Chapter 25: Substitute for the Dead
At this time, the plaintiff was thinking in his heart: This is obviously to ask me to recruit the Hou Ye and save the lives of my whole family. If you resist hard, you should not be wiped out, and you will definitely die! Now that the princess is in charge, it is better to gamble. So he said: "I recruited, this matter was forced by my marquis." ”
Ji Qiao scolded in his heart: Damn, you accuse Xuanwu Hou of housekeeper and Zhou Zuo, why do you have to move out of Xuanwu Hou, I can't gnaw it!
Now it's a little difficult to ride a tiger, so he prompted again: "Isn't it someone else?" ”
Zhou Zuo heard Ji Qiao's words, and thought: This kid bullies the soft and is afraid of the hard! immediately said: "Why, if you say Xuanwu Hou, you won't dare to go down to trial?" ”
Ji Qiao scolded in his heart: I will kill your turtle son later! But now I have to bite the bullet and ask, "What evidence?" ”
The plaintiff replied: The deceased is somewhat similar to a member of the Xuanwu Marquis' Mansion, this person also participated in the brawl yesterday, although he has been arranged by the Xuanwu Marquis to escape, but I know where he is hiding, and the prince can send someone to arrest him as soon as possible. ”
Ji Qiao had no choice but to order the arrest quickly: "Arrest the suspect quickly; And invited the Marquis of Xuanwu and said that the princess was waiting for him. ”
The headcatcher immediately set off with his people.
Zishi also wanted to follow, but was yelled back by Ji Qiao.
The princess couldn't get used to Ji Qiao at this time, and actually despised it in front of everyone: "You villain, I heard that it was Xuanwu Hou, so you were polite, and you also hit my signboard." ”
Ji Qiao immediately quibbled: "The princess doesn't know anything, if I say that I want to arrest Xuanwu and wait for trial, he will definitely not come, and there is nothing he can do about these arrests." said that the princess invited him, so he would not refuse. ”
The princess thinks it makes sense: just let the catcher go and bring Xuanwu Hou, but he will definitely not be able to bring it!
Zhou Zuo doesn't want to stay here anymore, this anger is a little unbearable! So he said, "Princess, since the case has been settled, I will go and report the case to the king." ”
Ji Qiao shook his head and said with a wicked smile: "Zhou Sikou is not in a hurry, the case is not closed yet, who can guarantee that there is no instigator behind Xuanwu Hou." ”
Zhou Zuo was not stupid, he saw that Ji Qiao's expression was wrong, and knew that he was going to pull himself into the water. He hurriedly said: "No matter what the result is, this official is leaving." ”
Ji Qiao smiled proudly: "Then see if you have the ability to leave?" ”
Zhou Zuo immediately softened with fright, pointed at Ji Qiao and said, "Do you want to... I want to keep my official position. ”
The princess immediately said loudly: "Just a little Sikou, why don't you dare! ”
Zhou Zuo's legs no longer obeyed, they kept shaking, and they were almost unstable.
In order to cover up, he simply found a place to kneel and sit down.
Ji Qiao smiled again: "Come on, serve some wine and food, the case has been tried for so long, and Lord Zhou is also hungry." ”
Zhou Zuona had the heart to eat, and hurriedly excused himself: "Not hungry, not hungry." ”
Ji Qiao continued to laugh and said, "It will take at least an hour and a half to invite Xuanwu Hou to come over, and sooner or later you will be hungry." ”
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After both the Xuanwu Marquis and the suspect were brought in.
Ji Qiao immediately invited the princess to the presiding judge and sat down, standing next to her.
Then he asked directly: "Xuanwu Hou, are you guilty?" ”
Xuanwu Hou didn't know Ji Qiao, thinking that he was a princess, so he didn't want to answer, but the princess was beside him, so he had to say angrily: "What is my crime?" ”
Ji Qiao immediately said: "Your family framed the princess, saying that it was coerced and lured by you. But the princess didn't believe you, thinking that you must have something unspeakable, or that the family was instructed to do so. If it is recruited from the truth, the princess will not be held accountable. ”
Xuanwu Hou thought to himself: Why did you get involved with the princess? He asked curiously, "What does this matter have to do with the princess?" ”
Ji Qiao sighed: "Xuanwu Hou doesn't know, during the brawl yesterday, the little white face who fought side by side with Miss Lin Shi was the princess. ”
Everyone was amazed! How dare you call a princess like that?
The princess was not angry, but scolded with a smile: "You are a dead man, believe it or not, I abolished you? ”
When Xuanwu Hou saw the princess say this, he believed it a little! At the same time, he said in his heart: After Yi'er went back yesterday, he also said that he made trouble with Lin Shi, and there was a handsome son, but he didn't know him.
