At night, Xu Hua and Qin Zhan were all guarded by Jinyi Guard, changed their prisoners' attire, and put them in shackles.

With a "creak", the door of the edict opened, and Xiao Yuan, dressed in plain clothes, entered the edict prison, ordering all the guards in brocade clothes to withdraw.

The culprit Xu Hua's only chance now is Xiao Yuan, seeing that she finally arrived, he rushed to the prison door and shouted at Xiao Yuan, "Mrs. Yuan, if it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have been able to get to Governor Fang's side, you can't cross the river and tear down the bridge, you must save me!" ”

He was already in a desperate situation, and directly moved out of his friendship back then, hoping that Xiaoyuan could help.

Xiao Yuan hated Xu Hua, a profiteer who had more than enough success and more than failure, but he was worried that he would be indiscriminately bitten by Jinyiwei, and he didn't bother to bother with him.

Xiao Yuan said coldly, "Boss Xu, I warned you at the beginning, after Jinyi Wei suppressed this matter, he must immediately appease those women and spend money to make them all shut up. You dare to torture human life, you are self-inflicted, you cannot live, and you have nothing to do with others. ”

Xu Hua was reluctant to pay for money before, but also tyrannical, and he didn't take these isolated and helpless women in his eyes at all, who would have thought that today's princess would come forward to administer justice for them in person, it was really a mistake and a loss.

He knelt in front of Xiao Yuan and begged for mercy again and again, "Mrs. Yuan, only you can save my life, you can't stand by and watch!" ”

Xiao Yuan squatted down, stared at Xu Hua for a while, and said with a sigh, "Boss Xu, I am grateful to you for sending me from Yaxing to Gongzi, if it weren't for you, I would never be where I am today." However, you have committed a mortal sin this time, and no one can save you if Gongzi himself comes to judge. You, go on the road with peace of mind! ”

Xu Hua was so shocked that he collapsed to the ground, trembling all over his body, he was originally a big official and businessman promoted by Fang Yuan, and in just a few years, he had accumulated a huge family fortune that other business gangs had been operating for a hundred years. His Xu family should have a great future, and his children and grandchildren enjoy endless glory and wealth, but because of a momentary desire for profit, he destroyed his future.

Xiao Yuan said softly, "Boss Xu, your life will definitely not be saved, but as long as you keep your mouth shut, only confess to the abuse of prostitutes, and don't bite everywhere, I will ensure that your children are prosperous and rich." The huge family business of the Xu family will also be handed over to your eldest son Xu Luo, and the Xu family is still a big official and businessman for the prince's royal use. ”

She whispered softly to appease Xu Hua, and her tone became more and more gloomy, "If Boss Xu dares to talk nonsense in the trial, you will definitely die, the Xu family will definitely go bankrupt, the family will be ruined, and the chickens and dogs will not be left." ”

Xu Hua looked at her blankly, Xiao Yuan wanted to give up his pawn to protect his handsomeness. The reason is that this is the only way to save the Xu family, but when he thought of the fear of death, he trembled with fright, and said hesitantly, "Mrs. Yuan, but, but I'm afraid of death!" ”

Xiao Yuan looked at him with disdain, he dared to raise his head and come out to mix with Fang Yuan, and he became the number one official and businessman, he should have had the consciousness of death a long time ago, but he was so afraid of death when it came to the end, it was really not enough to have a plan!

Xiao Yuan said coldly, "Death, it's a matter of a moment, if you die, the whole family will get out of danger, it's worth it, Boss Xu!" ”

The more Xu Hua thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he fainted in fright.

Xiao Yuan didn't bother to pay attention to Xu Hua, who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and Qin Zhan, who was shrinking in the corner, beckoned, "Fourth uncle, come here." ”

Qin Zhan knew that Fang Yuan's vicious and hateful temperament was too great this time, and he would die if he asked himself. In his opinion, everything is a disaster caused by Xiao Yuan, it is really a misstep into a thousand years of hatred, and it has been a hundred years since he turned back, what else can he say to Xiao Yuan, "Mrs. Yuan, you are nothing more than those few words, I won't say anything tomorrow, please take care of the Qin family!" ”

Xiao Yuan Zhengrong said, "Fourth uncle, Boss Xu is the culprit, and he will definitely die." If you don't report it, you may not die. You are the brother of Childe, as long as you don't die, you still have a chance to be reinstated. ”

Qin Zhan listened to her words, sobered up a little from his previous decadence, and asked in amazement, "Is it possible for me to be reinstated?" Mrs. Yuan, are you joking? ”

Xiao Yuan said in a deep voice, "I ordered the fourth uncle to torture the officials of Nanjing City, and asked them to support Gongzi to set up another court in Jiangnan, so the fourth uncle will do it!" ”

Qin Zhan moved a few steps closer to her, and said in a loud voice, "It's done, but there is no torture, and those who are willing to sign everything will be reinstated." Those who do not want to sign will be imprisoned in the Imperial Prison. ”

Xiao Yuan asked, "How many officials have signed, Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang?" ”

Qin Zhan said truthfully, "Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang did not sign their names, and they were still detained in the Imperial Prison, and there were thirty-seven officials who signed them, and the documents on the book were in the Jinyi Guardhouse. ”

Xiao Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, then it's done, Fourth Uncle, come here, I'll teach you how to deal with Gongzi's questioning." ”

Qin Zhan saw that she swore an oath, gave birth to some vitality, and hurriedly went up.

