Dayong Nu sentenced to death

"Come on, girl, someone is coming!"

Su Rao was doing a portrait, when there was a burst of shouting outside, everyone in the courtyard stopped their work, she got up following the sound, walked to the corridor, and looked out.

A group of officials came from far to near, and soon came to the gate of the courtyard.

When the clerks saw their official robes, their complexions changed suddenly, and they hurriedly adjusted their appearance and knelt down to pay respects, while the people in the dark hall did not respond, and even turned their heads to continue working after a light glance.

"I don't have to pass by here to go to the place where I'm going to meet guests."

Zhu Yan came from the side, glanced at the child who was lying by the window unmoved, still focused on the tree, and Su Rao whispered: "It seems that this is done on purpose by the young master, look at their faces... ..."

He snorted lightly.

Su Rao didn't answer, just stared at them for a while, feeling bored, turned around and went back to the room, picked up a pen and said calmly: "It's about to start."

"Yeah, it's really about to start."

Zhu Yan understood what she meant, and looked at those people with a smile. After a while, there might not be many who can stand upright.

The officials were specially led to look at the boneyard, and when they left, they were all devastated, with ugly faces like mourning concubines.

Soon, news came from the government office that Mei Han and others had been sentenced in the Tianxianglou assassination and fire case, with fifty rods and three thousand miles.

Su Rao waited for a long time, but did not wait until the Yamen publicly tried He Gongze's case.

Instead, a person came.

"Girl, Mr. Cao, please see me."

Without raising her eyelids, Su Rao said directly, "You don't need to report to me, just go and ask Young Master for instructions."

"He didn't come to see the son."

One sentence successfully stopped Su Rao's actions. If he didn't come to see Shi Ziye, then he came here specially for her?

After hesitating for a while, Su Rao said: "Master Cao, please drink tea at the pavilion next to me. I'll clean up and go over soon."

"As ordered."

The visitor left to send a message, Su Rao stood up and tidied up briefly, and was about to go out, when she moved, the figure by the window also moved, as if to follow her.

"Child, I'll go to the side and have a drink of tea, and I'll be back soon."

She turned and walked out, and the villain behind her followed in silence.

Su Rao knew that if he was determined to follow, it would be useless to say anything, so she simply let him go.

As soon as he entered the pavilion, a figure greeted him.

The slightly rich face was full of smiles and kindness, "Miss Su is here, hurry up, sit down."

"Lord Cao."

Before Su Rao saluted, she was surrounded by him and sat on the stone bench. He rubbed his hands without saying anything, staring at him and laughing fiercely, the wrinkles on his face deepened a little.

"Girl, this, don't bother me, I know you're busy and you have a lot of mess to deal with, but..."

"but……"

He hesitated for a long time before finishing his sentence. Seeing that he was suffering, Su Rao glanced at her from time to time, hinting at her, and said winkingly, "Master Cao has any doubts, but it's okay to say it."

"The girl is a straightforward person, so I won't go around in circles."

Cao De'an clapped his hands together, the smile on his face was not restrained, but there was a bit of sadness on his face, "It's not Mei Han's case yet."

"Hasn't the case already been judged? Is there still something wrong?"

Su Rao said.

"The case of murdering He Ciwen and causing the fire in Tianxiang Tower has indeed been judged, but the girl has forgotten that there is another case!"

Cao De'an rubbed his forehead, and said anxiously: "Miss must also know that Supervisor He Gongze has been put into the government prison."

"Well, then what?"

"Mei Han sued He Gongze for raping and killing her daughter. Although the cause and effect are clear, there is no substantive evidence."

Cao De'an thought of the scene when he went to the prison for interrogation today, and he became a little more irritable for no reason, "He Gongze is an important member of the court, and his rank is even higher than mine. I can't just sentence someone with a sentence or two. .”

"He Gongze is not only involved in this case."

Su Rao glanced at him, and said softly: "A few years ago, a woman from Huanhua County was forced into prostitution by Liu Zhang, the magistrate of the county. Among the officials she served, there was this supervisor."

"Although Liu Zhang was executed, Deputy Envoy Gu has found witnesses who participated in the case and some people involved in the case, which are sufficient evidence."

Regarding this matter, Cao De'an had heard the son of the elder son mention it before, and he didn't dare to ask more. Now that he heard Su Rao's detailed explanation, the dryness in his heart eased a little.

He Gongze's crime cannot be escaped.

"In that case, Liu Zhang was the principal criminal. At most, he was abusing civilian women. If he pretends that he doesn't know his identity, then he will play around a little bit. There is no pressure for a lighter sentence."

As a prefect, Cao De'an's political achievements are not very outstanding, but he knows the law well. This time, in order to show his attitude, he completely broke up with He Gongze. If he can't be pulled down, his life will be difficult in the future.

"What your lord said is true, so the case of the Mei family will play a decisive role."

"Yes."

Cao De'an was anxious, he didn't care about his face, he got up and bowed to her, "The situation is urgent, please help me investigate this case and find evidence."

"Master Cao, what are you doing?"

Su Rao was slightly startled, she stood up with her companion, and hurriedly raised her hand to support him.

Cao Dean avoids that hand and maintains this posture. He is really helpless. This case is a muddle-headed lawsuit. The body cannot be found, there are no witnesses, and even the investigation does not know where to start.

Pian Meihan directly identified He Gongze in court today, under the watchful eyes of the people, the news will soon spread throughout the city.

There is not much time left for him to check.

When he was in a state of desperation, Prince Jin suddenly came to visit and said that there was someone who could help him overcome the difficulties in front of him. He was a little hesitant when he heard who it was. After all, he might not be able to invite the famous people in front of the prince.

But Young Master Kim says this is his only chance.

After much deliberation, he still decided to try his luck.

So from the beginning, I lowered my figure, showed courtesy, and deliberately showed my favor, hoping that she would see this thin face and help me a little bit.

"Lord Cao."

Su Rao looked at him fixedly, and said with a wry smile: "You saw it too, I haven't figured out the corpses all over the yard..."

"I know the girl has been working hard recently."

Cao De'an stood up straight and interrupted her, met her clear eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The case of He Gongze is the beginning of the bloody crimes in the whole prostitution hall, and it attracts a lot of attention. There is a courtyard full of wronged souls and relatives' grudges."

"I know that my talents are mediocre, and I have done nothing in this position for many years. I also know that many people secretly laugh at me for being incompetent, but the affairs of the officialdom are like people who drink water and know how warm they are. I have no shame in my heart."

"Until this case comes out..."

Cao De'an slowly closed his eyes, and his voice trembled: "Although hundreds of people's lives were not harmed by me, as the prefect, I was guilty of dereliction of duty and incompetence. .”

After saying that, he opened his eyes, looked at Su Rao with burning eyes, and saluted again, "So, in the name of the prefect of Hanyang, please help me, girl!"