Chapter 328: Arrow on the string

Chapter 328: Arrow on the string

  Chapter 328 The arrow is on the string

  It was clear that the day before yesterday, in the courtroom, it was still a picture that almost collapsed and went crazy...

How did    suddenly become so determined and rational now?

   Could it be that after being taken into prison, besides Wu Chao, who else did she... have seen?

  That intuition resurfaced in his mind, and Xu Mingyi subconsciously looked back slightly.

  In the past few days, she always feels that she has a pair of eyes, which seems to be staring at her secretly...

   "You claim that you have been intimidated by the four girls of the Xia family. Can there be witnesses or evidence to prove this?" Ji Dong looked at the girl who was kneeling in the hall and asked.

"Witness..." Zhan Yunjiao seemed to hesitate for a moment before saying: "There is someone who can prove that I have been to Xia Mansion before, and it was Miss Xia Si who forced me to go there! It's just... I don't know if that person is willing to come forward for me. To testify, I don’t know if she will protect Miss Xia Si..."

   Ji Dong's eyes moved: "Who are you referring to?"

   "Girl Zhou from the Minister of War..."

  Ji Dong stroked his beard when he heard the words.

  Under this seemingly ordinary action, in fact, several beards were struck off at once.

  ...How did the Minister of War Mansion come in again!

  Why didn't he want to open this hall without opening? It must be because breakfast was too supportive!

  But now that the arrow is on the string, you can’t pat your **** and leave, right?

Thinking this way, Master Ji forced the feeling of "I don't know how many people will be offended this time" in his heart, and turned his head and said to the servants: "Quickly go to the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of War, and let Miss Zhou talk back and forth— —"

  This kind of thing has to be fast.

  Otherwise, once the excitement spreads, these witnesses have enough time to respond, and often the testimony will change.

  And why the four girls of the Xia family were not reported to come to the court to confront each other at the same time-also out of consideration of the rigor of the testimony.

  After all, even Zhan Yunjiao had thought of this witness, it is very likely that the suspect would be shielded.

  When dealing with similar cases in the usual way, he will also ask people to interrogate the suspect and the witness as soon as possible, in order to achieve the purpose of distinguishing the true and false testimony.

  The government service soon responded.

   Zhou Shi Lang went to the Ministry of War early. At this time, there was no person in charge in the mansion except the Madam Shi Lang.

When Mrs.    heard that someone from the yamen wanted to tell her daughter to ask questions, and it was related to the case of the Xu family girl who had been raging the day before, she was shocked to lose all the candied fruit in her hand.

  She quickly put down the fragrant pieces of tea in her hand, and hurried to the front hall to meet the officials. They were stuffed with silver and asked people to sit down and drink tea.

Seeing that she was so frightened, the chief officer could only persuade him: "Madam, don't worry, but it's just a testimony. As long as the girl from your house answers truthfully and proves that it has nothing to do with the case, I will send the person back to your house afterwards. "

Mrs. Attendant was still uneasy. When she wanted to inquire a few more words, she heard that the official's tone became harder: "This case cannot be delayed. Please make it easy for your wife, so as not to make the people outside at this time guess that your house is interested. Obstruct the official duties of the government."

  Ms. Servant's face paled when she heard it.

  Her husband is not at home, she can't bear the charge of obstructing official duties...!

  They started in Zhou's family step by step. She and her husband were both from ordinary people's homes. That is to say, they caught up with the good opportunity not long after the founding of Daqing to be fortunate to be in today's position.

  In her heart, she talked about her own foundation, which is far less than those of real noble people, so she has always been extremely cautious and never dared to publicize anything.

  Thinking about this, Mrs. Shi Lang weighed and weighed again and again, after all, she asked someone to invite her daughter over.

   "Answer well, what the adults ask you, say whatever you know..."

  Listening to her mother’s nervous and uneasy instructions, Zhou Yan nodded her head in a hurry, and her voice trembled slightly: "Don't worry, mother, daughter knows."

  From now on, Ji Wanyou’s plan seems to proceed smoothly...

  Even if she knew exactly what she needed to do next, she couldn’t reduce the fear and anxiety in her heart.

  Not to mention that the process is bound to be difficult, and the result alone is not something she can control at all...

  Will she really not be involved?

  Their Zhou family...Will they forge Liangzi with the Xia family?

   Will Xia Xi really be convicted? If Xia Xi finally got rid of the crime, would she instead be charged with perjury? How would Xia Xi retaliate against her?

  Because of these unknown speculations, she failed to close her eyes all night last night, and truly understood what it means to regret at first.

