Mrs. Song lowered her eyes and considered for a while, and finally agreed with Song Xi's method.

Execution of Aunt Wu without authorization will indeed leave trouble and a source of gossip. It is better to take the right path and sue them all to the Yamen, completely ruining the reputation of the clever Prime Minister Guo and Aunt Wu, and also exposing the conspiracy of the royal family and the powerful to frame the Hou Mansion.

, winning the support and sympathy of the people for the Song family.

After the Song family reached a consensus, a series of secret arrangements began to be put into action.

The three secret guards and the secret messengers divided into several groups and rushed to Ganzhou in the northwest. The Dingbei Marquis Mansion was once again under martial law, and the management of servants was stricter than before.

In the residence of Prime Minister Right, Guo Zhirong was enjoying the joy of reunion with his family. He did not notice that there were several surveillance eyes outside the residence, and an ocelot of unknown origin appeared inexplicably on the roof of his home.

In the eleventh year of Yuanfeng, it was the fifth day of the first lunar month.

The short annual holiday had just ended, and the festive atmosphere had not yet dissipated. A lawsuit that shocked the capital suddenly began.

Shuntian Prefecture Yin looked at the plaintiffs and defendants in the hall. Before he could recover from the intrigues and internal strife in the Hou Mansion, he was immediately told that the lawsuit was also related to the prime minister and the prince.

Aunt Wu and her son, who had taken the mantra pill, cried angrily and uncontrollably while uncontrollably confessing their crimes. The terrible truth not only shocked Mr. Fu Yin with cold sweat, but also shocked the people outside the Yamen who were deliberately attracted by Song Xi.

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"I didn't expect that rich and powerful people could be so sinister and shameless! Not only did they forcefully marry into the Hou Mansion, but they also planned to make the Song family extinct and then seize the magpie's nest to inherit the power of the Hou Mansion? It's simply abominable!"

"This kind of bitch should be executed immediately! Prime Minister Guo is not worthy of being an official! I thought he was a polite, hardworking and progressive example of a poor family, but I didn't expect that he turned out to be a sanctimonious hypocrite who seeks wealth and murder!"

"Tsk, there is actually a plan by the eldest prince here? Could it be that he wants to defeat the Dingbei Hou Mansion in one fell swoop and then profit from it?"

"Hush! You don't want your life! How can we and the common people be allowed to discuss the royal affairs? Be careful of misfortunes coming from your mouth, your life will be in danger!"

"Marquis Dingbei has been guarding the northwest for so many years. If he knew that the powerful people in the capital were plotting against his relatives and children, he would probably be disappointed in the court, right?"

"I heard that the imperial court has not provided food and grass to the soldiers in the northwest for a long time..."

People's discussions became more and more heated, and the direction of the topic gradually became uncontrollable.

Seeing that everyone was filled with indignation and complained about the assassination of Dingbei Hou, Shuntian Prefecture Yin immediately ordered people to disperse the audience outside the yamen, and sent his confidants to the palace as soon as possible to report the situation, intending to hand over this hot potato to the emperor for handling.

Song Xi watched him hurriedly with cold eyes, neither stopping nor supporting, but just urging him to judge the case immediately.

"Lord Fu Yin, the witnesses and material evidence are all there. If you don't sentence the criminal quickly, what are you wasting by hesitating?"

Shuntian Prefecture Yin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said in embarrassment: "Song Gongzi, this... involves Mr. Guo and His Highness the eldest prince, I really..."

Song Xi stared at him quietly for a while with her deep eyes, and finally sighed helplessly.

"Master Fu Yin, Song knows that his status is low and he has no right to ask the Prime Minister and His Highness to come to court to confront him. However, it is an indisputable fact that Wu had an affair with his foreigner and framed the Hou Mansion. Please give the Hou Mansion a reasonable explanation for this."

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The Yin of Shuntian Prefecture naturally heard the compromise in Song Xi's words, and while he felt a little relieved, he also felt a sense of sympathy and respect for the Dingbei Houfu who was in ruins.

This move of the Song family is really clever. It can not only execute the spies in the palace openly, but also warn and intimidate the political opponents in the court, giving everyone in the Hou family a breathing space.

After all, it is absolutely impossible for the prime minister and the prince to plead guilty and serve prison sentences, but it can make the emperor temporarily give up the idea of ​​dealing with the Hou Mansion. Public opinion will also side with Dingbei Hou. In the future, dignitaries who want to scheme against the Song family will definitely do the same.

Have some scruples.

"Since Mr. Song just wants to settle the family affairs, I naturally have to make the decision for the people."

Shuntian Prefecture Yin turned his attention to Wu's mother and son in the hall, and his majestic voice directly judged their fate.

"The guilty woman Wu had an affair with a foreign man, had a secret pregnancy, and forged letters to frame important officials of the imperial court. The evidence is conclusive and the crime cannot be punished. Wu is now sentenced to be executed at the post-Autumn Festival, and is an accomplice to Song Ping. Song Jingjing is exiled to southern Xinjiang!"

When the decision was made, Aunt Wu and her son struggled and cried on the spot, and kept threatening the governor with the names of Imperial Physician Wu and Prime Minister Guo, completely dissatisfied with this quick and hasty verdict.

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I will cut off your head with my own hands!"

After giving Shuntian Prefecture Yin a meaningful look, Song Xi simply threw up his sleeves and left without asking any questions about what to do next.

Shuntian Fuyin touched his nose guiltily and felt a little sorry for Dingbei Houfu.

He sentenced Wu to beheaded after the fall, but it was just the New Year, and more than half a year of imprisonment was enough for Dr. Wu and Prime Minister Guo to save people. This was a decision he made after many considerations and trade-offs, and it was indeed true.

Protect yourself and keep your selfishness in mind.

Fortunately, Song Xi's purpose was only to expose the ugliness and eliminate the traitors. He was not concerned about the specific verdict and treatment. He was able to exploit loopholes to please both sides and survive in the cracks between the royal family and the powerful officials.

But when he thought about having to face questioning from the emperor and Prime Minister Guo later, he couldn't help but feel anxious after he had just relaxed.

Shuntian Fuyin let out a long sigh, feeling a little unprepared for such a sudden change.

The news that the Dingbei Hou Mansion was framed and persecuted by the prime minister and the prince quickly spread throughout the capital. Not only did the people find it unbelievable, but even the colleagues in the court were a little angry.

The father and son of Dingbeihou were still fighting bloody battles in the northwest, but the royal family couldn't wait to destroy their family. Many military attachés and marquises felt chilled and sad that something could harm others, and they were worried that the uncertain emperor would one day point the butcher's knife at them.

The eldest prince and the second prince were both worried about this. Once the stigma of persecuting loyal ministers and good generals was realized, it would greatly affect their management and arrangements in the court in the future, and even shake some officials' support for them.

Knowing that public opinion and the situation were irreversible, the emperor in the royal study was furious, his sinister eyes filled with murderous intent, wishing he could strangle all the fools who sabotaged his plan to death!

"Since there is no guarantee of success, don't make arrangements that will give others leverage. If your calculations fail, you will be retaliated against. They are really a bunch of losers who fail to accomplish anything and are prone to failure!"
Chapter completed!