Xiao Zhen immediately fell to the ground and pleaded in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty forgives the sin, and the people have no ......"

"No." Before she finished speaking, Emperor Yuanjia opened Chrysostom, and his voice was extremely solemn.

The palace maid on the side shouted: "Don't say much, reply honestly." ”

Xiao Zhen stood up tremblingly, his head hanging very low, and he whispered.

Another maid took out charcoal strips and paper from her sleeve, apparently to make a record of the interrogation.

It was very well prepared.

Chen Ying nodded secretly, didn't say anything else, and asked the first question directly: "Xiao Zhen, when you were in Xingjibo's Mansion, did you know a maid named Jiao Xing?" ”

Xiao Zhen's body still didn't stop trembling, and even his voice was unsteady: "Return...... Back to the girl, the folk girl knew, when she was in Bofu, Jiao Xing and the folk girl were both ...... They are all on errands in the courtyard of the world. ”

After saying this, Xiao Zhen swallowed hard, cold sweat was dripping on his forehead, but he didn't dare to wipe it.

Seeing that although she was afraid, her reply was clear and clear, Chen Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Zhen's performance is better than she thought, and it shouldn't be difficult to clear up the case.

"Last summer, Jiao Xing's body appeared in the lotus lake in Xingjibo Mansion, according to the confession of the lower people in the house, she disappeared in February and March last year, what happened before her disappearance, do you know?" Chen Ying asked again, like clear eyes, she didn't freeze her for a moment.

Xiao Zhen trembled more and more, and her face turned pale instantly.

Her chest rose and fell, as if she was trying to suppress the fear in her heart, and after a while, Fang said, "Minnu...... The folk girl knew about it. The people were ...... at that time Then...... I saw them all. ”

Chen Ying's eyes lit up.

Xiao Zhen was sold after the incident, and she thought at the time that Xiao Zhen might know some of the details.

But now it seems that Xiao Zhen is not only informed, but also a witness.

Jiaoxing's corpse case, it seems that it can be solved today, how can this not be a surprise?

There was silence in the Xuande Palace, as if even the sound of breathing had disappeared.

"Tell me about it." Chen Ying held back her thoughts and asked softly.

"Yes, girl." Xiao Zhen was very docile, and there was no blood on his pale face, but his expression was still clear: "Last year...... Oh no, yes, it was the year before last, and the folk girl and Jiao Xing were both accepted by the prince. Because Jiao Xing was later, the lord spoiled her a little more. ”

She swallowed her saliva, moistened her already dry throat, and said, "The folk girl was ...... at that time At that time, my heart was very narrow, and I always wanted to compete with Jiao Xing for favor, and I quarreled with her several times, and Mrs. Shizi was very angry, so she simply ...... the people and Jiao Xing Just put it in a room and let us make a fuss about it. ”

This is the previous situation, Chen Ying knows everything, but she did not interrupt Xiao Zhen's narration.

It's a buffer zone, and these everyday narratives help witnesses recall more details.

The folk girl remembers very well that on the day of the accident, the folk girl slept until midnight and suddenly became thirsty, so she got up and drank water. And then...... Then the folk girl moved for a while, wanting to take a look at Jiao Xing's new pair of earrings, which was rewarded by the master, and it was Dongzhu's pendant. The folk girl has never seen Dongzhu in her life, so she wants to take a look. ”

Xiao Zhen's voice sounded again, as if he was immersed in memories, and his voice gradually stabilized:

The girl secretly walked to Jiaoxing's shop, only to find that her bed was empty. The folk girl thought it was ...... thought that she was called by her grandfather again, and she was very angry in her heart. In a trance, I heard that someone was talking in the main room, and the folk girl didn't know where she got the courage, so she ran away to the main room. ”

Her body shrunk, and her eyes were shocked, as if she remembered something terrible.

Chen Ying said "um" softly, looking at her calmly, half comforting, half inducing: "You go down slowly, don't worry." And then, when you went to the main house, what did you hear and see? ”

The voice is clean, serene and serene, with soothing power.

Xiao Zhen's face gradually showed a color of memory, and she was about to open her mouth when a voice suddenly interrupted her.

"You two, stand down." The cold and chilling voice seemed to carry the ice and snow outside the hall, and everyone was awe-inspiring.

It was the voice of Emperor Yuan Jia.

The two palace maids immediately bowed down and withdrew from the hall.

Emperor Yuan Jia leaned back in his chair, picked up the jade cup, took a sip of tea, and looked at Shun'an.

He Shun comprehended with peace of mind, stepped forward, half-bowed and said sharply: "Please continue to interrogate Miss Chen." ”

Chen Ying bowed upward.

Yuan Jia Di'an sat and drank with a lamp.

A hot white mist rose from the lamp, covering his face, but he could only be seen raising his glass, slender and clean, and every bone joint revealed leisure.

Chen Ying knew that Emperor Yuan Jia didn't want his family to be ugly, so he sent the two palace maids away.

A trace of doubt rose in her heart.

What is left in this hall is all necessary people, Chen Ying is what Xiao Zhen pointed out to see, and He Shun'an is Emperor Yuanjia's companion for many years, so there is no need to avoid it.

However, what does Pei Shu mean by staying?

Could this case be related to him?

As her mind flickered, she looked at Xiao Zhen and said with a soothing tone: "Now you can continue, what did you see in the main room?" ”

"Son-of-law...... Folk Girl ...... The folk girl saw the prince and the lady, as well as ...... And Jiao Xing. Xiao Zhen swallowed again, and his face became more and more frightened.

However, when she turned her gaze to Chen Ying, the look of fear faded little by little, and the scattered light in her eyes gradually turned into contemplation.

She bit her lip hard, as if she had mustered up her courage, and said in a trembling voice: "The folk girl saw that the lady was ordering her mother to beat Jiao Xing's board, and Jiao Xing was gagged, her hair was scattered, her clothes were not dressed, and she kept crying there. Madam...... The lady was also crying, crying and saying to the prince...... The prince of the Taoist family favored a cheap concubine, so that the lady had no face to see people. ”

She took a breath, and continued: "Madame also cried, as the lady of the main room, it is her duty to discipline the inner house, and she is going to beat Jiao Xing to death in front of the prince today, and she cried and scolded Jiao Xing for being a 'cheap maid'." ”

She seemed to be seized by this memory, and as if she had seen the scene again, she spoke faster and faster, her cheeks gradually became bloody, and her eyes flashed with a strange light:

"The prince just watched and didn't speak. But Mrs. Shizi is ...... But the more annoyed he became, and later he pushed his mother away and beat him with a board. At this time, the cloth in Jiao Xing's mouth was loose, and she cried and called 'Lord save the maid'. When Mrs. Shizi heard this, she was even more ruthless and desperate, Jiao Xing cried louder and louder, shouting nonsense, 'Lord is so ruthless'. When the prince heard this, he suddenly ...... Suddenly angry! ”

She was trembling all over, her cheeks were bloodshot, and even her eyes were full of red threads, as if she was driven by some force, and even though she was very afraid, her voice became high-pitched:

Shi Ziye rushed over at once and kicked Jiao Xing's heart several times. Jiao Xing fell down with a white face, and spat blood from her mouth. Madam...... Madame was frightened and went aside. Shi Ziye was like crazy, and kept kicking Jiao Xing, scolding her for being a 'cheap maid' and 'kicking her nose in the face', and later ...... Later, he thought she was crying too loudly, so he put a pillow on her face and pressed it down. ”