As soon as Song Shiren opened his mouth, everyone knew what was going on. It turned out that these people were people who were begging for life on the streets at night in the capital. After Song Shiren's questioning, these people respectfully confessed that they had seen the sedan chair of Fan's Mansion come out of Prince Jing's Mansion yesterday. , did not go back to the mansion, but went to the west of the city, and then carried it back mysteriously in the middle of the night.
Fan Xian narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the field, somewhat admiring the Guo family's ability to find so many people who had seen him before in half a day. Seeing that he was not worried, Zheng Tuo felt a little anxious, lowered his voice and said, "I won't admit it for a while, just say that these people were bought by the Guo family."
Fan Xian sighed and said, "Guo Baokun was indeed beaten, and his injuries were so severe. Could it be that he spent so much money to do so many things just because he wanted to wrong me? It doesn't make sense." Zheng Tuo didn't expect that the young master would stand on the enemy's Fang thought about it, and was stunned for a while.
At this time, Song Shiren looked at Fan Xian with a hint of sarcasm on his lips, "Didn't Mr. Fan be in the mansion last night? Why did so many people in Kyoto see that you didn't go back to the mansion? Dare I ask Mr. Fan to patrol in the middle of the night?" What are you doing in the night streets of Kyoto, you need to be so sneaky."
Yin Mei Zhili of Jingdu Prefecture frowned at Fan Xian, to see how he was going to answer.
There was silence in the courtroom.
Fan Xian sighed, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, a smile of embarrassment that others had discovered the secret, and replied softly, "Last night... I spent the night in Zuixianju."
Everyone knows where Zuixianju is. Thinking that this young master spent the night in a brothel, there seems to be a plausible explanation for his sneaky behavior. It was unavoidable to ridicule Fan Xian's sentence. Mei Zhili heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this explanation, while Song Shiren was still smiling, and asked perseveringly, "Zui Xianju? Dare I ask Mr. Fan if there is someone to prove it?"
"Miss Si Lili can testify." Fan Xian said with some embarrassment.
Song Shiren paused for a moment, and suddenly said with a mocking smile: "Really? But...Miss Si Lili has left the capital today and went to Suzhou. Shouldn't have said it."
Fan Xian raised his head and stared at Song Shiren. Only then did he realize that the Guo family had used some means to force that Si Lili girl out of the capital. It seemed that the other party was well prepared. Seeing that he was speechless, Song Shiren was confident, and saluted Mr. Mei: "The matter is very clear. Mr. Fan hit the person first, and then made a false confession. Please, sir, put this prisoner in jail pending trial."
Zheng Tuo, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly smiled and said, "That's so grandiose. Could it be that my young master will be charged with such a big crime just because my young master goes out at night?"
Song Shiren forced to ask: "Since Mr. Fan is traveling, do you dare to ask Mr. Why you said that Mr. Fan stayed in the mansion all night?"
Zheng Tuo replied freely: "The matter of sleeping in flowers and willows always has a bad reputation, so it was a last resort..."
Song Shiren cut off his words with a smile: "Sleeping flowers and sleeping willows? Where is the flower now? Where is the willow?"
He cupped his hands to the surroundings, and said loudly: "Mr. Guo and Mr. Fan had an emotional quarrel the day before yesterday, and they were attacked last night. When the thief was arrogant, he claimed Fan Xian. Mr. Fan didn't come back all night last night, but he couldn't tell where he was. May I ask?" Who is the real culprit? Isn't it obvious at a glance."
Mei Zhili looked at the lawyer coldly, thinking that even if you say that this kind of case is a breakthrough, do you really think it is an ordinary criminal lawsuit? He couldn't help but look down on this famous rich man, and turned around and asked, "Fan Xian, do you have evidence to prove your whereabouts last night?"
Fan Xian thought for a while, then smiled: "Actually... I went to mess around with Prince Jing's son yesterday. I wonder if this counts as a witness?"
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Now that Prince Jing's son is involved, the case is still going to trial, Mei Zhili called the people on both sides to the front with a black face, said something in a low voice, and announced that the case has temporarily come to an end. Stay in Beijing to wait for investigation, and are not allowed to leave the city. The Guo family naturally refused to do it, but the other party's identity card was too heavy, and there was no way to do it for a while, so they had to go back to the house to discuss it. The onlookers in Kyoto realized that it turned out to be such a boring ending. The Shangshu's family and the Shilang's family ended without much trouble, and after a coaxing, they parted ways.
When Fan Xian and Zheng Tuo walked out of the government office, they were surprised to find that Song Shiren was waiting for him outside.
"Mr. Fan." Song Shiren smiled and saluted.
Fan Xian didn't know what he meant, so he returned the gift.
Song Shiren said softly: "The Guo family has a kindness to me, so today I have no choice but to offend." Fan Xian suddenly thought of something, frowned and asked, "Miss Si Lili really left the capital?"
After Song Shiren came out of the court, he looked very respectful when he looked at the noble young master again, and he said yes. Fan Xian stared into his eyes and asked: "Did you do it, or the Guo family did it." Song Shiren was a little surprised, and said: "I thought it was Mr. Fan who sent her out of Beijing... Could it be that you were really drunk last night?" Where?"
