Chapter 336 Thin Face

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the gate.

After Xie Jingyu got off the carriage, he helped Shen Wan down.

Before the two entered the mansion, they learned from the gatekeeper that the third young master Xie Jingxi and the third young lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, Du Xiner, were engaged.

The news sounded calm and collected.

Ever since Xie Jingxi stepped on soybeans and knocked Du Xiner down in the street, this marriage had to happen regardless of whether the prince and the left prime minister had political differences or a grudge against each other.

It's just a matter of being pounced on, why do you have to marry me?

Chen Wan didn't understand. How could that be considered a ruin of reputation? It was because everyone attached great importance to a woman's reputation that she was used as a target for conspiracy.

After experiencing Shen Yu jumping into the fire pit, Shen Wan really didn't like the idea of ​​getting married just because they fell into the water together or were rescued. However, the old lady and the second house were very happy about this marriage.

Just now, when passing by the garden, I saw the second lady from afar with a smile on her face, walking like the wind.

Chen Ping didn't know when the man would come back. Chen Wan was very sleepy, so he washed his face and went to bed.

He slept for half an hour before waking up. When he woke up, he asked, "Is Chen Ping back?"

Coral shook her head, "Not yet."

That's strange.

It shouldn't take so long just to go to the Ministry of Justice to find out what crime the man committed.

Shen Wan got off the bed, combed her hair, and went to the study.

As Shen Wan went in, Chen Ping jumped in through the window. Shen Wan asked, "You've been gone for so long, have you found anything?"

Chen Ping replied, "That man is Pei Huaijin, the fourth young master of the Pei family in Lianzhou. He is said to have beaten someone to death and was sentenced to death."

Xie Jingyu asked, "The Pei family of Lianzhou? I remember that Old Master Lin had a classmate named Pei. He resigned from his official position ten years ago and returned to Lianzhou..."

Chen Ping nodded. "It's the Pei family. Although Old Master Pei has resigned from his post, he has a good relationship with Old Master Lin. A few years ago, when Old Master Lin left Beijing, he even visited him on a detour. The local prefect knew about this and, as a favor to Old Master Lin, didn't execute Fourth Young Master Pei outright. Instead, he was escorted to Beijing and handed over to the Ministry of Justice for punishment."

Death penalty cases are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice.

But if the evidence is conclusive, the local government can execute the person without the hassle of escorting him to the capital.

Only major cases will be sent to the Ministry of Justice for review to avoid wrongful convictions.

Lianzhou sent the fourth young master Pei to the capital, not because there was a hidden story in the case and the local prefect did not dare to investigate, but because he asked Old Taifu Lin to seek justice for the fourth young master Pei, but because he wanted to do a favor for the Pei family and climb up the ladder by relying on Old Taifu Lin.

Thinking of the fourth young master Pei beating Xie Jingyu, his temper was indeed a bit impulsive, but -

"How could someone be beaten to death?"

Killing someone means paying with your life.

Even the old Grand Tutor Lin could not save him. Even if he could escape the death penalty, he could not escape the punishment of life.

Chen Ping said, "The talent has just been sent to the capital, and the Minister of Justice is not very clear about the case. He said that he would copy the file and send it to the prince later."

After a pause, Chen Ping continued, "A servant from the Pei family followed us into the capital and stood guard outside the Ministry of Justice. When he saw my subordinates inquiring about this matter, he said that the Fourth Young Master Pei was wrongly accused and that the man was not beaten to death by the Fourth Young Master Pei, but died of poisoning."

Shen Wan asked, “Is there really a hidden story behind this case?”

If Chen Wan didn't even remember the man's name, I would be really jealous of Chen Wan's concern for me.

Xie Jingyu said, "Old Master Pei was forced to leave the court by Duke Song and others. He is a man of integrity. If Fourth Young Master Pei is wronged, he will definitely go to the capital to seek help from Old Master Lin. With his intolerant nature, he might even go so far as to complain."

"If he was truly wronged, he wouldn't be killed. I'll go to the Ministry of Justice tomorrow to check."

He wanted to see who was beating him and why he didn't fight back.

