Chapter 46: Exculpation
Lord Wang also felt a headache when he heard Zhou Ping'er's words, it was not a good excuse for the jade pendant to fall, how could there be such a coincidence, it just happened to fall, and it was just like picking it up rigorously.
If Zhou Ping'er didn't dislike it, then how can all this be explained?
Yue Ling watched Lord Wang ask Zhou Ping'er, and let Zhou Ping'er nervously hold her hand, her heart blossomed: I really wanted to see Taishi Yan and the Zhou family tear up directly.
Coincidentally, when Taishi Yan saw that Lord Wang didn't ask why, he knelt down in front of the emperor in person: "Your Majesty, the old minister implores Your Majesty to administer justice for my nephew." ”
Seeing the old father kneeling, Yan Qingyu also quickly knelt down. She was unwilling at this time, but the rigor was gone, and now it was related to the Zhou family, and she couldn't let the Son of Heaven let go of this matter easily.
So Yan Qingyu also knelt down and begged Xiao Junyan: "Your Majesty, my second aunt is such a child, the second uncle died in office in his early years for the sake of the people, please ask the emperor to have mercy on the poor orphans and widows, and administer justice for them." ”
Xiao Junyan also has a headache now, as if he is being roasted on a fire. On one side is Yan Taishi, the head of Wenchen Qingliu, and on the other hand, his cousin, this matter is very tricky.
"Chuanzhen ordered that all the people who participated in the palace banquet today were not allowed to leave Zhanghua Palace, and as for Zhou Ping'er, he was detained in solitary confinement until the truth was ascertained." said that Zhou Ping'er was closed, but Xiao Junyan's order was more like targeting everyone.
Yue Ling didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and he also wanted to get involved: "Brother Huang, I have questions." ”
I didn't expect my sister to have something to say at this time, and the person who was originally worried about my sister being scared felt that she was too worried: "What questions does Jiajia have?" ”
"Brother Huang, what the courtier is puzzled about is that Sister Ping has never known Rigor Rigor , where did the motive for killing come from? It's not good to lock up your cousin with just one jade pendant! Simply defending her cousin and excusing her, Yue Ling didn't want to really hurt Zhou Ping'er.
"It seems to make some sense." Xiao Junyan affirmed his sister's words, and he also felt that Zhou Ping'er was not a murderer, but because of the existence of Yu Pei, he had to decide to detain Zhou Ping'er, lest the ministers think that he would be partial to the Zhou family.
Yue Ling continued: "Moreover, Yan Gongzi is also a man, we all know the difference between men and women in strength, how can Sister Ping, a weak woman, kill a man?" ”
This time, Lord Wang also felt that what Princess Yongjia said made sense, but he didn't show it. He just wants to play an iron-faced and selfless person, so as not to be caught in the embarrassment of the Zhou family and the Yan family.
When the Zhou family heard Yue Ling say this, they also echoed it, saying that Zhou Ping'er was a weak woman who could not be a murderer at all.
But these words are more like exculpatory words in the ears of the Yan family, they only care about how Zhou Ping'er's jade pendant will fall into the hands of rigorous?
Zhou Ping'er had no way to explain, she could only say that the jade pendant didn't know when it fell.
But where will the Yan family believe it? Can it still be said that he picked up the jade pendant in his hand? It's just a joke.
The two families quarreled, one side exonerated it, and the other side insisted that Zhou Ping'er refused to let go, which made Xiao Junyan feel worried.
Yue Ling only played a leading role, and after letting the Zhou family know how to defend Zhou Ping'er, he successfully retreated to the side.
"Enough! Stop arguing! The Son of Heaven gave an order, and the Zhou Yan family, who were still chattering, suddenly quieted down.
Xiao Junyan swept the people of the Zhou family and the Yan family with cold eyes, and finally made a decision: "The Zhou and Yan families stay, and the rest go back!" ”
The case has not yet been decided, leaving the Zhou family is Xiao Junyan's explanation to the Yan family, and letting others go is a deterrent, otherwise everyone will accompany the Yan family, which will be too much to elevate the Yan family.
"Your Majesty!" Yan Qingyu wanted to say something, but was stared back by Yan Taishi, and finally could only turn the tip of his tongue and thank Xiao Junyan.
The banquet could only be forced to disperse before it was finished, and those who were released from the palace were very happy in their hearts, fortunately they were not involved in the dispute between the two families of Zhou Yan.
Zhou Ping'er was eventually held in solitary confinement. It's said that it's a detention, but it's just a change of place to live. Zhou Yan's two families seemed to have calmed down, but Yue Ling knew that with Taishi Yan's character, he would not let go of his grievances so easily, unless the murderer was brought to justice!
But she didn't think about Zhou Ping'er to die when she made the move, so except for the jade pendant, there is no evidence to prove that Zhou Ping'er did it, and this case will eventually be characterized as an accident.
The Zhou family is happy to see such a result, but the Yan family is not easy to say.
Yue Ling didn't know it before, but now she realized that this rigor was actually a lone seedling in the second room of the Yan family, and the mother of the second room of the Yan family was a fool, and there was probably going to be a turmoil in Taishi Yan's family.
On the second day, the atmosphere in the palace was very quiet, and there was no festive atmosphere at all. Yue Ling made the pastry and went to find Xiao Junyan again.
However, when Yue Ling arrived, the Yan family was already there, so she went to the side hall to sit first.
was a little bored, so Yue Ling boldly thought that what Taishi Yan would say to Xiao Junyan, was it to force Xiao Junyan to severely punish Zhou Ping'er to vent his anger? Or is it generous to let the Zhou family go and let the Son of Heaven feel relieved?
I still know too little about the previous dynasty. Yue Ling was not sure in her heart, so she could only wait for Xiao Junyan to come down and then solve her doubts.
Not long after, Sanquan hurriedly ran in, saying that Xiao Junyan's side was empty, and asked Yue Ling to hurry over. Yue Ling didn't want to delay at all, and walked towards the main hall of the Heart Cultivation Hall with a food box alone.
"Brother Huang, you're tired! Try the dim sum I made today. "I haven't cooked for Xiao Junyan for several days, and Yue Ling is also a little uneasy, and the pastries have changed from their previous bad appearance.
Xiao Junyan just tasted a bite, and then tasted the familiar taste, so he glanced at his sister a few more times, and his eyes were full of appreciation: "The taste is good this time, and there is a lot of progress." ”
Listening to the compliments, Yue Ling's face was full of pride: "The chefs in the imperial dining room have all said that I am talented!" ”
Xiao Junyan looked at his sister's proud appearance and swept away the haze brought to him by Taishi Yan. Although I feel that being a king is still tiring, it is really heartbreaking to deal with the unfinished government affairs and improve the relationship between the courtiers.
"Brother Huang, what is Taishi Yan looking for you? Does he still suspect that Sister Ping is the murderer? Yue Ling deliberately inquired about the news, and she guessed that Xiao Junyan would definitely not hide it from herself.
"Taishi Yan didn't point the finger at Ping'er, he just cried in front of me to complain about his grievances, but when I looked at him, it didn't look like he would let go of this matter easily."
Thinking of the appearance of the old minister with a handful of snot and tears in front of him, Xiao Junyan felt uncomfortable all over his body, if it wasn't for his sister coming, he would have to bathe and change his clothes.
"Brother Huang, my cousin obviously can't be the murderer, it's better to let her out!" Yue Ling was still pretending to intercede.