Chapter 239: Acquittal
Zhang Mo'an confessed, not only recognized Xiaoya, but also recognized this woman. Didn't Aunt Yue say that Xiaoya had no relatives and no reason for a long time? Could it be that her news is wrong, this woman is really Xiaoya's mother.
"Which maid?" The prince's tone was cold, so that Zhang Mo'an couldn't help but tremble.
"Yes, it's Xiaoya......" Zhang Mo'an said tremblingly.
"Who is Xiaoya?"
"That's it, it's the pregnant woman who died."
"Since the deceased is your maid and is pregnant with your flesh and blood, why haven't I seen you before?"
"It's just because, only because the minister doesn't like that Xiaoya, he is indifferent to her whereabouts and life and death."
When asked about this, there doesn't seem to be any flaw.
"Then do you know how Xiaoya died?" The prince asked again.
"Minister, I heard that he was suffocated to death."
"How can your maid be suffocated to death?"
"This ......"
Zhang Mo'an couldn't answer, and raised his eyes to look at King Qin.
King Qin snorted coldly in his heart, in front of everyone's eyes, look at what I do!
"Qian, this palace asks you, where was Xiaoya before she was carried to the medical hall?"
"In, in Zhang's Mansion."
Zhang's house is Zhang Mo'an's home.
"But?" The prince asked with his eyes fixed on Zhang Mo'an.
Zhang Mo'an's whole face turned white, "Yes." He replied.
"How long did it take to get from Zhang's Mansion to the Medical Hall?" The prince asked again.
King Qin and Geng Zhong knew very well what the prince wanted to confirm.
"Probably, probably for more than an hour" Qian didn't know, and said a number casually.
"That more than an hour ago, the deceased stayed in Zhang's mansion?"
"Yes." Qian replied.
"What about you?" The prince asked Zhang Mo'an.
"Yes." Zhang Mo'an also nodded and replied.
"Someone is coming, and the Ministry of Punishment is dedicated to Zhang Sheng." The truth was already clear, and the prince was a little excited.
Zhang Sheng was already waiting there in the Criminal Department, and when he heard the prince summoning him, he immediately bowed over.
"The villain Zhang Sheng sees the prince, the king of Qin, and the lord of Shangshu." Zhang Sheng knelt down. Salute one by one.
Dedicated to the Criminal Department? Magu couldn't help but look at it curiously, he was not the person who performed the autopsy for Xiaoya on the day of the crime.
"This palace asks you, how did the deceased die?"
"Back to the prince, the deceased died of poisoning. is a poison called Banrisan. Half a day of loose will only occur after taking half a day, hence the name. ”
Half a day?
Magu also knew that Xiaoya was poisoned and died, but she didn't know what kind of poison it was, it turned out that she was poisoned by a poison called Banrisan. It will only be poisoned after taking it for half a day...... That is, he was poisoned before he came to the medical hall. It's no wonder that Prince Fang Cai has been asking where he was before coming to the medical hall.
It is inferred that Xiaoya is poisoned in Zhang's mansion.
This has already been calculated by everyone present.
That is to say. The deceased was poisoned before going to the medical hall. That palace asked you, before going to the medical hall, did you ever meet Magu? ”
Qian Shi paused and shook his head, "I haven't touched it." ”
"Since this is the case, Magu has no chance to poison. Do you agree with this assumption? The prince asked the people.
"Agreed." Geng Zhong replied.
The crowd also began to talk.
"Then the imperial brother agrees?" The crown prince looked straight ahead, and didn't even glance at King Qin.
"Brother Huang is wise, he caught the murderer so quickly." King Qin sneered.
Caught the murderer? In other words, the murderer is Zhang Mo'an? Magu examined Zhang Mo'an again, why did he frame me?
"Murderer? No. It's still early for the murderer! The prince was slow and leisurely, and his tone was provocative.
He didn't turn his head to look at King Qin's expression, and in fact, King Qin didn't have any expression either.
"Magu was wronged and released on the spot!" Prince Road.
"Thank you to the prince for clearing the grievances of the people's women." Magu kowtowed and thanked her.
Next, the prince did not seem to have any intention of continuing the trial.
"Quit!"
Retirement?
"Prince, why don't you continue the trial." Geng Zhong asked puzzled.
Obviously, the evidence and witnesses all point to Zhang Mo'an, why didn't the prince try it?
"That's it for today. Hold a cadre of people and others in prison and keep them under strict guard! The prince did not explain the reason for his actions, but only gave a few instructions. He quit.
The crowd at the door dispersed, and the prince and the others retreated to the back hall.
"Prince, this evidence proves that Zhang Fu is the most suspicious, why don't you interrogate Zhang Mo'an immediately?" Inside the back hall. Geng Zhong asked with a little questioning.
"Lord Geng also thinks that the murderer is Zhang Mo'an?" The prince asked rhetorically.
"This ...... The minister felt that the murderer was very likely to be in Zhang's mansion. Geng Zhong replied.
"Highly likely? In other words, you can't be sure, since we can't be sure, which murderer does Master Geng think will admit it himself? ”
Geng Zhong couldn't answer the prince's words, it seemed that this was true, and he couldn't be in a hurry, "It's still the prince's wisdom." He had no choice but to say so perfunctorily.
"Magu. Now that you have been acquitted, you can rest and rest when you return. King Qin said with a concerned tone.
"Thank you, King Qin." Magu saluted and replied.
King Qin and Geng Zhong were both present, and although Magu had a lot of questions in her heart, she didn't speak.
Her grievances were cleared on such a bright and bright occasion, and she was grateful to the prince.
"Okay, Lord Geng, you continue to send someone to investigate this matter. The focus is to check the Zhang Mansion to see if there are any suspicious people. If you find something, you immediately come to the prince's palace to sue the palace. ”
"Yes, the minister will do it immediately."
After Geng Zhong bowed and saluted, he took the first step to leave the back hall.
"Magu, this king ......"
Without waiting for King Qin to finish speaking, the prince hurriedly said: "This palace is going back, and I will send you back by the way." ”
King Qin was a little embarrassed, he was also going to send Magu, but he swallowed back the unspoken words.
"Then the imperial brother, the palace will go back first." The prince simply said hello to King Qin, and then left the criminal department with Magu.
The prince's carriage was not only the prince and Magu, but also Gele.
"Sure enough, as we expected, they wanted to put all the charges on Zhang Mo'an." Geller pondered.
No wonder the crown prince did not continue the interrogation. If the prince continues to interrogate, Zhang Mo'an will confess his guilt, and the case will be closed at that time.
"They're cunning." Although Magu has been acquitted, the resentment in her heart still cannot be erased.
"They knew that this palace would definitely find a way to save you, but it would inevitably find out too much at that time, so they pushed Zhang Mo'an to come out and confess. The deceased was Zhang Mo'an's roommate, so even if Zhang Mo'an pleaded guilty, it was reasonable. This point was already guessed by the prince when Zhang Mo'an obediently admitted it.
"So what do we do next?" Magu asked anxiously.
"Let's wait and see what happens, and investigate secretly. If this case is not closed, those people will not be at ease for a day. "Grad seems to have an idea.
He wanted to wait for these people to be anxious, and then mess with himself. (To be continued.) )