Xiao Jingyan pursed his lips tightly, his eyes wandering around Master Liu and Chu Yunning from time to time.
Master Liu felt guilty and numb at the sight, and turned his face to look elsewhere.
"Since the person is dead, can I take him back and lay him to rest?" Xiao Jingyan's eyes flashed with loneliness: "After all, we have been close friends for many years. It is best for the fallen leaves to return to their roots."
There is no way to refuse this reason.
Chu Yunning nodded: "Of course, it is a great blessing for Master Lu to have a benevolent and righteous friend like the Twelve Princes."
"Miss Chu is joking, it is me who has brought Master Lu into trouble." Xiao Jingyan sighed and shook his head, his eyebrows filled with inextricable sorrow and guilt.
Soon Xiao Jingyan stood up and said to Master Liu, "Can you please lead the way, Master Liu?"
Mr. Liu bowed his body: "I don't dare to take it. The Twelve Princes are here to invite you."
Seeing the two of them walking away, Chu Yunning rubbed her eyebrows. She always felt that she had seen Xiao Jingyan more than once.
Half an hour later, Lord Liu turned back and consciously reported to Chu Yunning what happened in the prison.
Master Lu hit his head against the wall and died, leaving behind a letter written in blood, every word of which was in jingle. He only asked for a whole body, and hoped that Chu Yunning would be kind to him.
Mr. Liu had doubts in his heart but did not dare to say it. Master Lu was obviously a man who was afraid of death, and he gave so many banknotes. Why did the Twelve Prince commit suicide all at once?
There are too many coincidences in this world.
It also makes people have to think more.
Chu Yunning seemed to have read Master Liu's thoughts and said calmly: "Master Lu did not kill himself, he was just scared to death."
To be honest, Chu Yunning never thought about killing Master Lu, but after Xiao Jingyan came, Chu Yunning realized that there was danger, so he took action in advance.
Although he broke his promise, Chu Yunning had no choice but to say sorry from the bottom of his heart.
Master Liu suddenly realized, no wonder Master Lu died so promptly. If Master Lu knew that someone was coming to save him, why would he die?
"Just now, the Twelfth Prince said that he would take back the 10,000 guardians brought by Villa Master Lu. These people all signed the deed of betrayal. Since Master Lu is no longer here, the Twelve Prince plans to dismiss the Lu family."
Master Liu came to ask Chu Yunning what he meant.
Hearing this, Chu Yunning was a little confused. Is Xiao Jingyan a good person or a bad person?
"Master Chu, should we release this Wanhuyuan or not?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards outside hurried over and kowtowed to Mr. Liu: "Sir, there are several drummers coming outside the door to complain, saying they want to seek justice."
"What kind of justice are you asking for?" Master Liu asked.
The guard timidly glanced at Chu Yunning and said hesitantly: "I said I wanted to ask Chu Shang Palace to apologize for my life. The people who were executed in the square a few days ago were all good people. These women brought their families with them."
Come and complain."
Chu Yunning finally knew why Xiao Jingyan came and quietly caused such trouble for her.
"Chu Shanggong, these people are indeed good people. Although they signed the deed of selling themselves, they have signed the deed of living. Now people come to visit them. What should I do?" Master Liu asked.
"In normal times, how would Mr. Liu handle this matter?"
Mr. Liu said: "If the evidence is conclusive, he will definitely be detained, and he may... be tortured."
No matter how much courage he had, he wouldn't dare to attack Chu Yunning.
Are you tired of living?
Chu Yunning put her fingertips on the table and tapped lightly, feeling agitated in her heart. She was careless about this matter.
"Sir, an adopted son who is known as Master Lu is here outside the door. He says he wants to collect the body of Master Lu. Let me ask you, sir, what mistake Master Lu made and why his property was confiscated."
People came one after another. Master Liu's expression was not very good and he looked at Chu Yunning.
Chu Yunning hesitated for a moment and then said: "You go and interrogate him for the time being, and you can do whatever you want. I'll go to the prison and go to the Yamen in an hour."
"Yes." Mr. Liu quickly left with the people.
Chu Yunning immediately rushed to the prison without thinking too much, selected about 500 people from the 10,000 nursing homes, and locked them in ten cells in batches.
The fifty people in the first cell looked at each other, silently waiting for Chu Yunning's next move.
Chu Yunning said in a deep voice: "It is a fact that Master Lu has conspired to rebel. Now that Master Lu is dead, this matter can range from beheading to death, and at worst it can implicate the nine clans. Now you have a chance to change your ways."
"Chu Shanggong clearly promised to save Master Lu's life, but in the end, Master Lu was forced to death."
One of them spoke.
The rest of the people looked at Chu Yunning warily.
