Your Majesty, she doesn't want to flip the brand

Soon, Lu Man and Qi Xiuyuan were brought in under Lu Tongsheng's gaze.

"Minister Lu Man/Qi Xiuyuan, see Your Majesty." Both of them were dressed in light blue dresses, and they went forward to salute together.

"Excuse me, the guard just said that the two of you brought useful news, tell me about it?" Zhou Xingzhi's eyes fell on Qi Xiuyuan. The information is correct.

The second young lady of the Qi family runs a bank, and the Qi and Lu families have a good relationship.Qi Xiuyuan's elder brother Qi Xiubei used to be Lu Man's fiancé, but later lost his legs in an accident, so the Qi family voluntarily canceled the engagement.

"Your Majesty, Minnv happened to meet Second Lord Guo Lu on the road the day before yesterday, and accidentally found him putting something in a hidden corner." Qi Xiuyuan lowered her head and said, "Mnnv was so curious that someone came forward to check it out. It was found to be a jade pendant, of very ordinary quality, with two characters engraved on it——Lu Zhong."

After hearing Qi Xiuyuan's words, the expression on Lu Tongsheng's face couldn't hold back, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.As for Xu Xiang, she was not as good at disguising as Lu Tongsheng, and the expression on her face immediately collapsed.

"Minnv also investigated by the way, and found the residence where Mrs. Xu is. She has a son who is about nine years old, named Xu Zhong." Qi Xiuyuan said, "From the appearance alone, it seems to be somewhat similar to Lu Er Lord."

"If I'm not wrong, Mrs. Xu, your husband probably didn't know that Xu Zhong was not his child until his death?" Qi Xiuyuan said, speaking the most heart-wrenching words in a calm tone, "It's really pitiful, full of Love is all wrong."

After Xu Xiang came to her senses, she covered her face and slumped on the ground. She knew that she shouldn't have left the child in nostalgia. If she hadn't kept the child, this would not have happened today.

"Your Majesty, Caomin has reason to suspect that Xu Xiang is giving false testimony!" After a brief surprise, Xu Zhi was the first to react, "Caomin boldly infers that Lu Tongsheng is a guilty conscience, worried that His Majesty will find out the truth back then, so Deliberately asked Xu Xiang to give a false testimony!"

"Your Majesty, Cao Min was wronged. Cao Min just had a child with Xu Xiang, it's not a false testimony!" Lu Tongsheng sat in the final struggle, and what he said was half true and half false. He was really with Xu Xiang that night. together, but he was indeed the murderer who killed Xu Zhi's sister.

"You and Xu Xiang are old acquaintances, and the day before yesterday you secretly tried to contact her behind His Majesty's back. You have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor!" Xu Zhi would never let go of an opportunity to bite Lu Tongsheng.

"Miss Qi, do you have any other discoveries?" Zhou Xingzhi asked.

Qi Xiuyuan nodded, "Because the girl found out about Erye Lu's anomaly the day before yesterday, she and Manman took an inventory of Lu's property yesterday, and found that in the past ten years, there have been five or six more shops with unknown origins under the name of Erye Lu. Among them, a total of 5 taels of silver was made into false accounts, and the daughter of the people suspected that it was Lu Erye who paid the bribe."

"Nonsense, you girl obviously hate me for canceling the engagement between Lu Man and your unlucky brother, so you hate me!" Lu Tongsheng continued to struggle, but after Zhou Xingzhi frowned, soon there were guards Stepped forward and covered his mouth with a rag.

"Your Majesty, it is clear to you that the marriage contract between the Qi and Lu families was terminated by my brother. My brother was in an accident and was rescued by a passing female doctor." Qi Xiuyuan said solemnly, "I have nothing to repay, so I promised myself The Qi and Lu families were originally engaged in a verbal engagement, but it was terminated after friendly negotiation, and I hope Your Majesty will learn from it."

