Yao Yi looked at Jie's master and servant: "May I ask Mrs. Jie if there is anything you would like to explain?"
The servant woman was secretly annoyed that those Xuance soldiers actually saw such trivial things in their eyes!
It was clear that nothing had happened in the building at that time. They had no reason to do so, so how could they keep an eye on their bearers even if they had left a lamp or not?
Xie's face was cold and arrogant: "I have never left the building since I entered it. How can I know where the bearer went and what he did? I wonder what Yao Tingwei wants to hear my explanation?"
Yao Yi did not engage in a verbal argument with her: "Since Madam Xie doesn't know, she can only ask the bearer to come up and talk to her, so as not to cause misunderstanding and make people misunderstand Mrs. Xie."
Xie Shi sneered in her heart: "Yao Tingwei, please do it."
After receiving Cui Jing's nod, a member of Xuance Army quickly went downstairs and quickly brought the bearer up.
The bearer's heart was pounding. He entered the building and felt at a loss under the gaze of Yao Yi and others. He frequently looked at Mrs. Xie and the maid.
However, Mrs. Jie didn't look at him.
"I want to ask you, do you know that the servant girl next to Mrs. Xie went downstairs and returned to the sedan to get tea?"
Hearing this "I", the bearer's calves trembled with fright, and he subconsciously looked at the servant woman: "Mother Qiao, how... what's wrong?"
Yao Yi frowned and raised his voice by two points: "I ask you something, why do you ask others?"
When the bearer heard the sound, his face turned pale with fright, and he immediately knelt down.
Although they are both Mrs. Jie's people, compared with Grandma Qiao, he is just a hardworking bearer whose name is not even known. His courage and identity are both worth mentioning.
The servant woman said sternly: "Whatever Yao Tingwei asks, just answer it truthfully!"
The expression of the bearer kneeling there changed again and again. Although he was timid, he still had some brains. He thought about it quickly and nodded: "Yes... Nanny Qiao went downstairs to get tea."
Yao Yi: "Did she say anything to you when she was getting tea?"
"Say..." The bearer said with his tongue tied: "I told the little men to guard the sedan!"
"That being the case, why did you leave alone after she went upstairs?"
The bearer's expression changed and he could only say: "I, I went to relieve myself!"
"Then why was it that I had a lamp in my hand when I left, but it was gone when I came back?"
The sweat on the bearer's forehead suddenly felt cold.
Why...you even know this!
The words that Aunt Qiao told him in a low voice echoed in his mind - hang this lantern in Fenggu Lane, don't talk to anyone, don't stay, go and come back as soon as possible. If anyone asks you afterwards, just say go and relieve yourself. .
That's all he knows!
Although he felt that this order was a bit strange, he could only obey it as a bearer, and he did not dare to ask more about the reason.
But now he was suddenly brought in for questioning...
The man quietly raised his eyes and looked at the serious faces of everyone in the building in shock... Looking at this posture, something serious must have happened!
Seeing that he didn't answer, Yao Yi asked coldly: "Did you leave that lamp in Fenggu Lane?"
There was a "boom" in the bearer's head, and he subconsciously said: "No... I have never been to Fenggu Lane!"
Aunt Qiao wouldn't let him talk nonsense at all. The more something happened, the more he couldn't admit it!
Yao Yi: "Where is the lamp?"
"The lamp..." the bearer said tremblingly: "When I was undressing and lifting my pants, the lamp accidentally fell into the urinal... and I didn't pick it up again!"
Some female relatives frowned slightly when they heard this.
Yao Yi asked again: "Where did you relieve yourself?"
"It's at the end of the back street... under the old willow tree!" The bearer answered without hesitation this time, "If you don't believe me, please ask someone to take a look! But that lantern... has probably been blown away by the wind!" "
Yao Yi thought for a moment.
Not to mention that more than an hour had passed, and there were real traces of urine. Just saying that he was in a back street, even if he actually saw it, it doesn't mean anything - urinating on the way back from Fenggu Lane is normal.
This bearer is a coward, but he has a strict mouth...
At this time, the entourage he had just sent to Fenggu Lane to check also came back: "Sir, no lanterns were found near Fenggu Lane."
Mrs. Xie raised her eyebrows slightly and said softly: "A new group of palace residents have arrived in the East Palace recently. I will go to the East Palace tomorrow to review the palace rules. It is already late now, so I will not accompany them."
Yao Yi could clearly hear the idea of using the palace to oppress people in her words.
