"The layout of the capital city! On a small scale, it affects the safety of the city. On a larger scale, it affects the safety of the emperor and the entire court. Your behavior is no different from surrendering to the enemy and betraying the country!"
Hearing that Chu Yunxi really knew the inside story, Jing Zhaoyin began to sweat beads on his forehead, thinking about how to deal with the woman in front of him.
"I am wronged..."
"Are you just lucky, thinking that King An can protect you?"
Chu Yunxi raised her voice and interrupted Jing Zhaoyin's attempt to cry out injustice.
"Your dirty silver has been seized. The person you sent to move the dirty silver to assassinate His Highness the Crown Prince has been captured alive. The witnesses and physical evidence are complete. The evidence is conclusive and you cannot deny it."
Chu Yunxi's cold voice made Jing Zhaoyin feel like he had fallen into an ice cave. He was finished, completely finished. In despair, he was also a little sad and angry. He grabbed the railing and said bitterly:
"Then what are you doing here? Are you looking at my joke? Chu Yunxi, I am in this situation all because of you. If it weren't for you, the prince wouldn't be staring at me. Are you satisfied now?"
You vicious woman."
Chu Yunxi shook his head. There are always people who refuse to repent until they die. They ignore their evil deeds and blame them for their bad luck.
However, seeing that Jing Zhaoyin finally recognized the fact that he could not escape guilt, Chu Yunxi began to attack his heart.
"I'm here to show you a clear path." She said calmly.
"If you are the main culprit, not only you, but also everyone in your family will be spared. Thanks to you, your Shi family will be extinct. Do you have the face to go underground to meet the ancestors of your Shi family?"
Thinking of his two sons and his elderly mother, Jing Zhaoyin fell to the ground. He finally lost the bet. His glory and wealth had nothing to do with him. He would definitely be the first one to be decapitated, which would also affect the whole family.
Chu Yunxi changed his subject:
"However, if you are only an accomplice and confess on your own initiative, your family may be saved."
Jing Zhaoyin's eyes turned sharply, thinking, what would be the consequences if he betrayed the Minister of War and Prince An? I'm afraid it would be more miserable than going to the guillotine. No matter how you think about it, it is a dead end.
"I, I have no accomplices."
Chu Yunxi sighed.
"Do you think that Prince An and the Minister of War will accept your favor if you insist on denying it? Just last night, the food delivered to you was poisoned. If His Royal Highness had not made arrangements,
I saved your life, but you are already a dead body today."
Chu Yunxi looked at Jing Zhaoyin's increasingly frightened eyes and had no intention of letting him take a breath.
"Even if you don't die violently, the emperor will not let you go. You will be tortured and die miserably. Your whole family will not be exempted from the crime, but the mastermind can still be popular and drink spicy food. After leaving, the tea will cool down.
When someone dies, the light goes out, Mr. Shi, do you really not think about your family?"
Hearing the word "torture", Jing Zhaoyin's body trembled slightly. In just one night, he saw the horror of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. It was simply a hell on earth.
The screams continued all night long, and he could even smell the flesh being roasted, which made him nauseous.
Thinking that he might have to endure torture that would be worse than death, it would be better to just die happily.
It's just that what Chu Yunxi said was right, if anyone doesn't care for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Why did he give the majority to them, but in the end, only his family died.
Jing Zhaoyin began to test Chu Yunxi to see what benefits it could bring to him.
"If I tell them, they won't let my family go."
Chu Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him loosen up.
"I promise you in the name of His Highness the Crown Prince that as long as you confess truthfully, we will keep your family safe and find them a remote place to live in peace."
Although she has not discussed this matter with Jun Lingyun, she knows Jun Lingyun and he will agree. Jing Zhaoyin is not the main culprit. Besides, he did it alone, why should his family be buried with him.
As for the emperor, she believed that Jun Lingyun would have a way to persuade him.
"You, do you really mean what you say? Can you represent His Highness the Crown Prince's wishes?"
Jing Zhaoyin seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, but was afraid that the straw would be too fragile and easy to break.
"Without the signal from His Highness the Crown Prince, do you think I could have entered the prison of the Ministry of Punishment?" Chu Yunxi asked back.
These words were like a beam of light shining into Jing Zhaoyin's already completely dark world, giving him a glimmer of hope.
"Well, what about me?"
Jing Zhaoyin still harbors a little delusion, hoping that he can survive.
"You can't be too greedy. You've already experienced the consequences of being greedy enough. It's a sign of His Royal Highness's mercy and grace that you can save the lives of your family. What's more, if you confess, you won't have to suffer the physical pain.
Isn't it?"
Chu Yunxi did not leave any room for Jing Zhaoyin. He had to bear the consequences of what he did. When Jing Zhaoyin did this, did he ever think about how many people would be killed once the enemy invaded?
Died for what he did?
Jing Zhaoyin was silent for a moment, then finally made up his mind and nodded.
"Okay, I confess. I hope the Crown Prince and Crown Princess can keep their word."
He took the risk, not only for himself, but also to pave the way for the future of his sons? Now that things have happened, he wants to preserve the bloodline of the Shi family.
Chu Yunxi also nodded in agreement.
"Okay, sooner rather than later, make the signature now."
Chu Yunxi handed the small baggage in his hand to Jing Zhaoyin. Jing Zhaoyin took it and opened it doubtfully. It turned out to be pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and even Indonesia was ready.
With shaking hands, Jing Zhaoyin finished writing the confession and drew the signature. As soon as he put down the brush, he heard Chu Yunxi say:
"Copy an exact copy and stamp it."
Jing Zhaoyin no longer wanted to struggle, whatever Chu Yunxi said was whatever he said.
Chu Yunxi got two identical confessions, folded one, put it into his sleeve, and then shouted:
"Come here, the prisoner confessed."
Chu Yunxi gave another confession in his hand to the official, but it was not certain whether the confession from the Ministry of Punishment could be preserved.
"Put it away and go to the Minister of Punishment to get back to you."
Chu Yunxi again gave orders to the officials.
"Don't delay, go immediately."
The Minister of Justice is an upright person, and she believes that the Minister of Justice knows what to do.
"Yes, yes!" The official took the confession. They were quite surprised. Last night, Jing Zhaoyin refused to admit it even to death. They were preparing to ask for instructions today whether to use torture. After all, Jing Zhaoyin's official position was not low.
But as soon as this woman came, Jing Zhaoyin was about to confess in less than a moment of speaking. Who is she?
Chu Yunxi didn't care what the official thought. She left the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. She walked through several secluded paths before renting a carriage and returned to the general's mansion through the back door.
Chu Yunxi carried the confession with her like a hot potato, her heart pounding.
If the confession left in the Ministry of Justice cannot be preserved, she must personally deliver it to Jun Lingyun and the emperor.
In the East Palace, Jun Lingyun looked in disbelief.
"Recruited?"
Before he could arrange the people to lobby, Jing Zhaoyin recruited them himself?
Bai Xiao nodded: "Yes, the Minister of Punishment just sent someone to ask for instructions from the master. What should we do next?"
"But it was torture?"
Jun Lingyun thought that the Ministry of Punishment had done things quickly this time and did not wait for instructions from his father.
"It was said that there was no torture. I just saw the person sent by the master and confessed. She is a woman."