The official received the order, and immediately rushed up and dragged Xiaoyu down.

"Your Excellency." Song Xiao knelt on the ground, kowtowed several times in a row, she begged me, "Xiaoyu is still young, what she thinks and does may not be from the original intention, the woman begs you to open the net, please, open the net ......"

I was unmoved, and shouted with cold eyes, "Song Xiao, as Xiaoyu's master, isn't what she did at your behest?" Dare to intercede for her here, it's true to intercede for yourself!"

"The adults are wronged, but the folk girl doesn't know what is right and wrong, and the folk girl only wants to get her brother's safety, and has no other intentions." Song Xiao looked at me with teary eyes, and her misty eyes were full of innocence.

"My lord knows that Miss Song has nothing to do with this matter at all." Shang Xiaoqiu protected in front of Song Xiao, "Miss Xiaoyu is also innocent. ”

"Oh?" I sneered, "Xiaoyu, who colluded with you, is innocent, and Song Xiao, who indirectly slandered Lord Zhao for you, is also innocent, what about yourself?" Are you guilty of your own guilt? Wouldn't it be innocent too? ”

"I... I ......" Shang Xiaoqiu was so frightened by my eyes that he shrank back, speechless.

At this point in interrogation, it is self-evident who is the spy. I moved my gaze to Du Rong, who was in my hand, and hooked my lips at him triumphantly.

Although the situation in front of me was completely tilted to my side, Du Rong smiled back at me, and got up and walked to the center of the yatang without hurrying.

"Tell the Prime Minister that the lower official has a booklet that he wants to present to the Lord, and I ask the Lordship to look at it."

I raised an eyebrow.

"Bring it in."

The guard took the booklet from Du Rong's hand, walked quickly to me, and respectfully placed the booklet on the public case in front of me.

I opened the booklet and looked at it, it was very thick, but the contents were only five or six sheets of paper, and I turned it very quickly, and when I saw the last few pages of the booklet, my face suddenly changed.

Du Rong knew what I was seeing, and his tone was deliberately calm, and from his eyes, I could easily see his mockery of me.

I closed the booklet and stared at Song Xiao with an ugly face.

"Song Xiao, this prime minister asks you, did you come back to Tuzhou thousands of miles away, just because of the letter that your brother Song Liang gave you?"

Song Xiao looked at me blankly, but there was fear in the depths of those beautiful eyes.

"Yes...... Yes, the elder brother repeatedly asked the woman to come back, and the woman missed her brother very much, so she came back. ”

"Ben Xiang asks you again, are you really coming back to Tuzhou because of your brother? And Song Liang, are you sure he is innocent? Wronged? I asked again.

"Yes." This time, Song Xiao replied firmly.

I fell silent, my eyes fixed on Song Xiao.

Song Xiao lowered her head, she didn't look at me.

"Prime Minister, the evidence is conclusive, and you should pronounce the sentence." Du Rong frowned when he saw that I didn't speak for a long time.

I retracted my gaze, and before the verdict was announced, I still decided to ask Song Xiao one more word.

"Song Xiao, where is your ancestral hometown?"

Song Xiao looked up at me suddenly, a strong panic clearly appeared in her eyes, and with a panicked look, I immediately caught the hatred that was forced down by her.

"Answer this officer!"

Song Xiao's whole body trembled uncontrollably, she looked at me in a panic, and also looked at all the people in this hall - Zhao Cheng with an expressionless face, Du Rong with a faint expression, the silent servant, and the appearance of a country sitting in the main hall with a cold gaze.

She seemed to think of something, and actually laughed on the spot.

"Lord Shen Xiang, since you know everything, I won't ...... anymore"

"It's me!" Shang Xiaoqiu suddenly shouted, interrupting what Song Xiao wanted to say, "It's me, I'm the spy who reported the news!"

Song Xiao grabbed Shang Xiaoqiu's hand, she tried her best to suppress her trembling, but her words still exposed her fragility and disbelief.

"Shang Xiaoqiu, you ......"

Shang Xiaoqiu shook off Song Xiao's hand, she changed her previous look of fear and fear, and said arrogantly, "That's right, it's me, who took advantage of you, Xiaoyu, and your good brother!" Since some people are always soft-hearted, why shouldn't I take advantage of it? ”

"Xiaoqiu, you are my savior, I beg you not to say that again, I ......" Song Xiao wanted to pull Shang Xiaoqiu's hand again, but was coldly avoided by Shang Xiaoqiu.

Shang Xiaoqiu didn't look at Song Xiao, she only looked at me fearlessly and said, "The military secrets of Tuzhou were obtained by me using Song Xiao's tricks to her brother, I wanted Zhao Cheng, an old horseman, to take the blame for me, but I didn't expect you to believe it at all, and you found me by the way, heh, forget it, it's not interesting to say these things now, I, Shang Xiaoqiu, do things alone, I think the prime minister is not a stupid person, right?" ”

"Let them go, ask me whatever you want, and torture you to extract confessions."

"Why do you want to admit these things yourself?" I asked her with a serious face.

Shang Xiaoqiu knelt up straight, "Although I don't bend my means, but after getting along for these days, I still have some feelings for their master and servant, anyway, now the evidence is conclusive, rather than me holding on to not admitting it and letting them suffer again, it is better to admit it happily, and it can be regarded as a ......" With a soft gaze, she said, "It is also worthy of our acquaintance." ”

I looked at Shang Xiaoqiu and didn't speak.

