allonlinenovel Chapter 451 The Illegitimate Son
Chapter 451 The Illegitimate Son
Chapter 451 The Illegitimate Son
Wang Wenzhou said righteously, "Hou Xun disregards the law and indulges his children, who commit all kinds of evil. His son, Hou Fangjiang, caused a serious car accident today with two women, resulting in a serious traffic accident. Fortunately, no pedestrians were injured or killed. Fortunately, Heaven has eyes, and good and evil will eventually be rewarded. Hou Fangjiang has committed many unrighteous acts and has met his end."
"Ah!" The officials had arrived earlier, and few knew the news. Upon hearing this, they exclaimed in surprise.
Hou Xun was heartbroken at the loss of his son and wanted to go home to arrange his funeral. However, Wang Wenzhou impeached him in this way, so he had to defend himself and said, "Your Majesty, even if my son died in a car accident, it should be considered an accident. I am deeply saddened by Lord Wang's slander against me!"
"Slander? Lord Hou, don't try to smear me!" Wang Wenzhou cursed. "Do you know how your bastard died? He was completely naked, and along with him, two other women were also naked, one of whom was a top courtesan in a brothel."
"Wow..." Everyone was so shocked that their mouths were agape. The young master of the Hou family was quite the player, but this time he went too far and even lost his own life.
"Slander!" Hou Xun pointed at Wang Wenzhou and said angrily, "Wang Wenzhou, my son has passed away, how can you slander him like this! Your Majesty, please do justice for this old minister!"
Hou Xun was both angry and furious. Hou Fangjiang was his favorite son, but he had died young. To have a son outlive his father was the most painful thing in life. As Hou Xun spoke, tears streamed down his face.
"Wang Wenzhou, stop this nonsense!" Zhu Youjian rebuked Wang Wenzhou, then looked at Hou Xun and comforted him, "Minister Hou, please accept my condolences. The dead cannot be brought back to life. Return to your residence immediately and handle your son's funeral arrangements."
Hou Xun wiped away his tears, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. This old minister takes his leave."
Wang Wenzhou watched Hou Xun's retreating figure and said with a smile, "Take care, Lord Hou. Be careful on the road and don't get into a car accident."
"Wang Wenzhou, stop gloating!" Qian Qianyi pointed at Wang Wenzhou and angrily rebuked him.
Wang Wenzhou retorted, "Lord Qian, what are you saying? I was just worried about Lord Hou's safety and reminding him to be careful."
Qian Qianyi rolled his eyes at Wang Wenzhou, "You mad dog, do you think I'm stupid and can't understand good and bad words?"
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Life is actually quite helpless. Whether it's birth or death, we can't control it. Most people don't want to be born into this world. They cry loudly as soon as they are born because they know that being human means suffering. And when faced with death, almost everyone doesn't want to die. Mr. Qian, don't you think you're being too despicable?"
“You…” Qian Qianyi pointed at Wang Wenzhou angrily.
"Sigh..." Zhu Youjian sighed and scolded, "Wang Wenzhou, stop being so rude!"
Wang Wenzhou quickly said, "By the way, Your Majesty, you should also give Lord Zhang Fengyi a leave of absence. His daughter was also present at the car accident, and the other naked girl was his daughter."
"Ah!" Zhang Fengyi was so startled that he stumbled and almost fell to the ground. He hadn't received the news yet and was unaware of it.
"Minister Zhang, please accept my condolences and return to your residence immediately to handle the funeral arrangements," Zhu Youjian said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Fengyi's face flushed red with shame and anger. That mad dog Wang Wenzhou had publicly declared his daughter's naked death in the street—even if it might be true, he couldn't have said it!
Zhang Fengyi hung his head, avoiding eye contact with the crowd, and hurriedly walked towards the palace gate.
When Zhang Fengyi arrived at the palace gate, he found a large crowd of people outside. Hou Xun had not left and seemed to be explaining something to the people.
Zhang Fengyi frowned. Didn't that mad dog Wang Wenzhou say that no civilians were injured? Could it be that Wang Wenzhou only knew one side of the story and not the other? Zhang Fengyi hurried over, wanting to find out the reason for the incident, after all, his daughter had also died at the scene of the car accident.
Little Monster 001 pointed at Hou Xun and asked sternly, "Lord Hou, as the Minister of Revenue, you have no respect for the law and are corrupt. Tell me, how much silver have you embezzled from the national treasury?"
Little Monster 001 is now a centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. He is dressed as an ordinary citizen and is acting on Wang Wenzhou's orders to incite the people to smear Hou Xun.
Hou Xun refuted righteously, "Slander! These are all slanders! I have always been honest and upright, how could I be corrupt and break the law?"
"Is that so?" Little Monster 001 questioned, "Both of your sons studied at the Imperial Academy in Nanjing. Especially your second son, who was very generous and spent his days in Nanjing frequenting brothels. May I ask, Lord Hou, where did your two sons get the money to indulge in such pleasures?"
What a wicked son! Hou Xun was heartbroken and saddened by the death of his second son. It would have been better if he had just died, but now he had to clean up his mess.
Hou Xun said in a serious tone, "My eldest son is already over twenty and has always been self-reliant. Although he is extravagant, he has earned all his money through his own abilities. My youngest son's expenses are all provided by his maternal uncle. As an honest official, where would I get so much money for two spendthrift sons to squander?"
Little Monster 001 pouted. The adult was right. Hou Xun, that old fox, could clear his name completely. It was indeed difficult to pin a blame on him.
"Lord Hou, I heard there was a car accident just now. Your son and two women were found dead naked in the street. Is this because you failed to properly raise your son?" Little Monster 001 asked.
"Slander! Utter slander! My youngest son is currently in my hometown, how could he be in the capital? Someone must have mistaken him for someone else. Please, gentlemen, do not obstruct me any further, I have urgent official business to attend to." Hou Xun, that old fox, was no less adept at lying than Wang Wenzhou.
Hou Xun cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Gentlemen, I take my leave!"
Little Monster 001 still wanted to cause trouble, so Hou Xun's expression changed and he quickly ordered the palace guards to go forward and drive them away.
Zhang Fengyi walked over and asked, "Brother Hou, what happened?"
Hou Xun shook his head with a wry smile and said coldly, "Brother Zhang, this car accident was probably not an accident."
"Brother Hou, what do you mean?" Zhang Fengyi asked.
Hou Xun said, "Come with me into the sedan chair, and we'll talk as we walk."
The two men got into the sedan chair, and Hou Xun said coldly, "Although my son is utterly tyrannical, he is not a bad person at heart. He has no shortage of women, so why would he engage in such illicit sexual acts in a carriage? Besides, why would your daughter be in the carriage as well?"
Zhang Fengyi nodded. Actually, his daughter wasn't particularly pretty, and Hou Fangjiang hadn't wanted to agree to the marriage in the first place. However, he couldn't make the decision; the marriage between the Zhang and Hou families was a political one. That's why Hou Fangjiang had been delaying the wedding.
If it were any other pretty girl, Zhang Fengyi believed that Hou Fangjiang, that scoundrel, would do such a thing. But he really didn't believe it was his own daughter. Besides, his daughter rarely left her home and it was impossible for her to appear in Hou Fangjiang's carriage at dawn.
"Could this have been done by Wang Wenzhou?" Zhang Fengyi asked.
Hou Xun nodded, and said with a wry smile, "It was probably done by this mad dog!"
"You illegitimate son! I will make sure he dies a horrible death!" Zhang Fengyi roared in fury!