Who Said I Was a Coquettish Bitch

"Okay, then I'll wait for Lord Luo here." Bai Chen nodded slightly.

He was a little surprised in his heart.

Although Dali Temple is in charge of the country's criminal prisons and case trials, generally speaking, the local governor first judges the case, and if it is a major case such as exile or death penalty, it will be reported to Dali Temple for final decision. If there is any grievance or doubt during the review , Dali Temple will send officials to re-investigate the case.

Even if this is the capital city, the process is the same.

Cases in the capital are first tried by Jing Zhaoyin first, and serious cases are reported to Dali Temple.

For example, in the last unjust case of "the daughter-in-law forced her mother-in-law to death", Jing Zhaoyin sentenced his daughter-in-law Qian to be hanged. This case was sent to Dali Temple for review, but Luo Lanye found suspicious points, and finally returned his daughter-in-law's innocence.

It could make Luo Lanye appear on the scene in person in a hurry, and then contacted that the crime occurred in the northwest of the city where meritorious officials of foreign surnames and Beijing officials live together...

Undoubtedly, this was a murder case that happened in the home of a high-ranking official. Perhaps the grade was so high that Jing Zhaoyin could not bear it. He felt that he could not control it, so he chose to report it directly to Dali Temple.

Not long after, Luo Lanye walked out with a serious face.

Behind him was Master Lu, who was in charge of the trial of the case, Qin Yucheng, who was in charge of the prison, several yamen servants with strong martial arts skills, and the most experienced clerk in Dali Temple.

This lineup can be said to be quite strong, Bai Chen confirmed again that the case must be related to the court order.

The servants of the yamen had already prepared the carriage, and several horses were also pulled out.

Bai Chen hurriedly saluted and met the three adults.

"Get in the carriage, Bo Lushi, you and I, Lord Lu and Lord Qin will ride in the same carriage." Luo Lanye said, "The rest of you will ride to Lord Jiang's mansion first and wait."

"Yes, my lord."

After everyone took orders, they all took their places.

After getting into the carriage, Bai Chen felt a shudder in his heart, Mr. Jiang?For the court official surnamed Jiang, he could only think of the Minister of the Household Department, who was Jiang Haochen's father, at the first moment.

There was a murder in their house?Could it be something happened to Jiang Haochen?

Reminiscent of their conversation in Wangyue Tower a few days ago, could it be that something happened to Jiang Haoran?

For a while, his thoughts were chaotic and he couldn't figure out a clue.

He really wanted to ask about the situation, but there were strict rules in the officialdom, and no one in the carriage spoke, even interjecting.

Sitting in the same carriage with the three leaders, only the sound of the horse's hooves stamping on the ground and the creaking of the wheels can be heard. This feeling of depression is even better than that of him riding in the same carriage with Kang Wang.

Especially those three masters who are all frowning and serious.

He didn't have many chances to see Lu Guangting, the official of Dali Temple, but he didn't expect that he was also a black-faced god.

"Lord Lu, when did the murder happen?" Luo Lanye asked, breaking the dull atmosphere.

Bai Chen's ears perked up immediately, and they were going to discuss the case—hope it wasn't Jiang Haochen's accident.Although he can't regard Mr. Jiang as a close friend for the time being, he likes to deal with people with a pure heart like Jiang Haochen, and he still has a good impression of him as a friend.

Lu Guangting told the story in a few words: "According to Mr. Jing Zhao Yinmei, the servant of the Jiang family reported to him at Maoshi today, saying that the nanny of the young master at home died. Mr. Mei thought it was a servant who died, so he Brought a few yamen servants to Jiang's residence, but I didn't expect that there was something hidden in it, involving the concubine's murder of the wife and son-in-law, the matter is very important, Master Mei couldn't make a decision, so he hurriedly reported it."

Bai Chen breathed a sigh of relief, luckily it wasn't Jiang Haochen's accident, but he was a little surprised, he just said something casually, didn't expect that there was something wrong with that nanny?Could it be that Jiang Haoran found out the inside story and was involved in the inner house struggle?

Could he be a crow's mouth...

"It's so hard to decide." Luo Lanye said, "Just act according to the evidence, even if something happened in Mr. Jiang's house, you can also act according to the rules."

Luo Lanye's words are correct. The identity of a concubine is actually a servant, and the main wife is the master. The case of the slave-servant murdering the master can be easily determined.

Unless Mr. Jiang has the heart to protect his concubine, there is no need for the high-level and middle-level officials of Dali Temple to come forward in a hurry.

"That's what you said, Mr. Mei leapfrogged to find Mr. Hu directly." Lu Guangting said with a slight disdain in his tone, "He is just afraid that the black hat on his head will not be safe, and he will push it up when encountering little things. "

Bai Chen could tell that Mrs. Jingzhao Yinmei was a timid person, and when he encountered a case involving a high-ranking court official, he was afraid of causing trouble, so he quickly threw this hot potato out.

It just so happened that Mr. Hu, Minister of Dali Temple, was also cautious, fearing that Jing Zhaoyin would make trouble for him, so he hurriedly sent his subordinates to clean up the mess.

Judging from the fact that Mr. Mei leapfrogged the report so skillfully, he had a personal relationship with Mr. Hu, and this was not the first time this had happened.

