Chapter 1131 A life for a life
Xiao Wei and the eldest young master of the Jiang family fought, and both of them were injured in the end. However, Xiao Wei was the one who started the incident and instigated more than 20 of his guards to attack the eldest young master Jiang. No matter how you put it, they were both at fault.
Old Prince Xiao led a large group of Yinlin Guards to the Jiang family to ask for an explanation, but in the end, he left in despair.
Yin Linwei dutifully handed over all the collected confessions to the official Mr. Wang, and the matter was transferred to Mr. Wang's hands.
In the capital, such incidents of children from aristocratic families getting into fights over disagreements often happen. Mr. Wang basically handles more than a dozen such cases every year, and he has become familiar with the methods.
As long as there is no case involving human life, Mr. Wang usually just acts as a peacemaker and finds a few servants to settle the case.
Of course, he is not afraid of people who don't listen to his advice and threaten him or even use force to suppress others. When he encounters such people, he will act like the magistrate of the capital and put the offender directly in jail.
In the capital city, even if the royal family, relatives, grandsons and nobles committed a crime and the government wanted to arrest them, no one would dare to stop them.
Whoever obstructs you is obstructing the official's work, and Mr. Wang can charge you with treason at any time.
Therefore, when Mr. Wang does not want to offend someone and advises someone who has committed an offense to use money and servants to settle the case, the other party will usually agree.
In this way, he not only offends people, but also makes people owe him a favor, killing two birds with one stone. Why wouldn't Mr. Wang do it?
In this case, Mr. Wang wanted to go back to the old method. He first went to the Xiao family to persuade them and asked the Xiao family to come forward and apologize to the Jiang family. After all, Xiao Wei was the one who initiated the matter, and Xiao Wei was the one who made the mistake. .
Unfortunately, Prince Xiao is not an easy person to talk to.
When he saw his dying grandson, he didn't care who was right or wrong. In short, the reason why his grandson was hurt like this was because the Jiang family was at fault. He wanted the Jiang family to apologize to him and Jiang Daoren to compensate him. Xiao family.
Mr. Wang tried his best to say something, but Prince Xiao didn't agree, so Mr. Wang's face became ugly.
However, Xiao Wei was seriously injured and has not woken up yet. Even if he wanted to arrest someone, he did not dare to act rashly. If the person moved and pulled the wound, and something happened, then he would The gain outweighs the loss.
Therefore, Mr. Wang thought again and again and went to Jiang's house again.
Jiang Daoren's attitude was much better than that of Prince Xiao, but his temper was also very stubborn. He determined that it was Xiao Wei's fault and had to ask the Xiao family to apologize to him. Otherwise, he would sue the Jinluan Palace and ask the emperor to come. Do justice.
Mr. Wang has a headache, "The Emperor is ill, so how can he have the energy to care about your affairs?"
"Humph, the emperor is sick, and there is also the second prince. Besides, Long live Lord's illness will eventually get better. I will wait for Long live Lord to recover before going to the palace to complain. I don't believe it. The Xiao family can still dominate the capital with one hand."
Mr. Wang tried his best to say a lot of good things, but neither family wanted to compromise, let alone bow to the other party first.
Mr. Wang had a headache, so he had no choice but to send people to the Xiao family first, arrest all the more than ten guards who were still alive who participated in the fight that day, and put them in jail.
As for Xiao Wei and the eldest young master of the Jiang family, both of them were still unconscious. Even if he wanted to arrest them for interrogation, he did not dare to arrest them at this time, so he had to wait until their injuries recovered.
However, what Mr. Wang never expected was that Xiao Wei suddenly died on the second day.
Xiao Wei's death caused the Xiao family, which was about to be stormed, to instantly blow up a violent storm with level 12, accompanied by lightning and thunder. Xiao Wei's mother, the eldest concubine of Prince Xiao, was originally devastated by the death of the late empress and had been depressed for nearly a year. At this time, after learning that her only son had also died, it was undoubtedly a disaster. , adding insult to injury.
Both of his biological daughters died in less than a year. Prince Xiao and his concubine were heartbroken and grieved. They immediately spat out a mouthful of old blood in front of Xiao Wei's mourning hall. She really vomited it. Blood, and then, what no one expected was that she went completely crazy on the night of Xiao Wei's death.
This is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire, and the Buddha is covered in dung.
The people of the Xiao family were completely angry.
Early the next morning, Prince Xiao didn't eat anything, so he dressed in mourning clothes and went into the palace to see the emperor and ask for an explanation.
The emperor is ill. How can I see him?
The second prince received the news of Xiao Wei's death immediately. When he heard that the young father-in-law came to report that Prince Xiao was here, his eyebrows were frowned.
After the emperor had recovered from his illness and fell asleep, the second prince went to see Prince Xiao.
Prince Xiao must see the emperor this time. If he doesn't see the emperor, he won't leave without saying anything.
The second prince said angrily, "Why, do you still want to rebel?"
In the heart of the second prince, Xiao Wei's death was not a pity. Even if he didn't die today, he would still be alive when the emperor recovered from his illness and destroyed the prestige of the Xiao family. No.
What's more, Xiao Wei acted arrogantly and cruelly. In the past few years, he had offended many people. Secretly, there were many people who wanted his life.
One day, after Prince Xiao's palace has lost its glory and wealth today, those people who want his life will not line up to kill him?
"Old minister, I don't dare." Old Prince Xiao looked frightened and stood shorter than the second prince.
He said pitifully, "Second Prince, I just want to ask for an explanation from the emperor. That Jiang Daoren bullied others too much and beat my Wei'er to death. Wei'er is the next heir apparent of my Xiao family and is the son of my Prince Xiao. The future Prince Xiao was killed today at the hands of the Jiang family. If the Jiang family does not hand over the murderer in exchange for his life, I will not give up."
He acted like he would not leave until the Jiang family handed over the murderer.
The second prince glanced at him casually, picked up the teacup, sipped half the cup of tea, and then made a sad look and said, "Old prince, the death of nephew Xiao was very unexpected. Even I didn't Thought.”
Only a few ribs were broken, and the doctor said there were no vital injuries, but he died that night.
This surprise was something no one could have imagined.
The second prince lamented over and over with regret, "It's just that nephew Xiao Shi was the one who started this matter from the beginning. Now that he's gone, his death can't be solely blamed on the Jiang family boy."
When Prince Xiao heard that the second prince's words meant to protect the Jiang family, his old face straightened up and he was furious, "What do you mean by this, the second prince? Did my descendants of the Xiao family die in vain?"
(End of chapter)