Father Ju looked haggard, thinking he didn't sleep well all night. Chen Liangze looked anxious, he carefully supported his father, Su Qing followed Li Ke to lead the way, but Chen Liushi walked slowly, with a reluctance on his face.
Everyone talked to the jailer at the gate of the prison, and the jailer let them in. Chen Liushi was unwilling to enter, and finally stayed outside by herself.
The sun had already risen at this time, Chen Liushi seemed afraid of being exposed to the sun, so she walked towards Ding Yanxiang and stood still in the shade under the tree. Ding Yanxiang saw her staring angrily at the prison, and moved in her heart, she leaned over and asked, "Madam, do you have any relatives in there?"
"No." Chen Liushi didn't even look at her, but replied angrily, "That's not my relative."
"I saw Madam's expression of disapproval. I thought it was some relative of Madam who had been wronged. I was wondering if I could do anything to help."
"Help?" Chen Liushi just turned to look at Ding Yanxiang, "No need to help, that woman is my husband's old friend, I have never been clear about it, I don't want to help."
Ding Yanxiang nodded, expressing her understanding. She didn't speak, but stood beside Chen Liushi. Mrs. Chen Liu seemed to feel that what she said just now was inappropriate, so she hurriedly said: "I didn't mean that, but... well, I also feel aggrieved, Madam, don't take it for granted."
"I understand, who doesn't want her husband to be single-minded to her, and if another woman interferes, but she can't do anything, it's really aggrieved."
Hearing this, Chen Liu immediately took out her handkerchief and covered her eyes, but forced a smile and said: "In the past few years, whenever I said I was aggrieved, I was said to be petty and narrow-minded, and they all said I was wrong. I have never been as mad as Madam. I'm so understanding. I... I..." I couldn't laugh any more.
Ding Yanxiang felt that she was going to cry, so she quickly patted her on the back to comfort her: "Don't be sad, if there is any grievance, I would like to hear from you." She turned her head and saw a small tea shop nearby, and said, "We How about sitting there?"
Chen Liu looked at the gate of the prison, thinking that it would take a while for those few to come out, so she nodded.
The two women hated meeting each other too late, and they talked very speculatively. After chatting with Mrs. Chen Liu, she realized that the lady in front of her was Mrs. Yun's wife. She had heard many rumors about Yun Qingxian and Ju Mu'er, so she immediately felt wronged for Ding Yanxiang, and turned to Ju Muer. All of Mu'er's resentment came out.
But Ding Yanxiang was secretly happy, an idea suddenly appeared in her mind.
She wanted Ju Muer to disappear.
The people in the Ding Mansion can't use it, and the people in the Yun Mansion can't use it. During these days, the government's investigation is tight, and people in Jianghu can't use it either. But the woman in front of me couldn't be more useful.
Ju Muer didn't know that someone outside the cage was plotting her life.
She is still a little foggy now, but she is much calmer than when she first entered the prison.
She has been in prison for eight days. During these eight days, Long Er did not break his promise, he sent Feng Wu and Xiao Zhu to accompany her during the day, and Long Er came by himself at night. He never left her alone.
In the past eight days, there were a total of three trials. Although Long Er was with her every time, Ju Muer still felt tremendous pressure. How to prove the alleged motive is key as both sides disagree.
The motive for a thief to break into a house and steal money is quite simple, and there is nothing to investigate. But the thief said that Ju Mu'er hired a murderer to kill her, but this matter is worth investigating carefully.
Why silence? What to kill? What sheet music? What happened to that case a few years ago
After going on like this, the case of Shi Boyin was finally pulled out. Ju Muer was pressed step by step, and finally said the same thing as Qian Jiangyi said at the beginning.
Shi Boyin left a song on his deathbed to complain about being wronged. She heard the clue, so she wrote down the music. This qin music is to record grievances, she has no reason to kill people for it, so it doesn't make sense for her to hire murderers, not to mention she doesn't even know who the woman in her room is.
She asked back: "The thief said that the woman is Lin Yueyao, how to prove it?"
How to prove it is a good question. Because the body was charred and beyond recognition, it could neither prove that she was Lin Yueyao nor that she was not.
But it is true that this matter was related to the case of Shi Zechun killed by Shi Boyin. Now that Ding Sheng is in prison, not one or two cases of the Ministry of Criminal Justice have been uncovered, so when Shi Boyin is brought up to sue for injustice, the reaction of the emperor and all the ministers is not as good as the day when Qian Jiangyi proposed it.
