"Quiet!" Xu Youtong shouted sharply, but he still couldn't cover up the discussions around him. Seeing Fang Zitong staggering for two steps, and unable to find out anything if the trial continued, he had no choice but to give reasons and hastily ended the trial, which was almost a farce.
The news of Fang Zitong's detention spread quickly in Beijing. Fang Lixing of the Fang family was panicked after learning about it. The Pei family looked like they had finally been sued for their great grievances. The Ouyang family was unusually calm, but the head of the family was worried. Thinking of illness, he reported his illness.
As for the Duke of Yue, when Fang Zilan was in a daze and had a few moments to wake up, Mo Han revised the law step by step. Others were anxious but did not dare to act rashly.
"No, I want to go to Jingzhao Yin Mansion to visit Miss Fang!" A Wan was the first to lose her temper. Xiao Xuan'er stopped her in front of her, "You are not from the Fang family, and you have no official or position. How could the adults let you in?"
"Then just wait and do nothing?" Awan frowned, "What if the Jingzhao Yin Mansion has pronounced the sentence before Mr. Fang wakes up? And what if the second Miss Fang is bullied? , there are three long and two shortcomings, how do we explain..."
"That's not the case." Chu Bin said: "Even if Miss Fang is really guilty, the Jingzhao Yin Mansion will not dare to attack her easily before it is verified."
"Then..." Awan was speechless for a moment, Chu Bin patted her shoulder, "But someone still needs to go to Jingzhao Yin Mansion."
"Brother Chu, you..." Awan's eyes widened suddenly, "Are you going to Jingzhao Yin Mansion?"
Chu Bin nodded slightly, "Awan, please lend me Lan Lan's token."
"Okay." Awan responded hurriedly, then quickly ran to Fang Zilan's house and took her official token.
"Mr. Chu, your identity..." Xiao Xuan'er was worried, Chu Bin said calmly: "Miss Xiao, please don't worry, I will definitely not cause trouble to Lan Lan." After that, he collected Fang Zilan's official token. Okay, I went straight to Jingzhao Yin Mansion.
As expected, Chu Bin was stopped in front of the gate of Jingzhao Yin Mansion. However, he calmly took out his official token and said calmly: "I am under the orders of Mr. Zi Lanfang, the Duke of Yue Kingdom, to serve the capital." Zhaofu Yin Xu You has a message for you, please inform me."
After the people from the Jingzhao Yin Mansion checked the Gongqing's token, they let Chu Bin in. He found the house where Xu Youtong was staying with ease. Before he could speak, he heard the other party's impatient voice coming from inside, "I said No one will be seen!"
After hearing this, Chu Bin strode in and saluted in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, "Mr. Xu, be well."
Seeing someone breaking in, Xu Youtong couldn't help but froze, and said doubtfully: "You are..." The man on the side immediately said with a look: "This is the person sent by the Duke of Yue."
Xu Youtong raised his hand to indicate to his men that he knew, but the puzzled look on his face did not dissipate. The person in front of him felt inexplicably familiar, as if he had seen it before.
"Master Xu, I am the bodyguard of Duke Yue, surnamed Chu." Chu Bin straightened up and looked at Xu Youtong intently. As expected, he saw the solemn look in his eyes, and then ordered his men to retreat. .
Xu Youtong looked at Chu Bin carefully before saying, "You are Chu Xiang's son, Chu Bin."
"Sir Xu still remembers me, I really have a good memory." Chu Bin curled his lips, Xu Youtong's expression became colder, "Why do you have Mr. Fang's official token?"
"Of course Master Fang gave it to me." Chu Bin raised the official token in his hand, "I am now a guard of the Duke of Yue."
Xu Youtong's scrutinizing eyes did not dissipate. He had an impression of Chu Bin because of the traitor general Chu Xiang of the previous dynasty. In the Baiye Temple murder case that year, Chu Xiang killed countless people, including monks in the temple, innocent pilgrims, the former concubine Shu who went to offer incense and the bodyguard of King Yuning, and a concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Fang San. Miss Fang Zilan’s biological mother...
Afterwards, Chu Xiang had already disappeared without a trace. Who would have thought that he would surrender to the police every two days and commit suicide in prison before being interrogated after being imprisoned. Later, a boy claimed to be his son and took the initiative to claim his body. He was Chu Bin.
To this day, he can still recall the scene that day. A boy half as tall as a man struggled to drag the body of an adult man out of the city for burial. On the way, he was harassed and scolded by people, but he never stopped.
Years have passed and the boy back then has become an adult. I don’t know what he has experienced in these years. As the son of a rebel general from the previous dynasty, how could he become a bodyguard of the Duke of Yue?
Chu Bin seemed to have seen through what Xu Youtong was thinking, and explained: "Master Fang has been kind to me, and I entered the Yue Kingdom Palace to repay my kindness. As for my details, Master Fang does not know."
He told lies without changing his face. Xu Youtong was suspicious, but he didn't feel like asking more questions. He simply said directly: "I don't know why Mr. Fang ordered Mr. Chu to come here."
"Your Majesty Duke Guo Guo died under strange circumstances. The Jingzhao Yin Mansion has not yet found out the cause of death, but it has imprisoned two daughters from aristocratic families. One is a court official and the other has a royal decree." Chu Bin said in a deep voice. After a while, he said, "If Lord Xu is still unable to provide convincing evidence, I am afraid it will be unconvincing. By then, not only the Yue Kingdom Duke's Palace, but other families of the Duke and Ministers will also be unable to sit still."
Xu Youtong's face was as dark as water, "Master Chu, what do you mean?"
"Even in the capital, the Jingzhao Yin Mansion must follow rules and regulations, and cannot do anything at will." Chu Bin raised his eyebrows, "If the daughters of aristocratic families like Mr. Ouyang and Miss Fang Er can be at the mercy of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, Where is the reputation of the Gongqing family?"
Xu Youtong clenched his hands hidden under his sleeves into fists and listened to Chu Bin continue talking to himself, "Mr. Fang is kind-hearted, so he specially ordered me to remind Mr. Xu that the interrogation of the two nobles can be postponed. The top priority is The true cause of Duke Guo Guo's death, if the truth is always concealed, will inevitably..."
"Mr. Chu, when the Jingzhao Yin Mansion handles cases, there is no need for outsiders to teach you." Xu You interrupted Chu Bin with a cold voice, but he was not annoyed at all, "It seems that Mr. Xu has listened to Mr. Fang's words, then I will But I have to go back to my hometown to pay my errands."
Xu Youtong looked at Chu Bin and bowed to him before disappearing from his sight. He breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not that he hasn't considered revealing the truth, but the twists and turns of the investigation are far beyond what can be explained in a sentence or two. So far, the Jingzhao Yin Mansion has only found out that Duke Guo Guo died of poisoning, but there is no clue as to who poisoned him.
The simplest way is to search the Pei family, but how can a powerful family like the Pei family allow the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to conduct a search? Even asking His Majesty to report it was to no avail. So he could only ask Xie Yanping to go from store to store to find the source of the poison, which was like finding a needle in a haystack, and the progress was slow.
Fortunately, there is still the Xiujian incident that can divert attention, but I have wronged Mr. Ouyang and Miss Fang...
Xu You thought about this and sighed quietly, but saw Xie Yanping coming quickly. After a quick salute, he leaned into his ear and said, "Master Xu, the poison was purchased by Master Pei Pening."
