"Then your cousin will entrust it to you." Mrs. Li grabbed the little girl's tender hand and patted it gently, "Your cousin, you also know that you have to suffer to lose face and suffer from death!" If anything happens to him, you write to me quietly. ”

Mrs. Li said this, but in fact, she felt that the boy should have knocked out his teeth and swallowed blood in order to hold up the sky. Mrs. Li just changed her way to coax her little granddaughter to write more letters to her.

Li Tingyou is not just dying to save face and suffer crimes! Duanmu smiled uncontrollably, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he leaned his head on Mrs. Li's shoulder affectionately.

Duanmufei didn't realize that Mrs. Li was worried about herself, and said happily to Duanmujun: "Cousin Hanxing always said that she would marry early, so she didn't have to be detained in the palace, and now she wants to get her wish!" When she gets married and moves into the princess's mansion, we can play together at any time. ”

Looking at the innocent and lively appearance of the little granddaughter, Mrs. Li was even more worried.

Now that the two of them are young, Mu Yan is wholeheartedly devoted to his little granddaughter, but in the future, there will be three thousand beauties in the harem, what kind of thoughts does Mu Yan have to spend, won't the little granddaughter be sad?

Although the little granddaughter is almost at the age of Lu, she has been pampered by her sister since she was a child, and she has not grown up at all, how will she live in the deep palace in the future?

As the old saying goes: once you enter the harem, it is as deep as the sea.

How much blood and bones are hidden behind this sentence! Can the little girl have a good time in the harem?!

The more Mrs. Li thought about it, the farther she went, and an impulse rose in her heart to stop this marriage.

She hesitated for a moment, and said tentatively: "Sister Scarlet, after your cousin gets married, it will be your turn next." ”

Yes?! Duanmu blinked stupidly, but he didn't expect the topic to suddenly turn to himself.

She shook her right hand and said with a smile: "No hurry, no hurry. Ah Yan is still in the south! ”

It's really not in a hurry, she hasn't tried Ah Yan yet. Duanmu nodded thoughtfully. Ugly things have to be said first. Her sister wasn't wronged by marrying!

With her own life, Duanmu Jun could probably guess what Mrs. Li was worried about, she handed Mrs. Li tea again, and took the opportunity to give Mrs. Li a look, reassuring her that she would definitely take care of her sister.

Mrs. Li was even more worried.

Looking at the two sisters, she felt that her hair had turned a lot gray. Before she left the capital, shouldn't she test Duanmu Xian's meaning?!

Just as she was thinking, the voice of the maid saluting came from the hall outside: "Third Young Master." ”

Immediately afterwards, the door curtain flipped, and Li Tingyou, who was wearing a royal blue brocade robe, walked in, with a faint smile on the corner of his lips, looking polite and extraordinary.

As soon as Duanmu Fei saw Li Tingyou, he thought that he was about to get married, and covered his mouth and snickered.

Her weird eyes made Li Tingyou a little uncomfortable, and thought that there was something wrong with her, so she couldn't help but look down at her clothes.

Nothing seems wrong. Li Tingyou glanced at Duanmu Fei inexplicably, and stepped forward to salute Mrs. Li first: "Grandmother." ”

"Brother You, why did you come back so early today?" Mrs. Li looked at Li Tingyou with some surprise.

In the past few days, Li Tingyou has been very busy, and he often rests directly at the Yamen of the household department at night and does not come back.

Li Tingyou smiled and said, "Grandmother, I'll come back and change my clothes." When I heard that my two cousins were coming, I came over to say hello. "Actually, Li Tingyou knew that Imperial Doctor Zhao would come to ask Mrs. Li for peace today, so he came back to ask. Fang just heard the maid talk about the results of the pulse diagnosis, and he was relieved.

Mrs. Li smiled and asked him to sit down, and asked the maid to serve him tea, and beckoned: "Brother You, you can also try these snacks, this was brought by Sister Scarlet just now, and it tastes very good." ”

The maid also gave a plate of each of the three kinds of dim sum to the small square table next to Li Tingyou.

