The cabinet finally agreed that the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and Dali Temple would jointly hear this important case.
Because the second prince was the son of his majesty, he joined the third division of a clan mansion for the trial, and Gu Huaijiang supervised the case as a high-ranking minister.
In order to avoid suspicion, Gu Huaijiang handed the case to Gu Shubai to supervise the case, which was also considered as a blockade.
And Gu Shu Baitou's one thing to do is to meet the second prince in person.
"The second prince was in the clan's mansion prison. After the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and Dali Temple joined the trial, all the confessions were here. Why did the eldest brother go to see him in person?"
There are a lot of confessions on the book case. Under careful examination, I don’t know how many times the second prince has been interrogated. Every confession spread out is as high as half a jade.
When Gu Shubai checked the confession, she sat on the side and read it together, almost memorizing the words of the second prince backwards.
In fact, these confessions were turned over and over again, and his arrow was clearly pointed at the wild boar. He didn't know why he shot his Majesty and killed him with one arrow. He was confused until he was put in prison.
These words are not helpful to the review of the case, and the second prince may not know as much as them.
Gu Shubai disagrees, "The second prince is the party involved. Although he is not smart, he is not stupid after fighting with the prince for so many years? Think about it, he was wronged to be the person who killed the father and killed the king. Is there no sense of survival at all in his situation?"
He picked up a confession and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the second prince knows that the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, and the Clan Mansion, among those who interrogate him, are those of the eldest prince, so he dare not say something to them."
"Then who among these three divisions is the eldest prince?"
Yufu was a daughter, and could not go to the court or know the courtiers. What's more, your Majesty died and the court changed. Most of those who had been in the camp also changed camps.
More than half of the courtiers supported the eldest prince more or less, thinking that he was the most likely candidate to become the new emperor, so they agreed to please him in advance.
Now, who of the three divisions supports the prince, even Gu Shubai can't see clearly.
He shook his head, "People don't engrave the five characters of the eldest prince on his head, we naturally don't know. The second prince is the middle man, he always knows something. So the best way is to ask him, People in the Guhou Mansion have always held themselves neutral. The thorough investigation into the assassination of His Majesty is also thanks to his father's strong support. The second prince can distrust others, but he will definitely believe us."
Yufu said: "Then I will go with my eldest brother. Although I didn't like the second prince very much before, I was named as a sibling. He seemed to like me a lot and gave me many valuable gifts. I will be with you. Go, maybe he is more willing to speak."
Gu Shubai: "..."
Yufu seems to always be confused, whether others like her like her brother or like an ordinary man.
If it hadn't been for Yin Shuo to complain to her on the day of her wedding, she would have never understood that Yin Shuo liked her.
That's it.
Gu Shubai didn't say anything. The two went outside the clan man's prison. The guard jailer had received the cabinet order and let them go immediately.
The prison in the clan residence is different from other places, because the imprisoned people are all imperial family members who have made mistakes. Even the cells are clean and simple. The second prince’s cell is more like an ordinary house.
Only the heavy iron prison door can tell that this is a heavily guarded cell.
There is a pull-out window above the prison door. Usually the jailers deliver meals through this window. Gu Shubai looked inside through the window, and the second prince was half sitting on the bed in a daze.
The position of the window was too high, Yufu couldn't see inside, so Yufu simply let Yufu open the prison door.
The second prince finally had a reaction, looking towards the door, his eyes brightened when he saw Gu Shubai and Yufu.
Gu Shubai looked at the jailer behind him, "Go back first, I have something to ask the second prince alone."
"Yes, the eldest son and the princess have nothing to do with the orders, but the younger one is waiting at the end of the corridor."
The jailer bowed and retired, and the second prince got off the bed, trimmed his clothes and hair tie, trying to make himself look less rude.
Yu Fu looked at him. He was wearing the usual prince's costume. The python pattern embroidered on his head was mighty and precious, but in this cell, it seemed to be covered with ashes, and it was no longer gorgeous.
The former high spirited prince now has a stubborn beard and thin cheeks with raised cheekbones.
