The wooden sticks in the hands of the officials knocked on the ground in unison, and the bluestone ground that collided let out a majestic roar, and everyone present, from the people in cloth clothes to Jiang Xinyue in gorgeous clothes, were solemn and quiet, respectfully witnessing this sacred ceremony.

Soon, Wei Xunyi, as the defendant, was supported by two officials and knelt in the middle. In fact, when it comes to supporting, it is more like carrying him left and right, because Wei Xunyi looks very different from the demeanor of the handsome boy a month ago.

Although he was still wearing the robe of cloud brocade, the moon white had turned a dirty black gray, and the robe was full of insect bites or small holes in the ground, and there were many straw stalks hooked on the undershirt, and the hearts of those who shook and shook it were hairy; He didn't know who had taken his crown away, his black hair was yellow and rough, the bangs on his forehead were not trimmed, they were messily covered on both sides of his face, and his face was even covered with a layer of black plaster, his eyes were dull and out of focus, and it seemed that he had been in prison for a long time, and his spirit was not in trouble.

Wei Xunyi is the sinner who murdered Ruliang County Lord Ruan Mianmian, and the British king deliberately "took care", so the prison is extremely strict with Wei Xunyi, a criminal, no items or news can be transmitted, and no one is allowed to visit and talk, and the jailer will not talk to him, and arrange him in the innermost single cell, without punishment but no one to communicate with him, this is also a method of interrogation, people are social animals, and it is painful and difficult to not communicate with people for a long time. The army will also interrogate prisoners in confinement to obtain information, so Wei Xunyi is very eager for someone to talk to him now, so naturally he will answer everything he asks.

Wei Xunyi seemed to be very uncomfortable with the strong light outside, and it took a while for his eyes to have the look of a living person, and he slowly looked up and looked around, as if he wanted to know where he was.

When he saw the person he knew on the right, he didn't cry as he imagined, nor did he have the expectation and joy of seeing his relatives, but looked at Mrs. Shizi, who was full of tears, blinked her eyes and said in a low voice: "Mother." Then he turned his head to look at the pattern of the carpet on the floor, not knowing what he was thinking.

Hearing Wei Xunyi's hoarse voice calling herself, Mrs. Shizi couldn't wait to immediately rush over and hug her son to take good care, the little son of the Wei family, who was once high-spirited and proud, is now such a down-and-out prisoner, no matter how brutal and spicy she usually is, but she is full of love for her little son who is not always around, and she is not adulterated at all.

Mrs. Shizi finally couldn't help it, jumped up and pinched her waist with one hand and planted the chief judge Zhang Zhili in the hall with the other hand and scolded: "You dog officials who fight with people, you have eaten the heart of a bear and a leopard gall!" When the good little prince of the Wei Mansion arrives with you, he will be like this before he is convicted, aren't you afraid that the Guogong Mansion will make trouble in front of His Majesty, take off your black gauze hat, and cut off your dog's head! ”

The face of the prince next to him was not good-looking, and he pulled Mrs. Shizi's arm back violently, and finally took her hand back, but even the person stumbled and almost fell to the ground, and the lady in the back immediately helped her so that she didn't make a joke.

It's just that Mrs. Shilang is not as pleasant as yesterday, and she complains again and again that she shouldn't accompany her, she just made a feud with Yipinxiang yesterday, and today she dares to make a big fuss in the court, not to mention the Wei State Mansion, even the nobles in the Forbidden City don't dare to straighten their waists so much and make trouble to Dali Temple, but she is the daughter-in-law of the second room, and the worse the big house, the more knowledgeable they are, so they don't persuade her, let her go.

Wei Xunyi also regained his senses, and when he saw that his own mother actually made a fuss without looking at what occasion this was, he immediately widened his eyes and stopped: "Mother! Stop, sit down! ”

When Mrs. Shizi heard her son say the same, she felt that she was indeed a little embarrassed, so she simply shook off Shizi's hand and sat back in her seat, but she still had a fierce expression on her face, and said indignantly: "I won't embarrass you here, but you must give us an explanation, otherwise we will not follow." ”

Zhang Zhili only felt that this lady was noisily having a headache, and said: "This lady, there is only etiquette and ruthlessness in the public court, and the official only knows that the person kneeling in the hall is the Dali Temple who wants to commit Wei Xunyi, not the son of the Wei State Mansion, and furthermore, the Dali Temple supervises people and criminals in accordance with the regulations, and does not use punishment, and there is no torture criminal." ”

"Master Zhang, although the case is tried, the insider's words and deeds are invisible, and his mind is different, please don't blame him, I will let people take her down and never interfere."

While confessing the crime, the prince called the little maid and the maid in the back and pulled Mrs. Shizi into the back hall, Mrs. Shizi still wanted to shout something, so Shizi pulled a handkerchief and asked the maid to gag her mouth, so it was a lady, and she was so embarrassed, and the others had already talked about it, pointing at the people in the Wei Mansion.

