Chapter 227 Case Closed
It is impossible to judge a case based on one side of the story, and soon the Zhao family members also gave their confessions.
Naturally, this is completely contrary to the confession of the Li family.
It was said that Li Mingyue had someone send a bowl of soup to the Duke to show her filial piety, and then the Duke died of poisoning.
After knowing this, the prince went to Li Mingyue to argue with her. The two quarreled more and more fiercely, and the prince got so angry that he beat the man to death.
Ye Xiao smiled slightly and had the servants serving the Duke taken outside and then brought them in one by one for interrogation.
He didn't ask anything else, he just wanted to know which maid brought the soup to the Duke.
What color clothes did you wear, what hairstyle did you have, and when did you pass away?
Unexpectedly, these servants answered the questions one by one.
It was Li Mingyue's maid Luyu who came with her as a dowry. She was wearing a pink dress and had her hair in a lily bun. The soup was delivered at 3:30 pm yesterday.
After a stick of incense had passed, the Duke screamed and bled to death.
They informed the Crown Prince, who then went to the Crown Princess's courtyard to argue with her.
There were a total of 6 people being questioned, and what they said was exactly correct.
Ye Xiao clapped his hands in admiration, "Amazing, awesome! The Ningguo Mansion really has a solid foundation, to have so many servants who have photographic memories.
Could you please close your eyes?
When you went to invite Prince Zhao to come over yesterday, was he wearing dark or light clothes?
Those who remember it was dark should raise their left hand, those who remember it was light should raise their right hand, and those who can’t remember should raise both hands.”
The servants were all dumbfounded.
No one taught them this, so how can they say it now?
They were so scared yesterday that they didn't remember whether the prince was wearing dark or light clothes.
Thinking back to the past, there were times when the prince wore whatever he wanted...
How do I say this?
If I say something wrong and it's different from others, will I be punished?
The safest way at this time is to say that you don't remember, so the six servants raised their hands at the same time.
"Okay, okay, it seems that your good memory varies from person to person."
Ye Xiao laughed sarcastically a few times, and then his voice suddenly turned cold.
"I remember exactly what clothes a little maid wore and what hairstyle she had.
No one could remember what color the Crown Prince was wearing.
What? That girl is more important than my prince?
Or... you didn't expect me to ask what the prince was wearing, so you forgot to collude with him."
After hearing this, the adults who were watching the excitement immediately understood what was going on. That’s right, isn’t it?
At this moment, they couldn't remember what color clothes or hairstyle the concubine they slept with yesterday was wearing.
It is indeed strange that I could remember so clearly what a little maid was wearing in such a chaotic situation yesterday.
If one or two people remembered it, we could say that they had good memory, but it is really unreasonable for six people to say it exactly.
Oh, it’s becoming more and more interesting.
If this Duke was not poisoned by Li Mingyue, then who could it be?
This answer...is terrifying when you think about it carefully.
Zhao Chengye didn't expect that Lord Xiao was so experienced despite his young age.
Not only did he have no chance to splash dirty water when the case was heard in front of so many people, but he also found a loophole so quickly.
As expected, fake is fake. Even though he thought of many details, one flaw was still revealed.
Seeing Zhao Chengye's dejected expression, Ye Xiao became even more proud.
Fortunately, he discussed with He Zhang in order to better complete the task. It seems that the safest way to deal with this kind of case that requires avoiding suspicion is to be open and aboveboard.
His father is no longer anyone's hawk or dog, nor is he anyone's knife. He is the real pillar of the country.
The Governor of Dongchang may not need fame, but he still needs the title of Zhenguo Hou. Usually, it is time for him to gradually transform.
It is obvious that their Dongchang's case-handling capabilities are much stronger than those of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple.
However, he was criticized for his cruel and unpresentable methods.
On what basis?
Others can tell right from wrong, but they are tortured into confessing.
He could say responsibly that the rate of unjust, false and wrongful cases in Dongchang was definitely much lower than that in the Ministry of Justice.
The reason why he has the reputation of harming loyal and good people is that the old emperor is not a human being.
What that guy wants is not the truth at all. It is enough for him to know the truth. How to kill and who not to kill depends on his needs.
