Yuzhi was stunned when she heard this, and asked unhappily: "Is the lady going to the Imperial Palace?" ”

"You go and prepare a carriage," Xie Zheng also knew that Yuzhi definitely didn't want her to go to the Tingwei Office to save Gu Xun, so he didn't answer, Yuzhi's face was full of displeasure, he only turned sideways slightly, looked out of the mansion, but didn't move to prepare the carriage, and didn't answer Xie Zheng's words.

Xie Zheng couldn't help but be a little anxious, and said: "Hurry, the three divisions will be tried, and it is almost noon, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up." ”

Yuzhi didn't want to disobey her, so she had to follow her, and only said: "The lady's injury has not healed, and she can't stand the bumps of the carriage, so let's sit on the shoulder, although she walks slowly, it is always more stable than the car." ”

She knew that Xie Zheng was in a hurry to rush to the court office, so she ordered to prepare a carriage instead of an ox cart, and she also knew that Xie Zheng might not necessarily agree to sit on his shoulder in order to arrive quickly, so as soon as he finished saying this, he immediately walked out of the guest hall and instructed his subordinates to prepare, just afraid that Xie Zheng would say something like "the shoulder is too slow and inconvenient" or something......

And Xie Zheng saw her hurriedly walking out, and naturally knew what she was thinking, so whether it was the carriage or the shoulder, she could go after all.

After a while, the shoulders were already ready, and Yuzhi specially found two parts to be porters, so that he could be more stable when lifting.

Then I saw Yuzhi walking into the guest hall, followed by a little maid, holding an unopened oil-paper umbrella in her hand, and Yuzhi helped Xie Zheng to walk into the yard.

The shoulder is two long bamboo poles standing side by side, with a soft chair in the middle to sit on people, the only disadvantage is that there is no canopy on it, so Yuzhi asked the maid to prepare an umbrella to shield Xie Zhengyang.

Xie Zheng walked to the soft chair, raised his feet and stepped between the two bamboo poles, and then sat down gently, Yuzhi took the oil-paper umbrella in the little girl's hand, held it up for Xie Zheng, and then ordered the two parts: "Let's go, but be steady, if there is a little bump, let you look good!" ”

The two parts responded in unison: "Yes," and then carefully raised his shoulders and walked out of the house, but it was really powerful, and there were some skills, and this road was really steady, rarely swaying slightly.

This person's shoulders were not as fast as the carriage and horses, and when Xie Zheng arrived at the palace of the court governor's office, it was nearly two moments.

It turned out that Gu Lu's family came out of the Hou Mansion and did not go back home, but also found the Imperial Commander's Office, and was kneeling in front of the palace at the moment, kowtowing to a few guards, crying: "Please let the old man in...... Please......"

Two steps in front of the yamen, Xie Zheng was supported by the jade branch and just stepped on the first step of the steps, a pawn came towards her, and when she stepped on the second step, the pawn had already stretched out his arm to block her way, and scolded: "Stop!" The Imperial Lieutenant's Office is a major place, and no trespassers are allowed! ”

Yuzhi also reprimanded: "Presumptuous! Lord Hengyang, you dare to collide! I think you're blind! ”

The pawn was startled, hurriedly bent down to salute, and said: "The villain has no eyes, and he collided with the county lord, please forgive the county lord." ”

"Your Majesty is in there?" Xie Zheng asked coldly, and the pawn replied, "Yes." ”

Xie Zheng then said, "I'm sorry for you to go in and pass it on." ”

The pawn nodded in agreement, then turned around and ran to the mansion.

Gu Lushi knelt aside, and when he heard that Xie Zheng was here, he stopped and no longer kowtowed, but looked at Xie Zheng sideways, at this time, she was sweating blood and sweat on her forehead, her eyes were swollen like fish bubbles, her snot was about to come out, her face was full of tears, her hair was loose, her temples were stained on her cheeks, her hands were on the ground, she was groveling, and she did not have the arrogant posture of a noble lady of the noble clan.

Even covered in sweat, soaked in a cloud brocade clothes, and the smell of sweat came from time to time, accompanied by the sour swill, which was disgusting, and now this appearance seems to be even more embarrassing than in the Hou Mansion.

