Full-level real daughter: first-class female forensic doctor

Chapter 48 Cao Ruo
Chu Wei was wearing a crimson official robe and was sitting in the spacious and bright main hall. When the servants drank the killing stick, a thunderous sound of the hall wood clapping sounded.

Lady Xiaozhu, who was kneeling in the middle, shivered in shock. What she heard next was not a harsh scolding, but a gentle and gentle voice: "Cao Ruo, can you plead guilty?"

Lady Xiaozhu trembled even more violently, and the officials on both sides looked at the handsome and gentle Mr. Chu.

I have long heard that Rui Minghou never used torture in trial cases, and he never spoke harshly. I never thought that just one sentence could scare people into such a state.

Madam Xiaozhu kowtowed first and then replied: "I don't know what you mean, sir? My family's name is Jiang Zhu."

Chu Wei was not in a hurry at all. He shook his head and laughed. He picked up a booklet at hand and said: "Miss Cao, since you want to give up your original name, you must give it up completely. Now, isn't it true that you are clever but you are misled by your cleverness."

Lady Xiaozhu lowered her head and placed the heavy wooden shackles on her hands on the ground, looking like she didn't recognize what you said was wrong.

Chu Wei smiled and said: "I heard that 12 years ago, Cao Zhiyi, a fellow magistrate of Chenzhou Prefecture, and his wife Jiang, had an eldest daughter named Ruo. How did Miss Jiang Zhu get her name?"

Lady Xiaozhu's face became increasingly pale, but she argued forcefully: "My lord, this is a bit far-fetched."

"If you want to say it's a coincidence, that's fine." Chu Wei put the book down in front of the public case, and the page spread out on the ground happened to be the genealogy of the three clans of the Cao family.

In the disaster relief food theft case that year, Cao Zhiyi's family was dealt with, and relatives within the three clans were also implicated.

Seeing the familiar names above, Mrs. Xiaozhu's eyes became dry and astringent, but the person sitting high in the court continued to say: "Let's talk about the night of May [-]th first."

Chu Wei opened another book, which contained a confession record.

"On the twelfth day, the big landowner Chen's house in Sangliu Village outside the city," he read while looking at the confession record, "married his daughter and hired me to be a dresser. After our detailed investigation, the Sangliu outside the city you mentioned was Liucun is Sangliu Village outside Nancheng. If you go back to Beijing, you will happen to pass by the place where the first tongue-pulling case occurred, the Thousand-Layered Pagoda."

Xiaozhu whispered: "My lord went to the troupe to inquire that day. I have already said that Aunt Fu can vouch for me. I will go back that night."

"Really?" Chu Wei smiled faintly, "I later asked the people in Wei Qing's theater troupe. When you went out on the [-]th, you were wearing a gray shirt that was easy to move around, right?"

"The deceased Bai Hezhu was the accountant of a restaurant, and he returned to the village on the twelfth day of every month. This is not a secret in the restaurant. Regular customers who often go there know that such an accountant has to give some face to the shopkeeper. "

Lady Xiaozhu said, "I don't go to Nancheng often."

Chu Wei smiled, his smile became gentler, and reminded: "Ms. Xiaozhu, I didn't tell you the name of the restaurant where Bai Hezhu is located? How do you know that the restaurant is in Nancheng?"

Xiaozhu was stuck for a moment, and then said after a while: "Yes, Nancheng is the place that the slave family seldom goes to. The person you mentioned is very strange, so the slave family thought he was from Nancheng."

Chu Wei smiled and said: "So, Madam Xiaozhu is very familiar with the restaurants, shopkeepers and accounting offices in the three cities of East, West and North?"

Xiaozhu hesitantly agreed.

All the officials who were sitting with me became suspicious of this thin little lady when they heard this.

At first, when they saw such a weak woman being brought in, not only these officials, but also Emperor Xining behind the screen in the side room were a little suspicious.

However, Chu Wei did not bother with this topic anymore and returned to the original question: "When you go out on the [-]th, you will wear gray clothes that are convenient for movement."

Xiaozhu hurriedly raised his head and said, "The slaves only dressed like that because they were on their way."

Chu Wei nodded and said: "But I didn't question why you were dressed like this. What I want to say is that the old man selling melons who came in last at Thousand Layers Temple that night was Old Man Hu. Old Man Hu's In his confession, he said that when he entered the temple, he saw a figure in gray disappearing into the Taoist temple."

Xiaozhu knew that he had made two mistakes, so he tried his best to calm down and said: "My lord also said that you were hiding from the rain that day. It can be seen that it was raining a lot. The slave family still has memories of the heavy rain on the [-]th. How old. In this case, how do you know that an old man can't be dazzled?"

Chu Wei's smile became more gentle and approachable, and he said: "Miss Xiaozhu is really thoughtful. This clue cannot be used as a strong clue to identify the murderer."

When Xiaozhu heard this, his heart trembled again.

When Zhang Shaoqing, the Minister of Justice, saw this, he couldn't help stroking his beard and smiling.

No wonder the young girl silently fell in love with this Rui Minghou. This child was not very young, but when he tried the case, he was indeed somewhat "wise".

Chu Wei patted the gavel again and said, "Bring someone to prove it."

Xiaozhu turned around and saw the woman being escorted in, her expression tensed for a moment.

Chu Wei stood up, left his seat, walked down to the court, stopped next to Aunt Fu, and said with a somewhat wistful look: "Actually, to try the current tongue pulling case, we need to start from Chenzhou Pingzhen 12 years ago. Warehouse theft case investigated."

Xiaozhu's face twitched uncontrollably for a moment, and her lips pursed, as if she wanted to confess something excitedly.

Behind the screen next door, the handsome second prince said, "Father, could this little tongue-pulling case be related to any old case?"

Emperor Xining looked at him with a faint smile and said in a low voice: "Wei'er only asked me to go out when I re-examine the Chenzhou case. Don't make any noise, otherwise outsiders will notice."

The second prince said sourly: "Father really loves Wei'er so much."

Any arrangement can be accommodated.

Emperor Xining glanced at him: You talk a bit too much.

The second prince immediately shut up.

In the outer court, Xiaozhu didn't say anything. She still had hope. She couldn't let the Cao family lose any blood.

Even if someone has to bear the blame for these cases, it shouldn't be her.

Chu Wei watched the woman relax for a moment, then his eyes became firm again, and he couldn't help sighing.

It is indeed extremely difficult to hope that a very evil person will take the initiative to confess his crime.

He turned around and faced the aunt directly: "Tell me, where did Mrs. Xiaozhu go on these two nights on the [-]th and [-]th?"

"I don't know, I don't know," Madam Fu suddenly panicked and stretched out her arms to protect her head and face, her voice full of trembling, "Sir, I really didn't lie. Madam Xiaozhu was in the room during those two days. Twelve On the [-]th, she went out to dress someone and walked a long way. She was very tired and went to bed early that night. On the [-]th, she didn’t go out at all.”

As soon as these words came out, the nine jurors still sitting in the hall all whispered to each other.

(End of this chapter)