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"Yes, my lord!"

The reason why Gu Ming made such a detour was mainly because of system issues.

The case of Chu Yintai is a local case, and there is no need to alarm Dali Temple.Therefore, Gu Ming said at the beginning that he came to sue in his personal capacity.

Of course, this is nothing more than an excuse.

The case between Qian Xiaofeng and Feng Sheng was a local case, and the circumstances of the case were not too serious, so it was inconvenient for him to intervene as the Minister of Dali Temple, so he asked Ji Xiu to try it first, and he listened on the sidelines.

When the case between Feng and Sheng is settled, he will take over as Dali Temple Minister.

In this way, even if someone in the court raises objections in the future, he will have an excuse.

"Master Chu, please come with us!"

Chu Xiangbei didn't know that the catastrophe was imminent, he was sitting comfortably drinking tea and reading a book.

As a result, it never occurred to him that Fang Butou, who usually nodded and bowed when he saw him, barged in with a cold tone.

"Captain Fang, what are you talking about?"

Chu Xiangbei thought he had heard wrong.

"Lord Chu, the magistrate has an order to take you to court for interrogation immediately!"

This time, what Fang Butou said was more straightforward.

"Fang Ming, you are so brave, do you know who you are talking to?"

Chu Xiangbei slammed the teacup in his hand and went up against the table.

"Lord Chu, my subordinates are only following orders, please cooperate with me, and don't make it difficult for my subordinates."

"On the contrary, this official is the judge of the dignified Guangping Prefecture, even the magistrate has no right to detain this official at will."

Chu Xiangbei cursed loudly on the surface, but a chill could not help rising in his heart.

After all, he has been an official for many years, and he knows everything about the officialdom very well.

The matter of detaining him to the court is too abnormal, it is absolutely impossible to be the intention of the magistrate, could it be that someone from the court came?

the same moment.

Chu Mansion.

Chu Yintai felt something, and looked restless.

Last night, after Ai Bu chased Xin Shi Shiniang away, he never returned home, which made Chu Yintai quite worried.

He didn't dare to imagine, if Abu never came back, who would protect him when Xin Shishiniang came to him?

The servants in the mansion must be unreliable, after all, Xin Shi Niang is a fox spirit.

When I was feeling restless, there was a commotion in the yard

"My lord, it's not good. More than a dozen policemen have come to the mansion and said they want to take you to the yamen."

"What? Quick?"

Chu Yintai thought he had heard wrong.

Don't talk about arresting him quickly, on weekdays, even if the arresting head of the government office sees him, he has to go up and call Mr. Chu. Could it be that these guys have taken some wrong medicine?To openly trespass on the Chu Mansion?

Before Chu Yintai came back to his senses, three arresters rushed over

"Chu Yintai, under the order of the magistrate, I will take you to the government office for interrogation!"

"It's against you, Steward Wang, hurry up and inform my father."

Chu Yintai didn't know at all that at this time, his father had been forcibly sent to the court by Fang Butou and his team.

"Master Zhifu, what do you mean by this? Even if the subordinate officials made any mistakes, they should be sent down by the imperial court for interrogation"

As soon as he entered the hall, Chu Xiangbei became stern and yelled at Ji Xiu.

But Ji Xiu responded lazily, and said to the servants, "Come here, take off Chu Xiangbei's official robe."

"Ji Xiu, how dare you! I am the general judge of Guangping Mansion appointed by the imperial court. You have exceeded your authority to detain me. After you get down, I will definitely give you a copy of it from the emperor!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ji did not exceed his authority. He has obtained the authorization of the officer to detain you."

In the courtroom, a cold voice suddenly sounded.

Hearing this, Chu Xiangbei couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly followed the sound

"Who are you?"

Chu Xiangbei looked at Gu Ming with a look of surprise and murmured.

Before Gu Ming could answer, Ji Xiu took the first step and shouted: "Boldly Chu Xiangbei, this is Mr. Gu, Minister of Dali Temple."

"Master Gu, Minister of Dali Temple"

Chu Xiangbei's heart sank, his eyes turned black, and his body limply slumped to the ground.

Soon after, Chu Yintai was also brought in.

As soon as I went to court, I found my father was there, and he was stripped of his official uniform. Suddenly, my eyes went dark, and I almost fell to the ground

To put it bluntly, everything about him is based on his family background.

Once his father fell, so did the Chu family. What else could he rely on?

Next, Ji Xiushi began to hear the case.

According to Gu Ming's instruction, Qian Xiaofeng's case and Feng Sheng's case were tried as one case at the same time.

Therefore, Ji Xiu sent people to summon Yushi, Feng Sheng, and Xin Shiniang to the court to confront Chu Yintai.

Although he had fallen into a desperate situation, Chu Yintai was still dying.

He admitted to Yu Shi's matter, admitted that he was greedy for Yu Shi's beauty, and took advantage of his eagerness to rescue her husband to force her to "voluntarily" stay in the Chu Mansion.

After all, it's not a capital crime.

However, in Feng Sheng's case, Chu Yintai refused to plead guilty, insisting that Feng Sheng was the murderer.

Because he knew very well in his heart that if he confessed, it would most likely be a death penalty, and if he refused to plead guilty, there might be a chance of life.

When Chu Yintai had finished his defense, Ji Xiu began to interrogate Feng Sheng again.

"Feng Sheng, do you accept Chu Yintai's testimony?"

"My lord, the little people are wronged"

"Okay, then tell me in detail what happened on the day the crime happened, and don't miss any details."

