Chapter 311 Heading to Dali Temple
“After returning from my mother’s place, I had someone keep a close eye on Min Hui and Hua Conglin’s every move. Unexpectedly, I found out…”
Feng Yuerou slowly recounted the story.
It turned out that after Feng Yuerou returned from the Qiao residence that day, she sent people to keep an eye on Min Hui and Hua Conglin.
They unexpectedly discovered that the two were plotting against Min Qiaoshi.
Moreover, the two mentioned the Annam Earl's Mansion multiple times during their conversation, as well as the Yongning Marquis, the Xuanping Marquis, and even Lu Ming and the Crown Prince.
Because the eavesdropper was afraid of being discovered, he didn't dare get too close.
So I only heard bits and pieces of content intermittently.
Little did anyone expect that Hua Conglin had actually discovered the eavesdropper halfway through. He had kept quiet all this time, intending to use the eavesdropper as a clue to track her down.
Later, before she could tell Min Qiao Shi what had happened, she was tricked out of the house by the steward and secretly imprisoned in the West City.
“I suspect they have some grand conspiracy, and it seems many people are involved. Mother, you must be careful of these people,” Feng Yuerou warned worriedly.
Upon hearing Feng Yuerou's words, Madam Min Qiao thought for a moment and almost pieced together the whole story.
No wonder Hua Conglin suddenly appeared.
No wonder the Yongning Marquis's mansion withdrew the case.
There is also Min Rong.
The Marquis of Annan's mansion has gathered them all together!
No wonder His Majesty's edict mentioned "the murder case of Madam Min Qiao". It turns out that the murder case is not only about the death of Min Hui, but also the deaths of Madam Yu and Yu Yin'er. It may even involve the death of Madam Wang!
Madam Min shook her head with a wry smile: "Their plan has already begun."
They've come with ill intentions!
“Mother, is there anything I can do to help? If there’s anything I can do to help, please just ask.” Feng Yuerou looked at Min Qiaoshi earnestly, her words sincere.
Madam Min smiled, gently stroked Feng Yuerou's hair, and said softly, "Your taking good care of yourself is the greatest help you can give me."
“But…” Feng Yuerou wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Min Qiaoshi, “Don’t make me worry about you.”
“Okay, I’ll listen to Mother,” Feng Yuerou obediently agreed.
Now that she knew about Lu Ming and the Crown Prince's plans, Madam Min Qiao naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait for her doom.
After returning to the main courtyard from Feng Yuerou's place, Madam Min Qiao began writing letter after letter.
After writing it, he instructed Wenxiu to secretly deliver it to the designated person, and told her to watch the recipient read the letter and burn it before returning.
Wang Mian, Lady Yongning, Lady Zheng, Min Yuexi, Li Sanqi... none of them were left out.
Of course, Li Sanqi's letter could only be delivered through Qiao Yuanyao.
Days passed by, but Hua Conglin was still nowhere to be found.
Just when Min Qiaoshi thought she would never catch this person, news of Hua Conglin finally came from Chen San's side on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
At the same time, accusations against Hua Conglin by Chen San and others also came in.
It turns out that Hua Conglin was the one who coerced Chen San and the others back to the manor to poison them and then killed them to silence them!
Unfortunately, the person was never caught.
By the time the news reached them and the old woodcutter led his men to chase after him, Hua Conglin had already shaken off the little beggar who was tailing him and had made his escape.
The next day, the day of the joint trial by the three judicial authorities arrived.
Before Madam Min Qiao got up and left the house, Min Yuexi was the first to rush out.
"I'll go with my grandmother."
Min Yuexi came up to help Min Qiaoshi, and Min Qiaoshi did not refuse. She patted the back of Min Yuexi's hand and replied, "Okay."
The grandfather and grandson had a rare, cozy breakfast together. Then they tidied up, got up, and headed out to Dali Temple.
Today's case is being tried jointly by the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Judicial Review, and the Censorate. The venue is set for the courtroom of the Court of Judicial Review.
As soon as the grandfather and grandson stepped out, they saw the carriage of the Duke of Jin's mansion slowly stop in front of the Qiao residence.
Madam Zheng poked her head out from the carriage and said, "We'll go with you."
Following closely behind, the Duchess of Jin also peeked out from behind Madam Zheng and nodded to Madam Min Qiao.
Madam Min smiled gratefully and nodded, "Thank you."
Madam Zheng pointed to the back of the carriage, "My son has nothing to do today, so I'll have him come with us."
Just then, the Duke of Jin alighted from his carriage and strode forward.
"Greetings to Madam Qiao." The Duke of Jin bowed respectfully.
Lady Min Qiao nodded politely, "I'm sorry to trouble the Duke of Jin to accompany me on this trip."
"It's only right. You saved my mother's life. If anything happens to you, our Duke of Jin's mansion will absolutely not stand idly by."
Thank you.
"You're too kind, Madam."
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone boarded their respective carriages, and the group set off in a grand procession toward Dali Temple.
When Min Qiaoshi and her entourage arrived at the Dali Temple, the people from the Annam Earl's Mansion had already arrived.
Many people came to the Annan Marquis's residence today. In addition to the Annan Marquis's wife, all three young masters and four young ladies of the Annan Marquis's residence came.
However, of the seven young masters and ladies, except for one young lady, the remaining six all had lost an arm. At this moment, it was tied with a white silk ribbon and hung around their necks.
Everyone who saw the six people standing in perfect unison couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
Good heavens, who did they offend? They all lost an arm!
Upon seeing Min Qiaoshi and her entourage enter, the six siblings of the Feng family all cast hateful glances at Min Qiaoshi.
The man lost his hand, his career was ruined. The daughter was shunned by her husband's family. It could be said that their later years were ruined.
Madam Min didn't care what they thought. Once inside, she and Madam Zheng went straight to find seats and sat down.
Today's proceedings are supposed to be a trial, but those involved are all ladies and grand ladies with imperial titles, whose ranks are even higher than the three judicial officials presiding over the trial.
In addition, the person involved in the case, Min Qiaoshi, is over fifty years old, and today's case is destined to be a trial that will not be resolved in a short time.
Therefore, several chairs were added to both sides of the Dali Temple courtroom well in advance.
The position of the presiding judge from the three judicial departments is naturally located at the front of the courtroom.
The Duchess of Annam arrived first and had already taken her seat at the lower right.
Lady Min Qiao then sat down in the chair opposite the Earl of Annam, that is, in the lower left seat.
Madam Zheng sat next to Madam Min.
On an occasion like today, the seven young masters and ladies of the Annan Marquis's mansion will not be able to get a seat.
However, the Duke of Jin and his wife still had seats.
The two of them didn't stand on ceremony and sat down in the same place as Madam Zheng.
As a junior, Min Yuexi shouldn't have been sitting. However, since she was the future Third Prince's consort, a quick-thinking yamen runner rushed back to the back hall and brought her a stool, placing it behind Min Qiaoshi.
Min Yuexi then sat down behind Min Qiaoshi without any hesitation.
"Today's case doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Duke of Jin's mansion, does it? Why did Madam Zheng bring the Duke and Duchess of Jin with her?"
Lady Annan was the first to speak up, "Those who know say that the people from the Duke of Jin's mansion are here to listen in."
"I didn't know. I thought the people from the Duke of Jin's mansion were here to intimidate our Earl of Annan's mansion and, incidentally, threaten the three judicial departments in handling the case!"
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