Prison Department of Punishment.
Xue Mo huddled in the corner with his knees in his arms, his head resting on his knees, unable to see his expression.
A man with a slightly wealthy figure looked around and saw no one was around, and stopped at the door of the cell.
Seeing Xue Mo raise his head, the man said in a low tone:
"it's time."
Xue Mo's eyes were calm, he nodded slowly, watched the man leave, looked up at the light coming from the transom, stretched out his hand towards the light and grabbed a handful, then stood up and patted the straw and dust on his body.
Above the court, Qin Zongliang shouted that he was wronged:
"Chen Yushi and Hong Anbo have always been neutral. They have never been attached to anyone, and they have no enmity with the Duke's government. What benefits can be gained by instigating enmity between the two governments?"
When the emperor heard this, his scrutinizing eyes fell on Qin Zongliang, but his peripheral vision glanced at Chu Chengyao, who was standing with his eyes lowered.
The ministers of Chu Chengye's party came out to salute and said:
"Although the Duke's Mansion has no grudges against the Chen family, there was still discord with Hong'an Bo's Mansion many years ago."
Qin Zongliang, who was kneeling in the hall, turned to look at the speaker and said angrily:
"Master Li's words are heart-breaking! Although my sister-in-law had a quarrel with Prince Zhu back then, the Queen had already punished her at that time. Now that my sister-in-law is the concubine of Pingyang Marquis Mansion, what is the purpose of Master Li bringing up old things again? Are you trying to frame the Duke's Mansion, or are you trying to humiliate the Pingyang Marquis Mansion?"
When the emperor saw that the Pingyang Marquis Mansion had been brought up, he stopped him: he was asking about the case at hand, and there was no need to dig up old events.
Mr. Li apologized and stepped back. Quan Quan stepped forward and questioned Qin Zongliang one by one based on the evidence found.
Qin Zongliang shouted that he was wronged and asked in disbelief:
"Listen to Sir Qi, I was dissatisfied with Crown Prince Zhu being rude to me and killed him, but I didn't want to be found out, so I sent Xue Ren to pretend to be Crown Prince Zhu's bodyguard and injure Chen Xiao, creating the impression that Crown Prince Zhu was hurting others. Is it the illusion that Chen Yushi takes revenge first and later to avoid suspicion?"
Quan Quan: "Your Majesty, it's not the minister who thinks so, it's actually the results presented by the evidence."
Qin Zongliang: "Your Majesty, the brothel where Zhu Shizi was injured is half a city away from the place where Chen Xiao was injured. The two of them were injured and within an hour, they had to dress up and avoid people to commit two crimes in a row. , Although Xue Ren is very skilled, he can't kill people invisible."
"Although the Duke's Mansion has gained some power due to His Majesty's love, it is still His Majesty's minister. How can he have the courage to do such evil things? Even if a humble minister has the courage to do something like a bear's heart and a leopard's courage, as Mr. Qi said, he designs the Earl's Mansion. With Chen Mansion, it is very easy for both parties to make mistakes when committing crimes, so why would the minister only send Xue Ren to do it?"
"All the officials in Kyoto know that Xue Ren is my personal bodyguard. How could Wei Chen be so stupid as to send Xue Ren to do bad things? Once he is recognized, how can Wei Chen get away with it?"
"As for what Mr. Qi said about Xue Mo and the murdered shopkeeper Liu, they are even more lies. I don't know who ordered Mr. Qi to frame the Duke's government in this way. I am not afraid of thorough investigation for things I have never done. , I cannot trust the Ministry of Punishment, I beg your Majesty to personally examine it!"
After hearing this, Quan Quan immediately knelt down and shouted:
"Your Majesty, I have investigated the case impartially and have never engaged in any corruption. I have never been instructed by anyone as the Prince of Qin said. The witness in this case is a servant of the Duke's palace. It is not that I have found someone to make a false statement. Your Majesty. Don’t fall for sophistry.”
Before Chu Chengyao could take action, the prince came out, lifted his robe, and bowed respectfully to the emperor.
(End of chapter)
