After coming out of the restaurant, Hua Rujin's thoughts were lingering, and she began to think about the case of the Zhuo family. Since she agreed to Mu Ran, she naturally couldn't just sit back and watch.
However, Ye Chengguan mentioned that the Zhuo family sold iron ore and rice grains to the North. It was obvious that he had noticed that these matters were related to King Fu. With this concern, she was not ready to take action rashly.
Looking at her sad face, Ye Chengkui had already seen through her thoughts.
This girl has always been true to her word, and she has always done what she promised.
It's just that after what happened in Mount Paektu, he has become more cautious now, and he doesn't want her to make any mistakes, so he will never take action easily again without being sure.
"I visited cousin Mu Rugna in prison a few days ago."
Ye Chengguan whispered to her: "She does not regret what she did in court. Moreover, Zhuo Fan was stabbed more than ten times by her, and his death was very miserable. The case was heard by the Chief Envoy that day, and she
This move not only shows contempt for the court, but also shocks the entire officialdom. Without severe punishment, it will be difficult to educate the people."
Hua Rujin also heard the implication behind his words, which was that he wanted to give up defending the woman.
"Your Excellency is now the Provincial Inspector, in charge of a province's prisons, and I can understand why he maintains his authority and upholds the laws of the court. However, Miss Tang's family is indeed miserable. She raised her little girl by herself, and finally raised her to the age of ten.
He was killed in such a muddle-headed way, but the government easily closed the case as if he was insane. It would be hard for anyone to swallow this bad breath."
Ever since she got acquainted with Hua Youen, Hua Muyang and Cheng Nini, she was suddenly able to empathize with the women of the Tang family.
If one day the three of them were persecuted like this, I would not be able to help but seek justice for them.
Wu Muning also sympathized with Mu Ran's two cousins. She naturally hoped to fight with Hua Rujin for a chance to reverse the case, so she said cautiously:
"Young Master Ye is worried about all the officials at the moment. Although I don't want Shopkeeper Hua to overturn Miss Tang's case easily, but judging from the current situation, there must be a reason to thoroughly investigate the Zhuo family. Maybe this case
It just happens to be an opportunity to dig deeper into the Zhuo family."
In the quiet carriage, the three of them turned to Wu Mu Ning at the same time and listened to her talk in detail:
"I am relatively active in Beijing because I often go out and about. Not only do I know more interesting things about purdah than you do, but I also know a lot about the affairs of powerful people. Zhuo Fan is the only son of the second wife of the Zhuo family, and Concubine Zhuo is the second wife of the family.
The sister of the deceased Second Master Zhuo, because of this relationship, Zhuo Fan has been doted on in every way since he was a child, and he even bullied and molested Princess Jingxi in his early years in Beijing."
"How can this guy be so arrogant?"
Hua Rujin showed an incredible look on her face.
Hearing the name of Princess Jingxi, Ye Chengkuan's calm face was slightly disturbed.
"Well, even though she is a princess, she is not popular because her biological mother, Concubine Rou, had an affair with the eldest prince and was sentenced to death by his majesty. Therefore, in the palace, Princess Jingxi can really be stepped on by anyone.
foot."
At this point, Wu Muning couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile at Ye Chenggui: "Only Mr. Ye is respectful to her."
"Wu Suantou, what are you talking about? Have I ever treated my sister Jingxi poorly?"
Zhu Zhiye curled his lips in dissatisfaction: "I always listen to the teachings of my mother and concubine, and it is not a harm to my family. Even if my mother and concubine Jingxi did something to displease my father, I have always treated her as my own sister.
"
"Oh, yes, yes, there is also our kind-hearted Highness, but Princess Jingxi's affection for His Highness is different from that of Mr. Ye."
Wu Muning smiled deeply again, and Zhu Zhiye immediately understood the meaning of her words, and glared at Ye Chengwei with great annoyance: "Ye Chengwei, I also want to ask you, on the day when you were named on the gold medal list, what happened to sister Jingxi?"
She said she wanted to ask Father for a marriage, why didn't you agree and why did you reject her?"
Ye Chengguan knew that these two people must bring up this matter, so he pursed his lips casually: "Your Highness is really good at reasoning. There are countless women in this world, and there are hundreds of princesses and princesses in the palace alone.
, does it mean that whoever I respect the most should be married off to my family?"
Hearing this, Hua Rujin couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Only in front of Prince Ning could I hear the wise man say such witty words from the always serious scholar.
But Ye Chengguan's words suddenly gave Hua Rujin some new insights.
He has always cared for the poor and cherished the weak. He was so respectful to Princess Jingxi because he was probably pitiful for her life experience, so he thought the same thing would be true for him.
Hey, I thought too much after all.
Afraid that the two of them would argue again, Hua Rujin quickly changed the topic: "Miss Wu just said that Zhuo Fan had teased Princess Jingxi, what happened next?"
Wu Muning sighed and said: "After all, it is your Majesty's own flesh and blood. Besides, I think your Majesty still has some feelings for Concubine Rou. He cannot tolerate a merchant bullying his daughter with a low status. For this reason, it is said that Zhuo Fan is not very smart."
With the words that make people happy, this matter can be put to rest."
"So, Mu Ran did not lie to us before, and Zhuo Fan was not born insane."
Hua Rujin began to believe Mu Ran's words.
"That's natural."
Wu Muning smiled and said: "If he is really crazy, how dare the Zhuo family let him enter the palace. Concubine Zhuo is not a confused person. It can be seen that this matter is just a deliberate excuse to calm down the matter."
"It seems that Shi Junmu's defense of Zhuo Fan was well founded, but he just made Zhuo Fan's condition more serious. Since he already had some problems with his brain, it makes sense that he contracted madness.
"
Hua Rujin recalled the day she met Mu Ran and said suspiciously: "Mu Ran is so sure that Zhuo Fan is not crazy. I think he knows some things that can prove that Zhuo Fan is normal."
"You might as well go to Mu's house tomorrow and ask."
As soon as Wu Muning finished speaking, the carriage suddenly shook. Ye Chengguan quickly asked: "Ting'an, what happened?"
Zhu Zhiye poked his head out and saw an old man in ragged clothes lying on the ground dying.
"It seems that he is an old man who is frozen and injured."
Ting'an went down and examined the old man's wounds while answering.
Several people also rushed out of the carriage and looked at the old man covered with bruises in the dim light. Prince Ning didn't care that he was dirty. He took off his robe and wrapped the old man's body. He supported him and asked urgently: "Old man, what are you doing?"
What happened, how could you go out alone at night?"
The old man had already been hungry and cold after traveling for a day, and he was beaten severely, completely losing the strength to speak.
The faces of the people before him were friendly, so he finally put down his guard and uttered a few words with difficulty: "I want to see the official."
"He is the official."
Zhu Zhiye looked around and immediately pointed at Ye Chenggui.
"Save people, fifty miles east of the city"
Before the old man could finish his words, several sharp arrows came straight from the dark night.
Ye Chengguan, with quick eyes and quick hands, hurriedly protected Hua Rujin and hid beside the carriage. Looking back, he saw a dense rain of arrows chasing Prince Ning.