"I know, someone here will put Lu Tongsheng in prison first." Zhou Xingzhi patted the gavel, thought for a while and thought of the person who likes to make trouble for himself, and soon had an idea in his mind, "This matter The matter is complicated and many people have been involved in it, and I will ask Dali Siqing to come over later to try the case."

Originally, Zhou Xingzhi wanted to solve these two matters quickly, but the addition of new clues made the case more complicated, and it seemed that it could not be resolved in a short time.Moreover, Zhou Xingzhi knew in his heart that Prince Jia would definitely let his people start digging holes for him. In order to avoid being calculated at the source, Zhou Xingzhi simply stopped interfering in official affairs.

Although Dali Siqing was promoted by Prince Jia, after Zhou Xingzhi's observation, he is also a person who is jealous. If this matter is entrusted to him for interrogation, it is likely that the truth of the year can be found out.

It is already the seventh day that Zhou Xingzhi has been in charge of the magistrate's yamen, and the shortest time to travel from here to the capital is eight days, which means that at this time tomorrow, Prince Jia's letter will arrive in Hangzhou.

After Lu Tongsheng was taken down, the matter came to an end temporarily.Xu Zhi is a smart man. He saw Zhou Xingzhi's plan to thoroughly investigate, and gradually calmed down. He knelt on the ground until Zhou Xingzhi left the yamen, and then slowly stood up.

"Your Majesty, why didn't you take action against the Wan family?" Zhong Qingyi's brain capacity was limited, and it was only after he left the yamen that he managed to sort out the outline of the case, "Wang Tongzhi and Lu Erye are guilty, but according to Xu Zhi , Wanjia is also behind the scenes."

"Do you know what the Wan family's property is?" Zhou Xingzhi asked.

Zhong Qingyi nodded, "I've asked, he is the second richest household in Hangzhou, with millions of taels."

"Then do you know who the ancestor of the Wan family is?" Zhou Xingzhi continued to ask.

Zhong Qingyi shook his head, "I didn't find out about this, could it be that his ancestors were very powerful?"

"The Wan family is not only a rich family, but also an aristocratic family from the previous dynasty." Zhou Xingzhi explained, "The ancestors of the Wan family took refuge in Emperor Taizu after the world was in chaos, and finally won a title. It's just that the later descendants were against the officialdom. There is nothing to pursue, so the title has become smaller and smaller."

"Then it's not difficult for His Majesty to solve the Wan family?" Zhong Qingyi was a little puzzled, why sometimes Zhou Xingzhi could simply cut off the heads of those scumbags, but now he can only follow the rules, this one can't be killed That cannot be checked.

"If I were a bandit, I could take people to kill Wanjia right now." Zhou Xingzhi said and squeezed Ye Ningxuan's hand, "But I am the emperor and a king, so naturally I have to set an example for the people of the world. Except for the fact that they were not sentenced to death for the crimes on their bodies, if I killed them, it was me who was wrong."

What Zhou Xingzhi didn't say yet was that she found out that Master Wan sent a concubine daughter to Prince Jia's residence.If he really moves the Wanfu, it will cause some unnecessary troubles.Moreover, although no one from the Wan family has become an official, they have sponsored many students and accumulated a lot of contacts.

If I didn't guess wrong, for the sake of being the emperor, the Wan family would push a scapegoat and spit out part of the money by the way.Only Wang Tongzhi and Lu Tongsheng, who have no background, will most likely be convicted, and beheaded after autumn is their final destination.

I just don't know what choice that Dali Temple Minister will make when facing the superior who promoted him and the so-called justice.

Zhong Qingyi still can't change her previous thinking mode. From a rational point of view, she can understand Zhou Xingzhi's approach.But from an emotional point of view, she felt that even if the members of the Wan family were dealt with now, Xu Zhi would have been given justice ten years late, not to mention that he couldn't be dealt with now, which was unreasonable at all.

This was the first time that Zhong Qingyi felt that she could only be incompetent and furious. Apart from her good background and status as a concubine, she seemed to be nothing.She can express dissatisfaction, but she has no ability to change dissatisfaction.