If the case is handled by the Ministry of Punishment and the circumstances of the case are unknown, a retrial will be given!
This news lifted Ju Muer's spirits. Because she was afraid that the wall had ears, she and Long Er did not discuss the case at all in the prison. But Long Er was connected with her, and Ju Muer understood with just one sentence, "If you have something to sue, don't sue if you have something", he agreed with his idea of taking this opportunity to find out the case.
In order to protect other people, and to prevent others from getting ahead, Ju Muer only talked about the piano music and nothing else. She played the song in public and explained the deep meaning contained in it in detail. This is a love song expressing a woman's love and looking forward to her lover's return.
"Mr. Shi deliberately used the first half of the complicated piece to explain and emphasize the meaning of the piece. The motive for murder should be hidden in this piece." Ju Muer said, but unfortunately no one agreed.
"This song was rumored to be a secret book of peerless magic before, and it is still being searched for in the Jianghu. Now it is said to be a love song."
"The so-called meaning of the song, if it is not explained by the composer, others will have a different understanding, and it is common to fabricate its meaning."
"It was checked back then. Shi Shangshu is an upright person, his family background is clean, and there is nothing shameful about it. So even if it was not for the purpose of seizing the score and killing someone for a love song, it is likely that Shi Shangshu knew some secrets and was silenced. If For the sake of silence, killing one person is enough, why kill the whole family? This will only increase the risk and increase the difficulty. It doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t make sense.”
Yun Qingxian, the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the people in the government office studied the dossiers of the year in detail, discussed and discussed, but there was no better idea. Instead, it was Ju Muer who wrote down the piano music, which became the biggest doubt in the whole matter.
Because no one can remember that tune.
Except for Qian Jiangyi, who was far away in other places, the officials and yamen visited all the luthiers who had participated in Shi Boyin's execution piano meeting. But they also said that only the first half of the song was written down, and no one knew the second half of the song.
Since no one knows, why would Ju Muer know
Shi Boyin praised Ju Muer's piano skills, which caused the Qin envoy from Ximin Kingdom to come to see him specially. If he said that he didn't know Ju Muer, it would be hard to win people's trust. But if they knew each other, why did they lie about not knowing
So Shi Boyin killed the historian alone, is there a hidden secret behind him, or is there another helper behind him
Ten days later, the incident finally reached the emperor again.
At that time, Yun Qingxian, Governor Qiu Ruoming and several other important ministers were reporting to the emperor several major cases that had been completed recently and were still in progress, but Long Er was begging to see the emperor outside the palace, saying that he wanted to sue the imperial court.
The emperor allowed him to come. Seeing that all the ministers were there, Long Er yelled just right. He said that his wife had been imprisoned for more than half a month without evidence, and the matter was clear, the two thieves spat blood, and there was no concrete evidence against his family, Mu'er. As for Shi Boyin's case, his family's Mu'er provided another important clue. She is not in good health and needs to take medicine to recuperate. Now she has been living in prison for a long time and is already unwell. He mentioned to Fu Yin to let Mu'er go home, and if necessary, he would go to court for questioning, but Qiu Ruoming used various reasons to hold her back. He was forced to have no choice but to ask the emperor for an explanation.
Long Er's face was livid, it seemed that he had accumulated a lot of anger before.
But the emperor was also in a bad mood, and just now scolded the group of officials in front of him bloody. The case of Shi Boyin was his first major case after assuming the throne, and now after three years, some nonsense rumors have been uncovered. At the beginning, Qian Jiangyi's public appeal made him lose face, but now he agrees to a retrial, but they have made no progress, they are simply useless.
At this time, Long Er came just in time. The emperor didn't let him in because he wanted to hear his complaints, he just couldn't get enough of his anger and was looking for someone to continue scolding. Besides, according to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Naju Mu'er was inextricably linked to Shi Boyin's case, so the suspicion was serious. How dare Long Er come here and yell for release
The emperor sneered, scolded Long Er's self-righteousness, and even scolded these useless officials again, and finally said: "Don't tell me that there is no progress. Since Ju Muer is an important insider, you must Ask the truth out of her mouth. If she doesn't tell, you still know how to use torture?"
torture? Long Er's face darkened, and just about to speak, Fu Yin Qiu Ruoming grabbed him and winked at him: Your Majesty is angry, don't contradict him.
But the emperor thought that Long Er had a good temper, and said: "Tomorrow, Ju Muer will be transferred to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Since it is related to the case of killing the family by the imperial court, it will be tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice."
