Chapter XXII: Case Judgment
Helan was diligent for a moment, and Lord Fu Yin arranged things for him to do?
What did you just say, Ma Cheng?
Although he didn't know exactly what was going on, Helan Qin was already sure that only he seemed to be able to do such a thing.
He was like an idle official who was eating a vegetarian meal, sighed helplessly, and lifted the quilt.
"Prepare to wash."
While dressing, according to the few pitiful clues, the matter was roughly analyzed.
Last night, Ma Cheng left early, and it turned out that he was going to kill someone.
Ma Cheng's identity is special, and the officials of the royal court dare not manage it, and it is not easy to manage it. Only he, as a third party, has a good identity, and he also has a proper official position, this matter is simply tailor-made for him!
As the end song of his tenure as a monk for a day and a bell for a day, the city guard general.
The Zhou family is thin, Zhou's mother died early, Lord Zhou is not in Qingcheng, and Zhou Jing is not yet married. At this time, standing in the hall were the Zhou family's housekeeper and several stewards, as well as Zhou Jing's corpse covered by a white cloth.
The stakes are very high, His Royal Highness Wang Qi left the palace early in the morning and came to the palace to sit in the town, so he sent someone to find Ma Cheng to ask questions about the mansion. Before Ma Cheng arrived, Helan Qin had already arrived, and sat down with a few simple greetings to Wang Qi.
And the main owner of the case, Qingcheng Mansion Yin, stood cautiously under the hall and told the two of them as much as possible the testimony of the Zhou family's subordinates who were tried for the first time last night.
Wang Qi naturally sat at the top of the position where Yin should have been sitting, and there was one on the left and right under the case, and Helan Qin was sitting on one side, and it was empty on the other. Helan Qin smiled gently at the face of this nominal top boss. He was rewarded with a flattering sneer.
When Helan Qin yawned for the third time, Ma Cheng and several guards who had entered the Zhou Mansion last night swaggered into the public hall.
"Your Highness." He glanced around with a grin, taking in the expressions of everyone present. Except for a moment on the dead man covered in white cloth, the others almost swept away.
The government glanced at Wang Qi, stood up and said, "Young Master Ma, you can plead guilty to breaking into the Zhou Mansion and killing people last night?" ”
Ma Cheng sneered: "It is true that two people died, as for whether it is surnamed Zhou, it is unknown." Yesterday, my beloved concubine was angry with me and ran out of the post house at night, but she was detained for no reason. I'm in a hurry to find someone, so I'm going to be a little heavier, and I ask Your Highness to be considerate. ”
Get?
The doorkeeper of the Zhou family did mention it. There was a girl who claimed to have been chased by robbers, and she knocked on the door in a panic, and they were kind enough to take them in, but they didn't want to cause a big disaster!
Fu Yin: "Childe's beloved concubine, can you ......?"
"Can't!" Ma Cheng didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and then blocked the words, "She was frightened, and when she went back, she talked nonsense, and she didn't fall asleep until dawn, and she hasn't woken up yet!" Ma Cheng turned his head and glared at everyone in the Zhou family, "If it's just kind to take it in, how can I be furious?" ”
Wang Qi and He Lanqin glanced at each other, Ma Cheng should not lie in order to get away with it.
