Family ancestor Zhu Chongba: What happened to getting your daughter pregnant?

Ministry of Punishment.

Outside the gate.

"Master Marquis, I'll tell you the truth, I took this humble position just on the orders of Shangshu Kang!"

"Kang Shangshu said that no one can see you before the case is clear, especially you!"

The guard shook his head with a grimace and said honestly.

"what?!"

"he..."

Geng Bingwen was stunned for a moment, pointed at the door, and swallowed back the curse that almost blurted out, revealing a look of helplessness on his face.

He did not expect that the new Minister of Justice would be so unsophisticated.

"Master Marquis, otherwise, I would rather humbly send these clothes in for you, right?"

"You'd better go back home early and wait for news. I believe that after the case is found out, Minister Kang will inform the Marquis as soon as possible."

The guard hesitated for a moment and then said in a flattering way.

"Alright!"

Geng Bingwen said coldly, and asked Liu Hai to hand over the clothes in his arms to the guards, and had no choice but to turn around and leave.

Seeing that Geng Bingwen finally stopped making trouble, the guard breathed a sigh of relief, winked at his companion, and walked quickly inside holding his clothes.

...

Deep in the prison.

In the execution hall, Geng Xuan was kneeling on the ground, with a haggard face and nervous eyes.

Kang Haoming sat on the chair behind the criminal case, staring at Geng Xuan expressionlessly, and did not ask questions for a long time.

Ge Cheng, the Minister of Justice, stood aside respectfully, not daring to say a word. He had not yet figured out the temperament of this new minister, so he did not dare to talk to him easily, lest he violate a taboo.

"Geng Xuan, do you have anything else to explain about your drunken murder?"

After a long time, Kang Haoming finally asked the first sentence.

"I didn't kill anyone!"

Geng Xuan swallowed, looked up at Kang Haoming, shook her head and said.

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned.

When Geng Xuan was first imprisoned, the Ministry of Punishment had already conducted an interrogation, and Geng Xuan had honestly confessed, claiming that he killed someone in a fit of rage because the other party insulted his father.

But now he suddenly went back on his word and denied the fact that he committed murder!

"Are you trying to retract your confession?!"

"Who killed the person other than you? So many pairs of eyes saw it at that time!"

Kang Haoming frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"That was caused by a mistake. I didn't really want to kill him!"

"I was drinking with my friends at the time. I don't know if the person saw me entering Fushouju or had some ulterior motive. Suddenly, he loudly insulted my father outside the box. What he said was extremely unpleasant!"

"At the time, I thought he had drunk too much and was going crazy there. I didn't intend to pay attention to it, but he kept yelling and cursing outside the box! This made my friend angry. In order to vent my anger, my friend He dragged the man into the box and started to move his hands."

"I was worried that things would get serious, so I kept trying to dissuade them, but both of them were already furious, and my friend even took out a knife. I quickly stopped him and wanted to take the knife away!"

"Who would have thought that the man stumbled, hit the tip of the knife, and stabbed himself to death! Maybe the knife happened to be in my hand at the time, so those witnesses thought I was the one who killed someone!"

Geng Xuan shook his head repeatedly, and then explained anxiously, speaking eloquently.

Hearing this explanation, everyone present could not help but open their mouths, and looked at Geng Xuan with surprise, who spoke so eloquently.

"But that's not what you said when I first interrogated you!"

Kang Haoming frowned and shouted sternly, his eyebrows filled with doubts.

"We drank a lot, and I couldn't remember anything at the time. In addition, because someone was killed, I might have panicked for a while and talked a little nonsense, but now I'm sober and I can remember everything."

"If I said anything wrong before and interfered with your investigation, I apologize to you!"

Geng Xuan explained with a grimace, and finally bowed to Kang Haoming apologetically, her eyes full of innocence.

Looking at Geng Xuan who retracted his confession on the spot, Kang Haoming looked a little dull and was speechless for a moment.

"Sir, I was really unjustly accused. Even if someone was killed, it was definitely not by me. It was too chaotic at the time and he bumped into it himself. I didn't expect that he died on the spot!"

"Even if it is really determined that I have killed someone, it is at most a negligent death, right? Moreover, this matter also happened for a reason. If that person had not insulted the imperial official in public, the following things would not have happened!"

"Although my father has resigned, he is still the hero of the founding of our country, right? How can I let others insult me ​​at will?!"