Fan Xian smiled wryly, "Do you really think I hit Guo Baokun?"
At this time, the case has come to an end for the time being, but the two sides' words are still somewhat incomplete. After finishing a few words, Song Shiren turned around, got on a small soft ride, and left the yamen of Kyoto Prefecture.
Fan Xian looked over there curiously and said, "I've already offended you, so why bother to show favor?"
"Song Shiren is a smart man." Zheng Tuo shook his head with a smile, and said softly, "The young master didn't say that he was drinking flower wine with Prince Jing's son in the mansion. Song Shiren almost scared me to death after playing such a game."
Fan Xian smiled: "Everyone knows that the courtroom is just a show, why are you so nervous?"
Zheng Tuo shook his head and sighed: "No matter how this matter develops later, it can be considered that the Guo family has been offended."
"It's always about offending someone, so just pick someone who can offend you and offend it."
"Master, your... flower name, poem name... will probably spread throughout the capital within a day."
"Stick what you want, don't dare to ask for it."
"I admire you."
"you are welcome."
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In the deep palace, the yellow glazed tiles glowed golden in the sun. The vermilion high wall created a sense of oppression for no reason. In the garden at the back of the hall, a kind-hearted old lady was listening to what the female officer beside her was saying with half-closed eyes. In front of her were two noble ladies who were waiting on the stone table with strange fruits and vegetables. One of the noble ladies looked dignified, with phoenix eyes and red lips, and her brows and eyes were full of carelessness and restraint. She peeled a fruit and carefully fed it to the old lady.
"Queen, why is it you?" The old lady opened her eyes, saw that it was the fruit she handed over, and said with a strange smile: "Let those children do these things, you rule the harem, and the mother of the world. How can you do these things?" people."
The lady smiled softly and said, "This filial piety must be done no matter what."
It turns out that this noble lady is the Queen of the Qing Kingdom now, so the old lady she serves is naturally the biological mother of His Majesty the Emperor, the Princess Cheng back then, and now the Empress Dowager, but I don't know who is sitting on the other side. What is the status of pretending to be a woman, and she can sit side by side with the queen.
"Don't read it anymore." The Empress Dowager ordered softly to the female officer: "You all step back."
All the court ladies retreated, leaving only two old nuns. The empress dowager closed her eyes for a while. He asked, "What do you think of the few poems that Fan's child wrote earlier?"
The queen smiled and said: "My child doesn't understand the level of words, it just sounds good."
The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "It's not only good. It's nothing more than the envy of the fish. Then the poem "Worry for Thousands of Miles and Autumn is often a guest. It's not something that ordinary talents can write...just..." See the Queen Mother shut up. Without saying a word, the queen jokingly asked, "Just how?"
The queen mother sighed: "It's just that the sentence is too sad, and at such a young age, how can you write such an old man? I'm afraid that child is also a poor person."
Hearing this, the other lady who had been silent all this time burst into tears, not knowing why she was so sad. The queen hurriedly comforted her and said, "The queen mother is just saying that. If that Fan Xian is really a blessing, the queen mother just picks some blessings from her fingernails and gives him some blessings, so she just fills it up."
The Queen Mother also bothered her the most because she was crying, and she said with an unhappy face: "I have only given birth to three children. Needless to say, the emperor, although Li Zhi loves to play, he always knows his fate, but you girl, how many times have you cried?" It's been ten years, and I still haven't cried to understand, it's really..." After all, it's my own daughter, and my daughter has been miserable and helpless in her life, so it's hard to say harsh words.
The lady wept bitterly and said: "My child is already a poor person, and the emperor's elder brother insists on marrying her to the more fortunate child of the Fan family. What will we do in the future? What if Chen'er's illness does not improve?" ?” It turned out that this extremely weak and weeping lady was actually Fan Xian's possible mother-in-law, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess who had never been married!
The queen mother finally couldn't help but cursed: "The root of Chen'er's illness is that you, a mother, didn't accumulate blessings for her, so you still have the nerve to say such things now! What happened to the Fan family's child? When you said you were going to give Chen'er Chongxi, I took the child back from Danzhou without saying a word, not to mention that it is also a poor child with no name and no role, but because of Fan Jian's love for our royal family, you shouldn't blame the Fan family. "
The maids next to her had already retreated, leaving only a few old ladies standing there with their hands folded, as if they hadn't heard anything.
The empress dowager's chest heaved in anger, the empress hurried up to rub it, the empress dowager took the empress's hand away, and said in a slightly slower tone: "Besides, Chen'er is always going to marry, with her status, a famous official in the court The son of a general, whoever wants to marry, may not be able to live well. What is this Fan... Fan?"
The queen quickly reminded, "Fan Xian."
"Yes, Fan Xian, you've heard it earlier, he is indeed a talented child, and if he matches Chen'er, it won't be wronged her." The Queen Mother took a few breaths and said, "And His Majesty has already approved this marriage, you What's the use of making trouble here again?"