Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Second Prince of Panic
Cui Youdao heard a report that Jiang Wentao's housekeeper beat the drum and complained about his grievances, and he was so frightened that he almost let the tea burn himself. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Not long after, Jiang Huai was brought to the hall and knelt down to kowtow to everyone.
Cui Youdao saw that the person who came was dressed plainly and had gray hair, so he had no impression of this person. It happened more than ten years ago, if it weren't for this case, he would have forgotten about the people and things at the beginning.
Jiang Huai saluted everyone, and was called up by Song Yan. In this situation, if he can't see the means and meaning of the Nine Emperor Princes, this criminal department secretary will not have to be the secretary, so he will be polite to this little house slave.
Jiang Huai has also seen the world, and has been repeatedly instructed by Jiang Moyan several times, and he already knows his own words and the possible reactions of everyone in the hall, so he is not afraid of facing several royal relatives and dignitaries, and only tells the story of what happened back then.
After listening to this, Song Yan asked, "Since you adults know the truth about Madame's death, why didn't you sue in the first place?" “
Jiang Huai said: "Our lord said that the man has deep roots in the middle of the court. Although the old man is a third-grade official, he is not his opponent, and if he doesn't get it right, he will be convicted of false accusation. Later, the old man suddenly fell ill and went there within a few days, leaving only our young lady alone and unable to avenge her father. Later, the young lady was persecuted by the evil woman Yin and had to avoid the nunnery, and was soon killed and died. From now on, no one can avenge the master! ”
After Jiang Huai finished speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed again: "Please avenge my lord!" ”
Song Yan stroked his long beard in his hand, thought for a while, and said to Jiang Huai: "You said that the Yin family was instructed by someone to harm your family, but what evidence is there?" ”
Jiang Huai kowtowed, took out a letter from his arms and handed it over. A servant took it and handed it to Song Yan.
Song Yan didn't dare to focus on himself, and after reading it, he handed it to the Nine Emperor Princes.
Cui Youdao listened to it beside him, he was already on pins and needles, and he was thinking quickly in his heart, trying to find a way to excuse him, and at the same time hoping that the second prince could suddenly give him a big reversal. It's a pity that he waited left and right, but he didn't see any news from the second prince.
How did he know that the second prince had been fighting with the crown prince for so long, how could he not have some eyeliner? Everything that happened here had already been reported to the second prince.
At this time, the second prince was so anxious that he paced in the study, which was very similar to his father-in-law's original movements. A few staff members had already been invited over, but unfortunately they were also in a hurry with him, and they didn't have any ideas.
The second prince is a smart prince, and among the sons of Emperor Donghuang, he can be regarded as an outstanding person. With the support of Concubine Rong and the Duke of Rongguo, it can be regarded as the only group of forces that can compete with the crown prince. However, the queen has controlled the harem for many years, and although Concubine Rong is favored, she can't cross her identity and give the second prince more help, so she can only rely on Rong Guogong to accumulate strength for the second prince in the court.
Not long after, someone came to report again, and the second prince hurriedly called someone to come in and pay back.
The man replied simply: "Master, there is news from the Criminal Department, saying that it is the house slave of Jiang Wentao, the former waiter of the Ministry of Labor, who beat the drum and complained, suing Master Cui." Now he has been brought in for questioning. ”
The second prince hurriedly said: "What evidence does that slave have?" ”
The man said: "It is said that there is a letter from the Yin family to Master Cui back then, and now he has gone to arrest the Yin family." ”
When the second prince heard this, he sat on the chair and exclaimed, "Where did all these people come from?" ”
A staff member surnamed Fei hurriedly stepped forward to help him and comforted: "Your Highness, don't panic, presumably Lord Cui didn't do things cleanly at the beginning, and he didn't deal with these tails well, which caused today's disaster." For the sake of today, the only way to do this is to abandon the car to protect the handsome. ”
The second prince slammed his fist on the bookcase, and scolded with a hideous face: "The prince is so ruthless, cut off my arm, this revenge will not be avenged, and he will never give up!" ”
Several people were discussing, and someone outside the door broke in crying, dressed in gorgeous clothes, with tears on his face, crying delicately and pounced on the second prince.