"Yes, my lord's day was Chu Yintai's birthday, and he sent a servant to deliver invitations and invite Xiaomin to the Chu Mansion for a banquet.

Xiaomin and Chu Yintai are classmates, and they used to have frequent contacts, so they didn't doubt it, so they left according to the appointment.

During the banquet, Chu Yintai was extremely enthusiastic towards Xiaomin and kept persuading him to drink.

Because it was his birthday, Xiaomin couldn't put it off, so he drank a little too much.

So, Chu Yintai arranged for his servants to help Xiaomin to the guest room to rest.

During this period, Xiaomin has been in a daze, and he should have vomited once in the middle.

then fell asleep

When I woke up, I smelled a faint fragrance at first, not like a guest room, but like a woman's boudoir.

At that time, Xiaomin didn't pay attention to it, and opened his eyes to go to the toilet, but found a woman lying on the bed."

"Then did you recognize her then?"

"After recognizing it, Xiaomin was shocked and frightened. He didn't know what happened, so he wanted to slip out of bed quietly, but when he rolled over and got out of bed, he found blood. He was so scared that he fell down and got a lot of blood on his body. Blood

Then, the servants of the Chu Mansion rushed in when they heard the movement, and insisted that it was Xiaomin who killed the Fourth Madam."

"Well, this officer knows."

Ji Xiu nodded, and then asked Chu Yintai, "Chu Yintai, I want to ask you, is what Feng Sheng said just now true?"

"Returning to the adults, the situation is basically true, but the most important link has been missed."

"Oh? What's the most important link?"

"This is also what the villain heard from a maid later, she said that she got up to go to the latrine and saw Feng Sheng walk out of the guest house.

But she didn't pay much attention at that time, and later she heard that the Fourth Madam was murdered, and only then did she know that Feng Sheng went into the Fourth Madam's room at that time. "

"Is there such a thing? What's the name of this girl? I will pass her to the court now."

Chu Yintai murmured, "This time, my lord, her name is Xiaohong, but she is no longer in the Chu residence."

"Not in the Chu Mansion? Why not in the Chu Mansion?"

"Because of this incident, Xiaohong felt very guilty. She said that if she had been more considerate at the time, she might have been able to stop Feng Sheng. So she left."

Hearing this, Ji Xiu couldn't help being amused: "Chu Yintai, are you being fooled by being an official? Okay, regardless of this matter, I will ask you again, does your little concubine sleep without locking the door? Can the sound go in?"

"This villain doesn't know either, maybe Feng Sheng flipped the window, or maybe he forgot to lock the door."

"Chu Yintai, it seems that you really don't cry when you don't see the coffin. I already have enough evidence in my hand, it's clear that you assigned your subordinates to murder and blame Feng Sheng."

"My lord, I am wronged, how could a villain do such a thing that is inferior to a beast.

If you don't believe me, you can ask, everyone in the Chu family knows that the villain has always loved the fourth lady the most, so how could he kill her? "

"That's right, you did dote on her before, but she secretly communicated with others behind your back, so you became murderous when you were ashamed and angry."

"My lord, I'm wronged, it's not like this"

Ji Xiu patted the gavel: "Stop pretending, come here, pass witnesses to the court!"

The witnesses were Steward Wang of the Chu Mansion and his family Ding A'er.

The two of them were important witnesses. In order to prevent them from escaping, Chu Yintai had just been arrested, and the two of them were quickly brought under control.

Seeing Steward Wang and Ah Er brought to court, Chu Yintai was completely desperate

This fully shows that his every move has been completely controlled by the government.

"Wang Feng, I want to ask you, how did Chu Yintaina's concubine Yu Shi die?"

"Yes Yes"

Butler Wang was in a cold sweat, not knowing how to answer.

"Wang Feng, I solemnly warn you, tell the truth, if you dare to perjure again, then don't blame me for serving you with severe punishment!"

"Adults, spare your life, villains confess, villains confess

Back then, the idea of ​​framing Feng Sheng was indeed the villain's idea, but the villain's intention was to find a maid to take the place of the dead ghost, but he never expected that Mr. Chu would

No, Chu Yintai actually went crazy, saying that a maid's role is not enough, and if she wants to do it, she must do enough roles, and she must put Feng's life to death.

In the end, he decided to use the fourth wife as a scapegoat

But my lord, the villain just came up with an idea, and didn't make a move.It was Ah Er who killed the fourth lady, and the murder weapon was the hairpin on the fourth lady's head."

Hearing this, Ah Er was frightened and quickly kowtowed: "My lord, please forgive me, the villain is also forced

At first the villain was unwilling, but Chu Yintai threatened the villain, saying that the villain already knew about this, and if he didn’t listen to him, he would even take care of the villain.”

"No, my lord, they are lying, they are clearly setting me up"

At this time, Chu Yintai still wanted to quibble.

"Chu Yintai is bold, you dare to speak hard when you are about to die, come and punish me!"

"Yes!"

How could a pampered son like Chu Yintai stand up to punishment?

He didn't even survive a sentence, so he obediently pleaded guilty and signed his signature.

Now, Feng Sheng was finally cleared of his crimes and released in court, and his reputation as a scholar will also be restored.

Including Zhong Xiaofeng, Ji Xiu announced in the hall that although his elder brother is a big thief, he thought that the two brothers hadn't met each other for more than ten years, and their relationship had long existed in name only, so he would not sit down again, and his fame would be restored in the near future.

In the courtroom, Qian Xiaofeng and his wife could not help crying

Although the couple have experienced a lot of suffering and humiliation, seeing the fate of Chu Yintai and his son with their own eyes, they felt a little comforted in their hearts