After returning from the yamen, Zhong Qingyi locked himself in the room, and used his poor health to excuse himself after dinner time, and never showed up.

"Xing Zhi, Tsing Yi must be a dead end, right?" Ye Ningxuan was not surprised by such a result, she was looking at the overall situation, not a momentary gratification.

Zhou Xingzhi did not deny, "Zhong Qingyi is too upright, and her thinking is too idealized." The world is never black and white, and the gray in between is the color with the largest proportion.

Ye Ningxuan looked at the food on the table, and frowned slightly, "What about me, am I being too ruthless? At that time, you wanted to deal with Wang Tongzhi, but I stopped you."

"Fool, you're just rational, there's nothing wrong with that." Zhou Xingzhi put down his chopsticks, and stretched out a hand to wrap around Ye Ningxuan's shoulder, "Zhong Qingyi's horns are on the left, and you're on the right?"

After hearing Zhou Xingzhi's analogy, Ye Ningxuan laughed, "I didn't, I was just thinking, Xu Zhi has gone through a lot of hardships, and he has endured for ten years seeking justice. Are we doing this..."

"There's nothing to think about. He's been waiting for ten years, and he won't mind waiting another year or two." Zhou Xingzhi moved his head to Ye Ningxuan's side, leaned his chin directly on her shoulder, and looked at Ye Ningxuan. She breathed out in her ear, "Rather than cutting people hastily, Xu Zhi would rather see those people ruined, and even if they die, they will always be cast aside."

After hearing Zhou Xingzhi's explanation, Ye Ningxuan didn't really dig into the horns.She just lost her mind for a while, worrying that Zhou Xingzhi would treat her as a cold and heartless person.

"Okay, don't think about it, it's important to eat." Seeing the beauty so close, Zhou Xingzhi was a little moved, and she also took action, kissing Ye Ningxuan's earlobe directly, and sticking out the tip of her tongue when they parted. licked it.

Ye Ningxuan's head went blank for a moment due to the moist feeling near her ear, and she suddenly exerted her strength on the hand holding the chopsticks, "Xingzhi, you..."

"Sorry, I couldn't resist the temptation of beauty for a while." Zhou Xingzhi said frankly, "It's all Ning Xuan, you are so beautiful that you make people commit crimes."

If so, is it too small?But this place is ancient, and those who got married earlier probably already have children...

Under Zhou Xingzhi's gaze, Ye Ningxuan began to blush uncontrollably, from her face to her neck and earlobes, the place that could be red was stained with blush.

The smile on the corners of Zhou Xingzhi's mouth widened when he saw it. Ning Xuan looked very powerful, but she was actually just a shy little girl.

"Would you like a shrimp?" Zhou Xingzhi silently changed the subject.

"Yes, yes." Ye Ningxuan also tried her best to suppress the shyness in her heart, as if nothing happened just now.

"Then eat more, the prawns here are quite fresh." Zhou Xingzhi picked up the chopsticks and picked up some chopsticks dishes for Ye Ningxuan.

Under Zhou Xingzhi's feeding, Ye Ningxuan soon filled her stomach, and began to think about other issues, "Xingzhi, do you still want to ask for rain?"

Zhou Xingzhi nodded, "I have seen the topographic map nearby. The three affected areas are all within the watershed of Xin'an River. As long as I ask for rain in one place upstream, the drought in the downstream area can be alleviated through the river."

"In this way, as long as I am praying for rain, the drought in the south of the Yangtze River can be solved."

Ye Ningxuan nodded and asked, "After praying for rain, shall we go back to the capital?"

Zhou Xingzhi nodded first, then shook his head.

A small question mark appeared on Ye Ningxuan's head, and she quickly realized that the expression on her face changed, "This is absolutely not possible, Xingzhi knows that you can't risk your own safety."

The author has something to say: Rubbing hands, in ancient times, this age is not too much, right?right?