  When I arrived in the majestic court, I felt the pressure and gaze from all sides, and the sense of fear and anxiety was immediately magnified a lot.

   "Is this the Zhou family girl you mentioned?" Ji Dong first confirmed to Zhan Yunjiao.

  Zhan Yunjiao looked at Zhou Wei and nodded fixedly.

"My lord, it was this girl Zhou who came to the place where the people lived and told me that Miss Xia wanted to see me, but because Miss Xia is now banned, I can only meet in Xia Mansion this time. So, Min Nu and this girl Zhou's maid exchanged clothes, pretending to be her maidservant, and entered the Xia Mansion with her."

  Ji Dong looked at Zhou Yan: "Miss Zhou, is this true?"

  Zhou Yan's eyes were red, and his mouth opened. His voice was as low as a mosquito: "My lord, I...I... can't remember."

  Ji Dong could not even hear what she said.

   But seeing this look, he already knew the answer.

  If Zhan Yunjiao is lying, then Miss Zhou can categorically deny the refutation.

  It looks like this, it's nothing more than she didn't dare to offend the Xia family rashly—hey, the same is the end of the world.

  But what can be done?

  In this world, as long as you are alive, you will always encounter things that are difficult to choose.

But no matter what the situation, you must remember one thing-in the face of interests that will not affect your life, you should try to choose a path that allows your conscience to live better, because this is what you need to face day and night alone. of.

  Of course, if you lose your life by doing so, it’s still important to save your life.

  My life is gone, what else can I do to guard my conscience?

  ——A little coup from Master Ji that is not so bright and upright, but is better than practical.

  "This official has a sentence to remind Miss Zhou-in the courtroom, every word must be authentic. If it is not, no matter what the reason is, it must be punished as a guilty person, or even from the guilty person."

   "..." Zhou Yan trembled when she heard the words, bit her lower lip, and Shi Cai nodded strugglingly.

"My lord... What Miss Zhan said is the truth. I did take her to Xia Mansion to see Miss Xia Si... This is what Miss Xia Si asked someone to send me a letter, and Yu letter asked me to do it. ."

   "Is that letter still in your hands now?"

   Zhou Wei nodded: "Still..."

  Ji Dong’s lunch box asked her to tell her close servant, accompanied by an official, to return to Zhou’s mansion to get this letter.

  "Then did you know why Miss Xia wanted to see Zhan Yunjiao?" Ji Dong then asked.

   Zhou Wei shook his head quickly.

"My lord, I really don’t know! The letter didn’t explain the reason, only that I was asked to find someone to take to the Xia Mansion! And after I brought the people that day, I was not there when they talked. I don’t even know what they are talking about..."

   She said, turning her head to look at Zhan Yunjiao: "Girl Zhan also knows these things!"

  She said this to Ji Dong, but her eyes were firmly nailed to Zhan Yunjiao, and she did not dare to blink.

  Zhan Yunjiao will really clear her suspicion just as Ji Wanyou said?

  At this moment, Zhou Wei was very tight.

   also realized more and more deeply that from the very beginning, the moment she listened to Ji Wanyou's arrangement, everything she had was no longer in her control!

  Ji Dong also looked at Zhan Yunjiao: "Is this false?"

"Miss Zhou is right." Zhan Yunjiao glanced at Zhou Yu, and said slowly: "Miss Zhou just took me to see Xia Xi, she didn't know Xia Xi's plan-that day Miss Zhou went to find When I saw the distressing situation in my family, I even took money to me. This alone prevented me from wronging her indiscriminately."

  Hearing this, Zhou Wei's tense breath suddenly relaxed. She knelt there with her hands on her legs, hanging her head down, and big tears rolled down and hit the back of her hand.

  Ji Dong nodded, and then asked: "According to this, the first time you saw Miss Xia Si was in Xia Mansion-after that, how did you pass the news?"

  If she was taken by the Zhou family as a maid, then if the Zhou family didn’t know it, it would only be a lie.

   "The plans behind are all passed on by a maid next to Xia Xi." Zhan Yunjiao replied truthfully.

   "Girl? Can you clearly describe what this person looks like?"

  Zhan Yunjiao thought for a while, nodded: "I have seen her many times, so I should give it a try."

  Hearing this, Ji Dong immediately took the drawing paper, and the master drew the portrait on the spot according to Zhan Yunjiao's description.

  There are three portraits, and the differences are not too big. In the end, Zhan Yunjiao pointed out the most similar one.

   But it is said to be the most similar, and it is only in comparison.

