"This...Yi Xiaoyao, what else do you have to say?" The county magistrate stretched out his hand to wipe away the sweat that had appeared, and asked in a trembling voice. For the first time, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles sitting here.
"Concubine Su wants me to die, and she doesn't hesitate to sacrifice a girl's beautiful appearance for this, which shows that she has a poisonous mind. Hum, it's just that I am easy to do things with a clear conscience. It doesn't matter how you sentence me, but for this crime,
I will never admit it no matter what." When Yi Xiaoyao, who had always been frivolous, said the last sentence, his eyes showed a rare tenacity and intolerance.
"Concubine Su said that Yi Xiaoyao deliberately poisoned her, but Yi Xiaoyao said that he did not poison her. Well... both sides have insufficient evidence but they are conclusive... This is not easy to handle..." The county magistrate looked at it
He glanced at Concubine Su, then at Nangong Feiran who was watching coldly, and spoke hesitantly.
"Sir, we are just observing. As for the specific case, we can do whatever it is. You don't have to feel pressure." Nangong Feiran said it freely and freely, but invisibly put more pressure on the county magistrate.
"There is insufficient evidence, but we cannot release him. Let's imprison Yi Xiaoyao first, and then make a decision after careful review by our government." The county magistrate bit the bullet and said what he said clearly without confidence.
"Sir, since you can't tell that it's me, then you can't tell whether Xiangfen did something wrong, so I think it's appropriate to imprison her too." Yi Xiaoyao turned around and looked at the shrinking Xiangfen, unwilling to give in.
"Hmph, my maid has been poisoned by you. Now she has become a human and a ghost. You still won't let her go. Yi Xiaoyao, are you a human?" Concubine Su stood sideways to protect Xiangfen.
Pointing at Yi Xiaoyao's nose, he cursed again.
But Nangong Feiran is a sensible person, and he knows that Yi Xiaoyao is definitely not the kind of person with a small belly, and he wants the county magistrate to lock up Xiangfen to relieve his hatred. It is because he is afraid that Xiangfen will be killed by the concubine Su, so he takes this step.
So Nangong Feiran immediately agreed and said: "It is only fair to imprison both parties involved."
The county magistrate heard what Nangong Feiran meant. Since he couldn't afford to offend both parties, he had no choice but to choose this compromise method. So he immediately ordered: "Come here, take Yi Xiaoyao and Xiangfen into custody."
"No, please save me." Xiangfen didn't know what was going on. She thought that if she was taken away, she would be imprisoned, and those criminal laws would be indispensable. She was so frightened that she hurriedly called for help.
But Su Concubine also saw it, no matter what she said, the county magistrate did not dare to offend Nangong Feiran because of her, so he could only whisper to Xiangfen: "Don't be afraid, bite the bullet and follow what I taught you.
I will rescue you soon."
"Mr. Nangong, tell the boss, don't worry about me, it'll be fine." Yi Xiaoyao said to Nangong Feiran.
"Humph, then Master Xu, I will just wait for the results of your review. I hope you don't let that kind of treacherous villain succeed." After saying this, Concubine Su walked out of the Yamen, stopped a carriage and left.
The county magistrate withdrew from the court, invited Nangong Feiran to his residence, and ordered his servants to serve tea, and then he and Nangong Feiran started talking.
"Sir, Yi Xiaoyao is my friend, but I still hope that you will handle this case impartially, but in the meantime, I hope that no one will cause trouble for him in prison," Nangong Feiran said.
"No matter where you are, nothing will happen." The county magistrate replied hurriedly.
"That's good, Mr. Xu, I hope you can investigate this case seriously and thoroughly. If you need manpower, just say hello to me at any time. If you have any trouble, you can tell me, but I must have a fair result." Nangong Feiran.
Speak righteously.
"That's for sure. Prince, please rest assured that I will handle this case impartially." The county magistrate said hurriedly, cupping his fists and cupping his hands.
