Lin Fufei knew that it was useless to keep complaining and begging for mercy.
In this palace, there are many people who want to die in vain.
To put it bluntly, no one cares whether she is really unjust, they just want to get the job done quickly.
What's more, this matter is no small matter.
"Sister Xue, please help me." Lin Fufei begged Xue Hengzhao, "I really don't..."
Xue Hengzhao was the last straw she could hold on to. Everyone in the palace thought she had done something treacherous, but Xue Hengzhao definitely didn't think so.
She is smart enough and understands herself well enough.
But I am stupid and stupid and cannot save myself.
Xue Hengzhao had already noticed something was wrong from the beginning, so he took the initiative to follow Lin Fufei.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this matter is regarded as conclusive evidence and irrefutable.
At first glance, the words on the bamboo stick looked indeed Lin Fufei's handwriting.
Secondly, young girls are indeed prone to delusions.
Besides, who would go to such trouble to harm a little palace maid?
But Xue Hengzhao knew that Lin Fufei was framed.
She really doesn't like to meddle in other people's business, nor is she as sympathetic as some people.
But this Lin Fufei is still useful. How can the chess pieces she, Xue Heng, take care of be easily eaten?
So today she has to stand up for Lin Fufei.
Besides, this matter may seem extremely difficult to others, but Xue Hengzhao only regards it as an appetizer.
It is not easy to find out the person behind this.
"Mr. Liang, can I say something?" Xue Hengzhao asked respectfully.
"Who are you? Why did you follow her here?" Liang Jing asked.
At first, he mistook Xue Hengzhao for Lin Fufei, but after he realized she wasn't, he stopped caring about her.
"My servant and Lin Fufei were both transferred from the Fourth Division to temporarily serve the spring banquet, and they live in the same place here." Xue Hengzhao said.
"So you are going to testify for her?" Liang Jing leaned back in his chair, looked down at Xue Hengzhao and asked, "What evidence do you have to prove that she is innocent? Did you see her putting the bamboo stick on the bamboo stick with your own eyes?"
Have you written the words?"
"My slave didn't see what she wrote on the bamboo stick, so I can't testify for her on it," Xue Hengzhao said.
"You can't testify for her, so why are you talking?" Liang Jing frowned, "I don't have the time to listen to your nonsense."
He thought that since Xue Hengzhao couldn't prove it, the most he could do was say a few good words for Lin Fufei.
That's a waste of time. How can he have the time to listen?
"Mr. Liang, although I can't directly testify for her, I know that there is something fishy about the whole thing." Xue Hengzhao was so calm.
"How dare you, who are you?! How dare you talk nonsense in front of Manager Liang! What's weird or not, is it possible for a little palace maid like you to talk nonsense?" The eunuch who brought them here immediately stopped them sternly, "I shouldn't have brought them if I had known better.
You come."
He regretted a little. If this little girl made Liang Jing unhappy, wouldn't he be in trouble?
As he said that, he was going to pull Xue Hengzhao out.
Liang Jing stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, I want to hear what she said about her strange method."
Xue Hengzhao knelt down calmly and analyzed the details: "What I'm thinking of is the thousands of lanterns in the Taiye Pond. Why was Lin Fufei's signature so coincidental that someone saw it?
If it was really Lin Fufei who did it, then the law of nature is clear and she would not be allowed to escape.
But it cannot be ruled out that someone deliberately framed her. The person who harmed her was naturally motivated by personal grudges.
But the prince should not be involved in her trap, which is too crazy and outrageous.
Lin Fufei was a little palace maid, and it was not a pity to die.
If we convict her now, no one can say anything.
However, if she was really unjust, wouldn't she be benefitting the real sinner?
How can such a person be allowed to act so recklessly in the palace? I hope the manager will learn from it."
She said this on the other side, while Lin Fufei nodded desperately on the other side.
Xue Hengzhao is not only intelligent, but also articulate.
A few short sentences will get to the point.
The queen was furious and the palace was in an uproar, just because the matter involved the prince.
The ones who are hateful, abominable and murderous are the ones who really did this.
Of course Liang Jing can directly punish Lin Fufei.
But if there is another secret, it means that the real murderer has been let go.
Not only does it undermine the royal dignity, the real culprit will also laugh at Liang Jing's incompetence behind his back.
"If she was really framed, are you sure you can find the real culprit?" Liang Jing looked at Xue Hengzhao and asked.
"Yes." Xue Hengzhao answered simply.
"Then tell me, let me listen." Liang Jing's interest was aroused.
"Although there are ways to help slaves, their status is low and they still have to rely on Manager Liang to make the decision." Xue Hengzhao looked around as he spoke, but hesitated to speak.
Liang Jing understood and said to the other people in the room: "You all should step aside first."
When there were only three people left in the room, Xue Hengzhao, Lin Fufei and Liang Jing, Xue Hengzhao spoke: "The fault in this matter lies with the person who found the bamboo stick, but before that, I would like to ask Mr. Liang to go and approve the release of the bamboo stick."
The number of lamps and the number of lots."
"What's the purpose of this?" Liang Jing asked.
"The bamboo sticks used to place river lanterns are all made in a unified way and cannot be found elsewhere.
I was also present when I went to receive the lanterns that day. Each person had a lantern and a bamboo stick, so I didn’t receive many.
Lin Fufei's original bamboo stick disappeared, so someone must have replaced hers with his own bamboo stick.
Then that person’s bamboo stick will naturally not match up.”
"What you mean is to find the suspect first, and then go to the person who found the bamboo stick to testify one by one." Liang Jing understood Xue Hengzhao's intention.
"I'm afraid there's more than one person who did this, but they must be accomplices." Xue Hengzhao said, "Lock one of them first, and then start with the bamboo sticks found.
Because if they directly replaced Lin Fufei's bamboo stick and put the bamboo stick with disobedient words on it into the river lantern, the chance of the bamboo stick being discovered would be minimal.
The safest way is to take away the bamboo stick in Lin Fufei's lantern first. After all the river lanterns are salvaged, take out the other bamboo stick and put it in a conspicuous place to attract people to notice.
Only in this way can we harm people smoothly, otherwise wouldn’t it be in vain?”
Liang Jing nodded after hearing this. He knew that what Xue Hengzhao said was very reasonable. There were thousands of lanterns in the pool. How could it be such a coincidence that Lin Fufei's little bamboo stick could be seen by others?
Xue Hengzhao kept his head down while replying. Liang Jing didn't take her seriously at first. There were many maids in the palace, not to mention they were the lowest.
At this moment, he couldn't help but be very interested in her, and said in a deep voice: "Raise your head."
Xue Hengzhao raised his head slightly.
Liang Jing didn't speak for a long time, and finally asked: "What's your name?"
"Your servant Xue Hengzhao."
Hearing her name, Liang Jing's brows raised unconsciously.
This name is not unfamiliar to him.
Before Zhou Hong died, he specifically mentioned Xue Hengzhao to him.
The Chief Manager of the Eighth Bureau, who had been living comfortably in the palace for decades, finally fell into the hands of this little girl.
