Before the words were spoken, seven or eight guards rushed up, tied up the four bustards, and dragged them down.
The deputy commander became anxious, stood up and said angrily: "Your Highness abuses lynching, what justice is there?"
Xiao Yuanmu sat on the chair and said with a smile: "This is how I judge the case! The deputy commander can't stand it anymore, just like the minister of Dali Temple, he closes his eyes!"
When everyone looked at the Minister of Dali Temple, they saw that he had already narrowed his eyes and looked helpless.
Not long after the four bustards were brought down, the sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling were heard.
The girls were so frightened that they did not dare to speak out.
Xiao Yuanmu said with a straight face: "From now on, I will ask questions one by one. Anyone who dares to answer untruthfully will pull out his tongue immediately."
Then, he first called a beautiful and well-dressed woman, while he changed into a libertine.
Seeing his smiling face, the girl no longer dared to hide anything. She answered every question and told him her original name, who her parents were, and where she lived.
While Xiao Yuanmu asked Lu Tang to record it, he said with a smile: "The little girl is really good, how can your parents have the heart to sell you?"
The girl cried and said, "My family has a large population and my parents can't afford to support them, so they sold me."
Xiao Yuanmu saw her crying and coaxed her hurriedly: "Don't cry! Your parents are stupid. Such a beautiful daughter has to work as a prostitute with a low net worth and has to endure hardships. Why don't you sell her to me, Prince Qi's Mansion? I just like you like this!"
Lutang was recording from the side, and his head was so angry that smoke was rising, and he had to fight hard not to have an attack.
The little girl complained about her hard life. When she heard him flirting, she couldn't help but burst into laughter. She raised her head and took a peek and said aggrievedly: "The leader's mother is the master, but my parents don't understand. My life is not good."
This statement clearly stated that Jilefang was abducting people.
"The little girl can talk. I feel sorry for this sensible girl. Come and reward her with five taels of silver."
The girl didn't dare to pick it up, it was just because it was forced into her hand.
After Xiao Yuanmu asked this question, he nodded and called the next girl, which was even more frivolous.
When the girl saw the man in front of her, who was wearing a four-clawed golden dragon python robe, she immediately knelt down at her feet, trembling and not daring to hide even a single word, wishing she could tell all the eighteen generations of her ancestors.
After Xiao Yuanmu heard what she said, he asked: "You said that the two sisters were sold together. Which sister is it? Call me up and have a look!"
"Slave sister died the year before last year. Unfortunately, my sister was only fifteen years old. She was even buried in the capital..."
When the girl said this, she choked up and couldn't speak. The deputy generals stood up and pointed at her and yelled: "You bitch made up lies in front of His Highness King Qi, but are you looking for death?"
The girl was so frightened that she trembled. Xiao Yuanmu showed great pity for her, stretched out her arms around her, turned around and reprimanded: "If anyone else dares to interrupt me in this case, I will test the power of the golden sword with my neck first!"
After saying that, he inserted the blade straight into the desk, turned around and continued to coax the little girl with a smile: "Don't be afraid, you can talk about my sister later."
Xiao Yuanmu interrogated them one by one, and after asking them their names and places of origin, he started to talk nonsense, as if he was just visiting a brothel.
Lutang couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry, and she didn't know what the fuss was about.
Most of the people in Ji Le Fang were women from good families who were robbed, abducted and sold from the surrounding areas of the capital. The Minister and Vice-President of Dali Temple had all told them not to talk too much when meeting officials, otherwise they would kill the whole family.
Xiao Yuanmu was flirting and teasing, which delayed him for a long time. The people who searched the backyard were noisy and noisy, but no clues were found.
The Minister of Dali Temple and the Vice-Capital were both angry but dared not speak out. They smiled with a guilty conscience and said: "It is late, and we have searched everything later. The loss of the seal has nothing to do with Jilefang. Your Highness, please return to the palace as soon as possible."
Xiao Yuanmu was in a good mood while chatting with the girls. When they interrupted him, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Who says it's not related? These girls are all monkeys, maybe they stole the seal! Even the death of Young Master Yan is... Let’s land on them!”
Seeing that he was talking nonsense, the deputy commander said coldly: "There may not be any secret behind the death of Second Young Master Yan. His Highness, Prince Qi, was delayed in Jilefang. Could it be that he wanted to impose this unsolved case on the Imperial Army?"
They tried their best to remove Ji Lefang, but Xiao Yuanmu just sat still.
