bastard returns

The room was extremely quiet, no one spoke, only the sound of swallowing tea could be heard, Ning Huayang sat on the main seat with a cloudy expression, his eyes kept glancing at Ning Yicai, as if he wanted to see Ning Yicai's mind clearly What the hell is he thinking.

Ning Huayang is cautious and rarely does things that he is not sure about. Once he wants to do something, in order to avoid complications, he will usually make very thorough arrangements.

Take the matter of Ning Zhongkun this time as an example. Under the plan of him, Meng Zhifan and others, Ning Zhongkun was asked to prepare the poison himself. Originally, the most perfect idea was to let Ning Zhongkun poison himself, but who Knowing that Ning Zhongkun was actually cowardly at a critical point, they had no choice but to do it for him, but under their careful planning, this pot of dirty water was poured on Ning Zhongkun without leaking a single drop. Telltale facts and evidence——If Princess Wanyi hadn't eaten and bit them all of a sudden, even if Ning Zhongkun hit the wall ten times in the dungeon, he still wouldn't be able to solve the case.

It was also because Ning Huayang didn't want to cause trouble, and he did everything by himself. Except for Ning Yicai who participated in this matter, even Ning Lie never told him, let alone there were servants who knew the inside story.Ning Huayang would do this because he was afraid that there would be too many people, and if there were too many people who knew about it, especially the servants, even his confidantes, if their mouths broke, it would sometimes lead to a catastrophe.

So from the very beginning, he was puzzled, why did that gangster Liu Yidao suddenly come out with a confession against Ning Zhongkun? Could it be that Ning Yi was worried about Ning Zhongkun's verdict, and even more to confirm his case? Because of the crime, he secretly colluded with Liu Yidao to make him say so?

After all, the young man was still restless, thinking that he had done something stupid shrewdly.Ning Huayang sighed softly, the matter has come to this point, it is better not to make any mistakes.

While Ning Huayang was thinking, Ning Yicai looked calm on the surface, but his heart was not at peace. He was always thinking whether Liu Yidao had enough brains or not. What if the chain is broken?

Just when everyone was thinking about it, Liu Yidao came back.

Liu Yidao was sweating on his face, obviously he came here in a hurry, holding a white porcelain urn in his arms, after entering the room, he wiped his face vigorously, and then said to Ning Yicai: "There is only one like this in the second young master's cabinet. The jar, I brought the small one."

"Brother, do you see if this is it?" Ning Yicai took a deep breath, pointed to the porcelain urn and asked Ning Lie, Ning Lie nodded and said, "That's right."

"It would be great to have this medicine dregs." Sikong Xu said, "As long as we check whether the medicine dregs are poisonous, many problems can be easily solved." After finishing speaking, Sikong Xu looked at Jing Zhaoyin again, "My lord thinks How, do you start drug testing now?"

"Since Your Highness has this intention, let's start the test now." It is impossible for Jing Zhaoyin to save Sikongxuan's face, and he also wanted to understand the matter earlier. Seeing this, Ning Yi couldn't wait to inform the steward , "What are you still doing, go get some hot water and silver needles!"

Hot water and silver needles for drug testing were quickly brought. To show justice, Jing Zhaoyin did it himself. He opened the porcelain urn, shook out the dried medicinal materials, poured it into hot water and stirred it. After a while, he picked up the silver needle, put the tip of the needle in the water and let it stand for a while before taking it out.

Everyone's eyes fell on the silver needle. The silver needle was not thin, and it had been polished brightly before entering the water, so the test results were very obvious. Seeing that the tip of the silver needle showed signs of blackening, Ning Yi just He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said in a smug tone: "Master Jing Zhaoyin, did you see the result of the inspection clearly?"

Jing Zhaoyin nodded, "The medicinal material is indeed poisonous."

Hearing what Jing Zhaoyin said, Liu Yidao also showed a relaxed expression.

