Chapter Twenty-Eight

Yue Qi's mood at the moment is both remorse and hatred, regret that he should not have mistaken Rouge, and repeatedly helped her to murder others, doing evil, in the end not only harmed himself but also buried his own child's life, he hated Rouge too ruthlessly, regarded his friendship with her as dung, in order to achieve his own goals, he constantly used his feelings for her, and finally killed him, now, Rouge is in the hands of Bao Zheng, I am afraid that even if he has great ability, he will not escape the law, and he helps to abuse, and he does not expect to be alive, he and Rouge now both lose and deserve it, but, Nuo'er does not deserve to die, how innocent he is, I heard that Sun Ce, the prince of Kaifeng Mansion, is also a strange person, I might as well bet one last time, maybe, Nuo'er can still be saved.

After making up his mind, Yue Qi kowtowed respectfully to Bao Zheng, and said: "Lord Hui, the matter has come to this, the criminals dare not deceive again, it was indeed the criminals who went to Zhang Yao, gave him the red porcelain, and covered up the case of burning Xue Mansion for him, when Lord Zhan came to investigate the case for the first time, I made up my mind to be perfunctory, but I didn't expect that Lord Zhan would find out on Rouge, when Rouge came to me for help, although I felt that it was inappropriate, but I still went to Jia Ren to help him assassinate Lord Zhan, and the adults also knew about what happened after that. ”

Bao Zheng asked again: "How did you get the red porcelain?"

Yue Qi said: "The red porcelain was given to me by a man named Huang Que. ”

Bao Zheng was stunned for a moment, why did there be another person, so he asked, "Who is Huang Que?"

Yue Qi said: "I don't know about this, but according to the guesses of the criminals, this yellow bird is also a person who obeys orders, and the person behind it is the real mastermind of the whole thing." ”

Bao Zheng said: "Why do you listen to the words of the yellow finch so much?"

Yue Qi sighed and said: "Don't hide it from my lord, when the sinner first joined the office, he also wanted to be a good official who was diligent and loved the people, how could fate make me meet rouge, use my trust in her, and control me and Nuo'er with medicine, it was I who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and the ghost was confused to commit this wrong thing one after another, but, my lord, Nuo'er is innocent, ask the adult to save his life, and the sinner will die blind." ”

Bao Zheng looked at Yue Qi who was crying bitterly, and he didn't feel good in his heart, knowing that he was also forced by others, but what Yue Qi did was really unforgivable, so he had to shake his head and say: "Yue Qi, you step down, this mansion has its own decision in its heart." ”

After Yue Qi left, Bao Zheng regrouped his mood, looked at Rouge, who had been silent, and said, "Rouge, can you admit what Yue Qi said?"

Rouge sneered: "Now that I am in your hands, it is natural that whatever you say, why bother to ask me?"

Zhan Zhao scolded: "How can you be so rude in front of adults?"

Rouge said: "Zhanzhao, he is your adult, not mine, you want to kill and kill, what are you talking about? I won't be like Yue Qi, I won't tell you anything." ”

Zhan Zhao was about to get angry, but Gongsun Ce grabbed him by the side and said with a smile: "Zhan Guard, don't be angry, in fact, Rouge Girl's words have been made very clear, she will not tell us everything like Yue Qi, that is, she acquiesces that what Yue Qi said is true." ”

"What did you say?" Rouge looked at Gongsun Ce with a blank expression.

Gongsun Ce said firmly: " According to Yue Qi, when Zhan Zhao asked you to investigate the Xue Mansion case in the Red Sleeve Pavilion, you intended to kill Zhan Zhao to kill him, the purpose was to prevent the case from being exposed, and for the time being, it was regarded as you to protect Zhang Yao, and when the adults came to the county government to investigate, it was you who instructed Yue Qi to kill Jia Ren and kill the mouth, and the purpose was still to prevent the adults from finding out the case, and for the time being, you also regarded you as protecting Zhang Yao, and you poisoned him and Nuo'er in order to control Yue Qi, and the red porcelain in Yue Qi's hand was given by Huang Que in order to give it to Zhang Yao, so it can be seen that the purpose of you and Huang Que is for Zhang Yao, and it is clearly to help him, but in fact, once the case is discovered, Zhang Yao is the target of public criticism, what is the relationship between you and Huang QueWho is the person behind the scenes? Why did you, Huang Que and the people behind the scenes want to harm Zhang Yao? Rouge girl, although you didn't say anything, but you have actually told us a lot of information, do you think that if the person behind the scenes knew that these were all things that you gave to Master Bao, would he still let you go?"

