211 Falling short
Wen Ge thought of Princess Lin'an's instructions, and immediately stood up and said, "Miss Guo, even if you want to protect your brother, you don't have to talk nonsense with your eyes open!" In front of everyone's eyes, do you still want to deny it? β
Everyone saw that Guo Dun was tied up by five flowers, and Wen Ge was righteous and righteous, they glared at Li Weiyang angrily, and couldn't help but talk about it, and there were servant girls in the crowd who Wen Ge had already arranged to cheer and vinegar, and described the scene just now. Everyone naturally talked about it, and they all said that now that the world is declining, even the sons of the family who have always behaved have bad intentions, and they dare to mistreat the princess, which is really hateful and should be punished with capital punishment. In fact, no matter how bad Princess Lin'an's reputation is, it is also a dignified princess, and no one can deny her identity, don't say that it is a bad intention, even if she is rude to the princess in front of her, it is also a great sin, this Guo Dun doesn't know if he has eaten the courage of the ambitious leopard, and dares to insult the princess on such an occasion.
Princess Lin'an rarely showed a weak posture, crying bitterly, at this moment, His Royal Highness the Prince also came from outside, seeing such a scene, naturally very surprised, Princess Lin'an grabbed his sleeve, crying: "Brother Huang, today I can be bullied by the gangsters, you must be the master for me!" β
His Royal Highness the Prince's complexion changed, and he looked around at the crowd: "What's going on?" β
Someone around him explained the reason, and the prince's face became extremely ugly, and he commanded: "If this is the case, then the situation will be very strict, come here!" Bring all the people in this courtyard to the hall, and I will interrogate them myself. As he spoke, he looked at Duke Qi and said with a cold face, "Grandpa Guo, do you have any opinions?" β
Although Qi Guogong knew that his son was innocent, who could listen to his defense? He said quietly: "As soon as you let the prince decide, if it is really proved that Guo Dun dares to be rude to the princess, even if the prince doesn't say it, I won't let him go." With that, he had already taken the lead towards the hall, and his face seemed to be dripping with gloom.
Seeing this, Guo Cheng glanced at Li Weiyang, deliberately walked behind everyone, and then briefly recounted the scene he saw when he entered the courtyard. After listening to this, Li Weiyang said lightly: "It seems that the fourth brother has fallen into the trap of the enemy." β
Of course, Guo Cheng also knew, he deliberately lowered his voice and said, "What should we do now?" β
Li Weiyang sneered and said: "The soldiers are coming, and the water is coming to cover the earth, didn't my father already say it?" We won't take the initiative to provoke, but if someone else provokes us, don't blame us for being polite. Speaking of this, she glanced at Zhao Yue and motioned for her to take the opportunity to go into the house to have a look. Zhao Yue nodded slightly, and disappeared in a flash.
When Guo Cheng saw her so calm, his heart was also at peace. Seeing Guo Cheng moving forward, Yuan Lie came up and said: "Her Royal Highness the princess, even if you can use such despicable acts, you really lose the face of Empress Pei, but you have to think clearly in your heart, under normal circumstances, if the woman insists that the other party has bad intentions, and there is no evidence to prove that Guo Dun is wronged, then this matter will not be easy to handle." "The so-called charge of great disrespect also depends on the person, what a prominent family the Duke of Qi is, how could it be beheaded all over the house because of this kind of crime, and the emperor and the clan will not be sentenced like this, but it is inevitable that the good Guo family will be bitten by the mad dog of Princess Lin'an, and it will cause big trouble.
