0p0 Chapter 482 Internal strife
Chapter 482 Internal strife
Xue Baochai felt unhappy when she saw Madam Xiao Shihou, who had a gloomy face, and Madam Wang Ziteng, who had snot and tears in her eyes.
The jailer accepted my bribe and let me talk to my mother in a nice way. How could I allow these people to move around freely in the prison?
Before he could finish his thought, the jailer came over with a mixture of surprise and anger. She looked at Madam Shi Hou and said angrily:
"I'm telling you, you're a hooker, you know that?
"I released the man from the Wang family who came to inquire about her daughter's situation because we are both her mother!
"You're just a crutch! Why are you talking so much?!"
Xue Baochai understood the explanation of the jailer, stood up, bowed to Madam Wang Ziteng, and said in a gentle voice:
"Let my aunt know that my cousin's wife and cousins have all been transferred to the Prison God Temple for temporary detention.
"Originally, nothing happened, but I heard that my cousin said some disrespectful words inside, which not only involved Your Majesty, but also the Queen Mother.
"Now, except for my cousin, all the female members of the Wang family are probably safe and sound."
Mrs. Wang Ziteng grabbed the clothes on her chest tightly, bit her lips and sobbed, "My poor daughter..."
"Aunt, please allow me to report.
"I just heard that, except for a few adult men in the Jia family who were imprisoned awaiting punishment, Baoyu and all the female members of the Jia family were confined to their homes.
"I heard that she was the daughter of your Wang family. It was only after our Second Madam Feng came forward to turn herself in that the dignity of the Jia family's women was saved.
"I came here today to advise my mother, aunt and other ladies that your Majesty is wise and enlightened, and no evil spirits can escape.
"While His Majesty and His Majesty still have some affection for our families, let's say what needs to be said!
"Even if you are determined to die for yourselves, please at least think about us, your children and grandchildren who know nothing about anything!
"You want to follow the King of the West till the end, but what path is there for you to take now?
"The Prince Zhongshun's mansion was surrounded, and Qingke Xianggong was arrested; Prince Yu was simply in the Dali Temple, and his cell was not far away.
“Who else is left who can protect so many family members?
"Do you really expect to reinstate everyone without any evidence?!"
Xue Baochai is upright and speaks her mind openly.
Hearing this, Mrs. Wang Ziteng bit her lip and her eyes flickered.
But Madam Xiao Shihou didn't buy it and sneered, "If you say so, then there must be an order for what to say first and what to say later.
"The one who speaks first gets the greatest benefit!
"But Bao Jie'er, you forgot one thing: no matter what the case is or what the old relationship is, there is always a principal offender instructing, accomplices helping, people who act directly, and people who assist from the side.
"If you want your mother to confess first, then you should ask her which part of the matter she was involved in back then?"
Aunt Xue blushed at her fierce gaze, but she refused to give in in front of her daughter. She held her head high, chest puffed out, and stiffened her neck, and snorted coldly:
"The Xue family is in Jinling, and I was the one who was kept in the dark and just followed orders.
"I even heard from my brother that it was the young Marquis Shi who got the rules from the King of the West and then ordered him to carry them out.
"But where can my brother find the loyal men to handle these chores? He can only assign them to his brothers and sisters!
"That's why our Xue family got involved.
"If we talk about the main culprit, apart from the King of the West who has been detained in the palace, it must be your Shi family!"
Madam Shihou was so angry at such careless and stupid words that veins popped out on her forehead. She gritted her teeth for a long time and said:
"No wonder our old lady looked down upon Second Aunt's wife when she was choosing a wife for Second Master Jia!
"Although you two sisters are equally stupid, at least your elder sister knows how to be modest and how to be distant and close to others!"
Xue Baochai's eyes turned cold: "According to what Madam Xiao Shihou meant, my brother's biological children and I should be closer than you, a distant relative?
"Although I know nothing about what happened back then, Madam Shihou, don't think anyone is a fool. Just listening to your words, you put the blame on yourself!"
When Madam Wang Ziteng heard this, she felt that it made sense. She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she pushed Madam Xiao Shihou away and pointed at her face and scolded her:
"You are a family obsessed with money and greed! Didn't you deceive my master and trick the Jia family into giving you their old military token?!"
"Madam, please be careful with your words!" Madam Xiao Shihou became anxious and shouted.
Xue Baochai immediately understood the key point and her face became serious: "What old military token?
"The Jia family has already handed over the military power. Where did the military token come from? Even if there is a military token, shouldn't it be in the hands of my uncle!?"
Mrs. Wang Ziteng's face turned red and she bit her lips.
Mrs. Xiao Shihou breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Xue Baochai coldly: "This has nothing to do with my aunt."
"Spreading grievances, forming cliques and amassing wealth, and arbitrarily using military orders and assassinating the king, those are two different crimes!"
Xue Baochai retorted sharply, "If it is only the former, each family should bear the consequences of their own actions, and no one will interfere!
"But if it's the latter, then it's a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of your clan!
"Why should my Xue family be implicated by you for no reason?!"
He took two steps forward and grabbed Mrs. Wang Ziteng’s arm: “Aunt, although you and my mother don’t know each other, you are still my sister-in-law!
"For your uncle's sake, tell me the truth. Did you mobilize the troops? Did you use your uncle's military token or the old token from the Jia family?"
Madam Wang Ziteng hesitated for a moment, subconsciously avoided Madam Xiao Shihou's gaze, and whispered: "No troops were mobilized..."
Mrs. Xiao Shihou and Xue Baochai both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Moreover, as soon as your uncle arrived in Beijing, the emperor took back his military token on the pretext of confining him to his home and reflecting on himself."
Madam Wang Ziteng did her best to defend the Wang family, "The old military token of the Jia family was given to the King of the West more than ten years ago!
"Your uncle never had any dealings with the Western Palace when he came to Beijing this time!
"Whatever happens outside, it has nothing to do with us!"
Madam Xiao Shihou looked at her strangely, then at Aunt Xue, and finally at Xue Baochai, and burst out laughing:
“No wonder our old lady said that no one in the Wang family is trustworthy and asked us to stay away from you!
"I previously thought that the old lady looked down on your sister and you, but now it seems that the Wang family's tradition is really passed down from generation to generation!
“Whenever something happens, the credit will naturally go to your Wang family, but the faults will definitely be others’.
"Even if your family stirs up trouble again, if something goes wrong it still has nothing to do with your family.
"So innocent, so pure, so pitiful!"
Mrs. Xiao Shihou was extremely weird and strange.
Mrs. Wang Ziteng and Aunt Xue were both a little embarrassed.
But in comparison, Mrs. Wang Ziteng knew more and was more stubborn: "Why? Did I say something wrong?
"Weren't you the one who knelt and swore an oath before the King of the West at the beginning?
"If the Great Lord Shi refused to get involved, wasn't it your family who leveled the backyard?
"Your family bribed the servants of my Wang family and secretly asked the Xue family for those ancient recipes, and committed that evil..."
Madam Xiao Shihou was furious and rushed over to cover Madam Wang Ziteng's mouth: "You bitch!"