Chapter 192: It is better to offend a villain than to offend a sinner
Matron Tu prostrated herself on the ground, "Yes, I did accept five thousand taels of silver from the Fang family."
"The Fang family bribed me to find an opportunity to cause trouble for Princess Ling."
"I thought it was just a matter of picking a few quarrels, and I was so tempted that I agreed to it."
"It was this old slave who made a big mistake."
Madam Tu knocked her head against the wall and said, "Please punish me, Queen Mother."
Fang Yilin, who was standing by, turned pale.
"Madam Tu, please stop slandering us," Fang Yilin said anxiously. "When did you ever accept money from the Fang family? Are you saying this because someone is threatening you?"
Nanny Tu hated Fang Yilin to death.
If it weren't for Fang Yilin, how could she have gotten involved with that evil ghost Xie Yingmian.
She picked a fight with Xie Yingmian, but Xie Yingmian almost took her life.
It is better to offend a villain than to offend a bad guy.
Xie Yingmian is this evil ghost.
Nanny Tu ignored Fang Yilin.
She knelt respectfully on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, every word I say is true. Not a single word is false."
"The banknotes that the Fang family gave me were taken from the Tongbao Bank."
"Each banknote has a unique number."
"When you withdraw money from the Tongbao Bank, the bank will record these numbers, and you can use these numbers to find the person who withdrew the money."
"Just a couple of times, and you'll know if this old slave is lying."
Fang Yilin was dumbfounded.
Growing up, most of her money came from the Toffee.
She had never been to a money shop and didn't know the rules for withdrawing money from a money shop.
The reason for going to the bank to withdraw money this time was because Xie Yingmian had extorted nearly 70,000 taels of silver from the Fang family, and almost all of the Fang family's cash had been taken away.
Fang Yilin opened his mouth, but said nothing.
It's useless to say anything at this stage.
With all the evidence and witnesses, she will only make things worse.
"Yes." Fang Yilin had to admit, "I remember now. I gave money to Madam Tu before."
"But this subject has no intention of murdering the Grand Princess."
"Your Highness, you are aware that Xie Yingmian and I had some disagreements in the past. I gave Madam Tu the money so that she could find fault with Xie Yingmian at the appropriate time and make her leave a bad impression on the Grand Princess. That's all."
"This servant believes that the matter of Madam Tu has nothing to do with the osmanthus sachet."
Fang Yilin burst into tears, "I know the Grand Princess's taboos. How could she wear a sachet with Xie Yingmian's name embroidered on it?"
"Let's take a step back and say, even if I had ten thousand guts to murder the Grand Princess, I would not bring the osmanthus sachet with me."
The Queen was also silent.
This is where the trouble begins.
Fang Yilin wouldn't be so stupid as to knowingly commit a crime.
Xie Yingmian wouldn't be stupid enough to frame Fang Yilin with a sachet embroidered with her name.
What exactly is the problem?
Xie Yingmian saw that the situation was almost over and there was no point in arguing any further.
"Empress Dowager," she said, "Almost everyone in Donghua Palace knows that the Grand Princess is allergic to osmanthus flowers."
"Under these circumstances, no matter who brought the osmanthus sachet in, their intention was to target the Grand Princess."
"This is not a coincidence, this is murder."
"We are not professional judges. Miss Fang has been clamoring that I framed her. I cannot let her wrongly accuse me in vain. Therefore, please allow the Empress Dowager to let Lord Shen of the Sixth Criminal Department to handle this case."
The Queen agreed very much with Xie Yingmian's opinion.
Since they are unable to find out the truth, they might as well ask the Six Punishments Department to solve the case.
The Queen Mother hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.
When Fang Yilin heard that the case would be tried by the Six Criminal Departments, he immediately became soft-hearted.
People from the Six Punishments Department have always been impartial in their work.
Their methods are very cruel, and their interrogation methods are even more terrifying.
She couldn't handle it if the Six Punishment Department got involved.
If the Six Punishments Bureau found out that she was using the Grand Princess's allergy to osmanthus to deal with Xie Yingmian, not only would she be finished, but the Fang family would be finished as well.
"Your Majesty..." Fang Yilin knelt and took a few steps forward. "Your Highness may have remembered it wrongly."
"I think I accidentally took the wrong sachet."
"All mistakes are my fault."
"I will accept any punishment you may have, please do not disturb the Six Punishments Department."
Xie Yingmian said in a deep voice, "Fang Yilin, what are you feeling guilty about?"
"You just kept saying that I slandered you and framed you?"
"I asked the Sixth Criminal Division to investigate the case, but you stopped me and even changed your story, saying you took it by mistake."
"This is Donghua Palace. You won't be allowed to go back on your word in front of the Empress Dowager and the Empress."
Xie Yingmian bowed to the Queen Mother and the Empress.
"Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Her Majesty the Queen."
"The Grand Princess has suffered an undeserved disaster and should not be treated lightly."
"I will also investigate to the end the matter of Fang Yilin throwing dirty water at me."
"Please allow the Sixth Punishment Department to intervene."
The Queen nodded: "As you should."
"Mother..."
The Queen Mother said to the maid, "Xuan Chen Ting Si."
The color on Fang Yilin's face faded bit by bit.
how so!
how so!
She had it all planned out.
She could have clearly escaped unscathed. Even if the Six Punishment Department intervened in the investigation, it would only focus on Princess Lan Ning.
Why has everything changed?
What should she do?
If it was discovered that she was the one who planned all this, she...
She will die!
When Fang Yilin thought of this, he almost collapsed to the ground.
Shen Tingsi arrived soon.
After listening to the case, Shen Tingsi's face showed no expression.
His voice was neither salty nor bland: "Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, please give me half an hour for interrogation."
The Queen Mother agreed.
The first person Shen Tingsi interrogated was Doctor Cheng.
After asking questions, Doctor Cheng returned to Donghua Palace with a normal expression.
Immediately afterwards, Shen Tingsi interrogated Aunt Tu again.
When Aunt Tu came back, her face was pale, her steps were unsteady, and there was fear in her eyes.
Afterwards, Shen Tingsi interrogated Princess Qi, Princess Lan Ning and others separately.
Everyone reacted differently.
When it was Xie Yingmian's turn to be interrogated, Shen Tingsi got straight to the point: "What is the truth?"
Xie Yingmian: "You are the Chief of the Six Criminal Divisions, and solving cases is your job. Are you sure you want to ask me?"
Shen Tingsi: "There's a ready-made answer, why should I endure it?"
Xie Yingmian: ...
There is nothing wrong with this.
She looked at Shen Tingsi deeply: "Can I trust you?"
Shen Tingsi: “Okay.”
Xie Yingmian: "Then I'll just say it straight."
Xie Yingmian tried to provoke Princess Lan Ning, but she angered Princess Lan Ning instead. She asked the monk to take Princess Lan Ning away from Donghua Palace, and then told Shen Tingsi the truth about the osmanthus sachet she found on her body.
"I guess Fang Yilin asked Princess Lan Ning to stuff the osmanthus sachet into me."
"At that time, I didn't know the Grand Princess's taboo, nor did I know what Fang Yilin was going to do, so I simply stuffed the osmanthus sachet back into Fang Yilin's body."
"You should know what happened next."
Shen Tingsi was silent for a while: "How is the eldest princess' health?"
Xie Yingmian said: "There is no danger to life for the time being, but he needs to be observed for three days."
Shen Tingsi said he understood: "You can go now."
Xie Yingmian said "Oh".
When he reached the door, Shen Tingsi’s voice came: “He is waiting for you at the west gate of Donghua Palace.”
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