Li Tingyou casually took a piece of dim sum and ate it, only to feel that the sweet and greasy taste overflowed his mouth, his brows moved slightly, and he still finished it casually.

Duanmu Fei saw some clues from his face, and remembered Mrs. Li's sentence "Die to save face and suffer crimes", snickered again, and his shoulders trembled slightly.

Li Tingyou's brows twitched, he really didn't know what was wrong with his little fox cousin.

Mrs. Li said again: "Brother You, since you are back, just accompany us for lunch before leaving." ”

Li Tingyou already had this plan, and he responded with kindness.

Mrs. Li deliberately complained to her two granddaughters: "Sister Jun, Sister Fei, don't you know, he hasn't come back for two nights, and today I still have your blessing to let him have a meal with me." ”

Duanmu Fei said: "Grandfather has not returned at night these days, saying that he is busy with the household department. Originally, he came back early yesterday, but before he could eat, he was called into the palace and didn't come back until midnight. ”

Li Tingyou is drinking tea with a teacup, washing away the aftertaste in his mouth with tea. Hearing this, his movements paused.

The incident that happened in the Yangxin Palace yesterday has already spread in the court, and of course Li Tingyou also knows about it, including the seizure of the Cheng'en Mansion.

When he came back just now, he happened to pass by the Cheng'en Mansion, where a seal had already been affixed.

The Chengen Mansion has just fallen!

Li Tingyou sighed a little in his heart, and said with a straight face: "Grandmother, I guess I will be busy for a few days in the future." ”

It's all his own family here, and Li Tingyou doesn't hide anything, "Last night, Dongchang copied a lot of corrupt silver from the Chengen Mansion, which was 20 million taels. ”

Hearing such a huge sum, Mrs. Li was also shocked. As far as she knows, Dasheng's annual tax in the past few years should only be 20 or 30 million taels.

Li Tingyou continued: "Cen Yin has ordered that all the 20 million taels of silver confiscated from the Cheng'en Mansion be returned to the state treasury. ”

The 20 million taels of silver had already passed through the household department and entered the treasury today, so Li Tingyou, who was serving in the household department, got the news as soon as possible, and then the household department should coordinate how to spend the money.

As he spoke, Li Tingyou showed a hint of respect on his face.

Li Tingyou actually doesn't have much intersection with Cen Yin on weekdays, and what he knew about Cen Yin in the past also came from some hearsay, but this time he was quite touched.

Based on this alone, Li Tingyou admired Cen Yin's courage. If you were someone else, you would have been secretly greedy; If you are the emperor, I am afraid that I will use this money to repair the garden. But Cen Yin was able to make this decision immediately and decisively that was beneficial to the country and the people.

Mrs. Li was also shocked that Cen Yin could make such a decision, but after thinking about it again, she felt that it should have been so. Yes, with the heart of his eldest granddaughter, Cen Yin should be like this.

Mrs. Li turned her head to look at Duanmujun, who was eating a piece of corn bee cake, and when she saw Mrs. Li looking at herself, she thought that she also wanted to eat it, so she sent the plate of corn bee cake to her.

How can this girl let herself say that she is good! Mrs. Li couldn't help but start to have a headache again, and she didn't know how many times she comforted herself in her heart.

For what Li Tingyou said, Duanmujun and Duanmufei both took it for granted, and the faces of the sisters were all calm and relaxed, Duanmufei said casually: "With Dongchang staring, I am afraid that this case will have a result soon." ”

As Duanmu Fei said, with Dongchang staring, the case of the Chengen Mansion was indeed tried quickly.

After the Metropolitan Procuratorate investigated the Xie family's black accounts of corruption and bribery, they asked for the three divisions to be interrogated, with the Metropolitan Procuratorate responsible for the trial, supplemented by the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, to open a court to hear the case.