  To tell her, she just barely drew the outline. But the maid was born very ordinary and had no characteristics at all. There were only those she could describe.

  And you can’t say in public that this master is not good at painting, right?

  Let’s do it, anyway, you can recognize her face to face.

  Ji Dong took the portrait and looked at it. Just as he was about to say something, suddenly a servant came from behind and whispered a word in his ear.

   and quietly handed over a folded drawing paper.

  Ji Dong moved his eyebrows slightly, unfolding the drawing paper in front of him.

  I haven't seen the maid herself yet, and let's not say that she doesn't look like it, but the level of vividness alone is enough to surprise people.

In such a comparison, he couldn’t help taking a look at his master—he seemed to understand why the suspects in many cases were described by the people. After the master’s hand painted portraits, he took them out and posted them. The reason for not being able to catch people...

  And the few suspects who were caught are often the same as the portraits drawn by the master—it can’t be said that they are exactly the same, it can only be said that they have nothing to do with them.

  In this regard, Shiye explained that the person who described it was far from clear.

  ——I really want to know who Wu Shisun is looking for to paint this, and can I lend it to him for free in the future?

  Seeing Master Ji in the hall looked at him, Wu Chao nodded slightly, which was regarded as a response to the portrait.

  Immediately, Ji Dong ordered people to go to Xia Mansion.

  The words are still very polite: "Take the portrait and go over. If there are people with similar appearances, please ask Miss Xia to come and clarify."

  In response to the official post, I went immediately.

  Master glanced at the drawing paper in the officer's hand—it’s wrong, why doesn’t it seem like he painted it?

   Outside the hall, Xu Mingyi glanced at Wu Chao through the light veil hanging from his hat.

  Wu Zhao knew that she must have an idea, so he moved closer to others and leaned in her direction slightly.

  Xu Mingyi stood on tiptoe and said a word in his ear.

  The breath of a girl lingers gently and softly on the side of the teenager's ear through the tulle, like a warm spring breeze.

  Wu Zhao nodded and straightened his figure again, only to feel that the ear that had been blown by the warm wind was itchy and hot, making him want to rub it.

  A group of officials soon came to Xia's house.

  But I heard that Xia Xi was not in the house.

"It's not a coincidence. My young master was shocked somehow recently. The wife took the four girls to the outside of the city and asked for evil spirits... This meeting has not yet come back." The chief steward said .

  He didn't tell a lie. After all, if such a blatant lie was told by the city gate guard, it would only be more troublesome after being exposed.

  Since the Second Young Master appeared in the mansion last year, the people in the Xia Mansion are now more cautious in their words and deeds than usual.

  If it were to be replaced by the past, this district official, how could he be worthy of letting him be welcomed by a big butler personally.

   was given to sit on the cold bench, and Ji Dong didn't dare to say anything.

  Of course, the surname Ji nowadays also dare not do anything, but the master said, no one can ask anyone to hold on to the slightest handle in the mansion.

   "It turns out that Miss Xia Si is not in the mansion." The chief officer took out the portrait: "Then I don't know that the person in this painting is Miss Xia's maid? Can this person come with me first?"

  Looking at the portrait, the butler's brows jumped.

  ...How come it looks like this? !

  It's a plain and ordinary face, but looking at this portrait, you can tell people immediately which one it is.

  In this case, he wanted to deduce that the mansion seemed to be no longer possible without this person.

"...This is indeed the maid in the courtyard of our four girls." The housekeeper said calmly: "It's just that this is a close-knit maid, so naturally she will always be with the girl and wait on her side. Today, when the girl goes out and enjoys incense, this maid will also accompany him. Go now."

As he said, he raised his hand to the officer and arched his hand: "Here, I will ask someone to go out of the city to invite the four girls from my family to come back. It's just one time and another, and there will be an hour for any reason. You guys might as well go back to Master Tongji to explain the situation. ——"

  One hour is enough to ask the master.

  In fact, as early as a quarter of an hour ago, he had sent someone to send a letter to the master-and all he could do was to stabilize the situation before the master returned.

Unexpectedly, the official said: "Of course I have to reply to the adults, but it is enough to go back alone. I am waiting for the order of the adults to invite Miss Xia Si. Before I see Miss Xia Si, I can only wait here, official business. Please forgive me for the troubles in the body."

  　 Thank you Lu Qinghan, Nanhuang Youxue, and Hexinging for their rewards.

  　　 Thank you for your monthly ticket recommendation and messages, good night.

  　　

  　

  (End of this chapter)