"The county lord...... Are you here to save Zi Geng......" Gu Lu was choked, his words were full of begging, and even the eyes in his eyes when he looked at Xie Zheng were full of expectation.

Xie Zheng glanced at her and only said, "Invited here to listen to the trial, Mrs. Gu don't have to think too much." ”

Gu Lushi turned her face away and no longer looked at Xie Zheng, she continued to kowtow, but she no longer spoke, Xie Zheng said that she didn't seem to be sad, because begging is just begging, and looking forward to it is just expectation, she doesn't dare to expect Xie Zheng to be Gu Xun now.

At that time, there were also the Sili Captain of the Sili Mansion and the Imperial Historian Li Rong of the Imperial History Terrace, as well as the Imperial Lieutenant Zheng Hui of the Imperial Lieutenant Office to interrogate Gu Xun together, and Xiao Daocheng sat in the main seat to listen to the trial.

Gu Xun was unkempt, the corners of his mouth were bloody, his cheeks were bruised, and on his white prison uniform, there were countless blood marks whipped out of the whip, handcuffs and shackles were added to his body, and he knelt under the hall without saying a word.

Before two o'clock, the chief booklet of the court lieutenant's office had already written the pleadings and placed them in front of his lap together with the red seal, and said, "If there is no objection to the outcome of the trial of this case, then sign and draw a pledge here." ”

The reason why the case was handled so quickly was because Gu Xun confessed to all the charges, and his attitude of treating death as if he were at home made Xiao Daocheng even more resentful.

Gu Xun had red seal mud on his fingers, and was about to press the handprint on the paper, when he suddenly heard the pawn standing behind him and report to Xiao Daocheng: "Your Majesty, the county lord of Hengyang is here," he immediately froze.

When Xiao Daocheng heard that Xie Zheng was here, he was stunned for a moment, and opened his mouth and said, "Little ......"

Just as the words were about to be spoken, Xiao Daocheng glanced left and right, and saw the three divisions sitting on the left and right sides of the hall, but they were all foreign ministers, and he was more serious as an emperor, so he cleared his throat and said, "Call her in." ”

The pawn withdrew from the government office, and then turned back to the door of the government office to pass it on.

Gu Xun's mood at the moment was the heaviest in seven days, and he didn't know if the Xie Niangzi in his heart was resentful, resentful, or even hated him when he learned that he had sent someone to assassinate her......

She would come in later, and he would have no face for her...... But when a person is about to die, he doesn't want to go away with regrets, and his current wish is to see Xie Zheng for the last time.

Not long after, Xie Zheng was supported by the jade branch and walked in, all the way into the mansion, Xie Zheng's eyes were always on Gu Xun, seeing that he was covered with blood, especially shocking, the surrogate mother had suffered, she had already suffered him, if the surrogate mother was punished, she could only try her best to stop it.

Xie Zheng walked to Gu Xun's left hand and stopped, and was about to salute, Xiao Daocheng sat on it, seeing that her face was bloodless, and she was walking staggeringly, she really couldn't bear it, so he waved his hand and said, "You don't have to salute, let's sit first." ”

"Your Majesty," Xie Zheng still owed Xiao Daocheng, and then walked to the desk on Zheng Hui's left hand side and sat down, Xiao Daocheng asked, "Deyin is here to hear the trial?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen is here for the left servant," Xie Zheng had already thought about countermeasures, and should have rushed to the court before the trial began, so that when the third division was tried, she had to intervene in the case and defend Gu Xun, but now that the paper has been lowered, she is not easy to speak.

"Oh?" Xiao Daocheng pointed at Gu Xun, who was silent, and said, "For this person who hired a murderer to assassinate you and was bent on taking your life?" ”

Xie Zheng said bluntly: "Your Majesty, Weichen believes that there are still doubts in this case, and you can't easily take the blame, otherwise, ...... Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be a waste of ...... to kill innocents."

"What did you say?" When Xiao Daocheng heard this, there was no surprise on his face, only suspicion, and Gu Xun was obviously stunned for a moment, he thought that Xie Zheng came over this time to vent his anger to see him convicted.