This case attracted the attention of many people in Beijing, and on the day of the opening of the court, the entrance of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was full of people, three floors inside and three floors outside.

Although Cheng Engong has a hard mouth and always refuses to admit his guilt, everyone can see that the evidence of the crime is conclusive.

This case can be light or serious, firearms and gunpowder were indeed found in the secret room of the Cheng'en Mansion, but after all, there was no real rebellion, if the presiding judge used the topic to play, it could also be convicted of rebellion, then according to the law, the nine clans would be punished.

The three divisions all knew that how this case would be judged depended on what Cen Yin wanted.

So, Lord Zuodu Yu Shili directly folded it to Cen Yin and stated the ins and outs of the case, including Cheng Engong's various charges and corresponding evidence.

After the excerpt was delivered, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was finally relieved, feeling that the mountain that was pressing on his heart was finally half let go, and he went back with peace of mind to wait for Cen Yin's decision.

Early the next morning, there was a result, and the Cheng'en Mansion was sentenced to confiscate all the family property, seize the title of Cheng'en Duke Xie Wan, and behead the public three days later, the Xie family's descendants were exiled for 3,000 days, and the family members were sold as slaves; As for the Xie family and the rest of the Nine Clans, those who are guilty will be convicted of their crimes, and those who are not guilty do not need to be investigated.

In the afternoon of the same day, the three divisions once again tried everyone in the Chengen Mansion, and Lord Li directly announced the verdict, or rather, relayed Cen Yin's verdict word for word.

"My husband is not convinced! You are not entitled to the title of Duke of Ben! ”

Xie Wan, who was kneeling on the ground, shouted hysterically, describing it as hideous.

He wanted to jump up, but he was immediately pressed back by the yacha in the lobby with a wind and fire stick, and Xie Wan was beaten to the ground in embarrassment.

Outside the public court, it can be said that there are many people, and there are more people who come to hear the trial than last time, all of them are specially to see the results of the trial.

At this moment, the onlookers were discussing the outcome of the trial, and an old man with gray hair said with a beard: "Good judgment!" ”

"Yes, I also came yesterday, this Cheng'en Gong has really done all the bad things, I don't know how many people he has harmed, he should be beheaded for public!" Another young man with a Chinese character face clenched his fists indignantly and echoed.

"These adults are really the masters of the blue sky! Justice is given! ”

“……”

The onlookers outside were more excited than one another, their voices loud, and they were full of praise for the verdict.

These voices more or less also reached the ears of Lord Li, Qin Wenshuo, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Dali Siqing, who were sitting in the high hall, and the three of them exchanged a complicated look with each other, looking expressionless, in fact, they sighed in their hearts.

Where is their verdict, it is what Cen Yin meant, to be honest, when they first heard the verdict, they were so shocked that they almost thought they had heard it wrong.

They originally thought that Xie Wan and Cen Yin had been working against each other for so long, and Cen Yin would definitely take revenge and slaughter the nine clans of the Xie family, but they didn't expect Cen Yin to disdain to deal with Xie Wan at all, this verdict was completely from the position of the superior, and he was so rational that he didn't have any personal likes and dislikes at all.

The most complicated thing in his heart is probably Qin Wenshuo, as the secretary of the Criminal Department, he has more or less dealings with Cen Yin than the other two on weekdays, and he thinks that he knows Cen Yin a little more than others. After this case, he realized that what he knew about Cen Yin was only the tip of the iceberg. Cen Yin was able to sit in this position now, not just because of his ruthless methods.

Xie Wan naturally didn't know what the three chief judges were thinking, even if he was beaten to the ground, he still raised his head and shouted: "You are all Cen Yin's eunuch lackeys, this father is not convinced, this father wants to see the emperor, he wants to see the queen!" ”

Xie Wan shouted almost in a broken voice, his eyes were almost jaw-dropping, and his expression was even more difficult to hide his fear.

He doesn't want to die, he doesn't want to die!