Li Weiyang sneered and said, "Yes, others are not coming for Guo Dun, but for me." β
Yuan Lie smiled slightly: "Hengzhu won't let her hurt you, let's go, let's go and hear what this shrew has to say." With that, the two of them walked down the hall. At this time, above the hall, all the people had already sat down, but Guo Dun and Princess Lin'an were standing under the hall. Princess Lin'an still had tears and looked wronged, but Guo Dun was full of anger and a rope on his body.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince glanced at the Shangshu of the Criminal Department next to him, and said lightly: "Lord Lin, you should interrogate this matter." β
When Lin Shan heard this, his face couldn't help but change, in fact, he didn't want to take this hot potato at all, you must know that this Princess Lin'an is the queen's beloved daughter, if ordinary people dare to mistreat her, she would have been killed on the spot, and it was his turn to try the case, the focus was on the side of the person being tried, the other party was not a flat-headed person, nor a small family, but the famous Qi State Mansion, this case, but it was really difficult to judge, he couldn't help but say with an ugly face: "His Royal Highness the Prince, I ...... it"
As soon as he said a few words, the prince made a gesture, intercepted what he was about to say, and said slowly: "I will let you judge, you will judge, no matter what the result of the trial, I will report to my father." Of course, you must enforce the law impartially, and if I find out that you are taking sides, the first one will not let you go! As he spoke, the prince's eyes slipped around Qi Guogong's body, and his face was very gloomy. In fact, he didn't expect Princess Lin'an to make such a bad move, and to pay the entire royal honor to frame the Guo family, it was a big mistake, if Empress Pei knew, she would definitely be furious. But half of this basin of sewage has been emptied, and he can't stop there, so he knows that the other party is stupid, and he has to play this scene in its entirety.
Lin Shan couldn't, so he could only regain his spirits, sitting on the side, the cold sweat on his forehead rolled down, he subconsciously wiped it, and said respectfully: "Please Your Royal Highness the Princess, tell me in detail about what happened just now." β
Princess Lin'an sneered and said slowly: "Just now I came to mourn Mrs. Qingpinghou, but I didn't know how to feel unwell, Miss Wen specially arranged a quiet courtyard for me to rest, but unexpectedly, the fourth prince of the Duke of Qi suddenly broke in, and when he saw me resting here, he grabbed my clothes and tried to do something wrong. Next, she said in great detail, and even described how Guo Dun spoke and how he moved, as if it had really happened, with a nose and eyes.
The cold sweat on Shangshu's forehead of the Criminal Department flowed faster, and he said, "I don't know if anyone can be a witness?" β
Princess Lin'an said slowly: "I have always liked to be quiet, and this time I came to the Qingping Marquis Mansion to mourn, and I only brought two maidservants with me, just now one of the maidservants was afraid that I would catch a cold, so she went to the carriage to get a cloak, and the other ......" Her eyes looked to the side. The maid immediately said: "Back to Lord Lin, the slave and maid happened to pour tea for the princess when the incident happened, and in the tea shop next door, she suddenly heard Her Royal Highness the princess calling for help in the room, so the slave and maid hurriedly rushed over. As she said this, she peeked at Princess Lin'an.
Princess Lin'an nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's right." β
Guo Dun couldn't help but be angry, his temperament was straightforward, he had never been wronged, thinking of his kindness to save people, but he didn't expect to be at this point, he couldn't help but say angrily: "Princess Lin'an, you are simply a bloody mouth, how have I ever touched a finger of you?" β
Seeing this situation, Lin Shan, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, had already made a quick decision in his heart, the Duke of Qi Mansion is big, but it is not as important as Princess Lin'an and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince combined, behind them is not only the Pei family, but also Queen Pei who is calling for wind and rain in the court, in comparison, the Duke of Qi is slightly inferior. It's just that even if this charge of disrespect is placed, it will be endless trouble after fighting snakes and not dying, I don't know how the Guo family will react...... Thinking of this, Lin Shan couldn't help but sink his heart, it seemed that he must make a choice between the Guo family and Empress Pei, thinking of this, he no longer looked at Qi Guogong next to him, but just said with a cold face: "Guo Dun, you are guilty of plotting against the princess and inending to violate the princess." β
Guo Dun couldn't help gritting his teeth and said: "Lord Lin, I have always been taught by my father, I follow the rules, and my words and deeds are one, how can I think of the princess?" And I have a good reputation on weekdays, and I have never had a prodigal thing, which is also known to everyone, the blue sky and the white sun, and it is in the Qingping Marquis Mansion to the princess wrong, what time and occasion is this? Am I crazy? β
Lin Shan sneered and said: "What a sharp mouth, I can see at a glance that you are a wicked person, tell you the truth, this time Princess Lin'an said that you have bad intentions, the evidence is conclusive, if you have illusions and intentions to quibble, then you will be asking for trouble in the future!" I will only regret it, I advise you to confess truthfully. β
Li Weiyang sneered, looking at Lin Shan's appearance, he obviously fell on the side of Queen Pei, and wanted to confirm Guo Dun's crime of violating the princess, did they really think that things would go so smoothly?