And Li Rong sat in front of the desk opposite Xie Zheng, and when he heard this, he also rolled his eyes, thinking in his heart, and now the county lord of Hengyang has come to intercede, could it be that there is still a turning point in this matter, is Yuan Niang ......

When he came out of the mansion and was about to rush to the Imperial Governor's Office, he happened to meet his good nephew who tied his daughter back, if the Gu family could escape this catastrophe this time, then his Li family forced the Gu family to degrade his beloved daughter to a concubine in order to avoid suffering, in the eyes of outsiders, wouldn't he become a rat who sees the wind and rudder?

Also, how can his Yuan Niang still hold her head up in the Gu family in the future......

Xie Zheng took a deep breath, and then said: "That night, when Weichen was assassinated, when he was dying, he asked the assassin who instructed him, and the assassin also said that he was instructed by a lady Gu. When he answered, the county lord of Liyang and the county lord of Xinning were in the room next to them, they must have heard it, and the reason why His Majesty believed that the mastermind was the left servant shot was believed to be the two county lords who came forward to testify, but ...... What they testify should be...... It's Mrs. Gu......"

As soon as Gu Xun heard Xie Zheng accuse his mother Gu Lu of being the mastermind, he was stunned, thinking that he was an official of the imperial court, if the mastermind was him, at most he would be sentenced to beheading, and the Gu family still had a glimmer of life, but if the mastermind was Gu Lu's, then the entire Gu family would be finished!

Not only Gu Xun, but the three divisions were already stunned when they heard that the mastermind was actually Mrs. Gu.

"Well, that's true," Xiao Daocheng instinctively raised his hand to touch his chin, picked at the base of his beard, and said thoughtfully, "Then what do you mean...... In this case, the mastermind behind this case is actually Mrs. Gu, not Gu Xun? ”

"Your Majesty, this Mrs. Gu is not Mrs. Gu, Wei Chen thinks that this whole thing has nothing to do with the Zuo Servant Shooting family, and the one who sent someone to assassinate Wei Chen is actually Mrs. Gu."

When Gu Xun heard this, he became more and more confused, but he also knew that Xie Zheng wanted to exonerate him, but he didn't expect that she didn't even care about her mother.

"Mrs. Gu?" Xiao Daocheng was also confused when he heard it, "How can you see it?" ”

"Your Majesty also knows that Wei Chen had a feud with Zuo Servant's family before, because that night he heard that the assassin was instructed by a Mrs. Gu, and he also thought that Mrs. Gu in his mouth was Zuo Servant's mother, until early this morning, Yuzhi went to Jiming Temple to retrieve the personal belongings left in the meditation room for Wei Chen, but found that there was one more of this in the room for no reason," Xie Zheng spoke, and took out the object from his sleeve pocket, which was a round white jade double-sided hollow jade plate engraved with the word "Fu".

Xiao Daocheng leaned forward slightly, leaned his neck to look at the jade plaque, and asked, "What is this?" ”

Xie Zheng replied: "This jade plaque was originally a personal belongings of Gu Langjun, four years ago, when Weichen was still in Huiji, this person wanted to take Weichen as a side room, and also sent this jade plaque as a token, so that his wife knew, and came to ask for the jade plaque back." But that Gu Langjun didn't give up, and came to look for Weichen in the middle of the night, but he didn't want to get drunk and confused, and he actually fell into a ditch on the road...... Although this matter has nothing to do with Weichen, Mrs. Gu decided that Weichen was the bane, and vowed to kill Weichen to avenge her husband, and it was precisely because of this incident that Weichen fled from Huiji with his brother. ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Xiao Daocheng obviously didn't believe it.

"And this jade plate, Wechen guessed, was used by Mrs. Gu to buy the assassin, that night the assassin broke into the Zen room, Wechen's bodyguard You Jian, once rushed in to fight with him, this jade plate, presumably when the two were fighting, the assassin accidentally dropped."

The three divisions seemed to have believed it, but Xiao Daocheng was still picking his chin, with a pair of eagle eyes, his eyes were like torches, and there was a trace of doubt hidden in his eyes.

And Yuzhi, who was kneeling behind Xie Zheng, listened to Xie Zheng make up such a story, and secretly thought that her master was really powerful, not only did he blush when he lied, but he didn't even blink his eyes, well, people, it's not a good thing that he can't write the word "weak heart"! But that jade plaque ...... It was clearly sent by the county marquis......

