After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite

This turmoil implicated many children of prominent families, including one or two who were close to the Xie family. Some were thrown into prison, and some were subjected to various purges. As the person in charge of the Xie family, Mr. Xie was bound to make some moves.

Those with minor crimes were bailed out and sent back to Chen County. Those with serious crimes, as long as they were not involved in treason, had to find a way to save their lives.

After all this trouble, Xie Zhihuan returned home with a sore back and a dry mouth.

Only after I came back did I know what happened in the court today.

Xie Zhihuan went to the Siyushanfang without even taking a few sips of tea.

I saw my son calmly picking up the pen and dipping it in ink.

Mr. Xie was annoyed: "What time is this? You are talking about that now?!"

Xie Yunji stopped writing, stood up and said, "Father, you don't understand. If I don't plead guilty now, I'm afraid my son's life will be in danger. Now I'm only demoted to Yunmeng Prefecture as a governor, which is a favor from His Majesty."

Mr. Xie was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment, but his son's calm expression confirmed his guess.

"Father, why are you looking at me? Now that I have not only proven that I am a loyal and upright person, but I also respect Xie Tan as the great leader, isn't that what father has always wanted to see?" Xie Yunji said calmly, "Brothers should be friendly and respectful to each other, isn't that right?"

"You did it on purpose?" Xie Zhihuan asked, "Did you know that the Jin people were going to rebel?"

Xie Yunji admitted, "I owed a favor to the head of the Imperial City Department. He was afraid that I would be affected by the rebellion of the Jin people, so in order to repay the favor, he advised me to take leave in advance on the day of the court session. My son just listened to him and took leave."

No matter how eloquent the head of the Imperial City Department is, he cannot match the wisdom of the top scholar who has won the top three places in the imperial examination.

After several rounds of discussion, Xie Yunji had an idea in his mind that there would be a palace coup the next day.

And that day was the day when Song Nihuan left the palace and went to An Ning Hou Mansion.

What if she was taken away on that day?

The thought only flashed through my mind for a moment.

The Jin people cannot cause any trouble, the Northern Border Army's combat effectiveness is still there, and the world is still Xie Tan's world.

He wrote "Strategies for Commanding the Army" and knew how strict the Northern Border Army's system was, how difficult it was to destroy and how inseparable it was.

In that case, there is no point for him to run around with Song Ni.

It wasn't like he was going to run away with her.

It would be better to take this opportunity to help Xie Tan to restore order, make public the wrong things he had done, offset the merits and demerits, and save the Xie family.

And going to Yunmengze was part of his plan.

A gloomy gleam flashed across the young man's eyes.

"Do you know how many people died?" Mr. Xie asked, "Do you know how many noble families were implicated? The coffin shops in Yunjing are almost empty!"

Xie Yunji's cold and pale face showed no expression. He turned back to the table and sat down, looking at the unfinished silk book again. "Who goes to jail and who gets the reward is not something I can decide. Father, why don't you come and see how this marriage certificate I wrote looks like? When will it be delivered to the Lu family?"

Xie Zhihuan quickly walked forward and threw the brush in Xie Yunji's hand to the ground, lowering his voice and saying, "What on earth are you going to do?!"

"When Xie Tan was awarded the title of General of the Zhen Army for his contribution in commanding the northern border, father wanted to recognize him as his son, right? But later he climbed higher and higher, so high that father did not dare to reach him." Xie Yunji's voice was clear and deep, and he narrated calmly, "Father wanted a good reputation, not the status of a royal relative. I really admire him."

"But I often have doubts. How could a scholar-official who upholds the orthodox order of the world like my father favor a concubine and kill his wife, making my mother a laughing stock in Yunjing? How could he want to keep a concubine even though he is a county magistrate? Isn't he afraid of being ridiculed by others? Doesn't he want to keep a good reputation?"

"Then what is my mother's fault?" Xie Yunji looked at Xie Zhihuan, his eyes getting darker and darker. He paused and said, "Father doesn't want a good reputation but a beautiful concubine. It turns out that father's principles can be broken. Just like now, father knows that Xie Tan is cutting off the wings of the aristocratic family, but he still runs around for the clan members, because father knows that Xie Tan will not do anything to you. Father's idea is really good, loyalty, filial piety, chastity and righteousness must be complete."

"You! You rebellious son!" Xie Zhihuan was shocked and angry, "Do you still know that I am your father!?"

"Of course I know." Xie Yunji said nonchalantly, "I'm just very disappointed that my father is such a person."

Xie Zhihuan seemed to have been hit in a sore spot, and he was defeated. He took a half step back and left in anger.