Guo Dun was almost angry on the spot, but Qi Guogong said coldly: "Lord Lin Mingjian, if my son really did this kind of thing, I will never tolerate him, but if someone has been wronging him, I will not sit idly by, you just asked Princess Lin'an what happened, why don't you ask Guo Dun carefully about his confession, and just insist that he is plotting against him?" β
Lin Shan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, couldn't help but be stunned, in fact, he was too anxious, seeing that the prince was here, he even forgot the usual procedures on weekdays, and only thought about implementing Guo Dun's charges as soon as possible, and ending the matter early, he sighed and said: "Qi Guogong, the person who asked the case today is me, not you, please stand aside, I will naturally ask what should be asked." As he spoke, he said to Guo Dun: "You can tell me what happened today in detail." β
Guo Dun said: "Originally, my mother and sister were about to go to the direction of the hall, I didn't want to see a man in white flashing, as if snooping, I chased after it, and was led by the man in white to the courtyard of the atrium, I didn't find the man in white, I wanted to turn back, I didn't expect the woman's cry for help from the house, I broke in, and saw that Zhou Kang Zhou Gongzi wanted to plot against the princess, so I saved the princess out of righteous indignation, who expected that I drove away Zhou Kang, but was bitten by the princess, She tore her clothes, wronged me, and asked Lord Lin to see it. β
Lin Shan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then he said loudly: "Where is Zhou Kang?" β
At this time, everyone flashed out of a way, and only saw the young man who was like a crown of jade walked out and said: "Guo Dun, you are full of nonsense, my brother is sick in bed, when have you ever been to the Qingping Marquis Mansion?" "This is Zhou Hong, the third son of Zhou Zhen, the Marquis of Chengting, and the third brother of Zhou Kang. He is a servant of the ministry, he has always been an upright official, his character is very good, and he is trusted by everyone.
Lin Shan asked, "Are you saying that Zhou Kang didn't come to participate in the condolences?" β
Zhou Hong said: "Yes, this time the Zhou family only came to me alone, my brother Zhou Kang had a cold a few days ago, and he was bedridden at home for the past few days, how could he come here to make trouble, Guo Dun, you humiliated the princess, and you actually wronged my brother for this crime, what do you mean?" β
Guo Dun's face turned pale, and he suddenly realized that Princess Lin'an and Zhou Kang deliberately designed this scene, the purpose was to wronged himself, Zhou Kang must be in the Qingping Marquis Mansion at this moment, but he didn't enter from the main gate, everyone thought that he didn't come at all, and Zhou Hong, who had always been an official, came to make a confession...... In this way, everyone will think that Guo Dun deliberately framed Zhou Kang.
I only heard Zhou Hong say loudly: "My brother has always been misbehaving and being a little romantic, I also admit it, but he can't humiliate the princess, Guo Gongzi, in order to clear your name, you have wronged a person who didn't come to mourn at all, it's a big joke in the world." When he said this, his face was very angry.
Lin Shan sneered, looked at Guo Dun and said, "It seems that you are poor in donkey skills, so you will wronged Zhou Gongzi for this matter." β
The prince coughed lightly and said, "Guo Gongzi, I advise you to confess your guilt, there is not only the confession of Princess Lin'an, but also the maidservant, and the person who rushed into the house just now, can you still quibble?" β
In fact, whether this matter is true or false, as long as it can strike a blow to the Guo family, the prince will spare no effort to do it. Although Lin'an's trick is too despicable, but everyone's sympathy for the woman and the precedent of judging the case are all biased towards Princess Lin'an's side, Guo Dun really can't come up with any conclusive evidence, how can he make everyone believe it? Lin Shan sneered, and said with a sinking face: "Since this is the case, don't blame me for being ruthless, according to the convention, if you offend the royal family, you don't ask for the reason, you must first blame the fifty big boards, and someone will come!" The guards next to him responded in unison: "Here!" β
Lin Shan's face was cold, and he said word by word: "Blame Guo Dun for fifty boards!" β
"Yes!"
