Chapter 554: Chapter 230 My Son is a Treacherous Official (Part 6)_2
The Saint passed away, and the Eight Prince ascended to the throne, with the Daxia Dynasty barely completing a power succession.
The new Emperor was determined to govern diligently and began to clean up the mess left by the late Emperor, while the Outstanding Officials supporting him gradually stepped onto the stage.
People were shocked to discover that the newly appointed Marquis Weiyuan was none other than Guo Yaozong, the second son of Prince Consort Guo, a man reportedly dead on the Northwest Border!
Guo Yaozong was not dead, and he had even led the remnants of the Guo Family Army to support the new Emperor.
Now, with the new Emperor’s succession, the first order of business was to review the case of Prince Consort Guo’s alleged treason.
Guo Yaozong presented a series of evidence and even brought the Deputy General bribed by He Xi as a witness.
The late Emperor was certainly faultless, so the vile, conniving wretches who colluded with the Hulu and framed the loyal and good were sinners through the ages.
In reality, setting aside the case of Prince Consort Guo, the mere fact that He Xi opened the gates to thieves and forced the late Emperor into this situation was enough to condemn him to a thousand cuts.
However, Guo Yaozong did not wish to let the Guo family bear the stigma of treason. He wanted to rebuild the Guo Family Army, so it was essential to investigate the old case thoroughly.
Additionally, someone had to be held accountable for the past suffering and death of the Commandery Princess An Kang.
With Guo Yaozong’s maneuvers, He Xi was nailed firmly to the pillar of shame as a disgraceful, shameless official, his reputation in tatters.
Subsequently, He Xi was sentenced to death by dismemberment, while Ms. Hetian and Sixth Lady Tian were sentenced to beheading.
The brother and sister of He Xi, as well as the members of the He Family and Tian Family who relied on the He Family, did not end up with good fates either.
The only ones spared were the pair of children born to the Commandery Princess An Kang, but with such a family background, the influence on them was very negative.
An Kang’s eldest son became a sickly villain, and her daughter became a love-obsessed girl, striving hard to advance the romance between the male and female leads.
Yes, Ms. Hetian and her son He Xi, such villains, weren’t even significant characters in the script; they were merely part of the backstory.
They made very few direct appearances, almost only existing in people’s memories or as the background of some event.
He Tiantian:...
Clinging to a villain role, Ms. Hetian and He Xi have the audacity to consider themselves "big shots"?
Ah, these are all future concerns.
For now, the real plot of the script hasn’t started yet, but as an important character of the He Family, Sixth Lady Tian has already made her dramatic entrance.
"Auntie, I, I can’t bear to part with you!"
Sixth Lady Tian lay in front of the bed, clutching He Tiantian’s hand, crying sobbingly.
"Silly child, your auntie can’t bear to part with you either!"
He Tiantian pretended to be loving as she wiped Sixth Lady Tian’s tears with a handkerchief, her eyes filled with pity and affection, "You, my dear, are my favorite among the children!"
"Every time I see you, I feel as if I’m seeing myself back in the day! Unfortunately, my fate was not as good as yours, I had no good aunt to plan for me!"
"...Alas, let’s not talk about that. Sixth Lady, I know what’s in your heart, but you and your cousin just aren’t meant to be."
When Sixth Lady Tian heard these words, her sobbing paused for a moment.
"Ding! Sixth Lady Tian hatred value +1."
He Tiantian raised an eyebrow. She always managed to get the villain’s script and had a deep understanding of characters such as villains and top-grade roles.
By trying to put herself in Sixth Lady Tian’s shoes and thinking from her perspective, she could probably understand why this point of hatred value had arisen.
Sixth Lady Tian simply felt that Ms. Hetian, her aunt, only paid lip service and did not plan at all for her own niece.
She, indeed, was just a selfish Old Devout Woman, only caring about her own wealth and glory, never thinking of supporting her natal family.
Yep, yep, the thought process of an ingrate is indeed bizarre.
After He Xi rose to power, the Tian Family leached off Ms. Hetian, with Sixth Lady Tian coming to the Capital City at the age of ten to seek refuge with her aunt.
Upon arriving at the He Family, she became the cherished cousin lady.
At that time, Princess An Kang had just entered the family and took great care of such a young cousin.
She came from nobility, with a generous dowry, and anything she brought out was a valuable treasure.
Meanwhile, Sixth Lady Tian had her mind on her cousin while having no qualms about accepting gifts from her cousin’s wife.
Sixth Lady Tian could live in luxury in the He Family, calling servants at her whim, all thanks to Ms. Hetian.
Setting aside blood relations, just the past four or five years of affluent life would make anyone with a shred of conscience grateful to their aunt, Ms. Hetian.
And yet, just because He Tiantian now disagreed with Sixth Lady Tian becoming He Xi’s concubine, Sixth Lady Tian began to resent her "aunt" —
Tsk, tsk, it’s true what they say, "Birds of a feather flock together."