Master Mei's ability to handle affairs and psychological quality, it is estimated that Jing Zhaoyin will be a sixth-rank Jing Zhaoyin in this life, so it is no wonder that Lu Guangting, who is regarded as his equal, mentioned him with unabashed disdain.

Qin Yucheng, who was of a lower rank, didn't say anything, but just listened quietly.

Luo Lanye also seemed to have a little helplessness, paused, and asked, "How did Young Master Jiang's nanny die?"

"The nanny was found to have poisoned Young Master Jiang, and died while being held in the firewood room. At first, she thought she committed suicide in fear of crime, but later it was suspected that Master Jiang's concubine, Jin Niang, killed her."

Luo Lanye must have seen quite a few cases of this kind of fighting and murder in the inner house. He said calmly, "Got it."

……

It is not too far from the north of the city where the Dali Temple official office is located to the northwest of the city. The carriage ran fast and arrived at the gate of the Jiang Mansion in less than half an hour.

Hubu Shangshu's mansion is not as luxurious as Kang Wang's mansion, but it is also a noble compound with extraordinary style.

The first yamen servant Wu Zuo and others have arrived and are waiting at the door.

A few servants from Jiang's house were also waiting at the door.

After Luo Lanye and the others got out of the car, an old man with gray hair came up to him.

"The younger one is the butler of the mansion, Song Fu." Butler Song bent down and made a gesture of invitation, "My lords, please come inside, my master is waiting in the hall."

Luo Lanye nodded, "Let's go."

Song Fu led them through the garden and the promenade, and as soon as they approached the main hall, Bai Chen heard crying and beating and cursing.

An angry female voice scolded: "You bastard, it's okay to be coquettish at ordinary times. I treat you kindly, and I never felt sorry for you as the mistress. You're better off, you'll hurt me instead, and you'll hurt me too!" Chen!"

There was a snapping sound as he spoke.

"Woooooo...I didn't, I didn't do it!" Another woman who sounded younger whimpered, "It's really not me!"

"Also said it wasn't you, I must beat you to death today!"

"It's really not me, sister, it's really not me, I was wronged, master save me!"

The sound of beating and scolding and crying and begging for mercy rang together, and there was quite a lot of movement.

"Shuzhen, stop!" A majestic male voice sounded, "The people from Dali Temple will be here soon, what's the point of making a scene!"

Song Fu trotted a few steps into the door to announce, "Master, Master Luo of Dali Temple, Master Lu has arrived."

The room suddenly became quiet.

After Luo Lanye coughed at the door, he paused before entering.

When Bai Chen also entered the door after him, he realized that the "battle situation" was far more intense than imagined.

The floor was littered with shards of china, cups and vases.

A gorgeously dressed young woman knelt on the ground with disheveled hair, her face was covered with tears, her clothes were disheveled, and her expression was in a trance.

Jiang Shangshu sat on the main seat, and beside him sat a graceful and luxurious middle-aged woman, panting heavily, with an angry expression on her face.

Two servant girls were frightened stupid, and they shrank behind the pillars, not daring to move.

Neither Jiang Haoran nor Jiang Haochen were present.

Seeing Luo Lanye and others coming in, Jiang Shangshu got up, and Luo Lanye cupped his hands: "Master Jiang."

Jiang Shangshu slightly cupped his hands in return, "Lord Luo, I will trouble you early in the morning."

"Master Jiang is polite, it's a matter of duty."

After the two leaders greeted each other, they saluted briefly according to their official positions.

Jiang Shangshu looked rather sad, much older than when he met in the Empress Dowager's palace.

He said: "It is said that family ugliness should not be publicized, but when a murder case occurs, it must be reported."

"Lord Luo, this bitch bribed Nanny Liu to poison me and my son!" Mrs. Jiang got up angrily, "Take her back!"

"Shuzhen, don't mess around!"

After all, Mrs. Jiang is a lady of the family, so she didn't say anything after hearing the words, she just looked at the young woman on the ground fiercely.

After Jiang Shangshu scolded his wife, he looked at the two servant girls behind the pillar, "Hurry up and help her up from the ground, don't you think I'm not shameful enough!"

"Yes, sir."

The two servant girls hurriedly helped up the young woman on the ground, one on the left and one on the right.

The young woman was still in a trance after being helped up, and there were two bloodstains from the nails on her glamorous face.

This should be the prime suspect, Jin Niang.

"Master Jiang." Luo Lanye opened his mouth slowly, cupped his hands and said, "Since it is an investigation, we must follow the procedures. Whoever finds out that the nanny was poisoned, who is the first to find out that the nanny is dead, and who is the first to suspect the second Ma'am, Lord Jiang please invite them all up, and also the nurse's body, let him do a careful inspection."

For the sake of reputation, Jiang Shangshu originally wanted to deal with this matter in a low-key manner.But since he has been an official for many years and knows that Dali Temple has been alarmed, this case is doomed to be low-key.

"I don't know who discovered it. There are not many people in the family, so let's call them together." Jiang Shangshu rubbed his temples, "Song Fu, go and call them all to the hall."

Song Fu said: "Yes, master."

Not long after, people came to the main hall one after another, including the two brothers Jiang Haoran and Jiang Haochen.

Jiang Haoran protects Jiang Haochen, fearing that his younger brother might make a mistake.

He was a little surprised when he saw Bai Chen, and turned his head slightly to greet him.