"That's good, then I won't bother you anymore and leave first." Nangong Feiran said and walked out of the county office.
As soon as he stepped out of the gate, Nangong Feiran said to the entourage behind him: "Go to the county prison and spend some money to look after it. Ask them to take care of Yi Xiaoyao and that girl Xiangfen, and don't make any mistakes.
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"Yes, Your Majesty." He followed the order and left.
Yuchi Pingting and Qiao Niang spent the afternoon shopping in the East Market and raided almost all the shops, but they never expected that something like this would happen.
When Yuchi Pingting and Qiao Niang returned to the palace happily, they went to Nangong Feiran's courtyard to look for them but found no one there. After asking around, they said that Mo Mo was at Nangong Feiqing's place and that Nangong Feiran had gone out for something.
Yuchi Pingting hurriedly arrived at Nangong Feiqing's courtyard.
"Mom, are you back?" Mo Mo saw Yuchi Pingting from a distance.
Yuchi Pingting saw Nangong Feiran wiping Mo Mo's face with a towel.
"Mom, uncle is helping me wash my face." Mo Mo said with a smile, "I accidentally spilled the ink when I was drawing, and it also got on myself."
Only then did Yuchi Pingting see that there seemed to be ink stains on her fair little face, and there were obvious ink stains on Nangong Feiqing's clothes.
"Mo Mo, are you naughty again?" Yuchi Pingting asked.
"No, I was really careless." Mo Mo looked innocent.
"Haha, he is not naughty, he is very obedient." Nangong Feiqing said.
"I'll do it." Yuchi Pingting took the towel from Nangong Feiqing, held Mo Mo in her arms, and sat on a chair to help Mo Mo wipe his face and hands.
"By the way, eldest cousin, where is the second cousin? Where has he gone?" Qiao Niang said, "Second sister-in-law and I bought a lot of interesting things." Qiao Niang smiled.
"By the way, mother, I forgot to tell you something important." Mo Mo suddenly realized: "Something happened to Uncle Xiaoyao."
"What?" Yuchi Pingting stopped what she was doing.
"Brothers and sisters, don't worry, it's not a big deal. The second brother has passed away and should be easy to get rid of." Nangong Feiqing said.
"Nangong Feiran has already gone? If it wasn't a big deal, why would he go in person? What happened?" Yuchi Pingting was a little worried.
Nangong Feiqing explained the whole story to Yuchi Pingting. After hearing this, Yuchi Pingting frowned and said, "I know very well what kind of person Su Concubine is, and I have to go and see for myself. Mo Mo, be obedient.
Stay with uncle for a while longer, be good."
"Oh, I got it." Seeing the solemn expression on Yuchi Pingting's face, Mo Mo agreed obediently.
After Yuchi Pingting settled down with Mo Mo, she hurriedly started running out. Because she ran so fast, she didn't even notice the person coming in from the door, and she bumped into that person all of a sudden. If it were an ordinary person,
If Yuchi Pingting was hit like this, he would definitely fly far away, but this person only staggered slightly, and then held Yuchi Pingting tightly: "Pingting, why are you running so fast? Are you okay?" Nangong
Feiran suddenly asked gently, "Are you hurt?"
"Are you back? Where is Xiaoyao? Is he okay?" Yuchi Pingting asked immediately after seeing clearly that the person in front of her was Nangong Feiran.
"This matter is a bit troublesome. Don't worry. I will explain it to you slowly when you go back to your room." Nangong Feiran said, pulling Yuchi Pingting into the house.
Just as the two of them walked in, two pairs of eyes stared at their backs.
"Daughter, you saw it. I told you that this woman is not simple. She came back to seduce the prince. You have to be more careful." Mother Hua said bitterly: "Look at how close they are."
"Mom, please stop talking." Hua Ningmu said nothing on the surface, but her voice was full of sourness.