While they were entangled, the corner door of the back garden suddenly opened, and more than a hundred black-armored soldiers poured out.
Two exquisite wooden boxes are placed on the pavilion desk. Inside are very exquisitely sewn puppets!
Xiao Yuanmu shook off his robe and stood up, and said with a sneer: "My prince's soldiers searched all morning and found many witchcraft and nightmare artifacts from the Ji Lefang house! Deputy Commander, how do you explain it?"
"Which Second Young Master of Yan Town Yan?" The deputy commander was immediately startled. He raised his eyebrows and shouted in a voice like a bell: "Whose room did you find it from?"
The art of witchcraft and Gu is extremely vicious and is absolutely prohibited by this dynasty. It is a capital offense if proven.
The Minister of Dali Temple had a clear mind and hurriedly said: "It must be that the prostitutes in the camp are jealous and dissatisfied with the Second Young Master Yan. The Second Young Master is young and healthy, and must have been harmed by the Nightmare Suppression Technique!"
Xiao Yuanmu threw the puppet on the ground and asked the girls: "The Minister of Dali Temple said that Young Master Yan was killed by your nightmare. Do you know his guilt?"
The girls immediately started crying, crying heartbrokenly, "The slaves didn't do this! The slaves don't dare to suppress the Second Young Master!"
"The seal of the imperial army is missing in Ji Lefang, and someone is practicing witchcraft. To avoid future troubles, we must check it carefully! What do you think of the minister and deputy governor of Dali Temple?"
Xiao Yuanmu's words had already left his mouth, and the two men could no longer stop him, so they had no choice but to say: "Just search with His Highness."
Xiao Yuanmu ordered the soldiers of the mansion to say: "Check the backyard, the embroidered building, and the garden carefully. If there is anything suspicious, dig three feet into the ground with me!"
As soon as he said "dig three feet into the ground", the minister of Dali Temple jumped up, frowned and said urgently: "Practice of witchcraft is a capital crime according to the law. Please, your highness, put these girls to death to get rid of the evil spirits!"
Seeing this, Lutang already understood that in order to uncover the murder case in Jilefang, he had to dig up the garden and find the remains as evidence. Xiao Yuanmu used witchcraft as an excuse to find evidence in Jilefang!
Xiao Yuanmu heard that the minister of Dali Temple wanted to kill someone and silence him, so he concluded that the rumors about the corpse being hidden in Jilefang Garden were true, so he teased: "If you disagree with me, you will silence me. It seems that the mission of the Ministry of Punishment is not troublesome, and it is in line with the king's wishes."
The minister of Dali Temple was so angry that he had no choice but to bow his head and say nothing.
The deputy commander was also anxious and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, King Qi, we have found witchcraft in Jilefang. The prostitutes in front of us are all witnesses. They should be sent to prison to guard them to prevent any evil people from harming the witnesses!"
He immediately asked his men to prepare horses and chariots, and went to Jin Prince's Mansion and Wenhou Mansion to report the news on the pretext of sending witnesses.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuanmu said: "I have four hundred soldiers outside the square, monitoring the four gates and surrounding streets. If anyone goes out to report the news, he will be killed without mercy!"
When he spoke, the soldiers were already carrying shovels and hoes, digging in the soil everywhere.
Xiao Yuanmu held the teacup, called a girl, and said with a soft smile: "I think you are the most beautiful and kind-hearted. Tell me, where is the best place to dig?"
The woman was frightened. She wanted to speak but was afraid. She hesitated for a long time and refused to speak.
Xiao Yuanmu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't know. I will give you a way. Take this golden knife and throw it far away. Wherever the tip of the knife points, I will order people to dig it! Okay?"
After that, he put the knife and sheath into the girl's hand.
The girl had no strength to hold the knife, so Xiao Yuanmu moved his hands and feet, half-hugging her in his arms, holding the knife hand-in-hand with her, and said with a smile: "Throw it forward as hard as you can!"
The golden knife was thrown a few feet away, and the tip of the knife was poking at the corner of the garden. A group of Prince Qi's soldiers had already rushed over, carrying spades and pickaxes, weeding and digging.
Xiao Yuanmu admired the one in his arms, then nodded and called another one over, the one whose sister had just died.
He held the person in his arms and chuckled in his ear: "What are your sisters' names? Where do you want to dig? I will help you."
"My servant's name is Lan Xiang, and my sister's name is Lan Yun."
"You can tell they are sisters just by their names."
