Chapter 492 Confession

Everyone knows that once you're in Anyang County's prison, you can't get out. No matter what crime you've committed, once you're in, you can never get out alive.

When Xiaowu heard that he was going to be thrown into prison, he was so scared that he almost lost his soul.

He widened his eyes in horror, "Boss, I really don't know. I just gave her a few pills. I didn't expect this to happen. I don't want to die, I don't want to die!..."

Chen Qingqing frowned, her tone becoming anxious, "Xiaowu, if you don't want to die, quickly explain what happened. What exactly happened? Did Hu Yu Niang set a trap for you?"

"I don't know, I really don't know what happened, I beg you not to ask." Xiao Wu's eyes were dull. He had suffered a great mental blow from Hu Yu Niang's death. He was afraid and regretful.

He shouldn't have given Hu Yu Niang the wrong medication, otherwise she wouldn't have died, and he wouldn't have been thrown into jail...

Seeing Xiaowu's cowardly look, Qin Shousheng snorted in his heart. With such a spineless person as a witness, even if the emperor came, he couldn't save Chen Qingqing.

He slammed the table.

"Criminal Chen Qingqing treated other people's lives as a joke, selling fake medicine for profit, and killing people for money. If such a black-hearted businessman is not sentenced to death, how can the people feel at ease?

Today, I will eliminate this evil for the people. Come, take this profiteer to jail and keep him under strict guard. No one is allowed to visit him.

Wang Xiaowu, whose training was inadequate, secretly prescribed medicine for someone, resulting in their death. He is also guilty of murder and is being detained. "

Chen Qingqing didn't say anything else. She knew that since she had been convicted, there was no room for maneuver in the matter, and it would be futile even if she protested her innocence.

The county magistrate is a local tyrant who dominates a region. Even if his decision is a false accusation, there is no way to overturn it.

It seems that the person behind this is determined to kill her.

Waiting for death is impossible. A mere county government office cannot trap her at all. If she wants to leave, it can be done in minutes.

But it's not possible now. I have occupied this body for more than a year and have already established a deep relationship with her family.

If I just leave, what will happen to my parents? Brother, what will happen to Chen Han?

She couldn't abandon them, she couldn't leave her family alone.

Going to jail might be another opportunity for her. What she has to do now is to conserve her energy and wait for the person behind the scenes to jump out on his own initiative.

Just as he was thinking about it, two yamen runners came up to him aggressively. One of them sneered and said,

"Miss Chen, now that we have all the evidence, don't expect anyone to save you. If you don't want to suffer physical pain, I advise you to cooperate obediently, otherwise don't blame us for using violence."

"Let's go!" Chen Qingqing said in a light tone, and without being urged by the yamen runners, she walked out.

Such a cooperative attitude made it impossible for the yamen runners to get into trouble.

This girl is so bold. Doesn't she think that going to jail is just a way to visit friends?

Xiaowu was not so calm.

He cried and howled, shouting that he was innocent, but no one paid any attention to him. Two burly yamen runners came up, roughly lifted him up and dragged him out.

Lobby and back house.

Chen Ruolan paced back and forth anxiously in the room, her heart filled with anticipation and anxiety.

That damn girl is so cunning. If she can prove her innocence, all my efforts will be in vain.

That shouldn't be the case. With such a flawless plot, there's no way she could find evidence. This time, she's doomed...

Just as she was daydreaming, the little girl Cuixi rushed in.

"Madam, the master has left the court and is heading to the backyard."

"Okay, go make some tea."

As soon as Chen Ruolan finished speaking, Qin Shousheng walked in with a happy look on his face.

"Master, how is it? Is everything going well?" Chen Ruolan hurriedly went up to ask.

Qin Shousheng chuckled and raised his hand to lift her chin. "Don't worry, Madam. I have already locked him up in prison and asked that no one be allowed to visit him."

"Good, that's great." Chen Ruolan raised the corners of her lips slightly, a fierce look flashing in her eyes. "Master, the evidence is now conclusive and the truth of the case has been revealed. Such a scum who harms others should be sentenced to death in court. Why should he be imprisoned? In my opinion, it is better to execute him immediately to avoid further trouble."

Qin Shousheng waved his hand. "Madam, you are wrong. Although the evidence is irrefutable, the criminal has not signed yet, and the case has not been reported. How can you impose the death penalty immediately?"

"So when can we chop off her head?"

"Madam, don't be anxious. Some things don't happen as quickly as you think. Although Chen Qingqing has been imprisoned and sentenced to death, there is a strict review system for the execution of the death penalty, which must be reviewed three times.

That is, after a local official has sentenced a person to death, he must report it to the Ministry of Justice, which must then report it to the emperor for approval before the execution can take place. Local officials are not allowed to execute people on their own, and violating this rule is a serious crime punishable by the death penalty!

"Why is it so troublesome? It takes more than two months to go from Anyang to Kyoto and back. If something unexpected happens, won't our efforts be wasted?"

When Chen Ruolan recalled the torture she had endured in the Fan family, her heart would ache.

She blamed all of this on Chen Qingqing and wished she could be killed immediately.

Qin Shousheng faintly heard the resentment in Chen Ruolan's words. He looked up at her and saw her sinister expression. He asked, "Madam, it seems like you have a grudge against Chen Qingqing. Are you here to help me out of this urgent situation?"

Chen Ruolan's heart trembled, but she quickly calmed down and knelt down in front of Qin Shousheng. "Master, please make the decision for me."

"Madam, please get up quickly. Tell us what happened." Qin Shousheng hurriedly helped Chen Ruolan up.

Chen Ruolan pretended to be sad and said what she had prepared, "Master, I lied to you. I am not Shen Yuanze's distant cousin..."

Hearing her say this, Qin Shousheng snorted softly, "What's your relationship with him? Why do you repeatedly ask me to give him the lucrative job of transporting salt?"

"Master, calm down and let me explain it to you slowly."

Chen Ruolan's eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and she looked pitiful.

"I am originally from Nanshan Village. Chen Qingqing is my cousin. She has some medical skills and happened to cure Fan Tong of Qingshui Town's stubborn illness.

She was originally a person who coveted wealth and status. Seeing that Fan Tong's family was wealthy and powerful, she wanted to marry into the Fan family.

She tried every possible means to lure Fan Tong to her home for an affair, but she never expected that I would see her.

In order to silence me, he drugged me and created the illusion that Fan Tong and I were having an affair, attracting the attention of the villagers.

I was so humiliated that I was forced to marry Fan Tong as a concubine.

But since he married Fan Tong, he has been suffering from a strange disease and cannot move.

Fan Tong blamed all of this on me, saying that I was a jinx and mistreating me in every way, beating and scolding me.

I have never had a good day or a good night's sleep in the Fan family.

I served Fan Tong carefully, but even so he was still not satisfied and wanted to sell me to a human trafficker.

I was just spotted by Shen Yuanze, who took pity on me and adopted me as his sister. He brought me back to Anyang and changed my name to Shen Ruolan. Later, we fell in love at first sight. To repay Shen Yuanze for saving me from the fire, I asked the master to give him the lucrative job of transporting salt...”