Fortunately, Feng Xi can't read minds, and Xie Bin and the other two people in the audience don't want to waste time, but plan to get to the point directly.
"Your Highness Zhaoming, Prince Consort, I heard that the Chunwei fraud case is very involved. You and I have arrested several high-ranking officials in the court and imprisoned them, and it seems that our punishment department is also involved?"
Xie Bin has been in an official position for a long time. Although he is not wearing an official robe today, he is only wearing simple and elegant brocade clothes, but he still gives people the solemn and upright feeling unique to the Minister of Punishment.
Especially the deep wrinkles between his eyebrows, which at first glance indicate a person who is very thoughtful and often frowning at his desk.
And this is also true. He worked hard in the south for half a year and negotiated with various parties, and finally settled the land enclosure case of Prince Zhou. He planned to return to the capital for a few days to recuperate, but he ran into the Chunwei fraud case again.
It would be better if this Chunwei fraud case had nothing to do with him...
It just so happened that the victim of this case was the Protector Princess Feng Xi, and two relatives of the Xie family were involved. Now people are asking for help. Even if the old man knows that they are at fault, he can't completely ignore it, can he?
He and Yao'er just returned home, and their Ministry of Punishment was implicated in this matter. Wouldn't it be more appropriate for him, the Minister of Punishment, to come to ask questions than the old man?
So he immediately took his daughter, who knew a lot about the situation and volunteered to accompany him and his son, and came directly to Dali Temple.
After all, he should still be able to speak with Qi Xiao, the former third son of the Qi family.
"It is true that two ministers from the Ministry of Punishment were involved in this case, but they were only coerced by the Third Prince Consort and Yushitai, and did not try to frame Xi'er. Therefore, I did not take the person back to Dali Temple to be imprisoned, and you don't have to, Uncle Xie. Worry.”
He reached out and caressed the girl's delicate cheek. At this moment, Qi Xiao's words were gentle and his movements were even gentler.
Feng Xi didn't resist, and even closed one of her eyes reflexively when Qi Xiao reached out, like a cat that was suddenly purred.
Obviously, Qi Xiao's move was to comfort his wife who was frightened by being framed, at least in the eyes of outsiders.
Even though Feng Xi wasn't shocked at all, and she didn't feel aggrieved at all, she still knew how to stand up and blink pitifully.
Although she didn't know what the purpose of this was, she was still willing to cooperate with her own long-term work a little bit.
"So...it's just that they are smart and haven't been smitten by Shengjing's glitz, causing them to get into trouble they shouldn't have."
Xie Bin nodded. Although he mentioned the two ministers of the Ministry of Justice as an excuse, he couldn't help but feel relieved now that he knew they didn't cause trouble.
The three of them have worked together for many years. If someone suddenly vacates the position and replaces it with a new person, the Criminal Department may not be as peaceful as before.
For example, today's Dali Temple, I heard that this place is about to become a hall for him, the son of an old friend.
While Xie Binsong was happy, Qi Xiao also nodded and said:
"The two ministers, Zhang and Guo, are both smart people, and they will not interfere in this matter carelessly. But Uncle Xie, you made the trip specifically not just to question them, right?"
Perhaps because he had been staying with his little Phoenix for a long time, he became less and less fond of doing Tai Chi with others.
Seeing Qi Xiao being so direct, Xie Bin also sighed in cooperation.
But he just sighed, while Xie Yao, the eldest son of the Xie family who had never spoken, said:
"To be honest, Ah Xiao, we came here to ask about the Su family and the Yu family. Now these two families have come to the house to ask for help, and Grandpa and his elders are also very concerned about it."
Unlike Xie Wanyin's weak Liu Fufeng, Xie Yao has a handsome appearance and a tall and straight posture, and is quite magnanimous in his gestures. He is a humble gentleman and as gentle as jade.
Therefore, when he makes a request in a gentle voice, people really don't want to refuse.
However, this person didn't want to refuse, but a certain lunatic didn't care at all and said:
"So what if we know this? Can you still get them out if you know this? No, you can't."
Xie Yao: "?"
He looked at Feng Xi with some surprise. He knew this cousin and had dealt with her many times.
Although the other person in the past was also vicious and unreasonable, his words were not so choked.
how?
They can't ask people if they can't get them out?
But considering that the other party was a princess after all, Xie Yao still said patiently:
"Princess, you are serious. We just want to know the whole story and see where they went wrong so that we can go back and reply to Grandpa and the two families."
As for other purposes, they can only be implemented after understanding the situation.
Feng Xi was too lazy to say anything, so she stopped answering after Xie Yao answered.
Qi Xiao, on the other hand, missed his old friend, and while stroking Feng Xi's palm with his fingers, he told what Su Guang and Yu Quande had done.
Among them, Su Guang's leak of test questions has been found out. The person who contacted him was the female agent in the princess's house, so they have been keeping an eye on him for a long time.
Judging from Su Guang's recent behavior in the Hanlin Academy, he is indeed extremely anxious and really wants to leave the Hanlin Academy. He is probably worried about whether his omission of questions will come true.
In short, it is certain that Su Guang leaked the test questions, and the death penalty is inevitable, but it is still unclear whether it will affect his family.
The situation of Yu Quande is relatively complicated. He participated in the frame-up of Shen Ge and Chu Ming, which must have caused some harm to Feng Xi herself.
However, according to Dazhao regulations, his move was obviously not as serious as Su Guang's leakage of questions, so he would either be dismissed from office and face a ban, or he would be dismissed from office and face a ban and live three thousand miles away...
Of course, whether this will affect the family, whether or not they will be punished, how many punishments they will receive, whether they will be exiled, and where they will be exiled are all subject to knowledge.
What determines this is naturally Su Guang and Yu Quande's own words, as well as Feng Xi and Qi Xiao's attitudes towards this.
Xie Bin and the other three were unaware of the situation and could not act rashly.
But now they heard Qi Xiao, the official in charge, narrate it personally, and Feng Xi, who was harmed by the side, did not refute, so they knew better.
So Xie Bin immediately looked at his son and stepped forward to Qi Xiao, cupping his hands and saying:
"Thank you for the advice, nephew. Now your Uncle Xie has an unkind request. I wonder if you would be accommodating?"
Qi Xiao licked Feng Xi's fingers, but said calmly:
"Uncle Xie, please speak."
"Actually, it's not a big deal. Now the Su family and the Yu family are in the Duke's Mansion. Although Su Guang and Yu Quande are immoral, their families have done nothing wrong. Now that we are here, we want to help them and Su The two of them have met once, so they can go back and explain to their families and the old man, right?"
Xie Bin believed that he had a good relationship with Qi Shuai, and he had watched Qi Xiao grow up in front of him.
In addition, his request was not too much. Qi Xiao could do it with just a wave of his hand, and it was something the old man had told him to do. Even Feng Xi couldn't say much, right?
Then he saw a certain princess who didn't know much to say, smiled and raised her hands and said:
"I object!"
