Lady Wan Guan

Even though I had known for a long time that Lu Yiming was nothing, seeing the solid evidence still made people furious.

"This family thief must be brought to justice and then cut into pieces." Ji Yunchen said bitterly.

Gu Zhouting deeply believed that Lu Yiming's crime, even if he was cut into pieces with a thousand cuts, was still light.

"I will find a way to transfer him back to the capital, otherwise he will be hiding in the north with a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, which will be difficult to deal with."

"How to adjust? If there is no serious matter, he cannot leave the station, and there must be a reason so that he will not become suspicious."

"That's right, so I have to sum up this excuse carefully."

While the two were talking, Xing Feng came to report that his wife had sent someone to ask him to go home quickly.

Gu Zhouting thought something important had happened at home, so he said hello to several of his officials and went home.

Ji Yunchen said that he hadn't seen his aunt for a long time, so he went with her.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned home, she saw Mrs. Yao crying and her mother comforting her.

"Zhou Ting, you are finally back. Mrs. Yao, please don't cry yet and explain the matter clearly to Zhou Ting," Gu Lin said.

Gu Zhouting was confused. What could Mrs. Yao have to do with him?

Ji Yunchen seemed to have thought of something, and secretly touched Gu Zhouding with his elbow.

He whispered: "I entered the palace this morning and heard that Minister Yao was arrested."

Gu Zhouting raised his eyebrows. He really didn't know about this. The emperor didn't come to court early in the past two days, so he didn't enter the palace.

Gu Zhou stopped and sat down opposite: "Mrs. Yao, what is going on?"

Mrs. Yao held back her tears and choked with sobs: "My husband is the deputy chief examiner in Qiuwei this year. This is a happy event. But today, when my husband was about to go on duty, a group of officers and soldiers rushed in. They said that my husband was engaging in malpractice and destroyed our family. He was arrested. I asked around and found out that he was arrested by the Ministry of Punishment. I wanted to see my master but was not allowed to see him. But my master would never do anything for personal gain and fraud. He cherishes his feathers the most. It was not easy for him to be entrusted with this job. How could he do such a stupid thing and ruin his own future? Before I left, I told me that I must come to you, Mr. Gu, for this matter. Only Mr. Gu can clear his name."

With that said, Mrs. Yao stood up and was about to kneel down to Gu Zhouting. Gu Zhouting hurriedly stepped forward to support her and prevent her from kneeling.

"Mrs. Yao, you can't do it."

Mrs. Yao cried: "This is such a calamity from heaven, but I still hope that Mr. Gu will clear my father's name."

Gu Lin always felt that she was sorry for the Yao family, so she helped: "Zhou Ting, see if you can take over the case and investigate it clearly."

Although Mrs. Gu Lin wants to help the Yao family, she is not confused yet. Does Mrs. Yao mean that her husband is innocent because he is innocent? She only hopes that her son can investigate the case impartially. If Mr. Yao is innocent, he will naturally be given justice. If there is indeed corruption for personal gain, then he can only be dealt with strictly in accordance with the law.

Gu Zhouting frowned: "Let me find out about this."

Mrs. Yao said: "I don't know whether to talk about something or not."

"Mrs. Yao, please speak."

"The Qin family came to propose marriage before and wanted to marry my Yinger."

Gu Lin was surprised: "Who is the Qin family proposing to marry?"

"It's Qin Liulang who suffered a stroke."

Gu Lin was speechless. How shameless the Qin family was to want Yao Ying to marry a paralytic from his family. Mrs. Yao continued: "I didn't agree. What the matchmaker said didn't sound right, so I got angry and kicked him out. I also heard that the Minister of Punishment has a close relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince. I don't know if these two things are related. Relevance.”

Mrs. Yao's voice faded and she seemed very unsure, because she had no evidence, but her intuition told her that today's difficulty was related to the Qin family.

"It's not like the Qin family!" Mrs. Gu Lin found it unbelievable. Just because they couldn't get married, the Qin family dared to frame the Minister of Rites?

Gu Zhouting and Ji Yunchen looked at each other, and Gu Zhouting said: "Mrs. Yao, don't be impatient, I will find out about this matter."

Yao Shilang had a good reputation in the court. He was an upright person and impartial. Gu Zhouting had a good impression of Yao Shilang, so he was willing to help. If he was really wronged, he would not let the people who framed him succeed. If it is indeed true, then we can only blame him for making a mistake.

Coming out of the Gu Mansion, Ji Yunchen said: "This year's Qiu Wei, the prince is in charge, Yang Xiang is the chief examiner, and Yao Shilang and Master Chen of the Hanlin Academy are the deputy examiners. If the prince is really trying to frame Yao Shilang for the sake of the Yue family, then he is really worthless. Taste it.”

Gu Zhouting nodded: "It is true that most of the people in the Ministry of Punishment are princelings."

Last time, he arrested the Song brothers, and Gong Shilang from the Ministry of Punishment even came to his Dali Temple to ask for them. You can imagine who gave the order.

"Hey, what kind of fate is this Lady Yao? The marriage is so unsatisfactory. Concubine Sun just mentioned it earlier, hoping that the prince would accept Lady Yao as his concubine. Qin Siyue, a vicious woman, is plotting against Lady Yao. The Yao family was so frightened that they rejected Concubine Sun's proposal. Later, when they discussed marriage with you, they were told that they were incompatible with each other, and now they have rejected a paralytic's marriage proposal, causing her father to be directly imprisoned."

Ji Yunchen sighed.

Gu Zhou stopped and said, "It's inappropriate for you to say that. Without any evidence, you already believe that Master Yao's accident was a retaliation for the Qin family's failed marriage proposal."

"Isn't it? I don't believe that Yao Shilang is a person who can engage in corruption for personal gain."

"Everything depends on the evidence." Gu Zhouting said cautiously. Preconceived thinking is very scary, especially for those who solve the case.

"Then what should you do now? Go directly to the Criminal Department to ask for someone?"

Gu Zhouting shook his head: "I am already in the Ministry of Punishment. It is not easy to come over. I have to go to the palace and fight for the case to be heard by Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment together."

"Indeed, this matter will only work if the Emperor nods."

Gu Zhouting was about to enter the palace, while Ji Yunchen went to find Wang Qirou. The game was postponed for two days, so he could use these two days to make a surprise attack.

Gu Zhou stopped to meet the emperor, but to his surprise, the emperor did not agree to let Dali Temple participate. In the emperor's view, the crime committed by Yao Shilang was well-documented and the Ministry of Punishment followed the procedures. There was no need for Dali Temple to get involved. Gu Zhou Stop should focus on the Shu mission.

Gu Zhou stopped persisting and turned to look for His Highness.

Xiao Yan heard Gu Zhouting's purpose: "Master Gu, do you suspect that this matter has something to do with the prince?"

According to Gu Zhouting's working principles, he would not make any rash assertions without certain evidence. But if he wanted to participate in the trial now, only His Highness could help. And he knew His Highness' temperament. As long as it had anything to do with the Crown Prince, His Highness would definitely do it. promise.

In order to find out the matter, Gu Zhouting violated his own principles for the first time.

I hope Lord Yao can live up to his trust.

Gu Zhouting did not hesitate: "Exactly."

Xiao Yan pondered for a moment and made a decision: "Father, I will find a solution."

Privately, I wish that the prince had maliciously framed the case. If this case were reversed, the prince would lose the trust of the courtiers.

Gu Zhouting bowed his hands and said, "I will wait for news from His Highness."