Liu Zhi glanced at Mrs. Qian and Qian Qiyue, her face pale.
"On the night of Chinese Valentine's Day, the girl suddenly left the house and said she was going to find the county lord of Yiyang. The servant gave the news to Manager Luo, but in the blink of an eye the girl fell into the water, and even the county lord almost died."
"The slave was panicked. After finding Manager Luo, she wanted to give the money back, but Manager Luo refused to take it. He also threatened the slave and said that the girl and the madam would never spare the slave if they knew about it. The slave was extremely scared at the time, but she didn't dare to do anything. Then two days later, when the lady said she wanted to go to Lingyun Temple with the girl, Manager Luo approached the slave again."
"Manager Luo gave the slave five hundred taels of silver and asked the slave to do something for him after going to Lingyun Temple. As long as the task was completed, he would give the slave another one thousand taels of silver, and he also found a way to release the slave from the deed. The slave was greedy for a moment, so he agreed..."
Qian Qiyue was extremely angry when she heard this. She opened her mouth to curse, but Qian Qingran held her down.
Tang Ning said in a deep voice: "Then how did you know that it was the eldest princess's palace who asked you to act?"
Liuzhi glanced at Princess Leyang who was glaring at her, and her face turned pale: "I don't know this at all. Manager Luo only said that after I go up the mountain, someone will come to look for me. At that time, that person will hold a pair of coins." The card comes to the slave, and the slave only needs to do what he says."
She was tortured, and her hands were shaking when she reached out to take something from her arms.
"This is the pair of cards. The slave has half of it, and the other half is on the person. When she came to the slave, she was wearing a cloak, but the slave was timid and was afraid of being silenced afterwards, so she followed quietly. Behind her, and then watched her enter the courtyard of Princess Leyang."
"Furthermore, I saw this manservant with my own eyes. He came out of the eldest princess's courtyard before nightfall. The maids and nuns who were serving in the eldest princess's courtyard at that time, as well as the two guards standing in front of the courtyard, must have seen him. .”
The expressions of those in the eldest princess's mansion changed.
Tang Ning asked her: "Do you still remember the people in the courtyard at that time?"
Liu Zhi shook his head: "This slave did not dare to come close. I could only vaguely see the faces of two maids returning from the dining hall to get food, and the faces of the two guards in front of the door."
"Among these people?"
Liuzhi raised his head and looked at the people in the eldest princess's mansion. After identifying them for a moment, he nodded: "Yes."
She stretched out her hand to point out the four people. The black-armored guards immediately stepped forward and escorted them out. When the four people were kneeling on the ground, one of the maids suddenly said sternly: "She is talking nonsense. We are here to serve the eldest princess." I’ve never seen any male servants, let alone anyone wearing a cloak!”
The two guards also denied it, insisting that they had never seen the butler.
Tang Ning glanced at Princess Leyang who looked proud. She was not in a hurry. She just looked down at the four of them: "You are the slaves of the Princess Leyang's house. Naturally, you are facing the master, but you must know that tonight's matter is not just about I alone am innocent, and it also affects the reputation of the Fourth Prince's Mansion and the entire royal family."
"The fourth prince's concubine was insulted in public, and now she is killed. The Privy Council has accepted the case. Regardless of whether you confess or not, this matter will definitely be brought to the attention of the Holy Spirit."
"You living in the capital should have heard of the name of the Criminal Division. If I tell you honestly now, this matter has nothing to do with you. But if we wait for the black-armored guards to capture you back to the capital, no one will be as gentle as me."
"Elder Princess Leyang and I both have titles. The people in the Privy Council may not punish us, but you are just slaves of the eldest princess's palace, and Liu Zhi has testified against us, so you will definitely want to punish us." Come here, do you think you can withstand the torture of the criminal department, or can you come out with all your hair and tail?"
The faces of the four people in the eldest princess's mansion changed, especially the two maids, whose lips trembled as their faces turned pale.
Everyone in the entire capital knows the name of the Criminal Division. It is said that no matter how tough the person is, he can't bear it without opening his mouth.
The people in the Criminal Division are ruthless and never resort to torture in order to seek the truth.
If they go in, they may not come out alive...
Tang Ning lowered his eyes and looked at the four people: "I don't need to say more about the charges of murdering the prince's concubine, framed the courtiers, and framed the Privy Council."
"If you knew what happened tonight, you would only be punished if you didn't do it. Even if you were not the one who did it, you would only be charged with one crime. But helping her conceal it is the same crime. If you murder the royal family, you will be punished by the nine clans. You should consider it."
The four of them were pale, with hesitation on their faces.
Princess Leyang shouted "Uh-huh", and everyone in the palace looked at the four people.
Seeing that they had not spoken for a long time, Tang Ning's face turned cold: "It seems that you are determined to go to the Criminal Division. Commander Cang, since they are unwilling to explain, let's go back to the capital directly. Princess Princess and everyone tonight Those involved in the case are brought back for rigorous interrogation, and there will always be someone willing to answer."
"It's so far away from Jinglai Temple, and I'm interrogating each one one by one. I don't believe that not one of the thirty or so people has seen this man's face!"
Hearing this, Cang Lang said softly: "What the county leader said is that I was too merciful in my errands, which made some people think that the Privy Council had no means. Someone came and took away the eldest princess and the others!!"
The black-armored guards outside all came forward, and the people escorting Princess Leyang and the nanny also pushed them out.
Just as Princess Ji was about to open her mouth to speak, Mrs. Fu pulled her hard and whispered, "Shut up." Seeing Princess Ji raising her head and glaring, Mrs. Fu said coldly: "If you want to involve Prince Ji's house, , you can open your mouth."
The people in the eldest princess's mansion saw that the black-armored guards actually escorted their master away, and the black-armored guards who came in also put knives on their necks. The servants in the eldest princess's mansion were all panicked. Suddenly someone He knelt on the ground with a "pop" sound.
"I, I said, I have seen that man!"
"Qiu Qin?"
Another maid among the four people suddenly looked at the person who spoke: "Are you crazy? Do you dare to betray the eldest princess?!"
"I, I don't, I just don't want to go to the Criminal Division, because no one can come out alive from the Criminal Division, and besides, my brother is still young, and the murder of the royal family is to kill the Nine Clan, I can't implicate them..."
"You bitch, you..."
boom!
The maid reached out and wanted to hit the maid named Qiu Qin, but Yue Jian stepped forward quickly and kicked her away.
The other two guards were suppressed by the black armored guards. Tang Ning and Cang Lang turned back and stood in front of Qiu Qin: "You just said that you have seen this man?"
Na Qiuqin's face turned pale: "My maid, I've seen him before. His name is Tan Yan, and he is the number one in Chun'en Tower."
"The eldest princess just wanted to find a random man and bring her into Lingyun Temple to taint the county master's innocence, but two days ago she accidentally bumped into Tan Yan who made a mistake and escaped from Chun'en Tower and was being hunted."
"Seeing that he was good-looking and knowledgeable about men and women, and thinking that if the incident happened, he could slander the county lord that he had been having an affair with a man and led someone up the mountain to have an affair, so someone found an excuse to ransom him. Later, I raised him at my house for two days..."
"Qiu Qin, shut up!!"