Everyone's faces couldn't help but change, Li Weiyang has now understood that today's plan is divided into three steps. The first was to deliberately lead Guo Dun to the courtyard, and the second step was to let him see Princess Lin'an being violated by Zhou Kang. They calculated Guo Dun's temper and knew that he would not sit idly by and would definitely lend a helping hand to the princess. Subsequently, Princess Lin'an wronged Guo Dun for this matter. Third, when Guo Dun raised his suspicions and said that Zhou Kang was the one who insulted the princess, the Zhou family bit back and said that Zhou Kang had never come to mourn, so that everyone would believe that Guo Dun framed Zhou Gongzi, who had always had a bad reputation, in order to get out, which confirmed Guo Dun's intention to violate the princess and disrespect the royal family. It's simple, but some people believe it.
The guards had already received the order, so they rushed over immediately, pressed Guo Dun to the ground, took out the board, and were about to do it.
Li Weiyang is a person who has lived in the palace for many years, and she is clear about the means of framing people, when she heard that she was going to do it, her eyes looked at the board, but she saw that the board was inadvertently raised, and it seemed to be faintly shining with a faint layer of light, so fast that she thought she was dazzled, she was stunned, and then walked quickly twice, but she stopped and glanced at Yuan Lie.
When Yuan Lie saw her eyes, he stepped forward quickly and said loudly, "Wait! β
Everyone was stunned, and the prince said coldly: "I don't know if King Xu has any advice?" β
Yuan Lie smiled slightly and said: "After all, Brother Guo is a person with an official position, not an ordinary person, Lord Lin wants to move the board as soon as he asks a few words, is it too strict?" It also seems arbitrary, doesn't it? When he said this, there were people in the crowd who had always been good friends with the Guo family. Just now, Qi Guogong had the heart to step forward to stop it, but Guo Dun was his son, and no matter what he said at this moment, others would think that he was protective. And the other two brothers of the Guo family had no way to speak, because they had no way to prove that Guo Dun was innocent. Since the case has to be strictly interrogated, it is natural that he will be beaten up, and the fifty big boards are expected to be able to survive, as long as he does not admit it, then this matter has the possibility of turning over. It's just that he didn't expect that the last person to speak was Xuwang Yuanlie, who had always been at odds with them, Guo Dun glanced at Yuanlie, his eyes were very complicated, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
The prince sneered and said: "I know that King Xu has always had a very good relationship with the Guo family, but I have always asked the Criminal Department about the case, Lord Lin has asked carefully, but Guo Dun has always refused to recruit, and I am afraid that I will not get the truth without punishment." Speaking of this, he glanced at Li Weiyang with a smile, and then said slowly: "Human favor is human favor, matter is reason, if Guo Dun really offended the princess, then the Guo family is guilty of disrespect, this matter can be big or small, I'm afraid that it will be in front of my father, King Xu, you can't afford it." β
The crown prince was not afraid of King Xu Yuanlie at all, and even wished that they would make more trouble, because in this way, it would alarm the clan, and the emperor wanted to cover it up, but he couldn't cover it up, and when the time came, the Qi Mansion might not be shaken fundamentally, but Guo Dun would always be unlucky.
Yuan Lie sneered, walked straight to the side of the guard, checked the board in his hand, and said with a smile: "Lord Lin is interesting, today is just a condolence, do you have this board with you?" β
Lin Shan glanced at the prince and said in a deep voice: "The two guards are borrowed from the Marquis of Qingping, and this board is naturally from the Marquis of Qingping's mansion." β
A trace of coldness flashed in Yuan Lie's eyes, making his face even more handsome, I don't know why, everyone only felt that this person was shining all over his body, so that there was no way to turn his eyes, he said unhurriedly: "This board seems to be a little strange." As he spoke, he deliberately raised the board so that everyone could see the faint silver light on it. Afterwards, Yuan Lie said loudly: "Is there a doctor in this hall?" β
At this time, an imperial doctor walked out of the crowd and said in a loud voice: "The humble position is Liu Zheng of the Imperial Hospital, I don't know what His Royal Highness King Xu commands?" β
Yuan Lie threw the board to him and said loudly: "Since you are a doctor, let's check what is wrong with this board, I look at the silver light on it, how do I think it's wrong!" At this time, Qingping Hou's forehead was already in cold sweat, and he was panicked for a while. Wen Ge looked at his father's face and felt that something was wrong, so he quietly asked, "What's wrong, is there anything wrong?" β
Qingping Hou turned his head to look at his daughter, but there was infinite horror in his eyes, and he couldn't say a word.
