After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 472: Hanged
Gu Mingda was a little nervous, but still took the letter under the gaze of all his family members.

After a long time, he heaved a long sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, General, for agreeing to recognize my relationship with you."

"Thank God!" Zhang Yuniang clasped her hands together and couldn't help wiping away her tears.

Old Mrs. Gu also sighed: "General Xie is such an open-minded person!"

Xie Xingchuan was actually not sure whether his adoptive father was willing to recognize him as his biological father. Now that this was the result, he felt even more grateful.

"General Xie will be our Gu family's benefactor in the future." Gu Mingda said to others.

Old Lady Gu was the first to nod: "Our child has been brought up by him and has become so successful. Even if we worship General Xie, it wouldn't be too much!"

"That's great. From now on, brother can stay at home for the New Year?" Niu Niu asked happily.

Gu Mingda immediately said, "The grace of raising a child is greater than the grace of giving birth to one. If General Xie is in the capital, where we celebrate the New Year is entirely up to him."

When Xie Xingchuan heard his father say this, he felt relieved, for he was afraid that the two families would start to quarrel and things would get ugly again.

"I hope Mrs. Xie can understand this matter." Gu Mingda said again.

When Xie Xingchuan heard the name, his heart skipped a beat. He didn't think that Mrs. Xie was such an easy person to talk to, and the Lin couple would not give up their only son just like that.

The Xie family had just received a letter from the border town.

"Sister, what does my brother-in-law say? Should we also teach Xie Xingchuan, this ungrateful person who has no blood relationship with us, a lesson?" Mrs. Lin came over and asked.

Mrs. Xie read the letter quickly, with an extremely grim expression on her face.

"My husband asked me to agree to recognize my relationship with him, saying that the Gu family is now on the rise and Gu Mingdajian is in the emperor's favor. More allies mean more paths, so don't offend them easily." Mrs. Xie said this almost gritting her teeth.

Mrs. Lin was also very angry: "How could this evil creature have such a good fate? He was kidnapped and found a general as his adoptive father. Now he has found his relatives and his biological father is the top scholar. He really doesn't have to suffer at all!"

Mrs. Lin's face was twisted with jealousy. She just hated that such a lucky person was not her son.

Madam Xie's face was filled with annoyance: "In this case, are we helpless against this kid?"

Even though Mrs. Xie knew that Xie Xingchuan was not the illegitimate son who killed her son, she still could not reconcile with Xie Xingchuan because years of hatred had become a habit.

"Sister, even if they recognize each other as relatives, Xie Xingchuan is still your son according to etiquette and law. No one can change this. He should listen to you!" Mrs. Lin said.

Madam Xie looked at her sister-in-law hesitantly: "My husband wants me to get along well with the Gu family and interact with them like normal relatives..."

Mrs. Lin immediately said, "That's because the Gu family doesn't want to be your relative. As a normal relative, who wouldn't help you when faced with such a big thing? The Gu family didn't give you, the general's wife, face first, so what if you even give them some face?"

Mrs. Xie was immediately interested.

Mrs. Lin continued to encourage: "Doesn't the Gu family value Xie Xingchuan as their son? Sister, you can't be so easy to talk to. Send someone to Jingzhao Prefecture to file a complaint that Xie Xingchuan is a traitor and unfilial."

Mrs. Xie frowned slightly: "This will make things difficult to deal with."

Mrs. Lin said, "Sister, you are too soft-hearted. If you don't show them how powerful you are, they will think that you have adopted this son for nothing! At worst, when they are willing to help, we can go to Jingzhao Prefecture to withdraw the lawsuit!"

Mrs. Lin gave her husband and daughter another look.

Master Lin immediately said, "Sister, Tao'er has always been the most filial to you!" Lin Xueruo burst into tears and said, "Aunt, my brother is the only child in my family now. If you don't take care of him, he will die!"

Mrs. Xie was surrounded by almost all the members of the Lin family. As they talked at once, her mind gradually became dizzy. In the end, her habits over the years prevailed.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Mrs. Lin and her family of three breathed a sigh of relief.

The next morning, as soon as the prefect of Jingzhao got up, he heard crows cawing outside the window.

"Did something bad happen today?" the prefect of Jingzhao muttered softly.

As soon as he entered the yamen, someone immediately handed him the Xie family's petition.

"Ah?" After reading the entire petition, the confusion on Jingzhao Prefecture's face almost solidified.

He didn't know that Xie Xingchuan was not Mrs. Xie's biological son. In the eyes of an outsider like him, Xie Xingchuan was almost perfect except for the scar on his face and the mask he wore all the time.

After all, a child at the age of fourteen can become a fifth-rank official in the capital, or even the emperor's personal guard, based on his merits. He has a bright future ahead of him.

"What's the Xie family doing? If the mother and son are not getting along, just quarrel at home. Why do they have to come to the government office?" The prefect of Jingzhao was full of curses.

The incident caused by the Xie family's servants earlier already gave us a glimpse into the awkward relationship between the mother and son.

The Jingzhao prefect thought about it and said: "This involves officials, so let's delay it for now."

Mrs. Xie immediately discovered that the petition she had submitted had fallen on deaf ears, but the Lin family’s case went to trial.

Because this matter involved Shen Changfeng, the case was submitted directly from Mizhou to the Dali Temple in the capital.

Mrs. Xie almost used General Xie's face to the extreme, but she only managed to delay the trial in the Dali Temple for a few days.

Now she was being dragged by the Jingzhao Prefecture in the same way, and she felt extremely uncomfortable. Even though she had sent General Xie's visiting cards several times to urge him, the Jingzhao Prefecture governor still dragged his feet, saying that he was busy at the moment and that this was a small case and would be heard after some time.

As for how long to delay it, the prefect of Jingzhao thought that it would be enough to wait until Madam Xie forgot about it.

The Lin couple refused to forget: "Sister, Jingzhao Prefecture will not do anything, but you can't do nothing. At worst, we can go to the Dali Temple and file a complaint in front of everyone! Even if we can't prove Xie Xingchuan's crime, we must make him lose face!"

The Lin couple were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. Although the Dali Temple had not yet closed the case for their son, it would only take a day or two. How could they not be anxious?

Mrs. Xie had no other choice but to send servants to Jingzhao Prefecture and Dali Temple to beat drums and appeal for justice in front of many ordinary people.

She brought the matter to light, and the two families could not ignore it. The Dali Temple was quick to pass the buck and directly passed the matter to the Jingzhao Prefecture.

The prefect of Jingzhao was extremely confused. He really couldn't understand what kind of deep hatred could make a mother want to kill her son.

At this time in the Taiji Hall, the emperor was listening to the report from the Dali Temple Minister.

"Mr. Shen was on a business trip in Mizhou in disguise. Because of the emperor's instructions, he did not dare to reveal his identity. After he offended Lin Tao, he saw that the guard was about to be beaten to death by Lin Tao. He had few followers at the time and was not as powerful as Lin Tao. He begged and even hinted to the other party that he was from the capital and had an extraordinary status, but Lin Tao still insisted on beating him to death to vent his anger."

"Your Majesty, this case is clear and the circumstances are egregious. Lin Tao is extremely cruel and should be sentenced to death by hanging to set the record straight!"

(End of this chapter)