After listening to what Gongsun Ce said, Rouge's face turned pale, and he struggled to stand up, but his body was pointed at by Zhanzhao, and he couldn't get up, so he could only sit up straight, and scolded angrily: "Gongsun Ce, you dare to slander me, I don't know what yellow finches, what people behind the scenes, these are your speculations, your nonsense." ”

Gongsun Ce said: "So, other than that, everything else is done by you? Or are you actually instructed by others?"

Rouge was stunned for a moment, only to realize that he had fallen for Gongsun Ce, and in anger, he simply closed his eyes and remained silent.

Bao Zheng thought for a while, and then said, "Rouge girl, are you planning to disguise yourself as Xiaoxi, is it just to kill Yue Qi?"

Rouge remained silent.

Bao Zheng continued: "Nuo'er is still a child, don't you really feel guilty about Gu poison?"

Rouge said coldly: "The matter has come to this, I will confess my guilt, Lord Bao wants to kill and listen to the respect, as for the rest, Rouge has nothing to say." ”

Seeing that Rouge was still stubborn, Bao Zheng shook his head in disappointment and ordered someone to temporarily put him in prison and wait for his release.

Gongsun Ce said with relief: "My lord, no matter what, the matter can come to an end here, the main culprits in the arson case of Xue Mansion have all been brought to the case, and they have all pleaded guilty, and after the public trial of the Lord tomorrow, the case can be closed and the emperor will be reinstated." ”

Bao Zheng frowned and said: "Mr. Gongsun, this government always feels that there is a bigger conspiracy behind this case, who is the person behind the scenes, on the surface of this case, the person behind the scenes has been secretly helping Zhang Yao, but the fact is that the person behind the scenes is clearly planning to push Zhang Yao into the trap he arranged step by step, this is clearly harming Zhang Yao, is this person trying his best to let Zhang Yao subdue the law? Or is there another plan? This point makes this government puzzled and has never been able to let go of his mind. ”

Zhan Zhao said: "My lord, is it a blessing or a curse, if the person behind the scenes really has a bigger conspiracy, then he will definitely not stop there, maybe it won't be long before he takes action." ”

Gongsun Ce also agreed with Zhan Zhao's statement, nodded and said, "Zhan Guard's words are timely, my lord, as long as we take careful precautions, we will definitely find clues." ”

Bao Zheng looked preoccupied, and said to himself: "It's a pity that Nuo'er is a child...... Alas....."

Gongsun Ce and Zhan Zhao saw Bao Zheng like this, and knew that there were too many places where Bao Zheng was difficult to let go of this case, and no matter how much relief others had, it would be difficult for Bao Zheng to listen to him, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

At this time, a messenger came to the palace, saying that the emperor announced that Lord Bao could enter the palace to face the saint, everyone was shocked, and after the father-in-law left, Gongsun Ce said: "My lord, at this time, the emperor announced that the emperor has already known that the case has been solved, and is eager to understand the case? No, where did the emperor get the news so quickly?"

Zhan Zhao said: "Could it be that Concubine Zhang held a grudge because she was kicked out of the court by the adults a few days ago, and deliberately provoked in front of the emperor?"

Bao Zheng smiled and said: "Don't speculate too much, what is going on, you will know when you go to this mansion." ”

After that, he changed into court clothes and went to the court with the dynasty Mahan Zhang Long and Zhao Hu.

After Bao Zheng left, Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce felt a little tired because they were busy all night, so they went back to their rooms to rest.

