"Yes." Hongshi wanted to deny it, but with so many pairs of eyes in Yixiangyuan looking at him, there was no way to deny it.
Shuntian Prefecture Yin nodded slightly and said: "This morning, you walked out of Xiangrong's room, and then the turtle slave went in and saw that Xiangrong was dead and bleeding all over the bed. Is this true?"
"I..." Hongshi gritted his teeth and denied, "Xiang Rong was still in good condition when I left. He was not dead at all. I didn't know that Xiang Rong was dead until Mr. Fu Yin sent someone to find me."
"Really?" Fu Yin looked at Hongshi suspiciously, "But the time interval was very short, and no one else had entered that room. Is it true that Master Baylor didn't know anything about it?"
"If I knew, I would naturally tell Mr. Fu Yin, but I really don't know anything about it. Besides, why did I kill Xiang Rong for no reason? What good does it do to me?"
This question made Shuntian Mansion Yin speechless, and he calmed down and said: "The official did not say that the person was killed by Lord Beile, but Lord Beile was always the last person to see Xiangrong, so he should know more about it."
"I said, I don't know anything." Hongshi said in a strong tone. His attitude made Fu Yin frown, and he said in silence for a moment: "I fished a dagger from the river near noon.
The examination showed that the wound on the deceased was consistent, so it should be the murder weapon. Coincidentally, someone saw Lord Beile appearing by the river at that time and threw a dagger. I don’t know what the explanation is for Lord Beile."
Hongshi turned his head away and said, "I really don't understand this, because I haven't been to the river at all today."
Seeing Hongshi's denial, Fuyin had no choice but to order someone to bring the witness. He was a middle-aged man, dressed in a short hexagram, and he looked like he was working on a boat. After he knelt down, Fuyin pointed at Hongshi and said: "
Boatman, see if this person is the one you saw?"
The boatman followed his words and looked at Hongshi, and said with certainty: "Sir, that's right, this is the person I saw."
Before Fu Yin could speak, Hongshi had already changed his expression and shouted at the boatman: "That's nonsense. Mr. Benbeile has never been to the river at all, let alone passed a dagger. According to Mr. Benbeile, it's just your own eyesight."
Wrong person."
Shuntian Prefecture Yin twirled his beard and said: "Shipman, are you sure you read it correctly? It involves human life. Please think carefully before talking about it."
"Your Majesty, I remember clearly. At that time, the villain had no business and was sitting on the boat bored. Then he saw this man throwing a dagger into the river. Later, someone picked up a dagger from the river.
Come on, I remember that the handle of the dagger is shiny, it seems very precious."
"It's full of nonsense." Listening to the boatman's detailed explanation of what he had done, Hongshi was filled with panic, and even his words were not as strong as before.
At this time, the man in charge of examining the corpse walked in and said to the governor: "Master Qi, I have already verified that Xiang Rong's death time should be between midnight and chou hour last night."
The Fu Yin's face hardened, and he turned to look at Liang and Gui Gong: "You said that Lord Beile and Xiang Rong stayed together last night and never left the room, right?"
** nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, because you don't like to be disturbed, Baylor, so no one entered their room until Lord Baylor left."
Fu Yin nodded slightly and said to the panic-stricken Hongshi: "Master Beile, since Xiangrong was killed between childhood and ugly years, it is absolutely impossible for her to be alive and well when you left. What happened to her?"
Please tell me the truth."
"I...I don't know. Xiang Rong was lying on the bed at the time. As long as she was dead and I didn't find out, in short, I didn't do anything." Hongshi tried his best to separate himself from Xiang Rong's death.
Don't you know that the more he tries to dispel the relationship, the more suspicious it becomes, and now all the personal and material evidence points to him.
"He died next to you, Baylor. Do you really know that Lord Baylor didn't know?" This time, Fu Yin's words were full of lingering suspicion. No matter how you looked at it, you felt that Hongshi was the murderer, but his motive was not clear yet.
.
"The governor is asking this because he doesn't believe Benbeile's words, but is willing to believe this boatman whose origin is unknown? Maybe he was instructed by others to deliberately frame Benbeile!" Hongshi said loudly, as if he was extremely angry.
He seemed to have suffered a great deal of injustice, but in fact, he was using this to hide his inner panic. He did not kill Xiangrong, but he did throw the dagger.
Seeing that Hong Shi had been unwilling to cooperate and reveal the situation at that time, the governor lowered his face and said: "I'm sorry to say it bluntly, but regarding the Xiang Rong matter, the most suspicious person is Lord Beile, so before this matter is found out,
I also ask Lord Beile to condescend to stay in the government office for the time being."
Hongshi was suddenly startled, stared at the governor and said: "You want to imprison Lord Benbeile?"
"I don't dare. I just asked Lord Beile to stay here for a few days. After the matter is found out, if it is confirmed that it has nothing to do with Lord Beile, I will personally send you out." Fu Yin said very politely, but his words
But there was no room for change.
Hongshi never thought that Shuntian Prefecture Yin actually wanted to imprison him. His whole face turned pale and he shouted: "You are brave! I am the prince, and you are just a third-rank official, and you imprisoned me so quickly. It's simply unbelievable."
That’s arrogance.”
The governor said in a deep voice: "I know that my official position is humble, but I am fortunate enough to be valued by the emperor and responsible for the security of the capital. I dare not betray the emperor's favor, so I have no choice but to offend Lord Baylor."
"I won't tell you this. Anyway, I'm leaving now. If you can, just stop me and watch." Hongshi dropped these words, turned around and walked out. However, before he could reach the government office, Shuntian Fuyin's
The voice came from behind, "Stop Lord Beile, don't let him leave."
Following his words, a group of officers blocked Hongshi in front of him, preventing him from crossing the halfway point. Hongshi didn't expect that Shuntian Prefecture Yin would dare to do this to him. He didn't want to stay here, but he was helpless. Who made Shuntian Prefecture now in power?
Yin Chu, if he were still a prince, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture would never dare to do this before reporting it to Emperor Ming’s Arma.
The Yin of Shuntian Prefecture came down and bowed his hand to Hong Shi, saying: "Master Beile, I forgive you for offending me. I will apologize to you in the future." Before Hong Shi could say anything, he already said: "Bring Master Beile with you."
Go down."
"Okay, Lord Benbeile will remember you!" Hongshi spat out these words in shame and anger, and reluctantly followed the officers. After retreating from the court, Shuntian Prefecture Yin also hurriedly changed into his court clothes and got into a sedan chair to go to the Forbidden City. Hongshi
Although Yinzhen doesn't like it, he is the prince after all. If such a big thing happens, he must report it to Yinzhen immediately.