Chapter 6464 (Revised) Cheng Mansion
Perhaps because he was thinking too much, Su Yan didn't sleep well.
When Feng Tu knocked on the door, Su Yan had a splitting headache and just wanted to cover himself with the quilt and sleep for another two hours.
The knocks on the door became more and more frequent.
Su Yan weakly got up and asked while putting on his clothes, "What's wrong?"
"Miss Su, His Highness wants you to go over there as soon as possible."
If nothing happened, Liang Yi would not have come to disturb Su Yan so early.
Su Yan cheered up, changed his clothes quickly, carried the toolbox and opened the door.
Feng Tu glanced at her toolbox and said, "I don't think it will be used."
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"It's Jingrong," Feng Tu said, "The Ministry of Justice has determined that Jingrong is the murderer of Cheng Jian and plans to execute her."
According to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, when local government offices adjudicated cases involving the death penalty, they had to report to the imperial court, and the death penalty could only be executed after the court's approval, which took a lot of time.
But this is only useful when the dynasty is functioning normally. In the current Zhou Dynasty, the system is in a state of chaos.
Feng Tu brought Su Yan to Liang Yi's mansion and entered through the side door.
Liang Yi's mansion is not as good as Shi's mansion, but he is a prince after all. No matter how poor it is, it is luxurious in Su Yan's eyes.
Liang Yi is ready to go to the Ministry of Justice.
Su Yan came over to stop him, "You can't go now. Even if you go, Shi Yanli should go."
After all, Su Yan already had prejudices against the Shi family, and he was even more dissatisfied when he saw Shi Yanli hiding behind Liang Yi.
Liang Yi was very puzzled. Su Yan was a loyal man. In his opinion, doing something for Shi Yanli was no big deal.
"Why can't you go?"
Su Yan said: "Have you ever thought about why the Ministry of Justice determined that Jingrong was the murderer?"
"They're stupid."
“…”
It's kind of hard to refute...
Su Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "Think about it. The status of the Cheng family is not big, but Jingrong is just a powerless maid. If the Cheng family believes that the murderer is someone else, what reason does the Ministry of Justice have to impose the crime on a maid? This will not only do no good to the Ministry of Justice, but will also cause dissatisfaction in the Cheng family."
"Perhaps the Ministry of Justice is having a problem with the Cheng family?"
"If we really want to make it difficult, we can't just do it on the surface. This kind of thing can be done secretly. But Cheng Jian's body has been found, and the people of the capital know about it. Why would the Ministry of Justice do this?"
"You mean the Cheng family thinks the murderer is really Jingrong?"
"not necessarily."
Liang Yi was completely confused, "Why is that?"
"I said that a woman must have been involved in Cheng Jian's death. The Cheng family probably thinks that Cheng Jian was killed because of an affair with a prostitute. This kind of thing would make the Cheng family lose face, so the Cheng family hopes that the murderer is just an ordinary maid in the house. Haven't you ever thought about going to the Cheng family and asking them to insist on finding the real murderer?"
Liang Yi was speechless.
He did plan to rescue Jingrong before going to Cheng Mansion.
"You usually have complaints about Zhao Mingde. Aren't you afraid of being caught by him?"
Liang Yi frowned and said, "The Minister of Justice Tang Shu is Zhao Mingde's man, and he also recognizes Zhao Mingde as his godfather."
Su Yan advised, "Then you must not go. Let Shi Yanli go. Didn't you say that Shi Yangui and Zhao Mingde are enemies? If that's the case, it's nothing for the Shi Mansion to make a small contribution this time."
Liang Yi was still hesitant, "But Shi Yanli seems to like Yu Xian very much. If his father Shi Pei knew about this, wouldn't he be finished?"
If Shi Pei knew that his son wanted to marry a maid whose indenture was held by someone else, he would be so angry that he would faint.
After all, Liang Yi has some friendship with the Shi family, and Shi Yanli is Shi Yangui's younger brother after all, so he should take care of him as much as possible.
After Su Yan came to the Great Zhou Dynasty, she had no intention of getting married. She knew the status of women in ancient times and could not rely on her husband.
If her parents were safe and sound, with her father being a doctor and her being a coroner, and the three of them living a peaceful life, Su Yan would be very satisfied.
Dad and Mom...
Su Yan had a very vague impression of her mother. She didn't even know her mother's full name. She only knew that Su Mao called her "Yingying".
For more than ten years, my mother has been lying in bed and has never been awake.
Su Mao didn't allow her to disturb his mother's rest, and she rarely entered their room.
