When He Zhe heard this voice, he quickly stood up. A man in a yellow robe, accompanied by a heavily armed guard, walked in.

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Qiao's family, there are really no cards. For such a big matter, no one from Qiao's Mansion was invited. "The person who came was the prince Yingmingxin. "Flatten. This king listened to it outside the door for a long time just now, Ji Gongzi, it stands to reason that this evidence should be enough. ”

"Your Highness forgive your sins!" Ji Kui knew that he had completely lost his temper just now, so he hurriedly apologized. Ying Mingxin walked slowly past him, and He Zhe stood up in his seat at this time and asked respectfully, "Your Highness, we all thought that you were with General Pei on the front line, so we didn't invite you to come... It's a long way off. ”

"I don't blame you, I've been staying in Qiao's Mansion for the past few days, and there is no news coming out. On the front line, it is enough to have General Pei in charge. The prince smiled, watched Ji Kui half-kneel on the ground and salute, and sat on his chair himself.

"Ji Kui!" The prince suddenly roared, the four of them were frightened, and Ji Kui was even more excited, and the tone of his reply became trembling. "In ......"

"This is the court, do you know?" said the prince, not giving Ji Kui a chance to answer, and continued, "There is already so much evidence, and there are witnesses. Putting you in jail is a sure thing. You're not scared at all. ”

"Master Ji!" "Minister, minister!"

Ji Binglin hurriedly replied, and the prince asked, "That night, apart from the fourth prince, was there anyone who was not in the mansion?"

Ji Binglin glanced at his younger brother in embarrassment, and replied with difficulty, "And... I. However, I went to visit the Hu family that day, and the sons of the Hu family here can prove it for me. ”

"Your Highness, the eldest prince did come to visit my mansion that day. ”

When Ji Kui heard this, he trembled. This pushed him to the edge of a cliff. Only he was not in the mansion that night, and the murderous arrow still had the family crest of the Ji Mansion on it. These two pariahs, what bullshit witnesses there are!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also here to stir up the situation......

Is it true that the completely innocent self is going to be planted here today?

"Good. Then all the suspense falls on your brother. The prince laughed. "Ji Kui. ”

“... In the "

"You know, you're a man of family? So, above this court, you sit and he kneels. The prince pointed to the kneeling boy.

"Because of your family status, if your murder is justified, you will never be sentenced to a heavy sentence. And if he harms someone from your house, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he must pay for his life, you know that, right?"

"In the same way, perhaps because of your family status, above the court, you dare to defy the authority of your lords, do whatever you want, and even beat people in anger. ”

"But I'm telling you, if you kill someone for no reason, no matter who you are, you will pay the price. It's just a pity that people like you will never have the turn to be hanged. At most, you can go to prison and suffer a little, and when you come out, you can do whatever you want. ”

"Your Highness, Your Highness forgives your sins! The grass people really didn't kill anyone! That witness is absolutely fake. I was so angry that I made such a gaffe... I, I'll slap myself on the mouth!", he said, and slapped himself in the face one by one.

"Stop, stop!" said the Prince. Ji Bingrin's face was no different from a dead man, and seeing his brother so embarrassed, the face of the entire Ji family was lost.

But the auditorium and the two plaintiffs seemed to be hiding their smiles - Ji Fu acted the most domineering in the city, but I didn't expect them to have today. He Zhe was the only one, and his expression was very strange. He Yue was puzzled.

"Mr. Hou, the verdict of this son is still in your hands in the end. Please decide, is this evidence, this witness, enough to convict?" the prince got up from his seat, leisurely entered the crowd, sat down beside Hezhe's father and daughter, and patted Hezhe on the shoulder enthusiastically.

But Ji Kui, now he no longer has the courage to sit on the chair, kneeling on the ground, hanging his head, waiting for Hou Fuzi's words. He didn't understand what was going on today.

"Wait, my lord, the grass people have another witness, who can prove that on the night when the old farmer disappeared, Ji Kui Gongzi did pass by the Ten Thousand Lotus Pond. ”

"Impossible... No way... Impossible!" Ji Kui shook his head and suddenly shouted. But no one paid any attention to him.

The witness quickly came up and told the story of what he had seen Ji Kui sneakily next to the address of the future Fengyue Corridor. Then he left the lotus pond, unexpectedly such a murder occurred.

Hou Fuzi sighed, Ji Kui was already like a plucked rooster, unable to raise his head. All this is a conspiracy, but he really planted it, in the hands of two civilians, and on this prince who came to the mud for some reason!

