The officer's words made Yao Yi's eyes change slightly. He nodded, and the officer withdrew.
There were sounds of surprise from the crowd.
The young boy who had just questioned whether Prince Rong might give false testimony also frowned slightly at this moment.
Prince Rong didn’t come?
Some people in the crowd began to murmur.
"Is he in a coma due to illness?"
"Isn't this... too much of a coincidence?"
"If it were someone else, it would indeed be too much of a coincidence, but hasn't Prince Rong always had poor health?"
Chang Suining looked at the officials in the majestic hall who were discussing in low voices because Prince Rong had not arrived yet.
yes.
Prince Rong, who was so frightened that he fell ill when he saw her being attacked by the divine elephant in Dayun Temple, had been traveling back and forth for many days for this autumn festival. It was reasonable that he fell ill and fell into a coma after hearing about the murder of his eldest grandson, Qi Niangzi.
The key witness had not arrived and the trial had encountered obstacles. After discussion among the three courts, the trial could only be postponed temporarily until Prince Rong woke up.
Yao Yi then ordered that Chang Sui'an be temporarily detained pending retrial.
“Why?”
The young man with the white silk tied around his wrist strode forward and questioned angrily, "With such overwhelming evidence, why can't he be convicted? Just because he told a lie, the trial has to be postponed... Is this case going to be shelved forever because Prince Rong has not recovered? Who knows if someone is secretly trying to exonerate him while it's shelved!"
Yao Yi looked at the young man and said sternly, "Here is the case handling procedure. Please calm down, Young Master Changsun."
This is none other than the son of Changsun Yan, who is sitting in the hall, and the grandson of the current Left Prime Minister, Changsun Ji.
Although he is Chang Sunxuan's nephew, he is only a few years younger than Chang Sunxuan. The two grew up together. Although she is a younger aunt, she is no different from a real sister.
Yao Yi, who has seen many victims lose their temper due to dissatisfaction with the progress of the case, can understand the other party's mood at this moment due to the loss of a loved one and making extreme remarks.
A thirteen-year-old boy is one of the most troublesome species in the world, not to mention that he is experiencing such a sad thing for the first time.
Yao Yi could understand the young man, but the young man didn't buy it and became even angrier: "I think it's clear that Yao Tingwei was abusing his power for personal gain and deliberately shielding him!"
Everyone knows that Yao Tingwei has a close relationship with the Chang family now!
The young man's eyes were red. Seeing Chang Sui'an being led out of the hall by two yamen runners, he snatched the inkstone from the person next to him.
"My inkstone!" the scholar exclaimed.
Chang Sui'an had practiced martial arts for many years and was aware of the danger, but two yamen runners restrained his arms on the left and right, so he could only turn his head to the side.
Or he didn't dare to use any big movements to dodge, otherwise the thing coming towards him would have hit the officer.
Chang Sui'an let the inkstone hit him on the head. He frowned in pain and took a step back. The right corner of his forehead was red, and the remaining ink in the unwashed inkstone splashed all over his face and body.
"You murderer, give my aunt back her life!"
There was exclamation and excitement everywhere.
Ink seeped into the corners of his eyes, and Chang Sui'an's eyes turned red: "I'm not the murderer, I didn't kill anyone!"
"You still don't plead guilty!" Chang Sun Ji gnashed his teeth and said, "You are from a family of warriors who are born in a vulgar and unteachable way. You are savage by nature and have no humanity at all!"
"Your father's achievements on the battlefield were ruined because he was bloodthirsty and disobeyed military orders. You are just as reckless and brutal, and you only know how to kill!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Chang Sui'an felt wronged and angry, and immediately tried to break free from the grip of the two officers.
It's fine to wrongly accuse him, but you can't humiliate his father!
His father was covered in old injuries, and he was still leading troops to fight the enemy! "Aji!" Chang Sunyan in the hall shouted at him, and finally stood up.
But in the chaos, the young man didn't hear his father's call to stop him. Seeing that Chang Sui'an seemed to want to fight with him, he immediately raised his fist and rushed forward.
"That's enough."
Someone tightly grasped his raised wrist, and at the same time, a young girl's cold voice reached his ears.
The girl looked at Chang Sui'an, and as their eyes met, Chang Sui'an stopped struggling and could no longer control his tears, which flowed from his eyes.
He shook his head at his sister—he didn’t hurt anyone!
Seeing the disheveled young man with ink all over his face in such a state, Chang Suining felt a dull pain in her heart and nodded slightly to him - of course she knew.
Chang Sun Ji turned around and recognized Chang Suining: "It's you... How dare you come here!"