Zhang Zhili didn't pursue too much, stretched out his hand to take the accusation handed by the assistant next to him, slowly took a large piece of paper, cleared his throat and began to read in public: "The defendant Wei Xunyi, on the night of the fifteenth day of the first month of this year, in Gaoyuan County, Ruliang County, colluded with local officials to kidnap the lord of Ruliang County and the people to whom Yipinxiang belonged, robbed, and injured members of Yipinxiang, and was caught red-handed, Wei Xunyi, can you plead guilty?" ”

Wei Xunyi calmly listened to the accusations against himself, as if he was a bystander like everyone else, and he couldn't see any emotional fluctuations, and when he heard the presiding judge ask him, he slowly raised his head without thinking about it, looked straight ahead and replied, "I plead guilty." ”

Seeing that Wei Xunyi was crazy, the prince on the side didn't immediately admit his guilt without a word of defense, and he also slapped the table and stood up incredibly: "Xunyi, do you know the consequences of this matter, if there is any grievance or reason, you have to say it here, otherwise, no one can save you!" ”

Although the prince did not allow Mrs. Shizi to spill in front of the court, he would not let go of his youngest son. Knowing that Wei Xunyi's case was going to be tried, he began to make dredging arrangements in all aspects, and specially invited an old gentleman who was familiar with the law to ask how to get rid of the crime.

But I didn't expect that Wei Xunyi didn't know what ecstasy soup he drank, and he confessed so many crimes in one sentence, and he didn't leave any room at all, no wonder the prince of Wei was not in a hurry.

Jiang Xinyue didn't expect him to confess so quickly, Ruan Mianmian also poked her arm from behind, and quietly asked, "Sister, what's wrong with him, it's only been a few days since he changed his ways?" ”

"Who knows, but it's a good thing to confess your sins, with me, I won't let you be wronged in vain." Jiang Xinyue patted Ruan Mianmian's chubby little hand, and looked at Wei Xunyi who was kneeling in the middle with some inquiry.

She came to the trial scene on behalf of Yipinxiang today, and put on such a big pomp outside to let everyone know that the county lord had arrived in person, not only to support Yipinxiang in person, but also to prevent the secret operation of the Wei Guogong Mansion and exonerate Wei Xunyi, and now that he obediently confesses his guilt, he is naturally the most happy scene to see, and everyone saves some thoughts.

"Father, don't worry about me. I also want to clarify today that what I did has nothing to do with my family, the Duke of Wei, I sent someone to kidnap the Lord of Ruliang in order to avenge Liu Xi'er, the former eldest lady of the Marquis of Anyang, it was a spur of the moment, and it was also because of anger against Yipinxiang, and nothing else, the Duke of Wei didn't know about it, it was all my fault. Wei Xunyi seemed to have thought of such a result a long time ago, not like announcing it to others, but saying it to himself.

"Turbidity! You..."The prince of Wei also heard the meaning of Wei Xunyi's words, no matter which of these crimes is enough to connect the nine clans, Wei Xunyi wants to cut off the connection with the Guogong Mansion, and give up his life in exchange for the peace of the Guogong Mansion. He really didn't expect that this usually stubborn little son could make such a tragic move, and he was a little moved for a while.

The lady who was sitting in the back had a distressed look on her face, but she had a plan in her heart. Although this is a matter of their big house, in the end, others will only think that the face of the Duke of Wei is not good-looking, and Wei Xunyi's words also involve Liu Xi'er, who was notorious last year and became the laughing stock of the whole city and finally died badly, what a shameful thing it is. But anyone who has a connection with the woman with a strange disease and a strange temperament will inevitably be speculated, the Marquis of Anyang cut off the relationship with her in time, and the youngest daughter Liu Xin'er is friendly with the two county lords, which has no effect, but the former King of Qi, because he accepted Liu Xi'er as his wife, was disgusted and grounded by the emperor and the queen mother.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Shilang felt that after going back, she must immediately find some people to spread the topic, saying that the big room and the second room of the Wei Mansion were not close, so that she might not be implicated.

"Defendant Wei Xunyi pleaded guilty, does the representative of the plaintiff Yipinxiang have anything to say?" Zhang Zhili looked at Jiang Xinyue, who was sitting at the bottom.

"Please enforce the law impartially and pronounce the sentence in accordance with the law." Jiang Xinyue said lightly, what she said was impartial, she did not pray for the heavy sentence of the criminal or seek death to show how miserable she was like the usual plaintiff, but she controlled the arrogance and self-confidence of the county lord steadily, and no one could find fault.

Zhang Zhili rarely saw such a well-concluded case, and he was in a good mood, and immediately announced the verdict: "Wei Xunyi, the Duke of Wei, confessed to the above crimes, and now according to the law, I sentence you..."

Before he finished his words, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple suddenly walked out of the back hall and stopped: "Wait a minute, the presiding judge, this case is not trivial, it is very important, and the official will personally announce the verdict!" ”

Everyone focused on the person who had just come out, and the people also began to discuss, this interrupting the trial and announcing the verdict was a very disrespectful thing, who dared to be so bold, even ignoring the serious discipline in this kind of place.