Lan Xiang was still afraid at first, but when she held the knife in her hand, her eyes suddenly became bloodshot. Without Xiao Yuanmu's help, she held the golden knife and threw it hard.
The golden knife actually flew seven to eight feet, and the tip of the knife was pointed directly at the northwest corner of the garden.
Lan Xiang suddenly stretched out her hand and pointed, whimpering and crying: "Dig over there! Dig deeper!"
The soldiers went over to pick up the knife and sent it back, then dug deep there.
Seeing this situation, Lutang and Xiao Yuanmu were also quite moved.
After a long while, Xiao Yuanmu looked back, with a bohemian expression on his face, still laughing and playing, throwing golden knives with these girls.
The minister of Dali Temple and the deputy commander knew the details, and their faces began to sweat, not knowing what to do.
A hundred or two hundred people were working on the huge Jilefang, but they couldn't dig out anything for a whole day.
But Xiao Yuanmu got secret advice from the girls and ordered the soldiers to dig deep around a secluded area in the back garden, which was shocking.
At this time, the cloudy and rainy sky gradually cleared up, and the sky was clear and clear.
The dirt was flying all over the garden, and Xiao Yuanmu was having a good time. He pulled Lutang beside him and asked softly: "What are you doing with your little face? Are you jealous?"
Lutang hurriedly broke away, looking around and no one was paying attention, and then whispered: "Don't make trouble! When doing business, His Highness is not serious."
Xiao Yuanmu seemed to be very playful. He put the golden knife in Lutang's hand and said with a smile: "You also throw it once."
Lutang held the scabbard in his hand, looking at the expressions of the girls under the pavilion, he couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart.
Most of them wore heavy make-up and bright clothes, but their eyes were full of resentment and desolation. Some of them cried bitterly, and some couldn't shed tears.
The golden knife cut across the sky far away, and was illuminated by the sun from the clouds, reflecting a brilliant glow.
"Digging for something!"
After digging for more than an hour, a soldier finally stood up sweating profusely, holding a dirty purse with an unrecognizable color in his hand.
"It's my sister's purse! My sister died unknown! You came back to claim your life! You are a ghost and want to help us take revenge!"
Lan Xiang ran over like crazy, screaming and tearing her hair.
When the girls heard her shouting about "throwing their lives" and "being a ghost", they trembled with fear even though it was clear daylight.
"This girl is crazy, don't hurt His Highness!" The deputy commander's face was ashen and he lowered his voice and ordered the people around him.
A sleeve arrow shot through the wind and hit the girl's vest.
Lutang was startled and heard a crisp "ding" sound in his ears. Fortunately, the arrow in his sleeve was missed by a small crossbow and fell into the soil.
When he turned around suddenly, he saw Xiao Yuanmu standing tall, with his feet on the desk and a stiff bow in his hand.
"Deputy Commander, how do sisters Lan Xiang and Lan Yun serve you on weekdays! Sister Lan Yun died because of you! You want to kill her sister too!"
"Your Excellency, the Minister of Dali Temple, often comes to our Paradise House. Our sisters serve you with all our heart and soul. You all want to kill us and silence us!"
"It's because of these dog officials who robbed good families, that's why we live in such a desolate life!"
"All of you officials are not human beings!"
"..."
The girls were pierced in the heart by this arrow, and finally ignored their fear and began to cry and curse.
"With so many people opening their mouths, I'm afraid it's too late to silence them one by one, right?" Xiao Yuanmu had a murderous look on his face and sneered at the Vice-Capital and the Minister of Dali Temple.
The soldiers put the purse full of soil on the desk and showed it to everyone.
The purse satin is a bit tattered, and the embroidery threads are mixed with earthy colors. Pulling off the silk tassel, what was wrapped inside was the seal of the commander of the Forbidden Army!
"Jilefang is really unpredictable!" Xiao Yuanmu sneered: "Some things can't be buried in the soil, they always come out!"
The deputy governor and the Minister of Dali Temple knew that the situation was over, so they sat on their chairs and did not speak again.
Xiao Yuanmu's face was as cold as ice. He took two steps out of the pavilion and coldly ordered: "dig up the entire garden! See what's buried underneath!"
After another two-quarters of an hour of digging, seven or eight bodies had been dug out from under the garden. Ji Le Fang, which was full of fragrance just now, suddenly became stinky.
Lutang covered her nose with a handkerchief, still moved to tears.
In her previous life, like these girls, she was buried in a devil's cave and lived a life of darkness.
But in this life, she dug herself out!