Liu Zheng looked at the board carefully, and quietly touched the silver light, scraped it on it, and after tinkering for a long time, his complexion suddenly changed. He whispered a few words to Yuan Lie, but Yuan Lie smiled and said, "Say it!" Let all be heard! β
Liu Zheng also had a cold sweat on his forehead, he didn't expect that he was just here to offer condolences today, but there was such a thing. I knew that when Xu Wang Yuanlie said that he was going to call the imperial doctor just now, he didn't want so much to do, and came out to help him test the board. He secretly glanced at the prince, a trace of surprise crossed his face, and he said loudly: "There is poison on this board!" β
Yuan Lie sneered and said, "Did you hear that?" Doctor Liu said that this board is highly poisonous! β
"Doctor Liu, you make it clear, what's going on?!" The prince couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked.
Princess Lin'an's complexion changed slightly, and her eyes were extremely cold.
Liu Zheng said in his mouth: "This is a kind of poison, if this board is used for torture, then the poison will be through the contact between guΓ² and human skin and flesh, from the pores of the person to the skin, and then into the blood, and have an effect, if Guo Gongzi was tortured just now, he will inevitably be poisoned, and he will have an attack within six hours, and become difficult to breathe, but it looks like he has suffered from the wind and cold, and ordinary people will never find anything abnormal, but in another six hours, he will die!" β
Yuan Lie sneered twice and said, "It seems that someone wants to kill Guo Gongzi in front of us!" Qingping Hou, what do you explain! β
Qingping Hou was already sweating like rain, he swallowed his saliva, and said in a trembling voice: "King Xu! I...... I don't know what's going on! β
Yuan Lie didn't believe him, and his amber eyes became more and more bright: "The guards belong to your family, and this board is also your family!" Don't you know that this board is poisonous!? Are you a fool to me, or do you think everyone in this hall is a fool and can be fooled by you?! β
A sneer flashed in Li Weiyang's heart, it turned out that Princess Lin'an was not at ease just framing Guo Dun, and was ready to wait for him to implement the charge, and then kill him! In this way, it can also be said that he committed suicide in prison because of fear of punishment, which really confirmed his sin of disrespect for the royal family! It's really a vicious mind. Twelve hours, that's a whole day, if Yuan Yeol hadn't stopped it just now. Then by this time tomorrow, Guo Dun has been accused of committing suicide in fear of crime.
Yuan Lie laughed and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, it seems that the situation in this case is very complicated, if Guo Gongzi is really guilty, then who is the person who put poison on the board, and he has to take his life?" In my opinion, someone must have deliberately framed him, and I am deeply afraid that Guo Gongzi will be retracted in the future, so I can't wait for him to die! β
The prince looked at Qingping Hou coldly and said, "Qingping Hou, tell me what's going on!?" β
The Marquis of Qingping fell to his knees with a "plop" and said in a trembling voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince, I ...... I really don't understand who is poisoning this board. β
Yuan Lie didn't look at him, and said coldly in his voice: "Lord Lin, if you go down with a board just now, Guo Gongzi will die!" Could it be that your criminal department has always asked about cases like this? It can be seen that for so many years, I don't know how many people have been unjustly killed in the case you are asking!? β
Lin Shan couldn't help but stand up, bowed down and said, "His Royal Highness King Xu, I was reckless just now. "How did he actually know that this board was highly poisonous, and now that it has been exposed in public, he has become an accomplice! Qi Guogong's eyes on the opposite side already showed a hint of murderous intent, thinking of the other party's decisiveness on the battlefield and his forbearance now...... A trace of fear passed through his heart, and he only felt that this fog was getting thicker and thicker, so that he did not dare to contaminate it...... He couldn't help but say, "In that case, this case ...... Still, ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to preside over the trial! β
The prince sighed and said, "Well, since Lord Lin refuses to interrogate again, then I will be the chief judge for a while, I don't know if King Xu still has any opinions?" You wouldn't think I'd deliberately favor Lin'an, would you!? β
Xu Wang Yuanlie smiled slightly, that smile was very bright, able to illuminate the entire hall, dazzling everyone's eyes, his amber eyes, flashed a faint light, not afraid of the prince's momentum, and responded: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to be the chief judge, I am naturally optimistic, but I will also watch from the sidelines, in case His Royal Highness favors Princess Lin'an, let's go to His Majesty and ask him to make the decision himself!" β
The prince sneered in his heart, but said in his mouth: "King Xu, don't worry, I will definitely deal with it impartially." Saying that, he looked at Guo Dun again: "Guo Gongzi, although there was a little trouble just now, but your charges have not been cleared, you think about it carefully, is there any way to prove your innocence?" β
Guo Dun stood frozen on the spot, now no one will testify for him at all, Princess Lin'an and the maidservant girl insisted that he had bad intentions, how could he prove his innocence? Even if someone was poisoned on the board, this does not prove that Princess Lin'an was the one who deliberately framed him. So he was stunned for a long time, and still couldn't say a word.
