Empress can't eat enough

Chapter 7
Zhao Xiucai had come prepared for the punishment department, and the details of the crime he said were in no way different from what Wei Yuan had grasped.Then let the witnesses appear in court, and the witnesses also changed the confession.This makes everything seem reasonable to point to Zhao Xiucai.

After temporarily taking Zhao Xiucai into custody, Master Song said to Wei Yuan, "My lord, take a look at this case... why don't you just leave it at that?"

He knew very well that the Pingning Hou Mansion was laying the groundwork behind this.Right now he is also very difficult.The Criminal Division is under the Ministry of Punishment, so he should follow Wei Yuan's instructions on how to act.But he really didn't think it was necessary to trouble Pingninghou's mansion.It's better to go down the slope now, so that each other can be decent.

Although Wei Yuan knew that the matter had come to a dead end, he still solemnly returned to Mr. Song and said, "Master Song, you and I are in charge of the judiciary. We must not enforce the law unfairly or strictly."

Lord Song's face froze, he laughed quickly, flatteringly said: "Your Excellency is stern and selfless, law enforcement is like a mountain, I am ashamed of you! Ashamed. But don't worry! I will reflect on myself, and I will take you as the vanguard and example in the future. Your order is to obey, to take the lead, and never to die..."

He has been in the criminal justice department for many years.If you want to be promoted in the future, maybe you can point to the servant in front of you!
Wei Yuan was full of thoughts on how to proceed with the case, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Is there no news from the housekeeper, Feng Chong?"

"It's... hard to find! I'm afraid it has already been hidden."

Wei Yuan thought for a while, and said: "Add more people to inquire about it. Remember, you can do things with great fanfare."

"Big fanfare?" Mr. Song was puzzled.

Wei Yuan didn't explain to him, but told him to follow suit.

Pingning Hou Mansion.

After Mrs. Pingninghou learned that the fourth prince Li Mu broke into the inner house and had a conversation with the third wife Zhao Xianger, she immediately sent someone to guard Zhao Xianger's yard just in case.The servants around her have also changed.

Even so, Marquis Pingning was quite dissatisfied with this matter. "How can Sanfang know that we let her father take the blame?"

Mrs. Pingninghou has to make two distinctions.

"I thought the third younger sibling was a sensible person, so I watched her without making any noise, lest people in the mansion would rant and criticize for no reason..."

"The Fourth Highness actually got involved!" Marquis Ping Ning was even more annoyed when he thought of this.

After hearing the words, Mrs. Gao hurriedly explained: "The sage's intention to marry Yier and the prince was heard by him, and he was bewitched by the lady of the Wei family for a while, so he committed a foolish..."

"He's not confused." Zhou Fang gave a cold snort, and didn't say anything more. He just told Gao: "This is the end of the matter, watch out for the third room, and don't make any more trouble."

"Yes, Lord Hou. I will send someone to keep an eye on her day and night."

It was night, when Wei Yuan and Wei Yingning were discussing what to do next in the study, the servant came to report that the Fourth Prince was seeking an audience outside the residence.

"You came to the door so quickly." Wei Yuan looked at Wei Yingning, a little surprised.

"Then Ah Ning will go down first." Wei Yingning hugged him with a smile, and fell down.

"it is good."

Wei Yingning returned to Tingxue Pavilion, took a book and read it on the couch without rushing to take a bath and change clothes.

About half an hour later, she finally waited for Li Chongjian.

"What did the Fourth Highness say to my father?"

"He told your father not to go to the court tomorrow morning, but to go to the Marquis's mansion to get someone. At that time, Ping Ninghou will not care about family affairs in the court hall, and if he, the fourth prince, comes forward, he will guarantee that your father will not return empty-handed."

"Is he planning to tear himself apart with Marquis Pingning?" Wei Yingning was deeply surprised when he heard that.

"You are young, so reckless is a bit reckless." Li Chongjian said in a nonchalant tone, "It is good that he can solve your father's current difficulties by doing so."

Wei Yingning refused to comment, thinking: whether it is recklessness or great wisdom and stupidity, let's do it and see.

The next day, Wei Yuan really brought someone to Pingninghou's mansion to be an important person.

A straight ball attack is a declaration of war against the Marquis of Pingning... and it is not a declaration of war——Wei Yuan has never thought about who to fight with, and what he pursues is always the word "truth".

Madam Gao of Pingning Hou naturally wanted to keep him out of the Hou's residence.

"Master Wei is so powerful! But you don't even open your eyes to see whose mansion you are going to trespass!? To arrest the criminal? Where did the criminal come from? I have been loyal to the Pingninghou Mansion for generations. Such a frame?"

She was so angry that she could no longer treat Wei Yuan in a peaceful manner.

She spoke harshly again: "Master Hou is discussing matters in the court at this time, and you are waiting for Xiaoxiao to trespass on the Hou's mansion and embarrass me, a woman! I am easy to bully when you treat me as the Yinling Gao family? If your people dare to step on it today Half a step into the threshold of my Marquis Mansion, I will definitely sue the court with my command, and let the sage judge!"

"Auntie." The Fourth Prince Li Mu came late at this time.

"The Fourth Highness came just in time!" Gao Shi thought that he had come to rescue the Hou Mansion, and it looked like he had seen a savior. "Hurry up and send these ignorant people to me! Don't scramble and bite in front of my Marquis Mansion. Those who don't know, think that my majestic Marquis Manor is really hiding something dirty!"

"Auntie, in my opinion, the root is deep and the wind is not afraid of it, and the foot is not afraid of the shoe crooked. This Mr. Wei of the Ministry of Punishment wants to take whoever he wants."

"You..." Gao Shi never expected, his face turned pale in shock.

Li Mu didn't care about it at all, and continued: "If he can't interrogate one, two, three, let alone the aunt and uncle, even the hall will definitely not forgive him."

"Your Highness!" After Gao's disbelief, he blamed him with all his heart.She hurriedly walked to Li Mu's side, lowered her voice, and also suppressed the anger in her heart: "How can you collude with this outsider?"

"Aunt," Li Mu explained calmly, "Master Wei is an upright official promoted by a sage, and he will definitely not wrong anyone for no reason. With his hands, it would be a good thing to return the innocence of the Hou family." .”

"This can't be done..."

"Mrs. Hou," Li Mu suddenly raised his voice, and stopped calling Gao's "aunt". Instead, he took on the identity of a prince, and said seriously, "Master Wei is based on the documents of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the laws of the country. , whoever obstructs it is ignoring the laws of the country. Does Mrs. Hou think that the power of the Hou Mansion can already override the laws of the country?"

Gao Shi was shocked when he heard the words, and his lips trembled uncontrollably.She looked at Li Mu incredulously, and could hardly believe that the person in front of her was her nephew whom she regarded as her own son.There was a dull pain in her chest, and she was about to die.

The third wife, Zhao Xiang'er, could not escape the fate of being taken away for interrogation by the Criminal Division.

After the crowd dispersed, Gao Shi held her chest and walked into the mansion with the help of her maid, feeling a little uncomfortable in her body.

Seeing that it was my aunt, Li Mu naturally followed in, and even invited an imperial physician for her.

Gao Shi drank water to feel better.She looked at Li Mu, with tears in her eyes, and asked, "Fourth Highness, you and the Pingninghou Mansion are in the same breath, but why do you want to help outsiders? If it was because of the marriage given by the saint, what happened yesterday?" Isn’t what Auntie told you clear enough? Auntie and I will definitely not promise Yi’er to the Crown Prince!”

(End of this chapter)