Wu Xingxu's hard and soft tactics failed to change his son's mind. When he came, he was strong and strong, but when he left, he was dejected and gloomy.
After walking out of the Tianlao gate, he looked up to the sky, with a faint look of regret on his face. I don't know what he was thinking.
A low-key carriage with yellow edging unique to the royal family came from the west and stopped at the gate of Tianlao.
Wu Xingxu heard the noise and looked towards the carriage. A young woman got out of the carriage. Judging from her well-dressed and elegant temperament, she should not be an ordinary person.
The person who came was none other than Wen Yingyin who finally decided to come to Wu Jiayi to find out what happened!
When walking towards the Tianlao gate, her eyes inevitably met Wu Xingxu standing in the center of the Tianlao gate.
For a moment, Wen Jianyin paused in her thoughts because she recognized that the person looking at her was Wu Jiayi's father.
However, she quickly walked over as if nothing had happened, took out the jade token given to her by Dongling Yuanhao and handed it to the guard:
"I want to go in and see someone."
Although the guard didn't know Wen Gongyin's background, he recognized the royal jade plaque of Dongling Yuanhao, so he didn't dare to be careless and saluted and asked:
"I wonder which prisoner the young lady wants to see?"
"Wu Jiayi!"
Wen Gongyin did not shy away from it, and even deliberately let Wu Xingxu hear it.
Sure enough, Wu Xingxu looked at her in shock. When he looked at Wen Gongyin carefully, the look on his face became colder as he speculated in his heart.
"This lady, Wu Jia..." The guard glanced at Wu Xingxu and changed his words: "General Wu's situation is special. Without a special order, I don't dare to let people in at will."
"I am the daughter of the Wen family ~ Wen Gongyin. The jade plaque in my hand was given by Prince Hao himself. Doesn't this count as a special order?"
"This...little man doesn't dare, miss please!"
Nowadays, no one in the imperial city knows that Wen's case was re-examined under the order of the emperor himself. As the only surviving descendant of Wen's family, the guards naturally did not dare to stop her, not to mention that she still had a pass given by Prince Hao.
Wen Yingyin walked towards the prison under the leadership of the guards, but Wu Xingxu, who had already mixed up his emotions when he stayed there, shouted coldly:
"stop!"
Wen Yingyin stopped, her already proud head became even more fearless when she looked back at Wu Xingxu.
Wu Xingxu felt an aura of ridicule from her cold and steady eyes, especially the proud silence on her face which made him sure that she didn't bother to talk to him. In other words, she actually knew who he was.
Although Wen Yingyin was a woman, her proud and disdainful demeanor was exactly the same as the Wen Nanchuan in his memory. It was true that like father, like daughter.
A face that disdained being associated with him flashed in his mind, and a wave of lingering anger made Wu Xingxu sneer coldly:
"Are you Wen Nanchuan's daughter?"
"I am!"
"You should have been killed together with your people. Since you survived by chance, you should live incognito, instead of..."
"Who are you? What qualifications do you have to tell me what to do?" Wen Gongyin sneered and cut off Wu Xingxu's words sharply.
"You..." Wu Xingxu's anger became even stronger: "You slandered my son out of thin air and harmed your Wen family. If he has any trouble because of this, I will definitely not let you go."
"Slandering your son? Are you saying Wu Jiayi is innocent?"
"Hmph! You really know who I am. It shows that your disguise is not very clever."
Wu Xingxu's sarcasm could not irritate Wen Gongyin, and her lips also spoke coldly:
"In the past nearly a year, I have been out dozens of times. Even if I have to go half way around the imperial city, I will pass by the gate of the Wu family. The purpose is to see every person in the Wu family who can go in and out with great arrogance every day.
People... Mr. Wu, let me tell you the truth, every time I "pass by" the gate of your Wu family, it means that I curse your Wu family to death. How many people from my Wen family died, how many lives will your Wu family have to pay for."
"You are so impudent that you, the Wen clan, are the first emperor to exterminate the clan..."
"Mr. Wu, please don't use the late Emperor as an excuse. Your Majesty has already decided whether I, Wen, have been wronged. What's more, your son Wu Jiayi has already confessed his crime. If the investigation is serious, you, the Wu family, will still have to bear the responsibility of maliciously deceiving and misleading the late Emperor."
Death penalty. Now, your Wu family is in danger. Mr. Wu is not trying to survive with his tail between his legs, but he dares to use the late emperor's reputation as a shield for your Wu family. I think you are the one who is presumptuous."
"How dare you...!"
Wu Xingxu was so angry that he was breathing unsteadily and could not even speak completely. He raised his hand and pointed angrily at Wen Gongyin, but she ignored his anger and sneered calmly:
"Mr. Wu, instead of being condescending to me here, it would be more meaningful to go back and make preparations to help your son arrange his funeral."
"If my son dies, you won't be able to live."
"Master Wu, do you want to kill me?"
"You are a sinner and deserve to die!"
"Then I will wait for Master Wu to come and take my life at any time... Now, I have to excuse myself to see how depressed your amazing son is!"
Wen Yingyin turned and left with an almost vengeful sneer, leaving Wu Xingxu alone, who was already dizzy with anger, standing there unable to move!
