Greedy for ink, filling holes. These words are simply fatal.
Qiu Shiniang's face turned pale, and she glanced at Yu Qingwu with a guilty conscience, "Yu Liangdi, you... don't talk nonsense!"
“Don’t think about dragging others down with you if you are not clean yourself.”
Qiu Shiniang's eyes were full of anger, and she deliberately raised her voice, as if her loud voice made her appear reasonable.
Emperor Wei Jing was already dissatisfied with Qiu Shiniang. Seeing that she wanted to complain loudly, he immediately scolded her, "Qiu, why are you yelling? What kind of place do you think this is?"
After saying that, he looked at Yu Qingwu and asked coldly, "Yu Liangdi, you said that the Shen family and the Qiu family killed people and took money to fill the hole that Zeng was corrupted by, but do you have any evidence? Do you know that slandering an official of the imperial court is a serious crime!"
She naturally knew that slandering an official of the imperial court was a serious crime, but now that she had reached a dead end, she had no choice but to fight to the death...
Yu Qingwu pursed his lips and did not answer. Instead, he turned to look at Xie Jinyan.
Since Xie Jinyan dared to threaten Qiu with this matter, he must have some evidence in his hands.
There was a hint of helplessness in Peach Blossom's eyes, and she looked at the man eagerly.
In my heart, I felt a little uneasy and a little scared.
Seeing her expression, Emperor Wei Jing naturally understood something. His eyes turned cold and he asked Xie Jinyan in a deep voice, "Lao Wu, do you have anything to say?"
Hearing this, Xie Qiyun and Qiu Shiyiniang also set their sights on Xie Jinyan.
There was a twinkle in the eyes of both of them, especially Qiu Shiyiniang. Her palms were clenched and there was even some sweat on her forehead.
Xie Jinyan's eyes swept across her moist forehead sarcastically, and he walked slowly in front of Emperor Wei Jing. He glanced at Xie Qiyun in an awkward manner and said, "Back to my father, I do have some evidence in my hands, but..."
It was originally just an apprentice who disobeyed discipline and killed his master, but now it has developed into a corrupt official, killing entire families to fill the hole.
How dare you do such a thing under his nose, how brave you are!
Emperor Wei Jing's face was sinister, and his eyes were filled with anger. While he doubted the Qiu family and the Shen family, he also couldn't help but question the Wang family who testified.
Seeing Emperor Wei Jing's unkind eyes, Mrs. Wang felt a chill in her heart, and she quickly lowered her head in fear.
Emperor Wei Jing ignored her and only urged Xie Jinyan again, "Lao Wu, tell me if you have anything to say. If the Qiu family and the Shen family really become a worm in the court and do something that is harmful to nature, I will never forgive you lightly."
This was meant for Qiu Shiyiniang.
Qiu Shiniang was not very calm to begin with, but Emperor Wei Jing's words made her even more frightened. Although everything was discussed with her father, she was still afraid that something would go wrong.
Especially, when she faced Xie Jinyan's sneering eyes, cold sweat broke out on her back.
Xie Jinyan looked at her coldly for a moment, then withdrew his gaze, cupped his hands, and said back to Emperor Wei Jing in a very serious tone, "Father, my son heard about this matter from A Wu at first, and thought of venting bad words for A Wu, so he investigated After an investigation, this investigation has indeed uncovered a lot of criminal evidence about the Shen family and the Qiu family's corruption, but the evidence is not complete yet, so I have never reported it to you..."
"The most important thing is... this matter... concerns the eldest brother..."
Xie Jinyan raised his eyes and glanced at Xie Qiyun, but did not continue talking.
But just these few words made Emperor Wei Jing understand the reason for his hesitation just now.
It's just because there are still outsiders here, they care about the royal family's face, and they also care about some brotherhood.
Xie Jinyan's sensibleness made Xie Qiyun, who was already dissatisfied with Qiu Shiyiniang, even more resentful.
Seeing that his father seemed to want to blame him, Xie Qiyun hurriedly retorted and said angrily to Xie Jinyan, "Fifth Emperor Brother, don't slander me! When something happened to the Yu family, I was only twelve or thirteen years old, and I had a lot of money in my hands.
There is no official position, so even if you want to commit corruption, there is no way."
No way?
That's right, Xie Qiyun was born stupid and became enlightened later than the other brothers. When he was twelve or thirteen years old, others were already helping his father with political affairs, but Xie Qiyun was still climbing trees to dig out bird's nests.
However, just because I didn’t do it when I was twelve or thirteen years old doesn’t mean that I haven’t done it later.
Xie Jinyan looked up at Xie Qiyun's self-satisfied face, and a hint of sarcasm flashed across his eyes. He frowned and said with a smile, "Brother, I didn't say that the Yu family's extermination case had anything to do with you. Are you in a hurry?"
What's the explanation? What I'm talking about is that due to the snowstorm a few days ago, a large number of refugees came from outside the city. Didn't I ask you to go to the disaster relief? But brother, why are the victims still making trouble outside the city, even...
…Two days ago, there were incidents of people being robbed and hurt by victims who had no food. I have always wanted to ask the eldest brother, those silver coins are obviously enough, why do such vicious cases happen again?”
Xie Jinyan asked questions repeatedly, and Xie Qiyun's face suddenly turned pale.
He subconsciously looked at Emperor Wei Jing and stammered in retort, "Fifth Emperor brother, you are really not a man of the family and don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. Those who can't get enough money can temporarily solve the temporary predicament, but they cannot completely cure the victims."
"Speaking of this, I have been thinking about asking you to transfer another sum of money these days."
Xie Qiyun seemed serious, but his eyes were erratic.
Especially when he saw Xie Jinyan looking at him, his eyes flickered even more.
Xie Jinyan stared at him coldly for a moment, and did not talk nonsense with him anymore. Instead, he turned to Emperor Wei Jing and continued, "Father, since I dare to speak, there is evidence. Previously, it was just because of brotherhood that I never told him.
When the father reported the matter, he originally thought that he would take out some silver to help the eldest brother, and the matter would be over. But now, the Shen family and the Qiu family are greedy and harmful to others, but they still want to put their son and minister into trouble.
My wife was forced to die, and I couldn't just watch my wife being bullied, so I had no choice but to involve the eldest brother."
"After a while, I asked the emperor to present the receipts for the food purchased by the eldest emperor and the account books recorded by him to my father. As long as they are compared, it will naturally be clear whether the eldest brother is corrupt."
Xie Qiyun on the side, who had just tried his best to refute, now turned ashen after hearing Xie Jinyan's words.
Emperor Wei Jing held the jade paper on his thumb and looked at Xie Qiyun coldly, the anger in his eyes getting stronger and stronger.
Snap!
He slammed the tea bowl on Xie Qiyun's head again, gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, "You evil thing! You even dare to take money for disaster relief! I think you are tired of living!"
"Lao Wu, please present the account book immediately."
Emperor Wei Jing was so angry that he wanted to beat Xie Qiyun to death immediately.
Xie Qiyun was so frightened that he fell to his knees on the ground. Qiu Shiyiniang beside him was also confused. Wasn't he talking about Yu Qingwu's murder? How did it turn into an interrogation of Xie Qiyun?
Seeing this scene, Mrs. Wang was also confused. She looked at Yu Qingwu and then at Emperor Wei Jing, timidly interjecting, "Your Majesty, this is one thing. I would like to ask how to deal with Yu Liangdi's relatives who killed a commoner woman.
