The reason why Shen Xiaoyang was so anxious was mainly because after Xie Xun fell into coma, Zhou Bingyan, who was involved in the incident, felt that a Dali Temple minister could not help him, and he resisted the Dali Temple's summons.
Now that Xie Xun has woken up, with the identity of the prince here, everything will be easier to handle.
Xie Xun and Shen Xiaoyang had a rare peaceful coexistence. They reviewed recent clues together and combined with the testimony of Butler Zhou, they finally set the trial date for the second day.
Early the next morning, before dawn, Xie Xun got up.
He acquiesced to sleeping in the main courtyard last night. No matter how Qin Rushuang reminded him tactfully that he should go back to his courtyard, Xie Xun remained unmoved.
When Xie Xun was pushed to the point of panic, he just said, "I haven't been able to act smoothly yet, and I need the princess to take care of me at any time." Qin Rushuang was speechless.
Seeing Xie Xun wake up, Qin Rushuang turned around angrily and didn't want to pay attention to him.
Xie Xun looked at the awkward Qin Rushuang, with a gentle smile on his face, and whispered: "You can sleep a little longer, I and Shen Xiaoyang will go to trial the case. You don't need to come today. We will wait for news at home."
Qin Rushuang still turned her back to him.
After waiting for a while, Qin Rushuang didn't speak. Xie Xun sighed and resigned himself to getting up and dressing himself. He didn't have the habit of letting his servants dress for him.
It wasn't until he got dressed and was about to leave that he heard a muffled voice coming from behind.
"Oh, I see."
…
Xie Xun and Shen Xiaoyang came to the Yamen in Kyoto together.
On the way, Shen Xiaoyang asked: "Is the prince so sure that Zhou Bingyan will plead guilty?"
"Yes." Xie Xun affirmed, "Because I promised that if he was willing to confess and tell everything, the sins that should have implicated the nine clans would only be done by him, Butler Zhou, and the servants in the mansion who were assisting him. He will only be sentenced to exile for his young children and female family members. He also promised that his wife and children will not have to live in the land of fireworks."
When Shen Xiaoyang heard this, her first reaction was that if she was given a light sentence, she would be sorry for Qin Rushuang's troubles. Would she be happy?
Shen Xiaoyang looked suspicious, but Xie Xun felt a little proud in his heart.
This time he defeated Shen Xiaoyang. He understood Qin Rushuang's thoughts better than Shen Xiaoyang.
He discussed with Qin Rushuang last night whether he could induce Zhou Bingyan to plead guilty through some conditions, and the first thing he and Qin Rushuang thought of was to give Zhou Bingyan's wife and daughter a lighter sentence.
Because Zhou Bingyan himself knew more about the seriousness of this matter. If his wife and daughter were like those young girls, they would be tortured...
Everyone has two sides.
To the girl, Zhou Bingyan is a devil, but to his wife and daughter, Zhou Bingyan is their god.
This matter involves a wide range of things. It is enough to make the person who should pay the price to be punished. If his wife and daughter are also involved and live in the world, it will be another tragedy. When will the injustice be repaid...
…
After the two arrived at the Yamen, Zhao Changming, Butler Zhou and Zhou Bingyan were all escorted up.
Xie Xun sat in the main seat, and Shen Xiaoyang was in charge of reviewing the case.
Shen Xiaoyang was stunned and started the trial.
"The suspect Zhou Bingyan has used the Honglin Lake Boat Painting to murder many women over the years, and used the women who fell into the water to bribe court officials. His crimes are too numerous to list. On the list are the names of the women you murdered and the officials you bribed."
Shen Xiaoyang pointed at the girls in the corner: "Get it clearly!"
Then he ordered someone to take out the list, handed it to Zhou Bingyan, and asked: "Here is the list, can you plead guilty?"
"Returning to Mr. Shen, I plead guilty." Zhou Bingyan changed his tone and said, "But everything I did was at the instigation of others!"
As soon as Zhou Bingyan finished speaking, there was an explosion of discussion inside and outside the courtroom.
Shen Xiaoyang also looked at Xie Xun in surprise, Zhou Bingyan was actually willing to recruit him!
When they tried Zhou Bingyan before, he claimed that all the crimes he committed were committed by himself and had nothing to do with others. Today he suddenly recanted his confession. What he said must involve the royal family, and it was no longer suitable to be tried in front of the people. Therefore, Shen Xiaoyang turned his attention Turned to Xie Xun.
Xie Xun nodded, indicating that he would only focus on the trial and there was no need to evade the people.
Shen Xiaoyang got the approval and restarted the trial. However, the matter was very important, so he asked again: "This matter is very important. I advise you to think clearly before speaking, and don't make any random claims!"