Not long after the Wen family was exterminated, a government official who was close to him told him that there seemed to be descendants of the Wen family still alive, and he also wrote a petition and submitted it to the government office to express his grievances.
After that, he followed the clues and found out that there were still traces of descendants of the Wen family living in a nunnery outside the city.
So he immediately sent a killer to the nunnery, but Wen's daughter left the nunnery earlier, so he did not succeed as he wished.
After that, he naturally kept searching for the whereabouts of Wen's daughter. Before he could find her, Wen's daughter took the initiative to go to the government office to beat drums and complain, and he took advantage of the situation and killed her.
However, he was too conceited at the time and thought everything was settled. Even if it wasn't, he wasn't very worried. After all, the Wen family was already a family that had been blamed for the crime, and if anyone else from the Wen family showed up, it would only lead to death.
But he never expected that the still-living daughter of the Wen family would find ways to directly face the saint to demand justice.
He never expected that Dongling Yuanyong knew that once he overturned the verdict for the Wen family, it would be equivalent to rejecting the late emperor's final decree, which would directly cause the world to think that the late emperor ignored human life and killed innocent people indiscriminately. However, Dongling Yuanyong still persisted
Ordered a thorough investigation into the root cause of Wen's demise.
Looking at the Nawen family's daughter now showing off her identity openly, and taking Prince Hao's token to enter and leave the prison at will. It can be seen that she is exactly what his son said, and she is looking for Dacheng's biggest backer. If she
If something goes wrong, how can the superiors not investigate? By then, the Wu family may not even be able to maintain their current peace.
But if he does nothing next and just lets his son take the blame for him to protect the Wu family and his father, then his eldest son will not only die, but he will also go to Jiuquan with a stigma!
With all the entanglements in his heart, and perhaps a trace of unknown regret, Wu Xingxu left the prison with heavy steps...!
Wu Jiayi had just finished the meeting with his father a moment ago, but he didn't expect that Wen Yingyin would also come the next moment.
But he didn't seem surprised that she would come to Tianlao to find him. However, he didn't want to say more, so he only glanced at her and said calmly:
"I have confessed my crime and handed over my life to His Majesty. Is there anything else Miss Wen is dissatisfied with?"
Wen Jianyin looked at Wu Jiayi through the cell door, who was looking forward to death. At this moment, she really doubted whether the person who framed Wen was Wu Jiayi?
"Wu Jiayi, are you...really the enemy of my Wen family?"
Wu Jiayi looked at her: "I have already confessed, haven't I?" He didn't understand her question.
"You are indeed guilty, but are you really the only one who is truly guilty?"
"That's right!"
"You lied!" Wen Gongyin denied.
"...?" Wu Jiayi raised his eyebrows.
"I have always believed that you are my sworn enemy, but now I realize that maybe I have been blinded by hatred and only believe in what I want to believe. I have indeed wanted to kill you with my own hands all the time.
This is a revenge for my family. However, if my real enemy is not you, it will mean nothing to me, the Wen clan, because there is someone else who should pay for the Wen clan's life even if you end up in ruins and ashes forever."
Originally, she had no clear answer to her doubts, but after her "communication" with Wu Xingxu at the gate of Tianlao just now, and then thinking about Wu Jiayi whom she once knew, she vaguely came up with some reasonable guesses.
But if her suspicion is not confirmed, Wu Jiayi will have to be the one to bear all the charges.
"What do you still doubt? I secretly added the Wen family to the killing list... It is a fact that your eldest brother, sister-in-law, and your nieces and nephews all died under my sword. So, why am I not your Wen family's real enemy?
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Wu Jiayi didn't know why Wen Yuyin suddenly raised such a question, but he really hoped that the matter would be settled.
Strictly speaking, the truth behind Wen's execution was because of his father's sins.
But it is natural for a father to owe his son, not to mention that he is indeed an accomplice. He knew clearly that his father committed the crime, but chose to remain silent...
After all, the Wu family owed justice to the Wen family. He risked his life to repay the life debt that was far from enough for the Wu family, but he couldn't do it for justice and let the entire family be buried with him!
The more righteous Wu Jiayi went to die, the more Wen Ginger felt that there was a mystery in it.
She had cursed Wu Jiayi in her heart countless times to die a good death, but she couldn't lie to herself at this moment. She actually hoped that Wu Jiayi was not the one who maliciously framed the Wen family.
In this way, the throbbing she once had would not eat at her conscience so much...!
"You are right. No matter what the truth is, it is a fact that you killed my closest relatives with your own hands. You are my enemy and you deserve to die! However, if there is someone else who really framed my Wen family, I assure you, even if
Even after you die, I will continue to search for the truth until I find my real enemy."
Wen Yin released her tenacity that she would never give up. She expected to see Wu Jiayi's different expressions, but Wu Jiayi said calmly as if it didn't matter:
"Of course Miss Wen can persist if she feels it is necessary, but I'm afraid your persistence will be in vain."
"So, you sacrifice yourself to save the Wu family...or the purpose of saving your father will be in vain, so it doesn't matter to you?"
Wen Junyin's direct words were not because she had confirmed anything. Her words were more just to test Wu Jiayi's reaction. She wanted to know whether his heart was inherently evil, or whether he was evil out of necessity!