Chapter 40 Setting a Trap
Under the gaze of the crowd, Du Zhengming lifted the white sheet covering the corpse on the ground and examined the body.
Then he stood up and said loudly, "This body did indeed die of suffocation. The coroner Yue's autopsy was correct."
The people from the Jingzhao Prefecture looked at Du Zhengming, but still did not back down:
"Du Shaoqing, our Jingzhao Prefecture has already taken over this case. It would be inappropriate for the Dali Temple to interfere."
Du Zhengming nodded and said, "Your Jingzhao Prefecture has accepted the case of the old man suing the Jiuzhou Pastry Shop for poisoning someone."
It would be inappropriate for our Dali Temple to intervene in this case any further.
The commander of the Jingzhao Prefecture smiled upon hearing this.
"Du Shaoqing is wise."
Unexpectedly, Du Zhengming turned to Xie Yunyu and asked, "Miss Xie, what do you have to say?"
Xie Yunyu understood immediately upon hearing this.
He immediately said, "Du Shaoqing, I want to sue this old man for colluding with the Jingzhao Prefecture to extort money from my Jiuzhou Pastry Shop."
Even though the corpse on the ground was not poisoned, the Jingzhao Prefecture insisted on believing one side of the story and demanded the arrest of the innocent shopkeeper.
The woman is suing the Commandant of the Capital Prefecture, so according to the laws of our dynasty, the Capital Prefecture should recuse itself.
We urge the Court of Judicial Review to accept this petition and investigate the case impartially.
Seeing that Xie Yunyu was so clever and understood so quickly, Du Zhengming nodded in a mocking manner:
"In that case, our Dali Temple will take on this case."
After saying this, he looked at the Commandant of the Capital Prefecture with a half-smile and said:
"According to the laws of our dynasty, if the person involved in the case is involved in both the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Dali Temple, our Dali Temple has the right to prioritize their transfer."
"Let's go, Commandant Wu. Take your men, that old man, and the corpse, and make a trip to my Dali Temple."
Upon hearing this, the captain surnamed Wu finally panicked.
He looked at everyone present, and finally fixed his gaze on Ye Jing.
"Young Master Ye, I only allowed them to perform the autopsy because I listened to your words. Who would have thought it would cause so much trouble?"
Look…
Ye Jing listened helplessly and said, "Du Shaoqing, how about this?"
Should we both take a step back?
Now that it has been determined that the problem lies with this old man, why don't you take him back to the Dali Temple for questioning?
The people from the Jingzhao Prefecture were, after all, acting under orders. Let them go back and report to the prefect before making a final decision.
Since this matter has nothing to do with the people from Kyushu Confectionery Shop, let's release them first.
"Once Du Shaoqing has truly found out who is in the wrong, then we'll ask them to go to the Dali Temple to investigate, shall we?"
Du Zhengming glanced at Captain Wu, who nodded hastily.
Although he was ordered to make things difficult for the Xie family, he didn't want to go to the Dali Temple, especially not to fall into the hands of the cold-faced judge Du Zhengming.
Du Zhengming glanced at Xie Yunyu again.
Xie Yunyu thought that today's events were quite strange, and decided to go back and discuss it with her grandfather and elder brother first.
Furthermore, now that the old man has fallen into Du Zhengming's hands, given his incorruptibility, he will surely be able to uncover the truth about this matter very quickly.
He nodded in agreement.
Seeing that both sides had agreed, Du Zhengming said, "Since you both agree, then let's do it this way."
After saying that, he waved to Yue Shan and said, "You come back to Dali Temple with me."
"Here you go."
Yue Shan accepted the order.
Xie Yunyu stared at Wu, the military officer, who was directing his men to untie the shopkeeper of the pastry shop.
As soon as the shopkeeper was untied, he hurriedly ran towards Xie Yunyu.
After Du Zhengming left with his men, the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture also left with their men.
Before leaving, Commandant Wu turned and glanced at Xie Yunyu, letting out a disdainful sneer.
Then he led his men away in a grand manner.
The crowd gradually dispersed.
Xie Yunyu then led the Xie family members into the pastry shop.
After closing the door, the group sat in the inner room and talked.
After listening to Manager Wei's detailed explanation of the situation, Xie Yunyu frowned deeply.
Have you noticed anything unusual these past few days?
Manager Wei thought about it carefully, but shook his head and said, "There's nothing unusual."
Xie Yunyu then asked Xia Zhi beside her:
"Have you caught that person?"