Zhan Zhao was about to lie down and rest, when he heard someone knocking on the door, got up to open the door, and saw Feifei standing outside the door alone.

Zhan Zhao was a little surprised, Feifei usually rarely came to his room to avoid suspicion, so there must be something to do, so he turned sideways and let him in, Feifei said as soon as he entered the room: "Brother Zhan, I know you haven't slept all night, I have something I want to discuss with you, I'll leave after I finish speaking, don't disturb your rest." ”

Zhan Zhao smiled: "When did Feifei become so polite, don't worry, Brother Zhan is a cat, and it won't get in the way if you don't sleep at night." ”

Feifei smiled: "Brother Zhan, I'm here to discuss with you about Xiaoxi's corpse."

When Zhan Zhao heard her say this, he immediately understood her intention, thought about it and said: "Although this case has been revealed, but the adult has not yet closed the case, and the body of Xiaoxi cannot be buried yet, it is better to wait for the adults to pass the hall tomorrow, and then we will bury Xiaoxi, okay?"

Feifei said: "Well, that's fine, although I am not a member of the Xue family, but I still have the identity of the eldest lady of the Xue family, and I should do my best for the people and things of the Xue family." ”

Zhan Zhao praised: "It's hard for you to still have such a heart, I think Xiao Xiquan knows it, and he will also be blind." ”

Feifei pursed his mouth, and seeing that Zhanzhao had agreed, he urged him to rest early and went back to the house himself.

When Bao Zheng hurried to the palace, he entered the imperial study to see the eighth prince, and the prime minister was there, and he was even more puzzled. ”

Bao Zheng was stunned for a moment, and thought: King Xian, could it be the seventh prince who was ordered by the first king to move to Shu in the year of the weak crown?

Seeing that Bao Zheng didn't speak, the eighth prince thought that Bao Zheng had forgotten the prince, so he reminded: "Bao Zheng, King Xian is the seventh prince of the first king, and his mother is the late Concubine Li. ”

Bao Zheng bowed to the eighth prince and said: "Back to the prince, Bao Zheng knows that Bao Zheng just thinks that since the Xianwang moved out of the imperial city, he has been living in a simple place, and there has been no bad information about the Xianwang in Shu over the years, and the emperor recruited Bao Zheng, the prince and the prime minister into the palace late at night, could it be that something happened to the Xianwang?"

Renzong said: "It's not a big deal, it's just that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and King Xian ordered someone to send a letter to the Queen Mother, to the effect that he feels that he is very lonely and lonely outside, so this time I want to go back to the palace to meet the Queen Mother and I and spend the festival together." ”

Bao Zheng nodded: "Every festive season, I miss my relatives, King Xian has lived outside for many years, no wonder he misses his relatives, so what does the emperor mean ......when he calls his ministers?"

The eighth prince said: "Bao Zheng, do you know why the first king ruthlessly moved King Xian out of the imperial city?"

Bao Zheng shook his head and said, "Bao Zheng doesn't know." ”

The eighth prince sighed and said: "Back then, Concubine Li favored the harem and was the favorite concubine of the first king, but I didn't expect that Concubine Li was pampered and arrogant, and she slowly gave birth to a different heart, and actually wanted to let King Xian sit on the throne of the prince.

Later, the matter was known to the first emperor, the first emperor was furious, and all the relevant palace people were killed, and Concubine Li also hanged herself, and the first emperor was afraid that there would be an incident in the future if he left King Xian in the palace, so he ruthlessly drove him out. ”

Bao Zheng heard this, probably also understood what the emperor meant, this time King Xian came back talking to himself, the emperor was not very happy, but King Xian said that it was only to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with the Queen Mother, the emperor is a filial son, even if he didn't like it in his heart, but he was helpless, thinking of this, Bao Zheng said: "The emperor, please rest assured, the minister will definitely strengthen the security of Kaifeng City, it is better for King Xian to come here, let the guards protect him closely, in case of trouble." ”

When Renzong heard Bao Zheng say this, he knew that he had understood what he meant, so he said with satisfaction: "Bao Qing's arrangement is very good, but on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Queen Mother and I are also preparing to invite all the officials, and when the time comes, Bao Qing will also come to spend the festival together." ”

Bao Zheng hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, indicating that he received his life.