Seeing that she had the upper hand, Geng Xuan suddenly became energetic and spoke eloquently.

"enough!"

"Whether it's an active homicide or a negligent death, it's up to you! Everything has its own truth!"

"I would like to ask you, how long have you and your friend known each other? What interactions do you have on a daily basis?! What have you done?!"

Kang Haoming interrupted Geng Xuan's words with an impatient wave, frowned, and asked coldly.

"We just got to know each other not long ago, so we have no deep friendship!"

"Aside from getting together occasionally, I don't do much else..."

Geng Xuan shook her head and said with certainty.

After hearing Geng Xuan's answer, Kang Haoming fell into silence and frowned.

"Then do you know that this person's identity is not simple?!"

After Kang Haoming was silent for a moment, he continued to ask.

"What's not simple? Isn't he just a desperate commoner? He invited me to Fushouju that day, just to beg me to find him a job in Kyoto so that he could have a place to settle down in Kyoto."

Geng Xuan smiled and said disapprovingly.

"He is a remnant of the Hu Party!"

"This officer has searched his home for correspondence with the remnants of the rebels. There is even a portrait of Hu Weiyong enshrined in a secret room!"

Kang Haoming stood up and said sternly.

"what?!"

"How can this be?!"

When Geng Xuan heard this, her eyes widened in horror, and her face instantly turned pale.

"Colluding with the rebel party is a serious crime that implicates the nine clans!"

"You should think it through before answering!"

Kang Haoming glared at Geng Xuan and said sternly.

"Sir! You can't say this nonsense! I don't even know that he is against the party!"

"How is this possible?! How can he be a rebel?!"

When Geng Xuan heard this, his face was full of panic, and he kept waving his hands in defense.

Looking at the pale Geng Xuan, Kang Haoming frowned slightly with complicated eyes.

Judging from Geng Xuan's reaction, it does not look like he is lying. It seems that he really does not know the other party's identity.

"Take him down."

After a slight hesitation, Kang Haoming waved his hand and motioned to the jailer to send the helpless Geng Xuan back to the cell.

"My lord! You must be aware of everything! You must not wrongly accuse a good person!"

"My father is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, how can I dare to violate it?! You must do your best to find out and prove my innocence!"

Geng Xuan struggled and shouted while being carried out of the execution hall by two jailers.

Kang Haoming frowned, sat on the chair again, and fell into deep thought.

"Sir, this case involves remnants of the traitor, so it's better to be cautious, otherwise it may not end well."

"Although Marquis Changxing has resigned and is at home, his prestige is still very high in the court and in the army. If he is not handled properly, I am afraid it will not be easy for His Majesty to explain."

Ge Cheng hesitated for a long time, then came to Kang Haoming's side and lowered his voice to remind him.

Hearing Ge Cheng's words, Kang Haoming's face changed slightly and he nodded thoughtfully.

...

The next morning.

"Grandpa Huang is worried?"

Zhu Yunxi put the soup dumplings in the food box onto the plate one by one and placed them on the plate. He glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, who looked slightly solemn, and asked with a smile.

Early in the morning, he came to Minghe Hall with the prepared breakfast to express his filial piety.

Ever since Zhu Yunwen was banned, he would find various reasons to appear in front of Zhu Yuanzhang from time to time and show his kindness in various ways.

Now in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, he has slowly transformed from the dandy who had no knowledge and skills in the past and only knew how to live and drink, to a sensible, well-behaved, considerate and good boy.

"No big deal."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Yunxi, hesitated, waved his hand and said.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to tell the truth, Zhu Yunxi didn't ask any more questions, turned around and brought out the cooked preserved egg and lean meat porridge.

"You can eat some too."

"sit."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Yunxi happily, pointed to the place next to him, and said slowly.

"Alright."

"Then my grandson is welcome."

Zhu Yunxi agreed with a smile, sat down obediently, and enjoyed the sumptuous breakfast with Zhu Yuanzhang.

In addition to xiaolongbao and preserved egg lean meat porridge, there are also fried dough sticks and steamed bun sandwiches.

While the grandfather and grandson were enjoying their meal, footsteps sounded and Wang Defa walked in quickly.

"Your Majesty, Kang Haoming, the Minister of Punishment, is outside seeking an audience."

Wang Defa said respectfully while saluting.

"Xuan."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said hesitantly.

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he lowered his head to eat, curled his lips with an imperceptible smile, and pretended not to hear anything...