A group of people had already gathered at the entrance of the criminal department, and Mrs. Shi was in the middle, crying and kneeling there, only shouting from time to time that my family had wronged, and not saying much else.

The officers and soldiers guarding the Criminal Department stood in a row with swords, as if facing a great enemy.

Guan Yu was explaining, but few people were listening to what he said. It's more of a question. The kind of question that doesn't give a chance to answer.

There are people around him who have counted the good things that Shi Ziyan has done in the same way, and they have also come up with all kinds of evidence. The emperor's commendation decree, and the people's joint certificate of appreciation.

So far, he has scattered his family wealth to relieve disasters, helped the lonely elderly and children, and lived an honest life, doing all good things.

At first glance, it sounds like that.

The people looked indignant, and they didn't know which one saw the carriage of the Marquis of Mingyuan, and shouted that the Marquis of Mingyuan also came over to shout for Lord Shi.

People spontaneously gave way to a way.

The curtain of the Sujin car was lifted by a bony hand. Then the corners of the cloud bamboo brocade robe were revealed.

Plain black boots with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. The jaw angle is distinct, the eyebrows and eyes are sharp, and the bridge of the nose is high. The appearance is like a gift from God, and the momentum of the body is even more worthy of this skin.

is really a beautiful man in the imperial city and even in the world. He got out of the carriage and stretched out his hand to meet Song Yiyao.

In the end, Li Jin still couldn't get in a carriage with the two of them because of the obstruction of the red group.

He got out of the carriage and wanted to find Mr., but the crowd spontaneously formed a circle and separated them, and the two stood together in the middle, inexplicably matching. His face was getting more and more sad, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"The little marquis is also here for my family's adult's case, right? The concubine is here, thank you in advance! ”

Mrs. Shi was about forty years old and wore a washed white plain dress. There is only a small silver hairpin on his head, which looks good, but the fine lines on his forehead and the corners of his eyes have fine lines. A pair of apricot eyes were as bright as water, frowning and saluting.

Tang Jingruo dodged sideways, and his tone was gentle but not polite:

"Madame, I'm afraid it's a misunderstanding, Ben Hou came to the Criminal Department for public office. Lord Shi's case has its own criminal department and His Majesty will investigate and decide. Right and wrong are determined by evidence. What does it mean for Madame to act like this? ”

Mrs. Shi bit her lower lip and sobbed:

"The concubine doesn't want to make trouble, it's just that my family has a loyal world to learn, since the little marquis also said that everything must be evidenced, so does the criminal department have evidence? What crime did my family commit, and why didn't the criminal department come out to give an explanation to the concubine? On the contrary, it is the attitude of the door closed and the heart is empty. ”

Before coming to find something, she didn't do her homework well, and she didn't even know this official robe, and she dared to say such things in front of her.

Song Yiyao felt funny in his heart, and said:

"Who said that the Criminal Department has a weak heart, and this case is presided over by this official, am I not here? Madame has any complaints and suspicions, just say, the official listens. ”

"You're Song Shilang?" Mrs. Shi's tone was softer, her face turned white and red, but she didn't expect that this beautiful young man who had been silent was the left waiter. Looking at the same age as his own son, it is about the same age.

She only listened to Shi Ziyan's instructions at the time to make trouble, where did she know what the matter was and who was in charge of this case.

"Dare to ask Lord Song, what crime did my family commit?"

Her tone was too calm, and Song Yiyao asked curiously:

"What has Lord Shi done, what has he done, does Mrs. Shi really not know at all?"

"The concubine is a woman's family, where will she know what he is doing outside. You know, my family is a good official. ”

Mrs. Shi subconsciously shook her head, and when she realized that what she said was wrong, she hurriedly made up for it.

"Then the lady dares to cry out in the vernacular? With this effort, Madame might as well go back to the house to reconcile the accounts and check them. ”

Song Yiyao swept Mrs. Shi's slightly vicissitudes of hands, and the only maid behind her, and reminded in a low voice.

Mrs. Shi was stunned and had to think about it more.

Song Yiyao's voice was amplified, and he looked around and said:

"This official was instructed by the Son of Heaven to investigate this case, and from the date of the investigation, he worked diligently to ensure that the person was arrested after all the human and material evidence were complete. Shi Ziyan is guilty or not, when he committed what crime, and after that, he will definitely post a list and give you an explanation. ”

A man in the crowd shouted:

"Who knows when it will be after that, if the Criminal Department really has evidence, why don't they want to release it now, I'm afraid that the real murderer can't be found, so I will see that Lord Shi can be bullied, and Lord Shi will be guilty!"

"Wait, wait, when? Wait until you falsify all the evidence? ”

"That's right! I think you're just arresting Lord Shi to blame! In fact, there is no evidence in hand! ”

As soon as these words came out, it gave the imagination of the people who did not know the truth and speculated.

For a while, speculation about any vicious conspiracy was discussed in a big way, and the more people talked about it, the more they felt that this was the truth that could not be made public.

Tang Jingruo stepped over and pulled the person who had spoken at the beginning out of the crowd.

The man's legs were weak from being frightened, and he hurriedly shouted: "The little marquis is beating people!" The little marquis is beating people! ”

Tang Jingruo carried the clothes on his chest with one hand, and said coldly:

"Speak responsibly. Since you say so, then Benhou asks you, is there any evidence? ”

"Yes or no, that's what it is!"