When she was a child, she had sneaked into the room several times. Her mother was a beautiful woman. Even though she had been lying on the couch for many years and had become thin, she could still be seen as a beauty.
She wasn't completely unresponsive, she would move her fingers occasionally, and would try to move when she felt uncomfortable.
In Su Yan's eyes, she is a living person, but Su Mao doesn't want them to have any contact.
Sometimes Su Yan would have wild thoughts: before she traveled to the Great Zhou Dynasty, was that “she” really their daughter?
There is no reason in the world for a daughter to become alienated from her own mother.
Su Yan collected her thoughts and said frankly, "If he really has feelings for Yu Xian, but only wants to hide behind other people, he is really irresponsible. I think we only need to protect Miss Yu Xian from being hurt by the Shi Mansion."
Liang Yi didn't understand.
In his past understanding, it was common for young men to fall in love with ordinary women, and most of the time, they would take the women home as concubines.
After hearing what Su Yan said today, Liang Yi felt something was not right.
Seems a bit cowardly?
"Actually, I am mainly upset with Zhao Mingde. The Minister of Justice is Zhao Mingde's man," Liang Yi touched his head, "Since you said no, then forget it, but we have to find a way to save Jingrong first."
Su Yan said: "This is easy."
"How?"
"Just expose what the Cheng family is afraid of, and find someone to spread the word that the Cheng family let the real murderer who killed their son go in order to save face... The wider the spread, the better."
The Cheng family values their reputation, and once the fig leaf is torn off, he can only go find the real murderer to save his face.
To put it another way, he had lost all his face, and it would be unreasonable not to seek justice for his son.
As for the Ministry of Justice, it was just the death of Cheng Jian, which is not a big deal. Instead, it was the Cheng family that brought shame upon the Ministry of Justice, and it is estimated that the Ministry will not listen to the Cheng family anymore.
Liang Yi exclaimed: "You are indeed vicious... Oh no, it's smart, smart."
Su Yan was helpless and instructed: "You must do it as soon as possible, save Jingrong's life first, and also, can I see Jingrong?"
All along, it was Yu Xian who passed on the messages, and Su Yan had no chance to meet Jing Rong, nor could he ask for more detailed information.
Liang Yi said: "I will go and keep the person first, you can ask whatever you want, just wait."
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Although Liang Yi is not a prince with real power, he has a close relationship with the crown prince, and the crown prince is on good terms with Zhao Mingde. The entire court knows that if His Majesty passes away in the future and the crown prince ascends the throne, the court will still belong to Zhao Mingde.
Therefore, although Liang Yi is usually straightforward, everyone has to give him face.
Before Jingrong was dragged to the execution ground, Su Yan met Jingrong in the prison.
Jingrong has a small and round nose and willow-leaf eyebrows, and is a natural beauty.
The prison uniform could not cover up her beauty, but it was dirty. Besides dust and dirt, there were also many bloodstains on it.
They tortured her.
In Anping Town, Captain Zhao was soft-hearted and never used torture. This was the first time Su Yan saw a prisoner being tortured.
According to Su Yan's idea, Jingrong is just a suspect now, and there is no conclusive evidence to prove that she committed murder. Why should she be tortured?
The cell was underground and extremely dark. There were only a few candles lit in the corridor. The dull darkness made people feel depressed.
Su Yan said to the constable: "Can you let her go up and talk to me for a few words? You can just watch from the side."
It is always better to be in the sun than in the dark.
Jingrong, who had already become numb, heard these words and slowly turned her head to look at Su Yan. A faint light appeared in her dim eyes.
She slowly crawled in front of Su Yan, stretched out her bloody hands, and looked at Su Yan pleadingly.
Su Yan couldn't bear it, but she could do nothing now. She could only look away and not look at Jingrong.
The constable said impatiently, "Whose fault is it if something goes wrong? If you have something to say, just say it!"
Su Yan's request was indeed unreasonable, but Su Yan could understand his concerns.
But she really couldn't accept the oppressive prison. Even if she stayed in the Zhou Dynasty for another few decades, she couldn't accept it.
Su Yan built up his emotions and said nothing, only crying in his heart - bullying, big brother yamen runner bullying, I will have a good talk with Liang Yi later, it was clearly said that everything has been arranged, and if anything goes wrong, it will be Liang Yi's fault, why are you still stopping me?
——Liang Yi, the bad guy.
When the constable "heard" the word "Liang Yi", his expression was no longer natural.
Then I "heard" that Liang Yi was to blame for the accident...
The constable smiled and said, "You should have said it earlier, you should have said it earlier. We believe Miss Jingrong. She is very honest. How could she cause trouble? Come, I will go up with you."
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