Prince Zheng has become a popular figure around Emperor Longqing recently.
Such a big matter concerns the Wei family, but Emperor Longqing still asked him to supervise the trial. It can be seen that his status beside Emperor Longqing has changed a lot recently.
Even though Qian Shiyun was known for his loyalty and old-fashionedness, people were still a little cautious about him, let alone the Secretary of the Dali Temple.
The Dali Temple Secretary immediately understood what he meant and said to Dong Da in a gentle voice, "Did you hear what the prince said? Let's not argue in court. Just say whatever you want to say. Since you have accused them of framing you, then show us the evidence."
King Zheng smiled but said nothing.
Dong Dabian nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, there is evidence!"
As he spoke, he looked up at Qian Shiyun and said, "The letter in front of you is the evidence. There is also other evidence!"
He said: "The Yi family and the Peng family have been interacting for a long time. In order to win over the Yi family, the Peng family even married their daughter to the Yi family..."
He choked up as he spoke: "In the end, this family is not human! They are all beasts, and the beasts are warmer than them! The daughter who married into the family is my sister's daughter, the fourth child in the Peng family. She has been married for only half a year, but she is already too thin to be human. The Yi family treats her like a treasure, pampering her and wishing they could pick all the stars in the sky for her. She is an expert in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and she even brought a prostitute home, harming my niece Xiaoyue..."
As he spoke, he spat at Peng De and Peng Huai indignantly, and tried to get back to the point: "Because of this, my sister was very angry. Later, my niece sent someone home to ask for help, but the Peng family refused to help her! My sister got anxious and went to interrogate Master Peng Er, only to find out that the Peng family had something to ask of the Yi family, so they didn't dare to anger them."
"You're talking nonsense!" Peng De's right eyelid twitched violently and he jumped three feet high.
Qian Shiyun coughed and looked at him unhappily: "Master Peng, I haven't asked you a question yet, why don't you let him finish his words first?"
This is a warning, not a question.
Master Peng closed his mouth in panic, feeling that something was wrong.
How could the Dong family have such ability
The Second Madam couldn't possibly know so much. What Dong Da said were all what he had said to the Second Master...
Besides, Dong Da is not a person who cares about his sister. He was so amused that he almost dropped his teeth when he heard that he came to report them because he was defending the second wife...
Qian Shiyun cleared his throat and tactfully reminded Dong Da not to make any more rude remarks. After all, the Peng family still had Concubine Peng De and Prince Linjiang's concubine, and it would not be a good idea to scold them as well.
Dong Da didn't know if he understood or not, he said aggrievedly: "My sister was angry and anxious, she didn't know what to do, so she sent a few people over, planning to take my niece home to live for a while if it didn't work, but who knew that the Yi family would never let her go. Later, my niece secretly asked her trusted nanny to come back and tell my sister that her husband told her that the Yi family was doing a big thing for the Peng family, and the Peng family didn't dare to offend them, so she gave up."
Dong Da sighed: "My sister couldn't figure out what was going on, so she went to find Master Peng. But she overheard Master Peng instructing the Yi family to make false evidence to defame Marquis Dingyuan..."
The cause and effect are finally made clear.
Qian Shiyun nodded patiently, looked at King Zheng who seemed to be listening attentively, and motioned Dong Da to continue.
Dong Dabian recounted how the Second Lady got the letter and how she tried to cover it up, but was pushed out as a scapegoat by the First Lady, the First Master, and the Second Master.
He said indignantly: "How can this be done by a human being?! Peng Caichen himself is a bad student, and Madam Peng herself is disrespectful to her elders and has done such a sinful thing, but they even want my sister to take the blame! They are so heartless!"
Dong Da seemed about to cry as he spoke: "My sister has suffered so much injustice and doesn't want to follow their wishes anymore. She refused to plead guilty in Shuntian Prefecture and asked the second and first masters not to frame innocent people and loyal people, but they wouldn't listen..."
The emotions are quite spot on.
Qian Shiyun squinted his eyes as usual and looked at him carefully. He hummed in an ambiguous tone.
The Dali Temple Secretary frowned and asked, "So you came to file a complaint?"
"My sister also heard about the arrest of Dingyuan Hou in the Shuntian Prefecture jail, so she knew that they really did such a thing regardless of retribution. She couldn't bear it anymore, and couldn't bear to see him suffer another injustice, so she asked me to sue the officials..." Dong Da said sincerely, and he looked honest and simple: "My sister said that Lord Guo killed the Japanese pirates for the country and the people to protect the people, so he really didn't deserve such an injustice..."
Qian Shiyun showed his admiration.
That's quite an insight.
Guo Zixing was also touched. A woman in the inner house could be so sensible and know right from wrong. It was ridiculous that the men in the Peng family were such immoral and corrupt people!
Dong Da wiped his tears, raised his head, and said in a sonorous voice: "What I said today is not a lie! The Peng family colluded with the Yi family. There is the letter Wei Zheng, the forged account books, and the evidence collected by my niece from the Yi family. The Yi family itself has a secret vault, hiding the proceeds of corruption over the years. There is also Fan Shiqi, and the Peng family also married a daughter to him... You can check it out, and you will know that I am not lying!"
Master Peng's lips were trembling, and he was so frightened by Dong Da's words that he was at a loss what to do.
He really couldn't utter a single word. Dong Da had already said everything he wanted to say. His words were so beautiful, mixed with truth and lies, that it was difficult to find any loopholes in him.
He had said this much, and they couldn't even make any more excuses!
The Secretary of the Dali Temple took the record made by the clerk next to him, showed it to Qian Shiyun and Chen Yushi, and then presented it to King Zheng. Seeing that they all nodded, he took it away and asked Dong Da to sign and seal it.
After signing and sealing, it was time to look for clues based on the evidence provided by Dong Da.
Then, Master Peng Da and Master Peng Er, as well as the people from the Yi family, were interrogated separately.
Qian Shiyun took a last look at the dumbstruck Master Peng and Master Peng II, curled his lips in a half-smile, and had them all taken away.
Then he bowed to Prince Zheng and said, "The emperor is still waiting in the palace. Please come with me to the palace to report to the emperor."
After all, this matter involved Concubine Peng De's family, and Concubine Peng De's son was very likely to be the next emperor. No one wanted to be an official for only one dynasty. After all, he was the youngest minister to enter the cabinet in history, not to mention that he also had descendants.
King Zheng stood up with a smile and said without any objection: "Okay, that's exactly what I meant."
Lord Qian smiled and gestured for invitation.