Husband is extremely regent

Chapter 73 Public Trial 1
After dawn, the news that Lu Xu pushed Ms. Liang off the bridge spread throughout the capital.

After the emperor sent Yin of Shuntian Mansion into the palace to inquire about the situation, he ordered Shuntian Mansion to find out the truth within three days, severely punish the real culprit and give justice to the victims.

Yin Gaoliu of Shuntian Prefecture refused to investigate, because he also rushed to the scene that day, and the suspect Lu Xu was not there at all. The government officials and the patrol battalion joined forces to search the river and both sides of the river for a night and a day, but did not find any victims.

There is no murderer, no victim, the testimony of the only witness cannot be trusted, and the case cannot be opened according to the law

Shuntian Mansion's handling method is undoubtedly to ignite the gunpowder keg, and the people in Kyoto are arguing endlessly about this. For a while, public opinion is divided into two factions: one is the guilty faction, and the other is the innocent faction.

The guilty faction thinks that Lu Xu pushed Ms. Liang off the bridge, and most of this faction is dominated by women;
The innocent faction believed that Lu Xu did not push Ms. Liang off the bridge, and most of this faction was male-dominated.

The two factions are arguing endlessly every day, coupled with the dissemination of various scripts in Nanshiji, the matter is even more suspenseful, and it seems that a big conspiracy is brewing.

"Miss Lu Xu, the rumors outside are so bad, why don't you justify yourself?" Liang Xi looked at Lu Xu who was calmly lying in the rocking chair, and didn't understand why she was so calm, but Lu Xu was really good-looking.

In the past, she was always covered with a veil, and only after entering the Lu Mansion did she have a chance to see her true face.

It is really true that the bright moon comes out of the dust and the flowers come out of the water, and the goddesses of the world come down to earth, like the bright moon high above, not polluted by the dust of the world, and every frown and smile are paintings.

Lu Xu closed his eyes and lazily said: "It's just a rumor, there's no need to take it to heart, it's just that you have to stay at my house for a few more days because of your grievance. My people are collecting evidence to persuade people who have been hurt by Liu Zhaoran to come forward and testify."

"I don't feel wronged." Liang Xi said with a smile: "In the past two years, even at home, I have been worried every day, for fear that people from Liu's mansion will call me. I often have nightmares at night, dreaming that Miss Liu San is torturing me again. Make things difficult for me."

"To tell you the truth, the few days I was bothering at home were the days when I slept most peacefully."

Liang Xi suddenly sighed and said: "I have been missing for three or four days, and there are rumors all over the sky outside that my father has not yet filed a complaint in Shuntian Mansion, he is so cowardly."

"My father himself is often bullied by his colleagues, and we are bullied by his colleagues' family members. If these people hadn't lied to my mother, I wouldn't have approached Liu Zhaoran rashly and set myself on fire."

Lu Xu had already investigated Lieutenant Liang, and knew that Liang Wu was born in a bitter cold and could not survive, so he joined the army.

From a small soldier, he fought on the battlefield for more than ten years before earning a small captain.

But a person like Liang Wu who has no background and doesn't know how to curry favor with his superiors can't enjoy it in the capital.

"That's why your father saw that all the people promoted in the same period were promoted, so he asked you to curry favor with Liu Zhaoran." Lu Xu said this, but in his heart he felt that Liang Wu would not let his daughter take risks.

"My mother asked me to please Miss Liu San."

Liang Xi pursed her lips and said: "My mother saw that everyone else was promoted, and she blamed my father for his incompetence all day long. She couldn't convince my father, so she begged the wife of the Li family to let the sister of the Li family take me to see Miss Liu San. Said that if you walk around in front of her often, if you please her, your father will have a chance to be promoted."

"With your looks...to curry favor with Liu Zhaoran, you should try to scare her."

Lu Xu smiled sarcastically and said, "You make her uglier, she doesn't make things difficult for you."

"Miss Lu is pretty. You look like a fairy. No wonder she always targets you. I think the rumors outside are her handwriting."

Liang Xi has been with Liu Zhaoran for so long, so he naturally knows how Liu Zhaoran slanders Lu Xu on a daily basis. The most common thing he does is to spread rumors outside and put some fabricated things on Lu Xu.

"Of course I know she did it." Lu Xu said disapprovingly, "She wanted to use public grievances to force the emperor to let the Shuntian Mansion arrest me and quickly convict me."

"There were so many people present at that time, how dare she lie like this under the eyes of everyone?" Liang Xi said in disbelief: "My father is right, it's not that he has no skills, it's that the world is getting worse that he didn't rush forward."

Lu Xu said slowly: "Your father is a sensible person, if you don't participate in party struggles, your family can live a stable life."

"I've ruined this peace and stability right now." Liang Xi gritted his teeth and said, "For the sake of my family, I can only go all out, and I must bring down the Liu family."

"You can't take down the Liu family, you can only deal with Liu Zhaoran." Lu Xu opened his eyes, looked at Liang Xi and said, "The emperor has only been on the throne for a few years, and the court situation has not yet stabilized. We won't move Liu Ji for the time being, but we can deal with Liu Zhaoran." verb: move."

"Think about it again, have you heard some words that Liu Zhaoran doesn't usually mention?"

"I think there is one person you can focus on interrogating." Liang Xi thought for a while and said, "Liu Zhaoran does so many bad things, most of the time she is instigated by a girl named Chunlan by her side."

"Is it the girl who yelled at you that night?"

"It's her." Liang Xi said: "This girl is very arrogant, but I always think she did it on purpose."

"On purpose!" Lu Xu was a little puzzled, "Why did Chunlan do this?"

"This girl seems to want us to know how vicious Liu Zhaoran is, and I have heard her talk about the reservoir."

When the reservoir was mentioned, Lu Xu immediately came to his senses and said, "Do you remember when it happened, before the accident at the South City Gate, or after the accident at the South City Gate?"

"Before the accident."

Liang Xi said: "I will remember every day when I went to see Liu Zhaoran."

Lu Xu took her hand and patted the back of her hand lightly: "If she really did what happened to the reservoir, then she really wanted to die."

After seven days of deliberation, the emperor finally ordered Gao Liao to solve the case as soon as possible to Shuntian Mansion, and asked him to find a group of witnesses to handle the case publicly on the military training ground so that the common people could know the truth.

Before setting off, Lu Xu comforted Liang Xi and said, "Don't be afraid, my two girls are masters. In addition to being protected on the surface, there are also people protecting us in secret. Besides, you are pretending to be Qingluan now. Someone will recognize you."

Liang Xi rubbed his hands together and said, "I'm not afraid, but I'm a little nervous. I'm afraid I'll be speechless when I see Liu Zhaoran."

"If you want to live, you must be able to say it." Lu Xu's tone was a little serious, and suddenly he said: "Don't forget, you have my backing now, and behind me are the right ministers, His Royal Highness and the Emperor. Our goal is unanimous."

"I understand, I will definitely speak well."

"Bring the sword."

Suzaku handed over the sword and told her, "You can lower your head a little, but keep your waist straight."

Liang hesitated to take the sword again and again, seeing how Suzaku and Blue Bird held the sword and followed suit, trying to make himself more similar to them.

"Okay, let's go."

(End of this chapter)