The reborn businesswoman is the queen

Chapter 224 Layout, Kong Lianxi is unlucky
Jingzhao Yintian Zhongshu has worked hard day and night since he accepted the imperial decree to investigate this case, but the bodies of those boys have not been claimed, and the barren mountains and fields have been destroyed for a long time, and the evidence has long been destroyed. It is not easy to investigate?
Every day in front of Jingzhao Yin’s mansion, people came to ask about the progress of the investigation. Tian Zhongshu was so anxious that he still had no clues, so he had to push the master out to block those who came to inquire.According to the emperor's will, he has the right to publicize that some people involved will come to question him. The biggest suspect is of course Kong Lianxi, but if he announces the person, he just says that I don't know and pushes it all away. He doesn't have any substance. The evidence can testify against him, so he has to obediently let him go.

Seeing the stalemate, the appearance of this old woman undoubtedly solved the biggest dilemma in front of him. Tian Zhongshu was overjoyed and almost jumped up from the chief seat: "What did you say?"

The crooked old woman was full of blue eyes, and her wrinkled face was full of vicissitudes of life. She knelt down and kowtowed and repeated what she had just said: "Reporting to my lord, regarding the case of the murder of a boy in Xiangzhu Yaxie, the old woman will He is an accomplice, and the old lady knows the origin of these corpses very well!"

As she spoke, she seemed to be trembling with fear, and she couldn't help coughing, which made her whole body curl up into a ball, and the people next to her hurriedly patted her back to comfort her.

That person is a half-old woman, dressed as a village woman, with white and delicate palms that can be stretched out, which are particularly eye-catching.

Seeing her sickly look, Tian Zhongshu was anxious. Now she was his life-saving straw, so he had to grab it desperately. Regardless of the rules and laws, he asked the left and right to move her a small stool, and said: "You all know What, come from the truth!"

The old woman gasped for breath and couldn't talk to her. The middle-aged woman next to her blessed her body and said, "My lord, the matter is very important. For safety's sake, please move the old man into the inner room!"

Tian Zhongshu was taken aback, the master beside him had already noticed that this middle-aged woman was different from him, and hurriedly whispered in Tian Zhongshu's ear: "My lord, these two people came here in disguise, I'm afraid there will be danger for their lives. It is better to move into the inner room and let the guards guard the left and right. Otherwise...if something goes wrong with her, our case will not go forward."

Now Tian Zhongshu trusts him very much, immediately moved the court to the back room, all the guards were strictly guarding the door of the room, and only he and the master were allowed to enter the room to hear the trial.

Mu Yunge also wanted to see what they were talking about, so he gestured to Hongyi with his eyes. Hongyi immediately pulled her sleeves and led her through the courtyard wall outside the yamen. The side walls of the room.

The martial arts of these guards of Jingzhao Yin's Mansion are extremely bad, and they didn't realize that they were only one corner away from him.

The two stood still here, this inner room had a very small ventilating window beside this wall, the red clothes pierced the window paper, and the two of them could see everything in the room.

Tian Zhongshu sat at the coffee table, and the master prepared a paper and a pen to record his statement. The old woman and the middle-aged woman sat at the bottom, looking trembling.

"Since the two of you have come to surrender, I'm afraid it's a matter of life and death. Your Excellency is ordered to try this case, and you will definitely not engage in malpractice for personal gain. It is better for the two of you to remove your disguise so that your Excellency can understand the truth of the case." Before Tian Zhongshu opened his mouth, The master then said: "If you put on disguises, your confessions will inevitably not be convincing."

The two women exchanged glances, the younger one nodded, and the old woman sighed: "Okay, sir, please give the woman some water."

The master ordered the guards to fetch water, and the old lady took some water and slapped it on her face, tearing off a layer of skin from her face as if by magic.She groped along her ears for a while, and then peeled off the entire scalp, revealing the black hair inside. She looked about forty years old, and she was extremely young.The middle-aged woman next to her did the same thing and showed her true face. She looked about seventeen or eighteen years old and extremely beautiful.

"I don't know if my lord has ever heard of the name of Lehefang? The woman is Yongniang, the owner of Lehefang." The older woman coughed a few times before saying, "Although there is no decree in the imperial court that officials are not allowed to have sex with prostitutes. However, today's emperor is notorious for hating concubines, let alone on a windy and snowy night outside. The capital is at the foot of the emperor, and there are many dignitaries. Those who have these hobbies will inevitably be trembling and unable to enjoy themselves. This requires us The old bustard mediates among them. Lehefang is opened by women. Although it is a music workshop, it is well known that it is a carnal business, so the women will lead the way, and the women will take the ones that the nobles of the court take a fancy to. other courtyard."

"So what?" Tian Zhongshu wondered, since he was doing business, how could so many lives be involved.

After Yong Niang said these words, she was obviously very tired, her face became even paler, and she leaned against the woman next to her to breathe.

"Mom, you're tired, take a break, and the rest of the daughters will tell you." The young woman patted her on the back and spoke softly to comfort her. Yong Niang nodded, and she turned to Tian Zhongshu: "Please Forgive me, my lord, we fled for our lives from Qingzhou day and night, my mother was poisoned, and the remaining poison is not cleared, and her health is very bad. The little girl is Qinghe, a prostitute in Lehe Fang, and I know these things."

"Then tell me." Tian Zhongshu was really afraid that Yong Niang would die while talking.