Xiao Daocheng gave Qu Ping a look on the side, Qu Ping went down and took the jade plate in Xie Zheng's hand and presented it to Xiao Daocheng, Xiao Daocheng looked at the jade card, and suddenly asked: "Jade branch, this jade plate, is it really what you found in Jiming Temple?" "No book is written without coincidence, but Xiao Daocheng doesn't believe in coincidence, not to mention the old hatred that Xie Zheng said was four years ago.

Yuzhi and Xie Zheng glanced at each other, and then answered: "Yes, this jade plate was seen by the slave maid in the meditation room where the county lord lived, and it fell to the ground at that time, and the slave thought it was the county lord's belongings, so they took it back to the house together." ”

Early this morning, she did go to Jiming Temple, and she did go to the Zen temple where they lived at that time, but she only went to retrieve the jade flute she left behind, and never entered the meditation room where Xie Zheng lived.

Xie Zheng saw Xiao Daocheng's doubts in his heart, so he said: "When Wei Chen saw this jade plate this morning, he couldn't believe that Mrs. Gu was actually the old man four years ago, after all, it has been so long since that incident, and she shouldn't have known Wei Chen's whereabouts...... I'm afraid that it was because Weichen sent someone to send her brother's ashes back to Huiji a few days ago, so she knew where to hide......"

She, the county lord of Hengyang, is famous, but anyone who has heard of her name, nine out of ten know that her maiden name is Xie Zheng, and she was born in the Xie family, so that the "old man" who is far away in Huiji can find out her whereabouts, which is an ordinary thing, but she deliberately did not mention it, and only said that she would send Xie Wei's ashes back to Huiji.

Xiao Daocheng heard her say this, and thought that she had already become famous in the entire Daqi, and now she really believed a little, but she was still half-convinced, he no longer thought about what was wrong with Xie Zheng's words, because Xie Zheng's words were really not flawed, so he simply turned his gaze to Gu Xun and said: "If it is really as you said, the mastermind is actually the Gu family's wife, then why did Gu Xun confess that day?" ”

"Because he's stupid!" Xie Zheng didn't think about it, and blurted out, obviously saying the most true words in his heart, and when Gu Xun heard Xie Zheng's evaluation, his face was not pale, he just closed his eyes and meditated, maybe what Xie Niangzi said was right, he was indeed stupid and filial!

Xie Zheng looked at Gu Xun's bruised back, and then said: "As soon as I heard that the assassin was instructed by a Mrs. Gu, when the truth was not known, he stood up and confessed, but he thought that he was very filial, but he didn't know that his impulsive move almost brought ruin to the entire Gu family, in fact, the left servant shot did not have 'filial piety', only 'stupid'!" ”

Gu Xun lowered his head, suddenly opened his mouth, and said, "The county lord has taught a great lesson. ”

Xiao Daocheng is still half-convinced, to say that Gu Xun really blamed his mother when he didn't know anything, this is unreasonable, but think about it, in Jiankang City, if you mention "Mrs. Gu", who is not the first person who thinks of Mrs. Gu of Wu County, Gu Xun heard "Mrs. Gu", and thought it was his mother, which is not impossible.

"Okay, Deyin, what you said is not unreasonable, but this matter still needs to be verified, if this Gu Xun is indeed innocent, I will naturally not kill innocent people in vain."

Xie Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, since Xiao Daocheng said so, then Gu Xun would definitely be able to get out this time, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is afraid that it will be difficult to escape, but he will finally pick up a life!

"Your Majesty Xie is aware of everything," Xie Zheng stood up and saluted, and Xiao Daocheng immediately waved to the officials in the hall, and said: "Come on, take Gu Xun into custody for the time being, and this case will be discussed later." ”

"Yes," the two officials stepped forward to escort Gu Xun away, and when Gu Xun turned around and walked out, he had a chance to look at Xie Zheng, and the two looked at each other, both with mixed feelings.

After Gu Xun was escorted down, Xiao Daocheng waved his hand at Xie Zheng again, and said, "Deyin, your injury has not healed, go back and rest." ”

"Yes, Weichen retired."