Chapter 254: Getting Punished
"Now that the real culprit has been found, why don't you put him in jail, Lord Temple Minister? What are you waiting for?" Xiao Yuan spoke slowly.
The Dali Temple Minister suddenly came to his senses, glanced at Shen Yunbai with a sullen face, and hurriedly agreed that as long as it was not these two, it didn't matter who else was arrested.
"Come here, arrest Miss Xu, and execute her immediately after she signs and signs her name."
"No," Miss Xu collapsed to the ground.
"etc."
A clear male voice was heard, and a tall man in gorgeous clothes slowly walked into the court.
"Sir, this man said he was the culprit in this case, so I let him in."
The Dali Temple official waved his hand and stared at the man in the hall, "Who are you?"
"I am Pei Qin, the eldest son of the Pei family." The man paused, tilted his head and looked deeply at Miss Xu who was slumped on the ground. His eyes were full of tenderness, and he smiled at her gently.
"I came here today to face the law. The murder of Miss Yin Hong in Zuichunlou was all my fault. I was drunk and coveted Miss Yin Hong's beauty. I had evil intentions, but when I failed to get what I wanted, I cruelly killed her. It has nothing to do with others."
"No, it's not." Miss Xu looked at him in disbelief with tears streaming down her face. "Pei Qin, you can't admit it. My father will find a way to save me. If you admit it, you will die."
"Miss Xu, everyone is responsible for their own actions. This matter was all done by me alone. There is no need for others to cover up for me. Sir, please issue an order immediately to sentence me to death to uphold the law."
The Dali Temple official frowned and said, "Pei Tan, are you sure you want to take responsibility for this crime? You must be executed immediately for two murders."
"No, he doesn't admit it. He didn't do it." Miss Xu staggered over and grabbed Pei Qin tightly, "Hurry up and tell me, it wasn't you who did it. Yin Hong was clearly me..."
"Zhizhi," Pei Qin's face turned stern, "Don't say anything more."
Xu Zhizhi stared at him blankly. Pei Qinwei sighed and gazed at her reluctantly. He gently wiped the tears from her face and whispered, "Today's situation is no less than a trial by three judges. Even Lord Xu is helpless. You can't escape, be good."
He broke free of her hand that was grabbing his sleeve, his expression firm, "Please give your orders, sir."
"Come here, drag him away to sign and seal the pledge, and then behead him immediately." Without offending anyone, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple could not wait to order people to execute Pei Qin.
"No, no, no." Xu Zhizhi grabbed him tightly. Pei Qin's eyes were bloodshot, but he still pushed her away cruelly and was dragged away by the bailiffs.
"Zhizhi, you need to live well. It's me who is useless and has failed you. Stop thinking about me."
ah--
The entire courtroom was filled with Xu Zhizhi's heart-wrenching cries. She almost used both her hands and feet to crawl out, and stood up again after falling down. However, her legs were so weak that it took her a lot of effort to even walk out of the courtroom.
Tao Fen was stunned on the spot as she watched. The chill rose from her limbs to her head, and she shivered with cold.
"Sanlang." She suddenly remembered something, quickly stood up and rushed behind the screen, but there was no one there.
"Sanlang, where are you? Sanlang." She grabbed a yamen runner and asked, "Where is Sanlang? Where did he go?"
The man frowned and threw Taofen to the ground. At this time, the Dali Temple Minister also looked at Taofen and ordered in a deep voice, "You accepted money and gave false testimony to frame the innocent. You are sentenced to three years of hard labor and will be imprisoned immediately."
Two yamen runners dragged Tao Fen up from the ground and carried her outside.
"Wait, sir, please give me another stick of incense. I want to see Sanlang. I want to see him."
Unfortunately, no one paid attention to her pleas, and they did not cause any waves in the turbulent court.
After the people left, a cabinet door behind the screen slowly opened, and Qingyue came out from inside, sweating profusely, and left the side hall quietly.
The case has been handled, but the censors still have no intention of leaving. Everyone knows what they are waiting for, but the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple does not want to watch the fun.
"Then, Fourth Prince, Fourth Prince's Consort, Lord Shen, I will go to the back hall to supervise the execution." After saying this, he stood up and tried to slip away.
"Have you forgotten, Lord Temple Minister, that there are still some matters that have not been dealt with?" Xiao Yuan spoke slowly, stopping the steps of the Dali Temple Minister who was about to leave.
"As the Minister of the Dali Temple, shouldn't you personally carry out the beating?"
The Dali Temple Minister was almost crying, his face wrinkled, and he looked at Shen Yunbai cautiously.
What does your betting have to do with me? Why do you have to drag me into it?
Even though he was complaining in his heart, he turned around silently and sat back down, like a mascot, neither speaking nor moving.
Even if he didn't say anything, the censors would not let Shen Yunbai go. They had finally caught this opportunity to make Shen Yunbai in trouble, and they all rushed to add insult to injury.
"Minister Shen, do you still remember the bet you made with the Fourth Prince's wife?"
"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. Minister Shen, are you planning to go back on your word?"
"The Fourth Prince's wife, a woman, dared to agree. Minister Shen, are you trying to deny it? Everyone present is watching. If this gets out, it will damage your reputation as a gentleman."
Those censors stared at Shen Yunbai without blinking, and their words became sharper and sharper than the last, as if they wished their words could turn into knives and pierce Shen Yunbai full of holes.
