Chapter 13 Confession!
The next day, East Palace.
"Your Highness, the deputy commander of the Royal Guards requests an audience!"
Xiao Yan nodded and said, "Let someone in!"
Xiao Yan slowly put down the memorial in his hand. There were a lot of things going on in the past few days, and he was a little overwhelmed.
"Your subordinate Shang Haitang pays respect to His Highness!"
When he saw Shang Haitang, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes.
"San De, you step back first!"
Upon hearing this, Sande retreated outside the door and waited.
“Are you a woman?”
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Shang Haitang suddenly raised his head and looked at Xiao Yan with a puzzled look.
"Don't look at me like that. No matter how hard you try to hide it, a woman's natural temperament cannot be concealed."
In fact, what Xiao Yan wanted to say was that no matter how you wrap your chest, you can't cover it.
Xiao Yan didn't understand why people in ancient times couldn't tell when women disguised as men were there. Was it because their eyes were not working well?
"I didn't intend to hide it, but..."
Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head and said, "Actually, I am not interested in whether you are a man or a woman. It doesn't affect me at all."
" As for why you are dressed like this, I don't care. I value the Jinyiwei's ability to do things. As for the rest, it doesn't matter!"
"Let's get down to business. I asked you to come here to ask how things are going."
Shang Haitang finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the prejudice against women in this society was still obvious.
"Your Highness, we have found the whereabouts of the servant's family. They were indeed held hostage. They are now in our Northern Pacification Division."
"I was summoned by you before I could report to you."
The Jinyiwei were quite efficient and rescued the person in such a short time.
"Very good, we must ensure their safety. Whether Duan Tianya can come out this time depends on these people!"
"Yes, Your Highness, please rest assured that no one has been able to lay their hands on my Jinyiwei."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan looked at Shang Haitang again and said, "Can't you reach it? Come with me to the Dali Temple!"
Shang Haitang didn't understand what Xiao Yan meant, so he could only follow him to the Dali Temple.
Dali Temple.
"Your Highness, I, Huang Gong, pay my respects to you!"
Xiao Yan waved his hand and said, "Get up!"
"I came here today to investigate the case of Duan Tianya hiding the dragon robe!"
Huang Gong did not expect Xiao Yan to try the case so soon. After all, there was no evidence yet.
"Take me to the dungeon where the witness is being held. I want to see him first."
After saying that, he headed towards the dungeon.
In fact, Huang Gong also knew that Duan Tianya was framed, but with all the evidence, he was powerless.
Now that Xiao Yan is going to try the case so soon, I can't help feeling unhappy, thinking that Xiao Yan wants to close the case as soon as possible.
The dungeon was filled with a foul odor, and Shang Haitang almost vomited when he entered.
"If you can't help it, just go up there and wait!"
Xiao Yan also frowned, this smell was really overpowering.
"Your subordinate can!"
Huang Gong led Xiao Yan all the way to the dungeon where the servant was imprisoned.
When they arrived at the door, Huang Gong stopped and pointed at the prisoner who was kneeling in the cell with a dazed look on his face.
"This is the servant. He has been so dazed since he came in."
"And he just kept kneeling like that, saying whatever he said was true no matter what I asked him!"
Xiao Yan nodded, opened the prison door and went in.
"Wang Fuguier, this is the current Crown Prince, why don't you kneel down and bow?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Fugui quickly turned around and knelt at Xiao Yan's feet.
"I bow to your Highness!"
Xiao Yan knew that time was running out so he didn't waste any time.
"Do you want to save your family?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Fugui instantly went from being dazed to excited!
"I am willing. I am willing. But... I don't know who captured them."
"If the head of the family doesn't die, my family will die!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan sneered, "Foolish, do you think that it will be alright if Duan Tianya dies and your family members die?"
"Not only do they have to die, you have to die too. Only dead people can keep secrets!"
Hearing this, Wang Fugui looked at Xiao Yan in disbelief.
"No, no, no, that person promised me that as long as I put the things in the mansion and am willing to testify, they will not harm my family."
Xiao Yan shook his head. This man was really stupid to the extreme.
"So it is you who put the things there?"
Wang Fugui was stunned and realized that he had told the truth without thinking about anything because of his family's affairs.
Huang Gong did not expect that he had interrogated him for a whole day and got nothing out of him, but Xiao Yan got the truth out of him with just a few words.
"Your Highness, I have no choice but to do this. Otherwise, my family would have died."
Xiao Yan shook his head and said, "But this is not a reason for you to frame Lord Duan."
"Do you know that framing a third-rank official can result in beheading at the least, or extermination of all nine generations of the clan at the worst?"
"If the truth of the case is uncovered, your family will also have to die, and even your entire clan will be implicated?"
Wang Fugui was stunned again. He didn't expect the consequences would be so serious.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, this was done by a single commoner. Please let my family go. Yes, yes, yes, please save my family."
"I will tell you everything, everything!"
Wang Fugui seemed to have grabbed the last straw.
This is his last chance. If the prince can't save his family, no one else will be able to do it.
"You speak first. If what you say is enough to prove that Lord Duan was wronged, then I can send someone to rescue your family."
"You know, I have this ability!"
Wang Fugui dared not hide anything anymore and told the whole story.
"So, someone kidnapped your family , threatened you to put something in the mansion, and then asked you to report it as a witness?"
Huang Gong was also quite shocked that such a simple method could frame a third-rank official in the court.
It even reached a dead end at one point.
"Yes, just as you said, it was the common people who framed me!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded, turned around and left.
Wang Fugui got angry when he saw this. Is this going to stop him?
"Your Highness, please save my family. I am willing to die as a token of my sin!"
Shang Haitang frowned and shouted, "What are you yelling about? His Highness has already ordered everyone to rescue your family. They are now in a safe place."
After saying this, Shang Haitang turned around and left.
At this time, Wang Fugui's eyes were no longer dull, but full of gratitude.
"I bow to thank the prince, I bow to thank the prince!"
He kept kowtowing on the ground.
Huang Gong shook his head when he saw this. Such people are not worthy of sympathy. There must be something hateful about pitiable people.
After leaving the dungeon and breathing in the fresh air, Shang Haitang finally calmed down.
"Huh, Mr. Huang, you need to improve the environment here. It's far worse than our Northern Pacification Division!"
Shang Haitang also joked.
Huang Gong smiled and shook his head, saying, "This prisoner ate, drank, and defecated here, how could he possibly be cured?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Haitang frowned and looked at Huang Gong.
"Isn't it the same where Lord Duan is?"