Ning Yicai immediately continued: "Since it has been proved by experience that the decoction is indeed poisonous, plus Liu Yidao's testimony just now, it is enough to show that what the third brother put in grandfather's decoction is definitely arsenic." Speaking of this, Ning Yicai Yicai looked at Ning Zhongkun who had been silent since just now with a heartbroken expression, "Third brother, third brother, as the only grandson in our mansion, your status is inherently precious. Sooner or later, the family business of the government will belong to you, why do you want to be so insane and do such outrageous things as poisoning your grandfather, why don't you let me, the elder brother, be heartbroken!"

"Your Highness Sixth, do you think this matter?" Jing Zhaoyin looked at Sikong Xuan with a questioning expression. The doubts that Sikongxuan raised just now have been answered in this medicine dregs. It is true that Ning Guogong was poisoned by taking the decoction , in this case, the person who poisoned must be Ning Zhongkun who decocted the medicine himself, there is no other possibility.

The Sikong Xuan grinned at this moment, pointed at Liu Yidao and said: "Come here, take this person down quickly."

Sikongxuan came with his guards, upon hearing the order, the two behind him immediately stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, and pressed Liu Yidao to the ground.

The two guards were very strong, Liu Yidao suffered pain, his cheek was pressed to the ground and screamed again and again, this sudden scene made everyone stunned, Ning Yi said anxiously: "Your Highness, what are you doing?" !"

Sikong Xuan didn't even look at him, he just said: "Mr. Ning, don't worry, this palace just helped you catch a real murderer who was full of nonsense."

"Your Highness, why are you doing this?" Jing Zhaoyin didn't know why.

Before Sikong Xuan could answer, Ning Huayang seemed to have thought of something suddenly. He widened his eyes and looked at Ning Lie like a sharp sword. What he saw was Ning Lie's expression with a slight smile. The smile he had never seen on Ning Lie's face made Ning Huayang inexplicably feel that his knees were a little weak, and he wanted to stand up, but he couldn't use the strength.

From the very beginning, he felt that there was something wrong, but now he finally figured it out, Liu Yidao is a notary, he should avoid suspicion, but when Ning Yi asked him to get the evidence, neither Ning Zhongkun nor Sikong Xuan It would be unreasonable for anyone to stand up and object. In this case, there is only one possibility, that is, they did it on purpose!

Sure enough, as soon as Ning Huayang realized this, he heard Sikong Xu whispering: "Master Jing Zhaoyin, if you have any questions, please ask Mr. Ning Lie. I feel that what he said should be more convincing than this hall. .”

Jing Zhaoyin was completely confused, as if the Sixth Highness in front of him was uniting with the second son of the Ning family to betray him, but he couldn't get angry, so he had to shift his searching eyes to Ning Lie again, At this time, Ning Lie stood up and said: "Master Jing Zhaoyin, I actually didn't leave any medicine residue at all."

"What! Ning Lie, you!?" Ning Yi heard this sentence, and immediately looked at Ning Lie in disbelief, his mouth widened.

"Sure enough..." Ning Huayang felt his eyes darken, and he almost couldn't breathe.

"You didn't leave any medicine residue?" Jing Zhaoyin was taken aback, and immediately looked at the white porcelain urn, "Then what's inside is..."

"The things inside were handed over to Second Young Master Ning by the main hall, and asked him to keep them in the room to be sloppy. Of course, when the main hall was handed over to him, there was no poison inside." Sikongxuan took over the matter, "But now, But poison was detected from inside, Lord Jing Zhaoyin thinks, why is this happening?"

Jing Zhaoyin has sat in this position for many years, and has tried many cases. If you can't see it at this juncture, you are really stupid. It is obvious that His Highness the Sixth Highness has joined forces with the Second Young Master Ning to hold Yiweng's counterfeit medicine is playing tricks, but the so-called soldiers never tire of cheating, and they really showed signs of cheating.

Thinking of this, Jing Zhaoyin immediately looked at Liu Yidao, who was already covered in cold sweat, with unfriendly eyes: "From this point of view, you must have tampered with the medicine. I am asking you, do you have something to say?" trick?"

