The rebirth of the son-in-law

"Blood! Zhang He hastened to apologize to Situ Gong and Song Consort!"

"Zhuzi is rude, deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors!"

"Bold! How dare you slander the son-in-law and Duke Situ, what is your intention?"

"Don't shut up with me yet!"

The Korean and Chinese officials pointed at Zhang He and yelled, blushing with excitement, as if Zhang He said that they murdered and set fire, but the generals were all snickering, pointing and watching jokes, feeling very proud.Song Zhi was also a little guilty and ashamed, suddenly a gentle hand held her hand gently under the sleeve robe, she raised her head and looked at Princess Xianning beside her, Princess Xianning looked calmly at all the officials in the court , without saying a word.Maybe she looked at it for a long time before Princess Xianning turned her head and smiled at her, blinking her eyes, Song Zhi couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and put his raised heart in his stomach.

Princess Xianning can bring her a sense of security. If even Princess Xianning can't save her, it's useless for Da Luo Jinxian to come, so seeing Princess Xianning's calm demeanor, she also learned to straighten her waist and lowered her eyes. Pretending to be calm and breezy.The princess caught a glimpse from the corner of her eye, and the corners of her lips curved, she stopped paying attention to her, and put her attention back on Zhang He in the court.

The emperor did not refute him, Zhang He seemed to have received great encouragement, strengthened his belief, sorted out the clues, and said solemnly: "I did not frame Situ and the son-in-law with empty words and no grounds. I have evidence to prove that the arson case and the murder case are irrelevant." The murderer of the masked man's corpse is the Song family father and son."

The Son of Heaven, who had been silent all this time and couldn't see his expression clearly behind the beaded curtain, finally said, "Oh? Zhang Qing, where is the evidence?"

Zhang He arched his hands, turned his head and shouted to the outside of the hall: "Submit the evidence and bring the treasurer of Buzhuang!"

A small yellow door was holding a qin and a wooden plate, and on the wooden plate was a green carp jade pendant. The shopkeeper of the cloth shop, dressed in common clothes, walked in quickly with his head bowed.

"Jiao Yong, the treasurer of Jiao's Cloth Village, a commoner, pays homage to Your Majesty!"

Zhang He said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this person is one of the witnesses, Jiao Yong, the shopkeeper of Jiao's Cloth Village in the east of the city." He explained, "We must start with the identity of the male corpse. After receiving a report from the owner of the Chunfeng Pavilion, saying that the fifth son of the common man of the Chunfeng Pavilion had been missing for many days, the minister rushed to the Chunfeng Pavilion to investigate after learning about the situation. After negotiating with the captain, he presided over the case. I asked several common people in Chunfeng Pavilion, and they described the appearance and body of the fifth son, which was not the same as the person in my memory. I remembered the first year of Zhengping Famous Yanghu meets the fifth son."

Song Zhi got slightly sweaty palms, she withdrew her hand from Princess Xianning, her face was slightly pale, her chest was tight and short of breath.Amidst Zhang He's whiny accusations, she thought of every time he tried, and felt a little annoyed.

"In addition, I also learned a strange thing, that is, Song Min, the son of Song Xu, the Marquis of Liangxiang, has something to do with the fifth son. It is said that Song Min once gave the fifth son a piano worth a thousand gold, named Rouge Red. Please look, Your Majesty," he said, pointing to the qin held in Xiaohuangmen's hand, "this qin is expensive, and it was made by the chief literati during Emperor Wen's time. Son-in-law Song put it in his hands, but in the end Song Min gave it to Fifth Young Master."

The Son of Heaven bypassed the long case, stepped down from Majesty Dan, and carefully looked at the carmine.He has seen many famous pianos, and there are many treasures in the Treasure Pavilion of the Imperial Palace. This carmine is beautiful in appearance, and it is the best work.

"Also, before the Fifth Young Master disappeared, someone sent him a letter saying that he would soon be a good man. The Fifth Young Master was very happy and asked someone to go to the cloth shop to buy him a new suit. It was also on the same day, coincidentally Yes, the son-in-law also went to the cloth village."

The Son of Heaven looked at Song Zhi, and pondered: "My son-in-law, is there such a thing?"

Song Zhi bit the bullet and nodded: "I have been to the cloth village. I was excited about marrying the princess, so I wandered around. I went into the cloth village to look at the cloth. Maybe there are good materials that I can give to you in the future. The princess makes clothes." She smiled awkwardly, "But the minister is also very happy, the princess has her own beautiful and beautiful clothes in the palace, so there is no need for the minister to show courteousness."

Hearing this, the Son of Heaven laughed, his eyes filled with approval and understanding: "My son-in-law has such a heart, I am very relieved."

"Your Majesty," seeing the emperor's interruption, all the ministers agreed deeply, Zhang He frowned, and quickly brought the topic back, "The night after the son-in-law went to Buzhuang, that is, the night before the wedding ceremony, the son-in-law stayed at Situ's mansion. Meeting with the Fifth Young Master, the two had a dispute, the son-in-law accidentally killed the Fifth Young Master, ruined his appearance, and buried him in the garden of the backyard!"

"Is it unreasonable for Zhang Zuojian to assert that the son-in-law of the palace killed and buried the corpse based on speculation?" Princess Xianning sneered, "Could it be that the death of the fifth son-in-law in Situ's mansion means that the son-in-law killed the man? This is too far-fetched, right? "

Zhang He took the green carp jade pendant from the wooden plate held by Xiao Huangmen, bowed his head and presented it in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is the family jade pendant that the son-in-law brought with him since he was a child. When the son-in-law went to Jiao's cloth village, Jiao Yong has seen it before, but I haven't seen it since the day the princess got married. The son-in-law said it was stolen, but I have been with the son-in-law for many days. I don’t seem to care much about it. Just imagine, if this thing is so precious and important, if the son-in-law doesn’t share it with others, if it is lost or stolen, he will rush to look for it, and the son-in-law’s unhurried attitude, how can he explain it? ?”

