my wishful wolf

Chapter 124

At present, the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the three divisions of Dali Temple have sent their own people to interrogate the assassination case of Uncle Guo in Dali Temple.Dong Yan arrived early, but saw the master of Dali Temple waiting for him early. Seeing Dong Yan enter the door, he bowed and said, "Your Excellency, Shaoqing, please." Dong Yan agreed and went to see Dali Temple Secretary.

Entering the meeting hall, I saw the minister of Dali Temple sitting. Dongyan saluted and said, "My lord called me, what is it?" Dali Temple minister said, "Dongyan, sit down." Then he said, "Today Very early."

Dong Yan said: "Today's matter is not trivial, so the official came early." The minister of Dali Temple had a worried expression on his face, and then said: "I knew it was because of this, but Dong Yan, I have always known that you are fair and honest. He never bends the law for personal gain, but you also know that this matter is related to your younger brother, so... people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate feel that you should be avoided for a while, and you are not asked to intervene in this case... Therefore... I invite you to come and discuss with you."

Dong Yan was silent for a while before he said: "Since the two adults said so, the lower officials have no objection, but, as a young minister, even if you don't intervene in the interrogation, it's still okay to listen in?"

Seeing that he agreed, Dali Temple Minister heaved a sigh of relief and said, "It's natural."

An hour later, the chief judge of the Ministry of Punishment and the chief judge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate also arrived, exchanged greetings and saluted each other, and sat down in their respective seats.Jing An was originally imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment, but now he has also been transferred here, the people in the Ministry of Punishment did not dare to treat him too much, he had never used chains and handcuffs, and his expression was still a little arrogant, as usual .

Dong Yan retreated after the presiding judge of the third division, and sat next to the chief book, turned his head to look, Jing An saw Dong Yan, and nodded, knowing that he was in a lawsuit, so he couldn't be more polite.Seeing Jing An's appearance, Dong Yan frowned slightly, then lowered his head not to look at him.

Because of the title of Jing'an, he cannot kneel.Just standing on the side, the minister of the Ministry of punishment ordered the prisoner to go to court.They sent someone to bring the prisoner to the hall, the man knelt down, looked at Jing An next to him, bowed slightly, and said, "My lord." Looking at Jing An, his expression was a bit disturbed.Jing An glanced at him lightly, without saying a word.

Naturally, the people above came in the order of the officials, so they asked, "Who is kneeling?" The man said, "Cheng Liang, a villain." Shang Shu asked, "Yesterday you said you were a member of the Dongcheng patrol camp. Little general, is it true?" Cheng Liang said, "Exactly." Shang Shu asked, "Yesterday when you killed Uncle Guo, you said that you should do justice for the heavens. , but why? Is there any inside story?"

Cheng Liang thought for a while and said: "To tell you the truth, my lord, this matter was first mentioned to me by Captain Li in the camp. I don't know what happened. Captain Li said that Mr. Xie's concubine's room was polluted by my uncle... ..."

After hearing this, Jing An frowned and looked at Cheng Liang, wishing he could kick him to death.

Cheng Liang was startled, and hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Lieutenant Li said that my lord is angry about this, and that I just wish I could kill Uncle An Guo to avenge my lord's shame...At that time, the villain drank a few glasses of wine, and couldn't bear his instigation, so he took a sip. He promised to kill Uncle Anguo, Captain Li said that he would help him from the sidelines, and he would just run away immediately after killing him. The next day, the villain prepared a knife to ambush him on the street. Seeing Li Ming appearing, the villain panicked a little, so he said that he obeyed Mr. Xie's wishes."

After hearing this, Dali Temple Minister said, "What a foolish and daring person! If so, then this matter has nothing to do with Mr. Xie?"

The Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate then said: "Wait a minute, my lord. This matter is still a bit confusing. Yesterday he insisted that he was ordered by Mr. Xie, but now he suddenly changed his words. How can we believe it? Since it is about the school surnamed Li Wei, why don't you bring him to the hall and ask him carefully to see if it is true what people say."

The Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment nodded, issued a sign and sent someone to pass on the school lieutenant surnamed Li, and sent someone to take the order.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments left Cheng Liang aside, and asked Jing An again, saying: "Master Xie, do you know what Cheng said?" Jing An said: "I never knew." ?” Jing An said: “I have no impression.” Shang Shu then asked: “Then…the captain named Li Ming, can Mr. Xie recognize him?” Jing An said: “Since he is a captain, he has always seen him before. Yes, but if your lord wants to ask whether I ordered them to kill, I can answer you, even if I have a grudge against Uncle Anguo, would I instruct two people under the command of Jiucheng to kill people in the street blatantly, so as to make people cry? The imperial court accuses me of crimes?"

The three divisions looked at each other in dismay, the Dali Temple Minister and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment nodded slowly, and the Division of the Metropolitan Procuratorate frowned and remained silent.

A quarter of an hour later, the messenger sent out reported back, saying: "Return to the lord, the villain waited until the Dongcheng camp, found the residence of Li Ming, but found that he had been dead for a long time."

This sentence shocked everyone in the hall.The three divisions were each suspicious, and Cheng Liang on the ground also yelled: "How is it possible that he is dead? He was fine yesterday!" Shangshu asked: "Can there be a witness to prove his integrity? How did he die?" The Yacha said: " The Great Yin of the capital sent people to inspect it, and it was killed by someone, probably last night."

Third Division, you look at me, I look at you, the Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate said: "This is a murder. If it is a suicide, it is possible that he made the decision without authorization and died in fear of crime... Now, it is obvious that the murderer has other methods." people."

The Minister of Dali Temple glanced at him and said: "That may not be the case. According to what your lord said, even if it was suicide and not homicide, it may have been forced to commit suicide." , then said: "You two, press this matter first, and only say how to deal with Xie Xiaohou now? Continue to detain him, or..."

The Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate said: "The two murderers are both under the command of Xie Hou, and Uncle An has a grudge against Xie Hou. According to this officer, he should be detained." Dali Temple Secretary said: "I don't think so, last night It has been detained for one night, but there is no conclusive evidence, not to mention that when Li Ming died, Xie Hou was imprisoned in the Ministry of Criminal Justice... This official believes that this matter has nothing to do with Xie Hou, and the pillar of the court should not be wronged."

The Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment listened to this and looked at that, but he didn't know what to do.Just as he was hesitating, someone outside stepped forward, knelt down and said, "Three lords, come from the palace!"

The three divisions were startled, and got up together, only to see a yellow door swaying into the door outside, came up to the hall, saluted arrogantly, and said: "Our family is ordered by the empress to come to watch the trial." , I wonder if the three adults have come to a conclusion?"

The third secretary returned the salute, and everyone sat down again.The Minister of Criminal Affairs said: "The emperor personally ordered the three officials to try the case. Could it be that the empress is not at ease, so she sent the father-in-law here?"

Huang Men said: "Exactly, to tell you three, the empress is just afraid that the three of you are afraid of the power of the Xie family, and you will be timid for a while, so you let him go easily, so she asked our family to come and watch. "

The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment wrote with dissatisfaction, and the Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate faced Chen Sishui, and the Minister of Dali Temple curled his lips.

After the Huangmen finished speaking, he looked at Jing'an, but saw Jing'an looking over coldly, his eyes were like knives, he was so startled that he took a step back, and was supported by two small Huangmen, before he stood still, but his face was still resentful.

Although the minister of the Ministry of punishment was angry, he didn't dare to offend the eunuch face to face. If he offended him, it would be like losing face in front of the queen, so he said: "This case has not been found to be related to Xie Hou, because both of them are Xie Hou. My subordinate, so I wronged him to stay in the Criminal Department for one night, now it is found that Li Ming who instigated the murder is dead, there is no proof of death, so this officer is thinking of releasing Xie Hou."

As soon as Huang Men heard this, he immediately said: "It's not right! The two murderers are related to Xie Hou, and there are no other suspects, how can they just let them go? What's more, Li Ming's death is so strange, how could he know that he was not a human being?" The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, kill him to silence him? Let him go, but it will be difficult to capture him in the future."

Although the Huangmen official's attitude was domineering and displeased, what he said was exactly what the three adults were worrying about, so they were speechless for a moment.

