Jiang Ying's body swayed, and he suddenly remembered that the Sun family was certainly qualified to file a complaint with the emperor.
Although the third-rank Censor is not as good as the first-class Duke of the Duke's Mansion, he is no unknown person in the capital!
But why did Sun Bo die?
He didn't die on the spot. After so many days, he was gone. Now he comes and says that Jiang Yuanlang beat him to death. Even a fool wouldn't admit it!
Jiang Ying pulled Huang Mingquan aside to argue about the last sentence.
Huang Mingquan is the emperor's confidant. Instead of running over and yelling at the Sun family, causing chaos, it would be better to petition the emperor through Huang Mingquan.
After hearing her words, Huang Mingquan nodded and shook his head. "Madam Jiang, you saved my life. Even if you didn't tell me, I would have tried my best to speak on Jiang Sanlang's behalf in front of the emperor. But Lord Sun insisted that Jiang Sanlang beat him to death. Shuntian Prefecture first sent a coroner to the Sun family to perform an autopsy, proving that Sun Bo died of internal organ damage caused by the beating. Only then did the prefect order the arrest. Otherwise, even if Zheng Yao had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to arrest anyone at random."
According to the laws of Nan Zhao, killing someone means paying with one's life, and the emperor is subject to the same punishment as the common people if he breaks the law.
It was not a period of disorderly and indiscriminate killing.
Of course, if a murder occurred in an official's family, such as the death of a few servants or concubines, as long as it was not a big deal and there were relatively legitimate reasons, Shuntian Prefecture would not intervene.
However, the prefect did not dare to neglect such a court official who personally beat the drum to appeal for justice.
"Thank you, Eunuch Huang, for taking the time to warn me. I originally wanted to talk to you about something, but I can't talk about it today. Let's do it another day. I have to hurry home now."
Jiang Ying thought that since the prefect had reported the incident, Sun Bo was determined, and the emperor was aware of the situation, there was no room for a private settlement of this matter.
Then, the key to the whole thing lies in the dead Sun Bo.
Was he beaten to death by his own brother? We need witnesses, physical evidence, and an official autopsy report; none of these can be missing.
Therefore, what she can do now is to start with these three things.
Huang Mingquan was stunned when he heard this. "Ah? Madam Jiang, aren't you going to the Yangxin Palace to discuss this with the Emperor?"
Jiang Ying, "There's no point in arguing. I need to find evidence. As for the Emperor, I'm sorry to bother Eunuch Huang. If you have any physical ailments in the future, just come to me."
Huang Mingquan felt ashamed, "Mrs. Jiang, you are too polite. We are still taking the medicine you prescribed."
Jiang Ying walked forward quickly, holding the child in his arms, and waved his hand, "Okay, I'll give you some more tonic later."
Huang Mingquan, "..."
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he turned around and shouted, "Come here, prepare a sedan chair for Madam Jiang. Madam Jiang cooks the ice jelly snacks herself, and the emperor loves them very much. She also took the trouble to bring the child to see the imperial concubine. Please send her out of the palace in a sedan chair. Don't neglect the future Princess Mo."
What he said was true. Besides, as the chief eunuch, he did have some privileges.
"Yes!" Xiao Xuanzi nodded enthusiastically, and she almost wanted to pick out the most gorgeous and spacious sedan chair for Jiang Ying, and put a few more layers of cushions on it so that she and the child could sit comfortably.
Huang Mingquan was in a hurry to go back, and seeing Xiaoxuanzi like this, he handed it over to him with confidence!
In this way, Jiang Ying was able to leave the palace without having to carry herself for the first time.
The Duke's Mansion.
Everyone in the mansion was filled with gloom because of Sun Bo's affairs, and the old lady was even more worried.
He silently pondered who he should ask for help in order to overcome this difficulty.
When Jiang Yuanyi heard about this in the military camp, he ran back immediately. Now he and Jiang Yuanchen were staring at each other, as if they were caught off guard by the sudden actions of the Sun family and Shuntian Prefecture.
Jiang Yuanyi's face turned serious as he stood up with a bang. "No, I can't just sit there and wait for death. I have to go to the Sun family and see what tricks they have in mind!"
"I'll go with my brother." Jiang Yuanchen also stood up.
Jiang Ying arrived at this time and said in a deep voice, "No one is allowed to go! The Sun family is determined not to let Third Brother go. Going will not only be useless, but it will also make us look guilty."
"younger sister!"
"Sister Ying, why are you back?"
Everyone in the room looked at Jiang Ying in shock. Mainly because she was in the palace, no one expected her to come so soon.
Of course, this is thanks to Huang Mingquan. He ordered all the strong men to carry the sedan chair steadily and quickly, so Jiang Ying was able to arrive at the Duke's Mansion before dark.
Jiang Ying sat down and drank tea while instructing Siyu who was holding the child, "It's okay, you and Yinrui can put the child to bed. I don't need you to wait on me here."
Generally speaking, ladies of the inner court were not allowed to bring servants with them when entering the palace. Jiang Ying dragged her child with her, and she was reluctantly allowed to bring one with her.
So between Yinrui and Siyu, if one of them followed her into the palace, the other would wait in the carriage at the palace gate until Jiang Ying came out and they could go home together.
Not to mention the children, the two maids were also quite tired.
Only after the child was tucked away to sleep did Jiang Ying calm down. He looked at Jiang Yuanchen with a burning gaze, "Second brother, let me ask you, did many people see Third Brother beating Sun Bo that day? And did you actually ask the madam to take the injured Sun Bo to the hospital afterwards?"
In order to find out the truth about his son's abduction, Jiang Ying learned about everything that happened that day from beginning to end.
So, if Jiang Yuanyi and Jiang Yuanlang were careless and ignored it, she would believe it, but Jiang Yuanchen has always been meticulous and has clearly stated that he took care of Sun Bo, so it must have been sent.
As expected, Jiang Yuanchen nodded firmly. "Yes, the madam is a businesswoman, and she's also afraid that someone might die in the building and force her to close down. Plus, Sun Bo is the son of the censor, so she won't just let it go. But when Sun Bo was carried out, his injuries were indeed serious. Third brother... Third brother is covered in blood, and my eldest brother and I——"
At this point, Jiang Yuanchen paused, exchanged glances with Jiang Yuanyi, and then continued, "To be honest, sister, we are not sure how badly Sun Bo was injured at the time."
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