"My brother and I are both innocent, why don't we dare to come." Chang Suining looked at him and said, "Not only my brother and I, but everyone in my Chang family is innocent and loyal. My father is good at fighting and killing, but he fights traitors with wolfish ambitions and kills foreigners who are determined to destroy our great prosperity. No one has ever died under his sword."
"You are talking about a bloodthirsty person. Now he is fighting against the enemy with his old and disabled body. What are you doing? Are you flouting the law and hurting people without knowing right or wrong? Are you using hearsay to tarnish the reputation of a loyal person?"
"You..." Chang Sun Ji's face turned red and white. He tried to break free from Chang Suining's restraints, but he couldn't break free.
It was not until his two followers stepped forward that the other party loosened his wrists.
"Keep an eye on your young master." Chang Suining was talking to the two followers, but his eyes swept to the young man beside him: "If he dares to bite anyone again, I will pull out his teeth."
She did not bother with him because she thought the other party was a victim and it was understandable that he was blinded by grief in this situation.
But she felt sympathy, not indebtedness.
She and her brother did not owe the Changsun family anything, and should not bear each other's emotions indefinitely.
Chang Sun Ji was stopped by his family servants, and the yamen runners also stepped forward to control the situation. When Chang Sui'an was about to be taken away, he suddenly turned around and shouted hurriedly: "Ning Ning!"
His eyes were full of tears, but he tried his best to hold them back, and the sobs of grievance in his throat were also suppressed by him——
"Don't be afraid! The truth will soon come out!" He tried to make his tone sound firm enough.
Chang Suining felt bitter in his heart.
Silly brother, you still have to comfort her at this time.
My brother is young and has not been tempered. He grew up in wealth and harmony, which has nurtured a heart that is too pure. However, he does not know that there are countless unjust cases in this world. If he does nothing, the truth will never be revealed.
"He said he didn't hurt anyone, why did they take him away? Xiao Sui'an wouldn't lie. How can these people be unreasonable? They only know how to bully people!"
Adian on the side said anxiously: "Little Ali, let's take Xiao Sui'an home! His face is dirty, let's take him home and wash it!"
As he said this, he was about to rush forward to snatch the person away.
"Not yet." Chang Suining held his arm and comforted him, "Don't worry, I will take you home."
"I want to see what means you will use to help him deny his guilt!" Chang Sun Ji stared at the girl who was speaking.
"The method I will use is to find the real murderer who killed Zhangsun Qi Niangzi." Chang Suining looked at him: "When the time comes, I want Zhangsun Langjun to apologize to my brother in public."
Chang Sun Ji said word by word: "If the murderer is indeed someone else, I will not only apologize to him, but I will also prepare another generous gift to kowtow to you and thank you!"
The words sounded convincing, but the tone clearly showed that he didn't believe there was another murderer. They were just saying it out of anger.
Chang Suining didn't care what he thought, and just said, "Okay, I agree."
"You..." Chang Sun Ji felt a blockage in his heart and pointed his finger at her nose. He was about to speak again but was stopped by his father's voice.
Chang Sunyan came over.
He came here today to attend the trial, but the case suddenly came to a standstill. Although he did not rush to say anything, his expression looked very unhappy.
When his younger sister, who was born to the same mother as him, was murdered, the grief and anger in his heart was no less than that of his son.
In addition to sadness and anger, he felt more regretful and unwilling - he felt regretful and unwilling for his sister.
At this moment, he stared at the girl who was about the same age as his sister, his eyes cold.
The girl didn't seem to be afraid of him at all. Instead, she met his gaze calmly and said to him calmly and confidently, "Master Changsun, the murderer of Lady Changsun Qi is someone else."
"Is that so?" Chang Sun Yan threw out two words coldly.
Chang Suining: “Yes.”
Facing the countless pairs of eyes around her, she said, "I have found some clues, and I believe the truth will be revealed soon."
"Then my Changsun family will be waiting to hear the truth from Madam Chang's mouth." Changsun Yan turned away with a gloomy face.
Chang Sun Ji followed him and left.
As Chang Sui'an was taken away and the people from the Changsun family left, the onlookers, seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, began to disperse in twos and threes.
"I don't know when Prince Rong's illness will be cured? When will he be able to come forward to testify?"
"Did you hear...that Miss Chang just said that she has found a clue?"
“…”
As everyone left, Cui Lang lowered his voice and asked, "Master, what have you found out? Can you really help Brother Sui'an clear his suspicion?"
Chang Suining shook his head and said, "No, I said it on purpose for them to hear."
What she found was far from enough.
"..." Cui Lang sighed, "But the people of the Changsun family won't believe it. If Master says that, they will probably think that Master is trying to cover up Brother Sui'an's crime."
Once people have preconceived ideas, it is difficult to change their minds.