"Little...you don't know anything..." Liu Yidao was obviously terrified, but he still clenched his teeth. He knew that he couldn't let go now. Once he let go, he would die.

"If you really don't see the coffin, you won't cry. With the accusations of the Sixth Highness and the Second Young Master Ning, you still want to pretend? Are you going to force me to torture you?" Jing Zhaoyin's official position is not as good as Ning Huayang's, and his status is not as good as Sikong Xuan. The aura in this room has been suppressed all the time, but now it's his strength when it comes to the interrogation of the confession, and he immediately said with great momentum: "I'll beat you twenty big slaps, we'll see if you do it or not! "

"My lord, please wait first." Jing Zhaoyin had just finished speaking, but Ning Zhongkun, who was sitting on the side, spoke at this moment. He stared at Liu Yidao viciously, and said with a sarcasm: "This bitch has the guts to go I must have made enough preparations for splashing dirty water on my body. If you can't tell the truth by relying on the boards of adults, why don't you take people to my yard, where I have a special place for torture. Throat hoops, foot nails, thistles, whips, and iron lotuses are all there is, no matter how hard his bones are, he must not be able to survive the torture instrument of flowing water."

Ning Zhongkun's tone was not serious, but these words were particularly creepy. Sikong Xuan frowned displeased. He actually planned to have such a place in the yard where he lived. Just imagine that Ning Zhongkun treats people around him on weekdays. How cruel and unbearable the servants are, if it wasn't for Ning Yuan's entrustment, with Sikong Xuan's character, even if Ning Zhongkun was wronged, he wouldn't want to help this kind of scum at all, leaving him to fend for himself in the sky prison is the right thing to do retribution.

Hearing Ning Zhongkun's words, Liu Yidao's clothes were immediately soaked in cold sweat. If he hit the board, he would grit his teeth and at least be able to resist, but those instruments of torture...he didn't know anything else. Barbs, a whip can take a large piece of flesh alive, and some people are hurt to death by this. As for the iron lotus, it is even more cruel. This thing is shaped like a wooden horse. Torture, which was originally used to punish women, was improved by Ning Zhongkun, and it can also be used on men. After taking off his pants, he was forced to press the man on it, and the iron lotus on the wooden horse rose from the two buttocks. The small eye in the middle is pierced hard, and the execution is extremely painful. Often, the iron lotus will be stirred up in the stomach in an instant, until people can't live or die.

The more Liu Yidao thought about it, the paler his face became. Compared with being greeted by those instruments of torture, it would be more enjoyable to die directly. Seeing that the two guards who were escorting him had already pulled him up and were about to drag him out of the door, he Just as if he was going to be dragged to the execution, his whole body shook, and he immediately screamed: "No! I won't go! I'll say it! I'll say anything!"

Jing Zhaoyin waved his hand, and the two guards threw Liu Yidao on the ground again. Liu Yidao gasped for a few breaths, only feeling as if he had circled around the gate of hell, and said intermittently: "Little one, little one!" It is true that on the way to get the medicinal materials, tampered with it and added arsenic..."

"Hmph, a servant has the guts to do such a thing of framing!" Jing Zhaoyin snorted.

"Master Jing Zhaoyin, this person is so vicious and cunning, and the confession he made just now is fabricated out of thin air. It is absolutely unbelievable. He must have been instigated by someone. You have to investigate carefully." Ning Zhongkun said, looking at Ning In the direction of Yicai, Ning Yicai's face was as white as a piece of paper, although his expression was very calm, but his constantly trembling sleeves clearly betrayed his current mood.

"Say, but someone ordered you to frame him!" Jing Zhaoyin shouted again.

"Yes... yes..." Liu Yidao stammered for a long while, finally closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, and said, "The Eldest Young Master instructed me to say that!"

There is only one person in this room who can be called the young master, and that is Ning Yicai, the eldest of the three grandchildren of Duke Ning's mansion, the eldest grandson of Duke Ning.

