Black Lotus Concubine's Case-solving Notes

The government soldiers were divided into several groups and arrested Wang Da before dark just as Feng Jia had said.

When Wang Da was taken to the court by officers and soldiers, he still had a glimmer of hope. However, after the prefect recounted the case that Feng Jia had reconstructed during the day, including the modus operandi, the murder weapon, and even his initial intention of poisoning before thinking of arson, he finally lost all hope.

As night fell, the lights in the back hall of the yamen were on, and the prefect was sitting in the hall.

"The criminal Wang Da poisoned his entire family. His evil deeds are too numerous to list! Heaven and earth cannot tolerate this!" The prefect threw the signed confession in front of Wang Da and slammed the gavel. "According to the Dali law...he should be executed!"

When... beheaded?

Wang Da felt as if he had been hit by a club from behind. His eyes were dazed and he collapsed to the ground like a piece of mud, allowing the prison officer to put the shackle around his neck. Thus, the horrific Wang family poisoning case was finally over.

Wang Da was dragged into the prison by the prison officer. He walked past Feng Jia. She heard Wang Da say, "I heard from the prefect that you solved this case?"

Feng Jia replied calmly: "So what if it is."

"My Wang family has raised you for thirteen years. I never thought you had this ability. I underestimated you..." He looked at Feng Jia. The other person's eyes were like torches and his back was straight, which seemed a little different from his usual timid appearance.

“If I had known this…” Wang Da narrowed his eyes slightly and said, “I should have killed you.”

Feng Jia smiled instead of getting angry, her eyes colder than ice: "Even if you kill me, so what? Justice is clear. If it's not me, someone else will expose your crimes. In this world, good and evil will always have retribution."

"Good and evil in this world will always be rewarded..." Wang Da murmured and repeated, and suddenly laughed wildly: "Good and evil in this world will always be rewarded? But is there really retribution in this world? Xie Lanzhao, you are wrong. The evil retribution in this world will only fall on poor people like us who have no power or influence! And those in power will still sit firmly on the throne even if there are countless bones under their seats and their hands are stained with blood!"

Feng Jia's eyes twitched slightly, and she vaguely realized that this poisoning case was not as simple as she had imagined.

"Why did you kill them? Your parents, your wife, your wife was even pregnant with your child..."

"I was forced to do it!" Wang Da's eyes were bloodshot, and he was on the verge of madness: "If I don't kill them, I will die! I was forced to do it! I want to live!"

Feng Jia's eyebrows wrinkled slightly. Her intuition told her that the truth was right in front of her. She took a step forward and asked, "Who forced you to do that?"

"What does it matter if you say it? He is a child of destiny, a descendant of the royal family. What can you do to him?"

As expected, there is an inside story, and the person is of high status.

Feng Jia said, "It doesn't matter if you are a favored child of heaven or a descendant of the royal family. As long as you tell me, this official..." She paused, and suddenly realized that she was no longer the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple in her previous life, but a little concubine who was abandoned by the Prime Minister's Mansion because of her fate. So she coughed lightly to cover up and said, "As long as you tell me, the prefect will naturally do justice for you."

Wang Da's eyes swept across Feng Jia, then turned his head to the prefect sitting in the hall, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

Feng Jia saw his hesitation and said, "Even if the prefect doesn't make the decision for you, you can still go to the Censorate, the Dali Temple, or even go to the capital to file a complaint. The world is so big, there is always a place where you can reason with others."

Can we really reason with this? Isn't it true that officials protect each other in this world?

Is there really anyone who can stand up for these common people and redress their grievances? Wang Da stared at Feng Jia for a long time before saying, "That man is a descendant of the Marquisate, a royal relative, and that man is Chen..."

"Someone! Cover his mouth!"

The escorting officers immediately covered Wang Da's mouth and nose. Wang Da's face was squeezed and deformed, and turned red. The rest of his words turned into sobs, and he was dragged out of the hall.

"What do you mean, sir?" Feng Jia frowned and looked at the person who gave the order. That person was the prefect sitting under the plaque "A Clear Mirror Hanging High".

"Wang Da is a serious criminal in this case and his crimes are heinous. Can we believe what he says? If we don't drag him out of the court, do we just let him accuse others at will?" The prefect said slowly.

"Whether it's a threat or not, we have to wait until he finishes speaking before the government investigates!"

The prefect looked at Feng Jia with a sinister look in his eyes: "Wang Da confessed to his crime and signed the confession. The case is closed. Is there anything else that needs to be verified?"

"But he said someone forced him..."

"What if we force him?" The prefect slammed the table heavily. "Wang Dasha was the one who poisoned him, and Wang Dafang was the one who set the fire. You figured this out yourself, Xie Lanzhao!"

There was deathly silence in the back hall.

The prefect's face was filled with vicious anger. The lawyer turned aside and dared not look back. The two rows of yamen runners lowered their heads to the ground in tacit understanding.

It was early spring in March, and the air was warm, but Feng Jia felt cold all over when she stood under the eaves of the back hall of the government office. She understood. There was no need for Wang Da to say it himself.

The prefect knew that man.

Not only does he know him, but I'm afraid the entire prefectural government is unwilling to offend him, let alone dare to offend him!

The prefect said, "The Wang family has been wiped out, and you have nowhere to go. Two hours ago, I sent a pigeon to the Prime Minister's residence in the capital, and wrote down what happened. I believe that in a few days, the Xie Mansion's carriage will set out to pick you up and take you back to the capital. There is a temporary residence of the government office in the south of the city. You can stay there for the next few days. Someone will take you there soon. If you need anything, you can come to me at any time."

Feng Jia snorted coldly: "Does the prefect want to bribe me so that I will no longer work on this case?"

"Thank you, young lady. I will give you one more word of advice for your help in solving the case for the yamen. A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. A tree that is too strong will break easily." The prefect tossed his sleeves. "I have done my best for you. I hope you will take care of yourself!"

After saying this, he took the lawyer down the court. The runners in the court also dispersed like a flock of birds, leaving Feng Jia alone in the empty back hall.

[Ding, you have triggered a hidden task]

[Task name: Angry Wang Da. You discovered that there is a hidden story behind the Wang family's poisoning case, and there is a hidden murderer at large. Find the murderer behind it and bring him to justice. You will get extra rewards.]

[Warm reminder: The other party is in a high position and it is difficult to bring him down with the host's current status. It may even put your life in danger if you continue to investigate. Please consider carefully.]

[Non-mandatory task, no survival countdown. ]

【Do you choose to accept the task? 】

Now the crossroads of fate is right at her feet. If she refuses the mission, she only needs to wait for the people from the Xie Mansion to come and be her concubine's daughter. If she accepts the mission, her life will be in danger, and perhaps her revenge plan after rebirth will also be affected.

In her previous life, her Feng family was framed by the princess and ended up with the entire family being executed. She was imprisoned in prison and lived in emaciation. How she wished that someone would stand up at that time, even if it was just to speak up for her and Xie family to say a word of injustice.

Now the roles are reversed and she has become a bystander. Should she turn a deaf ear to it?

How can it be!

Feng Jia chose to accept the task.

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Too strong will break easily? She wanted to see if this evil wind could really uproot her!