Houfu Key Class

Zong Jincheng was busy picking at the wall in the class room.

I wonder what the situation is like outside the trial? Did Tongya tell the truth? How much does she know? If a high-ranking official got involved, would those officials still dare to handle the case?

"I wish I could see them interrogating the case..." the little devil sighed, "We are considered personal witnesses after all, why don't they interrogate us?"

Zong Wenxiu shook his head and said, "Perhaps Tong Ya hasn't been tried yet. The yamen handles the case in detail. Please wait."

He Zheng prayed in the corner: "I hope the trial will be completed soon and we will be released. Otherwise, I'm afraid my father will come and break my legs if he finds out."

The two Zong brothers: "..."

Don't tell me, it's really possible.

The little devil stood up decisively and shouted outside: "Come here, come here."

The person guarding them came over quickly: "What's wrong?"

The little devil pointed at He Zheng and said, "He is not feeling well. Can you let him go first? We are fighting together. If there is any need to cooperate with the cross-examination, I will answer it."

He Zheng was immediately moved to tears: "Brother, you are too kind... If I don't leave, I'll just break my legs. It won't affect my study anyway."

Zong Wenxiu: "..."

Another day when I felt ashamed of his enthusiasm for learning.

The official glanced at He Zheng and refused decisively: "He doesn't seem to be uncomfortable. Stay well and wait for the prince to summon you."

"Prince?!" Zong Jincheng said in surprise, "His Royal Highness is here too?!"

He Zheng blinked and said: "The prince is really here... is it for you? Brother, you can't really be him..." Son?

Zong Jincheng coughed and interrupted his random thoughts: "Don't guess, it's nothing."

"Oh, that's good." He Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

If Zong Jincheng was really the prince's son, how could he dare to call him brother? His courage was shattered, okay?

Not long after, an official came over to deliver a message: "Zong Jincheng, the prince has sent you over for questioning."

The three Zaizai stood up together.

The officer continued: "I didn't call you two, just keep squatting."

He Zheng: "..."

As expected, the prince preferred his eldest brother the most.

But...is there really no special relationship?

The little devil hurriedly followed the official out. He had already gone over the whole thing in his mind and was waiting to tell the prince later.

But when they arrived, they found a bunch of purple-robed officials standing in the hall. Zong Jincheng was about to kneel down next to Tongya to answer, but the prince waved him over.

"Your Highness?" The little devil was confused.

The prince said softly: "Stand beside me and listen."

Zong Jincheng: "!!!"

His dream came true, His Highness actually brought him to hear the trial! !

He quickly nodded wildly with excitement.

The officials below had different expressions when they saw this, but for fear of the prince's anger, none of them dared to look up. All they were thinking about were the rumors in the capital in the past few months.

And Tongya's eyes widened even more.

As expected, Brother Wenxiu's cousin didn't lie to her. He was really the prince's son, and he was protected by the prince himself.

Tongya felt more relieved now and decided to tell the truth everything she knew!

The prince said: "Since Mr. Zhai has arrived, let's listen to the witness's confession. Tong Ya, please tell me again what you know."

Tong Ya nodded solemnly and explained the facts:

"My name is Tongya. I was taken away from the slums four years ago and raised in the backyard of Yanqing Dance House. A very large underground yard was built there and thousands of girls with no identity background like me were raised there. . Some were captured from slums, and some were robbed from small villages, ranging in age from three to fourteen years old."

"Girls here are taught to sing, dance, and serve others since childhood. If they don't obey, they will have their heads filled with water, starve, and be trapped. Our destiny is to wait to be chosen, and if we are chosen, we have to serve others. Guests who come here Hobbies are terrible, and they sometimes choose very young people. A girl I know has been serving different people since she was nine years old. When I went there last month, she was gone..."

"Before she died, she once told me that she had inherited many dignitaries. Many of those people promised to redeem her life when she got her hair, but they were all words and no action was taken. Then she understood. , since they dare to tell her their identity, it means they think this little girl will never be able to walk on a clean ground. "

Tongya clenched her fingers when she mentioned this. She glanced at Zong Jincheng and said what the prince had been asking but she never dared to say:

"I know who those dignitaries are."

The boss of the third division was frightened when he heard this.

No wonder the prince called them over. In such a huge scandal, both the mastermind and the officials who went to the scene were guilty.

The prince asked her to continue.

Tongya began to report his official identity: "General Qi, Qi Wenyuan; Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Wen Wang; Secretary of Agriculture, Shaoqing, Li Ji; Marquis of Wenchang, Zheng Yuzhou; Second son of the Duke of Guo, Feng Xiao... "

Tong Ya reported more than a dozen names one after another, all of them had names, surnames, identities and statuses. The boss of the third division was scared to death, sweating profusely, for fear of accidentally naming his own department.

After Tong Ya finished speaking, she added: "Your Highness, these people often come to the underground venue. Not only my friends have seen them, but other girls have also seen them. If you don't believe it, you can interrogate them one by one, and then you will know what I have said. These people are real and fake.”

There are thousands of girls, and at least a hundred people have taken over the guests. If the investigation continues, the number of officials uncovered will probably become more and more shocking.

The Left Censor of the Censorate suggested: "Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. Do you need to report it to the Emperor first and then continue the investigation?"

He was not afraid that there was something wrong with him. He had never been to that kind of place and had a clear conscience.

However, who can guarantee that his subordinates have not been there? Once it is found that there are also their own people, then all of them, the bosses, will be implicated.

People who have been officials for many years are well versed in the way of self-preservation.

The prince said: "I will report it to my father. You send people to search the underground city and bring all the people back for investigation. Do a good job, otherwise you will be punished for the same crime."

"Yes, yes, I will do it right away."

The prince asked Tong Ya: "Have you seen that man?"

Tong Ya followed his gaze and saw Zhai Li.

She shook her head: "Your Highness, no, he has never been to the underground city."

The prince said: "He built the underground city."

Tong Ya was stunned.

Is he the mastermind? Your Highness actually caught the mastermind so quickly?

Zhai Li knelt on the ground and buried his head and said: "Your Highness, you really wronged me in this matter. I just bought a dance hall casually, who knew that they secretly built an underground city behind my back. I was really wronged. I was tricked by my subordinates. Now that I know about this, I am very sad and angry. Please punish me for not governing my subordinates strictly."