The reborn prince can't be pushed down

Chapter 186 Ascension to Trial Case ([-])

Lu Ji took off his outer robe and put it on for Qingchi, "Not only that, that day Fu Liao went to Shuntian Mansion to help you feel your pulse, and found that you have been infatuated with incense."

"Mixiang?" Qingchi began to recall, not quite sure, "In a place like the Green Bamboo Pavilion, the smell is a bit uncomfortable, but I am not unconscious."

She was only wearing a thin prison uniform at the moment, and Lu Ji's words distracted her attention, so when the warm men's robe covered her, she didn't even notice it.

Instead of answering her confusion, Lu Ji raised more questions.

"Haven't you ever thought that just using a candlestick to ignite the curtains in the room without other combustion aids can cause such a big fire in an instant?"

"What's more, you and Du Xi had a dispute at that time, and many people in the building knew about it. Why didn't anyone come to stop it?"

"The fire just started in a certain room, and it couldn't spread to the whole building in an instant. How could it be possible that almost all the guests and the people in the Green Bamboo Pavilion didn't escape?"

Qingchi had never thought about these questions, and a moment of confusion appeared on her face, "But, I know clearly what I have done myself!"

A sneer flashed across Lu Ji's face, "Maybe some people want you to feel that they know."

Qingchi stared at him suddenly, and suddenly thought of an idea, "Ah Qi and I were the only ones in the room at that time, except for the dead Du Xi, and you never let me confess, do you want him to be a scapegoat?"

That poor child, he didn't do anything, just fell from the cloud into the dust, and became a little boy who could be despised by others.After he became a criminal minister, he was extremely attached to himself. If they were to go to trial tomorrow, as long as they followed suit and sentenced according to what Aqi said, then the case would be closed...

Lu Ji couldn't help pulling her shoulders and shaking her lightly, wishing to shake all the absurd thoughts out of her mind.

"How many people in the imperial capital witnessed what happened that night. Even if we want to make Aqi take the blame like this, will the people and the family members of the deceased agree? Besides, am I like this? Are your majesty and the emperor's husband like this? "

Qingchi bit his lower lip lightly, not speaking.

Lu Ji said helplessly and sadly: "Do you know that 78 people were killed and 34 were injured in this fire, and everyone thought you were the real culprit. That night, hundreds of officials knelt outside the Meridian Gate and asked His Majesty to kill you You will be removed from the reputation and severely punished. However, His Majesty insisted under tremendous pressure that he must go through the Shuntian Mansion to find out the truth before he can be convicted, and won three days of investigation time.

The next day when the palace examination results were announced, hundreds of students gathered in front of the ceremony department and demanded that you be removed from the list, but His Majesty still insisted on believing that you were innocent, disregarding his own reputation, and sent the imperial army to confront the students.

You and Aqi have only known each other for a long time, and you trust him in every possible way. Why can't you trust His Majesty even half of it? "

"I..." Qingchi has been in prison for the past few days, and he did not expect so many things to happen outside.She knew that many people didn't escape that day, and had paid for the lives of the innocent sufferers with the will to die, but now Lu Ji told her that there were some people who trusted her unconditionally and were running for her.

She looked up, just in time to meet Lu Ji's worried eyes, and suddenly lost the ability to speak.

"I'm really worthless for His Majesty!" Lu Ji said bitterly.

Qingchi's eyes dimmed, and he said a little annoyedly: "Okay, I know you like His Majesty, so there is no need to keep emphasizing it."

Lu Ji's eyes widened, and he said subconsciously, "I didn't!"

Qingchi waved his hand, and said impatiently: "I know you have no unreasonable desires, but pure admiration."

Lu Ji was dumbfounded, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.At the beginning, she was afraid that expressing her heart too quickly would cause her disgust, but now that she has recognized this deadly truth, she really shot herself in the foot.

However, now is not the time for long-term love.

Qingchi asked: "Have you discovered anything now?"

Speaking of this, Lu Ji and Jiang Nian searched the ruins for most of that day, but they found nothing.

Lu Ji said with a calm expression, "Don't rush to plead guilty tomorrow, I have a way to prove your innocence."

At dawn the next day, there were already people waiting outside the government office of Shuntian Mansion.

Ning Yuezhao and Jiang Nian also left the palace early and entered through the back door of Shuntian Mansion. They were still hiding in the back hall to hear the trial.

Lu Ji changed into his official uniform and sat in the lobby with a solemn expression.

"Bring the old bustard of the Green Bamboo Pavilion."

Accompanied by Lu Ji's deep voice, Hua Niang was brought up and knelt on the kneeling stone in the middle of the lobby.

"Women see Master Qingtian!"

"Hua Niang, you sued that Yan Qingchi killed Du Xi, a rich businessman from Jinzhou, in your Green Bamboo Pavilion, and set fire to the Green Bamboo Pavilion because of jealousy, and you witnessed this incident with your own eyes."

"My lord, that's true, you have to make the decision for the women!"

Hua Niang wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeves, pretending to be pitiful.When she looked at Lu Ji through her fingers, she happened to see the sharpness in his eyes, and she felt that she was not the victim but the prisoner who was being tried.

"Bring Yan Qingchi up to confront Huaniang."

Soon, Qingchi was also brought up.

In the morning, Lu Ji specially ordered someone to bring the grooming things to the cell for her to freshen up.Although Qingchi is still wearing prison clothes, his face is fair and delicate, and his eyes are clear.Although guards were guarding her, her steps were steady and her demeanor was calm.Although she is famous all over the imperial capital now, because she has been in the palace all year round, very few people in the imperial capital have seen her.

