The beauty raised by Lord Hou is a black lotus

Chapter 146 I will be a widow for him for the rest of my life
He Yao still remembered how decent Gu Tingzhou was.

Before meeting her, he had never judged an unjust, false or wrongly decided case, and had never forgiven a criminal. Now, he is willing to betray his conscience and integrity for her...

She held the key tightly, and after a long while, she put the key back on the desk, and said seriously: "Master Gu doesn't have to do this for us, we discussed it, he committed so many crimes in the early years, he should be punished , he made an agreement with me that once he redeemed his sins, he would stay with me in a dignified way.”

When Gu Tingzhou heard this, he looked back at her.

The little girl stood in the room with a delicate and pretty face full of righteousness.

But she was still young and had little experience, so she had no idea how harsh the punishment imposed by the judge was. The crimes Yuan Wang committed were enough to make him die nine times.

He sneered unceremoniously, "Want to atone for your sins? After the atonement is completed, I'm afraid that even the whole body will be gone. According to Wei Jiuqing's methods, within a few days, the wealthy gentry on the [-]th Road in the north will learn that Yuan Wang has been killed. The news of the arrest, when they come to Luojing, Yuan Wang will die a very miserable death. If you don't leave tonight, if you want to escape in the future, you will have no chance."

He Yao was stunned.

She hesitated for a while, and retorted: "That year when there was a severe drought in Liangzhou, he stole from Luojing to Chang'an just to save the people. He saved so many people, and the merits and demerits are equal, isn't it enough to save his life? "

Gu Tingzhou looked at her quietly without speaking.

He Yao bit her lip.

That's right, those wealthy gentry don't care whether they receive relief or not, they only hate Yuan Wang for stealing their property.

He Yao frowned, and tears rolled down her cheeks when she thought of the ups and downs in the future.

She raised her sleeve and wiped her tears, and said with a sob: "According to the code, he really deserves to die. But Mr. Gu, you and I both know that he is not a villain who has committed a heinous crime, and we also know that he is not worthy of death. The code is not the standard by which to measure everything." , besides the code, there are human feelings, right? The judge is a human being after all, a person with warmth, not a cold code!"

Judges are, after all, warm people...

Gu Tingzhou's heart beat suddenly.

Over the years, he punished evildoers in accordance with the law and never showed mercy to anyone. Even his own sister laughed and teased him, calling him the unsmiling Bodhisattva in the temple, unkind, unselfish, and cruel and terrifying.

But a good judge should be feared, not feared.

He stared at the crying He Yao for a long time before saying, "You are right."

He Yao burped and raised her clear and bright apricot eyes, "Then..."

"There is no way to save him." Gu Tingzhou walked around in the study, "According to my investigation, during the drought years in Liangzhou, the Guo family concealed the disaster and teamed up with the wealthy gentry on the [-]th Road to hoard food. None of those wealthy gentry and merchants is innocent of driving up prices. The property Yuan Wang stole was actually ill-gotten gains."

He Yao said: "Master Xiao Gu plans to use this to threaten them to give up the investigation?"

"Yes."

He Yao thought for a while, and felt that this method is feasible.

"The top priority is to collect evidence. I will send someone to the north to investigate and collect evidence." Gu Tingzhou sat down and wrote the search warrant. "During the investigation, you must find a way to delay the trial."

He Yao nodded quickly, "I can't do other things well, it's okay to procrastinate!"

At this time, the importance of connections is revealed.

The next day, He Yao went straight to the palace without stopping and told He Chenzhu the situation.

Under the apricot tree in the palace garden, she cried and fell on He Chenzhu's lap and acted like a baby: "Sister knows my temper, and if I like a young gentleman, then he is the only one in this life. Now that something happened to him, Elder Sister has to help me, otherwise I will be a widow for him for the rest of my life!"

(End of this chapter)