The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1313: cozy
Chapter 1313 Comfortable
After the case of Sima Lao Taijun was sentenced, the Chief Censor Sima Yan also resigned from his post.
Sima Yan’s reasons for resigning were… firstly, he felt guilty and regretful, and secondly, he planned to resign to take care of his mother all the way to the place of exile, and he was afraid that his mother would not survive the whole journey to the place of exile.
At the morning court session, Sima Yan knelt down and kowtowed, asking Bai Qingyan to express his filial piety.
Bai Qingyan tried to persuade Sima Yan to stay, but he had made up his mind. He kowtowed until his head turned red and only asked to resign from his post to take care of his mother in exile. Otherwise, he would have to let his mother suffer while he stayed in the capital and enjoyed a good life, and his life would be uneasy.
Bai Qingyan secretly admired Sima Yan’s cleverness. Although Sima Yan’s future was ruined, he was recognized as a filial son, which would be beneficial to the promotion of his three sons in the future.
It seems that Sima Yan really understood what she meant when she said that he valued Sima Ping.
“Since Lord Sima has made up his mind, then I… will fulfill Lord Sima’s wish.” Bai Qingyan said slowly.
“Thank you, Your Majesty! I am grateful!” Sima Yan kowtowed again.
In less than half a day, the news that Sima Yan resigned from his post and was going to accompany his mother to the place of exile spread in the capital. Although Sima Yan’s mother had forced Princess Xiangxie’s mother to death and sent people to hunt down Princess Xiangxie in order to forcibly seize Princess Xiangxie’s marriage with Xue Renyi, the top scorer in the imperial examination, even the old things such as adopting a son and not wanting the stepson after the birth of the son were dug up, and the people of the capital despised the old lady Sima from the bottom of their hearts.
But… I heard that Chief Censor Sima Yan resigned from his post because he felt guilty for not being able to see through his mother’s evil deeds behind her back. And for the sake of filial piety, he planned to accompany his mother to the place of exile. For a while, when the case broke out a few days ago, the people who were still cursing the Sima family changed their minds and felt that Lord Sima was a good person.
Sima Yan was sitting at home when he heard his loyal servant come to report that the wind direction in the capital city had changed. It was no longer like the previous few days when people were cursing the Sima family everywhere. Sima Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It doesn’t matter if he sacrifices his future. After all, he is old now. What’s important is the future of his three children, especially Sima Ping. Since Your Majesty has said that he values Sima Ping, he will definitely make use of Sima Ping in the future. Your Majesty is already the emperor, so there is no need to lie to him.
Sima Yan sat down slowly on the chair. He felt that it would be a good idea for him to retire. After accompanying his mother in exile and taking care of her until her old age, he would come back to teach his grandson how to write and take care of the flowers and plants. That would be quite comfortable.
As long as the Sima family’s reputation is not completely ruined, the future of his three sons will not be bad.
He had already given instructions to his eldest son, and the next step was to write a letter to his second son and Sima Ping respectively.
Thinking of this, Sima Yan picked up his pen and wrote two letters. The letter to Sima Ping was thicker. One reason was that Sima Yan had always favored his youngest son, and the other was that Bai Qingyan valued Sima Ping, so he couldn’t help but say a few more words.
Soon, the cases of Bai Qingshi and Bai Qingfan were tried at lightning speed in the Dali Temple.
In addition to Bai Qingshi being exiled, Bai Qingshi’s grandfather and other officials involved in the case were also imprisoned and sentenced to hard labor.
The second daughter of the Qin family rescued by Bai Qingfan was still sentenced to exile, and Bai Qingfan was also imprisoned for bribing court officials to return prisoners privately.
In the cases of Bai Qingshi and Bai Qingfan, the clan members involved were also expelled from the clan by Bai Qihe in the name of the clan leader.
May 13th was the day when this batch of exiles were escorted away. Even the jailers who escorted the exiles were sighing, saying that these exiles were once wealthy people, but they did not know how to cherish their blessings, no wonder they ended up like this.
On this day, when Sima Yan arrived outside the city early and was about to follow Sima Lao Taijun to the place of exile, the convoy of envoys from the State of Yan also slowly entered the city.
Sima Yan was dressed like an ordinary wealthy family’s master, standing beside the carriage, followed by guards, servants and two doctors. He saw that among the guards of the Yan envoys who were entering the city, there was a guard with a burn scar on the back of his hand. He felt as if he had seen this guard somewhere, and that he looked very familiar, but for a moment he could not remember where he had seen him.
Sima Yan’s wife, Li, stood by, wiping tears with red eyes: “Although you don’t plan to use the carriage, you still have to prepare it. In case mother or you have a headache or fever, you can rest. What’s more, there are spare clothes for mother and you in the carriage. I also prepared some snacks that mother likes to eat, as well as medicines for common diseases and wound medicines. It’s not convenient for the guards to carry these.”
Sima Yan came back to his senses after hearing his wife say this. He turned around and looked at his wife. He took out a handkerchief from his chest and wiped her tears. His expression was unusually gentle. “Okay, okay, after I leave, the family will rely on you. I have already sent that unfilial daughter and her biological mother to the farm. I have also told them not to starve to death! If the mother and daughter ask someone to beg you, just say it is my order. Never allow them to leave the farm. Don’t let them starve to death when it comes to food. Don’t give them preferential treatment. There is nothing you can do!”
Sima Yan knew that his wife was good in every way except that she cared too much about her reputation. She would compromise for the sake of her reputation, just to gain a reputation as a virtuous person in the outside world. The concubine took advantage of this point, so she dared to force her to commit suicide.
Therefore, Sima Yan had already made arrangements before he left. From his eldest son, daughter-in-law, housekeeper… to the servants, anyone who served the mother and daughter, or anyone who dared to accept benefits from the mother and daughter and spread the news would be beaten to death.
I don’t know how long he will be gone, so I have to make arrangements.
“Don’t worry, my husband. I know the importance of this matter!” Li held onto Sima Yan’s hand that was wiping her tears, and warned him, “When the master is away from home, you must take good care of yourself, and don’t be stingy with your money. The master at home doesn’t need to worry, I will definitely take good care of you. If the master needs anything, please send someone back to send a letter, and the family will definitely send someone to deliver it to you on horseback.”
Sima Yan nodded, “I guess that after the envoy from Yan came and explained the matter of Yan betraying the Great Zhou, Ah Ping should come back. I think Ah Ping is old enough, if you find a suitable girl, you can marry Ah Ping off. Cultivating oneself and building a family is a major event in life. Just send me a letter and let me know, and you can decide the rest.”
Sima Yan moved closer to Li and whispered, “Just one thing, Ah Ping has a promising future, so the Yue family must choose carefully, someone who can help Ah Ping in the court. Don’t think that because Ah Ping is a legitimate daughter, you must choose a legitimate daughter. As long as her character is noble, it doesn’t matter whether she is legitimate or illegitimate.”