Like Chang Suining, he had already made up his mind as to whether Mrs. Jie had something to do with this matter - he had handled so many cases, and the answer was almost obvious.
But speculation alone cannot convince the public, and evidence is needed to speak for itself. Without evidence, everything can be described as a "coincidence" by the other party.
If he was given more time, he would definitely be able to find other clues, but with the identity of the other party, he really had no good reason to hold him back at the moment.
Once the other party leaves, there will be secret attempts to erase the clues.
The most important clue at the moment is obviously...
When Yao Yi subconsciously looked at the bearer, he heard Chang Sui Ning, who was sitting in the chair, say: "Mrs. Xie can leave, but the bearer needs to stay."
Just now, she exchanged a look with Cui Jing.
As early as when she had just agreed to paint to prove herself, the two of them had had an eye contact.
At that time, Cui Jing and Chang Kuo said a few words, and then Yuanxiang left Dengtai Tower at Cui Jing's order.
At that time, Chang Suining knew that Cui Jing had sent someone to investigate.
Therefore, whether she deliberately painted a complicated and time-consuming painting, or those "contradictory" words directed at Xie Shi just now, they all had another purpose of delaying time.
It is the same reason to ask the bearer to stay at this time.
Xie was angered by her request and asked with a sneer: "How long will Mrs. Chang continue to mess around?"
"Why are you just being ridiculous?" Chang Suining looked at the bearer: "Who can prove that what he just said is true? Can the suspicion be eliminated with just a few words from him?"
"That's right." Wei Shuyi came over and said, "Unless he can prove that he has never been to Fenggu Lane——"
The word "self-certification" made Xie's face darken: "Wei Shilang is an important minister of the imperial court. He is supposed to be very familiar with the laws of our court. I dare to ask which law tonight's farce violated? Was it someone killed or stolen? Why should I arrest and interrogate my servants?"
farce?
You almost ruined the name festival but you talk about it so lightly that it’s a farce!
Wei Miaoqing stood up unbearably: "Which law did the woman violate by saying her innocence was compromised? Was it a life or a theft? Why can everyone come to interrogate and discuss it? Let Madam Chang testify in public. It’s Mrs. Xie who is in charge, and now it’s the turn of her servant who is clearly suspected of being an accomplice to prove himself, but why are you asking?!”
She finished speaking in one breath, and she was surprised at first.
This...she actually said this?
Sure enough, tonight was a show of talent, otherwise this mouth would be so smooth with Mrs. Jie? !
Xie Shi felt a layer of frost on her face and looked at Wei Miaoqing intently.
She recognized at a glance that she was Zheng Guogong's legitimate daughter.
In other words, she remembers very clearly those aliens who behaved inappropriately but refused to obey discipline.
She seemed to ignore Wei Miaoqing at all, and only said in a cold voice: "I just let Yao Tingwei interrogate me because of this nonsense. It is to give Yao Tingwei a face and to give you an explanation. But I have already answered everything that should be answered. If you continue to insist on being stubborn, it will be suspected of having ulterior motives!"
She usually likes to treat others solemnly, but now her face was completely cold and her voice was cold and strong, which made it easy for everyone, especially the female relatives, not to dare to have the slightest idea of refutation.
"Mrs. Xie, is it too early to speak?" It was Cui Jing who spoke.
He looked past Jie Shi and towards Yuan Xiang, who was quickly walking upstairs.
Mingluo, who had never spoken before, also looked over. When she saw Yuanxiang approaching, she already had the answer in her heart.
Yuanxiang didn't come back by himself, he was accompanied by two people, one large and one small.
The older one is a young man dressed as a hawker, and the younger one is a boy of eight or nine years old.
"That's him! He's Zhou Lao Er!" As soon as the boy came over, he pointed at the man named Zhou kneeling on the ground and said.
The man was stunned: "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to testify!" The boy glared at him: "I saw you sneaking around in the afternoon, holding a baggage in your arms for fear that you wanted to run away... I followed you all the way to Fenggu Lane and saw someone. If you come here, hang up a lamp and then leave, I know you have done something bad!"
The man also stared at him: "You... didn't just borrow ten cents from your sister, why are you following me like this!"
The boy snorted: "What's the borrowing? You pretended to be sick to get it. Who knows if you refused to pay back the money and ran away! You uncles and nephews are not good people!"
So he picked up the lamp and waited for Zhou Lao'er to come out near Dengtai Tower, until he was stopped by Yuan Xiang who was leading people to explore around and asked.
At this time, the sword boy also recognized the boy.