Qi Guogong saw it in his eyes, his face sank like water, but he was the suspect's father, and no one else would believe what he said. At this time, Guo Cheng had already stepped forward and said: "My fourth brother has always been a person who follows the rules, he won't take a second look when he sees the girl's family, how can he insult the princess, what's more, we are here to attend my aunt's funeral this time, no matter how unruly and ignore the etiquette, it is impossible to do such a thing that is immoral and discrediting at the funeral!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please be clear! β
Princess Lin'an sneered and said: "Speaking of which, you are just these clichΓ©s, will one of my daughter's families still go to wronged him!?" β
Guo Cheng sneered and said: "Princess Lin'an has always refused to cherish her wings, but my son of the Guo family is by no means a person like you!" β
Princess Lin'an suddenly changed color and said, "Guo Cheng! What do you mean by that? β
Guo Cheng smiled slightly: "What do you mean, everyone knows very well in their hearts, princess, you have countless male pets in the house, and you are extravagant, and the ministers under the skirt do not know how many, my fourth brother will have bad intentions for you, who will believe it?" I'm not afraid that he will humiliate you, but I am afraid that you will seduce him! β
Princess Lin'an's face was innocent, and she said coldly: "No matter how many male favorites I have, what does it have to do with your Guo family?" If you don't have any more solid evidence, shut up! Otherwise, without waiting to ask Guo Dun about his crimes, I will punish you for a charge of disrespecting the royal family!" β
Li Weiyang smiled slightly, stepped forward, and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, do you really want to see the evidence in public?" β
Princess Lin'an's gaze fell on Li Weiyang's face, and hatred rolled in it, and she sneered: "Miss Guo, can you come up with evidence?" β
Li Weiyang was calm, and a faint smile opened his lips: "Yes, what if I can come up with evidence?" Princess, how will you compensate then? β
Everyone said in their hearts, if Li Weiyang can come up with evidence to prove Guo Dun's innocence, then Princess Lin'an will become a false accusation. Although humiliating the royal family is tantamount to disrespect and a crime of beheading, if the princess wrongs a child of a family, what kind of crime should this be? Princess Lin'an didn't believe that Li Weiyang could come up with evidence at all, she sneered and said: "If you can really come up with evidence, I will accept this fifty boards on behalf of Guo Gongzi!" β
Li Weiyang smiled softly, she glanced at the prince, and said lightly: "His Royal Highness the prince, what Princess Lin'an said, can you agree?" β
The prince looked at Li Weiyang, but a trace of uneasiness passed through his heart, although he didn't know much about the other party's power, but he also knew that Lin'an was too reckless when he said this. The wealthy family violated the princess, that is, it was disrespectful to the royal family, and it was necessary to behead the whole family, but the princess went to wronged others, but it was not a big deal, Princess Lin'an just boasted about Haikou, saying that if Li Weiyang could prove Guo Dun's innocence, she would voluntarily accept the fifty boards. The prince thought for a while and looked at Lin'an: "Lin'an, you must not talk nonsense, what fifty boards, do you want to die on the spot?" β
Princess Lin'an sneered and said, "Brother Huang, the facts are already in front of me, I'm just forcing Miss Guo to admit it, what's the use of doing a dying struggle?" I'm leaving my words here, if she really proves that Guo Dun is innocent, then what does it matter if I voluntarily accept these fifty boards? It's a pity, can she really come up with evidence? β
Li Weiyang never moved his eyes, and looked directly at Princess Lin'an for a moment. The eyes are as bright as stars, but they make people feel cold: "Everyone heard what Princess Lin'an said, right?" Everyone nodded, but Li Weiyang just sneered: "Since everyone has heard it, then this matter is settled." Someone, bring a bowl of water. β
The people next to her didn't know what Li Weiyang wanted, but she was Miss Guo's family, so they could only follow orders, and soon, a maid brought a bowl of water and put it on the coffee table. Li Weiyang smiled slightly and said, "Fourth brother, please come over." Guo Dun stepped forward, he still had a rope tied to him, and Li Weiyang smiled and said, "Please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to order someone to loosen the tie for my fourth brother." β
The prince said, "Miss Guo, what do you mean by this?" The case hasn't been cleared up yet! β
Li Weiyang smiled, but her eyes were very indifferent, and her voice was as cold as a clear spring: "His Royal Highness the Prince, since I have a way to prove my fourth brother's innocence, and here is in full view of everyone, are you still afraid that he has the ability to fly away?" β
When the prince thought about it, he ordered someone to release Guo Dun. Guo Dun looked at his sister with a suspicious face, he didn't know what she wanted Qing Shui to do, could this bowl of Qing Shui prove his innocence?