Xiao Yuan explained to him, and after dealing with Fang Yuan's accountability like this, after explaining, he said in a deep voice, "These words can't be said during the public trial, and it's not too late to say them when Gongzi comes down to summon you." ”

Qin Zhan hurriedly asked, "Then what should I say when the public trial comes?" ”

Xiao Yuan said lightly, "Confess!" Admit to Gongzi Jinyiwei's mistakes this time, you, as the Jinyiwei in charge of letters and visits, are willing to accept any punishment from Gongzi. ”

Qin Zhan asked worriedly, "What punishment will the boss give me?" ”

Xiao Yuan said, "Fourth uncle, after all, you are the brother of Gongzi, and Gongzi will not betray you in public and behead or hang him." I guess I will first order the cane to be punished in public, and then wait for the fourth uncle's other crimes to be confirmed, and then punish him for several crimes. ”

Qin Zhan cried and said with a sad face, "Isn't that still a capital crime?" ”

Xiao Yuan said slowly, "Fourth uncle, if Gongzi sends Hu Qi to interrogate you, Fourth Uncle will die for life; If Gongzi comes to the trial in person, then even if the fourth uncle is saved, he only needs to deal with it according to what I taught you before, and nine times out of ten he will be able to pass the test. Fourth uncle! Life and death are fateful, and if you want to survive, you must forget about death. Tonight you should eat, you should sleep, fear will not help. ”

Qin Zhan nodded, grabbed the night meal sent by the Imperial Prison Jinyi Guard, and ate it in a big gulp. Xiao Yuan smiled with satisfaction, said goodbye to him, and left the prison, disappearing into the night of the inner courtyard.

In the inner courtyard, in the official room of the Governor's Palace, a brocade guard entered the room and reported to Fang Yuan and Hu Qi who were waiting, "Mrs. Yuan was out of the edict a quarter of an hour ago, and she was delayed in the edict for an hour. ”

Since Xiaoyuan entered the edict, every move is under the monitoring of Jinyiwei.

Hu Qi said, "Governor Fang, Mrs. Yuan went in and out of the edict prison so late at night, she was confessing, and it had nothing to do with this matter. ”

Fang Yuan didn't take Hu Qi's words, reviewed a draft of the cabinet, approved it in red, and stamped the governor's seal, before looking up at Hu Qi and saying, "Old Hu, how do you think we should deal with the fourth child, Xu Hua, and even Mrs. Yuan?" ”

Hu Qi heard that he had something to say, and said hesitantly, "I don't dare to talk about it, everything is up to Governor Fang." ”

Fang Yuan groaned and said, "One of them is my wife and the mother of my only son; One is my closest brother, whom I consider to be my right-hand man; One is the big officials and businessmen who I personally promoted and made great contributions to the stability of Jiangnan. You and the princess will catch them all, and then let me be the master, you are commanding my army! ”

Hu Qi was silent when he heard this, and Fang Yuan gradually calmed down after the anger of the day, and his thoughts also shifted from the previous impartial punishment to how to maintain the stability of the regime.

Jin Yiwei was the backbone of Fang Yuan's control of Jiangnan, not only to monitor hundreds of officials, survey the people's situation, and even undertake the work of collecting taxes, which was more powerful than any emperor under the previous Ming Dynasty. Now that Qin Zhan, who has established the Jinyiwei system in Jiangnan with his own hands, it will inevitably cause turmoil in Jinyiwei, at least in a short period of time, Jinyiwei's work will fall into a half-operational state.

Xu Hua, a big official businessman, carried a lot of black pots for Fang Yuan, and also undertook the trade of porcelain and silk under Fang Yuan's name.

As for Mrs. Yuan and Fang He, they are Fang Yuan's closest relatives, and finding out the case to them is to make Fang Yuan unable to come to the stage.

After all, the princess was too radical this time, and the basket was too big, big enough to upset the regime. Fang Yuan was not only grateful to the princess and Hu Qi for exposing the truth, so as not to be deceived again, but also disgusted that the two of them had poked out such a big basket, which made him in a dilemma.

Hu Qi didn't dare to say anything more, and even regretted it a little, how could he be like Qin Zhan, who was pulled onto the boat by the princess and Mrs. Yuan who were fighting in the backyard, and couldn't get off the boat again.