Chapter 124: A Made-up Story
Xing Chong held the stack of signed and sealed indictments.
Not daring to delay, he went to Fu Qian's residence in Longyang City overnight.
Fu Qian watched Xing Chong come over overnight.
"Minister Xing, you dare to come here at night. Is there any accident?" Fu Qian said respectfully to Xing Chong.
Xing Chong smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Fu, I'm sorry to disturb your rest..."
Fu Qian waved his hand, smiled and said to Xing Chong politely, "Minister Xing, what are you talking about... Did you encounter any problems during the interrogation?"
Xing Chong shook his head and said, "No, let's go inside and talk."
Fu Qian then quickly came to his senses and invited Xing Chong into the house.
Xing Chong looked at Fu Qian, who was a little nervous, and quickly said to him, "Mr. Fu, everything went well... The reason why I dared to come here at night is that I felt that everything went too smoothly."
Fu Qian looked at Xing Chong with a hint of doubt and said, "Too smooth?"
Xing Chong nodded and handed the charges in his hand to Fu Qian.
After reading it, Fu Qian smiled and said, "Minister Xing, you are simply amazing... How did you do it? You even got the evidence of Xiao Wenqin's crime! You must have put in a lot of effort."
Xing Chong shook his head and told him what had just happened.
Fu Qian didn't think too much about it, and said with a smile, "Minister Xing, you don't have to think too much! That fool Xie is just afraid of physical pain. And Guan Chong probably claims to be protected by the name of Guan Wangfu, and admitted it in order to avoid physical pain. It's that Xiao Wenqin is obviously beyond redemption. He is in the imperial city, so he naturally knows that he must have been framed. He has entered a swamp, and reckless resistance will only make him sink deeper and deeper... It's better to admit it and win our sympathy, maybe to win a glimmer of hope."
When Xing Chong heard Fu Qian say this, a look of realization appeared on his face. He held his hands in front of Fu Qian and said, "Master Fu, now I understand... Then, I can present it to His Majesty in the morning court tomorrow."
Fu Qian nodded and said to Xing Chong, "Since they have betrayed Huangfu Chou... then, let's take advantage of the situation and remove this lackey of the emperor as well."
Xing Chong nodded repeatedly after hearing Fu Qian's words.
…
In the prison of the Ministry of Justice
Xing Chong had just left not long ago.
At the door of Xie Xunfeng's cell, there was a uniformed jailer.
He said to Xie Xunfeng, "Xie Proton, are you all right?"
After hearing the sound, Xie Xunfeng looked towards the door.
The person who came was none other than Huangfu Chou 's younger brother, the prison warden Hou Jie.
"Did Huangfu Chou ask you to come?" Xie Xunfeng asked Hou Jie.
Hou Jie smiled repeatedly, and then said, "That's right, thank you proton."
As he spoke, Hou Jie looked at Xie Xunfeng's intact body and asked in surprise, "How come you are unharmed?"
Xie Xunfeng said to Hou Jie, "Is there a problem? What are you doing here?"
Hou Jie shook his head repeatedly and said to Xie Xunfeng, "No problem... Huangfu Ling asked me to come here. He asked me to tell you. No matter how they torture you, don't confess. He will plan for you outside..."
After saying that, Hou Jie paused and said, "It seems that you don't have this problem now."
Guan Chong looked at Hou Jie and said, "It's easy for you Huangfu Ling to say that. It's our eldest brother who understands us. He made us confess! Only then can we avoid physical pain!"
After hearing what Guan Chong said, Hou Jie was stunned for a moment, and then he shouted to Guan Chong who was locked in a nearby cell, "What! You confessed everything!"
Xie Xunfeng nodded calmly and said, "That's right, not only that... we also dragged your Huangfu Ling into this. I was still thinking about how to pass the message to your Huangfu Ling. It's great that you're here..."
Xie Xunfeng told Hou Jie the crimes they admitted to one by one.
After Hou Jie finished listening, he looked at Xie Xunfeng and said, "Xie Jizi...did you do all this?"
Xie Xunfeng shook his head and said, "Of course not..."
Hou Jie became more speechless and said, "Since it wasn't you who did it? Why did you confess... and even involve our Huangfu Ling in it. You...you..."
Seeing Hou Jie about to explode, Xie Xunfeng said to him, "Okay, go and pass on the message."
"That's right, stop talking so much nonsense. Just listen to my eldest brother and pass on the message." Guan Chong echoed from the side.
Hou Jie had previously changed his mind about Xie Xunfeng.
But now it seems that Xie Xunfeng is just a fool.
After all, only a fool would do this.
I'm too lazy to talk to them.
…
After returning to the prison, Hou Jie recounted what happened in the Ministry of Justice prison with an incredulous look on his face.
After finishing speaking, Hou Jie said to Huangfu Chou with an indignant look on his face, "Huangfu Ling, those fools took all the blame just to avoid some physical pain. They even involved you... You are still so worried about them. Huangfu Ling, the civil and military officials in the court, the royal relatives and nobles all regard you as a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh... They threw dirty water on you like this. Isn't this harming you?"
After hearing Hou Jie's words, Huangfu Chou smiled and waved his hands and said, "Humph, you are still too inexperienced. Good! Good! Good! You are worthy of being Xie Jizi. I originally thought that this matter was a dead end, but I didn't expect that he would be able to revive it..."
Hou Jie was confused when he heard this, and said to Huangfu Chou, "Huangfu Ling, what are you talking about? I don't understand a word you say."
Huangfu Chou smiled and said, "You don't understand, that's right! Next, go and do these things for me..."
Huangfu Chou spoke to Hou Jie.
…
The next day, at the gate of the palace.
One side was filled with imperial guards.
On the other side, there were dozens of coffins and a large number of people in mourning clothes standing there.
They cried and asked the emperor to give them an explanation.
At this time, in the Golden Palace.
Xiao Shentian sat on the dragon throne with a sullen face, feeling extremely bad.
After Eunuch Chang announced the start of the morning court session, Xiao Shentian said, "Xing Chong, how is the case review going?"
Xing Chong came out with his hands clasped.
"Your Majesty, everything has been investigated! The Fourth Prince Xiao Wenqin was the mastermind, and Guan Chong, the Crown Prince of Guan Palace, was the hostage. Xie Xunfeng was the accomplice."
"The main reason for the case is that Xiao Wenqin coveted the position of the crown prince and thought that the eldest prince was his biggest enemy. He wanted to poison the eldest prince. Xie Xunfeng and Guan Chong teamed up with the shopkeeper of Cai's Trading Company to buy ultra-fresh powder, and added a deadly poison to their ultra-fresh powder. The shopkeeper of Cai's Trading Company had a conflict with the shopkeepers from Longyang City who attended the boudoir party on the eve of the party, and was beaten to the point of breaking several ribs. His son Cai Baiqing held a grudge and colluded with Xie Xunfeng and Guan Chong to let the servants poison the dishes of specific people! This led to this tragedy! Your Majesty, the people involved in this case have confessed!"
Xing Chong clasped his hands and told the story they had made up.
The whole court was in uproar...
