Chapter 457: Human Witnesses
Mrs. Wu's first reaction was to turn her head and glare at Lu Qingrong.
Knowing that Wu Qiniang has been living in Qinyi Courtyard these days, there were also people escorting him in and out when he went to the Criminal Department, and it was absolutely impossible for Lu Qingrong to have a chance to contact him. But her intuition told her that it must be Lu Qingrong's ghost!
Lu Qingrong looked back at her calmly, his eyes did not dodge.
This time, Mrs. Wu really wronged her.
Lu Qingrong did make full preparations for today's trial, but Wu Qiniang was not included.
First, Wu Qiniang was in Yuyuan and was really isolated.
Second, after all, Wu Qiniang was born in the Wu family, and under the coercion of family interests, it is not difficult to understand this behavior.
didn't think about it, Lu Qingrong felt that she would not betray the Wu family, but he looked down on her.
It only took less than a stick of incense for Lord Yu to loosen Wu Qiniang's heart......
At this time, Wu Qiniang, who was kneeling in the lobby of the Criminal Department, always felt that Lord Zhen's words were still in her ears.
"If your testimony really doesn't tell a lie, that's fine, but if it's instigated by others, it depends on whether the risk is worth it!"
At that time, it was only the two of them present, and Lord Yu's words were much more straightforward.
"You have also been in the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion for a long time, and you want to know better than outsiders what Mrs. Wu's situation is...... What conditions she promised you, you can guess a rough idea, but I don't know if you have ever thought about it, is she really capable of achieving it? Don't forget, you were able to enter the Hou Mansion at the beginning, and even the handiwork of the Queen Mother, but was the final result satisfactory? ”
Lord Yu did not coerce that day. There was no inducement either.
And these so-called arguments that help her weigh the pros and cons themselves do not have much subversive power.
What really shocked Wu Qiniang's heart was the position revealed in Mr. Chu's words.
He. By no means on the side of the Wu family.
This case is a complete false accusation, and no one knows it better than Wu Qiniang.
In the case of the presiding officer's lack of cooperation, what are the chances of winning this false accusation?
And if things fail, what awaits you?
After returning that day, her abnormalities were all caused by thinking about this matter.
And when I came to the lobby of the Criminal Department today, I saw the prince standing there as calm as before, without the slightest embarrassment and helplessness of being imprisoned. It strengthened her determination to regret it.
After some vague testimony, Mrs. Wu resisted the urge to slap her and waited for Lord Zhen's reaction.
Then. It was the head of the cabinet who opened his mouth first.
"What do you mean, you didn't see it with your own eyes?"
Wu Qiniang secretly glanced at Mrs. Wu at this time, and immediately withdrew her gaze after seeing her angry and corrupt look. He replied unusually firmly, "Yes." ”
Lord Ji immediately frowned and looked at Lord Yu. As if asking, "Can this also be considered a human witness?" ”
Lord Yu smiled helplessly, and whispered a little playfully: "She doesn't seem to say that in front of the emperor......"
Wu Qiniang still heard it, and immediately panicked, and hurriedly explained: "At that time, the Hou Ye had just passed away, and the slave maid was very sad in her heart, and she spoke a little incoherently and inappropriately, and she definitely didn't mean to bully the king!" ”
Lord Yu immediately waved his hand at her and said, "Since the emperor didn't jump to a conclusion. Instead, he sent his own official to try the case, and it can be seen that he also knows that your words under grief are innumerable. As long as you tell the truth here, you will naturally not be a bully! ”
This seemed to be a sophistry, and after listening to it, Lord Ji listened to it, although he still frowned, but he did not refute it, and seemed to acquiesce in this statement.
Seeing this, Wu Qiniang was even more convinced that she had not made a wrong choice, and repeatedly assured that what she just said was true.
Lord Yu nodded with satisfaction, then turned to Mrs. Wu and said, "Madame only provided this personal testimony before, and now it is confirmed that her words are all hearsay...... I wonder if Madame has any other witnesses? ”
Mrs. Wu was waiting for him to ask, and immediately said loudly: "Yes!" ”
In fact, the momentum in her heart is far less than the one she shows.
Every time she saw Jiang Shenzhi's father and son, Cui Yan and others sitting on both sides, it always made Mrs. Wu a little distracted, and she couldn't wait to ask questions first, asking what these people were here for......
But as a plaintiff, she had to call her own witnesses first.
Fortunately, Mrs. Wu is still very confident in Cao's mother's testimony.
I only heard her continue: "The other one, who is also from the courtyard of the prince, is the housekeeper mother Cao Shi in the house of the lady of the prince. ”
"Then bring it to the hall quickly!" Lord Yu had a straight face.
The next moment, accompanied by the two yacha, Cao's mother walked in with her head down and consciously knelt beside Wu Qiniang.
Lord Yu began to ask as usual, and asked her to tell the truth.
Cao's mother really said the truth: "In the early morning of that day, the prince and the wife of the prince went to Jingchun Hall first, and as for what happened in Jingchun Hall, the slave maid did not know. About an hour later, Mrs. Shizi sent someone back to the Yuyuan to spread the word, saying that the Hou Ye was in good spirits today, and would come to the Yuyuan for a walk later, so that everyone could avoid it as much as possible, and not to make noise, and also asked the slave and maid to tell those who were with him to be careful when they spoke, and not to mention the second master's expedition, so as not to stimulate the Hou Ye......"
Long before Cao's mother spoke, Mrs. Wu raised her chin at Lu Qingrong, waiting to see her panicked appearance.
Naturally, she didn't get what she wanted.
Just when Mrs. Wu was wondering about this, Cao's mother had already said a lot.
And when Mrs. Wu focused on Cao's mother, she immediately became herself in a panic.
What is she talking about!
Cao's mother still didn't pause: "Later, Hou Ye came to Yuyuan, and he was really in good spirits, and he didn't need help when he walked." After a small half circle in the courtyard, Hou Ye took the initiative to propose to go to the treasury where Mrs. Jiang's relics were placed to have a look, but Shizi Ye and Mrs. Shizi did not stop him, so they had to accompany him. And when Hou Ye came out of the warehouse, he didn't see anything abnormal. It wasn't until someone came to the palace to deliver a reward, and the Hou Ye learned that the second master had gone to the Mobei battlefield, so he fainted in a hurry......"
At this point, every word and sentence was connected together, like a firecracker, which exploded in Mrs. Wu's heart, shocking her so thoroughly that she had no power to parry.
is different from Wu Qiniang's dilemma, Cao's mother's words are clear and clear, and she is obviously careful about her words.
Mrs. Wu only felt a little numb in her hands and feet at the moment.
She couldn't figure out how Mother Cao, who should have hated Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Xuan to the core, could behave like this!
However, at this moment, there is another person who is also a little puzzled, that is, the head of the cabinet, Lord Ji.
This case is too weird!
One of the plaintiff's two witnesses was all hearsay and catch-up.
The other is simply speaking for others...... (To be continued.) )