Chapter 443: Torture
Qiao Jibai's tone was calm but not arrogant. "Young Marquis did this not to save Yan's face, but to make her fall into the negative influence of arrogance. Young Marquis and she have no substantial relationship, but I am her brother. Young Marquis, do you think I will not consider the safety of my sister?"
Jiang Qiyun choked and wanted to explain himself but couldn't find the words to do so.
He acted like a rogue, "Then I'll go with you too!"
Qiao Jibai just threw down two words and got on the carriage.
"what ever."
It was just two words, but they carried with them a subtle hint of disdain.
Jiang Qiyun snorted and ran directly towards the carriage behind. There were two carriages behind Qiao Jibai. Based on his understanding of Qiao Wanyan, she would definitely choose the carriage in front, so he ran directly towards the second carriage.
Sure enough, he guessed right.
"Get out." Qiao Wanyan spoke without even looking at him.
Jiang Qiyun hung his head and obediently closed the door. He kicked the coachman away and sat in the coachman's seat.
When Qiao Wanyan arrived at the Imperial Household Department, she did not see anything dirty and was arranged to stay in a relatively clean room.
There were tables and chairs, a teapot and teacups on the table, and nothing else.
Next door is Qiao Yihuan.
There are guards guarding the door.
Jiang Qiyun entered the room first, wiped the chair with his sleeve, and then said with a smile: "Sister Wanyan, sit down and have a rest!"
Qiao Wanyan said softly, "I am innocent in this matter. I just came here to make a confession. I will leave after I make the confession. Why did you come here to do something unnecessary?"
Jiang Qiyun said: "I'm just worried that you'll be wronged."
Qiao Wanyan was not moved and said perfunctorily, "I'm fine."
Jiang Qiyun was touched. She was afraid that she was worrying so she comforted herself!
Qiao Wanyan was stunned for a moment when she saw his eyes suddenly become moist. What, what happened?
The people from the Imperial Envoy came to give their testimony, and Qiao Wanyan was the first to be questioned. The person who came was not Qiao Jibai, but his attitude was polite.
Qiao Wanyan explained the whole story clearly, without a single lie.
Because of the lies, none of them were told.
This confession was so clean and beautiful that it could allow her to leave the Imperial Household Department directly.
After the morning court session ended, Minister Qiao did not go directly back to the Shangshu Mansion, but went to the Imperial Censorate.
"Sir, the two young ladies are just following the rules and procedures. If they are innocent, the Imperial Envoy will definitely send them back without any harm."
Qiao Shangshu said calmly, "You don't have to worry if that's the case. My daughter must be innocent. If she is innocent, I will let her go. I will wait here to take her back."
The guards said repeatedly, "Yes, Lord Shangshu, please have a cup of tea and wait for a while. The two young ladies should come out soon."
Minister Qiao said calmly, "My useless eldest daughter is caught in public opinion. Although I don't know the truth, it involves deceiving the emperor. I also know that she will not leave the Imperial Envoy Office easily. But my Wanyan is innocent, and I am waiting to take her home today."
The guard understood, "Don't worry, Shangshu-sama. If the higher-ups give the order, I will definitely bring the second young lady here."
Minister Qiao nodded slightly and said politely, "Then I'll trouble you."
"You are welcome, sir."
As for Qiao Yihuan, Qiao Jibai went there in person. On the way, he was not surprised to hear that Minister Qiao was coming.
The uncle was not trying to show the emperor how much he loved his daughter, but he was really concerned about whether Wanyan had suffered any harm in the Imperial Envoy's Office.
Qiao Yihuan felt a little relieved when she saw the person coming in. After all, she was a member of the Qiao family, and Qiao Jibai would not make things too difficult for her no matter what he said.
"We are not relatives here, so you don't have to plan how to lie. The soldiers of Tianshu Camp saw the scene of you and Jingxin in the Great Hall with their own eyes."
Qiao Jibai is a gentle and calm person, everyone thinks so.
But the way he solved cases was different from before.
The voice was as cold as spring water, and every word was clear. Her jade-like and golden face showed no trace of stage fright. She looked the kind that would make any prisoner feel guilty and terrified when seeing her.
Qiao Yihuan said, "I was drugged that night and lost consciousness. I don't remember what happened afterwards. I'm not a three-year-old child. I wouldn't know that there were so many guards outside and still do such filthy things. I know Abbot Jingxin, but I haven't said much to him. It's definitely not a deal as people say!"
Qiao Jibai said calmly, "Someone drugged me, do you have any evidence?"
Qiao Yihuan shook her head. "That night, apart from the vegetarian food at Huasheng Temple, I only drank a pot of tea before going to bed. The tea was brewed by my personal maid, so there shouldn't be any problem. But I can't tell when I was ambushed."
Qiao Yihuan had prepared in advance how to answer in order to make herself appear more innocent if anyone asked, so she answered every question Qiao Jibai asked firmly, making herself sound pitiful and innocent, and that she could not remember anything after being drugged and becoming unconscious.
At this time, a guard came in and whispered in Qiao Jibai's ear.
After taking a look at Qiao Yihuan, Qiao Jibai stood up and left the room. He walked to the door of a room at the end of the corridor. Xiaoying lowered her head and was sweating guiltily. When she heard footsteps at the door, she raised her head and looked at Qiao Jibai, then immediately looked away in panic.
"You said you don't know what happened that night?"
Xiaoying nodded rapidly, "Yes, yes, yes, that night I felt uncomfortable and the young lady let me go to rest first and didn't need to keep watch. When I woke up, I heard someone outside shouting that there was a fire. Then I found the young lady in the main hall."
Qiao Jibai asked: "Really? But why did I hear from your young lady that this is not the case?"
Xiaoying was so scared that she almost fell off her chair.
The guards beside her immediately lifted her up and kicked her to kneel in front of Qiao Jibai, "You might as well tell the truth. If you don't open your mouth now, you will have to spit it out when the water torture instrument is used on you later!"
Xiaoying's pupils shrank suddenly in fear. "I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything!"
Qiao Jibai lowered his eyes, "Your willingness to confess is too good, how do you know you don't have a plan? Take her to the torture room, torture her while questioning her, so that she won't say anything untrue."
Xiaoying gasped and wanted to kneel down at Qiao Jibai's feet to beg him, but Qiao Jibai just turned and left without even giving her a chance to speak.
Xiaoying was so frightened that her whole body was shaking. Who in the capital city didn't know what the Imperial Envoy's Office was?
In the case-handling agency directly under the emperor, it was common for people to die in the pursuit of the truth.
The guards saw her sitting powerlessly on the ground and showed no mercy to her. They picked her up and dragged her towards the torture room.
Qiao Yihuan was some distance away from the torture chamber, but she heard Xiaoying's shrill screams.
The guard at the door stared closely at Qiao Yihuan's expression and saw worry and uneasiness in it.
disturbed?
If he was truly innocent, why would he feel uneasy?
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