If the old emperor wants to support someone, he lets them dig for gold in the shit to find the good things that person has done.
If they want to punish someone, let them find fault with that person.
The old emperor was 60% responsible for the bad reputation of Dongchang and his father, and the remaining 40% was caused by the good and bad people under him.
Anyway, it's none of his father's business.
Although Mr. Ye is a brainless dad braggart, his IQ is definitely online in other aspects.
Finding a breakthrough established his selfless image and let everyone know that there was another hidden story in the case.
What followed was torture and forced confession, which was a necessary procedure in the trial and no one said it was unfair.
The servants in the Duke's Mansion were not street thugs who had been hanging around for a long time, and they had no experience of being tortured.
The Dongchang's methods were well-known, and once the torture instruments were laid out, the people confessed before they could even begin to use them.
They didn't know much, after all, there were only two personal maids present when the Duke's wife drugged the patient.
But they also said that it was the Crown Prince who taught them to say that, and they had never seen the Crown Prince's wife's maid enter the Duke's courtyard.
Moreover, they were sent away by the Duke's wife, and when they were called back, they heard that the Duke had died of poison.
This confession was so obvious that all the officials looked at each other and turned their gazes towards the Duchess's wife who was slumped in the chair.
I thought the daughter-in-law killed her father-in-law, but it turned out to be the wife who killed her husband.
They were right to stay, it seems there will be more shocking news.
What’s going on? Could it be that someone discovered that Zhao Chengye is not the Duke’s son?
Either that or what the Li family maid said was true.
Zhao Chengye was involved in a conspiracy to murder and silence someone. In order to exonerate her son, the wife of the Duke poisoned her own Duke to death by framing her daughter-in-law.
No punishment shall be imposed on doctors.
After all, the Duke's wife had an imperial decree of the highest rank and they could not directly interrogate her, but the two maids did not have such privileges.
Ye Xiao fiddled with the jade pendant on his waist nonchalantly.
"Now that we at Dongchang have taken over this case, we will definitely get to the bottom of it.
Think carefully: confessing now and confessing after being tortured are not the same thing."
The two maids, one provided the arsenic and the other helped to feed the patient with the medicine, and both were direct participants. Now they gritted their teeth and refused to admit it.
But their hands had been pampered for so many years that they had never even washed clothes, so they immediately loosened after a few steel needles were inserted into them.
Their brains told them to hold on but their flesh couldn't take it, and they just wanted to die quickly.
Zhao Chengye realized that the situation was hopeless and confessed the truth.
He was filial and wanted to protect his mother, so he took all the blame on himself. Unfortunately, it was too late and he couldn't change his mind.
It was also because he usually focused on reading books about scientific examinations and building connections.
If he had read a few more books on criminal justice, he wouldn't have revealed the secret so quickly.
Anyway, if Jiang Xinyu did this job, Xiao Yuan probably wouldn't be able to get any information out of it.
All I can say is that one wrong step leads to all wrong steps, timing, luck, and fate are all factors!
This guy took on tasks that were beyond his ability when he was not capable enough.
In other words, the variable Jiang Xinyu made him lose the aura of the male protagonist.
Everything changed from the day of the marriage. Zhao Chengye, who had been lucky for more than 20 years, began to encounter misfortunes.
After being imprisoned in Dongchang Prison, Zhao Chengye had a dream in which everything went smoothly for him.
After his eldest brother died unexpectedly of illness, he became the prince of the Duke's Mansion from the second son.
He married Jiang Xinyu and used her large dowry to support the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion, which won the appreciation of the Third Prince.
Later, the woman died in childbirth, leaving behind a son. He married Wanqiu's sister as he wished and earned a good reputation.
Everyone in the capital praised him for his loyalty and righteousness, saying that he married his concubine's younger sister to avoid having to remarry because she was not devoted to her son.
In his dream, he was successful and famous, and was respected by everyone. He and Wanqiu were called the most perfect couple in Dajin.
Unfortunately, when I woke up, I saw only a smelly cell and bugs and rats crawling all over the floor.
Zhao Chengye pounded on the prison door like a madman. He wanted to see Jiang Xinyu, he had to see that woman.
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