Yufu suddenly thought of Gu Shubai's words. He said that Princess Danyang had a bad life in Xiangfu. Not only was she sick and pale, she was also slapped in the face by Yin Shuo in public on the Golden Palace.
Princess Tianjia, let's talk about how Danyang Princess's temperament can stand, even the ministers in her heart can't see it.
Now that I saw the second prince, I realized that the brothers and sisters were sick and pitying each other.
As soon as Emperor Ning died, they fell from the high clouds to the bottom of the valley, even worse than ordinary people.
"Shubai, Yufu, why are you here? I didn't kill the emperor, I really didn't kill the father and the emperor! Do you believe me?"
"If we don't believe you, why bother to review this case?"
Seeing the tables and chairs on the side, Gu Shubai motioned to him, "His Royal Highness sits down first and speaks slowly. Today, we are here to listen to His Highness's grievances."
The second prince calmed down, and suddenly smiled and nodded, "No wonder, no wonder the jailer has been so polite to me these past few days, I vaguely heard them say that Uncle Gu is back. Now besides Uncle Gu, who else wants to find out about the father's driving? The truth about Beng? They just hold Ning Yizhao, thinking that they will be able to compete for the merits of being a dragon!"
Gu Shubai and Yufu also sat down separately. Yufu saw that the cell was still tidy, except that the bedding on the bed was thin and there was no charcoal basin, and said: "The general was ordered by the cabinet to supervise the case and hand it over. For the eldest brother, the third division will not be false. He will definitely return his majesty and the second prince to be fair. Before going out, the general also asked us to bring some bedding and thick clothes. When I came in, I handed it to the jailer for inspection. They will take a while Will be delivered."
Gu Shubai glanced at her.
Gu Huaijiang would not think of these details. It was obviously Yufu's kindness to put Gu Huaijiang's name on him. I hope that the second prince will appreciate him well.
No wonder that his daughter is an intimate little cotton-padded jacket, and what Yufu has done in the past few days has made him sigh inferior.
The second prince was really touched, "I knew it, I knew it! Uncle Gu is the most loyal father in the middle, and no one except Uncle Gu can stand up and say something fair! Uncle Gu still wants to give me a bedding, I My sister and brother-in-law have never visited me once... Just ask if you have anything to ask, I will tell you everything!"
Poor second prince, if he knew what his sister was like now, he wouldn't blame Princess Danyang for not seeing him.
Princess Danyang has to Gu Shubai to help even if she wants to enter the palace, which is tantamount to being under house arrest in the Xiangfu in a disguised form. Where is the opportunity to visit the clan palace
As for the brother-in-law... isn't it that Yin Shuo and the eldest prince sent him to prison
Gu Shubai didn't tell him these words, but just nodded, and Yufu took paper and pen to record, so as not to miss the key information in the second prince's words.
"The second prince first talk about where the lotus arrow in your quiver came from."
"What lotus arrow?"
The second prince is unknown, so, "The arrows in my quiver are all prepared by the people below. Is it different from the arrows of other people in the paddock?"
Gu Shu Bai frowned slightly, and glanced at Yufu.
It seems that the eldest prince and Yin Shuo had been prepared long ago. His Majesty's death imprisoned the second prince, causing the second prince to be completely ignorant of external affairs.
Gu Shubai said: "The second prince knows that after your arrow hit your majesty's heart, your majesty died before reaching the mountain. Because the arrow you shot him was a lotus arrow. It was minced into flesh. This is the part that fell off after the lotus arrow is shot. Your Royal Highness will take a look."
He gave the metal ring that Kun Yuyang gave him to the second prince. The second prince took it and identified it carefully. It seemed familiar, "This seems to be my arrow, but it's not a lotus arrow. It can improve the hit rate. The arrow. Yin Shuo said that he wanted me to show off, and recommended a quack to me. The quack said that using this arrow can increase the hit rate. After I tried it, it was true, but he didn’t say that this arrow The agency can grind human flesh into pieces!"
Gu Shubai keenly grasped his words, "What is the name of this gangster, and where is it now? Why doesn't the second prince mention this gangster in his confession?"