The staff didn't have time to dodge, hurriedly lowered their heads, and quietly exited the study.
When the second prince saw that everyone had withdrawn, he shouted angrily: "What are you making trouble about? Don't you want to lose face? ”
The colorful beauty cried: "Your Highness, please save the concubine's father, his old man has been loyal to His Highness over the years, and he has never been disrespectful and neglectful...... Just ......" the beauty said this, choked up and could not speak any more, and began to cry again.
The second prince was bored in his heart, and when he heard her crying, he felt even more annoyed, and he had nowhere to vent his anger, so he shouted at the woman: "Shut up!" Who is to blame for your father who did such a bad thing back then and didn't clean it up? Now that he is guilty of his own crimes, and he has to affect the palace, are you embarrassed to come here to cry? Why don't you go back to your palace? Don't come out without an order from the palace! ”
The beauty was the second princess, and when she heard her husband say these heartless words, she forgot to cry for a while, until she was pulled out of the study, and then she cried loudly again.
The second prince ordered the door to be closed, to isolate those annoying cries, and sat alone at the desk, like a deflated ball, wilting.
Above the lobby of the Criminal Department, the Yin family mother and son have been brought. Because the Yin family did not have an edict on him, Jiang Fantong was also white, so they all knelt in the hall.
Cui Youdao also understands that he has a premonition of his fiasco at this time, and if he doesn't get it right, it will be a crime of beheading. Thinking about him Cui Youdao for a lifetime, he didn't think that he would not even be able to leave a descendant in the end. Looking at the two kneeling in the hall again, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart, even if it was good to stay.
Song Yan looked at the two people in the hall, lost his previous politeness, patted the hall in shock, and asked, "Who is in the hall?" ”
Where did the Yin family and Jiang Fantong encounter such a battle? I was so scared that my legs were a little weak, and I couldn't get up when I lay on the ground. Fortunately, Cui Youdao was also present, which made the mother and son a little more settled.
After all, Jiang Fantong was still a man, and replied to the adults in the hall: "The student is Jiang ......, the former waiter of the Ministry of Works Jiang Wentao's ...... The son of Jiang Fantong, this is the student's mother Jiang Yin. ”
Song Yan saw that the Yin family was timid, but he didn't care about women, and said to her: "Someone accused you of murdering your husband, do you have anything to say?" ”
When Yin heard the words "murder her husband", she quickly looked up at Cui Youdao, hurriedly lowered her head again, and said in a trembling voice: "Xiao ...... Little Women...... Injustice...... Wronged, my lord...... Bright...... Check it out! ”
How could a shrewd person like Song Yan miss the Yin family's expression? slapped the shocked wood again, pointed at Jiang Huai and scolded the Yin family: "Look up, do you recognize this person?" ”
The Yin family had already seen a kind-faced person standing next to him, but he was shocked when he just went to the hall, and at this time, after a closer look, he recognized that this was Jiang Huai, the housekeeper of the Jiang Mansion back then. It's just that I haven't seen him for many years, and my face is a little older.
Yin was shocked, pointed at Jiang Huai and said, "You...... You...... How is it here? ”
Jiang Huai looked at her and sneered, and saluted to the hall: "My lord, it was this person who collaborated with outsiders to harm the master's family, please ask the master to be the master of my family." ”
Of course, the Yin family didn't admit it, and hurriedly defended, but she was a woman, where could she say any big truth? just blindly saying that he was wronged and so on.
Song Yan was willing to listen, and said to the Yin family: "Now that there is this letter as proof, you still haven't recruited it from the truth, do you really want this official to use a big punishment?" ”