The Devil's Coming [Quick Transmigration]

Chapter 58: The Uncrowned King 24

"Oh, it hurts, it hurts!"

At Duke Lu's Mansion, the servants carefully applied the medicine and applied the powder on their hands, but they only received Xue Ji's earth-shattering howl.

How had the tender-skinned and tender-bodied prince of Lu State ever been injured? At this time, they naturally took revenge on the culprit Su Ying.

The more pain he felt, the more the servant's hands shook. Unintentionally, the pain became heavier, causing him to take a breath of cold air.

He kicked the frightened servant to the ground, his face distorted: "Damn little thief! Country bumpkin! Not a son of a man! I remember! If I don't take revenge for this, I swear I won't be a human being -"

Xue Ji was still swearing in the room, and the livid-faced Lu Guogong Xue Lian had already pushed the door in, kicked out all the servants in the room, and frowned at his son.

Beside him was Mrs. Lu Guogong, who looked panicked.

"Dad, Mom, why are you here?" Xue Ji was surprised at first, and then complained as usual, "Dad, you don't know how hateful that little thief named Xu is, how he slandered the reputation of our Xue family. , why do you still ask me to apologize to him? I haven’t touched a hair on that kid!”

"That's enough! How long has it been? You still have your mind on such a trivial matter!"

Xue Lian, Duke of Lu State, waved his hand impatiently to interrupt him.

"Do you know that if you don't pay attention now, everything will be in disaster?!"

His eyes swept over him, and the look he looked at his son was colder than ever before, and his tone was even colder.

"Dad..." Xue Ji couldn't help but look at him blankly, his voice softened unconsciously, "What happened...?"

Xue Lian did not explain, but just waved his hand: "Tell me clearly what happened between you and the Xu family..." He stared closely into his son's eyes, "Especially the Xu family That Zhuzi, recall carefully what he said, don’t miss a word, tell me everything!”

Xue Ji was really panicked now: "Dad, why are you asking this? That kid is talking nonsense..."

He was still forcing a smile, and a pair of big hands pressed onto his shoulders like iron hoops: "I want you to explain it clearly to me!"

At this time, Xue Lian's eyes were red, and his gnawing eyes were fixed on him tightly, and the hot air from the door between his mouth and nose was sprayed on his face.

Close at hand, Xue Ji looked at the face he had always loved so much, but felt the murderous intent of a beast.

His lips trembled and his face suddenly turned pale: "I, I said, I told you..."

Lu Guogong's attitude towards his only son has always been tolerant and indulgent, and he has never had so many strict requirements. Xue Ji can just ask the steward for money, and let him go and do whatever he wants, and the family will take care of him if something goes wrong. . Therefore, even though the father and son did not spend much time together, Xue Ji still had great feelings for his father and believed that his father doted on him, and never believed Su Ying's "nonsense".

But now, he had to believe that what the other party said was probably true...

Xue Ji, who looked pale, started by talking about how the group went to find Su Ying to start school, how they were provoked by Su Ying, and how they were beaten when they failed, and continued to the confrontation in court and being imprisoned by Jing Zhaoyin. …

The hands on his shoulders became tighter and tighter at first, and they became harder and harder. They were so hard that Xue Ji felt pain, but he resisted and did not make a sound. When he heard later, the strength that held him tightly suddenly became stronger. Loose, falling off weakly.

The owner of the hand also collapsed to the ground.

"It's over, it's all over."

Xue Lian, Duke of Lu State, was sitting on the ground, completely ignoring that his robes were stained. His face seemed to have aged a lot in an instant. His eyes were dull and he just muttered: "The matter is out..."

Mrs. Lu Guogong, who looked panicked, hurriedly pulled his sleeves: "Ms. sir, didn't you say there was still hope?"

Xue Lian just smiled bitterly: "I thought that the son of a bitch in the Xu family just heard some specious news from somewhere, said some vague words, and dared to bluff people. So what if I refused to admit it? I would also sue him for slander. Framed! But his words are clear and the details are as if they were personal experiences. If someone with knowledge had not revealed it, it would never be like this... Once His Majesty investigates this, the whole family will be in trouble! "

"——He has a key witness!"

At this point, he couldn't help but beat the ground hard.

"Everyone who knew about the original matter has been dealt with. Who is it? Who told him?" His eyes suddenly looked at his wife, with a ferocious expression, "You! Is it you? Tell me, is it? you!"

"I knew you had looked down on me for a long time——!"

He pounced and grabbed the woman's neck.

Women's cries and exclamations sounded in the room.

"My lord, my lord, you have misunderstood. You are really not me! How could I do such a thing!"

Xue Ji, who was standing aside blankly with a pale and dazed expression, rushed forward as if suddenly awakened. He pulled Duke Lu away with all his strength: "Dad, what are you doing? Let go of mother--"

"Snapped!"

Duke Lu finally let go of his hand, and instead slapped Xue Ji hard on the face: "Evil beast!"

"If you hadn't provoked Xu Mingjue for no reason, how could you have brought such a disaster to the family?!"

"Even if Wei Guogong has a handle on my family, he will not act rashly, but what does the Xu family's son know? He only knows that when you provoke him, he will fight back -" At this point, Xue Lian, who was so angry, couldn't help but cursed, " Xu Qian is a common man. All these things are said to the ignorant juniors. All the troubles in my family are caused by this common man!"

But after all, I still blame this unlucky son for being provocative!

He kicked Xue Ji hard again.

