si-mexico Chapter 345 Dong Kaijian is unable to have children
Chapter 345 Dong Kaijian is unable to have children
Zheng Yan'er had just calmed down, but when she heard this, she tensed up again. She said hastily, "No, no! I was just forced to do it, and I ran to Zhanxing Tower at that time. In fact, I wanted to stop the arson! Although I concealed something, I was not the mastermind, and I have regrets. I should not be punished as well!"
"It's not up to you to decide whether it should be done or not. Besides, who knows whether you are going to stop it or just watch the fun." Qin glanced at Zheng Yan'er, sneered contemptuously, and looked at Hu Sen who was sitting in the hall, "Master Hu, don't you think so?"
Hu Sen looked embarrassed.
Looking at the expressions of Changning and his wife, it is obvious that they want to severely punish Dong Kaijian and Zheng Yan'er, but there is no way to prove that Zheng Yan'er was the one who instigated this matter. In addition, Dong Kaijian took all the blame on him. Even if the matter is investigated, Zheng Yan'er will not receive any severe punishment.
However, the status of the Changning Marquisate is there. If he offends Qin, he will probably get into trouble in the future.
After thinking for a while, Hu Sen made up his mind and said coldly: "What Madam Changning said is right. It is hard to say who is the mastermind between you two. Even if Dong Kaijian pleads guilty, it is difficult to clear your suspicion. Therefore, I have decided..."
"Sir!" Dong Kaijian interrupted Hu Sen, "I was indeed the mastermind behind this matter. Although my wife concealed it, it was ultimately because of the coercion of her husband. My Dong family is willing to compensate the Changning Marquisate and the Jiang family with 100,000 taels of silver each, and the remaining assets will all be handed over to the court to show our repentance." Dong Kaijian kowtowed and spoke.
Zheng Yan'er was completely stunned. She looked at Dong Kaijian in disbelief.
One hundred thousand taels each? He also donated all the Dong family's assets. Is Dong Kaijian crazy?
"Dong Kaijian, are you serious?" Hu Sen asked immediately after being surprised.
"Really?" Dong Kaijian nodded. "I only ask you, my lord, Madam Qin and Miss Jiang, to let my wife go."
Dong Kaijian kowtowed again, and his forehead hit the ground, making a thumping sound.
Zheng Yaner's words of objection were stuck in her throat. For a moment, she didn't even know whether she should be moved or think Dong Kaijian was stupid.
The sneer on Qin's face faded away and she looked at Dong Kaijian in confusion.
"Is it really worth it for a mere Zheng Yan'er?"
Dong Kaijian didn't look at Qin, but just said: "Anyway, all of this is what I did, I just ask you to let her go."
Qin frowned, and finally uttered two words coldly, "Stupid!"
Jiang Suining, who had been silent just now, finally spoke at this moment. She did not make any comments on Dong Kaijian's choice, but just gave a reminder.
"The crime of arson in the imperial city is not a small one. Although no casualties were caused, the wine shop was burned down, causing losses of at least several thousand taels. According to the law, such a loss is no longer just a prison sentence, but should be sentenced to exile."
"exile?"
The expressions of Dong Kaijian and Zheng Yaner both changed.
Dong Kaijian subconsciously looked up at Hu Sen to verify the truth of his words.
Hu Sen nodded seriously, "Yes, Miss Jiang is right. Dong Kaijian, I will give you one last chance. Are you really the mastermind behind the arson?"
Dong Kaijian looked pale.
Zheng Yan'er was covered in cold sweat and looked at Dong Kaijian nervously, worried that he would regret it.
She really didn't know that she would be exiled.
Under Zheng Yan'er's gaze, Dong Kaijian finally did not change his words. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes dejectedly.
"I was definitely the one who ordered this matter. No matter what the outcome is, it's all... my own fault!"
Zheng Yan'er breathed a sigh of relief, almost fell to the ground, and withdrew her gaze stiffly.
Because Dong Kaijian tried hard to plead guilty and there was no way to prove that what he said was false, Hu Sen sentenced Dong Kaijian to thirty strokes of the cane and exile three thousand miles away.
As for Zheng Yan'er, because Dong Kaijian was willing to donate all his property, and the compensation was really tempting, Qin finally relented and only sentenced her to expulsion from the imperial city and never to return.
As for those who took money to set the fire, they were punished accordingly according to the law, and the rest who fled continued to be hunted down.
Soon, Dong Kaijian was taken into custody, and after the case file was submitted for verification, he would be executed and exiled.
The case is closed.
After Jiang Suining left the yamen, he did not leave immediately, but waited not far away.
When Zheng Yan'er walked out, she saw her at a glance.
After hesitating for a moment, Zheng Yan'er walked up to Jiang Suining and looked at her jealously.
"You should be dying of pride now, right?"
From now on, she can no longer come back to the imperial city, and the Dong family's property has been donated or compensated, so she has nothing left. But Jiang Suining picked up 100,000 taels of silver for nothing!
She had fallen into Jiang Suining's hands time and time again. If it were her, she would probably be too proud to death.
"I thought you would be very proud. After all, you were the one who planned the arson, but now you can be considered to have escaped unscathed." Jiang Suining looked at Zheng Yan'er's jealous and angry expression and raised his eyebrows, "Don't you really feel sorry for Dong Kaijian at all?"
"So what if I'm not good enough for him?" Zheng Yan'er asked with a sneer, "After all, he was willing to do it."
Xi'er couldn't bear to listen any longer. "How can you be so heartless! He is your husband after all, and he treats you so well, willing to take the blame for you, and also..."
"That's because I'm lucky!" Zheng Yan'er interrupted Xi'er and looked back in the direction of the government office. After making sure that no one could hear her, she looked at Jiang Suining again and said proudly in a low voice, "The reason why Dong Kaijian was willing to take the blame for me was because... I'm pregnant!"
Jiang Suining was startled, "Are you pregnant?"
"Yes." Zheng Yan'er reached out and touched her belly. "Stop being so condescending and accusing me of being heartless and ungrateful. Dong Kaijian took the blame not for me, but for the baby in my belly. In the final analysis, he doesn't think of me as more important than himself, so I don't need to feel guilty."
Dong Kaijian was only interested in the child. If she hadn't been smart enough to lie about being pregnant, Dong Kaijian would never have taken the blame for her. In front of Jiang Suining, she had to continue to tell this lie so that Dong Kaijian wouldn't know anything.
In the final analysis, the only one who can protect her is herself. As for Dong Kaijian...
She was sorry for him, but so what.
Since he didn't really love her and regarded her as more important than anyone else, why should she feel guilty for Dong Kaijian? She took the blame only because Dong Kaijian was stupid enough to believe her words.
Zheng Yan'er kept telling herself this in her heart and didn't notice Jiang Suining's complicated expression at all.
It was not until she came to her senses and prepared to leave with a smug look on her face that she realized Jiang Suining's reaction was wrong.
"What's with that expression on your face?" Zheng Yan'er frowned suspiciously.
Jiang Suining sighed softly and said with emotion: "Zheng Yan'er, you really married a good husband."
Zheng Yan'er frowned even more tightly, "Jiang Suining, stop being so sarcastic here. Do you think I don't know that you must have laughed at me in your heart for marrying a Dong Kaijian who is so old, you..."
"Do you know why Dong Kaijian has no children for so many years?" Jiang Suining interrupted Zheng Yan'er.
"What do you mean?"
"Because Dong Kaijian is infertile."