?"

Jiang Xin shook his head and bowed, "It's up to you, sir, to make the decision."

Although the crime committed by Su had nothing to do with the court, who made His Majesty the boss? In cases like this, nine out of ten, when the property is confiscated, a portion of it must flow into the national treasury. The imperial society is so unreasonable.

Zuo Xiangyang was quite generous in giving half to Jiang Xin.

Moreover, the Su family is one of the largest merchants in Luocheng. The property confiscated from their family is no small amount. Even if it is only half of it, it is enough for Jiang Xin to become a wealthy man in the capital.

It seems that the temper of this Young Master Jiang is much better than that of the virtuous king.

Zuo Xiangyang's expression softened a little, and he nodded and said, "In addition, I will report the crime of adultery committed by Lord Jiang to His Majesty truthfully. If Mr. Jiang wants to know the result, he will have to wait a few more days."

"Thank you, sir." Jiang Xin responded with understanding.

He just wanted justice, and now that the case was settled, he felt relieved. He said hello to Lord Zuo, then left the court with his men and prepared to return home.

However, before he could get on the carriage, Jiang Xingyu caught up with him: "Jiang Xin!"

Jiang Xin paused, turned around and looked at the other party, and asked in confusion: "What's the matter?"

He and Jiang Xingyu didn't have a relationship where they could have a peaceful chat. Now that things had come to this, he didn't think he had anything left to say to the other party.

Jiang Xingyu looked at the guards around Jiang Xin who were watching him intently, suppressed his anger, and said through gritted teeth, "We are brothers after all, there is no need to be so defensive against me, right?"

"Second Master Jiang, you are joking. We are ordered to protect your safety. Naturally, we must be extremely wary of anyone who gets close to you to prevent bad guys from taking advantage of the situation." The leader of the guards bowed and said seriously.

Jiang Xingyu: “…”

"You, just say it directly." Jiang Xin spoke with a stern face, with a hint of impatience already appearing between his brows.

Jiang Xingyu looked at the guards around him. He originally wanted to let Jiang Xin have a word with him, but it seemed that he would not agree. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and try to lower his voice:

"Lord Zuo has already finished the trial of the case. My mother has let you down, but she has also received the punishment she deserves.

Now that my father's sentence has not yet been issued, I hope you can plead with the wise king and ask him to ask His Majesty to give him a lighter sentence."

The judgment on my father is in the hands of His Majesty, and the only ones who can have a say in front of him are the Wise King and the Fourth Prince.

If I go to the Fourth Prince, let's not talk about whether the Fourth Prince is willing to help. Even if he is willing, the Fourth Prince is Yu'er's husband, and Yu'er is now the daughter of a criminal, which will inevitably make His Majesty unhappy.

But it is different for the virtuous king. He is on good terms with Jiang Xin, and Jiang Xin is the victim. If they take the initiative to plead for mercy, the emperor will not only not vent his anger on them, but will most likely agree.

After all, the one who made the mistake was Jiang Xin's biological father, and even if the bones were broken, the tendons were still connected. Since Jiang Xin, the victim, was willing to settle the matter peacefully, there was no need for the emperor to be the bad guy.

Fu Xuerong is now completely ruined, but Jiang Xingyu is a member of the Jiang family. As long as he can keep his father's official position, he can continue to study in Baishan Academy. After passing the provincial examination three years later, he will become an official in the court and start all over again.

No one will mention that he has a criminal mother, and no one will dare to mock and humiliate him. He will gain a firm foothold in the court step by step with his own strength.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xingyu calmed down, slowed down his tone, and explained to Jiang Xin:

“Even if you have severed ties with the Jiang family, your father is still your father after all. You left the Jiang family, and this is a fact you cannot change.

Your father's reputation is ruined, the Jiang family is in decline, do you really think you can stay out of it?

If you can ignore even your own biological father and even take him to court, and your reputation of being cold-blooded and unfilial spreads, how will the world view you?

Helping father to intercede and keep his official position will not cause any loss to you, me or father."

"No!" As soon as Jiang Xingyu finished speaking, Jiang Xin rejected him with a stern face.

His Highness went through great pains to ask His Majesty to send someone to investigate the matter, and was even severely punished by His Majesty for this, just because he wanted justice.

Now, His Majesty is willing to give him justice, but he turns around and pleads for Jiang Zhengchu. Isn't this a slap in the face of His Majesty?

What's more, everyone has paid the price for what they have done, so why should Jiang Zhengchu get away with it?

If he pleaded for his father, how would he face his mother in the afterlife who had carried him for ten months?

Since not pleading for his father is unfilial, and pleading for his father is also unfilial, then he is still unfilial to his father.

Jiang Xingyu didn't expect that his earnest words of advice didn't move the stubborn Jiang Xin at all. Seeing that he was about to turn around and get in the car, he suddenly became anxious, grabbed Jiang Xin's hand, and said bitterly:

"You! Do you really think that you can rest easy for the rest of your life just because you have the favor of the wise king?

How long can he spoil you? One month? One year? Or a lifetime?! With such a capricious personality, do you really think he will spoil you forever?!

When he gets tired of you and takes back everything he has given you, you will have no fame, no connections, and even your family will abandon you. Who will help you then? ! When you have nothing left, you will regret your decision today!"

Jiang Xin is where he is today because of the wise king. Once he is rejected by the wise king, he is not even a scholar, and he is a stutterer. Without the support of the Jiang family, what can he do? ! Even working in a shop will be rejected!

Jiang Xin looked at Jiang Xingyu. He wanted to say that his highness was not such a person and that his highness would not be annoyed with him. But when he thought about it, there was really no need to say these things to such a person.

