The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

Speaking of Xie Lin, we have to mention the night when the Xie family was thrown into prison. The Xie family had a large population, and the prison cell was filled to capacity in an instant.

Wu Jianan, the Chief Justice in charge of this case, went to ask the Queen at dawn how to deal with the Xie family.

Wu Jianan could have dealt with the Xie family according to the law, but he knew that this case involved the Queen's family. Hearing that the Queen was very angry about this matter and bluntly said that Xie Lin trampled on the Queen's dignity, Wu Jianan went to ask the Queen's opinion.

The Queen sat behind the screen, not showing her face, and said directly: "Xie Lin was the mastermind, trying to kill my nephew Yuan Heng, his crime is unforgivable, kill him;

"Xie Mingzhi is young, but ruthless and willing to be Xie Lin's knife to kill;

"Xie Shuang has a bad character. He even dared to flirt with the granddaughter-in-law of the Grand Tutor. He doesn't take the royal family seriously. Kill him."

The Queen paused and continued, "The remaining people in the Xie Mansion will be exiled three thousand miles away. As for where, Lord Wu can choose a place. Let everyone outside know that the royal family is not someone who can be murdered or blasphemed at will. This palace is not dead yet."

When the Queen uttered her last words, Wu Jianan broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that the Queen would vent her anger on him.

"Your humble servant understands. I will do it right away." Wu Jianan bowed and retreated. This time he understood that the queen was really angry about what the Xie family had done, and there was no room for maneuver for any member of the Xie family.

After Wu Jianan left, the nanny beside the queen, holding back the pain and worry in her eyes, asked cautiously: "Queen, can you go see... see Patriarch Xie?"

The Queen's face was extremely ugly, and she whispered angrily: "Why did you meet him? I originally hoped that he would be an ordinary person and live a good life outside the palace. Who told him to look more and more like my son and take the initiative to appear in front of the emperor? He is asking for death."

After saying this, the queen's body trembled for a long time, as if she was cold, but it was already summer.

The nanny didn't say anything, and Fengwu Palace suddenly became very quiet.

After an unknown amount of time, the Queen spoke again: "Mammy, go to the prison and tell him that what Xie Lin did was really excessive. There is no need to wait until after the interrogation before killing him. Let him die in prison tonight at the latest."

The nanny was silent for a long time, sighed deeply, and then responded: "I will go now."

After Wu Jianan learned the news, he wrote down the charges as quickly as possible and did not dare to delay for a moment before going to the prison to find Xie Lin.

The prison was dark, with only a small window letting in a ray of light. Xie Lin, dressed in a green brocade robe, was sitting in a corner of the cell, writing something with a pen and paper.

——In his current situation, he shouldn’t have these things, but he gave a lot of silver, so the jailer secretly took them from him.

Wu Jianan rubbed his eyes and thought it was the blessing of the light, otherwise how could there be such a handsome man in the world?

Even though he was in prison, without any accessories on his body and only had his long hair tied up with a green silk ribbon, his noble temperament was not diminished in the slightest.

Just the side profile... looks a lot like the same person!

Dare not think about it, dare not think about it, Wu Jianan quickly suppressed the thoughts in his mind.

He sat on a chair and asked the jailer to bring Xie Lin out, and put the charges in front of him: "Here are the charges, sign and seal them, and I will send you on your way, so that you don't have to wait too long and be tortured."

Xie Lin raised his eyes and looked at him, his eyes were clear and cold, "My Xie family has just been arrested and imprisoned, and they are anxious to ask me to sign. This is not in line with the case trial process. If this matter gets out, it will definitely damage the reputation of Lord Wu as an official."

Wu Jianan glared at him: "You ordered Xie Mingzhi to murder the Queen's nephew, Master Yuan Heng. The servant beside him is already dead. There is evidence of this matter. What else can you quibble about?"

"Since it's a done deal, Lord Wu chose to give up his many years of good reputation and asked me to sign now." Xie Lin's voice was still cold and unhurried.

“Is there someone behind me who wants me to die in a hurry?

"Master Wu, are you willing to destroy your own reputation and become a knife in the hands of others to kill me?

"Or is it that Lord Wu is anxious to go home to eat, drink, have fun and hug his beauties, and doesn't want to spend time following the formal procedures to try my Xie Mansion's case?"