"Since I have agreed, I will fulfill my promise." Shen Yunbai spoke calmly, his face had returned to normal. He stood up and slowly walked towards Shen Anan who was sitting in the middle of the court, with a cold light hidden in his eyes.
A dark shadow stood beside Shen Anan even faster than that, blocking Shen Yunbai's sight of Shen Anan, "Minister Shen, get a beating, go outside."
Shen Yunbai glanced at Xiao Yuan, lowered his eyes and spoke softly, "Don't worry, I haven't apologized to the Fourth Prince's wife in person yet."
Suddenly, a woman's soft laughter sounded, and Xiao Yuan's hand was grasped by a boneless little hand, and gently pulled to his side, "Minister Shen, please speak, I am all ears."
"Today, I was reckless and misunderstood the Fourth Prince's wife. Please forgive me." He bowed slightly, his tone calm and cold, without any emotion at all.
"What a misunderstanding." Shen Anan raised her eyebrows and chuckled. Shen Yunbai seemed not to understand the sarcasm in her words and continued, "I didn't judge people properly and didn't see the truth. I almost made a wrong judgment."
With just a few words, he lightly revealed his crime. Shen Anan also knew that it was impossible to do anything to him because of this matter, so he just pulled the corners of his lips sarcastically and did not respond.
"There is just one thing I don't understand, and I would like to ask the Fourth Prince's wife for advice."
"you say."
Shen Yunbai lowered his voice so low that only the three of them could hear him and asked, "Except for the accident involving Miss Xu, I believe there are no flaws in this matter and I handled it very cleanly. How did you find out?"
Shen Anan curled her lips, "Because, Minister Shen never does anything without benefits. As long as you make a move, the first thing I think about is not your conspiracy, but what benefits you can get from it."
"I don't believe those old stubborn people's words of seeking fame and reputation. The two hundred taels of silver came too easily, and you used ten thousand taels of silver to frame Mr. Chen. I can't think of the reason why you did this and the benefits you could get. So, you must have lied."
As for Pei Qin, Shen Anan turned her head to look at Xiao Yuan who was standing beside her, her eyes softened unconsciously.
All the help was provided by the keenness of the people around her.
Shen Yunbai chuckled expressionlessly and walked out. After a while, the sound of a board hitting flesh was heard outside.
The censors swarmed outside to watch.
Mrs. Chen held Mr. Chen, who had survived the disaster, and knelt down and kowtowed to Shen Anan in gratitude.
"Everyone, get up."
Lin Yurou helped Madam Chen stand up, and kept thanking her profusely, "The Fourth Prince's wife's kindness will be remembered by our Chen family. If there is any help we can provide, we will never refuse."
"Um."
Shen Anan raised her eyes and glanced at the young master of the Chen family who seemed to have lost his soul beside Madam Chen. His eyes were empty and desperate, without a trace of life, as if he was about to die.
She turned her eyes away calmly. As she said before, good words cannot persuade a damned person, and mercy cannot save a person who has killed himself. Life and death are other people's rights.
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The thirty beatings were completed quickly. Perhaps those people showed mercy. Although Shen Yun's white robe was soaked with blood, he was not unable to move.
He was helped by the servant to slowly stand up from the stool, bending slightly to ease the pain, but there was no emotion on his face, he was so calm as if he was an outsider.
The censors surrounded him, staring at him with mocking and disdainful eyes, and their words were piercing to the eardrums, but he did not react at all and his expression remained calm.
"Let's go."
The servant supported him and walked out slowly.
At this moment, a thin figure came running at high speed and nimbly came to Shen Yunbai's side.
"Brother, you..."
"I'm fine." Shen Yunbai finally showed a different expression and smiled gently at Chen Tian.
Chen Tian lowered his eyes to glance at his robe soaked in blood, then raised his eyes sternly to look at the group of officials who were whispering, "Shut up!"
"Where did this young boy come from, and dare to act wildly in the Dali Temple?"
Chen Tian clenched his fists and was about to rush forward, but was stopped by Shen Yunbai, "Brother, it's okay, ignore them, let's go home."
Chen Tianqi's chest rose and fell, and his clear and cold eyes slowly became sinister as he stared at the group of people with an extremely ruthless look.
Some people were so frightened by Chen Tian's behavior that they broke out in a cold sweat and frowned tightly.
"Tian'er," Shen Yunbai grabbed Chen Tian's wrist and took a weak step forward. Chen Tian hurriedly supported him, but his eyes hidden under his eyelids were slowly turning red.
"Brother, how are you? I will send someone to the palace to invite the imperial physician."
"It's okay. Flesh injuries are nothing. We've been through more dangerous situations over the years. I'm not as skilled as others, so this is what I deserve."
"Brother," Chen Tian said with a look of confusion on his face, "Forget it. We have no foundation, and it is too difficult to make a way in the court. I have already lost my parents, and I can't lose you again."
"Even if we are just two brothers, we should live well, right?"
"Shut up." Shen Yunbai's gentle expression suddenly turned gloomy, "Don't say such things anymore."
"Brother, I saw the tablet in the ancestral hall in the mansion. That girl is someone you care about, right? In order to get revenge, you accidentally hurt her. Isn't that enough to regret for the rest of your life? Why do you have to make a fuss to the point where you can't end it?"
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