The corners of Lord Li's mouth twitched in front of him. This Xie Wan is really stupid, and the result of this trial could not be fairer for the Xie family.

If Xie Wan continues to make trouble like this, he has to anger Cen Yin and let Cen Yin sentence the Xie family to punish the Nine Clans!

Mrs. Xie, who was kneeling beside Xie Wan, had a pale face, a panicked expression, and her body trembled like chaff, she didn't expect that her family would not only be robbed, but she would also be sold.

In the future, she will no longer be the Duchess of the Kingdom, and she will even be sold like a slave!

Just thinking about it, she thought she was going crazy.

She also shouted, and her tone was poignant: "That's right, we want to see the emperor, we want to see the queen!" ”

The emperor and queen will definitely not watch their Xie family fall to this end!

The queen will definitely come forward to protect the Xie family! Mrs. Xie looked crazy and told herself again and again in her heart.

The other members of the Xie family, who were kneeling behind Xie Wan and his wife, all looked desperate, and there was only one thought left in their minds-

They will all be exiled and sold!

Some collapsed directly to the ground, some hugged each other and cried, some lost their souls, and some yelled hysterically, losing control of their emotions.

"It's obvious that you Changfang took bribes, why should we be guilty too!" Second Mrs. Xie raised her hand and pointed at Xie Wan and his wife and reprimanded.

Mrs. Xie was angry, and turned to confront Mrs. Xie: "You are embarrassed to say!" Where did the dowry of the three princesses come from, and it wasn't given by our long house! When you receive the money, how can you say that you don't say 'sinned'! I still want to put aside the relationship! ”

Second Master Xie was also unwilling, and retorted sharply: "Then why don't you say that you have hidden tens of millions!" The dowry of the three princesses is only a drop in the bucket, but it's just a drop in the bucket! ”

Seeing that the long room and the second room tore their faces in the court, the other people felt even more aggrieved, they were the ones who were affected by the long room!

Third Master Xie's face turned red, he suddenly burst out, rushed forward and punched Second Master Xie in the chin, and kicked Xie Wan's buttocks with his right foot, "Isn't the silver in your hands in the long room and the second room, what does it matter to us!" Why should we be exiled with you! ”

"That's it!" Fourth Master Xie also joined the battle. ，

Several rooms of people and horses scuffled directly together in the public court, beating each other's noses and swollen faces, bleeding from the corners of their mouths, and the hall became a pot of porridge, just like the market hooligans spilling trouble, and the people outside the court were all stunned.

"Smack!"

At this time, Master Li raised the startling wood in his hand, slapped it heavily, and said coldly: "Above the public court, no noise." Come on, take the prisoner into custody immediately! ”

The yacha immediately received the order and stepped forward, and the momentum was violent.

"Let go of Bengong!"

"Be bold, let me go!"

No matter how Xie Wan and his wife and the rest of the Xie family shouted and resisted, they were still dragged down by the yacha strongly, and the verdict was handed down, and Xie Wan, the former Chengen Gong, was already a dead man, and the Xie family was finished, and there was no room for turning around.

After that, Lord Li announced his retirement, and the whole process was less than a stick of incense. The trial ended, and the onlookers near the Metropolitan Procuratorate gradually dispersed.

All the prefectures in Beijing sent people to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to listen to the verdict, including King Jian's Mansion.

After learning the result from Qingfeng's mouth, Wuyang's heart that had been hanging for several days finally let go, she had already imagined the worst possibility in the past few days, and she was relieved at this moment.

Qingfeng looked at Wuyang and felt distressed.

These days, the master has been worried about the affairs of the Xie family, and he has lost a lot of weight, but now the dust has finally settled.

The Xie family's descendants couldn't escape the fate of exile this time, but the other eight clans of the Xie family escaped, as long as they didn't break the law, they all picked up a life, for the Xie family, this is already the best result!

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The Xie family finished work and came to get a boxed lunch.