Chapter 172

Murong Jie sneered after hearing what the old lady said, "Oh, so the old lady is the one who understands?"

The old madam had already gone all out, as if she couldn't hear Murong Jie's words, she stared at the servant longan with round eyes, the muscles on her face trembled, looking extremely ferocious, "Say, is that so?"

Longan's lips trembled in fright, and everyone was waiting for his words.

No matter whether he said yes or no, he still didn't clear up the ambiguous relationship between Zian and this Ximen Xiaoqing.

Under everyone's stare, Longan spoke, her voice changed because of fear, "Go back to your lord, go back to the old lady, the servant didn't hear anything, the servant was originally the concierge, today's wedding banquet in the mansion, the housekeeper transferred the servant to serve the guests, and later Ximen The young master came and asked the servant to go with him to the back garden to move some things. The servant saw that Mr. Ximen was a distinguished guest of the prime minister's mansion, so he went with him. When he arrived at the back garden, the young master did not go in, but went around the lake and went up the rockery. Rockery, Young Master Ximen suddenly grabbed the slave by the neck..."

Longan couldn't speak anymore, his voice trembled violently. When he was in the rockery, he really thought he was going to die.

He was relatively weak and unable to resist. When he was strangled by the neck, he could only resist for a while, but he couldn't break free.

However, he also knew that even if he could break free at that moment, he would still die, as a slave, his life was worthless.

His confession cleared Zi'an of suspicion, and no one doubted his so-called private life with Ximen Xiaoqing.

"So, he stabbed you with a hairpin?" Asked the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice.

"The slave didn't know, the slave had passed out at that time." Longan said.

The old lady's body was trembling constantly, and her lips were also trembling, which seemed to be similar to Longan's reaction.

Longan was afraid, and she was also afraid, but more out of anger.

She was completely unaware of today's incident. If she knew the inside story, she would definitely stop it. What kind of conspiracy is this? There were so many mistakes and omissions, and he couldn't even kill anyone, so he wanted to put Xia Zi'an in? What nonsense!

But Xia Wan'er rushed out, pointed at the longan and said angrily: "You are lying, this hairpin is clearly Xia Zi'an's, but you are covering it up for her. Tell me, are you afraid that she will retaliate afterwards? I promise you, as long as you tell the truth, I can keep you safe."

This is a double entendre, it is a warning to Longan, if you obediently testify against Xia Zian, you will be safe, otherwise...

However, after Longan said those words, she calmed down instead.

You have experienced death once, so what are you afraid of? This life was picked up by the eldest lady, at most it was given away again.

Zi'an looked at Xia Wan'er, and said coldly: "The truth? What is the truth? I first asked Ximen Xiaoqing to do something to him, and then deliberately kept him breathless, waiting for him to wake up and frame my lover, and then marry him smoothly." The prince is my regent princess? If this is the so-called truth you want, just be happy, why make things difficult for a servant?"

Xia Wan'er was at a loss for words, but then pointed to the hairpin and asked, "Then what's the matter with the hairpin? It can't be ruled out that Mr. Ximen strangled his neck first, and then you hurt him with the hairpin when he passed out, thinking you could kill him." .”

Zi'an sneered, "First of all, there is no one here today in the Xiazhi Garden where I live. Anyone who wants to enter my house to get something is as easy as finding something in my pocket. Besides..."

She looked directly at Prince Li, "My lord, you have been staring at the hairpin of my servant today, may I ask, is it this one?"

Prince Li's Jun face twitched, and he said: "No, it's a silver hairpin inlaid with something. The inlaid thing fell off, and I felt very uncomfortable to see it. Damn it, your hairpin was originally What is it inlaid with? This king finally forgot, but now I have to remember it again, and I am very worried."

Zi'an said: "I don't even know, the hairpin was already like this when the old lady gave it to me."

Prince Li frowned, entangled to death, with a constipated look on his face.

He looked at the old lady and wanted to ask the old lady, but the old lady turned her head away from the prince, obviously not wanting to get entangled in the hairpin without jewels.

Prince Li was very annoyed and snorted.

Everyone looked at the old lady, who rewarded her granddaughter with jewelry, but even gave a hairpin without gemstones. It seems that outsiders said that the old lady is mean and ungrateful, they are not wrong at all.

After hearing Prince Li's words, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice looked at Xia Wan'er, and probably understood what was going on in his heart. However, today is the wedding day of Duke Jin's granddaughter, so it is not good to pronounce a sentence here, so he said: "The matter can basically be solved. Today is the prime minister's wedding banquet, so I don't want to disturb everyone's elegant mood, and the rest of the matter will go back to the Yamen for trial, come on, take Ximen Xiaoqing and temporarily imprison him in the criminal prison, and the Japanese officials will retry tomorrow."

Ximen Xiaoqing's face was pale, his legs went limp, and he looked over the crowd to his parents, "Father, mother, help me."

Liang was impatient and wanted to rush up, but the Chen brothers'S were approaching together, she had to take another step back, and watched Ximen Xiaoqing being taken away.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment walked up to Prince Li and Taifu Liang, "My lord, my lord, I have to trouble the two of you to the Ministry of Punishment tomorrow to tell what you have seen, and we will make a confession."

"En!" Prince Li responded lightly.

Liang Taifu waved his hands carelessly, "That's it."

After the two agreed, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment walked up to the prince, "Your Highness saw it at the scene, and I would like to trouble your Highness to go to the Ministry of Punishment tomorrow."

If the prince had been asked about this first, the prince would definitely not go, but the minister of punishment first asked Prince Li and Taifu Liang, and both of them would go, so it was hard for him to say no, "I will go."

He gave Xia Wan'er a sideways glance, then turned and left with a cold face.

Xia Wan'er panicked and chased after her.

Prime Minister Xia supported the crumbling old lady. The old lady almost gritted her teeth and turned around with difficulty. She knew that what happened today would not change in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice tomorrow.

Even if the prince suppresses it with his identity, it won't work.

Moreover, there is also this Prince Li, he will not allow favoritism, thinking of his strict approach, she feels angry in her heart, he has been involved in it a few times, it seems unintentional, but who knows who is behind it Instigate him?

Seeing that Ximen Xiaoyue just got married, she hired a cousin in. Can Duke Jin let it go?

With her toes, she could think that Xia Wan'er and Liang Shi came up with this idea, but Liang Shi would push it back and put all the responsibility on the Xiangfu.

The crowd gradually dispersed, because the dinner was the main banquet, so everyone did not leave, but dispersed their activities in twos and threes.

Murong Zhuangzhuang called to stop Prince Li, "Third brother, wait a minute!"

Prince Li looked back at Murong Zhuangzhuang, "Little aunt, what are your orders?"

Murong Zhuangzhuang looked at him, "You actually want to help Zian? Why did you do that?"

Zhuang Zhuang is not asking for guilt, but just very curious.