Chapter 119

Mr. Liang's face was slightly sullen, "Since you admit that you did it, why do you say you are innocent? You hurt the concubine and concubine for no reason. According to the law, you are guilty."

Zi'an said calmly: "Since your lord is asking, why didn't you ask me why I hurt them first?"

Mr. Liang said displeasedly: "No matter what the reason is, you must not hurt others in private. Although the concubine is not your mother, she is also your elder. Besides, you have broken the law by seriously hurting them. In front of you, you actually say that you are innocent? As the eldest lady of Xiangfu, how can you be unkind and unfilial first, and then be so brazen?"

Murong Zhuangzhuang frowned slightly after hearing Master Liang's words. How could this be an answer? Don't ask the facts, just blame morality, it seems that she told Zian just now that neither she nor Lao Qi can play favoritism, it is a big mistake, because someone has already played favoritism.

She was about to speak out to help, but Zi'an had already spoken, "My lord, my mother is the head of the Xiangfu. Murdered and pushed off the carriage, where does your lord think the seriousness of this matter?"

Master Liang was taken aback, "Is there such a thing?"

"My mother was on the way back from the palace when she was pushed off the carriage by my concubine mother and concubine sister, causing serious injuries and blindness. As the eldest daughter of the prime minister's mansion, I would like to ask my lord, according to the laws and etiquette of my Great Zhou As far as I am concerned, do I have the right to punish the murderer of my mother?"

Zi'an's sentences are sonorous and powerful, first from the law, and then to the etiquette. Although the words are short, they are also impeccable, almost making Mr. Liang irrefutable.

Master Liang could only look at Mrs. Linglong, "Mrs. Chen, Xia Zian accused you of pushing the mistress out of the carriage, causing her to be seriously injured and blind. What's your excuse?"

Mrs. Linglong cried out for her injustice, "Sir, this is definitely an injustice. How could this concubine do such vicious things?"

"What exactly happened? Tell me the details." Although Mr. Liang raised his expression, his tone was very gentle.

Mrs. Linglong said: "My lord, the thing is like this. I entered the palace to attend the banquet last night, and it was already past Haishi when I left the palace. The prime minister sent my concubine and others out of the palace, so he said he wanted to have a drink with the Taifu. Let the wife and concubine take Wan'er back to the mansion first. When they leave the palace, they have always behaved well. The wife said that she was tired and wanted to rest. I was not allowed to talk to Wan'er. Later, Wan'er accidentally said that she was worried about the prince. Madam immediately went into a rage and scolded a lot of nasty things, saying that Wan'er was mean and shameful, and that she shouldn't intercede for the crown prince. The concubine and Wan'er didn't dare to talk to each other at first, knowing that she had always had this temper in the mansion, thinking about letting her go She was fine after venting, who knew that the more she scolded, the more she insulted my concubine and Wan'er. The concubine couldn't help it, so she replied a few words. Throwing at the concubine's body, slapping the concubine's face one by one, Wan'er pulled her away, and stood between the concubine's body and her. Seeing that she couldn't hit the concubine's body, she opened the curtain and jumped down. , and even said that the concubine would be charged with murdering the mistress."

Mrs. Linglong spoke very vividly, vividly, and even added actions. The grief and anger in her eyes could not be concealed, as if she had been greatly wronged.

"And then?" Mr. Liang continued to ask seeing that Zian did not argue.

"Not long after she jumped off, a carriage came up and stopped her. It was the princess' bodyguard who said that we were involved in the wounding case and wanted to take us back for interrogation. On the way back, I happened to meet the prince. His Highness heard that we were involved in the wounding case. When we arrived at the hospital, we realized that it was the princess and Xia Zian who rescued his wife. When the princess asked why, Xia Zian stepped forward and grabbed her before the concubine could speak. The concubine's hair was dragged towards the door, she was very strong, as if she wanted to put the concubine to death, grabbed the hair and slammed into the door, no matter how much the concubine begged for mercy, she was merciless, after she grabbed the concubine and hit the wall, Before she let go of the concubine, she took out a sharp dagger and cut off the concubine's fingers. Wan'er stepped forward to save the concubine, but was disfigured by her with the dagger, blood splashed out on her face, but she was still there. sneer."

She described the process of Zi'an's violence in great detail, even sneering facial expressions. If people who don't know the inside story listen to it, they will only think that Xia Zi'an is cruel, and even her concubine and younger sister can do it like this. cruel hand.

After Madam Linglong finished speaking, she cried again and said, "My lord, what I said is true. His Highness the Crown Prince and the princess are watching. If you don't believe me, you can ask your highness and the princess."

Master Liang gasped, looked at Zian and asked sharply: "You are so vicious, you are still the eldest lady of the prime minister's mansion, what else do you have to say now? Quickly take out your murderous dagger. "

Zi'an didn't take it, but took a step forward, with a sarcastic expression on his face, "My lord, you have been in charge of the law and order in Beijing for many years, and you are well versed in the way of adjudicating cases. Don't let me tell you, you should also understand that when you ask a case to collect evidence, you need to listen to the opinions of both parties." Narrative, now you only heard her say, don't ask witnesses, don't ask me, don't ask my mother, just say that I am vicious, let me take out the so-called murder weapon, I really don't know how many cases my lord has closed over the years Unjust, false and wrongful conviction."

The old lady seemed to finally be unable to bear the anger in her heart, and angrily said: "You still dare to quibble? Plead guilty quickly and you will be spared. If you force sophistry and plead not guilty, it will only increase your punishment. At that time, The Prime Minister's Mansion can't keep you either."

Zi'an said coldly: "Old lady, Zi'an never dared to have extravagant hopes that the prime minister would protect me. Aren't you putting on such a posture tonight to drag me in? Since you want to talk about this case, let's say Said."

She turned around and looked at Mrs. Linglong, her eyes were as cold as shattered ice, "You said that my mother insulted you in the carriage, beat you badly, and even jumped off the carriage to frame you for murdering the mistress, let alone this part of the innocence. The witness saw it, even if there was, why didn't you stop the carriage to save her when she jumped off?"

Mrs. Linglong seemed to have expected that she would ask this question, and she said calmly: "When she jumped off, the carriage was not going fast, it was very slow. Wan'er even lifted the curtain to look at it. She could still stand when she jumped off. stand up."

"Okay, even if she can stand up, and you continue to move forward without stopping, then you are going to leave her in this uninhabited street after midnight, right?" Zian continued to press.

Madam Linglong's complexion changed, "No, no, I was a little dizzy from her beating at the time, and I couldn't recover for a while, and I didn't realize that the carriage didn't turn back at the time. I thought the driver would turn back."

The head mistress of the Prime Minister's Mansion was left outside, and it would be terrible to spread the word.

Zian took another step closer, "So, the coachman knew my mother had fallen, didn't he?"

"Well, you should know that she made a loud noise when she jumped down, and the street was quiet, so he should..." Mrs. Linglong stammered. She didn't think about these details at the time. She thought that there were so many people present, and there was no need to delve into these details. of.

She didn't realize at all that her thoughts had been led away by Zi An.