When something like this happens under the emperor’s feet, the dog emperor actually doesn’t care!!
Emperor Mingzhao looked calm, "The quarrel between the Marquis of Pingchang and his first wife happened in the late emperor's dynasty, and no one complained about the death of his step-wife. Of course, since he has no moral character, he should indeed be deprived of his title and exiled to the frontier."
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Wen Xiaotu was confused: "Then why is he still at large?"
Ming Zhao smiled: "I plan to wait until Wen Banniang is dead, and then punish the Marquis of Pingchang for several crimes and directly behead him."
Waiting for Wen Baniang to die...
Wen Xiaotu was stunned for a moment. Waiting for Wen Banniang to marry the Marquis of Pingchang, she was violently raped to death by the Marquis of Pingchang, and then beheaded her?
Wen Xiaotu blinked. Was this marriage secretly arranged by the emperor?!
"Why?" Why do you need to do this?
Ming Zhao wrote lightly: "She wanted to take your life, and I asked her to pay for it. Is there anything wrong?"
Wen Xiaotu: Sure enough, it was because of me... I wanted to take revenge on Banniang in order to vent her anger.
"Actually, Your Majesty, you don't have to worry so much..." Wen Xiaotu whispered. This time she "arrived", unlike last time, she was not affected by the original owner's resentment before his death. Even if she didn't help the original owner to avenge her, she would be fine. Anyway.
, whether it is the Eighth Niang or the Thirteenth Niang, the daydream of flying on the branches is destined to be shattered. Both of them are arrogant and have no hope of marrying a successful husband in the future, and they will definitely not be happy in the rest of their lives.
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Therefore, she didn't bother to retaliate against these two little girls who didn't know what they were talking about. They would learn a lesson for the rest of their lives.
Ming Zhao said softly: "If Atu is really soft-hearted, once Wen Baniang gets married, I will issue an order to thoroughly investigate the case of Marquis Pingchang's murder of his wife."
Wen Xiaotu was not a magnanimous master, and he was really angry at the moment, so he nodded and said, "Then let's do what the emperor wants."
In the winter of this year, twenty-year-old Wen Ruyu married Xu Sui, the Marquis of Pingchang, who was over forty years old, in an extremely hasty manner. No matter how much Banniang cried and begged, she could not change Wen Li's mind. It is said that Banniang even committed suicide by hanging herself from a beam.
, but it was a pity that he was discovered early and was rescued. In the end, Wen Li was forcibly tied into a sedan chair and sent to the Marquis Mansion.
Wen Li earned eight thousand taels of silver and had a daughter from Madam Hou, while Marquis Pingchang married a young wife who was also the sister of the Queen. It was a win-win situation for these two scumbags.
But the good times for scumbags didn't last long.
Xu Sui was imprisoned only a month after marrying his new wife. It is said that the original wife's family risked their lives by beating the Dengwen drum and filing an imperial complaint. The emperor issued an order to thoroughly investigate the case of Pingchang Hou Xu Sui's murder of his wife. The Ministry of Punishment
, Dali Temple, joint review by the three departments of the Inspectorate.
In this dynasty, murder is a capital crime, but killing one's wife is not.
If the wife is having an affair and the husband catches her in bed, he can kill her directly without taking any responsibility.
This is also the reason why the Marquis of Pingchang was unharmed even though his first wife was killed.
As for the step-wife, she did not commit adultery, but was killed by mistake. Since the step-wife’s natal family did not file a complaint, others naturally did not dare to provoke the Hou family, so the matter went away without incident. But the fact is that
Above all, if you were to care about it, you would naturally have violated the laws of the Daxuan Dynasty.
However, "accidental" wrongful killing is usually not punishable by lynching. In addition, it has been more than a year since the step-wife passed away, so even if there is evidence, it has long been eliminated.
However, the three judges did not dare to give a light sentence, and finally gave the penalty of "excommunication as a marquis" and "demotion to a commoner", and submitted it to His Majesty the Emperor for ruling.
And with a stroke of his pen, His Majesty the Emperor added another exile border.
This case is finally settled.
Although Xu Sui did not die, he was no better than death. He was exiled to the border gate and had to do hard labor. The Marquis who had been pampered for many years would die of exhaustion and illness sooner or later if he went to such a place.
And Banniang, although she escaped the fate of death by domestic violence, she was left a widow.
That's all. What's more important is that Xu Sui lost her ancestral title, and Ba Niang was no longer a marquise.
However, as long as Xu Sui died at the border and Ba Niang stayed for three years, she could still remarry.
Moreover, according to the rules of this dynasty, the first marriage is by the parents, and the second marriage is by oneself, so there is hope.
It was already the spring of the 22nd year of Tianze. The newly married Princess Jiashan was pregnant, so the elderly Queen Mother was comforting her and she even ate half a bowl of rice for lunch.
After returning from the Yinian Palace, Wen Xiaotu was about to take a nap when Huaixu came over and reported: "Madam, the Xu family made trouble and drove the Eighth Lady back to Yanen's Mansion. They said that the Eighth Lady was the husband, and she still wanted to let her go.
Uncle Yan En has returned the bride price of eight thousand taels of silver!"
Wen Xiaotu showed a look of disgust: "It's not that the whole family doesn't come into the house, the Xu family is quite despicable."
Wen Xiaotu asked again: "Did Uncle Yan En refund the money?"
Huaixu smiled: "I'm kidding, Uncle Yan En has already squandered most of the 8,000 taels of silver. Where can I get the money back?! The Xu family is no longer a Hou family. What can they do if Uncle Yan En is acting rogue?"
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Wen Xiaotu was betrayed by this old, immortal dog!
"What about Banniang? Where does she live now?" Did she go back to Uncle Yanen's Mansion, or stay at Xu's house?
Huai Xu sighed: "You know the Eighth Lady's temper. How can she stand this? She ran away to Miaofeng Nunnery in the west of Beijing."
"A monk?" Wen Xiaotu was surprised.
Huaixu smiled and said, "That's not true. How could the eighth lady be willing to twist her hair? She just went to meditate."
Wen Xiaotu said lightly, "Yes," "That's true. How can she endure the hard days of fasting and chanting Buddha's name? I'm afraid she won't be able to meditate for too long."
Wen Xiaotu's prediction was good. Within half a month, the girl Huai Xu brought the latest news. Wen Ruyu went to Jingzhao Yin Yamen to complain, accusing Xu Sui's three sons of being unfilial and driving her, the aunt, out of the house.
——These are indeed true.
In this dynasty, "unfilial piety" was a very serious crime. Xu Sui killed his wife, so there was no suspense. Xu Sui's three sons were also exiled and went to the border to reunite with their father. By the way, the Xu family was also exiled.
The house was ransacked.
These brats from the Xu family are so stupid that they have lost their titles and yet they still don’t turn their tails between their legs and become human beings! They have to jump up and down! Now it’s better, everyone in the family is finished.
Although Wen Baniang did not benefit from it, at least she got angry. From then on, it is said that Wen Baniang sold her dowry and bought a small house at the foot of Miaofeng Mountain, claiming that she would meditate and worship Buddha here.
This matter is finally over.
Wen Xiaotu didn't care how Banniang was doing because the Queen Mother fell ill.
In autumn, the Queen Mother had been ill intermittently. At first it was not serious, but she was not getting better. Wen Xiaotu just thought that the Queen Mother was old and her illness was gone, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
Unexpectedly, after winter, his condition took a turn for the worse.
Wen Xiaotu couldn't help but think that the Queen Mother's time might have come.