Chapter 763: Chapter 763: The Blood Letter
“Let’s see how it goes, but we have to face it anyway,” Tong Sanlang patted her shoulder, “Let’s wait and see.”
This matter also involves whether he and Qiao Xiaomai will be punished.
If Yang Wang’s side wins the public debate, he and Qiao Xiaomai will surely be punished.
If Yang Ye’s side wins, then the Sun Family is finished.
This Imperial Court debate is critical.
Indeed, it is very important. Yang Ye takes it seriously. He sent a letter to Dean Gu, asking him to attend the debate in Capital City.
Upon receiving Yang Ye’s letter, Dean Gu pondered for a while, then got in the carriage to visit Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang.
He wanted Qiao Xiaomai to write a heart-wrenching blood letter, denouncing the numerous crimes of the Sun Family.
“It has to be sincere and emotional, expressing your determination to seek justice and your hatred of the Sun Family’s wrongdoings. Once you’ve finished, I will read it aloud in front of the villagers of Anping Village and let them affix their fingerprints to testify for you.”
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Both the retired emperor and Emperor Yong’an emphasize that filial piety is the highest virtue. Dean Gu doesn’t understand why they would allow this matter to be discussed in the Imperial Court, which could undermine the Yang Family’s governance.
Dean Gu doesn’t understand the reason, but since the retired emperor and Emperor Yong’an brought it up for discussion in the Imperial Court, and Yang Ye asked for his help, he needed to consider more things.
According to the principle of filial piety, children should accept what their parents give them, even if it is painful.
Sun Family is hateful, but who made Qiao Changsun her son, who made her give birth to and raise Qiao Changsun.
Bearing and raising a child is a great kindness that is hard to repay.
So the “Daqi Laws” stipulate that as long as parents do not abuse their children to death, they are essentially innocent.
If Yang Wang and Yan Rong rigidly adhere to the “Daqi Laws”, then the oppression of the Qiao Family by the Sun Family is permitted, legal, and protected under the “Daqi Laws”.
Under such circumstances, if they lose, the disownment that Qiao Xiaomai bought with her own blood may become invalid.
She stared blankly at Dean Gu, with her peach blossom eyes wide open, “You must be joking, right?”
“I’m not joking,” Dean Gu’s expression was serious, “if we ultimately lose this matter, your disownment may very well become invalid.”
“So, you must write this blood letter, the more tragic, the better.”
To prick her finger and use the oozing blood to write an essay?
Having just pricked Sun family, is this retribution?!
“But Xiaomai doesn’t know how to write,” Tong Sanlang said, “I’ll write it.”
“No, you’re from the Tong family, Xiaomai must write out the Qiao Family’s grievances. You can hold her finger and guide her to write, one character at a time,” Dean Gu suggested.
Qiao Xiaomai took a deep breath, clenched her teeth, “I’ll write.”
It’s just drawing some blood. She can bear this pain!
As long as it brings the deserved punishment to the nasty cockroach Sun family, as long as it prevents the Sun family from jumping around again, she will write!
“Prepare some white silk. Describe in detail the things that the Sun Family has robbed over the years and the beatings your mother endured. Let Sanlang edit it for you, try to make it concise while keeping it emotionally true,” said Dean Gu again.
Qiao Xiaomai pursed her lips and nodded.
She found some white silk at home, and as she narrated, Tong Sanlang wrote. After they finished, they edited it down, but it still ended up over a thousand characters in length.