Perhaps, if you have a better attitude just now, you can win the favor of the prince, and you won't fall into this situation.

"Ji Kui, two witnesses, one piece of evidence. You can't prove that you're not present, plus the fact that the Ji Mansion built the Fengyue Corridor and had a grudge with Liannong is a well-known prerequisite, and according to the code of the Qinshan Kingdom, you can be sentenced ......"

"Wait!" suddenly a loud voice came from the auditorium. The crown prince and He Yue beside him both looked at He Zhe who was slowly standing up in surprise. "Lord Hou, this official, I want to testify for Prince Ji Kui, and it is indeed as he said, this matter was not done by him. ”

There was an uproar. He Yue couldn't understand what her father was doing. Hou Fuzi opened his mouth in embarrassment, and it took a long time to ask, "Lord He, you just said that you could ask Master Sendao to examine the blood, and now you ...... it."

"I just said an objective situation. This official also wants to catch this disciple surnamed Ji who really killed the old man as soon as possible. But in fact, the official has to say that according to the information currently available to our government, Ji Kui did not kill this lotus picker on those two nights. However, the official here accuses Ji Kui Gongzi that on the first night of the incident, he unintentionally killed a prostitute, and in order to avoid responsibility, he hid in the edge of Chaoshan all day the next day and did not dare to come out. So, he wasn't there for those two days. ”

Ji Kui and Ji Bingrin both raised their heads in shock. Why did the city lord of Hezhe help them speak? And thought of such a strange set of words? Ji Kui only glanced at Hezhe, and then quickly lowered his head. He is now a soldier, and he doesn't know which one he is playing. But the relatively mature Ji Bingrin could feel that the city lord of Hezhe was really helping Ji Mansion!

Heartless, whore. These two words can reduce Ji Kui's guilt a lot. Even if he really wants to be sentenced, it will definitely be much lighter than killing the old peasant!Ji Binglin bowed slowly. At this time, the crown prince asked lightly, "Lord Hecheng, since you want to defend Ji Gongzi, then come up with something that can convince people." ”

"Your Highness, Wei Chen has come to office and strives to enforce the law impartially. Ji Gongzi is indeed guilty, but the crime is not here. In the public court, since I have been invited to observe, the judge will work hard to make the verdict fair. The minister is defending justice. He Zhe said. The prince smiled and watched as he slowly walked out of his seat. The prince said in the stunned He Yue's ear, "Your father-in-law is really interesting." ”

He Yue, who was stunned, was taken aback. She was in a complicated mood now, opened her mouth, didn't know how to answer the prince, but in the end she didn't say anything.

"Lord Hou, in the west of the north city, Wanxiang Lake, passing through the lotus pond, there is a green building, everyone should know this, right?"

Hou Fuzi pursed his lips, "There should be." Zi said not to move if he was rude, but he never dared to go to this kind of place. ”

He Zhe smiled and nodded, "Not two days after I took office, some residents over there came to my house to send petitions. They were actually hired by the Qinglou to deliver the letter. The petition said that the fourth son of the Ji family, Ji Kui, was accused of ordering a prostitute in the Qinglou that night. It seems that due to some personal quirks of his own, the woman who stumbled was covered in injuries by him. In the end, there was a conflict because of the price. Ji Kui played in this place for the first time, he didn't understand the rules there, the conflict was very intense, and he lost his mind under anger. Ask to play with the woman again. As a result, due to the length of time, one of the instruments he used at that time kept covering the woman's face, which eventually caused her to suffocate to death. and fled from the Qinglou. ”

He Zhe ignored the noisy chatter around him. continued, "In the past month, in order to maintain the face of the Ji Fu family, the entire investigation of this case has been conducted in secret. Until a few days ago, the people under this official could confirm that Ji Kui Gongzi was indeed guilty in this matter. Unexpectedly, this happened again soon. Originally, for the sake of the face of the Blackwater City family, I didn't plan to say this in court. But I didn't expect it, Ji Kui. ”

"Full of nonsense, deceiving the court. None of those two witnesses was wrong. First, you are indeed not in the tavern, and second, you have indeed reached the green building through the Ten Thousand Lotus Pond. Ji Kui, you are the one who really liars!"

Ji Kuigang was excited when he heard He Zhe speak for himself. But now that He's words have changed, he has become overwhelmed again. But the eldest brother on the side was very calm. He understood that although he didn't know what the city lord's intentions were, even if the two charges He Zhe said combined, they were far better than this big crime. Because the murder of Cai Lianong has become the target of public criticism, no matter what, I must protect my younger brother from this big pit. Otherwise, the Ji Mansion and their Fengyue Corridor will also fall into the situation of being criticized by thousands of people.