On the one hand, he feels that this matter has something to do with Jing An, but on the other hand, he feels that Jing An is at least the honor of Lord Marquis, and he condescended to stay in the Ministry of Punishment for one night. It's fine if he is guilty, if he is innocent, he will offend Yuntian Xie Mansion in the future, and this Xie Xiaohou is not easy to get along with... It has long been known that there must be revenge.

The three of them had already heard that at the Xie Mansion that day, Uncle An Guo was severely beaten just because he molested a concubine Ji, and now he is also dead.

The Minister of Dali Temple saw Dong Yan's face, so he just wanted to let him go, but for the sake of prudence, the Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate still asked to keep him, and the Huangmen would never let him go. Sitting on the fence, thinking silently.

There was silence in the hall, Jing An suddenly said: "You three gentlemen don't need to be in trouble, the pure will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid. I am willing to imprison myself in Dali Temple before the truth comes to light."

When this word came out, some people were surprised, some were happy, some were surprised, and everyone had their own thoughts.Jing An smiled and said: "I just hope that the three adults will work harder to find out the real culprit who framed me. It may also make Uncle Guo's death not so unjust."

Hearing this, Huangmen let out a "hum", wanted to say some humble words, but when Jing An glanced at them, the words got stuck in his throat and he couldn't come out.

The minister of Dali Temple praised him, flattered him, and said: "Xie Hou is open and upright, and he also puts the overall situation first. Such a magnanimity is admirable." Said: "In this case, before the matter is clear, I will be wronged and thank you." Turning to look at the Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he said, "What do you think, my lord?"

The Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate said: "That's okay, I also appreciate Xie Hou's demeanor of taking care of the overall situation."

The three of them agreed, another person came and brought Jing An down, and he was still in prison.Seeing this, the Huangmen was satisfied and went back to report to the empress.

After noon, Dong Yan returned home and told Mrs. Xie the ins and outs of the matter.Mrs. Xie was relieved, and urged Dongyan to work hard for Jing'an. Dongyan couldn't say that the Minister of Dali Temple would not allow him to intervene, so he just came out.

Dong Yan had something on his mind, and while he was walking, he suddenly heard a dog barking in front of him, but saw that it was the gate of the East Courtyard. The dog raised by Yue'e jumped out and chased a person. Dong Yan took a closer look, but saw Xue Xue The man standing in the field is Yue'e.

Dressed in a silver and white cloak, Yue'e turned around, hugged Xiaoha, touched it affectionately for a while, then asked someone to take it back, then got up, rearranged the cloak, Xiaokui supported it, and went to go forward.

Dong Yan stared blankly for a while... He was passing by, so he couldn't help walking a few steps over when he saw it, and asked, "Where are you going?"

Yue'e lowered her head and said, "Young master is back... Just now someone sent a letter from outside, saying that Master Hou is locked up in Dali Temple and asked me to visit him."

Dong Yan frowned slightly, and said: "You want to go?" Yue'e said: "Exactly, does the eldest son want to go together?" Much contact, however...

Dong Yan looked at Yue'e, there was a circle of white fox fur under the cloak she was wearing, around the side of her face, it made her more like jade, her eyes were clear, with an autumn color.

Dong Yan felt a little dazed, thought for a while, and said, "I have nothing to do with you, since you are going to Dali Temple, then I will go with you."

Yue'e smiled, bowed profusely, and said, "Thank you, Eldest Young Master." Dong Yan watched her move when Ying Ying was blessed, leaned slightly, lowered her head, and covered her eyes with long eyelashes, just like the soft and tender attitude she saw for the first time... …

Dong Yan said: "You don't need to be too polite." He turned around first, took a breath, and felt as if his chest was choking on ice water. , so I told you to go, that kind of place where people are detained, is it possible for a woman like you to go?"

Xiaokui supported Yue'e to go forward, Yue'e said: "My lord, you are too worried. There are places I have been to that are scarier than that prison."

Dong Yan's body shook, his footsteps stopped slightly, and he turned to look at Yue'e, Yue'e smiled slightly and nodded.Dong Yan said: "You..." Prejudging her indifferent attitude, Dong Yan said nothing, turned his head back, his nose was sore, and his heart was filled with sadness.

The two went out, Dong Yan took a look, but saw three or four of Jing An's personal attendants waiting at the door, seeing Dong Yan coming out, they saluted together.