"Asshole!" Wu Jianan slammed the table and stood up: "How dare you slander me!"

"I dare not slander you, but Lord Wu's actions forced Xie Lin to think this way. Xie Lin is just a businessman, but he can think of these things. If those smart scholars outside hear that the case of Xie's house was settled so hastily, I wonder what they will think."

Wu Jianan glared at him fiercely, but Xie Lin did not dodge or avoid him, and looked at him calmly.

It was so sharp, too sharp that Wu Jianan had no way to cope with it and finally walked away in anger!

Xie Lin watched his back as he left, then calmly returned to his cell and continued writing.

Old Madam Xie was in the cell opposite him, crying and scolding him, saying that he had brought great harm to the Xie family.

After an unknown amount of time, Xie Lin finally looked at his mother and said, "I've already said that someone wants to deal with the Xie family. As long as you go out, you will definitely be used, but you didn't listen to me. I think you have contributed to the current situation."

Old Madam Xie was so angry that she almost fainted. In the end, she could only scold him for being unfilial and daring to talk back to his mother.

Xie Lin said nothing more and continued writing what he was doing.

As for Wu Jianan, after he came out of the cell, he began to sweat profusely when he was blown by the hot summer wind.

Of course, he was sweating, not only because of the hot weather, but also because of the order given by the Queen, which he had not completed.

He had to find a way to do it.

If I could have an imperial decree from the emperor, I would just sentence Xie Lin to death.

The people around him gave him advice: "Sir, isn't Patriarch Xie the person who was mentioned in 'Only Xie Lin can save him'? If this gets to the emperor's ears, he will be furious, and Patriarch Xie will die."

When Wu Jianan heard this, he thought it made sense. How could the emperor allow such rumors to spread?

Since such rumors have come out, how can the emperor allow the protagonist of such rumors to live?

However, if he were to reveal something that everyone was trying hard to conceal, he would definitely face the emperor's great wrath.

But there is nothing he can do now. If he does not complete the task assigned by the Queen, his future life will be difficult and he may even lose his official position.

It would be better to just bear the emperor's wrath and complete this matter successfully.

Wu Jianan immediately went to the Purple Palace to ask for an audience with the emperor.

As a result, the emperor was in a bad mood and not in good health, so Wu Jianan did not dare to immediately inform the emperor of what had been said outside.

Instead, he stayed by the emperor's side in fear and served him carefully for a whole day. At night, when the emperor's mood improved, he took the initiative to ask him, "Why did you come to see me today, my dear Lord Wu?"

"I...heard a rumor outside and was terrified. I wonder if Your Majesty has heard about it?"

"If you don't tell me, how can I know whether you have heard of it?"

Wu Jianan hesitated to speak, and repeated this several times. The emperor frowned and became impatient: "Speak now, and I will absolve you of all guilt."

Wu Jianan then said the words that were widely circulated outside, and then quickly knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and did not dare to look at the emperor's face.

He also advised: "Your Majesty is in good health, wise and brave. I don't know which reckless guy dared to spread such a rumor. He deserves to be killed! Your Majesty, please don't get angry over such a false statement!"

The emperor did not respond. Instead, after a long silence, he murmured, "Da Qi is in danger. Only with Xie Lin can he be saved."

The atmosphere in the Zichen Palace suddenly became cold.

Wu Jianan added cautiously: "Your Majesty, Xie Lin is the head of the Xie family. He and the nephew of the Queen fell in love with the same woman, so he ordered his niece to plot the murder of Master Yuan Heng.

"Moreover, Xie Lin's second brother Xie Song also flirted with Master Yuan Heng's second sister-in-law, the granddaughter-in-law of the Grand Tutor. The Queen was furious and thought that the Xie family was trampling on the Queen's dignity and not taking the royal family seriously. Now the entire Xie family has been thrown into prison and is waiting for the Emperor to decide their fate."

The emperor was furious, and said, "The Xie family is so bold that they dared to do such a treasonous thing. They deserve to be thrown into prison! The queen, please tell me how to punish them."

Wu Jianan then told the queen the punishment she wanted.

The emperor said angrily, "Then do as the queen says."