Li Weiyang said with a smile on his face: "You take off your outer robe, soak the corner that was most wet with the tea that was spilled before, soak it in this bowl, rub it, and squeeze it dry." Guo Dun was stunned for a moment, and then obeyed the order, but although he did so, there was no abnormal change in the water, only a little precipitation floated. Li Weiyang smiled slightly and said, "Miss Wen, do you dare to drink this bowl of water?" β
Wen Ge's face changed, and then, she took half a step back, and subconsciously said, "Guo Jia! You...... You...... What are you doing? β
Li Weiyang smiled, and she said slowly: "Okay, I have proven the innocence of my fourth brother, please let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince release him." β
The prince was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "Miss Guo, what do you mean, why do I get more and more confused the more I look at it?" With this bowl of water alone, can you prove your fourth brother's innocence? β
Li Weiyang's eyes were condensed and unwavering, and the tone in his mouth became more and more gentle, but with a trace of imperceptible coldness: "His Royal Highness the Prince, just now my maidservant found a broken cup in that room, and saw that there seemed to be some traces on my fourth brother's robe that had just dried, so I guessed that Princess Lin'an specially brought a cup of tea at that time and wanted the fourth brother to drink it, but my fourth brother refused anyway, so between the two disputes, the cup of tea was overturned, fourth brother, do you remember this?" β
Guo Dun was stunned for a moment, and he recalled it carefully, as if there was such a thing.
Yuan Lie's smile deepened, if Li Weiyang's observation ability is second, I am afraid that no one in the world dares to call it first, this is her ability.
Li Weiyang looked at everyone's puzzled eyes, and said slowly: "At that time, I was thinking, why did Princess Lin'an have to force the fourth brother to drink this cup of tea?" I'm afraid there is some mystery in the tea. It's just that the bowl of tea has been knocked over at that time, and I have already ordered Zhao Yue to take a look just now, and the water stains on the ground have already dried up, so I can't find anything at all. Fortunately, my fourth brother's robe has been stained with a lot of tea, although it has also dried up, but in this clear water, rub it, rub it, there will definitely be some tea stains down, Imperial Doctor Liu, you are proficient in medical skills, you might as well smell and see what is famous in the tea. β
Doctor Liu was suspicious, walked two steps, picked up the water, stretched out his index finger, nodded, put it on his nose and smelled it, and then, carefully studied it for a long time, and even tasted it, and then said: "This taste is already very light, but, it seems, there is a little ......" He said the three words "a little", but he couldn't say it anymore.
Li Weiyang smiled: "Imperial Doctor Liu doesn't dare to say it, let me tell me, in this tea, someone must have given an aphrodisiac drug!" β
When everyone heard this, their faces changed. Especially Wen Ge, who was already trembling with fear at the moment, it was Princess Lin'an who said that she had borrowed this place and asked her to arrange it, and now they were all discovered by Li Weiyang.
