Tingfengyuan.
Qiao Er, Qiao Si and Yu Shengsheng have been discussing this for the entire afternoon.
The atmosphere in the room was serious.
Qiao Er's autopsy results proved that the man had indeed died because he was hit by a carriage and his injuries were too severe to be recovered.
Half an hour ago, news came from the chess club. On that day, Yang Chi'an was riding his horse on the street and hit a pedestrian, causing the pedestrian to vomit blood. Yang Chi'an simply gave the pedestrian two bags of money and then left.
The man's wife and parents took him to seek medical treatment everywhere, but they all refused treatment because his injuries were too severe. He died within three days.
But someone told them the identity of the person who hit them and led them all the way to Dingzhou City.
Yu Shengsheng also told them about Yang Li and Yang Chi'an. She had no objection to any treatment Qiao Si gave to Yang Chi'an.
But Qiao Si didn't know how to deal with it.
They discussed until it was already late, but still couldn't reach a conclusion.
Zhang You and the others waited in the yard until the hour of Xu before Qiao Si came back exhausted.
She seemed extremely tired, but she didn't dare to let go and kept her nerves tense.
Dongmei lit calming incense in the room, Chunhua took the cloak that Qiao Si had taken off, Qiuyue pulled out a chair for Qiao Si to sit down, Zhang You poured warm tea for Qiao Si, Jingzhu stood behind her and massaged her shoulders. Qiao Si picked up the cup and took a sip, and her expression eased a little.
Seeing that Qiao Si's face was still heavy, Zhang You and the others guessed that they had not discussed anything, so they did not say much for fear of making Qiao Si even more anxious.
Qiao Si had something on his mind, so he didn't let them stay too long. He let them go down and let her be alone.
Zhang You and the others were helpless. When they returned to their room at night, they could only lie on the bed and chat idly, but they couldn't figure out what was going on.
The next day, at the end of the Yin hour, sporadic voices were heard outside the courtyard.
Zhang You was awakened by the sound and lost his sleepiness.
She lay in bed and listened quietly, but she could only hear very faint voices and the creaking of the door opening, nothing else.
She had experienced this feeling before.
That was how the people in the chess club communicated with each other when she followed Qiao Er.
Zhang You closed his eyes, and his thoughts became clearer.
It seems that there is new news.
It's already the second day, what will Qiao Si do?
The deceased's family will bring public opinion and put pressure on Yang Li, and it's impossible for him to do nothing...
After thinking more, Zhang You couldn't help but think further ahead.
What if... Prince Qiao's Mansion is suppressed by that damn emperor because of this matter? Then, with her identity, can she still survive?
Don’t the prince and princess want to intervene?
Leaving Qiao Si alone to take responsibility?
etc……
Qiao Si is alone...
Yes.
Given the personalities of the prince and princess, it is impossible for them to remain indifferent when something big happens.
This incident did not alarm them to take action, so there is only one possibility... They think Qiao Si can handle this matter and they don't need to take action.
In other words… this matter wasn't unsolvable. Or perhaps, this was a test for Qiao Si.
In this case, isn't it equivalent to working backwards to find the answer?
This matter is not complicated. The fundamental question is why Yang Chi'an rode his horse and injured someone to death.
In the past, no matter who the person was, Qiao Si would punish him directly.
As for Yang Chi'an, firstly, the sudden complaint seemed like there was a pair of mysterious hands pushing him, and he didn't know the intentions of the hidden person; secondly, he was concerned about Yang Li's power. After all, Tuozhou and Dingzhou were adjacent to each other in the northwest corner, and the reinforcements and food supplies also needed to be transported here from Tuozhou. If he offended him completely, it would be disadvantageous to the Qiao family army.
But what if all of this could be ignored?
A year ago, when the war in Dingzhou was at a stalemate, Tuozhou, as a neighboring state, did not provide any support. Tuozhou was unreliable to begin with, let alone in the future.
The most sinister intention of the person behind the scenes is nothing more than to sow discord, but this relationship, whether maintained or not, is of no use.
Therefore, Yang Chi'an needs to pay with his life.
Zhang You should have relaxed after thinking this through. But Yang Chi'an was, after all, Teacher Xiaoyu's biological son.
It's human nature. Even if Teacher Xiaoyu says he doesn't care, he will still be heartbroken when the time comes.
When he came into this world, she and her parents were waiting for his arrival with love and expectation; when he was young and ignorant, they taught him to be kind. But sincerity is fleeting, and he had long been spoiled and praised by others in the sweet words of others.
I heard rustling sounds. It was Chunhua and the others getting up.
Zhang You put aside his worries and got up to wash.
When they went to Qiao Si's room, Zhang You did not see the chess club spy.
He probably left when they weren't paying attention.
Qiao Si's expression was indifferent, without the heavy anxiety of yesterday, and no emotion could be seen on his face today.
Zhang You and the others didn't say much, just helped her get dressed. After they finished their meal, they followed Qiao Si out of the palace and headed to the government office.
As usual, Qiao Si sat in her luxurious carriage, followed by a long group of followers.
The yamen was not far away. The carriage traveled for half an hour and stopped at the majestic and solemn red gate.
There is a black plaque hanging on the gate with four words written in vigorous strokes on it: Dingzhou Prefecture Yamen.
Step over the high threshold, walk all the way inside, around the courtyard, and arrive at the lobby.
Dingzhou now has no prefect. The Chen Shi incident has just passed, and the emperor can no longer control Dingzhou. The princess has arranged for a trustworthy person to temporarily take over as prefect.
On the surface he was the prefect, but in reality he still took orders from the palace.
Not long after Qiao Si arrived at the lobby, a middle-aged man in official uniform came hurriedly with constables.
When they saw Qiao Si, they all knelt and saluted. Qiao Si's face remained expressionless. She asked them to stand up and ordered them to bring Yang Chi'an and the person who had brought the lawsuit.
The prefect respectfully agreed and arranged for someone to go down.
Qiao Si sat in the main seat in the hall, and the prefect sat below, waiting to bring the person up for interrogation.
The gate of the government office was not closed, and people were already coming in one after another to watch the excitement.
Zhang You and the others stood on Qiao Si's right side, waiting for Qiao Si's orders at any time.
Zhang You looked at the people gradually gathering in the courtyard outside the lobby, and understood: No wonder Qiao Si made such a big fuss, it turned out that he wanted them all to come and hear the result.
It seems that Qiao Si is going to take action today.
Before Yang Chi'an and the others were brought in, Yang Li stepped into the lobby first.
He looked anxious, like a father concerned about his son's life or death.
As soon as he stepped into the hall, he asked Qiao Si anxiously, "I wonder if the princess has investigated thoroughly. Is this really my son's doing? Princess, please think carefully. My son is the son of the prefect. How could he do such a thing?"
Only a small number of people watching in the courtyard agreed with what he said, and this small number of people were ignorant of the truth and were misled by his previous words.
"Don't worry, Lord Yang. We can discuss the truth after the interrogation."
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