The old emperor: "...are you referring to something else?"
Is this accusing her of favoring the Wu family? Right?
Di Ying raised her eyelids, glanced at the old emperor, lowered her eyes again, and muttered: "I don't dare."
"It's not that I don't, it's that I don't dare, haha."
The old emperor replied to Di Ying, and then the expression on his face became subtle.
She picked up the tea cup that the little eunuch had just brought, picked up the lid of the cup, and blew the foam on it.
Then he said slowly: "I understand you Di Ying.
When Yan Qing recommended you, he praised you for your intelligence, determination, and righteousness. I also reviewed the case files you handled when you were in Bingzhou after you made a big fuss in Bingzhou.
Indeed, you showed enough wisdom, strategy and courage in handling the case. You abide by the law, but you are not rigidly bound to the law. You let the law bring warmth.
Either coldness or warmth. In short, the handling is flexible enough and cautious enough, so that the sufferer can feel at ease and the crime is punished.
Therefore, I had a good impression of you before I met you.
But are you too flexible?
Do you think you, a person who is good at reasoning and solving crimes, would taste those poisonous weeds without any preparation?
Do you still remember that when you met Master Yan, you personally admitted that you were proficient in medical science?
It doesn’t matter if you don’t remember, I will tell you now: Master Yan has recorded this in the file.
Because: That is the reason why you defend yourself.
And you now...
You keep talking about evidence. Yes, evidence is needed to handle a case, so how could you not leave any evidence before tasting the poisonous weed?
Tell me, what is the reason for this trouble? "
When Di Ying heard this, she immediately felt weak and sat upright.
He replied seriously and solemnly: "It's for your Majesty. Wei Chen learned from a case that a certain batch of rouge gouache was poisonous.
But Weichen suffers from the lack of evidence. While you are thinking about it, Mr. Zuo Shilang will report to you that he has lost something in another courtyard.
Wei Chen took the opportunity to inspect his greenhouse.
Fortunately, I found that poisonous weed. But what if the minister pulls up the grass and Mr. Zuo Shilang doesn't admit it afterwards?
Your Majesty is wise and brave, and he guessed that the minister had brought a witness, which was Mr. Jing Zhaoyin Song Wensong. After Wei Chen falls, he should be left there to be guarded. "
After saying that, Di Ying stood up, bowed deeply to the old emperor, and then said: "Your Majesty's safety is the safety of the world. Even if it is something smeared on the face, the ministers have to be extremely cautious. That's why This is the last resort..."
"Okay, everyone who sees Tian'er is surrounded by people trying to flatter me, and there is no shortage of you, Di Ying."
The old emperor put down the tea cup, interrupted him with a bit of laughter, and reminded him: "If you don't explain the reason clearly, I won't care about it."
Di Ying: "...You are so smart, is it really okay?"
Old Emperor: "Are you going to say it or not?"
"explain!"
Di Ying wiped his face and said simply: "Wei Chen discovered this rouge poisoning case right after he took office. The only daughter of the mistress was disfigured, so she was very angry and asked the shop owner to pay ten thousand taels of silver.
The shop owner refused and instead sued the owner for extortion, which resulted in the owner being imprisoned for three years. However, because he was not convinced and repeatedly complained, the owner's sentence has now been extended to twenty years.
In the past three years, his wife ran away with her money, and all the family's livelihood stopped. The trembling old housekeeper sold the family property, took care of everything, and devoted himself to savior.
It's a pity that it was all in vain. Everyone thought that it was unreasonable to ask someone to pay so much money for just a ruined appearance, and that the sufferer was making trouble unreasonably.
But what Weichen was thinking was: How important is appearance to a woman? What's more, it's a boudoir daughter's house? What's more, they are not short of money. They want ten thousand taels just to vent their anger.
Your Majesty, you have not seen that girl. In the past three years, she has only breathed more than a dead person.
But the penalty in this case is somewhat reasonable from the perspective of extortion.
It's just that Wei Chen feels that this case cannot be viewed simply from a legal perspective. That's too blunt.
But Wei Chen couldn't let him go, because after the incident, all the physical evidence was destroyed.
Wei Chen went to find the daughter of the bitter master, and from the remaining toxins on her face, he could tell that it was the poison of a rare poisonous weed.
And that poisonous weed, if it grows within the metropolitan area, can only survive in the southern suburbs. "
"I understand what you mean."
The old emperor looked solemn and said: "The owner failed to sue the store, but was told by the store to extort money. The owner was jailed, and the rouge poison case was dropped. The focus of the case shifted to the 10,000 taels of silver compensation.
The owner complained again and again, but the officials who took over only focused on the four words "extortion" and ignored that all this was caused by the poor production of the store.
Because there is no evidence, right? Therefore, even if those officials received benefits or whatever, they can be dismissed as there is no evidence.
And you...you risked your life, tasted poisonous weeds, and made this case worse before my eyes. "
Having said this, the old emperor stood up, walked around the hall, and said with a wry smile: "Now that you have all the witnesses and physical evidence, Di Ying, you are forcing me to deal with Wu Jianhui."
Di Ying buried her head in silence.
At this time, Eunuch Su came in at the right time.
When he came in, he reported back: "Your Majesty, all the rouge and gouache in your private treasury in recent years have been personally inspected by the Imperial Hospital.
No other problems were found except for some that had deteriorated over time. but……
Because the items submitted each year and each month were stored separately, the hospital discovered that the rouge had been exchanged in the batch in May three years ago.
Although both the rouge and gouache have gone bad, the institute's inspection revealed that the date of production of that batch of rouge was significantly later than that of the gouache.
The old slave clearly remembered that the monthly rouge and gouache were clearly sent to the palace at the same time. "
"snort!"
When the old emperor heard the report, he snorted heavily.
"The hand was stretched too far, and it actually reached into my private treasury! Check, check all the private treasury for me, and see if there is anything missing in it?!"
After saying that, the old emperor turned his back to Di Ying again, rushed back and waved his hand: "Di Ying, go down. I don't want to see you now. I... will give you the result you want."
"Wei Chen resigns."
Di Ying agreed happily, raised her legs and left.
Before leaving, he quietly hugged Eunuch Su.
Eunuch Su only lowered his head, pretending not to notice, and only raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