"So, Lord Hou, this official is going to charge Ji Kui Gongzi with two crimes. The first is manslaughter, and the second is the crime of deceitful court. If you feel that what this official said is not credible, the head of our government, Gao Liuting, has brought evidence and witnesses to wait outside the yamen today. ”

The city lord of Hezhe had actually prepared for today's matter. Ji Bingrin thought. Could it be that he had colluded with the elders of the Ji Mansion a long time ago?

The prince watched as the servant walked in with a few people. A smile rose at the corner of his mouth, and he put his head into He Yue's ear and said, "Miss He, the city lord plans to play this play, and this king has no time to accompany him." By the way, help me bring him a message, this king will return to Beijing to deal with some things on the same day, and about half a month later, I will go back to the border to deal with the war. ”

"Ah, good... Obey..."He Yue listened to the prince's words, but did not understand much, and responded nervously.

Then she watched as the prince retreated to the back of the crowd. And everyone was busy listening to the words of the high chief and the few witnesses he brought, and no one noticed the departure of the prince. He retreated to the back of the crowd, and the guards handed him a black mask, which the prince put on, and left.

For some reason, He Yue felt very uneasy as he watched the figure of the prince hiding in the crowd and leaving.

After a long time, Ho Zhe's accusation was finally agreed by everyone present. It seems that the crime of Ji Kui's accidental killing of the woman in Qinglou is about to be established.

Ho Zhe returned to his seat. He glanced around and whispered to He Yue, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is gone?"

"Hmm..."He Yue repeated what the prince had asked her to relay just now. He Zhe nodded casually, and turned to face Hou Fuzi, who was looking at a few pieces of evidence in his hand, the expression on his face seemed to be a little difficult.

On the other side, after the little boy's defender told him about the situation, the child was disappointed. From time to time, he cast puzzled eyes on He Zhe. I almost asked if you were helping Ji Fu cover up this. But he also knew that the city lord of Hezhe was deeply popular with the people in any month, and he should not give false testimony. Moreover, the little boy has worked hard for so long to catch the real criminal, so that the lotus farmer can be blinded. If this Ji Kui really has nothing to do with this matter, then it is not the person he is looking for.

"I'll talk to you about something. He Zhe leaned into He Yue's ear, and whispered while Hou Fuzi was thinking, "Yue'er, recently we have a group of people from the court in the Hefu, and we will have to entertain them in the next week." Don't get involved in these political affairs, because my father wants to send you to Qiao's Mansion to live for a few days, okay?"

He Yue frowned, just about to speak. Seeing her like this, He Zhe hurriedly added, "Yuncang can't live in the mansion either. At his own request, he went to live in a private school in Beicheng for the past few days, with the Su scholar. ”

He Yue smiled, "Father, I didn't mean that. It's naturally no problem to live in Qiao's Mansion. You and your mother should also pay attention to rest, so as not to damage your body for these things. ”

"Hmm... Good boy. He Zhe said happily and gently kissed her on the forehead. He put one hand around his daughter's shoulder, and his heart felt like a big stone had been removed. And He Yue feels more and more strange about today's father. Although she promised him to go to Qiao's Mansion, she always felt that something abnormal was going to happen in the Dutch Mansion.

"Then tomorrow morning, let Ergou pack your things for you, and Dad will send someone to send you two to Qiao's mansion. ”

"Dad, what about Cousin Hekang? I haven't seen him for the past few days, is he still staying in the mansion?" asked Heyue.

He Zhe was stunned for a moment, and his tone became slurred for some reason, "Uh... Tomorrow, Hekang is going to... I want to go back to the capital and tell another clan surnamed He about the situation in our Blackwater City. The war is raging, and we now have to make extensive use of the help of all forces. Don't worry about him, Hekang is a lot older!"

Hou Fuzi put down the evidence in his hand and slapped the shocked wood, "In today's trial, this official has declared Ji Kuigongzi not guilty! The other two crimes charged by the Hecheng Lord will be tried again at a later date! Suspect Ji Kui, in the time before the next trial, your whereabouts will be in charge of the Xicheng Yamen!"

Ji Bingrin hurriedly pressed the stunned brother's head down, and both of them bowed heavily, shouting thank you. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw He Zhe with a calm face and Hou Fuzi sitting on the main seat, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Although I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in this city lord's gourd, this Hou Master, the result of this sentence, both sides are flattering... What a cunning old fox!"

Two officials walked outside the door, "Master Ji Kui, please!"