Ziqi's indictment was very short, and it didn't take long to finish it.

After all, the case is very well-documented on the surface, Ziqi is the first suspect, and if there is not enough evidence to refute it, she will be convicted as the murderer.

"Ziqi, can you plead guilty?" Reading the guilt, Xu Yuanlu looked at Ziqi and asked in a deep voice.

Ziqi's body moved, as if she wanted to raise her head, but was vigorously pressed by a female official.

"In court, you must not be rude!" The maid snorted.

Ziqi trembled in this voice, her head was pressed to the ground by her, and a muffled voice came out of her mouth: "Lord Qiyu, the people's daughter...... Folk Girl ...... Wronged, the people have no ...... No killing......"

Chen Ying, who had been standing nervously in the hall, breathed a long sigh of relief.

In fact, even if Ziqi pleaded guilty, the lawyer could defend her in court, but with more words.

Now, Ziqi has not confessed to her guilt, which is naturally better.

Next, it was Chen Ying's turn to appear.

She took two steps forward, raised the imperial gold medal in her hand, and her calm voice was like water waves, slowly flowing to everyone's ears: "The eldest daughter of the Chen family of the people's Shengjing Mansion, in the name of the imperial detective, temporarily acts as a lawyer, and is willing to defend Ziqi in court." ”

She changed her name and did not call herself the third daughter of the Guogong Mansion.

Because, now, she can no longer be among the daughters of the Guogong Mansion.

Just two days ago, after the division of the Guogong Mansion was completed, the family moved out as promised and lived in a three-entry house in Yangshu Hutong.

Poplar Hutong is located in the south of the city, the residents are mostly rich businessmen, low-level officials, compared to the gathering place of nobles and high-ranking officials in the east of the city, there is a comparison of prosperous places, but the difference in status, but how much prosperity can not make up.

The eldest daughter of Chen Shao and Li in Shengjing Mansion is Chen Ying's current identity.

It's just a civilian.

From now on, Chen Shao's family will have nothing to do with the Guogong Mansion.

There was silence in the courtroom.

The three adults, Xu, Cao, and Zhao, were all unmoved.

This is expected, Emperor Yuan Jia mentioned it earlier, and there are also movements in the court, Chengguo Mansion, the top Guogong Mansion of the Great Chu Dynasty, will soon be demoted to the Marquis Mansion, and the Chen family will not be able to live long in that big courtyard with five entrances and five roads.

In detail, Grandpa Chen Fu was a little lucky, and he easily got through such a catastrophe, and took a downgraded title in exchange for the saint's past without blame, which was really cost-effective.

The three people sitting high all looked at Chen Ying.

Chen Ying stood at the foot of the hall, with a tall posture and did not kneel.

Although she is only a civilian, the gold medal in her hand is a real royal gift.

With this gold medal, she can stand and talk like those men who have made a name for themselves.

"What is the so-called defense?" The first to speak was Yushi Zhao Wuyi.

When he spoke, he didn't look at Chen Ying, his wrinkled face was expressionless, and his eyes were indifferent, as if he was asking questions to the air.

Chen Ying took a step forward and said in a calm voice: "The defense of the defense is the meaning of justification, justification, and analysis, and it is intended to present evidence and publicize it to the public; The protection of defense means to protect and shelter, which means to protect and shelter innocent people, clear up their grievances, and return the truth to the world. ”

"Oh?" Cao Zilian immediately raised his eyebrows, not giving Chen Ying a chance to breathe at all, and quickly asked: "Miss Chen, what does this mean, the official and others have wronged Ziqi?" ”

Without waiting for Chen Ying to reply, he suddenly turned cold, and said coldly: "Miss Chen, this is the court of the three divisions, a civilian woman, a gentle and clever grievance, do you want to overturn the case?" ”

He picked up the thick file and slapped it on the case, with a "bang", and a dull sound was heard: "According to the case file, at least five people confessed to seeing Ziqi holding a blood-stained knife with their own eyes, covered in blood and fainting to the ground, and next to her feet was the body of Qiao Xiaodi." ”

When he said the word "Little Brother Qiao", he deliberately accentuated his tone, and his expression became more and more unpredictable: "In addition, in Zhou Jiuniang's bedroom in the West Chamber, a jade rabbit earring was found, and it was later verified that it was owned by Ziqi. In addition, the servants of the Yongxin Marquis Mansion and other prefectures confessed that on the night of the crime, they saw a woman sneakily go to the place of the crime, and then they all identified that the woman was Ziqi. ”

He put down the file, leaned back in his chair, and swept his cold gaze to Chen Ying: "The human and physical evidence are all there, and the motive for the murder will not be said, I think Miss Chen knows it." The official also asks you, under such ironclad evidence, do you still insist that Ziqi is wronged? ”

Chen Ying raised her eyes and looked directly at him.

This Lord Cao is not good.

It is not so much that he believes that Ziqi is guilty, but that he is proving Chen Shao's guilt in a tortuous way.

Zhou Jiuniang and Qiao's younger brother were killed, which can be said to be a vendetta (instructed by the Li family), or it can be said to be an extermination (instructed by Chen Shao).

There is an extremely subtle difference between this, and if you take one wrong step, the case will change from an ordinary murder case to a murder case of rebellion.

What Cao Zilian refers to is obviously the latter.

"The evidence listed by Lord Cao is indeed sufficient. However, none of these testimonies and testimonies indicate that Ziqi killed someone. ”

Chen Ying's expression was quiet, and her voice was the same: "No one has seen Ziqi kill with their own eyes, and everyone's testimony is added in one place, which can only show that Ziqi did go to the West Guest Courtyard and indeed fainted next to the dead body." However, this does not mean that she killed the person, after all, no one witnessed it. The folk girl thought that it was very likely that this was committed by someone else, and Ziqi was just a scapegoat. ”

"Qubble." Cao Zilian snorted coldly, and the momentum on his body was retracted, "Even if no one sees it in person, Miss Chen can't assert that people are innocent, this is too rash." ”

After speaking, Huer showed helplessness: "Only women and villains are difficult to raise, and it is the words of a saint." ”

What Chen Ying said is indeed suspected of sophistry, and his words are not unreasonable. Furthermore, it was in ancient courts that the male gender advantage was obvious.

Chen Ying also knows that if it is inferred based on prima facie evidence, even in modern times, Ziqi is a major suspect in this case.

However, modern technologies such as DNA technology, fingerprint identification, meticulous trace examination, and sophisticated forensic autopsy can restore the truth of the case to the greatest extent and provide a basis for ascertaining the facts of the case.

And with these evidences, Chen Ying believes that Ziqi's suspicion will definitely be cleared.

In ancient times, this was not possible.

Therefore, she can only "quibble".

"What the folk girl said is not empty words, and I also ask a few adults to allow the folk girl to give evidence and demonstrate." She said.

No word is more credible than evidence.

Chen Ying looked at Xu Yuanlu and didn't bother with Cao Zilian.

Although it is a triage of three divisions, in fact, there is also a distinction between priority and secondary, and today with Xu Yuanlu as the leader, Chen Ying made a request to him.