"Come on, let Miss Honglan sign and draw the pledge." Li Yuntian was keenly aware of the huge changes in her psychology from Honglan's pale complexion, and seemed to be frightened by her own name, how could he let go of such a good opportunity, so he naturally wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and then quietly waved his hand at the document that was taking notes on the side.

"Look at the content of the confession, and if it is true to what you say, sign it." The clerk immediately walked over with the confession and put it in front of Honglan.

Since there were only a few lines of dialogue between Li Yuntian and Honglan, the confession was not long, but Honglan's mind was obviously not on the confession, and she looked at the confession with a cramped expression, her eyes were erratic, and she knelt there for a long time without any reaction.

Her abnormal behavior immediately attracted the attention of everyone at the scene, causing people to talk in private, and everyone could see that Honglan seemed to have some scruples in her heart, so she couldn't sign the sign for a long time.

"Bold Honglan, if you haven't signed a confession, how can you delay here if you are busy with official business! Don't you want to backtrack? ”

Niu Fei realized that Honglan's mentality had changed, and he was suddenly very anxious, if Honglan couldn't resist the psychological pressure and confessed to him, then the situation would be terrible, so he couldn't hold back the anxiety in his heart, and scolded Honglan coldly, wanting to force her to sign and draw.

"Niu Yushi, you have been in the official career for many years, have you forgotten the rules in the lobby?" Li Yuntian suddenly sneered in his heart when he heard this, it seemed that Niu Fei was a little flustered now, and he actually threatened Honglan in front of him, Gu Zuo, Qin Yue and others.

"My lord forgives her sins, and when the lower official saw that she was deliberately delaying here, he was angry for a while, so he spoke rashly." Niu Fei hurriedly bowed his hand to Li Yuntian and bowed down to plead guilty.

"This is the only time, not the next one!" Li Yuntian glanced at Niu Fei lightly, and then said to Honglan, "Miss Honglan, it's time for you to sign and draw." ”

"Master Hou, will the people's daughter be implicated if she is truthfully recruited?" Honglan came back to her senses, looked up at Niu Fei, who was staring at her with a gloomy expression, hesitated for a moment, and asked worriedly.

"As long as you are not involved in corruption and discipline, this official absolutely guarantees that you will never be implicated." Li Yuntian knew that Honglan was afraid of being involved in Niu Fei's case, so he replied seriously, "All the adults here can testify to you. ”

"My lord, the maiden has seen this lord." Honglan glanced at Gu Zuo, Qin Yue and the others, hesitated for a moment and made up her mind, stretched out her hand and pointed at Niu Fei, looked up at Li Yuntian, bit her lip and said.

Since Gu Zuo and the others are the court officials of the Three Law Divisions and the highest officials of the Ming judicial system, the current situation is undoubtedly the three halls of trial that makes people talk about it, which means that the current case has alarmed the emperor, which makes her have to think carefully about her future.

"My lord, this Diao woman is spewing blood, and the lower officials have never seen her before." Hearing this, the imperial historians outside the hall suddenly made a commotion, Niu Fei's face changed a few times, and he bowed his hand to Li Yuntian and said in a deep voice.

"Honglan, you have to see it clearly, have you ever seen him? Framing an official of the imperial court is an aggravated crime. Li Yuntian groaned for a moment, stretched out his hand and pointed at Niu Fei and asked Honglan in a deep voice.

"Master Hou, he is the benefactor of the people's daughter, and he has been with the people's daughter several times, and the people's daughter will never admit his mistake." Honglan shook her head and replied in the affirmative.

"In that case, you sue the official, who is his surname? What do you do? Li Yuntian asked quietly when he heard this.

"Master Hou, he told the people that his name is Li Xin, and he is a merchant who runs a cloth business." Honglan bit her lip and replied in a coquettish voice, the moment she saw Niu Fei wearing an official robe, she knew that Niu Fei had used a fake identity on her.

"My lord, this woman doesn't even know the name of the lower official, how can she see this official, please let the lord call the shots!" Niu Fei couldn't help but sneer, arched his hand to Li Yuntian, and said loudly.

"Master Hou, he used a fake name on the Minnu, and the Minnu only knew that he was an official of the imperial court when she saw him here today." Hearing this, Honglan hurriedly defended herself, "The folk girl remembers clearly, on the night of February 19, Master Zhang, a salt merchant in Jiangnan, hosted a banquet for him in Mingyue Pavilion, during which he not only gave him five thousand taels of silver tickets, but also gave him a priceless Nanzhu. ”

"Nonsense!" Niu Fei glared at Honglan viciously when he heard this, the fierce light in his eyes was eager to kill her, and then said to Li Yuntian, "My lord, Xia Guan has never accepted five thousand taels of silver tickets from others, let alone seen any Nanzhu. ”

"Honglan, you have to think about it, I will practice reverse sitting, and you are also a testimony to the court officials, if this matter proves that you are framed, then the crime will be increased by one degree, because this case involves a huge amount of money, you will probably be hanged at that time!" Li Yuntian looked at Honglan with a cold expression and warned her loudly.

"Master Hou Mingjian, what the people said is true." Honglan gritted her teeth, at this moment she had no way out, and said to Li Yuntian in a coquettish voice.

