Chapter 60: Public Trial (1)
The arrest of Yu Youwei was soon spread in Chang'an, and it happened that at this hot head, the government posted a notice saying that the case would be tried publicly. On the day of the trial, there were many onlookers.
Nian Xia and Wen Tingyun came early and occupied a better position.
Nian Xia looked around at the people around, lowered his voice and said to Wen Tingyun: "My lord, everything has been arranged?" Nothing can go wrong, right? โ
Wen Tingyun comforted: "Don't worry, everything is fine." โ
Nian Xia relaxed a little and waited for the trial to start wholeheartedly.
As soon as he arrived, a man in an official uniform walked out. He looked around, sat down in the seat above, and glanced at the man behind him.
The man immediately shouted, "Take the prisoner to the mermaid mystery!" โ
After a while, two jailers walked out with a fish mystery.
As soon as the onlookers looked around, they immediately talked about each other.
Nian Xia crossed her feet and looked at Yu Youwei who came out with a concerned face. She looked at her master's expressionless face, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
After seeing Yu Youwei kneeling on the ground, she said in a low voice of concern: "How can I see that the master has lost a lot of weight in the past two days." โ
Wen Tingyun also saw that Yu Youwei was a little strange, but she didn't speak. He stared at her thin back, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart, always thinking that something was going to happen today
When Wen Zhang saw that Yu Youwei had arrived, he slapped the shocked wood and said loudly: "Bring witnesses!" โ
After that, two women in Taoist robes, one tall and one short, one old and one young, walked in in a proper manner.
As soon as Nian Xia looked at these two people, the anger in his heart couldn't be suppressed, and he had already guessed that this matter was inseparable from the two of them.
She couldn't help but secretly rejoice in her heart, fortunately her sister didn't come. If she sees this, then she may be able to do it here.
The two knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Wen Zhang, who was on the seat, and said in turn: "Poor Dao Miaoyin, please meet your lord." โ
"Poor Mengqiu, meet the adults."
Wen Zhang glanced at Yu Youwei's expression, answered loudly, and continued: "You two and Yu Xuanji are watching together, and tell everything you know. โ
He suddenly changed his words, and his eyes became sharp. "But if there is the slightest concealment or falsehood, there will be no forgiveness!"
The two kowtowed again, and said in unison: "Yes, poor Dao understands." โ
Wen Zhang pointed at Mengqiu and said, "You can say it first." โ
"Yes." Mengqiu replied loudly.
"I used to be a little Taoist aunt in the temple, but I was later transferred to the courtyard of the Xuanji Daoist."
She lowered her head and thought for a while, then said, "That day, the Xuanji Daoist came back from outside, and I was clearing the snow in the courtyard. When chatting with her, I told her that a son named Chen Wei had come and was taken to the wing room by Sister Luqiao. โ
"The Taoist chief asked me to take her to look for it, but I searched through the wings of the entire courtyard, and I didn't find this Chen Yun Gongzi. Later, the Taoist took me to Sister Luqiao's room and wanted to ask, who knowsยทยทยทยทยท"
When she said this, her cheeks flushed, and she stopped talking as if she was embarrassed.
The curiosity of everyone present was aroused, and they waited for the next step one by one.
Wen Zhang looked at her expression, and his heart suddenly understood. He glanced at the people around him and said, "Who knows what?" โ
Mengqiu hesitated for a while, as if she had made up her mind, and said quickly: "Who knew that Sister Lu Qiao was doing things with Chen Yun Gongzi in the house!" โ
After saying that, she was suddenly ashamed and hung her head low.
As soon as the people around heard this, they suddenly came to their senses. The women blushed when they heard this, and looked at Yu Youwei's eyes with even more disdain.
As the saying goes, what kind of master there is, what kind of subordinate there is. Yu Youwei is very famous in Chang'an on weekdays, and the apprentice she teaches can be a good bird. Sure enough, it lived up to expectations!
The men were so excited that some of them even whistled openly in the crowd. Most of them had only heard Yu Youwei's name and had never seen her.
Only a very small number of people are lucky enough to be Yu Youwei's guests, and even fewer are those who have skin to skin.
All of a sudden, the public court became a place of market.
Nian Xia listened to the whistles around her, and her face turned pale with anger. But looking at Wen Tingyun beside her, her face was expressionless, and she couldn't help but wonder in her heart. No matter how he said that he was also the master of his own master, was he really not angry at all in his heart?
Wen Zhang slapped the shocked wood and said sharply: "Give me silence!! โ
Forced by his suppression, the surrounding environment was quiet in an instant.
Wen Zhang's angry eyes swept over the people around him, and said loudly: "If anyone disturbs the court again, the punishment will be punished!" โ
As soon as these words came out, everyone didn't dare to make a sound. For fear of watching a play, I put myself in.
"Go on." Wen Zhang said.
Mengqiu raised her head, and the flush on her face faded. "In the evening, I got up and left the room. As I passed by the room of the mysterious chief, I heard the woman's screams. I was so scared that I didn't go to the hut anymore and went straight back to the house. โ
As she spoke, a hint of fear appeared on her face.
"I didn't get a good night's sleep because of this. I got up very early the next day, but as soon as I came out, I met the mysterious Taoist, but she had never gotten up so early. Although I was a little scared when I remembered what happened last night, I didn't think much of it. โ
"But I haven't seen Sister Midori since that morning. The Taoist Master told us that Sister Luqiao was sick and sent to the mountain for treatment. I didn't suspect it until the body was dug up that day. โ
She looked grief-stricken, and her voice trembled slightly at the end.
After hearing her words, the eyes of the people around looked at Yu Youwei with hatred, as if they were all family members of the deceased.
Only Nian Xia's face was excited, her whole body trembled, and she muttered in her mouth: "How can she say that, how can she!" โ
She shook her head, "No, I'm going to contradict her." โ
As soon as she moved, she was stopped by Wen Tingyun.
Nian Xia turned her head and looked at Wen Tingyun with a puzzled expression.
Wen Tingyun frowned and shook his head firmly at her.
Nian Xia's body seemed to be unloaded in an instant, so she could only turn her head and look at Yu Youwei worriedly.
Yu Youwei was still kneeling there with her waist straight, without the slightest wave on her face, as if Mengqiu was not talking about herself.
Wen Zhang looked at the viewer again, "You should say it." โ
The kneeling leg of the Guan Lord was a little numb, but she still didn't dare to move. Maintaining his original figure, he said: "Poor Dao is the master of Xianyiguan, and that night I went to send winter clothes to Xuanji." Who knew that when she first entered her yard, she would see that scene. โ