Chapter 58: Telling the Truth

The county lord soon came to the queen's house.

The county lord came to the queen and hugged her fist and said:

"See the queen's mother, mother is a thousand years old!"

The queen then said:

"No excuses."

The county lord was stunned, and then clenched his fists and asked:

"I don't know what happened to Niangniang, so she was in a hurry to summon her ministers?"

The queen mother then said seriously:

"Oh, it's not a big deal, it's just that there are some things I want to ask you, about the poisoning and murder of the Qin family husband and wife."

The county lord's heart suddenly tightened, although he was mentally prepared, knowing that the queen mother summoned him to come here for this matter, but he was still a little nervous, because he knew that the minister sent by the queen mother to retry the case of the poisoning and murder of the Qin family husband and wife had already asked him about the doubts about the case, and he kept silent or prevaricated, so he guessed that the queen mother deliberately came to him for questioning.

The county lord said seriously:

"Oh, if Niangniang has anything to do with the case, you can ask casually, and the minister will definitely know everything and dare not hide it."

The queen nodded, and then asked:

"Well, let me ask you, at the time of the crime, was Qin Meiniang, the daughter of the Qin family's husband and wife, at home? Is she suspicious? Are you sure? Also、Don't you think this case is a little strange from beginning to end? The husband and wife of the Qin family and the deceased woman did not have a deep hatred, and they were both from the same village, what was their motive for poisoning and murdering? Have you thought about these questions? ”

The county lord faced these problems suddenly thrown by the queen's mother, and suddenly didn't know where to start, he was stunned, and said seriously:

"Niangniang, if this Qin Meiniang was not at home at the time of the crime, then they would not be able to come up with evidence to prove it, and, although on the surface this case is indeed a bit incredible, however, the Qin family husband and wife poisoned the people's women, this is something that some people have seen, and they also found the poison in the people's house in their house, if this can't prove the case of the Qin family's husband and wife poisoning and murdering the people's women, then the minister really can't think of anyone who will blame them and frame them."

When the queen mother heard the words of the county lord, she immediately laughed a few times and said:

"Oh, then according to what you mean, that human witness and physical evidence are evidence that the Qin family and his wife poisoned and murdered the people's wife, so have you ever imagined that this witness was found by someone else, deliberately making him lie the truth, reversing black and white, and framing a good person? As for the physical evidence, in the same way, just find someone to hide the unused poison in the Qin family's couple's house in advance, and wait for you to find it out? Then, how about creating a fake crime scene and quietly putting the women who have been poisoned elsewhere into the courtyard of the Qin family and the couple? Although what I said may not all be right, it is impossible for such a smart person as the county lord not to even think of these! ”

The county lord was immediately stopped by the queen's sharp idea, but he couldn't show timidity, and he couldn't tell the real situation, because once he said that Wan Qing had found him and let him sentence the Qin family and his wife to death as soon as possible, the queen would definitely blame herself, and there was still the possibility of demotion, so he pretended to be calm and said:

"Niangniang, these assumptions and inferences you said, the minister can also think of them, but these are just assumptions and inferences after all, you should also know that everything in the case is based on evidence, as for whether this person is a good person, wronged a good person, whether this poison was deliberately hidden in the Qin family's husband and wife's room, these ministers can go to the retrial and investigation, if it is really as Niangniang imagined and inferred, then the minister will definitely seek justice for the Qin family and the husband and wife, and return their innocence."

The queen sighed and said:

"Hey! I gave you the opportunity to tell the truth, but don't be ashamed, to tell you the truth, I am not completely sure that I will not summon you to ask about this matter, since I asked you to come for questioning, I just want to hear your truth, not to listen to you say these high-sounding arguments. ”

As soon as the county lord heard that the queen's tone was wrong, he was also suddenly frightened, and immediately knelt down and said:

"Mother is angry, mother is angry! What the minister said was the truth, and he didn't dare to hide it from his mother! Please be aware of it! The minister didn't dare to answer the mother's question truthfully. ”

The queen then said:

"What are you excited about? Hurry up, as long as you tell me the truth, who is behind this to frame the Qin family husband and wife and Qin Meiniang, as long as you say it, I promise not to punish you, and ask the emperor for credit for you, let you be added to the official rank, what do you think? If you insist on covering up for others and not telling the truth, then you don't blame me for not giving you a chance to atone for your sins, you'd better weigh the pros and cons of this, you are a smart person, and I don't want to embarrass you. ”

The county lord was suddenly full of excitement and said:

"Niangniang, the minister really doesn't dare to lie and deceive you, there is really no one who asked the minister to deliberately frame the Qin family husband and wife and Qin Meiniang, it's just ......"

When the queen mother heard this, she immediately asked:

"Just what? Come on. ”

The county lord was stunned, seeing that the paper couldn't contain the fire, he had to tell the truth, he knew that even if he didn't betray Wan Qing, the queen would be very sad at this level, anyway, it was a death, and he had to accept his fate.

