Chapter 211 They shouldn’t be like this
Without being tortured, the two men trembled and explained everything that had happened.
The maid also explained where the things that were used to threaten Fan Ling were hidden.
When the officers went to collect the evidence, the old woman who was hiding in the manor was also brought over.
As soon as the old lady entered the court, she was frightened by the atmosphere there. After she knew why she was summoned, her legs went weak and she fell to her knees on the ground.
Then, like pouring beans, he explained all the things he had done before.
Peng Ruide didn't even have the chance to warn him with his eyes.
Although it was still a freezing winter day, the clothes on their backs were already soaked with sweat.
Fan Ling collapsed on the ground, her vision going dark. She never imagined that she had ended up like this after just attending a wedding.
If those people who were harmed by Xin Sheng were still in the capital, they would definitely feel the same as Fan Ling.
They were just going there to celebrate a birthday and attend a New Year party, so how did it turn into their property being confiscated and they were exiled?
By the window, Lu Xinran looked at the court where cases were being solved with great efficiency, and doubts arose in his heart.
"You guys..."
She wanted to ask if cases were solved so quickly in her previous life, but then she remembered that there were outsiders in the room at this time, and she swallowed the words back immediately because they were too sensitive.
It was clearly a nonsensical conversation, but Lu Xinlan somehow understood it.
She smiled and shook her head: "No, it will take several months."
When they make a judgment on a case, they provide the evidence to the next department, which then initiates prosecution. The entire process usually takes several months.
Unlike here, as long as there is enough evidence, a verdict can be given directly.
Lu Xinran hummed, and Zhang Shui'er and Tang Wanrou looked at each other, wondering what they were talking about.
I heard very few voices today. I only heard a lot of voices related to the case when I was watching the person across the street solving the case.
As for other things, there were only a few complaints occasionally, which made them very unhappy.
"You today..."
Zhang Shuier wanted to explain why it didn't look like a colander anymore, but she couldn't say anything.
Facing Lu Xinran's puzzled gaze, he could only wave his hands helplessly.
"Nothing, I just want to ask if you want to meet the Fourth Prince later?"
Lu Xinran: “…”
It's not impossible to meet him, but that person might be very busy today.
Peng Ruide and Fan Ling are the prince and princess of the Rongqin Earl's Mansion. Even if the evidence is conclusive, it may not be easy to convict them.
Moreover, although she couldn't see the man's expression clearly because she was too far away, she could feel that he probably hadn't finished digging his toes.
When she was watching the excitement the night before, she had thought about having a good talk with him after he sobered up.
But when I saw him today, this thought suddenly faded away.
What to talk about?
If she only sees the other party as a boss who provides her with a comfortable life, then on what grounds does she have to make repeated demands on him?
She couldn't have it all, especially since they hadn't arranged an engagement yet.
Unable to hear her detailed thoughts, a few people could only guess what she was thinking from the occasional words she revealed.
Zhang Shui'er sighed and felt a little regretful at the same time. It was such a pity that she couldn't eat the big melon of those two!
The case in the court had already been concluded. Due to the identities of Peng Ruide and the other man, Song Junyan did not immediately give a verdict, but only had them taken to jail.
He was going to wait for his men to write down the entire story of the case before going to the palace to hand it over to the emperor.
As the eldest son of the Earl's family, how Peng Ruide judges this case is no longer something he, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, can decide at will.
He had discovered that as long as it was a case that Lu Xinran had dug out in his mind, his role was just to pass the case, and all subsequent decisions would be made by the emperor.
After sorting out the case and evidence, he got on the carriage to the palace and realized that he might not have the chance to meet Lu Xinran today.
When he came out, the people in the teahouse had already left.
He held the evidence in his hand, feeling strangely weird.
They haven't been arranged to get married yet, but...it's like they've reached some kind of tacit understanding between them.
She didn't care about him, and he just had to do what he promised.
This was obviously a good thing, and they were both happy and comfortable, but there was always a voice in his heart reminding him that it shouldn't be like this.
But he had no answer in his mind.
Pei thought that she would be able to find a chance to talk to Song Junyan when she went to Shuntian Prefecture to see the excitement today.
But when she learned that they had just finished watching the lively show in the teahouse opposite and then went straight back to the mansion without even entering the court door, Pei was instantly extremely disappointed.
This girl... forget it. The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is. It’s useless no matter how much she says if the other person doesn’t want to be happy. Why bother?
In the Wenhua Palace, the emperor had already heard everything that happened in the Tang Mansion the day before.
At this time, looking at the evidence sent by Song Junyan, he just flipped through it casually and asked in a low voice: "How do you think this case should be judged?"
Song Junyan bowed and replied seriously: "I think it should be judged according to the law."
According to the laws of Da Chu, Peng Ruide and Fan Ling conspired to kill the original wife Fan Lin and the legitimate daughter, and they should be sentenced to immediate execution.
The emperor hummed and his eyes kept scanning Song Junyan, as if he was trying to judge whether what he had just said was from the heart.
"But you should know that the Rongqin Marquis' Mansion fought for the empire with our ancestors in the early years. Although it has been demoted from a Marquis' Mansion to a Marquis' Mansion, the honor and dignity they deserve should still be given to them."
His words made Song Junyan unable to guess what he was thinking, so he simply stopped guessing.
"Father, I only know that if the emperor breaks the law, he is guilty just like the common people. The honor that the Peng family deserves should not include the willful killing of others."
"Do you really think so?"
The emperor stared at him for a long while again. "You should know that if you judge every case like this, you will have a hard time standing in this court in the future. Aren't you afraid?"
Legal principles are legal principles, and human relations are human relations.
If the young people in the families of ministers in the court broke the law, they would all be severely punished by him according to the law.
Those court officials would probably keep causing trouble for him behind his back.
This son... really doesn't care about the throne?
Thinking of this, the emperor frowned slightly. This throne...how could he not want it!
This time, Song Junyan clearly understood the temptation in the words, and he bowed again in response seriously.
"I am just doing my job, nothing more."
If those court officials did not even restrain the young ones in their families, allowing them to run rampant and do all kinds of evil in the capital, and no one raised any objections or took any measures against them, then the Great Chu would not be far from being destroyed.
He thought so in his heart and did not express his thoughts without Lu Xinran's interpretation, but the emperor still felt it.
He snorted. This son was really bold. He even dared to mock him as the emperor for tolerating his court officials!
"Well, since you are so ambitious, I will not ask about this case any more. You can handle it as you wish."