Chapter 265: Complaint
Li Xu met with Sun Hechuan every day to discuss matters, and he knew Sun Hechuan's whereabouts and the people around him. He was even able to deceive Sun Hechuan and implement the assassination plan.
Moreover, Li Xu was familiar with Sun Hechuan's martial arts moves, and could take advantage of Sun Hechuan's unpreparedness and kill him by surprise.
The more Yu Zheng thought about it, the more depressed
he became. He asked seriously, "Have you told anyone about this?" Sun Yijun shook her head, "I didn't even tell my mother, and I didn't tell Lord Zhang when he went to the Sun Mansion to inquire this morning."
Not telling Zhang Ting was a lack of trust.
Not telling her mother was to save her from unnecessary worries.
Yu Zheng nodded: "You did a good job. Let Zhou Boxu and I investigate this matter. Don't interfere to avoid getting into trouble."
Yu Yuan and Sun Yijun nodded in agreement, trusting Yu Zheng wholeheartedly.
The two understood that the assassination of Sun Hechuan was related to the court and it was not something they could solve.
All they could do was to provide clues and not cause trouble for Yu Zheng.
There was no time to lose, Yu Zheng immediately stood up and said, "I'll go out for a while."
Jiang Shu and the other two knew that he must have thought of something and wanted to check it out.
"Yijun, are you okay?" Jiang Shu asked with concern.
Sun Yijun nodded and said lightly, "I'm fine."
Yu Yuan was right. Her father was gone, but her mother still needed her support and she couldn't fall.
Although she had no appetite, she ate well and rested every day.
It's just that the grief in her heart can't be dissipated in a short time, and it takes time to dilute.
Having known Sun Yijun for such a long time, she was always smiling every time I saw her, as bright as the sun. But now there was an inextricable sorrow in her eyes, which made people feel distressed.
Jiang Shu said gently: "I see that you have lost a lot of weight. You must take good care of yourself after you go back. If you feel upset and want to talk to someone, just let the servant send a message and my sister and I will accompany you."
The pain of losing her father could not be soothed by any words, only time could do it. And what they could do was to accompany her when she needed it.
"Okay, take care of yourself and the children, don't worry about me." Sun Yijun agreed and stood up to say goodbye.
Firstly, she was not in the mood to chat now, and secondly, they had not been back to Prince Rong's Mansion for a long time, and Prince Rong and his wife must be very worried.
Jiang Shu did not try to stop them. He stood up and walked them to the gate of the courtyard, repeatedly telling Yu Yuan to take good care of Sun Yijun.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will." Yu Yuan held Sun Yijun's hand, his tone solemn and firm.
His Yijun, only he can rely on.
The two took a carriage back to the Rong Palace.
As expected, the Rong prince and his wife had been worried about Sun Yijun. When they saw the two of them coming back, they asked a few questions about their well-being. After confirming that Sun Yijun and his mother were eating and sleeping as usual and were not in any serious trouble, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"You must be tired these days, go back and rest." Princess Rong said considerately.
"Thank you for your understanding, mother." Sun Yijun bowed.
The Rong prince and his wife took care of all the funeral affairs this time, and Sun Yijun was very grateful for this.
"Good child, we as a family don't talk about these things." Princess Rong had a loving face.
Family.
Hearing these two words, Sun Yijun's eyes were red.
Prince Rong and his wife knew that she must have thought of her parents again, and quickly let Yu Yuan take her away to avoid hurting her.
The warm spring sun gently sprinkled on the two of them, and Sun Yijun's thin figure stood straight. Yu Yuan walked steadily and calmly, as if he had matured and stabilized in an instant, and no longer had the slightest bit of frivolous and frivolous look.
"After this incident, Yuan'er and Yijun have grown up, and I don't know if it's good or bad." Princess Rong sighed.
It's hard to teach people, but things can teach people immediately.
Prince Rong said: "Life experience, regardless of good or bad, is growth."