"I know." Chang Suining looked at the onlookers who were leaving: "I said this for them to hear."
She mentioned "tell them" twice. Cui Lang followed her gaze and realized belatedly: "Master, what is this..."
Chang Suining did not say anything further, but walked towards the person who was going to pick up the inkstone.
Qiao Yubai understood.
Since someone is trying to frame Sui An, he must be worried about the possibility of failing to frame him. During today's trial, perhaps someone behind the scenes is watching!
Is Ningning's words intended to make the other party feel uneasy and induce him to take action?
This is exactly what Chang Suining thought.
Although she has some clues now, if she wants to go further, forcing the other party to take action is the fastest way. At this time, she is most afraid that the other party will respond to the changing situation with inaction and hide too well, leaving her no chance to catch him.
After picking up the inkstone that was broken into two pieces, the scholar began to worry.
How could the people of the Changsun family be like this? They just steal other people’s things and use them to hit people, and then don’t even mention compensation afterwards.
It would be difficult for him to bring his belongings to claim compensation, right? The man thought about it carefully and felt that doing so would easily end his career path, which had not yet begun, so he could only sigh.
At this time, a purse was handed to him.
"Please Mr. Tan, please buy another inkstone."
Tan Li looked from the purse to the girl who was speaking, and said in panic, "Madam Chang, how can we do this..."
"This matter is also caused by my Chang family. Mr. Tan, please accept it."
"This is really inappropriate..." Tan Li sighed, "Mrs. Chang's family has encountered such a change. Not only can I not help, how can I accept money from Mrs. Chang?"
Although he was in financial difficulty, a gentleman loves money and earns it in a proper way.
"It is because of the change in my family that my luck is not good. Do more good deeds, maybe my luck will change. Buying inkstones for talented people is also a good deed." Chang Suining handed the purse forward again and smiled slightly: "Mr. Tan's act of helping others is also a good deed."
Is there such a saying?
Tan Li was speechless for a moment.
After a moment, he took it with both hands: "Then Tan will shamelessly do good deeds... Ahem, I will shamelessly accept it."
Making money in this way can also be considered as helping others... Helping others is also the way of life.
But holding this wealth in his hands, it felt even heavier than he had imagined.
This is more than just compensation for his inkstone, it's almost enough to pay for the charcoal he needs to keep warm this winter!
The capital city is not only hot in summer, but also extremely cold in winter.
He had been worried that he would not be able to write in the winter, but now he can spend the winter well and prepare for the imperial examination next spring.
And the girl in front of him said that she was buying an inkstone for him, but how could we know that she didn't have the intention of helping him? She was just using a nice and respectable excuse to protect his reputation as a scholar.
His winters were certainly much better, but Madam Chang...
Tan Li felt mixed emotions, and finally said, "I wish my inkstone would break, so that I can help Mr. Chang avoid this disaster. The ink residue in the inkstone can only stain his appearance for a while, and the day to wash away the filth is not far away."
Chang Suining nodded: "I would like to borrow Mr. Tan's good words."
Tan Li bowed deeply to her and left.
"Brother Tan, what are you doing..."
Several scholars who were waiting not far away had already noticed the movements of Tan Li and now surrounded him.
Tan Li: "This is the money that Madam Chang gave me to buy the inkstone."
"Mrs. Chang is too generous..."
Someone held the inkstone and sighed in regret: "If I had known this, I should have moved closer just now!"
At first, when he saw Brother Tan's inkstone being smashed, he subconsciously hugged his inkstone tightly. Now he only regretted that he was too narrow-minded - he also came here with an inkstone, so why did he miss such an opportunity! Song Xian frowned and reminded him: "This is not the time to joke?"
He subconsciously looked at the girl standing there.
Although he was also a student of the Imperial College, he was approaching the imperial examination and could enter and leave the Imperial College freely.
He came to the Dali Temple because he had found a job for several familiar but poor candidates to write a plaque for a new house of a wealthy man. Each of them would be paid one or two taels of silver. Just after the job was finished, he "happened" to pass by here.
Chang Suining also saw him at this time.
Song Xian avoided her gaze and said, "Let's go."
"Everyone, what do you think... is it true that the young master of the Chang family was wronged?" On the way out, a scholar asked in a low voice.
"It seems to me that it must be so."
"You have received the money for the inkstone, so you have no say..."
"The young master of the Chang family is a man of upright character, and this matter is most likely caused by injustice." Song Xian looked forward.
Several people subconsciously looked at Song Xian.
Since losing the game of chess, Mr. Song's attitude towards matters related to Madam Chang seems to have changed a lot.
…
"…Did she really say that?"
In the mansion of Duke Ying, Chang soon learned everything that happened in the Dali Temple, and her brows were furrowed at the moment.
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