Li Chengqian looked at the old man quietly, his mind spinning.
Why did he look at this old man and why did he feel something was wrong?
He was so calm.
If someone else were to come to this kind of situation, they would see themselves as the prince.
Not to mention being so scared that he fainted or something like that, at least he was trembling and didn't dare to speak.
On the other hand, this old man was extremely calm from beginning to end.
Is the psychological quality of a normal person so strong?
Li Chengqian squinted his eyes and turned to Changsun Wuji who was standing aside: "Uncle, what do you think of this matter?"
How smart is Changsun Wuji?
He had already seen the problem.
Changsun Wuji rubbed his fingers and said to the audience: "Then when you saw General Li, did you see what the briber looked like?"
"See clearly."
The old man bowed slightly and said calmly: "But I don't know him."
"Um……"
"I see."
Changsun Wuji nodded and turned to look at Li Chengqian.
Without speaking, his eyes told Li Chengqian everything.
There's something wrong with this old man.
Li Chongyi's case is even more problematic.
Li Chengqian thought for a while and said to the old man: "I have finished asking my questions. You go down and rest for a while. If necessary, I will ask someone to call you."
"yes."
The old man bowed deeply to Li Chengqian.
Then, he followed the yamen servant of Dali Temple and walked out of the hall together.
This time.
Li Chengqian and Li Chongyi's eyes met in mid-air.
Li Chongyi's eyes were full of expectation.
This old man's so-called testimony is full of loopholes.
He didn't believe that Li Chengqian couldn't hear it, let alone that Li Chengqian would believe what he said.
Li Chongyi very much hoped that Li Chengqian could clear his name as soon as possible.
But this time.
Li Chengqian slowly shook his head at him.
Li Chongyi was stunned for a moment, looking puzzled.
He didn't understand what Li Chengqian meant. think.
Li Chengqian shook his head and sighed, slowly walked down the hall and came to Li Chongyi's side.
"I know you were wronged, but don't be impatient."
Li Chengqian whispered in Li Chongyi's ear: "Believe me, I will definitely help you clear your grievances."
Whether what the old man said is true or false is no longer important.
The biggest problem now is how to clear this injustice for Li Chongyi.
The first step in clearing his grievances is of course to prove that he did not commit corruption or accept bribes from others.
It was at this time.
Gao Zhixing strode in from outside.
When he came to stand in front of Li Chengqian, Gao Zhixing raised his hands and called out: "Your Highness!"
"How about it?"
Li Chengqian turned to look at him.
What he asked was of course about the source of the money.
"It's been checked out."
While speaking, Gao Zhixing reached into his arms and handed a piece of paper folded in half to Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian took it casually.
But when he looked up, he suddenly saw Gao Zhixing winking at him.
When Li Chengqian saw this, he couldn't help but frowned and looked down.
But after just one glance, Li Chengqian folded the paper again.
now.
Li Chengqian's expression had obviously changed.
He looked at Gao Zhixing in disbelief.
Gao Zhixing just nodded slightly to him.
Li Chengqian turned his head and glanced at Li Chongyi, sighed and said: "Let's stop the trial here today, and take the prince into custody for the time being!"
As soon as this statement came out.
The whole place was in an uproar.
The officials in charge of recording and jurors were stunned.
Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji and others also looked confused.
Just now, Li Chengqian looked like he was going to avenge Li Chongyi right away.
What's going on now?
There were many people watching, and they were all whispering to each other at this moment.
"What's going on? Why is there suddenly no trial? Is it possible that the prince really accepted other people's money?"
"It seems possible. I heard that our Crown Prince has a very good relationship with the Crown Prince. If any evidence against the Crown Prince is found, he will definitely find a way to help hide it."
"You are judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart. How could His Highness do such a thing? The suspension of the trial must be to better collect evidence."
After all, this matter is a little weird.
Li Chengqian had just finished questioning the witnesses, and immediately stopped the trial.
This is inevitable and makes people endlessly daydream.
The common people have everything they say.
Some of them spoke to Li Chengqian and Li Chongyi.
Some, at this moment, have begun to think about conspiracy.
But Li Chengqian didn't care what these people said.
After he walked to the hall and spoke a few words to Changsun Wuji and others, he quickly left with Gao Zhixing.
Watching their leaving figures.
Li Chongyi looked a little confused.
He knew Li Chengqian very well and knew Li Chengqian's character.
Just now, he looked like that, it was obvious that something happened outside.
Could it be that something happened at home?
For a moment, Li Chongyi also secretly became anxious.
Just when he couldn't help but want to walk outside.
Changsun Wuji came behind him and reached out to hold his shoulders.
Meet Changsun Wuji.
Li Chongyi immediately asked: "Did something happen outside? Did something happen to my family?"
"no."
Changsun Wuji shook his head and said, "There are just a few little thieves making trouble outside."
Li Chongyi looked at Changsun Wuji blankly.
He knew that Changsun Wuji had not told him the truth.
Changsun Wuji certainly knew that he couldn't hide it from him, so he sighed softly and said, "Don't worry, as long as the prince is here, those thieves won't be able to cause trouble."
"You can stay peacefully in Dali Temple for the next few days."
"When the prince finds out the whole story, he will definitely clear up your grievances."
That's what it says. >
But now Li Chongyi's eyes are darkened, how can he feel at ease?
However, there was nothing he could do if he didn't feel at ease.
Now he was kicked to this place by Li Shimin.
Even Li Chengqian didn't have the ability to let him leave Dali Temple.
…
Let’s talk about the other side.
After Li Chengqian and Gao Zhi left Dali Temple, they hurried to the Hejian Palace.
Li Chongyi's hunch was right.
It is true that something happened to the Hejian Palace.
When Li Chengqian and Gao Zhi walked in, they looked up and saw Li Xiaogong sitting on the steps.
now.
Li Xiaogong closed his eyes with a tired look on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.
Look down.
Right at Li Xiaogong's feet, there was a whole row of corpses.
After a rough scan, there were at least twenty of them.
Li Chengqian walked up to the corpse and looked around.
The deceased were men and women, old and young.
The only thing they have in common is that they are all wearing clothes with the Hejian Palace logo printed on them.
This also proves that they are all slaves and servants in the palace.
After careful identification, Li Chengqian also discovered that most of them were slaves from Li Chongyi's yard.
How is this going?
Li Chengqian stood up slowly, looked at Li Xiaogong and said, "Uncle, what happened?"
"I don't know either."
Li Xiaogong slowly raised his head: "It will be like this when I come back."
Li Chengqian turned to look at Gao Zhixing.
Gao Zhixing nodded and said, "I've seen it all, and there are no signs of fighting where they died."
"Later I found Dr. Zhang from Tai Hospital."
"Mr. Zhang also said after examination that they all committed suicide by taking poison themselves."
Commit suicide by taking poison?
Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile bitterly: "These people are really cruel..."
"It looks like..."
Gao Zhixing pondered for a moment and said: "The person who planned all this intends to crucify the Crown Prince and the Prince of Hejian in one go."