"You still don't let me tell you, people are bullying you, and I don't know what method that bitch used to make the prince willingly treat that little bastard as his son." Mother Hua kept chattering, and her mouth was filled with foam.
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"Mom, please stop bothering me." Hua Ningmu pursed her lips in grievance. After a while, she still recalled the way Nangong Feiran hugged Yuchi Pingting just now in her mind, "I won't let her take Feiran away.
of."
"Yes, when you are with the Crown Prince in private, say something more to make the Crown Prince hate her and then divorce her!" Hua Mu said viciously.
"Yuchi Pingting, you forced me..." Hua Ning's eyes flashed with cold light. She liked Nangong Feiran, and she could only pretend to be him. So he couldn't tolerate Nangong Feiran having another woman in his heart.
She wanted his sole favor, and she wanted him to have only her in his eyes and heart.
At the same time, in Nangong Feiran's room, he told Yuchi Pingting everything that had happened.
"So that's it?" Yuchi Pingting frowned, and a cold light flashed in her eyes. Since what happened five years ago, although she has become extremely powerful, she also cherishes everyone around her even more. Although
Normally, she always helps Feng Qingyu and Mo Mo bully Yi Xiaoyao, but at the critical moment, she will never stand idly by.
"Yes, Pingting, don't be impulsive." Nangong Feiran was a little worried that Yuchi Pingting would just go and get the person out without caring about him. If he fell into someone else's trap, the gain would outweigh the loss.
"Impulsive? Huh, I'm not impulsive." Yuchi Pingting said coldly, yes, I have long passed the age of impulsiveness.
"All the comments seem to be detrimental to Yi Xiaoyao. I really have no way to save him." Nangong Feiran looked guilty.
"I know, you have done what you should do." Yuchi Pingting said to Nangong Feiran: "The person Su Concubine wants to deal with is me, hum, okay, it is really difficult for her to come up with such a plan.
Yes." A sneer appeared on Yuchi Pingting's lips.
"Then do you have any way to help Yi Xiaoyao out of trouble? Pingting, tell me what your plans are, and I will try my best to help you wherever I can." Nangong Feiran said sincerely.
"A mere concubine wants to fight with me? Since she is so eager to seek death, I will help her." Yuchi Pingting said disdainfully.
Seeing Yuchi Pingting like this, Nangong Feiran couldn't say anything for a moment. This woman is completely different from ordinary people. If this matter were to happen to ordinary daughter's families, she might be punished.
She was so frightened that her face turned pale.
"Please help me take care of Mo Mo. No matter what, I have to go to the prison to see Xiaoyao." After Yuchi Pingting said that, she turned around and walked out.
After hearing this, Nangong Feiran actually felt a little stuffy in his chest. Although he didn't know what this feeling was about, he still had to bite the bullet and said, "It's getting dark soon, I'll go with you. You
Wait for me at the door, I'll go get the horse." After saying that, he took a black cloak from his bedside. He wanted to put it on Yuchi Pingting himself, but when he saw Yuchi Pingting's complicated expression, his hand froze again.
Half empty, he just handed it to her.
Yuchi Pingting took the cloak and smiled at Nangong Feiran. This smile was like a rising sun shining directly into Nangong Feiran's heart. Their eyes met for an instant, and suddenly, the two seemed to have known each other.
They looked at each other lovingly like long-time lovers.
"Don't you need to lead the horse?" Yuchi Pingting spoke first.
"Wait for me." After Nangong Feiran came back to his senses, he turned around and walked out.
Yuchi Pingting suddenly wondered if she was dazzled, because she clearly saw that the moment Nangong Feiran turned around, he seemed to blush: Nangong Feiran's expression was so cute...
In the night wind, Nangong Feiran and Yuchi Pingting rode a white horse through the streets together. For a moment, Yuchi Pingting felt in a trance that this man was the man she could entrust her whole life to.
But Yuchi Pingting didn't see the hateful look in Hua Ning's eyes at the door of the palace.