Seeing that Xie Jingyu was concerned, Shen Wan felt relieved.

Xie Jingyu took a sip of tea and said, "It's just a small matter to investigate, why did you take so long?"

Chen Ping replied, "The Prince of Yuzhang led his men to seal off Tianxiang Tower. The soldiers surrounded Tianxiang Tower tightly, but Tianxiang Tower had a secret passage. Tianxiang Tower's Yu Niang and several of her men escaped through the secret passage..."

"The Prince of Yuzhang led his men in pursuit, and when I came back, I happened to see them and helped chase them."

Xie Jingyu asked, "Did they catch up?"

Chen Ping shook his head, "They climbed over the wall and entered Prince Cheng's palace."

Shen Wan knew that the Third Prince of Beiyue and Xiao Yun were secretly colluding.

But in order to kill Xie Jingyu, Xiahou Yi used all means, even taking advantage of Xiao Yun, and stuffed Xiao Yun's cousin Song Nanyue into Xie Jingze's arms.

Now that his hiding place has been discovered, he actually hid in Prince Cheng’s palace. Isn’t he afraid of being a sheep walking into a tiger’s mouth?

The emperor ordered the Prince of Yuzhang to seal off the Tianxiang Tower and arrest the people inside for interrogation, but the Prince of Yuzhang had no right to enter the Chengwang Mansion to search for people. He asked the people from the Chengwang Mansion to search, but the people from the Chengwang Mansion had a bad attitude and sent them away as if they had never seen anyone break in.

Shen Wan said angrily, "Is King Cheng going to protect those people?"

Xiahou Yi plotted against Xiao Yun and Duke Song to help Xie Jingze, and his purpose was also to target him.

Although Xiao Yun was angry, he couldn't resist their purpose.

Xiao Yun will definitely protect those people.

Once they entered Prince Cheng’s mansion, there was nothing we could do to them.

Xie Jingyu said, "Have the Prince of Yuzhang report the truth to the Emperor, and also let the Left Prime Minister know about this."

Even if they had to marry, Zuo would not be satisfied with the powerless second wife.

Xiahou Yi plotted against the Left Prime Minister in this way. If the Left Prime Minister knew the truth, he would definitely go to find King Cheng.

They couldn't force Xiao Yun to hand over the person, but the Left Prime Minister might be able to do so.

In the evening, the Ministry of Justice delivered the file to Xie Jingyu.

Xie Jingyu scanned the file from beginning to end, frowning.

Shen Wan saw it and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xie Jingyu said, "The person he beat to death was the nephew of Marquis Wucheng."

Shen Wan, “…”

The nephew of Marquis Wucheng, and the cousin of the Prince of Song.

Shen Wan was speechless and could only say that they were worthy of being on the same side as Xie Jingyu. Whenever a crime was committed, it would fall into the hands of their enemies.

Shen Wan said, “Master Pei Si must have been wronged.”

She had previously suspected that the Lianzhou prefect had escorted the man to the capital and handed him over to the Ministry of Justice for disposal, perhaps to curry favor with Old Master Pei so that he could get on the bandwagon with Old Master Lin to rise up the ladder. When she learned that the deceased was the nephew of Marquis Wucheng, Shen Wan knew she had misjudged the Lianzhou prefect, who was honest and upright.

Selling favors and climbing up the social ladder are all empty talk, but offending Marquis Wucheng is the real deal.

Having offended the Marquis of Wucheng and the wife of the Duke of Song, he still wanted to rise to the top? It was uncertain whether he could even hold the position of prefect.

The magistrate sent the person to Beijing. It was obvious that he was unable to redress the injustice for the fourth young master Pei. He could only use the excuse that the case was serious to send the person to Beijing and let old master Pei ask old tutor Lin to save him.

Xie Jingyu said, "This file is not in his favor. He beat someone to death in front of everyone. The only suspicious point is that he foamed at the mouth when he died, and the Wang family prevented the autopsy."

The reason for preventing the autopsy was to preserve the integrity of the body, which was barely justifiable.

It can be said that if no one rescued him, and Marquis Wucheng and Duke Song put pressure on the Ministry of Justice, the fourth young master Pei would definitely die.