Wiping away her tears, Mrs. Lu Guogong raised her head carefully and was very surprised: "My husband, you mean that the Wei Guogong Palace has known about it for a long time?"

"Otherwise? If the Duke of Wei had not known about it for a long time, how would that boy from the Xu family, who had just come to Beijing for the first time, know about it? Could it be that he has the ability to communicate with ghosts and gods?!"

Xue Ji said angrily. Looking at Xue Ji who was sitting on the ground, he was even more angry.

"That's the plan for now..."

"——For the present plan, the only way is to enter the palace, confess to His Majesty, and ask for leniency!"

If you forcefully quibble, the consequences of being found out will be unimaginable.

After saying that, Xue Lian didn't even tidy up his clothes. He was just in such a mess and hurried to the palace, ready to commit suicide.

At the same time, not only the Xue family, but also every family was lecturing their children, beating them to the point where ghosts cried and wolves howled.

"You are a traitor, you are a traitor!"

"In the past, the Xu family knew about this but didn't mention it. Apparently they didn't want to embarrass my family, or they were planning to secretly exchange benefits in the future. That Xu Mingjue is an ignorant guy from the countryside who doesn't understand the overall situation or the general situation. He dares to say anything. , But what would happen if this traitor hadn't provoked him rashly?"

"Why don't you go and apologize quickly and get rid of the storm as soon as possible!"

Although they were taken away soon after the fight in the street and there was no big fuss, the officials in the court were not blind. Before long, various rumors spread to various houses.

Those who are well-informed know about 70% to 80%, and those who are not well-informed know about 20% to 30%. But no one knew about the fights between the prince of Wei and many princes' sons.

By the time each family's apology was delivered, the rumors were almost confirmed.

For a time, everyone in the capital, the court and the public were alarmed.

Someone at the gate of Wei Guogong's mansion saw with his own eyes that various houses came to apologize, which was eye-opening and amazed.

——The Crown Prince of Wei beat someone and was apologized to. It was a strange talk in Beijing. I have never seen anything so outrageous!

In the palace, Emperor Huiming, who had received the news while having dinner, was also astonished and said to the person who brought the news: "Did that boy from the Xu family really say that? Did he really disclose their family's affairs in front of so many people?" Shake it all off?"

With a very interested smile on his face, he waved to the chamberlain: "I just heard a general outline, please tell me again in detail! How did those people react?"

At this time, the emperor of Daqi was like the best gossip in the market. He asked his chamberlain to explain the affairs between the two parties in detail several times, even the content of the verbal dispute between each family and the Xu family in Jing Zhaoyin. However, I was so excited to hear it that I couldn't help but eat half a bowl more of the rice.

The gloating smile on his lips never stopped.

--Should! Let those guys disrespect the king's law! Let them not take me as the crown prince seriously in the first place! Let them flirt with the kings in private! Make them ignorant!

At this time, another chamberlain hurriedly came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Duke Lu is kneeling down outside the palace to apologize!"

"Let him kneel first." Emperor Huiming already understood the other party's intention and said indifferently, "I haven't finished my meal yet."

When he was the prince, Xu Qian, the crown prince of the Duke of Wei, was his die-hard loyalist, and one can imagine the composition of these people who did not deal with the Duke of Wei. Except for a few people with different political views who also support the prince, most of them are just outsiders who are in cahoots with the kings, or are loyal to the late emperor. Because the late emperor did not want to see the prince, he ignored him.

This has always been a stronghold in Emperor Huiming's heart.

——Gu is the crown prince of the East Palace and the legitimate heir to Da Qi. If he doesn’t support Gu, could it be that he thinks that Gu has no hope of ascending to the throne, and wants to shop around, feeling that he is underestimating Yu Gu?

After he came to the throne, the forces that originally supported the kings have been eradicated, but these wallflowers and veterans left by the late emperor have quickly slipped to their knees after he ascended the throne. He should not move lightly, otherwise wouldn't he be accused of being tyrannical for no reason?

But he always kept the hatred of being looked down upon in his heart, thinking about when to take revenge all the time.

Xue Lian, Duke of Lu State, was on his revenge list.

Therefore, Emperor Huiming was in a good mood at this time.

He laughed hypocritically in his mind.

"Is your adopted son pretending to be the crown prince? It's a clear violation of the laws of Daqi. I'm not innocent and I'm going to kill the minister. I really deserve it!"

Thinking of the great hero who had exposed this matter, Emperor Huiming, who had had enough to eat and drank, waved his hand: "The son of the Duke of Wei has been living abroad for many years. Fortunately, he was found. I heard that he was talented, intelligent, gentle and kind, so I specially named him the crown prince and gave him a jade. Yes, five hundred gold and ten pieces of satin to celebrate the family reunion."

——With such encouragement, if you encounter this kind of thing again, of course you should continue to work hard without being polite!

After distributing the rewards, Emperor Huiming was finally willing to summon Xue Lian, Duke of Lu, who was about to faint from the sun.

At the same time, a thought lightly floated through his mind: Even I didn't know about such secret things in the Duke of Lu's mansion. How did the Duke of Wei know about it? What a magical power!

There was a hint of gloom in his eyes, but then he thought of the man who had exposed the truth, and his expression became light again.

So many important secrets were revealed in this way, and many nobles were offended without any real benefits. However, Wei Guogong and his wife still loved him excessively. With such an heir, Wei Guogong's government had nothing to worry about.

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