"There is no evidence, what evidence do you have to prove that Niu Yushi has ever accepted bribes, and how can you prove that the two of you have had a private meeting?" Li Yuntian frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked quietly.

Hearing this, Honglan was stunned for a moment, she was the only one present when Niu Fei received Zhang Gui's money, and when the two had a private meeting, Niu Fei left at dawn at night, so no one had seen Niu Fei's appearance except her.

"My lord, since there is no real evidence, it is enough to prove that this woman has framed the lower official, please let the lower official call the shots." Niu Fei saw that Honglan fell silent, a smug sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said to Li Yuntian in a deep voice.

Since it was in the capital, Niu Fei was extremely cautious when flying, so there was no handle in the hands of outsiders.

Seeing this, the imperial historians outside the hall immediately showed two completely different reactions, and the imperial historians of the six camps showed disappointed expressions on their faces, everyone originally thought that they could take Niu Fei down this time, but who would have thought that Honglan had no evidence.

The imperial historians of the cabinet camp Gu Zuobu rejoiced, Niu Fei was not only the best among them, but also related to their vital interests, once Niu Fei had an accident, they would also be implicated, and they would be a man with their tail between their legs in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and then lose their dominant position.

Gu Zuo's complexion eased, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the hot tea on the side and tasted it slowly, of course he didn't want Niu Fei to fall into the case in front of him, Niu Fei was pulled up by him, if he violated discipline and knew the law, how could he save face?

What is particularly important is that once Niu Fei has an accident, Gu Zuo is very likely to lose the support of Emperor Xuande, and then he will no longer be able to rectify the rule of officials.

Obviously, Emperor Xuande did not want to see Gu Zuo's subordinates who used to rectify the rule of officials become new corrupt officials.

However, judging from the current situation, Niu Fei had a great chance of winning in the Mingyue Pavilion case, and Honglan didn't seem to have any evidence to confirm what she said.

"Honglan, you can't provide evidence of Niu Yushi's bribery, and you can't prove that you and Niu Yushi have indeed been together, so this official can't accept what you said, come here, and let her sign the confession." Li Yuntian quietly glanced at Niu Fei, whose expression had become relaxed, and said to Honglan in a deep voice.

"Master Hou Mingjian, what the folk girl said is true, and there is no lie." Honglan's face suddenly changed when she heard this, and she hurriedly apologized to Li Yuntian that she didn't want to be hanged.

"How do you make this official believe you, and how can you convince the outside world?" Li Yuntian shook his head and said solemnly.

"Master Hou, the people's daughter has been wronged!" Seeing Li Yuntian's stern expression, Honglan couldn't help but tremble with fright, her eyes turned red in an instant, and she said with a crying voice, with a look of grievance.

"Okay, this official will give you a chance, if you really have a private meeting with Niu Yushi, then you must know the secret characteristics of Niu Yushi that are not known to outsiders, if you can say it, then this official will believe you." Seeing this, Li Yuntian couldn't help but sigh helplessly, as if he had the intention of pity for the fragrance and jade, and said after a deep sigh.

"Hidden features?" Honglan, whose eyes were red and was about to cry, was stunned when she heard this, and then fell into deep thought, this was an opportunity given to her by Li Yuntian, and she had to seize it no matter what.

Niu Fei sneered when he heard this, looking at Honglan, he didn't care about Li Yuntian's way of giving Honglan a chance, he wanted to see how Honglan got out of trouble.

Everyone present couldn't help but glance at each other, and they all thought that Li Yuntian was a prodigal son in love, not to mention that he had a beautiful wife and concubine at home, and he also had pity for a Qinglou woman like Honglan.

"Master Hou, the folk girl remembered that there was a black mole on the inside of his left thigh." Without waiting for everyone to finish sighing Li Yuntian's affection, Honglan, who was kneeling there contemplatively, suddenly had a bright eye, raised her head and said to Li Yuntian urgently.

Hearing this, Niu Fei, who had a leisurely expression, was suddenly shocked, his face turned blue in an instant, and his attention just now was on Honglan, forgetting that he had such a hidden feature on his body.

Obviously, because the black mole was too private, the person who could know its location obviously had a very special relationship with Niu Fei.

The people at the scene never expected that Honglan would really say a feature of Niu Fei, so they looked at Niu Fei with curiosity, wanting to know the truth of what Honglan said.

Soon, some people keenly saw the clues from Niu Fei's cold face, and it seemed that the black mole that Honglan said was true.

"My lord, since this Diao woman intends to frame the lower official, then she must have inquired about the information of the lower official in private, and this statement is not credible." Without waiting for Li Yuntian to ask, Niu Fei took the lead and bowed down to him and said.

"Niu Yushi, you have a black mole on your leg?" Li Yuntian suddenly sneered in his heart when he heard this, since Honglan had already said this evidence, then Niu Fei was actually so easy to get out? He groaned for a moment, pretending to look at Niu Fei suspiciously.

"My lord, there is indeed a black mole on the inside of Xiaguan's left leg, and many people in Xiaguan's hometown know about this matter, if someone deliberately frames Xiaguan, they will definitely go to Xiaguan's hometown to find out the news related to Xiaguan."

Niu Fei hurriedly bowed his hand to Li Yuntian, and methodically found a reason to excuse himself, in order to refute Honglan's words.