No matter how much he said, Jiang Xingyu would only laugh at his own stupidity and wait to see the result of being deserted by his friends and relatives.

So Jiang Xin was too lazy to explain, and just said calmly: "The Su family compensated me with half of their wealth. Even if His Highness despises me, I can go back and be a local rich man. What about you?"

Jiang Xingyu: “…”

Jiang Xingyu was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. He had nothing, and even his sister had so much dowry as a support.

He has not married yet. Although his mother said that she left him a lot of betrothal gifts, now that his mother is in prison, it is hard to say how much of the property she left him will be in his hands...

I thought that once Jiang Xin completely fell out of favor, no matter how miserable he became, he would not be worse off than this mute.

No one expected that half of the Su family's wealth would fall into Jiang Xin's pocket. Even if he achieved nothing in the future, even if he lost the protection of the wise king, he could still live the life of a local rich man.

And if the Jiang family fell into decline, he could not go to Baishan Academy, and failed to pass the imperial examination, what would he have left...

No wonder Jiang Xin was not in a hurry at all, and was not worried at all that anything happened to the Jiang family would affect him, because he already had a way out. He had also taken all his betrothal gifts away early on, and the Jiang family was almost emptied by him!

Resentment and anger filled Jiang Xingyu's entire mind, but no matter how unwilling he was, he could do nothing.

Under the protection of a group of guards, Jiang Xin left without looking back.

With no hope left, Jiang Xingyu returned to the Jiang Mansion in a daze, only to be greeted by Jiang Zhengchu's merciless slaps and curses.

"You rebellious son! You are a jinx! If you and your vicious mother hadn't entered our Jiang family, our Jiang family wouldn't have ended up like this!

You, you evil beast..."

The abuse and beatings that had once fallen on Jiang Xin were now inflicted upon Jiang Xingyu in exactly the same way.

He looked at his son as if he was looking at the greatest shame of his life.

Jiang Xingyu lowered his head and silently endured Jiang Zhengchu's anger.

Knowing that Jiang Zhengchu was finally tired of beating and scolding him, he calmed down his breathing a little and said with a gloomy face: "You went to the county government? Has the case been judged? What is the result?"

Jiang Xingyu paused, and told his father everything about Zuo Xiangyang's verdict.

Jiang Zhengchu was slightly relieved when he heard that his verdict had not yet come down.

But he also knew that this was just a last-ditch effort before the impending disaster.

He has been involved in many scandals and family troubles one after another, and has long lost the favor of His Majesty. His Majesty will definitely not show mercy when he makes the judgment, and what awaits him will be dismissal from office, caning, and confiscation of property.

Everything he cared about would be lost.

There was no way he could ever make a comeback.

The culprit behind all this was the vicious mother of this rebellious son!

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhengchu's anger exploded once again, and he slapped Jiang Xingyu's face until half of it was bleeding. He then used his other intact leg to kick him to the ground:

"It's all your fault! It's all your mother's fault! I have worked so hard for so many years, and all of it was ruined by you! Go to hell! Go to hell!"

The Jiang family continues to stage a daily farce as usual. Similarly, the Fourth Prince, who is implicated by Fu Xuerong, has no peace either.

Ever since Jiang Daiyu learned that her mother had committed such a crime, she didn't even dare to mention it, let alone go to the Fourth Prince to plead for mercy, for fear that the Fourth Prince would be angry with her because of her mother's affairs and divorce her.

Therefore, she has been very cautious these days, staying in her own yard and trying to reduce her presence.

However, whether it is the backyard of the Jiang Mansion or the backyard of the prince, there is never a lack of intrigue.

The princess was already dissatisfied with the Jiang family girl's arrogant attitude in the Wei Mansion in the past. How could she miss such a good show now? She would walk to the gate of Jiang Daiyu's courtyard every few days and mock him in a sarcastic manner.

Jiang Daiyu was an arrogant and domineering person. He had endured it for two days. When he heard the harsh sarcasm from the prince's wife again, he rushed out and confronted her.

However, the princess was waiting for this moment. She was not annoyed when Jiang Daiyu scolded her. She just smiled and turned around to tell the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince was currently upset about the Jiang family's affairs, and when he learned about this, he immediately demoted Jiang Daiyu to a concubine on the grounds that she had contradicted the Queen for no reason.

It is really shameful that the concubine's mother is a criminal, but it doesn't matter if it is a concubine. To put it bluntly, a concubine is just a servant, so naturally no one will care too much about her background.

She suddenly fell from a concubine to the lowest-ranking maid, and became a person who could be stepped on by everyone in the prince's mansion. For Jiang Daiyu, who had high aspirations, one can imagine how painful her future life will be.

Fu Xuerong worked hard all her life to plan for her children, but in the end, everything was in vain.

Her two children now hate her to the core. Her dream of becoming a superior person by relying on her two children is no longer possible.

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But all this has nothing to do with the Jiang family that has separated from the Jiang family.

Compared to what happened to the Jiang family, what he wanted to know more now was whether his Highness really thought of him the way he thought? ! !

Also, did those scenes in the dream really happen? If so, why did he lead a completely different life? What happened in the process?

Jiang Xin returned to the palace with a lot of questions in his mind, and saw that the guard who had just stood respectfully beside him had gone quickly to report to his highness.

Not long after, Jiang Xin saw his highness coming over and said to him with a look of resentment: "Do you think I will hate you in the future? Do you want to take the Su family's property and leave?"

Jiang Xin: “…” I didn’t, I didn’t say that!