However, he didn't worry about the princess's problem, but looked at Ji Qiao carefully, and then said contemptuously: "Look at your face, it is a little similar to the people of the Lin Mansion described by my son." ”
Ji Qiao was not angry, but boasted: "It's down that Xuanwu Hou has good eyesight!" But you have to think about it, framing the princess is not a light crime! I know that Xuanwu Hou and your son will never do this, and it must be that the subordinates did this in order to curry favor with the master, not knowing right and wrong, and colluding with outsiders. ”
Xuanwu Hou hesitated a little, and said in his heart: I didn't expect to be beaten by this person, not only solved the case, but also came up with a crime of framing the princess, this crime can be big or small!
At the same time, I feel more difficult, who am I going to come out? You can't give it to your son, can you?
However, after thinking about the meeting, he said: "It may be my housekeeper, and his behavior has been a little abnormal in the past two days." ”
Ji Qiao was dissatisfied: "Xuanwu Hou, there should be outsiders in this case, and the housekeeper of your mansion can't make such a move." ”
Xuanwu Hou muttered in his heart: Who is this kid going to hit? Gotta give me a hint too!
So he looked at Ji Qiao with an inquiring gaze.
Ji Qiao immediately understood, and hurriedly glanced at Zhou Zuo next to him.
Xuanwu Hou was overjoyed, this week's work was not arranged by himself, he should be entrusted by others, and it is better to correct him. Then he immediately said, "Princess, I will go and call the butler, and you will interrogate him carefully." ”
"Okay." The princess nodded in agreement.
Soon, the Xuanwu Hou butler came.
It may be that Xuanwu Hou specially explained, and when he came in, he pointed to Zhou Zuo and said, "Princess, I was instructed by Zhou Sikou." ”
Ji Qiao immediately asked, "What evidence is there?" ”
The housekeeper of Xuanwu Hou replied: "Zhou Sikou once wrote a letter to me, asking me to cause some trouble for Miss Lin Shi, the letter is still in the bedroom of the mansion, you can send someone to pick it up immediately." ”
Zhou Zuo yelled in a hurry: "Why do I want to operate this? ”
Ji Qiao said loudly: "Why is there no reason? In order to be promoted, you saw that there was a conflict between Xuanwu Hou Gongzi and An Bang Hou's daughter, so you did not hesitate to sow discord, tell right and wrong, cause a murder, and then solve the case yourself and make meritorious contributions. ”
Zhou Zuo roared angrily: "You are purely reversing right and wrong!" Is there still a king law in your eyes? ”
"How can there be no royal law, the evidence in this case is conclusive, and it will be proved when the letter comes."
Ji Qiao didn't know if the letter was true or false, but Xuanwu Hou dared to let the housekeeper take it out, there must be a reason for him.
Zhou Zuo said that this letter was specially explained by his boss Wang Sikou, and he designed a trap to pit the Anbang Marquis Mansion. I didn't expect to be given to Xuanwuhou! It immediately softened into a puddle of mud.
Ji Qiao has sent someone to the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion to get the letter.
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Zhou Zuo thought that the princess would kill him directly, but he didn't expect to be sent back to the criminal department. I can't help but feel a little happy in my heart, this matter was arranged by Wang Sikou, and he will not do anything to himself?
But what he didn't expect was that he was directly put on death row by Wang Sikou.
At this time, Xuanwu Hou and Wang Sikou were discussing together.
Xuanwu Hou was very angry: "Wang Sikou, how can you send such an incompetent person to try the case." ”
Wang Sikou was also very angry: "I deliberately chose a cronie, and I knew that Zhou Zuo was so sloppy and made it to such a point, and he swore in advance." But I didn't expect that the other party would have such a master of solving cases! . ”
Xuanwu Hou shook his head and sighed: "I never thought that the princess was also involved in this matter, otherwise they would not have succeeded, and now they have to put all the matter on Zhou Zuo's head." ”
Wang Sikou was shocked! This is a capital offense! He said: "In this way, who will really help us!" ”
Xuanwu Hou said angrily: "Then I will resign from my official position and give it to the princess to dispose of, what is the use of keeping such waste!" ”
Wang Sikou asked worriedly: "Aren't you afraid that Zhou Zuo will confess to me?" ”
Xuanwu Hou replied calmly: "Don't be afraid, it doesn't matter if you confess, Ji Qiao's kid is very shrewd, and he has been deducting things from Zhou Zuo, and he doesn't want to offend me." The princess is involved purely outside, so don't worry. ”
Wang Sikou is right to think about it, I heard that it was Zhou Zuo himself who began to be too arrogant, so he was suppressed by the princess and Ji Qiao. I can't interfere in this matter anymore, and it is up to the princess to decide whether to live or die.
So he made up his mind and said: "Zhou Zuo will be sentenced to frame the princess and An Banghou's daughter, and the official position will be cut off, and the princess will dispose of it herself." ”