While Song Zhi's eyes fell on the green carp jade pendant, everyone present was also looking at that jade pendant.The importance of that jade pendant to the Song family was known to all civil servants. Song Qian only took one look at it, then buried his head deeply, treating it like his old rock.

"Four days ago, the minister and the son-in-law met at Mingyang Lake. After returning to the Tingwei's mansion, the imperial physician found the minister and asked if he still cared about the male corpse. The minister remembered that the autopsy results of the male autopsy had not been read. The minister checked the imperial physician and gave an examination. I found that this person matched the image of the Fifth Young Master, and the time of death was also the night of the disappearance. I went to see it in person. The imperial doctor pointed to the corpse and told him about the special features of the corpse. The male corpse was about double ten years old, seven feet six inches tall , the skin on both hands is soft, and the fingertips are slightly callused, which is different from ordinary people." When Zhang He said this, he glanced at Song Zhi.

Song Zhi's face froze, wishing to catch Zhang He and beat him up.Just say that the fifth son is a homosexual or a male prostitute. Why are you looking at me?What do you think of me when you say so?Song Zhi had a mouthful of old blood stuck in his throat, and almost sprayed Zhang He's face.

"The male corpse matches the identity of the Fifth Young Master. He was wounded with a blunt instrument before the fire started, and bled to death. I found the stone used for the murder at the burial place, and there were bloodstains on it. The chest was on the forehead. , so the Fifth Young Master was killed face to face by a man stronger than him."

"Isn't that right?" Song Zhi raised doubts, "I'm weak, so I don't necessarily have stronger force than the fifth son. Besides, I have no motive for committing the crime. The fifth son and I are close friends. How could I kill him? "

"The son-in-law's so-called 'motivation for committing the crime' is actually a word for 'panic'. I heard that the owner of the Spring Wind Pavilion said that every time Song Min approached the fifth son, the fifth son would either reject him or break up with him. Song Minnai The son of the Marquis of Liangxiang, the son of the Song family, and the fifth son-in-law, if there is no one with a greater status than him, how dare he resist Song Min again and again? There is still a poem in the room of the fifth son-in-law, which is exactly what the son-in-law wrote back then. The "Song of the Yue People" presented as a gift, the qin of Rougelei did not belong to Song Min in the first place, but belonged to the son-in-law, don't the son-in-law remember?"

Song Zhi was speechless.The courtiers cast ambiguous glances at her, including ridicule, contempt, disdain, and probing, to name a few.Song Zhi didn't know what Princess Xianning was thinking, but she had already been dubbed a "gay guy", and she couldn't be cleared even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

The Son of Heaven went from being leisurely and calm at the beginning, to his complexion changing slightly, frowning and contemplating, and finally looking at Song Zhi with complex emotions in his eyes, as if he was relieved by his fellows, but also as if he was embarrassed by being slapped in the face.Zhang He didn't care about the face of the emperor and the princess at all, and he gave examples endlessly to demonstrate how deep the friendship between Song Fang and the fifth son was, and how much the fifth son admired Song Fang, and might even be infatuated with him.When the Son of Heaven heard the last word, his face turned livid, and he almost gritted his teeth when he glanced at Song Zhi who was faintly sweating and frightened.

"However, I believe that the son-in-law's friendship with the fifth son-in-law is as light as water. The son-in-law will Shang Princess and invite the fifth son-in-law to go to the house for a while, and the fifth son-in-law will happily go. Tears were sad, and he vowed to tell the truth about the son-in-law traveling with him. He provoked the son-in-law with words, and even threatened him, so in a rage, he picked up a stone and slammed it on the face of the fifth son-in-law. The fifth son was caught off guard and fell to the ground. He lost too much blood and fainted. The son-in-law was afraid of being known, so he first destroyed his appearance, and then buried the body. In a hurry, he didn't take back the keepsake green carp and jade pendant, and left it on the fifth son's body."

Zhang He stared at Song Zhi and raised the corner of his mouth.

"This is all your family's opinion. Random guesses can be considered as evidence? Even if the green carp jade pendant is on the fifth son's body, it may be that he stole it from the official, or that the official lost it and was picked up by him." Song Song Zhi snorted and said, "Besides, I am a masculine man, even if the fifth son is beautiful and gentle, he can't compare to a woman. I have a normal orientation, so it is impossible to have any relationship with the fifth son. Since there is no relationship, naturally I am not afraid of the shadow slanting, How could you be afraid of the sharpness of his tongue and kill someone by mistake?"

"I knew that the son-in-law would not admit it." Zhang He laughed, took out another thing from his sleeve, and raised his eyebrows, "But I asked about it in the wine shop, and a drunkard saw it with his own eyes. Waiting at the back door of Situ Mansion. When the fifth son came, he was brought into the mansion by Situ Cheng. If Situ didn't know about the murder in the huge Situ Mansion, I'm afraid it would be unreasonable? Unless the murderer is a high-ranking person, everything can be buried in the ground. People know."

Song Zhi took the thing and looked at it, it was a well-documented confession.The time, place and people are very clear. It said that after Situ Cheng lured the fifth son in, he looked around to see if there was anyone around.

"You—" Song Zhi was furious, but there was nothing he could do. If Song Fang didn't kill him, then where did he get the jade pendant? Why did Song Fang invite the Fifth Young Master to Situ Mansion?And only when someone with a high status kills someone, can everything be silently as if it never happened.Could it be that the murderer is really Song Fang?