Now Chu Yunning finally knew why Xiao Jingyan had to take away the body of Master Lu.
This was telling everyone that she, Chu Yunning, had made a mistake.
"Mr. Lu has no intention of treason at all. You deliberately forced and tortured me to extract a confession. Master Lu is not allowed to nod and confess."
"Yes, it was you who forced us. We never thought of treason."
"that is."
Once someone takes the initiative, the rest will follow closely and start to resist with righteous indignation.
Chu Yunning clenched her fists tightly; "This is a prison. I have the final say. It's up to you to agree or not!"
"Why, Chu Shanggong wants to take human life so seriously?" Someone looked disdainful and stepped forward to provoke.
Chu Yunning pondered for a moment.
"Why did you arrest us and let us go!" The crowd began to riot, a little impatient.
She signaled with a look, and the deputy general stood up and hummed fiercely: "How dare you talk nonsense? It depends on whether the scimitar in my hand answers or not!"
Under the shock, the riot of the crowd gradually calmed down, but everyone still refused to give up and stared at Chu Yunning unconvinced.
Chu Yunning didn't bother to talk. After walking around the ten prisons, he raised his head and looked at the clock.
"Chu Shang Palace, it's almost an hour."
"Then let's go."
At that time, many people had gathered at the yamen gate. Xiao Jingyan was sitting aside, and many people were kneeling in the hall.
Several women cried at the top of their lungs, and there was some noise in the county government office. Master Liu slammed the table, and the hall finally became quiet.
"Master Qingtian, my men are just living in Lujiazhuang, so how could they be related to rebellion?"
"The same goes for the men in my family. I don't know a single one of them. How could it be related to treason?"
The requirements of these people are very simple, and they must give an explanation!
Mr. Liu reprimanded, "Stop making noise and speak one by one. If there is any grievance, I will definitely deal with it impartially."
The adopted son of Master Lu was kneeling in mourning, holding the memorial tablet of Master Lu in his hand, his eyes red from crying, looking heartbroken.
But Zhuangzhu Lu had only died less than two hours ago, and no matter how much the news spread, it was impossible to spread it to Qianzhou. Fortunately, this man had even prepared his clothes and memorial tablet.
This was clearly prepared. Mr. Liu had a headache. He couldn't afford to offend both of these people.
"Master Liu, I have met Mr. Lu. He is the adopted son adopted by Mr. Lu. He will inherit the family business in the future." Xiao Jingyan sighed: "When Mr. Lu heard that he wanted to redeem Mr. Lu with money,
, I managed to get it together without saying a word, and I came to pick him up today, but I didn’t expect that Villa Master Lu was already dead, so I came a step too late.”
"Please give me justice, Mr. Liu!" Mr. Lu kowtowed to Mr. Liu, and soon his forehead was bruised.
Master Liu was speechless.
Mr. Lu added: "The money was wanted by Chu Shang Palace, and the person was promised to be protected by Chu Shang Palace. Now that the money has been given, the person has died. Shouldn't Chu Shang Palace give an account?"
"Yes, we want to see this Chu Shang Palace!" Several women also ordered and shouted that they wanted to see Chu Yunning.
At this moment, Chu Yunning came in. She was wearing a green skirt that moved with the wind. She stood in the lobby neither humble nor overbearing. She glanced at Mr. Lu and said, "I am Chu Yunning."
"Chu Yunning!" Mr. Lu gritted his teeth, feeling a little excited, but his body did not move. He asked, "Why did you kill my father?"
"Your father was suspected of treason. He committed suicide to protect you!" Chu Yunning said.
Mr. Lu sneered: "That's nonsense. When will my father rebel?"
"Then let me ask you, why did your father bring 10,000 yuan to Yuanzhou?" Chu Yunning asked coldly.
"Of course I want to track down the murderer who killed my aunt, and the murderer who killed my sister, so I came to Yuanzhou. Since my father came to Yuanzhou, he has never killed anyone!" Mr. Lu said emotionally.
He was very excited: "Master Liu, my father stayed in Yuanzhou for a few days, you have witnessed it."
Master Liu coughed twice. This matter was getting more and more complicated. With so many people present, he had no choice but to turn his attention to Chu Yunning.
"Master Liu, did Master Liu and Master Lu have any conflicts on the street ten days ago?"
Mr. Liu nodded: "It did happen, and many people witnessed it at the time."
"So what, it doesn't mean that my father is treasonous." Mr. Lu said with a pinched neck.
Chu Yunning looked at Mr. Liu, half-smiling but not smiling: "Then what happened that night?"
After being reminded like this, Mr. Liu suddenly realized: "That night, Master Lu sent people to attack the prefect."
"Who was there at that time?"