Princess Rong heard this and thought it was true.
Not only Sun Hechuan, they will also leave sooner or later. No one in this world can accompany anyone forever. Yu Yuan and Sun Yijun will always grow up to be independent.
The next morning, Yu Zheng sued Li Xu for the murder of Sun Hechuan.
The sudden accusation shocked Li Xu, Cao Qian and others. They came to their senses and hurried to prove themselves.
"Your Majesty said that I am the murderer of Lord Sun. Do you have any evidence?" Li Xu asked angrily.
Li Xu firmly believed that the assassination was clean and neat, leaving no traces, and Yu Zheng could not find anything.
But at the same time, he also understood that Yu Zheng would not talk nonsense. Where did the mistake go?
"Of course the king has evidence." Yu Zheng looked at Li Xu with his dark eyes and cited the evidence one by one.
"Evidence one is the hand gesture left by Lord Sun. It is recorded in the autopsy book of the coroner of the Dali Temple."
Yu Zheng explained the meaning of the hand gesture.
Zhang Ting frowned when he heard it. Yesterday, when he went to Sun's house, Sun Yijun didn't tell him anything. It seemed that she didn't trust him.
"Evidence two is the knife marks on Lord Sun and the guards. After the coroner's examination, there were left-hand knife marks. And you used a left-handed knife."
Everyone in the Dali Temple knew this.
"Evidence three, when Lord Sun was assassinated, you were not in the Dali Temple, nor did you have any errands, and your whereabouts were unknown."
As Yu Zheng finished speaking, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty turned their eyes to Li Xu.
"It turned out that you killed the Lord!" The new Right Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, Xiang Maoyan, angrily accused.
Xiang Maoyan is Sun Hechuan's confidant, and is highly valued by Sun Hechuan. He respects and admires Sun Hechuan very much.
Li Xu's eyes flashed with panic, but he quickly calmed down and said confidently: "Just based on an inexplicable gesture and my left-handed knife, it is too much to conclude that I killed Lord Sun."
"As for his whereabouts, there were so many people missing in the Dali Temple that day. Are they all the murderer?"
Hearing Li Xu's excuses, Zhou Boxu said coldly: "Lord Sun is a martial arts expert. It is not easy to kill him. The assassin must have been injured when fighting with Lord Sun. Do you dare to take off your clothes and prove it?" After discussing with Yu Zheng
yesterday afternoon, he and Yu Zheng investigated separately and found that Li Xu's whereabouts were unknown and he was injured.
However, his injuries were not serious and he hid it well. He had not used force recently, so no one noticed.
"I am a fourth-rank official in the Dali Temple. You want me to take off my clothes and verify my identity based on speculation alone. Lord Zhou has great authority." Li Xu clenched his fists, as if he had suffered a great humiliation.
"You are clearly guilty!" Xiang Maoyan said.
Li Xu snorted disdainfully and bowed to the emperor, saying, "For a serious crime like murdering a third-rank court official, it is necessary to have real evidence to convict him. It is difficult to convince the public with vague guesses. Please make a wise decision, Your Majesty."
Cao Qian and his group all spoke up to support him.
The emperor's dragon eyes scanned the ministers below with cold eyes, and said in a low voice: "Lord Sun is a minister of the court, the pillar of the court. His death makes me very sad and regretful. The murderer must be found and severely punished. Any suspect must not be let off."
After a pause, the emperor looked at Li Xu and said: "If Li Qing feels that it is inappropriate to take off clothes in the court, then go to the side hall and let the eunuch doctor check it."
"Come here, call the doctor!"
As soon as these words came out, panic surged on Li Xu's drooping face.
Although many days have passed and the wound has basically healed, the doctor can still find out that it is a new injury suffered recently.
Li Xu never thought that Yu Zheng would suddenly attack in the court.
This action seems impulsive and reckless, but it catches people off guard and leaves them with no way to escape.