Zhou Bingyan bowed his head and said, "Everything I said is true!"
"Okay! Then tell me clearly what you know!"
According to what Zhou Bingyan said, he was ordered to meet with the fourth prince Xie Yang. Xie Yang had an army of sharks of unknown origin in his hands.
This team of sharks are all soldiers with excellent water skills. After special training, they can lurk in the water for a long time.
Although this army of sharks only has 300 people, it has the ability to reach the sky and can push huge waves underwater, causing people on the boat to fall into the water.
After falling into the water, the sharks will select the woman based on her dress and judge it to be an innocent woman from an ordinary family and good-looking, and then drag the woman to the bottom of the lake and take her out of Honglin Lake.
After the women landed ashore, Zhou Bingyan took them to the officials' mansions for entertainment. After enjoying them, they took care of themselves and finished.
Some were killed and thrown into mass graves, and even worse, like the housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion, he was so bold that he secretly sold the girl to a brothel to make another fortune!
And these poor women, after being played by others, were killed, sold, and sold. This happened every year, but no one exposed them!
"If we want to cover up people's eyes and ears, how can we explain the strange things in the lake during the Spring Festival?" Shen Xiaoyang pressed.
"About the Spring Festival, the fourth prince wanted to slander the prince's life, and he also designed a plan for Prince Huai..."
"Don't make any assumptions." Xie Xun, who had been silent until now, interrupted.
Zhou Bingyan glanced at Xie Xun and hurriedly changed his words: "Yes, yes, these are just unreasonable guesses made by a villain. I don't know what the fourth prince's plan was during the Spring Festival. He asked the villain to order the sharks to bring the big fish into the water, and then strangled them after the Spring Festival. Big fish, blood and water surge, causing strange phenomena! I don't know what you are planning!"
After a trial, it became clear that the matter was far beyond what Shen Xiaoyang could handle. He ordered people to verify the names of the murdered women and bribed officials with Zhou Bingyan, sealed the case files, and hurriedly went to the palace to face the emperor.
After Shen Xiaoyang left, Xie Xun headed back home.
As soon as he entered the mansion, he saw Qin Rushuang's back.
The old housekeeper came out to greet her, and Xie Xun asked: "Didn't you let the princess have a good rest? Why are you out now?"
The old housekeeper smiled and said: "The princess was worried about the prince. She ran back and forth to the front yard several times this morning. She found different reasons every time. The old slave was very tired for the princess."
Xie Xun was originally going to the study, but when he heard this, he turned around and headed to the main courtyard.
Qin Rushuang also heard from the people in the front yard that Xie Xun was back, so she hurried back to the main yard from the front yard. At this time, she was sitting on the stool and her breath was still a little unsteady.
She tried to calm her breathing, and when she saw Xie Xun coming in, she pretended to be surprised and asked, "The prince is back? Is it over so soon?"
Xie Xun did not reveal the truth, but nodded, "We have almost tried everything that should be tried. I probably know the list of officials involved. Zhou Bingyan confessed to the fourth prince. Because it involves the royal family, the case file has been sealed and sent to
In the palace."
When they talked about business, their expressions became serious.
Qin Rushuang asked, "Your Majesty has always doted on the fourth prince. As long as he sits firmly in the position of prince, he may move higher in the future. Why do you do this suddenly now? And this plan of killing two birds with one stone not only designed the prince, but also the prince."
Your Majesty, it’s so exquisite, it doesn’t look like the work of the Fourth Prince…”
Qin Rushuang was a little worried, but she didn't know if this matter could teach the fourth prince a lesson.
"The fourth child acted recklessly, but the Prime Minister was behind the scenes and was not involved in many things. We must make plans in advance," Xie Xun explained.
"This time Zhou Bingyan identified the fourth prince, he shouldn't be able to escape the involvement, right?"
"It's not optimistic." Xie Xun shook his head, "The fourth child was not directly involved in what Zhou Bingyan said. The only team of sharks involved, as long as they cut off the relationship ruthlessly, even if the father punishes him, it will be a small fight."
After Xie Xun finished speaking, he saw Qin Rushuang frowning again with a sad look on his face. He couldn't help but comfort him: "The fourth child is a prince. Unless it is a huge crime, the most he can do is scold him."
"You don't have to think too much about this matter. It's already a good thing if you can rescue all the victimized girls, and tragedies like Honglin Lake will never happen again in the future."
"You've done a great job..."
…
On the roof, Ying Er held a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, looked up at the clear sky, and sighed: "Why doesn't the sun come out in the west today? Why doesn't the iron tree in front of our palace bloom?"
Ying Yi touched his head and asked, "What kind of riddle are you trying to solve?"
Ying Er's voice had mixed emotions, "Our prince can also comfort people..."