Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 790 Patience
Wang Bingchen and the others returned to the inner palace one after another. When the King of Qin looked at the door, he suddenly felt a little scared.

"Your Highness," the eunuch Huang said in a low voice, "please proceed..."

The King of Qin took a deep breath and turned to look at his son. Just as he had guessed, his eldest son's face was expressionless, clearly indicating that he was not prepared to reveal any information to him.

The King of Qin sneered inwardly. Sure enough, when it came to the throne, there was no such thing as kinship.

With that thought in mind, he finally stepped forward.

After the inner palace door was closed, the Empress Dowager raised her eyes and said, "Now it's time to talk about the case at the Court of Judicial Review."

As soon as he finished speaking, several eunuchs entered, carrying copied records.

The Empress Dowager said, "Listening to others is never as good as examining it yourself. Since this case is so important and has caused unrest throughout Bianjing, let's find out the result right here today."

The King of Qin frowned subconsciously as he gripped the dossier. The matter had only just reached the palace; it was impossible for him to have obtained the dossier so quickly unless it had been prepared beforehand. He flipped through it rapidly, and his heart sank even further when he found the autopsy record of Old Madam Xie.

I doubt many officials from the Court of Judicial Review have even seen this autopsy record, unless... unless the Empress Dowager's people have been keeping an eye on this matter for a long time.

The King of Qin's fingers gradually tightened.

“Look,” the Empress Dowager picked up the tea and brought it to her lips but did not drink it. Instead, she looked at the King of Qin and said, “It was not easy to obtain these. Don’t let my efforts go to waste.”

……

In the east room of the second hall of the Dali Temple, Xie Yuyan vomited several times before taking the antidote brought by the imperial physician and falling into a deep sleep. Wang Yan stayed by her side, gently smoothing the hair on her forehead.

The two were not yet married and should not have such intimate behavior, but Wang Yan clearly did not care about such things.

"How is it?" Wang Yan asked the imperial physician.

The imperial physician removed his hand from Xie Yuyan's wrist, stroked his beard, and said, "His pulse is much more stable than before."

"There was no vomiting blood this time either," Wang Yan said. "Has the bleeding stopped?"

The imperial physician was still unsure: "It seems so now."

Wang Yan's expression immediately changed: "Why can't you be sure yet?"

Madam Lin quickly pressed down on her son's shoulder and patted him, saying, "After all, it's poison. We need to make sure A-Yan takes good care of himself." She was also very anxious, but she couldn't let her son lose his composure.

Hearing his mother's words, Wang Yan nodded and picked up the cloak to cover Xie Yuyan.

"Can we move her now?" Wang Yan asked the imperial physician again. "I want to take her home to rest."

A hint of hesitation flashed across the imperial physician's face. The back room of the government office was, after all, inconvenient; even preparing medicine required close supervision, for fear of tampering with it. But now…

"It's best to wait a little longer. If there is internal damage, the bumpy ride on the road may worsen the condition."

Wang Yan nodded and looked at Su Man.

Su Man said, "Sang Dian and Sang Zhi went back to get them, they should be here soon."

As they were talking, footsteps were heard, and the next moment Sang Dian strode in carrying a trunk.

The trunk was opened, revealing bedding that had just been taken from the Wang family.

Mama Li, who was beside Mama Yu and Madam Lin, immediately began to busy herself in the room. They wanted to quickly tidy up the room so that the eldest daughter-in-law could rest more comfortably.

Huang Ping, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, stood outside the door watching the Wang family members come and go.

"How is this inappropriate?"

Officials at the Dali Temple were abuzz with discussion.

"This is a government office, not his home."

"Then Xie should still be imprisoned."

Huang Ping's face was grim, but he was powerless to stop it now; he couldn't very well arrest both the court official and the Lady of the Imperial Decree. Besides, the Xie family's incident occurred at the Dali Temple, and based on that alone, they couldn't escape responsibility. The Yang family had also sounded the Dengwen Drum, so he would probably have to go to the Dengwen Drum Courtyard soon.

"What should we do, Guo Shaoqing?" the official beside him asked again. "Are we just going to watch the Imperial Attendant General be tied up there?"

Just now, when Guo Huang tried to sneak away, he was caught by Wang Yan's guards. Then Wang Yan ordered the guards to tie him up and throw him at the door of the east room.

Guo Huang struggled for a while at first, but after being kicked a few times by Wang Yan, he became completely obedient.

No one dares to go and rescue them now.

"He brought this on himself," Huang Ping said in a low voice. "If he hadn't secretly arrested people without my knowledge, would he have caused all this trouble?"

Huang Ping didn't need to investigate to guess that someone must be instigating Guo Huang behind the scenes. Otherwise, where would Guo Huang get the audacity to oppose the Wang family? Having worked together for so long, he knew Guo Huang quite well. This man was usually scheming and could not possibly be selfless.

"Huang Siqing".

The constable who went out to gather information hurriedly returned: "Those officials at the palace gate who impeached Minister Wang..."

Huang Ping asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"

“I was…I was…” the constable said, “I was sent to the Dali Temple.”

Huang Ping still didn't understand: "Come to Dali Temple..." What for? Could it be to help him deal with this mess?

The constable had to bite the bullet and say, "The Imperial Guards brought them here to be imprisoned."

The constable's voice was quite loud. Guo Huang, who was lying at the door of the east room pretending to be dead, opened his eyes wide and sat up abruptly. However, he was quickly frightened and collapsed to the ground again.

The constable concluded, "It is an imperial edict from the Empress Dowager."

Huang Ping was startled. He barely managed to calm himself down and was about to pull himself together and lead his men to check on the prison when he saw a small figure rushing towards him.

The shadow crashed right into his arms.

"Where is my sister-in-law? Did you arrest her?"

Yang Qin clung tightly to Huang Ping's legs, his hands gripping Huang Ping's official robe. He could tell from the color of the robe that Huang Ping held the highest rank, so he rushed straight towards him.

“The Dengwen Drum Court has accepted our complaint. The imperial court will surely clear my sister-in-law’s name, and you, you corrupt official, will be beheaded.”

Huang Ping was hit in the lower abdomen, and the pain immediately contorted his face, while the child kept writhing and hitting him.

"Give me back my sister-in-law."

"Give me back my sister-in-law."

……

In a corner not far away, Master Xie Si and Xie Yi were watching the situation inside the Dali Temple.

As the Yang family members entered the Dali Temple one after another, the worry on Xie Si's face deepened. He couldn't help but say to Xie Yize, "What should we do? The Wang family is here, and the Yang family is here too."

"Even those who impeached Prime Minister Wang were arrested. Will we be next?"

Xie Yi wished he could shut Xie Si's mouth. In the short time that had passed, Xie Si had muttered in his ear many times, saying that they were doomed.

“No,” said Old Master Xie, “I have to go back. You should keep an eye on things here yourself.”

Seeing that Old Master Xie was walking forward, Xie Yi grabbed him and asked, "Where are you going?"

Old Master Xie looked distressed and hunched over, saying, "I've been following you around for several days... my old bones are about to fall apart. You have to let me rest."

Xie Yi didn't believe it. His fourth uncle was clearly just making excuses to escape. If he didn't keep an eye on him, his fourth uncle might report him to the Wang family.

"Didn't you want to see the person behind me?" Xie Yize said. "I'll take you there now so you can know that in the end, only we can win this game."

(End of this chapter)