Chapter 258 No Death (Part 1)
The hall was quiet.
After a moment, Ye Chutang nodded gently: "Really?"
Chen Yanchuan narrowed his eyes slightly and tapped lightly with his slender jade-like fingers.
Ye Chutang's reaction was really surprising.
Not to mention that Han Yao angrily accused Ye Heng of harming Ye Zheng in public that day. Even if he didn't say it, with Ye Chutang's intelligence, how could he not guess something?
If she really had no doubts about what happened that year, she would not have chosen to wander outside for three years before returning to Beijing. After returning to Beijing, so many "accidents" would not have happened one after another.
But now she is like this...
"The evidence found in the Han and Ye families can prove several of his crimes, but it cannot prove that he was involved in the murder of Master Ye Zheng."
Chen Yanchuan had received the news for a few days, but he had not yet gone to find Ye Chutang because he was thinking about how to start the conversation.
——Let alone Ye Chutang, the entire capital city probably thought that this time, Ye Heng’s guilt was set in stone.
But unfortunately, no!
Ye Chutang looked at him and asked calmly, "May I ask, my lord, how many crimes does he have now?"
Eyes met.
"Corruption, dereliction of duty, and selling official positions." Shen Yanchuan paused, "According to the law, those with minor crimes will be flogged, their property confiscated and exiled, and those with serious crimes will be beheaded."
What is light and what is heavy?
However, there is too much room for maneuver in the above sentence.
Ye Chutang already understood: "It seems that the crime does not deserve the death penalty."
She looked calm, without a trace of disappointment in her eyes, as if she was just listening to something insignificant.
But how could this not matter?
Her parents and brother all died in unclear circumstances, and this time might be the closest to the truth!
No, the truth may have already been known, but there is insufficient evidence, and then the case will never be settled.
"He has no involvement in General Huo's case?" Ye Chutang suddenly asked.
If someone else asked this question, it would be against the rules, but she didn't think she needed to follow the rules with Shen Yanchuan.
Chen Yanchuan nodded: "Three years ago, Ye Heng was only a sixth-rank Dali Temple Right Secretary, and the two sides had no dealings."
"I see."
Ye Chutang nodded slightly, then stood up and knelt to express his gratitude.
"Thank you for telling me, Your Highness. I still have some chores to take care of at home, so I won't bother you any more."
She seemed to not care how Ye Heng would sentence her.
Chen Yanchuan's thin lips moved slightly, and he wanted to ask her to stay a little longer, but Yun Cheng walked in from outside again.
"Sir, Lord Su Wei wants to see you."
It was easy to guess why Su Wei came, so Ye Chutang tactfully said goodbye.
Chen Yanchuan was not in a position to persuade him to stay, so he finally nodded in agreement.
"If there is any result, I will send someone to inform you as soon as possible."
She was injured repeatedly and needed to be taken good care of. She kept running around and really thought she was an iron man.
Ye Chutang couldn't refuse this. She curled her lips slightly and nodded to express her gratitude.
"Then thank you first, Prince."
When leaving, Ye Chutang and Su Wei exchanged glances. Ye Chutang nodded and led Xiaowu away without saying anything more.
Looking back at the graceful figure leaving with the baby, Su Wei felt quite indignant.
"...Who could have thought that things would turn out like this? Ye Zheng's death was clearly related to Ye Heng, but he was so cunning! He didn't even leave a trace!"
Now that the situation has become like this, what should Ye Chutang and her siblings do?
Su Wei was furious when he mentioned this.
"Han Yao was so confident! What was in the box? It was just the various treasures that Ye Heng had collected over the years! And the dozen letters found in the Ye family were just the accounts of his bribery in the past year! What's the point of finding only these?! I'm afraid it would be difficult to sentence him to death!"
Chen Yanchuan lowered his eyes in thought, and his eyelids suddenly twitched when he heard this.
A ridiculous guess suddenly came to my mind -
Could it be... this is the result she wanted! ?
(End of this chapter)
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