"This is...it's Qilan!"

"Didn't you just say that she has disappeared?"

"Who knows? Maybe the imperial envoy rescued her!"

…

When the common people and scholars in the hall saw several royal guards coming in with a young woman, many people's eyes immediately shone brightly, and they recognized this person as Qilan from Mingchun Tower. They had already seen the case.

A major turning point.

"Give way!"

The leader of Jinyiwei, Chen Jing, still had some blood stains on his clothes. At this time, he brought Qilan here majestically and shouted loudly at the crowd.

this……

Xu Xu looked away from Qilan who walked in from the outside, and turned to look at Lin Haoran sitting in the hall in shock.

It is no coincidence that Qilan appears here. All this must be within Lin Suanzi's plan. As for Qilan being kidnapped yesterday, I don't know if it was a scene directed by him or if it really happened.

But no matter what, this court hearing was controlled by the Imperial Envoy from beginning to end, and they were actually led by the nose. Fortunately, they were complacent just now.

"People's daughter Qilan pays homage to the imperial envoy!"

Amid everyone's astonished gazes, Qilan followed Chen Jing, the leader of the Jinyiwei, to the court and bowed politely.

The makeup was different from that night on the second floor of the water pavilion in the lotus pond. At this time, she was wearing plain clothes and only had an ordinary wooden hairpin on her head, but she showed a different charm.

Li Yu exchanged glances with He Dongxu, knowing that things had become difficult. If this woman insisted that Chen Xiaoxiao slipped and fell into the water and drowned, everyone would be happy, but if she bit Xu Yuanji, then things would become a big fight.

Lin Haoran saw everything in the hall, but asked without any emotion on his face: "Qilan, where were you when Chen Xiaoxiao drowned?"

"Reporting to the imperial envoy, the girl is on the second floor of the water pavilion built by the lotus pond!" Qilan knelt on the ground and replied honestly.

Xu Yuanji and others stared nervously at Qilan who was kneeling on the ground, but they didn't know whether this woman wanted to remain tight-lipped or tell the whole story about that night.

Lin Haoran stared at her and continued to ask: "What happened at that time? Why did Chen Xiaoxiao drown in the lotus pond? Tell me the truth!"

"Yes!" Qilan responded softly, and was about to tell what happened that night.

Xu Xu and others' hearts immediately rose to their throats, and they looked at Qilan with great nervousness. This originally insignificant brothel girl was holding a lifeline at this moment.

The common people and scholars in the hall fell silent immediately, staring at Qilan's back nervously. The truth seemed to be revealed soon, and the real murderer was about to surface.

"Qilan, you have to think clearly!"

It was at this moment that He Dongxu suddenly turned his head and spoke to Yilan in an obviously threatening tone.

this……

Hearing him threatening Yu Qilan so directly, many people looked at Lin Haoran who was sitting in the hall.

Lin Haoran frowned slightly, but in the end he did not choose to attack He Dongxu directly. Instead, he looked at Qilan who was kneeling on the ground and said seriously: "What I want is the truth! If you dare to tell a lie, I will definitely

Severe punishment will not be spared; as long as you state the truth, let alone the small Yangzhou prefect, even the governor of Yingtian will not dare to touch you at all!"

This is not a lie! With his current identity and status, there is no need to take He Dongxu seriously. As for the Governor Yingtian who is about to come from Suzhou City, he can also be despised.

this……

Everyone in the hall couldn't help but be dumbfounded when they heard Lin Haoran's righteous words. Xu Xu and Li Yu secretly glanced at He Dongxu and saw a pig liver face.

The rank of the magistrate of Yangzhou is the fourth rank. Since he is in charge of Yangzhou, a prosperous place, Chen Xian, the transfer envoy from the Huaidu and Lianghuai capitals of the third rank, wants to give him some face, but at this moment he is obviously ignored by Lin Haoran.

He Dongxu was so blatantly belittled by Lin Haoran that he felt ashamed and annoyed. He just knew that what he just said was indeed inappropriate, and the imperial envoy seemed to have the qualifications to despise him.

Lin Haoran didn't care what He Dongxu thought, and then warned the three people on the left: "The three of you can listen, but if you dare to hinder the imperial envoy from judging the case, don't blame me for ignoring the friendship of my colleagues!"

Xu Xu and Li Yu exchanged glances, then bowed respectfully: "Yes!"

Lin Haoran glanced at He Dongxu, who had a gloomy expression, and finally did not continue to exert pressure, but said to Yilan who was kneeling in the hall: "Miss Qilan, tell me what happened that night!"

Qilan nodded gently, then adjusted her mood and said: "That night, Xiaoxiao and I went to the lotus pond to play the piano to entertain the young masters here. When they were drunk, Mr. Chen would suddenly

Came over and pulled... Xiaoxiao downstairs!"

"You stinky woman, do you know what you are talking about? Do you know the consequences of saying that?" Mr. Chen heard that Qilan actually told the truth about the matter, and seemed to grit his teeth and angrily shouted.

Qilan faced the accusation, but chose to lower her head silently.

Why……

When Xu Xu and Li Yu heard these words, they immediately sighed sadly.

Not to mention the subsequent development, their previous unanimous confessions have now been exposed on the spot, making the situation worse. However, things are not bad. I dare to say that this incident was done by Mr. Chen, and the unlucky one was the transfer envoy of Lianghuaidu.

Chen Siam.

"I am here to review the case. How can I allow you to run wild here? If anyone comes, I will serve you with a stick and a stick!"

Lin Haoran had always wanted to maintain the image of a gentle official, but when he encountered such an arrogant young master, he couldn't be polite, so he just gave the order with a slap in the face.

As this order was issued, four tall Yamen came out.

The two government officials in the front knocked Mr. Chen to the ground with sticks. The two officials in the back took off Mr. Chen's trousers, picked up the sticks, and beat him severely. The sticks made a loud sound.

The material of the board is bamboo. Although the hardness of the bamboo board is far less than that of the wooden board, it has stronger flexibility and service life. A slap on the butt can even damage the muscles and bones.

ah……

When had Mr. Chen ever been punished like this? When the bamboo board was slapped on his buttocks, he first bared his teeth, then couldn't help shouting, and finally couldn't help but loudly beg for mercy.

But Lin Haoran didn't make a sound, so the two cadres naturally didn't dare to stop. They still picked up the big paddle in their hands and hit Mr. Chen's tender buttocks hard, and soon the skin and flesh were torn.
Chapter completed!