"Really... really full of nonsense!" Ning Yicai said in panic, "You dog slave, why did you frame me!"

"Framing? Brother, what you said is really ridiculous." Ning Zhongkun said sarcastically: "If it weren't for your instigation, would a cook have the guts to fabricate a confession to slander me, the young master? I knew it must be that you father and son colluded and poisoned me. Grandfather, you framed me again, so that the entire Ning family fell into your hands, it really is a deep plot!"

"Master Jing Zhaoyin, everything I said is true. If it wasn't for the young master's instigation, I would definitely not have the guts to lie in front of you." Anyway, I'm already shaking, so it's better to shake it thoroughly. Liu Yidao is completely confused now. A mentality of breaking the jar, "It was the young master who gave the young one the money, and said that if the young one succeeded in this matter, he would promote the young one, so that the young one would not have to spend all day in the kitchen as a pawn." It’s a mess, the little one was fascinated by ghosts for a while, so..." Liu Yidao said, kowtowing like garlic, "Please forgive the young one, my lord!"

"I haven't done it!" Ning Yicai still clenched his teeth, "This person is full of nonsense, you can't believe what he said!"

"Brother, let me save your energy." Ning Zhongkun sneered and said, "First, there was the accusation of Princess Wanyi, and now this person has confessed that he was ordered by you to frame me. Is it not clear enough? It must be that you have a guilty conscience and are afraid that the reverse case will be revealed, so you have tossed about these moths. Unfortunately, the paper can’t cover the flames. People are doing things and the sky is watching. Master Jing Zhaoyin can naturally judge right from wrong, return me, return me. Grandfather is fair!"

"I..." Even though Ning Yi was so eloquent in normal times, now that he was frightened and angry, he didn't know how to tell the difference. He seemed a little panicked and looked at Ning Huayang for help.

Contrary to Ning Yicai, Ning Huayang has already calmed down at this moment, he walked up to Liu Yidao without saying a word, Liu Yidao was still chanting the words of begging for mercy, until he saw a pair of luxurious brocade boots standing beside him In front of him, he raised his head and found that Ning Huayang was also looking down at him, his eyes flickering, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

At the next moment, Ning Huayang did something that frightened everyone present.He suddenly pulled out a dagger from his waist, and quickly cut Liu Yidao's throat before everyone could react.

A burst of blood gushed out, the blood even splashed half of Ning Huayang's face, Liu Yidao's eyes widened, he clutched his neck in disbelief, and fell crookedly on the ground, as if dying of breath.

Neither Jing Zhaoyin nor Sikong Xuan obviously expected that Ning Huayang would suddenly kill someone. Even Ning Yicai was stunned. It was the guards behind Sikongxuan who reacted quickly. Xuan Hu was behind him, and Ning Zhongkun also scrambled to Sikong Xuan's side, as if Ning Huayang killed Liu Yidao, and his next target would be him.

Unexpectedly, after giving a name, Ning Huayang acted like a normal person, wiped the blood from the dagger with his sleeve, and inserted it back into the scabbard at his waist.

"Lord Ning, what are you doing!" Liu Yidao was a witness, and Ning Huayang killed the witness in front of him. Isn't this slapping Jing Zhaoyin in the face? After going crazy, Jing Zhaoyin immediately yelled, "How do you want me to continue investigating the case and explain to His Majesty!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Jing Zhaoyin, this slave is so bold, he lied and forged a confession to frame Zhong Kun, and now he framed Yicai again. I couldn't bear it, so I dealt with him with family law. I hope Mr. Jing Zhaoyin will forgive me. "Ning Huayang didn't seem to care about the blood on his face at all, and said politely: "Besides, in my opinion, there is no need to investigate this case any further. The culprit must be Liu Yidao, otherwise he wouldn't He will be full of lies and bite at random. I misunderstood Zhongkun before, so I really can't stand him." After speaking, Ning Huayang looked at Ning Zhongkun again, and smiled a little: "Zhongkun won't blame uncle for misunderstanding. You."