In this way, a stone in Renzong's heart finally landed, with Bao Zheng and Zhanzhao escorting, and the virtuous king couldn't set off the storm.

After Bao Zheng saw that Renzong's matter was finished, he took advantage of the situation to tell the emperor the ins and outs of the arson case of Xue's house, and after Renzong heard it, he pondered for a long time, and said to Bao Zheng: "Zhang Yao believes that he is the emperor's family, and he dares to rob the house so blatantly, what is the difference between him and the bandits, if he is not severely punished, how can I be worthy of the people of the world, Bao Qing, this case, you just have to handle it impartially, Zhang Guifei I will order her not to go to the court again, if she interferes in this case privately, I will not spare it." ”

Bao Zheng got Renzong's promise, and his heart suddenly felt much easier, and he hurriedly received the order to thank him, and hurried back to Kaifeng Mansion to arrange relevant matters.

On the second day, Bao Zheng was promoted to retry the arson case of the Xue family, this time because of the evidence of Jia Ren and Yue Qi, and the red porcelain as physical evidence, Zhang Yao saw that Zhang Guifei did not come to the trial again as expected, knowing that there should be no hope for the emperor there, he didn't feel like ashes, and he had no intention of defending himself again, so he drooped his head and finally admitted his crime.

Bao Zheng saw that all the criminals had pleaded guilty, so he decided on the crime and sentenced Zhang Yao to a knife, Jia Ren killed countless people for Zhang Yao, and then because he pleaded guilty in time, he was exempted from the punishment of the guillotine, and was changed to beheading, and the execution was carried out on a later day.

Bao Zheng's verdict, the people all applauded, all said that the sentence was good, when Zhang Yao was put on the guillotine, everyone scrambled to see this wicked man's law, Feifei also skillfully mixed in the crowd, covering his chest with both hands, when the guillotine fell, Feifei's heart moved slightly, her eyes couldn't help but be clouded with a layer of fog, she knew that this was Miss Xue crying, the revenge was finally avenged, and Miss Xue should also be reincarnated with peace of mind.

Ruoxi on the side looked at Feifei's face differently, and thought that she couldn't get used to the bloody scene, so she dragged her out and sat under the cypress tree on the side, Ruoxi complained while holding Feifei's vein: "Don't let you look at it, you have to come and see, let you be reckless, your face is so ugly, if you don't have me, look at your ......"

In the middle of speaking, he suddenly stopped, stared at Feifei's face carefully, and after a while, said, "Did you feel uncomfortable in your chest just now?"

Feifei nodded and said, "There was a pain in my chest, and for some reason I felt like I was about to faint, and my head was dizzy." ”

Ruoxi looked around, didn't speak, pulled off and walked to the opposite alley.

As soon as he entered the alley, there was no one around, Ruoxi took out the Julu Stone and put it on Feifei's chest, and the Julu Stone instantly shone with blue brilliance, and after a while, 4 small dots of different colors appeared on the blue stone surface.

Ruoxi looked at these four small dots and said to Feifei: "It seems that Miss Xue's soul and soul have been completely integrated into your soul, this is probably her gratitude to you." ”

Feifei was stunned, "What do you mean? She gave me her soul? Then didn't I become a weirdo, I don't want her to be so grateful to me." ”

Ruoxi shrugged and said: "It's late, she has melted into your soul, from now on, this body will fit your soul more and more, in the future, you will no longer have those uncomfortable feelings, but from now on, you will have one more soul and one soul than ordinary people, it should be the kind of person we often say has a seven-trick exquisite heart." ”

Feifei picked up the Julu Stone and looked at it for a while, threw it into Ruoxi's arms and said, "Since I am so precious, you will have to take good care of me in the future, I am precious." ”

Ruoxi snorted, turned around and walked towards Kaifeng Mansion.