The man froze for a second, then made eye contact with his companions in the crowd. Courageously shouted.

Tang Jingruo brought him to his eyes, forced him to meet his gaze, and sneered:

"So, it's your guess, since you can guess so much, then otherwise Ben Hou will ask Your Majesty to ban the Criminal Department, and if there are any cases in the future, just let you guess everything."

The man's face was flushed and he could barely breathe, but more of it was fear.

"Article 77 of the Law, whoever makes trouble at the gate of the government shall be punished with 30 boards and fined 10 taels of silver. Those who deliberately cause trouble will be held accountable for fifty boards. I wonder if you know this law when you receive money? ”

Song Yiyao opened his mouth indifferently, and Guan Yu and Shen Yuezhi quickly stepped forward with someone and pulled out the person's companions one by one.

And those few are clearly the ones who make the most noise in the crowd.

They watched in silence for so long, and finally found out this group of people who deliberately made trouble.

There are a few people who really watch the excitement will work so hard, not to mention that they are all famous ruffians in the imperial city, and they are very recognizable.

Some people were not convinced, and they opened their mouths to theorize, but when Tang Jingruo glanced at them, they lost their momentum.

Everywhere that pair of icy eyes reached, people had to lower their eyes and surrender. The restless crowd gradually calmed down.

Evidence, right and wrong must rely on evidence.

Affirmation: The carriage, which was not at all conspicuous, had finally given up trying to squeeze through the crowd. He simply stood in the carriage and shouted:

"This is the Criminal Department, impartiality is the standard of our Criminal Department, even if you can't believe me, you should believe Your Majesty! What crime Shi Ziyan has committed, because the investigation has not been concluded, it cannot be announced yet. But it's not an exaggeration to say that it's hard to write. We will not wronged a good man and a good official, nor will we spare a moth-eaten scourge! ”

People looked over there and saw that it was a statement that said this, and they were a little more convinced. He is also a well-known good official, fair and selfless, and has always had great prestige among the people.

The farce finally ended sloppily after several people admitted that they were paid to do things.

Mrs. Shi is really not in the same group as these people, that is, because of the few people he arranged, Mrs. Shi's suspicion of Shi Ziyan deepened.

After sharing a bed for 20 years, I suddenly found that the person next to me was not as simple as I imagined.

Mrs. Shi couldn't tell what she was feeling in her heart.

After returning home, I personally checked Shi Ziyan's study. The more he investigated, the more cold he became, from the hidden letters to the account books, and finally he took his eldest son to personally send those things to the Criminal Department.

And the tunnel finally came to an end, and it was a well, an abandoned well, in a small alley to the east of the officials' residences. There are Loei provinces around, Li Mansion and the seemingly inconspicuous Shi Mansion.

"Tell me, what is this tunnel for?"

Song Yiyao listed the evidence one by one and asked.

Shi Ziyan, who was tied to a chair, didn't look at the evidence. Snorted coldly: "How would I know." ”

Song Yiyao was not in a hurry, and slowly counted the evidence of his crimes:

"The helper that Master Shi was looking for, the drugs he used at the time, were all found. Witnesses, evidence, ledgers, and your whole wall of gold bricks and the illegitimate child of the outer chamber that has been hidden. We've all found out. I advise you, be frank and lenient. ”

Shi Ziyan's face turned gray with the naked eye. Obviously, I didn't expect to be picked up so thoroughly.

He closed his eyes, pinning his hopes on the preparations he had made before, and did not intend to pay attention to Song Yiyao.

"The road builders found the tunnel that day, and then wrote a document and reported it to the Ministry of Industry, and Wu Shi sent it to you first after receiving the paperwork. Intercepted by you. Then you give each of them a sum of money to fill in the tunnels. found someone to kill Wu Shi who knew about it.

On the night the tunnel was filled, you and two hired men put on red shoes and clothes for road repairers, and buried 17 road builders alive. And then create the appearance that they are stealing money and fleeing. Master Shi, I am not wrong about your crime, right? ”

It was all right. Shi Ziyan was silent for a while, and finally retorted unwillingly:

"If I did it, why should I go myself? Didn't you leave evidence instead? ”

Song Yiyao was not asked, she stared at Shi Ziyan's expression, and carefully analyzed with him:

"Because you don't feel at ease, you only believe in yourself, you only believe in what you see with your own eyes. This can be seen when you are in charge of the Ministry of Works. This tunnel must be crucial to you.

So you must see with your own eyes that all the insiders died, including the two hired killers, I heard that Lord Shi had secretly bought the lives of the two of them that night. They must have died in some wilderness, right? ”

"It's all a guess."

Shi Ziyan angrily rebuked, and a crack appeared in his expression that had always flaunted justice. He turned his face away again.

Song Yiyao took advantage of the victory to pursue:

"Master Shi doesn't have to wait any longer, the people you hired and the arrangements you made, we have already found out. As for the people, the evidence is conclusive, do you think the people will still blindly believe you? You have done good things, but that doesn't mean that the bad things you have done will be undone. Master Shi, I have always wanted to ask you, do you feel at ease when you dream back at midnight? ”