Chapter 43 The corpse has turned to ashes, but the mouth is still hard
Cai Shaotan pretended not to hear anything, since Jing Han didn’t say it directly anyway.
Unexpectedly, Jinghan didn't say anything, but someone else spoke for Jinghan.
"Master Cai, if you haven't done it, then swear an oath!"
When Cai Shaotan saw this person, he realized that his rank was not as high as his, so he pretended not to hear it.
This person finally found an opportunity to show himself, so how could he let it go easily?
He then pressed the issue again.
"Is Master Cai too guilty to swear?"
Seeing that this person was pressing him, and that His Majesty and all the officials were watching, Cai Shaotan knew that he had no choice but to reply.
Just say.
"Why should I swear an oath? This is a fabrication. I am wrongly accused! If swearing an oath would work, then there would be no need for the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case. We could just find someone to force her to swear. If she refuses, she's a criminal!"
"Wrong logic, wrong logic, what does this have to do with others? You don't dare to swear, it means you are guilty! It's obvious, but you are still here twisting right and wrong!"
The person was shaking with anger. She really didn't expect that this person could make such an excuse.
[What Cai Shaotan said was a twisted logic, but it does have some truth to it!]
Cai Shaotan looked arrogant. What was going on? He had nothing to say, right? Even the princess said that what he said made sense.
The entire court was in an uproar. How could Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess support Cai Shaotan?
[But no matter how he tries to argue, it can't overcome the fact that he dares not swear! ]
The mood in the court soon turned from cloudy to sunny.
They said that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess was a noble and virtuous person, so how could she possibly side with these villains?
The man who had just interrogated Cai Shaotan seemed to be greatly encouraged and interrogated again.
"Master Cai, don't look around and talk about other things. Regardless of whether you are wronged or not, you should swear an oath first. Swearing won't hurt you. Master Tang just swore an oath, and he's still fine now!"
"That's right. I believe I'm innocent. I ask you, Mr. Cai, to swear as I do, that you absolutely did not kill my husband!"
Cai Shaotan was in a dilemma. The fact was that he didn't dare to swear.
Even though he was arrogant, he also believed that there was a God above his head. If he did something bad, he would do it quietly so that God would not find out.
How could I possibly swear to attract the attention of God?
He is not a fool.
No matter in which world, especially in ancient society, people are very taboo about things like gods and ghosts, and dare not disrespect them for fear of being struck by lightning.
But now Cai Shaotan is being roasted on the fire.
If he had ordered someone to kill the little beast, he would not be afraid even if he swore an oath today, because after all, it was not him who did it.
But he can't do that now.
If Jing Han knew what he was thinking, he would only sneer at him for deceiving himself.
[Heh, Cai Shaotan's body must have turned to ash, but he's still stubborn!]
Jinghan's sarcastic tone made everyone laugh.
Someone covered his mouth, and when he saw that he had attracted everyone's attention, he thought of a solution quickly.
"Master Cai, are you at a loss for words? If you were innocent, swearing an oath wouldn't be a big deal. But you're being so hesitant now. It's really laughable."
After this person finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the court took this opportunity to openly burst into laughter.
The hatred in Cai Shaotan's heart was as surging as the magma in a volcano, but he said nothing and stuck his neck out, pretending to be aggrieved.
"Tongzi, deduce the entire process. I'll send someone to find the witnesses and evidence. Then we'll see if Cai Shaotan will continue to be stubborn!"
[Okay, host! ]
Jing Chengji's expression was as if a storm was about to come. Even after hearing that the system and Jing Han could deduce the process of Cai Shaotan harming people, she still didn't feel very happy.
If Cai Shaotan really killed his wife's parents for his so-called future, it would be truly outrageous.
When Cai Shaotan heard Jing Han say this, he was panicked and scared, but he thought he had dealt with all the witnesses and evidence.
Even if what the monster said was true, so what? If we can't find any evidence, we can't just arrest people.
There is no such thing as a perfect crime. If there is, it only means that the hidden clues have not been discovered yet.
All the civil and military officials in the court also looked aside seriously. They also wanted to know how Cai Shaotan had harmed his wife's mother and father.
They are not just here to eat melons, they are also the wives.
Cai Shaotan was a juren, but he was very humble and polite before marriage, and saved his wife by chance!
[Originally, with his status and position, even if his wife was the daughter of a seventh-rank official, he would not have been able to get the position! But he was very good at pretending! With his performance, his wife's parents were very satisfied with Cai Shaotan. Although Cai Shaotan was only a juren, a juren was already qualified to become an official!]
【Pause, I have a few questions! 】
[Host, you ask! ]
Why didn't Cai Shaotan's wife's parents lift their own daughter, but instead lifted something with a dagger? Secondly, was this a true coincidence, or was it orchestrated by Cai Shaotan?
The system said that Cai Shaotan saved his wife by coincidence, which sounded like a conspiracy.
What Jinghan wanted to know was exactly what they wanted to know.
However, someone in the court remembered that her mother and Cai Shaotan's mother (the wife's mother, men are called mothers) were friends, and they were once classmates!
But she was not the mother, so she didn't know much. She originally wanted to visit her mother's good friend on her behalf, but after asking around, she was told that there was no official with the surname Luan in the capital. There had been one before, but he died of illness.
This Cai Shaotan is the husband of the good friend her mother mentioned.
She originally thought that when she had free time, she would visit the Cai family to see if Cai Shaotan’s wife was the daughter of her mother’s friend.
Thinking about it now, she felt that it was a good thing that she didn't rush to the house, otherwise, she would not have gotten any good results.
[Host, you've hit the nail on the head! ]
Cai Shaotan's wife's distress wasn't a coincidence; it was a staged act orchestrated by Cai Shaotan, who bribed a few local thugs. If Cai Shaotan's wife hadn't been in poor health, it wouldn't have been Cai Shaotan's turn to rescue her. However, his wife was quite talented, having also passed the imperial examination. It's just that the imperial examination took longer, so it might have been difficult for Cai Shaotan's wife to survive!
Cai Shaotan's wife was born prematurely, and it took a lot of effort for her to pass the imperial examination. With only one daughter, he certainly didn't want her to risk her life for the exam. Although Cai Shaotan's wife was in poor health, it wasn't difficult for her to find a job!
[Although Cai Shaotan's wife's mother isn't here, and I can't deduce without seeing her, I suspect her mother was definitely going to nominate her own daughter, but ultimately chose Cai Shaotan. This is most likely because Cai Shaotan's wife is so weak!]
No wonder the system makes such a guess.
Generally speaking, only a fool would help an outsider, unless there is no other way.
Cai Shaotan, a juren, has come this far without any help from his family. If it weren't for his wife's mother, he would not have been able to enter the court.
[Tsai Shaotan most likely gave his wife a drug that would make her body even weaker!]
[Yes, I deduced that Cai Shaotan inquired about the families of sixth and seventh rank officials in Jingdu before choosing his current wife!]
[Oh, by the way, all of Cai Shaotan's expenses in Jingdu were earned by selling his ass! ]
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