"My lord, what this woman said is full of flaws, and her expression is even more flickering and evasive, although the current evidence can prove that she is a spy of the rebels, but I feel that it is necessary for her and Song Xiao's master and servant to be interrogated again, especially Song Xiao." Zhao Cheng walked out, he bowed his hand, and said to me, "I don't know what kind of brochure Lord Du presented to the adult, can you give a list of the humble positions, and the humble positions can also be considered for the adults." ”

I glanced at Zhao Cheng lightly, and said with a warning, "Although Lord Zhao is innocent, since he is involved in this matter, he thinks that it is better for Lord Zhao to sit on the sidelines and watch." It is also necessary to let Lord Zhao fall into his tongue in vain. ”

Zhao Cheng was reprimanded by me, and instantly understood my thoughts, and he bowed his hand to me with a face full of shame, "What my lord said is that it is a lowly job." ”

With that, he sat back in his seat without a word.

Seeing my attitude, Du Rong did not retreat but advanced, forcing me to say, "Since Shang Xiaoqiu is alive now, no matter whether the identity of the spy is true or not, he should be detained and interrogated." Song Xiao, Song Liang, and Xiaoyu, since they are related to this case, they should be taken into custody for interrogation together. ”

"Adults don't understand the truth that 'it is better to kill a hundred people by mistake than to let go of one', right?"

My face became ugly.

"As an official of the imperial court, how can he kill innocents indiscriminately? What's more, Shang Xiaoqiu has already admitted that he is a spy, Song Xiao is innocent, if Ben Xiang still tortures them, wouldn't he let people in the world laugh at Ben Xiang for being a mediocre official and occupying the position of prime minister in vain? ”

"Your Excellency's words are wrong." Du Rong disagreed: "The dead can't speak, but the living can tell us many things that we don't expect." There are still many doubts in this case, if it is so unclear and unclear, Xia Guan thinks, even if we believe in adults, adults can't make the emperor not doubt you, right? ”

"You!" I have no words to refute.

Yes, Du Rong is right, even if I am in a remote place, the emperor can still clearly monitor my every move, and I can't do anything at all.

My eyes dimmed, and I moved my gaze to Shang Xiaoqiu, "Shang Xiaoqiu, I ask you, are Song Xiao and the others sure they have nothing to do with you?" Are they really not volunteering to help you, but are being used by you? If you don't say it tonight, I don't recommend that you come and taste the torture instruments one by one. ”

Shang Xiaoqiu looked at me funny, and she said, "I'm the only spy, what does it matter to me that you are willing to kill innocents indiscriminately?" However, ......" his eyes were cold, and Shang Xiaoqiu said coldly, "Anyway, I won't be able to get out of here alive today, so it's better to bury you as a dog official!"

With a loud shout, Shang Xiaoqiu suddenly stood up, pulled out the long hairpin that had been specially treated in the bun, and rushed towards me.

"Come on, come on, take down this assassin!" Zhao Cheng jumped up from his seat in shock, and he shouted nervously at the officials below who had not yet reacted.

Song Xiao looked at Shang Xiaoqiu who rushed forward in shock, then came back to his senses and pounced on him to stop Shang Xiaoqiu.

"Xiaoqiu, don't!"

I sat under the plaque of Zhengda and brightness, neither moving, nor did I have any panicked look, I just glanced at Shang Xiaoqiu who rushed over, and closed my eyes gently.

"Ahh The screams broke through the dark night in an instant, and the cold wind blew in from outside the hall, and the diffuse smell of blood and gushing blood filled the entire hall in the blink of an eye.

"Xiaoqiu!" Song Xiao cried and threw herself on Shang Xiaoqiu's body, and the blood flowing from Shang Xiaoqiu's body dyed Song Xiaoqiu's pale green skirt red after a while.

Du Rong pulled out the long sword inserted into Shang Xiaoqiu's body with a faint expression, shook off the blood beads on the sword casually, and returned the long sword to the guards beside him.

"Xiaoqiu, Xiaoqiu, hold on, don't die, don't die......" Song Xiao hugged Shang Xiaoqiu's head and let the tears slide silently in the cold winter of the night.

Shang Xiaoqiu looked at Song Xiao weakly, and she tried to raise a smile to show her.

"You...... You secretly took the lotus cake and looked at it...... See me? ”

Song Xiao broke down and cried, she nodded desperately.

"I brought it, I brought it, you don't want to die, I'll take you to eat, I'm ......"

"Xiaoqiu!"

The girl with her eyes closed quietly went with the night breeze passing through the hall.

I opened my eyes, and my voice was calm and unwavering.

"The spy businessman Xiaoqiu has been brought to justice on the spot, this case is over, all the innocent people involved will be allowed to leave, and another person will be sent to Wu Mansion to arrest Wu Yue now."

Du Rong didn't say anything this time, he just followed me and walked out of this place full of blood.

Many people in the hall didn't understand why Shang Xiaoqiu, who used them by all means, caused the Song Governor's Mansion to suffer from prison, and caused her own flesh and skin suffering, Song Xiao would be so sad and sad because of her death, as if her dearest and dearest people had left her.

The night is silent, and there is probably only the bright moon.