Chapter 85: Smashing the brothel to show my determination
Beiwang Mansion, Songhe Hall.
"My Lady Dowager, this is what happened..." Concubine Zhao described the eldest princess's visit in detail, and said earnestly:
"The prince is used to being a tyrant on weekdays, and now he has even done something like smashing someone's shop... If we continue to let him go, I don't know what other evil things he will do!"
"As the saying goes, if a child is not taught well, it is the fault of the parents. The princess passed away early, and as a concubine mother, I am really ashamed that I failed to teach the prince well, and let him do these things... Please punish me, Concubine Dowager."
Princess Anyang's eyes flickered slightly, and she glanced secretly at Concubine Zhao.
Each of these sentences seemed to be an apology for himself, but in fact, each of them confirmed Xie Lingxi's crimes.
This concubine Zhao is actually a resourceful person.
No wonder he was able to take charge of the Northern Palace for all these years after Princess Chen passed away.
"Princess Zhao, don't be hasty. Although Brother Xi has acted a little arrogantly, I know he is a good boy and will not bully the shops for no reason. I think there must be some misunderstanding in the matter of smashing the shop." Old Concubine Xie said steadily and calmly:
"Someone, go find Brother Xi and ask him what he said."
As he spoke, the old man glanced at Princess Anyang, then looked at Concubine Zhao and warned:
"After all, this is just one-sided words from outsiders. Let's first listen to what the children have to say."
"What the old concubine meant was that I was talking nonsense?" Princess Anyang was so angry that she was fuming.
Old Concubine Xie said calmly, "Don't worry, Princess. I just want to ask for clarification."
At this moment, the nanny came to report:
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince's Consort, the Second Miss, and Divine Doctor Xiao are back and have come to see you."
A smile appeared on Old Concubine Xie's face, "Let them in quickly."
Xie Ruojiao walked in holding Jiang Rong's arm. The two sisters-in-law were as close as a pair of sisters.
Concubine Zhao's eyes twitched when she saw this.
Xie Ruojiao hated Jiang Rong so much before, when did their relationship become so good?
Seeing Jiang Rong, Concubine Zhao took the lead in attacking, "I heard from the concierge that the Crown Prince's wife went out with the Crown Prince today. Why didn't you stop the Crown Prince from destroying other people's shops?"
Princess Anyang glanced at Jiang Rong and said, "Yes. I heard that the prince was not such a playboy before, but after marrying her, he kept causing trouble..."
Xiao Nanxing immediately stepped forward and said:
"Your Highness, please allow me to report this. There is a reason why the Crown Prince went to smash Chunyue Pavilion this time. Since marrying the Crown Prince's Consort, the Crown Prince has changed a lot and never goes to places of prostitution again. In order to show his determination to break off all ties with prostitution, the Crown Prince decided to smash a brothel to show his determination!"
"It just so happened that this Chunyue Pavilion was right on the road that the prince passed by, so the prince rushed in..."
Xie Lingxi asked Xiao Nanxing to put the blame on him and made up a random excuse for smashing the brothel.
Xiao Nanxing made it up. It sounded outrageous, but because it was Xie Lingxi, it didn't seem outrageous.
"Great! It's a good thing that Brother Xi doesn't go to that kind of place!" Old Concubine Xie praised greatly.
Concubine Zhao was speechless. "Even if he doesn't go, he can't smash other people's shops..."
"What Concubine Zhao said is true. But the prince's idea is good. In ancient times, people shaved their heads to show their determination, and now the prince smashes a brothel to show his determination... The prince's wife naturally cannot stop the prince's determination to become a good man. So, she failed to stop him..." Xiao Nanxing continued:
"Please rest assured, Princess. Our prince said that he will compensate for all the damage!"
Princess Anyang was furious. That's it?
Are you giving some silver to the beggars?
"You smashed my shop, and you think you can get away with it so easily?" Princess Anyang sneered.
Old Concubine Xie said slowly, "If you are not satisfied, then just pick a shop and smash it. Just remember to pay for it."