Wu Jianan: "The Queen is really angry and wants to quickly execute Xie Lin's family, but Xie Lin refuses to die. I beg Your Majesty to issue an imperial decree to execute Xie Lin directly, which will comfort the Queen and give an explanation to the family of the Grand Tutor as soon as possible."

Kill now?

The emperor thinks that he is the Son of Heaven and as long as he is still alive, the rise and fall of Da Qi should be decided by him. When will it be Xie Lin's turn to decide the rise and fall of Da Qi?

Therefore, he was very angry, even more angry than when he heard what Xie Lin had done to the Yuan family.

He secretly wanted to know who Xie Lin was and why he received such evaluation from the outside world.

Therefore, he did not immediately order the execution of Xie Lin.

Yao An happened to come in at this time, "Your Majesty, Lord Wen has returned from Xinwu City and is asking for an audience outside the door."

The emperor immediately said: "Call him in."

Wen Tingshen had just arrived from Xinwu City. He was exhausted. After striding in, he knelt before the emperor and saluted.

The emperor asked him to stand up and asked Wu Jianan to tell Wen Tingshen about his evaluation of Xie Lin and what Xie Lin had done to Yuan Heng, and then asked Wen Tingshen for his opinion.

Wen Ting pondered for a moment and said, "Yuan Heng is the nephew of the Queen, and he almost died. It is understandable that the Queen was furious and wanted to take Xie Lin's life.

"But Xie Lin refused to die. Instead, he asked Lord Wu to try the case according to the procedures. He was afraid that there might be misunderstandings and it would lead to a false conviction. Anyway, all the members of the Xie family are in prison. It would be better to try the case according to the procedures, let Xie Lin die willingly, and let the laws of Daqi have a basis to rely on."

The emperor nodded slightly, and the atmosphere in the Purple Palace eased somewhat. Wu Jianan began to feel resentful towards Wen Tingshen.

Wen Tingshen seemed not to notice and continued, "As for the statement that 'only with Xie Lin can we save the country', Your Majesty, don't take it to heart. You are the true dragon emperor, and you can decide the rise and fall of Daqi. How can Xie Lin, a mere grass, decide the rise and fall of Daqi? It's really alarmist!"

“But there is no smoke without fire. Since someone has said such things, why don’t the emperor summon Xie Lin to see what kind of person he is and why people outside are saying such things.

"First, Your Majesty can understand whether Xie Lin is a person with real talent and knowledge that can be used by Daqi; second, it also shows that Your Majesty is very perceptive and a rare wise ruler."

Wu Jianan sneered, "If Xie Lin had real talent and knowledge, based on what he did to Young Master Yuan Heng, would he still be able to be an official?"

Wen Tingshen ignored him and said directly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, if Xie Lin really has a plan to start a great revolution, why not ask him to write it down before he dies, so that his clan members will not be punished, which will make up for his mistakes. If he is incompetent, it will not be too late to kill him later."

The emperor no longer hesitated and ordered on the spot: "Call Xie Lin into the palace!"

Wu Jianan had no choice but to go with Yao An to pass on the legacy.

However, before he went to the prison, the Queen had already received the news that Xie Lin was unwilling to die, so she decided to go to the prison to meet Xie Lin in person and ask him to be willing to die.

The longer Xie Lin lived, the more difficult it would be for her.

Therefore, after nightfall, the queen deliberately put on a cloak and a veil, followed by countless palace maids and maids, and went to the prison of the Xie family in person.

But at the prison gate, she met Wu Jianan. Facing the Queen's murderous gaze, Wu Jianan told the Queen that the Emperor wanted to summon Xie Lin.

When the queen heard this, her face turned pale and she almost fainted. Fortunately, the nanny beside her supported her in time.

She wanted to stop it, but Yao An was there, and there were several palace guards following him, so she couldn't do it secretly.

The queen could only watch as Xie Lin was taken away by Yao An and Wu Jianan. The light and shadow in the distance fell on her, half bright and half dim.

Xie Lin, dressed in green, followed Wu Jianan and Yao An into the Zichen Palace.

The emperor's eyes fell on him and he blurted out, "Why is my son here so late at night?"

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"Today's update is 8,000 words, which is twice as much as usual, so it's an extra update~"