Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 276
The next day, East Palace.

"Dead?" Song Chun was taken aback when he heard the news: "Why did you die so well?"

Doctor Yu Shi hurriedly said: "I am guilty. I left the East Palace last night. I wanted to have a trial first to be on the safe side, so I took him to Tingwei's Mansion and asked Mr. Huo a few words. If he didn't pay attention, he committed suicide. "

Situ and Sikong on the side had different expressions. Song Chun was so angry that he glanced at Huo Ying and asked, "What did you ask, and what did she say? Is there a record?"

"Returning to His Royal Highness, there is no record. According to Mu's account, someone secretly contacted Song Shu, intending to use witchcraft to cast spells and assassinate other methods to commit crimes. She also said that she had heard these things. Song Shu himself had I mentioned it to her, but I had doubts about it, so I asked a few more questions, and Mu committed suicide." Huo Ying directly concealed the situation of An Zhoushi, and Doctor Yu Shi also tacitly did not mention An Zhoushi.

Song Chun walked up to him: "Do you have any doubts? What doubts does Mr. Huo have?"

Huo Ying looked at him: "The Mu family and Song Shu are not on good terms, how could Song Shu tell her such an important matter? And it was she who came forward to report at this time, it involved witchcraft, even after careful investigation, it was not clear There is no way to defend this, so I suspect that someone forced Mu Shi to make her report at the cost of death."

Before they finished speaking, the expressions of several people in the hall became serious at the same time. Song Chun watched Huo Ying and remained silent for a long time. He knew what he was suspicious of, but he didn't rush to explain.

Song Chun also thought about it carefully. At this time, using witchcraft to curse and assassinate to report are extremely safe charges. A former prince did involve witchcraft, which was already taken care of when Huangzhuang was massacred. When it comes to the handle, it is reasonable to fall on Song Shu. The second case is that Song Zheng has not been brought to justice, so it is reasonable to say that he will assassinate, but it is strange for Mu to report.

"Why did she report it at this time?" Song Chun asked the same question. If she did not report it sooner or later, but at this time, if she did not make it clear, wouldn't the government and the public misunderstand that Hong Mingdi and him directed and acted on their own?
Huo Ying said: "She said that for the sake of the family, she and Song Shu could not reconcile. It is possible that Song Shu did not participate in the forced palace rebellion, but it is a fact that Song Shu was contacted and rebelled. Once it is found out, the Mu family must be implicated. She Take the initiative to report, just to protect the family."

This made a lot of sense, Song Chun thought for a moment: "Tell Mu Guogong and Mu's biological father to enter the palace."

The servant left soon, Song Chun glanced at Huo Ying, the corners of his lips were straightened, and the thoughts in his heart were also playing games.

Huo Ying didn't understand it yet, but he already figured it out. This was Mu Guogong's handwriting, including Mu's death in Tingwei's Mansion, and his death under Huo Ying's inquiry. These were all planned.

Conspiracy is a big deal, and Dr. Yushi must report it overnight, and he will not ask in advance to avoid suspicion. He can only wait for dawn. The few hours in between are enough for Dr. Yushi, who is also suspicious, to bring someone to see Huo Ying. The reason for all this is that Emperor Hong Ming refused to let the Mu family reconcile with Song Shu.

The granddaughter and the Mu family can only save one. This is the choice given by Emperor Hong Ming, and Mu Guogong also made a choice. He chose to save the Mu family and sacrifice his granddaughter, and designed to let the Mu family die under Huo Ying's inquiry. , Huo Ying can be excluded from the whole case on the grounds of avoiding suspicion.

How to check and what the result is, Huo Ying has no right to ask, of course he can't ask.

They waited for half an hour before Mu Guogong hurried over with the elder. When they saw the Mu family's corpse outside the hall, they both paused and rushed forward subconsciously, after confirming that they were already cold. , Shocked for a long time without speaking.

"Son~" the elder wailed.

Mu Guogong wiped his eyes, and came in tremblingly to greet him: "His Royal Highness, this."

Song Chun didn't help him up immediately, and asked seriously: "Can the Duke know about Mu's denunciation?"

"Report?" Mu Guogong looked puzzled.

He pretended to be stupid, and Song Chun told him bluntly: "Mr. Mu accused Song Shu of conspiring against others, and he proved himself by dying in Tingwei's mansion."

"Ah?" Mu Guogong was slightly startled, and quickly glanced at Huo Ying, and Huo Ying also looked at him. With this simple glance, Huo Ying suddenly became enlightened. In the expression of pretending to be shocked, those eyes were as calm as water.

Huo Ying felt relieved, he looked at the elder who was crying beside Mu's outside the hall, his hastily glanced eyes were full of contempt.

Song Chun paced around the room, weighed things up a bit, and looked at Situ and Sikong who had been silent all this time: "How do you two think this case should be handled?"

The two of them hesitated and didn't speak immediately, Huo Ying stepped forward first: "Your Highness, Mrs. Mu died because of my minister's questioning. I am guilty of this crime. Please punish him severely, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"You are Tingwei, it is only natural to interrogate criminals."

This is just a polite remark, and Huo Ying will not take it seriously, he said: "It's not right for me to interrogate privately, please give your Highness permission to withdraw from this case."

He took the initiative not to intervene, which surprised Song Chun, but it also saved him a lot of talking, so he agreed immediately.

Huo Ying bid farewell and retreated, passing by Mrs. Mu, hearing the grandpa's sobs, he shook off his sleeves with a disgusted expression, passed through the front gate, and saw Song Yuan waiting against the wall.

"You would rather suspect that it was designed by my elder brother than by the Duke's Mansion." Song Yuan walked over and looked seriously at the weeping elder outside the palace: "Master Huo also made a mistake in his prediction. Putting on airs on a fair day is pretty successful."

Huo Ying knew that he was wrong and didn't refute it, he just said: "The holy will has been decided, even His Royal Highness has acquiesced, I have nothing to say, I have already asked myself to withdraw from this case, there are still many cases in the Yamen, so I leave."

He strode away, Wei Yan was speechless: "Hey, Huo Ying also has a day to bow his head."

"Otherwise? Do it right? It won't help if he pays himself in. It's better to save his life and earn a point of justice." Song Yuan stared inside: "Just acting like this will only chill the hearts of all officials. As the days go by, who is willing to surrender." Fortunately, she was very soft-spoken, so this matter did not affect her.

Huo Ying withdrew from the case, and the case of Song Shu's treason was directly handed over to Song Zhu for a thorough investigation. The three princes kept silent about it, and no one in the court jumped out to make excuses.

After arranging all this, Song Chun personally rushed to the palace, and on the way to meet Emperor Hong Ming with his servants, he happened to meet Xiao Shen who was fishing in the yard, and Xiao Shen also saw him, stood up and nodded slightly.

Song Chun walked over, Xiao Shen asked: "Is Your Highness urgent to see the Emperor?"

"It's not in a hurry."

"If you're not in a hurry, it's better to wait until later. I'm afraid it's not convenient for the emperor at this time." The fishing rod in his hand moved, and Xiao Shen sat down unhurriedly, letting the fish break free, and then Bring the hook back and rehook the bait.

This hour is not convenient?
(End of this chapter)