The prince couldn't help but be furious: "Miss Guo, when you say this, do you mean that my imperial sister deliberately drugged and wanted to charm Guo Gongzi?" β
Li Weiyang suddenly smiled, there was no smile in his eyes, some were just a little mocking, and said, "No! It's not to be fascinated, but to make my fourth brother do something bad in a frustrated way, so that everyone can see it, and confirm the Guo family's disrespectful sin, if not, why did she force him to drink this cup of tea? β
Princess Lin'an's face was pale, she didn't expect that Li Weiyang could guess so much with such a very subtle thing, she couldn't help but take a step forward and scolded sharply: "Guo Jia! You don't talk nonsense, how could I do such a thing! β
Li Weiyang just smiled, and said lightly: "Why should Her Royal Highness the princess be anxious? You instructed Miss Wen to specially prepare this house for you, as well as this cup of tea, the real purpose is to leave some traces on your body, if my fourth brother really has bad intentions towards you......" As she spoke, she looked at Guo Dun and smiled: "With his martial arts and strength, he has already done a lot of things in half an hour, so why not let Princess Lin'an scream you?" If not, everyone can take a look now, my fourth brother really wants to have bad intentions towards Princess Lin'an, and he can subdue her in just three or two clicks, and ensure that she can't say a word. Everyone was shocked, and then it dawned on them.
This is a blind spot, but everyone ignored it because of shock just now, Guo Cheng couldn't help but come to his senses and said: "Yes, my fourth brother's martial arts are by no means something that a weak woman like Princess Lin'an can resist, he has been gone for half an hour, if it is really as Princess Lin'an said, the two are entangled together, and Princess Lin'an screams?" Isn't this a deliberate recruitment? β
Guo Dun is a martial arts master, if it weren't for this, he would not have sat in the position of commanding supervisor, how could a dignified Jingwei commanding supervisor and a fourth-grade official, how could it be a weak woman like Princess Lin'an that could resist? As long as Guo Dun covers Princess Lin'an's mouth and keeps her from saying nothing, where will she be given the opportunity to scream and lead everyone to the courtyard? With that said, the matter is already clear.
Li Weiyang just smiled faintly, and said loudly in front of everyone: "Princess Lin'an first tried her best to lead my fourth brother to the courtyard, and then deliberately did that kind of thing with Zhou Gongzi, so that my fourth brother could save her, and then, poured a cup of tea containing aphrodisiacs, tempted my fourth brother to drink it, but my fourth brother was not fooled, she broke the teacup in a hurry, so as to cover up the evidence, my fourth brother was leaving, she grabbed him, entangled, and shouted for help, and gave him a charge of bad intentions, and when my fourth brother argued, Naturally, Zhou Kang and Zhou Gongzi will be pulled out, and when the time comes, as long as Zhou Gongzi does not appear in the house, everyone will believe that my fourth brother is like this in order to get rid of the crime, isn't this crime confirmed? As soon as Lord Lin was annoyed, he naturally wanted to be punished, if the fifty big boards were beaten, would they be beaten into tricks and not to mention, the boards were still stained with poison, twelve hours later, if my fourth brother died in prison, then my Guo family really had to carry the black cauldron! This strategy is linked one by one, it seems clumsy, but it is very effective, if an ordinary woman wants to frame her, it must be a pounce! β
Hearing Li Weiyang say this, a sneer flashed across Yuan Lie's face: "If everyone doesn't believe it, I still have evidence." He clapped his hands as he spoke. At this time, a tall guard came in from outside the door and pushed a young man to the ground, the man had a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth, and his hand bones seemed to have been discounted by someone, and he couldn't speak, but who was it not Zhou Kang?
Yuan Lie smiled coldly and said, "Zhou Shilang, do you see this is your younger brother?" Yes...... I forgot, Zhou Gongzi was sick and did not participate in today's condolences, so this person is just a little similar to Zhou Gongzi, but he intends to mistreat the princess, I think, it is better to kill on the spot. Saying that, he made a gesture to the guard, and the guard went up and grabbed Zhou Kang's neck, and Zhou Kang howled like a pig, but because he was stuffed with a cloth, he could only make a whimpering sound.
Zhou Hong hurriedly said: "Wait! His Royal Highness King Xu, be merciful to your subordinates! He was already eager.
Yuan Lie smiled and said, "What? Zhou Shilang has something to say? β
Zhou Honghan was like rain, and he said in a low voice: "Please raise your noble hand and spare your brother's life." β
Li Weiyang turned around, but no longer paid attention to the Zhou brothers, but squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was careless: "Princess Lin'an, can you stand these fifty big boards?" β
Princess Lin'an took half a step back in horror, and a numb chill slowly crept up her back. She was frightened and frightened, and even her fingertips trembled slightly.
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really believes that the Guo family can be brought down by this matter, it is Lin'an naΓ―ve. I really thought that Qi Guogong was a bun and a scumbag girl was naΓ―ve, hahahahaha