That smile made Ning Zhongkun's hair stand on end. Ning Zhongkun is naturally not a good person, and his hands have been stained with the blood of many servants. This can be seen from the fact that he has a torture room, but even so, Ning Zhongkun had never killed anyone himself before. Similar to Ning Huayang, who could know a life with his own hands without blinking his eyes or beating his heart, he only felt his heart pounding, and his lips trembled, unable to speak.

Jing Zhaoyin watched this scene speechlessly, he had already seen what Ning Huayang meant, and killed the witness with an excuse to prevent him from continuing to investigate the case. Even if the emperor really committed a crime, it would not be a serious crime. At most, he would be fined or demoted on the grounds of obstructing official duties. It was far from a felony like murdering Duke Ning.

Sikong Xuan also frowned tightly. He never imagined that Ning Huayang could be so decisive. They had such a plan, and they managed to swindle a witness. As long as they followed the vine, they would not worry about defeating Ning Yicai. , the next one was Ning Huayang, who would have thought that Ning Huayang would have the guts to resort to a drastic move. Although it was surprising, it hit the nail on the head, leaving them helpless.

"Now this Liu Yidao is dead, but even though he is slandering and biting lies, he has proved that Zhongkun was framed by his lies and returned Zhongkun's innocence. Will His Highness the Sixth Highness and Mr. Jing Zhaoyin continue to investigate in the mansion? Go down?" Ning Huayang asked.

"This..." Jing Zhaoyin gritted his teeth, snorted, and said: "There is nothing to investigate at the moment, but what the officials saw today will be written as a memorial to the emperor after returning. The mansion waits for the emperor's order!"

Ning Huayang nodded, but his expression was very indifferent.

Sikongxuan followed with a soft sigh. Judging from the current situation, it is true that he will not stay any longer. He can only go back and make plans again. He turned around and planned to leave with Jing Zhaoyin, but Ning Zhongkun At this moment, she grabbed his sleeve and refused to let him go.

Ning Zhongkun's expression was unspeakable panic, "Your Highness, Your Highness, you can't leave me here, they will kill me, they will kill me!" Yang was terrified at the scene of killing people, "Wait for me to go together, please!"

"Mr. Ning was just joking, this is your home, Mr. Ning is your uncle, your relatives, why would he kill you?" Sikong Xuan pulled Ning Zhongkun's arm, "Mr. Ning is also tired today, why don't you Get some rest early." He didn't care about Ning Zhongkun's life, to put it bluntly, Ning Zhongkun was just a chess piece that Ning Yuan used to deal with Ning Huayang and his son, preventing their tricks from succeeding, and could help him It was already a reluctance to get him out of the sky prison. If he was really killed by Ning Huayang, it would be retribution for doing too many evil things in the past.

"Zhongkun, you have finally returned home, how can you still pester His Highness the Sixth Highness?" Ning Huayang said in a gloomy tone: "It's better to go down with me and rest!"

"I don't want it!" Seeing that Sikong Xuan was unmoved, Ning Zhongkun went to beg Jing Zhaoyin again, with an expression as if he was about to cry, "My lord, I can't stay here, they have already imprisoned grandma And my sister, now that my grandfather is sick in bed again, if I stay here alone, I'm like a fish on my back, I'm sure I'll die!"

"This..." After watching such a big drama in the Ning Manor, what is the truth about Ning Guogong's poisoning case Jing Zhaoyin actually already knows it in his heart, and he understands Ning Zhongkun's concerns to some extent, let alone Ning Huayang just now His behavior has already made him very displeased, but as Sikong Xuan said, this is Ning Zhongkun's home, and there is no reason for him, an outsider, to reach out casually to other people's housework. The butler ran in from the outside, sweating profusely, and said in a panic before he could stand still: "Second Master, the old lady is back!"

"What!?" Ning Huayang froze immediately.