Long Er clenched his teeth, bowed his head and remained silent.
Yun Qingxian glanced at Long Er, and answered the emperor's order loudly.
"Long Er, what else do you have to say?" The emperor asked coldly.
Long Er didn't raise his head, and kept silent.
The emperor snorted coldly, but did not reprimand him again.
At this moment, Yun Qingxian said: "Your Majesty, since Second Master Long is here, I have to say something."
"Say."
"Your Majesty, it has been three years since the Shi Boyin case happened. If Ju Muer was an insider, she would have done a lot in the past three years. She married into the Dragon Mansion twice, and she didn't know about the Shi Boyin case. Do you know about it? The Dragon Mansion has a special status, and since everyone is in front of the emperor today, the emperor is also asked to make decisions, and Rong Chen will handle the matter impartially."
The emperor nodded after hearing this: "You are right. But Longfu is a hero who founded the country. Three generations of generals have made great contributions to protecting the country. Although Long Er and Long San are not officials in the court, they have done a lot for the court. What's more, it's well known that everyone in the Dragon House doesn't know how to play piano. It's hard to convince everyone that the Dragon House has done something for the sake of the piano score. It's just that Ju Mu'er married into the Long Family, and she didn't know what she brought with her. There is no physical evidence."
The emperor turned to Long Er and asked, "Long Er, did you know in advance that Ju Mu'er was involved in this case?"
"Caomin don't know." Long Er answered, and said urgently, "Mu'er is extremely talented, it's normal for her to be able to memorize qin music after just one listen, and she has absolutely no possibility of being involved in the case."
Long Er's rebuttal was not convincing, the emperor thought for a while and said, "Well, the Ministry of Punishment sent two people to visit the Dragon Mansion, ask someone to ask questions, take a look around, and see if you can find anything suspicious. Come on. Now that Ju Mu'er has not been convicted, don't disturb the Dragon Manor's tongue. Wait until you have real evidence in the future, and then conduct a search."
Hearing this, Yun Qingxian frowned, what could he find out by going to the Dragon Mansion like this
At this time, the emperor said again: "Three generations of Zhongliang in the Dragon Mansion, it's better to get rid of the murderer early. Murdering the imperial court official and exterminating the family is a serious crime that can punish the nine clans." He called again, "Chen Gonggong."
The father-in-law standing beside him agreed.
"According to my intention, Ju Mu'er's registration in the Dragon Mansion will be stripped. From now on, the marriage of a man and a woman will have nothing to do with each other..." Before he finished speaking, Long Er suddenly raised his head and stared at him in surprise.
The emperor glanced at Long Er, and continued to talk to Eunuch Chen: "Go to the registry office and bring your words, and watch them cross out Ju Muer from the Long family registry."
"Caomin refuses to accept." Long Er was so angry that he wanted to rush towards the emperor, but the two officials beside him hurriedly pulled him back.
The emperor sternly shouted at him: "Long Er, do you want to die?"
Long Er was taken aback for a moment, he was held tightly by the person next to him, and he didn't speak any more.
The emperor ignored him, and said to Yun Qingxian: "Yun Aiqing, you heard clearly. The case of Shi Boyin has been dragged on until today, and I must make it clear and clear. I don't want to hear any more excuses , no matter what method you use, you must find out the truth. If you didn’t make a mistake back then, that’s all. If you made a mistake, you must correct it. Ju Mu’er will be handed over to your Ministry of Punishment for strict investigation, and you can’t be as gentle as the government. , within ten days, I want to see the case settled."
Yun Qingxian led the punishment department to answer loudly.
The emperor looked around at the crowd, looked at Long Er again, let out a "hum", and walked away.
Long Er couldn't believe it, and was a little dazed. An official next to him comforted: "Second Lord, the emperor is helping you. No matter what happens in the future, the Long family can be regarded as free from this matter."
"Who the hell wants him to help?" Long Er didn't know good from bad, and uttered evil words. When all the officials heard this, they immediately moved away from him, so as not to make people think that they scolded the emperor together.
Long Er glanced around and heard that Yun Qingxian and Qiu Ruoming were discussing when to transfer Ju Muer to prison. Qiu Ruoming said that the case in hand had to be sorted out, so why not set it at Chenshi tomorrow morning...
Long Er couldn't listen anymore, he turned around and walked towards the prison.
