usatvline Chapter 168 Partiality
Chapter 168 Partiality
"Brother, I caused this. I killed Prime Minister Qin's son. They want to kill me too! Go away and I will lead them away!"
Xie Shiyu looked at so many men in black besieging them and naturally felt that they had little chance of escaping. Since he was the one who caused this matter, he should bear the responsibility for it all. He must not implicate his brother. It was better for him to die alone than to have so many people die with him.
"Brother, after I die, please apologize to my parents for me. They have raised me for so many years and I have not yet repaid them. I will make them sad after I am gone. Please take good care of my parents for me!"
Xie Shiyu finished speaking quickly, and stood up to leave the carriage to lead away the men in black, but Xie Shilian grabbed his hand and said, "If you want to repay your father and mother, you should go in person. How can you ask someone to do it for you?"
Xie Shiyu was slightly startled, then immediately tried to pull away Xie Shilian's hand that was holding him and said, "Brother, it's too late. If I don't go out, we can't die here together, right?"
"We won't die!"
Xie Shilian still had a calm expression on his face, without any anxiety about death. Seeing his elder brother's expression, Xie Shiyu suddenly realized that perhaps his elder brother had been prepared.
"Oh no! There's an ambush! Retreat!"
"Quick, retreat!"
The men in black outside suddenly gave the order to retreat, and then Xie Shiyu heard the sound of fighting, as if those men in black were being attacked.
Xie Shiyu lifted the curtain and looked outside, and indeed saw those men in black falling to the ground one by one. They were killed by the secret guards who had been hiding and following them.
Xie Shiyu reacted, looked at his elder brother, and asked, "Brother, did you know that Prime Minister Qin was going to kill us?"
Xie Shilian nodded and said, "It's just to be prepared! I didn't expect Prime Minister Qin to be so impatient. It's obvious that he cares a lot about his stupid eldest son!"
Xie Shiyu also said: "That's right. If he didn't care about Qin Jigui, he wouldn't have indulged Qin Jigui for so many years and helped him clean up his mess for so many years. He indulged Qin Jigui to kill people and set fires and do all kinds of evil. It's retribution for him to be killed by his enemies!"
Xie Shiyu didn't think it was a pity that Qin Jigui died. After all, Qin Jigui was responsible for more than just the lives of the Ding family. He had killed countless people over the years. His death was a matter of great relief to the people.
Xie Shilian said, "That's what I said, but we still have to be careful these days. Prime Minister Qin will not let this go so easily. We have a deadly knot with the Qin family. He will definitely target us in front of the emperor. I will send you to the northwest in a few days when I am ready."
Xie Shiyu nodded: "Okay! I'll listen to you, big brother. I won't go out much these days!"
After the noises outside stopped temporarily, the carriage began to move slowly, and the two brothers returned to the Xie family.
At this moment, Mrs. Xie was already waiting at the door, anxiously waiting for her son to come back.
Mrs. Xie just learned that Xie Shiyu was involved in a lawsuit. She was extremely anxious and wanted to rush to the Beijing government office immediately. However, she was stopped by the people arranged by Xie Shilian in advance.
Mrs. Xie was persuaded to stay away from the Beijing government and cause trouble. However, if her son could not come back today, she would not wait any longer. Even if she had to go to the palace to beg the empress dowager, she would rescue her son.
Fortunately, fortunately, my sons are back.
"Ah Lian, A Yu, you're finally back. You scared your mother to death! How is it? Is everything settled? A Yu, you were wronged, right?"
Mrs. Xie had some idea whether her son would kill someone. Although Xie Shiyu only knew how to have fun all day, he still had a bottom line and had never caused any trouble over the years.
Mrs. Xie took Xie Shiyu to look around, and after confirming that he had no injuries, she felt relieved.
"Mom, I'm really fine. Isn't this fine?"
"Tell me, what's going on with this matter? How did you get involved with that ridiculous son of the Qin family?"
Mrs. Xie slapped Xie Shiyu's arm fiercely and questioned.
Madam Xie had heard about what kind of person Qin Jigui was. Qin Jigui's past affairs had been reported to the palace. If he didn't have a father who was the prime minister, he would have died several times over.
"Yes, second brother, what happened?" Miss Xie also asked. What happened to her second brother this time was really scary.
"I just happened to go to the inn to eat. I passed by and saw him lying on the ground, so I went to call for help. Who knew that he could not be saved and I was treated as a murderer!" Xie Shiyu told the story half-truthfully.
After hearing this, Mrs. Xie and Miss Xie San immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Madam Xie pulled Xie Shiyu and said, "Fortunately nothing happened. Come in quickly. We have been busy for so long. We have prepared food. Come in quickly, eat and take a bath to wash away the bad luck."
"Good good!"
After this incident, Xie Shiyu became more considerate of his mother.
Xie Shilian felt a little more comforted as he saw that his younger brother had grown up a little, and the family quickly entered the mansion.
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The Xie family was in high spirits, while the Qin family was in a state of dejection. A son had died in the family, and the master was unhappy. The servants were even more cautious and dared not make any mistakes for fear of angering the master.
The man Qin Jiwei sent to kill Xie Shiyu came back and reported to him a series of events that led to his failed assassination.
Qin Jiwei's beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly. Although the failure of the assassination was expected, he was still a little embarrassed and had to find a way to explain to his father.
But before he could come up with an explanation, someone suddenly came in and called him, "Second Young Master, the Prime Minister wants you to come over."
"I know, I'll go right away!"
Obviously, his father wanted to talk to him about his elder brother.
Along the way, Qin Jiwei could only think of an excuse at random. When he arrived at Qin Xiang's residence, he saw Qin Xiang's face full of sorrow and hatred.
Qin Jiwei walked in and said, "My condolences, father. If my elder brother knew that you were sad for him, he would probably worry about father too."
"Humph! You don't need to persuade me! If I'm not sad, then are you? Your elder brother died, and my grandfather never saw you sad. Just now in the Beijing Yaling, you kept persuading me to let Xie Shiyu go. I think you will be happy only when your elder brother is dead."
Qin Jiwei felt a little disappointed and explained immediately, "Father, I didn't mean that. I just wanted to preserve the Qin family and my elder brother's reputation. My elder brother's past was already a big deal, but it has finally calmed down. If it comes out again and reaches the palace, I'm afraid His Majesty will be angry again."
Qin Jiwei explained so much, but it was useless to Qin Xiang. He didn't listen to his advice at all and still looked at Qin Jiwei with a bad face. He said, "You don't need to remind me! Have you done what I asked you to do?"
Qin Jiwei had long been accustomed to his father's favoritism towards his eldest brother. Obviously, they were all his father's sons, both legitimate sons, and his eldest brother was absurd and unruly, while he himself was diligent and motivated, but his father always favored and indulged his eldest brother in everything.
Qin Jiwei sometimes couldn't understand why, and he had felt resentment and hatred, but now that his elder brother was dead, he was no longer an obstacle.
Qin Jiwei sneered in his heart. This result was largely due to his father's indulgence of his elder brother.