"It's the emperor!" Mr. Liu immediately said in a deep voice: "Master Lu came to assassinate the emperor, but several people died. They were buried in the back mountain for only ten days. If we dig them out and compare them, we will definitely find them.
Show your identity."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Lu choked suddenly and looked at Xiao Jingyan as if asking for help.
Chu Yunning spread out the portrait in his hand so that everyone could see clearly. The person in the portrait was clearly Jamel Xiao.
"This is the current emperor. He heard something happened in Qianzhou half a month ago, so he came here to take a look. Unexpectedly, he was entangled by Lu Qianqian. Master Lu loved his daughter so much that he wanted the emperor to be his son-in-law. At that time, Master Lu
I don’t know the emperor’s identity, but his identity was accidentally exposed..."
Chu Yunning raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Jingyan: "Because the emperor and the twelfth prince look very similar, Lu Qianqian was forced to do something difficult and hurt the emperor many times. Therefore, Lu Qianqian was killed by the secret guards. Master Lu was furious
Then I started thinking of revenge. Everyone in Qianzhou knew how much Lord Lu doted on his daughter, Lu Qianqian, and he came to Yuanzhou out of anger. Lord Lu murdered the emperor, how can it not be a serious crime of treason?"
Mr. Liu immediately agreed: "That's true. I was present that night, and the emperor was indeed injured."
Chu Yunning looked at Xiao Jingyan: "Twelfth Prince, does this count as treason?"
"Twelve Princes!" Mr. Lu was frightened. He had heard of Chu Yunning's methods, and he did not want to fall into Chu Yunning's hands.
Xiao Jingyan pursed his lips: "Then where is the emperor now?"
"Yes, where is the emperor?" Mr. Lu agreed.
"There are constant wars at the border, why did the emperor come to Qianzhou for no reason?" Xiao Jingyan coughed twice as he spoke, and Mr. Lu asked smartly: "Is it possible that the death of Princess Anyang is also related to..."
I was about to say the last half of the sentence but stopped.
But everyone present understood that the death of Princess Anyang coincided with the emperor's visit to Qianzhou.
What a coincidence.
Chu Yunning smiled faintly, she would not fall into Xiao Jingyan's trap, she only said: "Master Liu, I propose to lock up all the people involved in this matter, and immediately send someone to deliver a message to the emperor at high speed. What is the truth? It will become clear soon."
"Then the emperor must be partial to you." Mr. Lu said.
"Presumptuous!" Chu Yunning shouted suddenly, making Mr. Lu tremble in fright. She said in a deep voice: "The emperor is a virtuous king, why do you want to unjustly accuse a little Mr. Lu?"
No one dared to refute this.
The atmosphere was awkward for a moment, and suddenly someone raised an objection. Since there is a portrait of the emperor, let the 10,000 guards take a look to see if they have seen this person.
Maybe there was a mistake?
"That's right, my father's personal care hospital should have a closer look. Maybe he recognized the wrong person. It really doesn't make sense that no one knew about the emperor's serious injury. Instead of waiting for the emperor's letter, why not ask if there is someone there? Proof." Mr. Lu said.
Mr. Liu is in trouble.
Chu Yunning, however, remained calm: "In that case, let's follow what Mr. Lu said."
So Mr. Liu anxiously brought in dozens of people and displayed the portraits in front of them one by one.
"Have you ever seen this person?" Chu Yunning asked.
Dozens of people nodded in unison.
At this time Mr. Lu jumped up and said it was impossible: "How is this possible? You are talking nonsense, you must be talking nonsense!"
"Master Liu, since Mr. Lu doesn't believe it, let's change another batch."
Soon the second and third batch of people were brought up, but the result was still the same, they all nodded in unison.
Mr. Lu has no choice now.
"It is an undeniable fact that Master Lu assassinated the emperor. These 10,000 nursing homes are accomplices. Your husband is suspected of treason. The court is extremely merciful by not pursuing the family members. Who gave you the courage to come to the county government to cause trouble?"
Chu Yunning scolded him with a cold face, but his momentum suddenly burst out, scaring several women to the point where they didn't know what to say.
"Miss Chu misunderstood, the person in this portrait is me!" Xiao Jingyan coughed twice and smiled apologetically at Master Liu: "I was tracking down the assassin all the way. I passed by the prefect ten days ago. This assassin is very cunning. , hiding in the prefect, I don’t want to disturb everyone, so I led people to arrest him quietly, but I don’t want to be mistaken for the royal brother."
Chu Yunning was stunned, obviously she didn't expect Xiao Jingban to say that.
"The injury on my arm was also an accident. Master Lu also wanted to help at that time. Master Liu must have been blinded." Xiao Jingyan was afraid that everyone would not believe it, so he tore his arm, revealing a large scar.