When he was following Zhou Ding that day, Zhou Ding was hit by the boy when he came out of the gambling shop. Impulsively, he wanted to harm the boy, so he picked up stones and hit the black dog in the alley, thus saving the boy's life.
Unexpectedly, this child would become a witness today.
"I'm not a good person. I was bribed and I didn't deny it..." Zhou Laoer knelt on the ground and sighed.
"This little brother just said that he saw someone hanging a lantern in Fenggu Lane?" Yao Yi said at the right time.
The boy nodded quickly: "Yeah! I've been staring at it, and I can see it clearly!"
Yao Yi nodded happily.
Children are full of energy. It is only these children who can do such a thing on such a hot day.
"Then look and see if that person is in the building?"
The boy saw the bearer at a glance and pointed at him: "That's him!"
The bearer looked shocked: "You're talking nonsense!"
"I can see clearly that you secretly hung this lantern at the alley!" The boy didn't give him a chance to argue, and said to Yao Yi: "He was rolling up his sleeves at the time, and I saw a star on his arm. Big black mole! It seems to be on the right side!"
When the weather is hot, it is common for men who do rough work to wear trousers and go bare-chested. However, Xie's rules are very strict and they do not allow servants to wear clothes that do not cover their limbs. This bearer wears long-sleeved shorts.
At this time, his sleeves were down. Hearing the boy's words, he shook his head repeatedly.
At Chang Kuo's signal, two servants stepped forward and one of them restrained him, while the other rolled up his right sleeve and saw a striking black mole.
The maid next to Xie gritted her teeth and said, "Where did you find this stupid kid... I don't know who he colluded with to dare to slander my wife!"
It's okay that she didn't speak, but her utterance triggered an accusation——
"She... bought the lantern from the villain."
The hawker said to Yuan Xiang.
The servant girl then recognized that this was the lantern vendor, and her face turned pale.
Although she thought there would be nothing wrong with this matter at first, she was still very careful and did not dare to use the lanterns at home. Instead, she bought a simple plain lantern with no design on the way here...
But who knew these people could actually touch this hawker!
Cold sweat broke out on the servant girl's face, but she still said: "You... you may not have colluded with each other a long time ago!"
However, people have already made a distinction in their hearts.
The victim today is Mrs. Chang. How can the victim collude?
Countless eyes looked at Mrs. Jie.
The bearer knelt on the ground and shivered.
Zhou Laoer moved towards him and said in a tone of voice: "Brother, you should learn from me and accept it happily... Think about it, if you just go back like this, will you still be able to survive?" ?”
He had been crying and howling all night, his mouth was dry, his energy was gone, his knees were hurting, and he wanted to end it as soon as possible.
This sympathetic and slightly concerned advice made the bearer, who had already collapsed, almost burst into tears, and the last string collapsed.
"Yes... it was Grandma Qiao who asked me to hang the lanterns! I didn't do anything else and don't know anything else! The villain just lied because of Grandma Qiao's explanation. The villain is a lowly slave, and his life and death are all dictated by his master. As for what you said... I really don’t dare not listen!”
As the bearer said this, he suddenly rushed forward and hugged Yao Yi's legs, crying and begging: "Master Yao, I heard that you are a good official. Please show mercy and help this villain redeem himself from this sea of fire! This villain is willing to work as a cow or a horse for the rest of his life. Repay your kindness!"
"..." Yao Yi was silent for a moment and nodded: "I can redeem it for you."
The bearer was overjoyed and kowtowed quickly.
Zhou Laoer was stunned when he heard this.
With just a few clicks from him...how could this big brother fly up a branch and turn into a phoenix?
At this point, there is no doubt about the truth, and everyone is in an uproar.
The eyes of the female relatives looking at Jie Shi also completely changed.
Jie felt that these subversive eyes were like a pair of hands. The hands that had held her up high in the past were now about to pull her down from the unattainable altar.
"Using such shady and underhand tactics to deal with an innocent little girl, is this the way Mrs. Jie claims to be a teacher!" Chang Kuo shouted angrily.
This is what the female relatives want to ask.
While they were angry, they even felt shuddering.
A person with such prestige can praise or destroy others with just one word. If he has no prestige but no matching morals, wouldn't it be a disaster for them?
"I have never offended Mrs. Xie in the past." Chang Suining looked at the stiff-faced Mr. Jie: "Mrs. Xie's move seems to be entrusted by someone."
Xie's heart was shocked.
When she looked into the girl's eyes, her fingers trembled and inserted into her palms, and she sneered from her teeth.
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