Chapter 408: Confronting in the court
The slave maid saw that it was, so she asked the prince if there was anything uncomfortable, but she asked the high doctor to go over, but the prince glared at him fiercely. Thinking of King Ji'an's cold and warning eyes, Pian Zhu still felt palpitations.
"The prince has always been strong, and he must not want to alarm the saint, lest others say that he repeatedly uses his illness to invite merit." Fang Shi sighed, groaned slightly, and said, "I can't leave now, you go to find the second young master, and ask the second young master to show the prince." ”
Lian Zhu answered "yes" and went to find Zhou Shu as instructed.
Although Zhou Shu was worried about Jian Ying, it was not easy to leave King Ji'an alone. Explain that Xiao Zheng stared at the movement inside, and immediately informed him of any situation, so he came to King Ji'an's study.
King Ji'an felt that he was now confirming that sentence, and the tiger fell into Pingyang and was bullied by dogs. No, he's not even a tiger now, he's just a water dog, and everyone beats him, even the nuns rush to knock him on the stick.
It's a shame that he doesn't have a confidant to call on now, and he can't take a bite if he wants to.
Hearing the report that Zhou Shu was coming, thinking of the dead housekeeper Yan, and thinking of the people he had painstakingly placed in the house but were easily eradicated by Zhou Shu, his chest tightened for a while, and the smell of rust was faintly oozing from his mouth.
"No, this king will not see anyone, tell him to get out!" He roared through gritted teeth.
The subordinate was frightened by his hideous expression, and even said yes, and crawled out of the door, "Second young master, you better go back first, the prince didn't know why he was so angry, and said that no one would see him." ”
Zhou Shu tugged at the corners of his mouth, "If you still have the strength to get angry, it means it's okay." Then I'll go, and you will take good care of my father for me. ”
The subordinate didn't know what he meant, and he didn't dare to think deeply, so he bowed down and said, "Yes, the second young master walks slowly." ”
Zhou Shu's mouth was relaxed, but he couldn't let go of it after all.
He knew that after the events of that night, it would be difficult for King Ji'an to trust Imperial Physician Gao, and besides, he still needed a medical doctor for heart disease, so it would be useless to ask Imperial Physician Gao to come over. He was curious. The "big plan" that has been painstakingly planned for more than ten years is ruined and can survive in one fell swoop. What else can make him so unable to think that he vomits blood?
So he called Long Jing to him, "You go and find out what the identity of the person Lianzhu said, and why you want to see your father." ”
"Yes." Long Jing agreed, and he didn't mention it.
Zhou Shu arranged it. Let's press this head for the time being. Return to the West Garden. Just listen to Xiao Zheng say that the witness has been brought. Second Master Jian also answered the call.
Although Mrs. Jian was present, she had a special identity and was inconvenient to confront Du Jinkao face-to-face. Second, Du Jin reported the Jian family in Jinan Mansion, and the Jian family's big house and the other three rooms were nominally separated, and Mrs. Jian was supported by the big house, and she was no longer counted as a member of the Jian family in Jinan Mansion.
Third, according to Mrs. Jian's words, when Du Jinkao intercepted the sedan chair and went to the gate of Jian's house, she was not in Jinan Mansion and did not know much about the situation here.
To put it bluntly, Mrs. Jane is trying to stay out of the matter. In case the matter can't be contained, put all the responsibility on the other three rooms, and try to pick out Master Jian as much as possible.
Therefore, the identity of the defendant naturally has to be played by the second master Jian.
It is said that the second master Jian entered the Yuancheng Pavilion, and saw a pair of Weng concubines with Shaanxi accents kneeling in the hall, and guessed the identities of the two, so he "chuckled" in his heart.
The people he sent out have been looking in the area of Xi'an, but I don't know when they came to Jinan Mansion and walked into the court of the imperial trial from under his nose. He was really reluctant to seek the near and far, and worked in vain for most of the year.
He knelt down and kowtowed with anxiety, and looked to both sides with the corner of his eye, and saw a figure behind two rows of screens, guessing that Old Madam Jian should be sitting behind it. Thinking that Old Madam Jian had always been far-sighted and strategic, even if the situation was unfavorable to the Jian family, there should be a way to turn around, so she calmed down.
Xiao Zhengqian saw that everyone had arrived, so he slapped the "shocking wood" again, "Who is in the hall?" Quote your first name and last name. ”
Everyone's eyes were aimed at the pair of Weng Concubines.
The two knelt there tremblingly, unaware of everything around them, until they were reminded by Du Jinkao, "What about you", and then replied in a panic: "Grass...... The grass people are called...... It's called King Stone. ”
"The woman is his mother-in-law, Wang Dou."
Xiao Zhengqian nodded, "Wang Shishi, Wang Dou, do you know Du Jinkao?" ”
"Acquaintance." Wang Dou was bolder than Wang Shishi, and he was calmer, and replied, "His family runs a winery, and he lives in the back street of our house, and my old man goes to his house every once in a while to buy wine and drink." ”
"So do you know Jian Lan?" Xiao Zhengqian asked again.
Wang Dou seemed to be a little excited, and raised his head, "That's our granddaughter, how can you not know each other?" When she was younger, we were ......."
"You can answer whatever the Holy One asks you, don't talk so much nonsense." Governor Fang interjected in a pretending manner.
Wang Dou was so drunk by him that he hurriedly lowered his head, "I know." ”
"Du Jin sued the Jian family for repenting of the marriage and breaking the contract, and allowed Jian Lan to another person, and pointed out that you were used as witnesses." Xiao Zhengqian said in a deep voice, "I came to ask you, can you prove that everything he said is true?" ”
Wang Laohan's shoulders shrunk, and he trembled even more.
Wang Dou fell to the ground and his eyes rolled, "Yes, the marriage letter between him and Jian Lan was still set up with our help." ”
"Where's the marriage book?" Xiao Zhengqian asked.
"Here I am." Wang Dou hurriedly stretched out his hand and took out a folded red paper from his arms.
Yude stepped forward to take it, and felt that the paper was very rough to the touch. When I got it in my hand, my fingertips were stained. The whole paper was crumpled, and there were a few black handprints on the edges, apparently not taken care of.
I was disgusted in my heart, but it was not easy to show it on my face, so I only pinched it with four fingers and presented it to Xiao Zhengqian.
Xiao Zhengqian grabbed it in his hand nonchalantly, looked at it seriously, and then turned his gaze to Du Jinkao, "Is this the physical evidence you are talking about?" ”
"Yes." Du Jinkao replied with a glance.
Xiao Zhengqian shook the red paper in his hand, "Since the marriage contract has been signed, the marriage letter should be in duplicate, why is there only the woman's marriage book?" ”
"Back to the saint, the marriage certificate of the grass people has been torn up." Du Jinkao replied.
Xiao Zhengqian raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at him with scrutiny, "You are not afraid of the powerful Jian family, shouting grievances on the street, and suing me, you must attach great importance to this marriage, why don't you keep the marriage book alive, but tear up the marriage book?" ”
"Back to the saint, it was because the grass people were deceived by the people of the Jian family, thinking that this marriage book was made by the grandmother of the Wang family in the name of the Wang family's lady, and she was disheartened, so she tore up the marriage book." Because of his anger, Du Jinkao's voice was a little loud when he said this.
- (To be continued.) )