Qing He said: "Some officials in the court like women, and some have special hobbies. They like those cute and handsome boys. The Qingyin Pavilion in Lehe Square attracts the attention of these people. Kong Lianxi is one of them. .His Xiangzhu Yaxie Bieyuan needs people all the year round, but he didn’t come out when he went in. When he asked, he just said that he would like to keep it. He gave a lot of money, so my mother didn’t ask too much. Later, the number gradually increased , my mother was afraid, and when Kong Lianxi came to ask for someone again, my mother pushed her away..."

Kong Lianxi has a high position and authority, and Lehefang pushed it. Naturally, there are other places where he will give it away, but there is no way out.

Yong Niang became more and more frightened, felt that something was wrong, she hastily closed Le He Fang, sold all the prostitutes under her hand to other Le Fang, and fled to Qingzhou with her most beloved Qing He to find another way to make a living.

After the case of the murdered boy was exposed, Kong Lianxi felt guilty and immediately sent someone to kill him to silence him.

Yong Niang and Qing He were nearly killed several times, and Yong Niang was also injured by the tip of a poisoned knife. Fortunately, Qing He was proficient in the art of disguise, so he escaped the pursuit and survived.The two of them agreed that if they want to survive, they must first catch the real culprit, otherwise they would flee endlessly. Then they came to the imperial capital and surrendered to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion.

The master recorded these confessions one by one, and the two pressed their fingerprints before he handed them over to Tian Zhongshu.

Holding the confession, Tian Zhongshu was both sad and happy, and finally he gritted his teeth and asked the master to arrange people to protect the two women, and entered the palace with the confession.

There was no more follow-up to be heard, Hongyi took Mu Yunge away from the county government office, Mu Yunge pondered for a moment, then said: "Are there any people from Mr. Qiao who are also in the county government office, we must protect them well."

"Miss, don't worry, the young master will definitely arrange it." Hongyi smiled and said, "Our people escorted us all the way, so it will definitely not be anticlimactic."

Mu Yunge nodded, and then returned home in peace.

Sure enough, Tian Zhongshu entered the palace with the confession, and immediately asked Emperor Wu whether to transfer it to the Ministry of Punishment.Emperor Wu was furious on the spot, scolding Kong Lianxi for deceiving the emperor and disregarding human life.However, he still kept his due sense and asked Jing Zhaoyin to go back to the mansion first and wait for orders.As soon as Tian Zhongshu left the palace, Emperor Wu recruited the Seventh Prince Wei Yin and now Prince Yong into the palace, and ordered him to preside over the case, and the third division was transferred at will.

Wei Yin walked around the flower streets and willow alleys all year round. The best thing in his life was masculinity. This person was also upright, and he would never see child abuse, especially boy abuse.

The facts of this case are heinous, Wei Yin will naturally not take sides, it really touched his heart, so Wei Yin's subordinates did not show mercy, received the order, and immediately transferred some people to the third department, and then went to Jingzhao Yin The government received the witnesses and immediately launched an investigation.

When Kong Lianxi got the news, his face turned pale with fright, only then did he realize that this incident was far beyond his control. In a panic, he had to ask the third prince Wei Quan for help.

In Prince Li's mansion, King Li Gaogao was full of anger, and Zhao Yilong was also extremely dissatisfied. He pointed at Kong Lianxi who was kneeling on the ground and cursed: "When I asked about this last time, how did you answer me? Thanks to the fact that you and I are officials in the same dynasty." After decades, and now they are working for King Li together, you actually lied to me like this! Now that things have become so big, how do you ask me to deal with the aftermath for you?"

"The old minister knew he was wrong. Mr. Zhao, the most urgent thing is to think of a way to exonerate the old minister!" Kong Lianxi was so anxious that he was sweating: "Today, King Yong took the witness to the Ministry of punishment. I am afraid that he will go to my prison soon. The old minister is being interrogated at the door."

"You, you, it's nothing more than saying you're good, why are you killing so many people!" Wei Quan frowned and scolded: "Tell me honestly, do you still have something in someone else's hands? Otherwise, how could a bustard scare you like this?"

The matter has come to this point, no matter how much Kong Lianxi wanted to conceal it, he dared not say anything, so he kowtowed and said: "Your Highness, when the old minister first heard about the incident, he sent someone to seal their mouths. Coming from the capital. That Yong Niang is fine, but that Qing He is more troublesome, she used to be the top brand in Lehe Fang, many dignitaries in Beijing and China are vying to befriend her, and Zhu Yi from Tingwei Mansion is her best friend under the skirt. Now the presiding judge of the third division, this Zhu Yi knows that I assassinated her, so I'm afraid he will insist on it. And..."

"Anything else?" Wei Quan was so impatient that his expression changed.

Zhao Yilong also rubbed his forehead and had a headache: "What else is there to hide? How can His Highness help you if you don't tell me?"

Kong Lianxi quietly looked at Wei Quan's face, and said cautiously: "Yong Niang has always been considerate in her affairs, and she just chose her Lehefang. When the old minister sealed up Lehefang, he saw a handwritten account. It's a list of officials who passed through her. The real copy... I'm afraid it's still in her hands!"

Zhao Yilong's face changed drastically, and he looked at Kong Lianxi as if he was looking at a dead person.

He glanced at Wei Quan, his thoughts changed sharply, and he quickly made a decision: "You go back to the mansion first and wait. If King Yong comes to get someone, you go first. I will find a way to get the real account book and destroy it. But you also Don't have too much hope, if I don't succeed, you should know what to do... Don't worry, His Highness will find a way to ask for grace, and your family will not be implicated."

This was the last resort, Kong Lianxi's face was pale, he had no choice but to kowtow and retreat.

(End of this chapter)