In the common people's impression, the murderer should have a ferocious face. Seeing such a handsome young girl at first glance, those onlookers couldn't help sighing, and their disgust towards Qingchi suddenly eased a lot.

On the contrary, with heavy makeup and gaudy clothes, Hua Niang, against the background of the blue pond, made people feel a little bored.

"Yan Qingchi, did you kill Du Xi, a rich businessman from Jinzhou?"

Qingchi knelt upright, she raised her eyes to look at Lu Ji, and said indifferently: "Master, this matter is a long story, let Rongmin speak slowly."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hua Niang spat: "What tricks are you playing? Do you want to delay time?"

Seeing that Qingchi was so calm and changed his previous attitude of ignoring and pleading guilty, Huaniang suddenly became flustered.

Qingchi pursed his lips and looked up at Lu Ji.

Lu Ji patted the gavel with a sullen face, "Right and wrong are always open to debate. Since you are self-confident, why can't you let her say it!"

Hua Niang's body trembled, she shrank her neck and stopped talking.

"The matter started more than a month ago. Han Xiao, the son of Han Ying, the former Martial Arts University scholar, bullied a little beggar in the street and almost beat him to death. At that time, the case was also handed over to the Shuntian Mansion for trial. I think you still have the impression. , and the little beggar Aqi who was rescued by the minnv at the beginning has been living in the minnv's house, and the minnv treated him like a younger brother, and asked him about his life experience, but he said that all his relatives were gone, and the minnv I didn't ask any more questions.

Just three days ago, when the folk girl went to Cuiyuzhai to pick up a custom-made jade piece for her best friend, a group of people suddenly rushed into the shop with wooden sticks and wanted to arrest Ah Qi, saying that Ah Qi was the servant of their green bamboo shop.At that time, there was only one servant and one maid by my side, so I couldn't compete with these vicious thugs, I could only watch them take people away.Both the boss and the staff of Cui Yuzhai can testify to this matter. "

After listening to Qing Chi's words, Lu Ji nodded, "So the Green Bamboo Pavilion is the first to kidnap people on the street?"

Hua Niang anxiously said: "My lord, this Yuqi is originally from the Green Bamboo Pavilion, but I have his contract of sale!"

Qingchi smiled lightly and said: "But I didn't see your so-called deed of sale at that time. If anyone around you was suddenly kidnapped, they would chase after them."

Hua Niang said coldly: "Miss Yan didn't just 'chasing' her door, she even killed people and burned my building down. Is there anyone in the world who chases people like this?"

Qingchi remained calm, "I really lost my mind under the anger at that time, and took someone home and broke into the Green Bamboo Pavilion. But, since you know that I am looking for someone, why didn't you tell me Showing Aqi's deed of sale, but pointing me to Du Xi's room instead?"

This was what Qingchi came up with after he returned to his cell last night, thinking quietly all night.

Hua Niang was taken aback, she didn't expect Qingchi to think of this flaw.

Hua Niang clenched her sleeves tightly and said anxiously: "You...you are talking nonsense, why did I guide you to Du Xi's room!"

Qingchi sighed softly, "I am a girl in a boudoir, and I have never set foot in this kind of romantic place. Without your guidance, how would I know which room Du Xi and Aqi are in."

Speaking of this, the people hearing the trial outside the yamen also talked a lot.

"I've never heard of the Taifu's daughter going to a small servant's house, let alone such a clean girl, she really doesn't seem like someone who would do such a thing."

"The old bustard in the Green Bamboo House has often done this kind of rape and kidnapping of good men. I don't know how many young men in her Green Bamboo House have been brought in by her with shady means. If I Said that this fire is burning well! This kind of smoky place should have been burned long ago!"

"According to Miss Yan, it seems that this Hua Niang deliberately led her to make trouble. What good will it do her?"

"Who doesn't know that most of the dignitaries who come and go to her Green Bamboo Pavilion are some people who don't like Taifu Yan and want to drag him into the water?"

Listening to the people's discussion, Hua Niang sweated anxiously, and a little of the thick powder on her face fell because of her trembling face.

Lu Ji patted the gavel, "Hua Niang, how did Yan Qingchi break into Du Xi's room that day, tell the truth!"

Hua Niang was startled by the sudden sound of the gavel, she twisted the corner of her clothes helplessly, "Minister... I was frightened by the crowd of people brought by Miss Yan, I had to say it under her intimidation. "

Lu Ji squinted his eyes, "Oh? Your Green Bamboo Pavilion occupies quite a large area, and there are many servants, so there are quite a few nurses here. I wonder how many servants Miss Yan brought there?"

Qingchi said: "I brought eight. By the way, at Cuiyu Zhai, there were twelve people in the group who claimed to be the Green Bamboo Pavilion."

"That's really strange. There are 12 thugs sent by Hua Niang to arrest people. There must be more nurses in the museum. How come they can't even subdue eight servants?" Lu Ji asked with great interest.

Hua Niang wiped the cold sweat off her forehead with trembling hands, "Although there are many nursing homes in the Green Bamboo Pavilion...but each of them performs their own duties, all at once...we can't transfer so many people all at once...in the folk women Before coming, Miss Yan had already broken into Master Du's room."

Qingchi looked at Huaniang with a smile, "Although your Green Bamboo Pavilion is big, it is quick to recruit people, but I stayed in Master Du's room for a full cup of tea and no one came. Why is this?"

(End of this chapter)