Chapter 538 Thunder Is Coming

At this moment, a loud thunder sounded from the originally blue sky.

The whole earth seemed to be shaking and shaking.

The sound of "Boom--" made the emperor tremble.

He ignored Mr. Wu and ran to the window, raising his serious eyebrows and looking at the sky.

Outside, there were already many young palace maids and imperial soldiers, raising their heads and pointing at the thick clouds that were approaching quickly.

As the dark clouds approached, the thunder roared loudly, making people feel panicky and uneasy.

Master Wu asked in shock: "A natural disaster is coming?!"

The emperor turned back sternly, glanced at him, and said in a solemn tone: "Bless yourself for your son!"

Look at the dark clouds gathering in the sky, it should be the government office.

The emperor really guessed it right.

In the government office, Wu Ke heard the thunder and grabbed Mrs. Wu's sleeve, trembling.

"Mom, save me! Save me! Thunder is really going to hit me!"

Mrs. Wu also turned pale with fright, and she hugged her son tightly.

"Don't be afraid. We are in the government office. There is a roof here and we can't hit you."

When the magistrate heard this, he became anxious: "Throw them out quickly, don't let the lightning damage the roof. How will I explain to the magistrate then?"

"Yes." The officers immediately grabbed Wu Ke and threw him into the courtyard.

Wu Ke cried loudly and tried to crawl into the house, but his hands and feet were tied up by the officials and he lay on the ground waiting to die.

Mrs. Wu looked pale and shed tears.

She knelt down and begged Shen Ningning who was sitting in the chair.

The girl looked indifferent.

"Princess Funing, please show your noble hand and give Funke a way out. He did make rude remarks, but the crime will not lead to death. Why do you want to kill them all?"

Shen Ningning rolled her beautiful eyes and smiled: "Why did I kill them all? When he swore just now, didn't you hear it, Mrs. Wu?"

Mrs. Wu's expression froze.

Shen Ningning: "I have reminded him that there is a god three feet above his head. If he insists on swearing, who can be blamed?"

After saying that, the girl looked at Wu Ke in the court: "Let him suffer."

As soon as the words fell, a white light suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and accompanied by a "crack" sound, Mrs. Wu was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, covered her head and screamed.

When the white light dissipated, the lightning that fell from the sky struck the ground next to Wu Ke.

Wu Ke stared and fell to the ground stiffly, as if he was completely frightened.

Mrs. Wu quickly ran over and threw herself on Wu Ke.

Only then did Wu Ke react. When he heard the second thunder, he immediately grabbed Mrs. Wu tightly and used her to block him.

When the people around him saw this, they were frightened and could only make an uproar.

"It's pity for all the parents in the world. Mrs. Wu doted on her son so much that she eventually developed such a selfish character."

"Who says it's not the case? He's using his own mother to block the thunder. He's really not a human being."

Shen Ningning also saw it and frowned: "I'm so confused. What's the use of protecting such a son?"

Xie Mingxu was afraid that a thunder would really kill the mother and son.

He whispered: "Sister, you won't kill anyone, right?"

Shen Ningning shook her head gently and calmly picked up the tea cup.

"Whatever scares him will make him afraid for the rest of his life. Brother, don't worry, it will stop after a while, and then it will strike twice. I have called forty-nine thunders."

The people around were shocked when they heard her words.

The county magistrate just had to kneel down for Shen Ningning.

The title of "Blessed Girl" is indeed not in vain!

Thunder and lightning kept falling on the soil around Mrs. Wu and Wu Ke, and the smell of burnt blackness kept coming.

The people were scared at first.

But later it was discovered that the thunder only struck next to Wu Ke, so he called his friends and family, and all rushed to see such a spectacle.

Mo Lingwei sat next to Shen Ningning and asked, "What do you want to do with him?"

It is certain that he will be dealt with in accordance with the law, but Wu Ke was only charged with hurting someone in a brothel, and he did not expect the sentence to be serious.

According to the law, he would be slapped with a dozen boards at most.

So Mo Lingwei asked because he wanted to see Shen Ningning's idea. If Shen Ningning refused to let Wu Ke go, then he could just find some death penalty title and put it on it.