The county lord let out a sigh of relief and said:

"Alas! This is also to blame, but I can't help it, after the Qin family husband and wife committed the crime, it was actually Young Master Wan who took someone to their house to arrest the husband and wife, and then Young Master Wan handed them over to me, let me deal with them according to the law, he also reminded me that the two of them also have a daughter Qin Meiniang, because he didn't catch it, so he made me listed as a suspect, and the whole thing is like this, I didn't want to say this, but I was afraid that Niangniang would misunderstand, I misunderstood that this case should have been arrested and investigated as soon as possible, but let Young Master Wan take the lead, I am also afraid that Niangniang will suspect Young Master Wan after knowing this, and will suspect that this case is planned by him to blame the Qin family and the couple and Qin Meiniang, in fact, at the beginning of the case, I also thought so, Young Master Wan is indeed suspected of creating a fake case, but according to my investigation of this case, according to the human and physical evidence, although this case is suspicious, but in the face of ironclad evidence, I can't change my mind, Coupled with Young Master Wan's special identity, I don't dare to investigate him! ”

After listening to the words of the county lord, the queen said:

"Very good, as long as you tell the truth, you didn't tell me the truth before, the reason why you did this is because you are afraid of this Wan Qing's special identity, afraid that the prime minister and he will secretly deal with you, right, you are really stupid, although the father and son of the ten thousand families are high and powerful, but in the Jinfeng Kingdom, they are not covering the sky with one hand, and there is still an emperor in the Jinfeng Kingdom! And my queen! How can they be allowed to go wild, and do as much as they want? ”

The county lord immediately begged for mercy:

"Niangniang, the minister was confused for a while, begging Niangniang to punish, the minister has the old and the young, and the minister is also forced to do so, and the minister also knows that the case is a little sloppy, and there are doubts to check, but the minister really doesn't dare to investigate, don't dare to do it! Therefore, the minister had no choice but to make this decision to force the Qin family and his wife to confess, but the minister did not expect that they would really confess. ”

The queen mother said seriously:

"Okay, you get up and speak, since you told me the truth, that Niangniang is also true to her word, saying that if you don't punish you, I won't punish you, although I don't punish you, but it doesn't mean that this matter is over, now I will give you another chance to atone for your crimes, re-investigate this case thoroughly, and find out the real murderer behind the scenes, no matter who it is, no matter what identity it is, you must check it for me, as long as you find evidence, come and hand it over to me, I will definitely administer justice for you, And find out the villain who is hiding in the shadows and deliberately designing to frame others, and I want to bring them to justice in order to solve the hatred in my heart. ”

The county lord immediately hugged his fists and said:

"Yes, the minister will listen to Niangniang's dispatch, and he will definitely re-investigate the case thoroughly, if it is found that the Qin family husband and wife and Qin Meiniang were really wronged, then the minister will definitely return their innocence."

The queen mother nodded and said:

"Okay, knowing the mistake can improve Mo Dayan, and also, is there a connection between Wan Qing and Wan Qing behind this case, whether he planned and designed it single-handedly, you must find a way to investigate clearly, if you find evidence that he deliberately designed and framed, come and tell me as soon as possible, I will definitely personally bring someone to arrest him, according to the law of Jin Fengguo, punish him how he should be punished."

The county lord got up, bowed his head and said:

"Yes, the minister will do his best to investigate this matter thoroughly, if other evidence and suspects are found, the minister will definitely come to tell the truth to the mother, and he will never dare to hide it anymore."

The queen said seriously:

"Okay, I believe you can handle this case well, remember, if you handle this case, I will definitely ask the emperor for a reward for you."

The county lord hugged his fists:

"Thank you for your kindness, it is the duty of the minister to handle the case, and I dare not ask for credit for it, the minister is only willing to find out the case as soon as possible and give justice to the deceased."

The queen let out a sigh of relief and said:

"Also, I have important news to tell you, and that is about Qin Meiniang."

The prefectural lord then asked:

"Oh, Qin Meiniang's news, does Niangniang know that Qin Meiniang?"

The queen said seriously:

"It's more than acquaintance! I also saved her life. ”

The county lord said with a blank face:

"Oh, this minister doesn't know."

The queen then said:

"I can testify for Qin Meiniang, the case of the Qin family's husband and wife poisoning and murdering that woman has nothing to do with Qin Meiniang, Qin Meiniang is innocent, so you don't need to rush to send people around to find out Qin Meiniang's whereabouts now, you just try your best to find out whether the case is related to Wan Qing."

Although the county lord had some questions and didn't understand about Qin Meiniang, he didn't dare to ask more, so he kept nodding at the queen.

The county lord nodded and said:

"Okay, the minister will thoroughly investigate this case according to Niangniang's intentions, please rest assured."