Yue'e rides in a sedan chair, and Dongyan usually rides in a sedan chair. After thinking about it this time, he asked someone to remove the sedan chair and only ride a horse.A group of people went to Dali Temple.

I don't know how long it took, the sedan chair finally stopped, Yue'e heard Dongyan talking to someone outside, then Xiaokui came to raise the curtain of the sedan chair, helped her out, and put the cloak and hood for her to keep out the wind, Dongyan In the front, Jing An's guards followed Yue'e, and they entered Dali Temple, only heading towards the cell behind.

When the jailer saw Dong Yan, he saluted as much as possible, someone led the way, entered the cell, and a cold air came over his face. Dong Yan looked back at Yue'e, but saw that she was only looking at the ground, Dong Yan sighed inwardly. , turned his head and led the people to walk inward, and walked for a while, and saw several jailers playing cards around the table, and seeing Dong Yan coming, they all jumped up and saluted in a hurry.

One of them, boldly, submissively said, "Master Shaoqing, why are you here? This... there is an order from above, you, my lord... can't meet Lord Hou."

Dong Yan then said: "I'm not going, this is Xie Hou's... I want to visit."

Those people had been prepared for a long time, but they didn't dare to stop them, they immediately said: "Yes, you guys know." Then they said, "I'll invite Madam over here." I don't know what Jing An said, these people respectfully Yue'e led and went inward, Dong Yan followed and walked a few steps, finally stopped, fortunately Jing'an's cell was not far away, Dong Yan could clearly see Yue'e stop After taking a few steps, the jailer went to unlock the cell, and the clang of iron chains came from afar, and the sound could be heard.

When the door opened, the jailer stepped back with his hands down, and said respectfully: "Master Hou, here comes the villain. If there is no order, the villain will leave." Inside, Jing'an slightly agreed, and Yue'e stood behind the jailer, looking at the cell through the pillars of the cell. Seeing Jing An inside, leaning on the edge of the bed, she seemed powerless, and didn't look at her, Yue'e couldn't help being startled.

After the jailer retreated, Yue'e stepped into the cell, asked first, and said: "Hou Ye?" Jing An coughed lightly, then turned to look at Yue'e, and said: "Yue'er." Finally smiled, but slightly See weakness.

Seeing that he was not feeling well, Yue E walked over and said, "Is Hou Ye not feeling well?" Jing An looked at her and said, "It's nothing, it's just a little headache."

Yue'e was startled, and hurriedly said: "The wound behind Master Hou has not healed, is it bad again?" Jing An shook his head and said: "The wound is better, but they dare not torture me, it's just this tone It's really unbearable." As he spoke, he sighed and said, "I don't know who framed me with such good intentions, first instigated two of my subordinates, and now murdered them, alas... Yue'er, I have some Worried." As he spoke, he rubbed his face against Yue'e's chest and said in a low voice, "So it's good to ask someone to bring you here and take a look first."

Yue'e didn't expect this to happen, she frowned and asked: "How could this be? Is it hopeless?" Jing An didn't raise her head, but stretched out her arms to hug her, and said: "I... I don't know, neither does Eldest Brother Help me, they won't even let the eldest brother see me, Yue'er...I'm afraid someone is going to put me to death."

He has always been arrogant, even if he is gentle and sympathetic to her, but he has never been so helpless and pitiful as he is now, with a hoarse voice and a lack of energy.Yue'e felt anxious for a while, and said: "Master Hou, you don't have to worry. Those who clean themselves will be fine, and nothing will happen. Eldest son... Eldest son will not stop helping you." But in her heart, she thought of what Dong Yan had said to herself. , What happened to Lou's family in the past years, I can't help but feel a little cold.

Jing An sighed again: "Yue'er, you are not a member of the court, you don't know what's going on, even if I am innocent, many people will use this to put me to death.... I'm afraid I won't see you in the future. Yue'e became more frightened, stretched out her hand to hold his shoulder, and said, "Why do you say such things!"

Jing An didn't raise his head, his voice was rather sad, and he said in a low voice: "Yue'er, if I'm not here, what should you do? Why don't you... I'll send you back to Pingchuan to meet Xiaoliang while you're doing well? "

(End of this chapter)