Helan Qin: "If there is another hidden secret, Ma Gongzi might as well make it clear." ”
Ma Cheng snorted, and the guards who followed behind him arched their hands and said, "Last night, a few of his subordinates came out to find Miss and tracked them all the way to the Zhou family." Thinking that after all, it was a big family, and it was inappropriate for us to trespass, so the soldiers divided into two routes, all the way to the Helan Gongzi's mansion to invite my son-in-law to come over, and his subordinates and others sneaked in to find someone. It's best if you don't alarm everyone in the house and bring people out, if you don't want to see the old man bullying the young lady and being ignorant, tricking her into the firewood room to do misdeeds! Of course, we couldn't ignore it, so we killed the old brute with one sword. ”
Fu Yin looked at Wang Qi and He Lanqin, and added, "That old steward was indeed killed with one sword. ”
He Lanqin: "This person is innocent, but the son of the Zhou family has nothing to do with this matter, why do you bother to attack him?" He is a weak scholar, how can he stand your kick! ”
Ma Cheng: "How did I know he was so unsturdy?" ”
"You, you...... The murderer, not only did he not feel guilty, but he said such inhumane words, you, you ......" With Wang Qi and others sitting on it, the housekeeper of the Zhou family finally found some confidence, and also picked up his duties, and asked with red eyes. In a fit of rage, he couldn't say anything.
"We kindly took that girl in, and you slandered our Zhou family steward so much in order to get away with it!" Although the gatekeeper also felt that Liu was abnormal, of course he couldn't say it at this time, and it was right to be unanimous with the outside world.
Ma Cheng snorted through his nose, too lazy to argue with them.
Wang Qi nodded, Helan Qin didn't know what he knew, he looked at Ma Cheng and said: "There were only you and you present last night, even if the facts are as you say, the son of the Zhou family is indeed innocent, can you admit it?" ”
Ma Cheng: "His majesty is not strict, or he has always been a slave and a murderer, who knows?" ”
Helan pressed step by step: "It is not a capital crime for His Majesty to be not strict. ”
Ma Cheng took two steps forward, but it was already beyond the range where a "criminal" should stay, and Wang Qi's guards became nervous, lest he suddenly make a move.
"You want my life?" Don't be too provocative in your eyes.
Although there is such a sentence "the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people", who dares to really enforce it? What's more, Ma Cheng is the son-in-law of the Ma clan, and it is very likely that the next patriarch, the Wang family really dares to ask him to pay for his life, and the Ma family is afraid that the army will be overwhelming.
Helan Qin: "Pay for your life, that's it." First, Ma Gongzi compensated the Zhou family for 1,000 taels of gold, isn't it? ”
Ma Cheng nodded: "Yes." ”
"My lord, my son-in-law died unjustly!" The Zhou family began to cry.
The government shouted angrily: "Be quiet, and listen to what Prince Helan says!" ”
"Second, even though the son of the Zhou family has the responsibility of not being strict with the emperor, he will not die for his crimes. Ma Cheng accidentally killed his lover and ordered the rod to be punished a hundred! ”
The Zhou family quieted down, and it was over. Wiping his eyes, he looked at Ma Cheng to see how he reacted.
Wang Qi is the same, he sits in the highest position, and it is really difficult to say anything.
Ma Cheng looked at Helan Qin, his four eyes were on the same page, and he didn't give in.
"The woman of the Eagle family slept with you, so you want to help her?"
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the lobby, and the needles could be heard.
The original sad and solemn atmosphere changed in an instant.
Many people don't understand the situation, what does it have to do with the surname Eagle?
Wang Qi knew that Ying Xuan lived in Helan Mansion, and his eyes couldn't help but become subtle.
Helan Qin's face froze, and then he smiled: "It's not her who killed people." Besides, there is still a full month to go to Zhongzhou to test, which is enough for Ma Gongzi to recover. ”
Playing the board can be very particular, a hundred boards fall on the body, if there is a heart to him can't get out of bed, Ma Cheng really may not be able to carry it!
He was sure that the Wang family would not dare to play him to death, but at this time, he couldn't trust He Lanqin. I only hate that I didn't say everything I needed to say earlier, and it's really too late to regret it at this time!
Wang Qi was finally willing to speak, and said: "One hundred boards are indeed more, it is better to play fifty first, and then make up the remaining boards after the Zhongzhou test." ”
The government hurriedly followed the master's meaning: "Young Master Ma, after all, there is a human life!" ”
Ma Cheng glared at the people above: "What if I don't agree?" ”