Princess Anyang: ...
This old woman is really difficult to deal with.
"Princess, I have one more thing to tell you. When we smashed the brothel, we actually found a female corpse with a miserable death in the backyard of your brothel. We have already reported the case to the authorities!" Xiao Nanxing said again.
Princess Anyang was stunned. What female corpse?
At this moment...
The steward outside the door reported:
"Old Concubine, the captain of the Mingxin Division came to the door and said that our Crown Prince's Concubine has reported a case, and specially came to ask the Crown Prince's Concubine to go to the Mingxin Division."
The plaintiff needs to appear in court and give a statement.
Jiang Rong stood up and said, "Grandma, your granddaughter-in-law will go first."
"Go ahead. If you have anything to say, just tell your grandmother." Old Concubine Xie said kindly.
Jiang Rong nodded.
He took Xiao Nanxing and left.
Xie Ruojiao wanted to know how the case would develop, so she didn't hesitate to say a few words to the old concubine and followed her.
At about the same time, another maid hurried forward and whispered:
"Your Highness, the Mingxin Division has sealed off Chunyue Pavilion."
This is the news just delivered by Chunyue Pavilion.
Princess Anyang's face darkened. With her own cash cow sealed, she couldn't bother to cause trouble for the Northern Prince's Mansion, so she hurried back to ask someone about the situation.
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Mingxinsi, the case trial hall.
The captain led Jiang Rong and his group in.
Chu Jue sat in the main seat.
There was a female corpse on a stretcher in the hall, and a middle-aged couple threw themselves on the stretcher and cried heart-wrenchingly.
"Boss, the Northern Prince's wife is here." The subordinate reported.
Chu Jue looked at Jiang Rong, "The female corpse you reported has been identified. Now tell us in detail what happened at the time."
Mingxinsi gathered intelligence very quickly.
Through the woman's appearance, her identity was determined and her parents were found.
Her name was Zhang Yun, and her parents were small cloth merchants in Beijing. Although her family was not rich, they had enough food and clothing.
Zhang Yun was only fourteen years old, the couple's beloved little daughter, and had grown up in great pampering.
Four months ago during the Lantern Festival, I went to watch the lanterns with my brother and got lost...
Since then, the family has been looking for her.
But there was no news.
Today, they received the news from Mingxinsi that they were going to identify the body, and the couple burst into tears.
Xiao Nanxing stepped forward and stated, "I followed the prince to smash the brothel and found a female corpse in a room in the backyard... We suspected murder in Chunyue Pavilion, so we specially reported it to the police!"
"Boss, the manager of Chunyue Pavilion and other people have all been brought here!" Another captain hurried forward to report.
Chu Jue handles cases with swift and decisive action.
After confirming the identity of the female corpse, they sent people to invite the plaintiff, and at the same time sent people to seal off Chunyue Pavilion and arrest everyone for interrogation.
"Bring up the shopkeeper!"
Soon, the madam of Chunyue Pavilion was brought up.
"Sir, this is unfair! Our shop was smashed and they falsely accused us!" As soon as the madam saw Chu Jue, she shouted out her injustice.
Xiao Nanxing said, "It is a fact that a female corpse was found in your yard!"
"These are the slaves we bought. According to the laws of Daxia, beating and killing slaves is not illegal!" the madam said immediately.
Mrs. Zhang was crying and rushed over to her in anger, strangling her neck, "My daughter is an innocent girl from a good family, not a slave! Pay for my daughter's life..."
The madam was so scared that she hid back.
The captain on duty in the hall stopped Madam Zhang.
Chu Jue looked at the madam, "Zhang's parents didn't sell their daughter. Where did you buy her from? You are kidnapping her!"
"Your Excellency, we are innocent. We don't know if she was abducted or not. We don't understand these things... We just bought her from the human traffickers." The madam denied everything and shouted:
"Go find Wang Gui, he's the one who sold him out. He's the one who did everything, it has nothing to do with us!"
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