Chapter 204 Beauty's Schemes (7) - Inquiring about Yin Xinyue
Because of the boast he had just made, Ning Shu was too embarrassed to admit that he didn't understand, so he could only bite the bullet and try to comprehend it.
The classical Chinese was obscure and difficult to understand, and she didn't know how to punctuate it, which took her a lot of effort.
Seeing that she had spent so much time reading, Cui Zeyu guessed that she had finished and asked, "Did you discover anything?"
Ning Shu was sweating profusely from the questions.
She realized something: the case had already been tried by the Ministry of Justice, and Yin Xinyue had been sentenced to death before being transferred to the Ministry.
This touched on a blind spot in her knowledge, and she asked, "Has the Ministry of Justice already finished reviewing this case? So fast? How did it get to the Court of Judicial Review?"
Cui Zeyu wasn't surprised at all by her question. Ordinary people don't really understand legal matters, so he patiently explained:
"The Court of Judicial Review is mainly responsible for two types of cases: one is cases involving central government officials and those in the capital sentenced to penal servitude or above, and the other is death penalty or difficult cases transferred by the Ministry of Justice."
The Dali Temple is mainly responsible for reviewing cases to ensure that judgments are fair and just.
The Ministry of Justice initially took charge of the case, and since they believed there was no dispute, they transferred it here to prepare for the death penalty for Yin Xinyue.
They just didn't expect me to think there were doubts about the case and that it needed to be reviewed again.
Oh, I see. The results came out in just 10 days? That's incredibly fast.
Ning Shu felt something was wrong. Cui Zeyu had clearly been handling this case for some time, so the Ministry of Justice should release its results sooner.
The Ministry of Justice is treating human life like dirt. They only had a few days to investigate, and then they sentenced someone to death.
Ning Shu put down the file: "I want to ask Yin Xinyue."
Cui Zeyu seemed to be deep in thought, and finally only said one sentence: "Come with me."
Ning Shu wondered to herself, "Is Cheng Chuan really this aloof after becoming an NPC? He seems a bit unapproachable."
Following behind Cui Zeyu, she was curious about his opinion of Yin Xinyue.
The system said he had fallen in love with the other person, but she didn't realize it.
She tentatively asked, "What does Lord Cui think of Yin Xinyue?"
Hmm, this sounds a bit like an expired meme.
"I'm convinced. I've been poisoned by the internet too much," Ning Shu asked, before first offering a self-criticism.
Cui Zeyu gave her a formulaic answer: "The case is full of doubts, and she is currently the prime suspect."
That's it? Do you need to tell me? The system already told me, okay?
Ning Shu remained silent and continued to ask, "Has the magistrate had anyone investigate her background? If she has no criminal suspicion in her hometown, then she is very likely innocent."
After all, everything we do needs a motive, right?
Cui Zeyu: "We've already sent people there, but they haven't returned yet. We don't know the situation you described."
It turns out his thinking was similar to mine, which was the same as Cheng Chuan's.
Ning Shu still wanted to know his opinion on Yin Xinyue, so he asked again, "Does Your Excellency think Yin Xinyue is innocent? If it's just a feeling?"
Cui Zeyu seemed somewhat displeased: "Investigating cases doesn't rely on feelings, it relies on evidence."
Ning Shu frowned. This reaction didn't seem like she had fallen in love with the other person.
If you fall in love, shouldn't you say things like, "My intuition tells me she's innocent, and I want to clear her name," and so on?
Is the system playing tricks on her?
The premise of a judge falling in love with a prisoner is already absurd enough, but for them to eventually become a couple is even more outrageous.
It seems that Cui Zeyu has no feelings for Yin Xinyue at all, unless he is a repressed person who doesn't let anyone know.
But is Cheng Chuan that kind of person?
After becoming an NPC, she felt like she didn't recognize the other person anymore.
They soon arrived at the place where Yin Xinyue was being held.
Ning Shu observed that the other cells were filled with many people crammed together, while Yin Xinyue was being held alone.
The jailer opened the door, and Cui Zeyu led her inside.
The taste wasn't very good. Ning Shu felt that the TV series was too idealized, but the reality was quite different.
She glanced at Cui Zeyu, who remained calm and composed, seemingly oblivious to everything around him. She couldn't help but admire him.
What she admired even more was that, under such circumstances, Cui Zeyu could still fall in love with Yin Xinyue; that must be true love.
She was somewhat envious of this NPC.
Yin Xinyue seemed to take Cui Zeyu's visits for granted, and even greeted him when he arrived, as if she hadn't suffered any hardship.
Cui Zeyu: "This Miss Ruyi has something to ask you. Please answer truthfully."
Yin Xinyue was already curious about the girl following behind Cui Zeyu, and she became even more curious after hearing this, but she still nodded in agreement.
Ning Shu stepped forward and asked Yin Xinyue about her situation, starting with why she came to the capital.
Yin Xinyue's reason for coming to Beijing was particularly outrageous: she came to go on a blind date!
Her mother hoped that she could find a good husband in the capital, so she asked a fellow villager who was going to the capital to help her take her to her uncle's house in the capital.
Her mother had previously written to her uncle, asking him to help find a husband, and in the meantime, she arranged for Yin Xinyue to stay in the capital so that it would be convenient for them to meet.
It must be said that this idea is very avant-garde, and every step has yielded unexpected results.
In the end, she did indeed find a good husband; Cui Zeyu was Yin Xinyue's destined husband.
Ning Shu was their matchmaker, trying to bring them together. Thinking about this made her feel very upset. What a load of rubbish.
Yin Xinyue said that her fellow villager left after taking her to her uncle's house. She arrived at her uncle's house at noon.
Her aunt settled her in a side room, and she rested there without coming out.
When her uncle returned in the evening, her aunt had already prepared a table full of dishes before calling her out to eat.
When she came out, she saw that the table was already set with food. There were five bowls of rice on the table, and her aunt specifically told her which bowl was hers.
Yin Xinyue was puzzled at the time as to why the bowl was specifically assigned to her, but since she was under her aunt's roof, she had to listen to her.
She was having dinner with her uncle's family when she suddenly felt sleepy and fell asleep on the table.
When she woke up, she found her uncle's family either slumped over the table or lying on the floor.
She patted her aunt's shoulder, who was also slumped over the table, but there was no response. She then looked at the others and noticed that their lips were black.
She was startled and, with trembling hands, tried to check the other person's breathing. When she found that they weren't breathing, she panicked and tried to go out to find them.
Before she even reached the door, it was violently flung open, and a group of constables entered. She was then arrested.
Yin Xinyue said that after the government officials arrested her, they falsely accused her of poisoning her uncle's family.
That's roughly what happened. After listening, Ning Shu began to ask questions.
"Was your fellow villager a man? Was he the only one who escorted you here?"
Yin Xinyue nodded and then shook her head: "The fellow townsman is a man, but not the same person."
There were five or six of us, including a woman who had come to the capital to visit relatives.
Ning Shu: "Do you have any disagreements with any of them? Or have you had any arguments on the way?"
Yin Xinyue shook her head: "I behaved myself the whole way. It was my first time traveling so far, so I didn't dare to get into any arguments with anyone."
"If it weren't for my mother's insistence, I wouldn't have come to the capital alone."
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