Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Xiang Meng's back was covered with cold sweat. He immediately asked Xin Huailin for help: "General Xin, help me! You can't let them kill me like this. I am innocent! How can you punish me like this without authorization? I don't want to die, General Xin!"

Xin Huailin looked at Lu Qiying and said, "Lord Lu, he has been tortured. If his facial bones are cut off again, he may not be able to bear it. It is better to make an incision first and see what is inside before making a decision. You promised me that you would save his life. The bodies of my family members have not been found yet. If something happens to him..."

Lu Qiying hesitated: "This..."

Gu Qianhan said coldly: "It's just cutting bones, not beheading. Isn't the imperial physician here? He won't die. Lord Lu, just do it."

He had survived all kinds of torture in his previous life, so he knew the abilities of these imperial doctors better than anyone else.

Xiang Meng hated him to death, this man was so cold-blooded that it was outrageous! No, that's not right, he was not a human at all!

"Lord Lu, General Xin, don't listen to him! If you cut off my facial bones, I will definitely die, and the imperial physician can't save me! Don't you just want to see what's inside? Come on, just cut it open and take a look, come on!"

It is unprecedented that the prisoners suddenly become so cooperative and proactive.

Lu Qiying couldn't help but look at Gu Qianhan. His sharp facial features did not seem to be softened at all under the light. He was so handsome and elegant, but he had an extremely cold aura that made it difficult for people to get close to him.

Even with Lu Qiying's many years of experience in judging people, he couldn't tell whether Gu Qianhan was deliberately trying to scare Xiang Meng into submission, or whether he was really so cold-blooded and ruthless that he wanted to cut off Xiang Meng's bones.

If even he couldn't tell the difference, Xiang Meng would have no chance of telling it apart, which was why he was frightened by Gu Qianhan and broke his psychological defenses, and took the initiative to ask for his face to be cut open.

Lu Qiying secretly admired in his heart, he is indeed a genius prodigy, he is really amazing, no one can match him in playing psychological tactics. It would be great if such a talent could enter the Ministry of Justice!

However, he could only think about it. How could the second son of the Duke's Mansion go to the Ministry of Justice to deal with criminals?

In the end, Lu Qiying did not really ask anyone to cut Xiang Meng's bones, otherwise he would have no way to explain if the person died.

"Someone, cut open his face for me! Cut slowly, don't damage the things inside!"

Two men came over, one held Xiang Meng down, and the other picked up a sharp scimitar and started cutting Xiang Meng's face.

Screams were heard, but no one paid any attention.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the bruise left by the cut.

After a while, a piece of rusty thing was taken out.

The subordinate wiped off the blood and handed it to Lu Qiying: "Sir, there is only this thing inside, nothing else. This thing is almost embedded in his bones. It took quite a bit of strength for me to pull it out."

Lu Qiying frowned: "What is this?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"General Xin, take a look, is this yours?"

Xin Huailin shook his head: "It's so rusty, I can't recognize what it is."

Lu Qiying went up and kicked Xiang Meng, who was whimpering, "Tell me! Why is there something like this on your face? What does this have to do with the Xin family's case?"

Xiang Meng was kicked so hard that he almost suffocated. However, he would not admit it. He kept saying, "I don't know. I don't know anything!"

"You won't tell me, right? Well, I'll let you experience the real interrogation methods of the Ministry of Justice later!"

As Lu Qiying said this, he kicked him twice more.

A cold voice sounded: "Lord Lu, this should be half a needle."

Lu Qiying paused and said, "Needle?"

He looked at the rusty thing carefully for a while, and remembered what his subordinates had just said, that this thing was embedded in Xiang Meng's bones. He suddenly felt that what Gu Qianhan said made sense.

"It does look like a half-needle, but I don't know how it got stuck in his face. How can we convict him based on it?"

Xiang Meng was frightened when he heard Gu Qianhan reveal the true nature of this thing.

He cried and wailed, "Master Lu, I accidentally bumped into this half needle and it hit my face. The needle happened to break when it hit me, and half of it is left on my face! Who doesn't have some bumps and bruises on their body every day?"

"My injury and the needle have nothing to do with the Xin family's case. If you convict me based on this, it would be ridiculous!"

"General Xin, please persuade Lord Lu. I really didn't kill your family. You arrested the wrong people! I swear!"

Xin Huailin ignored him this time. He walked up to Gu Qianhan and bowed deeply to him. "I've always heard that the Second Young Master is extremely talented. Today I see that his reputation is well-deserved. I beg the Second Young Master to help me seek justice for the thirteen lives of the Xin family!"

The last time he saw Gu Qianhan, he was unable to hear Gu Qianhan's analysis of the Xin family case because Xiao Qingyuan was there. Today, when he saw Gu Qianhan could tell at a glance that it was half a needle, he knew that he could not rely on Xiao Qingyuan to solve the Xin family case.

Xiao Qingyuan can't solve the case, the only one who can solve it is Gu Qianhan.

After Xin Huailin finished speaking, he knelt down, prostrating himself on the ground, his voice filled with endless pain: "Please help me, Second Young Master. Thirteen people in my Xin family died unjustly, and now even their bodies cannot be found. I feel guilty towards my family and ancestors. If Second Young Master can help me solve the case, I am willing to follow you for the rest of my life!"

Gu Qianhan looked at the humble and painful Xin Huailin, and a complex emotion flashed across his eyes.

It was logical and moral for him to take this case, and he had to accept the credit that did not belong to him.

In the previous life, Shen Wantang used this case to send Liao Youhe to the Dali Temple as an official, allowing him to gain real power and fame, and also gain Xin Huailin's extremely loyal following.

In this life, Shen Wantang gave him all of this.

At this moment, he had a strong intuition that Shen Wantang was also reborn.

She knew that the Gu family had once been wiped out, and she didn't want the Gu family to repeat the same mistake in this life. She knew that Xin Huailin was a chivalrous man, and she wanted Xin Huailin to be his assistant and give him a little strength in his fight against imperial power.

So, she specially brought Gu Qianning to the Shen family today, pointed out the suspicious points about Xiang Meng, but gave the credit to him.

In fact, she only pointed out one clue, and she left the other clue for him to uncover himself.

How could he have deserved such great kindness from her in both his life and his life?

Gu Qianhan felt heavy in his heart, but an inexplicable warmth surged throughout his limbs.

He bent down and helped Xin Huailin up: "General Xin fought bravely on the battlefield and is one of the most respected soldiers by the people of Dafeng. You don't have to kneel to me. I have taken on the Xin family's case. I will solve it within three days."