Shen Ningning thought seriously for a while.

"Today his reputation has been ruined. He probably can't stay in the capital any longer. If it costs him his life...it doesn't seem to be that serious. Chang Yi is the one who suffers from this matter. Why don't we send someone to ask her."

At this moment, the Imperial Guards came quickly on horseback, holding high the imperial edict.

"Leave people behind!"

This shout made Shen Ningning gasp and almost spit out the tea in her mouth.

I’ve only heard of people being spared by the sword. What the hell is this about leaving people behind by thunder?

She blinked as the Custodes quickly stepped inside.

Mo Lingwei stood up suddenly, with a cold look on his face: "What do you mean, father, do you want us to spare Wu Ke?"

The imperial guards knelt on the ground and held up the imperial edict with both hands: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Royal Highness the Princess, Mr. Wu has just resigned from his post. He also asked the Emperor to send his unfilial son Wu Ke to exile in the frontier, just to spare his life."

Shen Ningning was startled, took the imperial edict and looked at it carefully.

It turned out that Mr. Wu was going to the palace to seek favor from the emperor. Unexpectedly, he was not only scolded by the emperor.

And when he saw so many lightning strikes in the direction of the government office, he suddenly panicked.

He asked no more. He only asked the emperor to spare Wu Ke's life. He was willing to donate all his family wealth and retire to his hometown. As for Wu Ke, let him suffer the pain and be exiled to the frontier!

The emperor has agreed. This imperial edict was brought over for Shen Ningning to make a decision.

Shen Ningning pondered for a moment, waved her hand, and the thunder in the sky gradually disappeared. After the dark clouds dispersed, the sky was once again sunny.

Over the years, she has already learned to skillfully use everything in the fairyland.

"Then let's keep him alive first. I have no objection to the emperor's decision. Let's wait and see if Shangyi still wants to vent her anger. You can lock him up first."

The county magistrate received the order and quickly asked the officials to drag Wu Ke, who was scared to pee his pants, away.

Today's incident quickly spread throughout the capital.

So much so that the dignitaries were alert and emphasized to their daughters that they must keep their eyes open when looking for a husband.

Otherwise, if it wasn't a coincidence, Wu Ke married Ye Shangyi, and I don't know how she would suffer.

Ye Shangyi also had no objection to the emperor's decision.

Even if the emperor did not issue such an order, Master Ye would have asked the Wu family to get out of the capital.

However, Ye Shangyi added a request.

On the way to Wu Ke's departure from Beijing, he had to hang a board around his neck with his evil deeds clearly written on it.

To prevent him from being exiled to the frontier and harming the local people who were unaware of it.

On the day Wu Ke left Beijing, Lord Wu and his wife came to see him off. The couple looked sad and disappointed.

"Dad, Mom!" Wu Ke was in a mess. Where was his arrogant look before?

Mrs. Wu was the most reluctant to let him go. She sobbed and drank tears: "Ke'er, when you arrive at the frontier, you must take care of yourself. Dad and mom are not around. You must not be willful and behave well. Maybe we will have a chance to meet again in this life."

Wu Ke wiped his tears: "I don't want to leave!"

Lord Wu was furious. He walked over and punched him on the head. Wu Ke felt pain.

"You bastard boy, you are really confused. It's fine that I indulge you at ordinary times, but you don't know how to restrain yourself when you are outside. Now you are in trouble, right? I even lost my official position!"

"Look at you, why did you provoke the people of the Xie family? Do you think you have a long life?"

No matter how much Wu Ke regretted, it was too late.

Finally, he was taken away by the escorts crying.

Although Xu Jingxi took action, he won the admiration of everyone because his original intention was to protect his friend's reputation.

He dared to risk ruining his own future and stand up for his friend in a place like a brothel. He was affectionate and righteous.

For a while, the door of the Xie Mansion was almost trampled by matchmakers.

Originally, every time the matchmaker came, it was either to talk about Xie Mingxu's marriage or Xie Mingan.

Now, whenever she came to the door, she would ask Mr. Xie Er if Xu Jingxi had a girl he liked.

Most of the ladies in the city who were well-matched had taken a fancy to him. (End of this chapter)