Xia Zhi shook her head: "That person was very skilled. Our guards were no match for him at all. He escaped in no time."
but……"
"But what?" Xie Yunyu asked.
"However, they said that judging from his skills, the man seemed to be a soldier."
"Someone from the military?" Xie Yunyu wondered.
After thinking it over, he realized that his family, an insignificant family of civil officials, could not have offended a military general.
Xie Yunyu couldn't understand it.
He first comforted Manager Wei, saying, "The shop will be closed for the next few days. You were frightened today, so please rest for a few days."
Manager Wei nodded in agreement.
Xie Yunyu opened the door, ready to take the carriage back, but found Ye Jing still waiting at the door.
Xie Yunyu stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Thank you very much for today's matter, Young Master Ye."
"It's just a few words, not worth your thanks."
Xie Yunyu then said, "I will definitely have my elder brother come to thank you another day."
It's getting late, I need to go back and inform my elders about what happened here. Goodbye.
After speaking, Xie Yunyu turned around and was about to board the carriage.
Ye Jing's voice rang out from behind, "I'll take you back."
After saying that, he mounted his horse and followed Xie Yunyu's carriage.
Xie Yunyu lifted the carriage curtain and thanked Ye Jing.
Xie Yunyu and Ye Jing remained silent throughout the journey, returning to the Xie residence in this quiet atmosphere.
Xie Yunyu invited Ye Jing to come into the mansion for a chat, but Ye Jing waved his hand and said he would do it another day.
After bidding farewell to Ye Jing, Xie Yunyu returned home and noticed that it was already past noon.
When they went to Grandpa Xie's courtyard, they were told that he had gone to the academy and was not at home.
Xie Yunyu picked up her pen to write down what had happened that day for Xie Yunman, but then she remembered that Xie Yunman and the academy teacher had gone to Bailu Academy and were not in the capital.
After thinking for a moment, he picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Zong Cheng, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and affixed his small seal.
Zongcheng is Master Xie's last disciple, so it would be most appropriate for him to go to the Jingzhao Prefecture to inquire about this matter.
He then sent someone to the Hanlin Academy to deliver a letter to Xie Yuntang.
The letter contained only one line: "Please inform the Prince of Shou'an that my grandfather has invited him to meet at the old place, Tianxing Tower, at Shenshi (3-5 PM)."
Xie Yunyu finished writing the note, but the item had not yet been delivered to the Hanlin Academy.
Xiao Ling received the message from Qing Chen and immediately sent Qing Feng out to investigate the details.
Xiao Ling is currently sitting in the Ministry of Rites' office, deep in thought.
Who is so bold as to instruct the Jingzhao Prefecture to deal with the Xie family?
How can they be so shameless? Are they tired of living?
It should be noted that although the Xie family does not currently hold any high-ranking positions, the late Grand Tutor Xie has countless disciples, and half of the people in the court are his students. He certainly would not abandon the Xie family.
Qingfeng returned shortly afterward.
"Reporting to my lord, I have just arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture, and things are in complete chaos at the Jingzhao Prefectural Governor's office."
The Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice had already gone over upon hearing the commotion and were questioning Prefect Liu of the Capital Prefecture.
I went directly to find that Commandant Wu.
As you instructed, my subordinate said he was one of the Crown Prince's men. He was terrified and confessed everything honestly.
It was said that Ye Jing of the Marquis of Guangping's residence ordered him to do this.
"It's actually Ye Jing? What exactly does he want?" Xiao Ling frowned.
"According to the message from Qingchen, today's events appear to be a way for Prince Ye to ease tensions and buy time."
Finally, they safely escorted Xie San Niangzi back to the Xie residence.
In fact, it was Du Shaoqing who ultimately came to the rescue.
But secretly, it was all a scheme orchestrated by Prince Ye, this…
Qingfeng stroked his chin and thought for a moment: "Hiss~ Judging from the ending, Third Sister Xie is quite grateful to Ye Jing."
Is this the result he wanted?
"Does he want the Xie family to be grateful to him? So that he can legitimately reveal his own scheme?"
Xiao Ling fiddled with the prayer beads on his wrist.
"That's the only conclusion we can draw," Qingfeng nodded.
"But what does he want?"
"I don't know, let's wait and see," Xiao Ling said calmly.
Before the two could finish speaking, Qingquan suddenly appeared.
"My lord, that Captain Wu is dead."
Xiao Ling was shocked: "Dead? How did he die?"
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