Ju Muer was sitting in the cell, listening to Xiao Zhu Sui Sui read what happened in the Dragon Mansion. Long Er came in and sent Xiao Zhu away. This surprised Ju Muer a little. Long Er hugged her tightly, and whispered to her: "Mu'er, things have changed, you can no longer stay in prison. I will make arrangements to pick you up when you are ugly tonight."
Prison
Ju Muer's eyes widened in shock, but she controlled herself not to yell.
"Second master!" Could it be that things have gotten so bad? Ju Muer grabbed Long Er's skirt, wanted to ask but dared not speak.
"Don't be afraid, I have everything to do with you." Long Er said quickly and anxiously, "It's just that Fu Yin will come back in a while, and I'm afraid that the people in Long Fu will not be able to come in again. You have to stay by yourself for a while. I will go out and make arrangements for tonight. Li will definitely pick you up. Don't panic, as long as you stay alone until you are ugly."
Ju Muer nodded, feeling very confused.
Long Er looked at her, and suddenly pecked her on the lips.
Ju Muer was taken aback for a moment, and then heard Long Er say: "I'm leaving, don't forget the ugly hour tonight."
Ju Muer nodded and sat back on the edge of the bed. She heard the prison door close, and Long Er's footsteps gradually receded. She was full of doubts, and she was very disturbed.
In the following time, Ju Muer finally found out from the jailer that today is her last day in this prison, and that she will be transferred to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice early tomorrow morning.
Ju Muer finally understood what was going on. She closed her eyes and sat quietly for a while, then she picked up the piano that Feng Wu had brought her to relieve boredom before, and began to play with her fingers.
The sound of the piano is passionate and continuous.
The jailer was very happy to have the piano to listen to at first, but he never thought that Ju Muer could play it endlessly. They tried to dissuade her twice, but Ju Muer turned a deaf ear and just kept playing. The jailers didn't dare to do anything to her, so they had to let her go.
Ju Muer didn't stop playing the piano until it was time for dinner. And at this time, a person came to visit her—Chen Liushi, Liu Yu.
It is said that Liu Yu and Ding Yanxiang hit it off right away, they were very speculative, and they talked about everything after only half a month of friendship. Both of them hated Ju Muer a lot, that day Liu Yu bitterly said "I really hope there is no such woman in this world", and Ding Yanxiang took the opportunity to give her an idea.
That idea is: use poison.
Chronic poison does not cause sudden death immediately, but inexplicable death after a few hours, which cannot be traced and is seamless.
Liu Yu didn't believe there was such a good medicine. Ding Yanxiang said that she has, and not only has she, she has tried. At the beginning, this medicine poisoned eight strong men in the prison, but no one has found out so far.
Liu Yu's heart was moved, and Ding Yanxiang persuaded her: "You have a way to get close to her without making people suspicious. You just need to dissolve the medicine powder in water and sprinkle it on her food. It is colorless and tasteless. She eats it and does not make people suspicious." It will take effect immediately, and it will take effect after a few hours. At that time, you have already left, and no one will suspect you. You did not send the food, right? You just need to pick the time when she eats, go in and visit her. "
Liu Yu was lobbied several times by her, but was finally moved: "How about this, we didn't make it public at all, and don't see each other again in the future, so as not to arouse suspicion. Your husband is in the criminal department. After you find a good time, Let someone give me the medicine. Write down what I have to do and how to use the medicine. I will listen to you. Even if the official sent someone to ask someone to question me, I am a peasant woman. How can I know what poison is. You will also help I'll cover it up, we don't know each other, so naturally no one will doubt it."
Ding Yanxiang even said that she was thoughtful, so she acted accordingly.
Ding Yanxiang always pays attention to the movement of the Criminal Department, and today she finally finds out that Ju Muer is going to be transferred to prison. This is the perfect opportunity. The emperor issued an order to dissolve the marriage between Ju Muer and Long Er. The Long Mansion had no status to accompany her in the prison, and there was no one around Ju Muer. After she took the poison, she suddenly died suddenly before being transferred to prison. If the group is chaotic, there will be no way to check it.
The more Ding Yanxiang thought about it, the happier she became. She hurriedly wrote a letter to Liu Yu, put a packet of medicine powder in the letter, and asked the maid to deliver it to Chen's house secretly.
So at dinner time that day, Liu Yu went to visit Ju Mu'er in the prison. She didn't stay there for long, and came out around the time of tea.
After she came out, she saw Ding Yanxiang's maid waiting far away outside the prison waiting for news, she nodded at her, smiled slightly, and left calmly.
The girl got the letter and happily went back to report to Ding Yanxiang.