After being reborn with Sister Zha, I was stunned!

Pei Xiren slammed the gavel again after he finished speaking.

When the old lady heard this, it was like thunder exploding in her ears and she couldn't help shivering.

Thinking of the two men in black who were brought back with him, he felt even more guilty.

Some of Zhinian's colleagues are unreliable. They told her to set fire to Lingfeng Pavilion so that he could take the opportunity to send experts to infiltrate and kill Su Wenjin's family. In this way, Zhinian's murder case will have no victim at all, and he will definitely be given a light sentence.

She was very grateful.

After all, she only creates chaos by setting fires.

The murder was done by someone else for me...

But the result?

Not only did the two masters fail to kill Su Wenjin's family, they were also easily captured!

What a master!

Useless!

Instead, it will drag her down...

“Old man… Old man…” The old lady was extremely conflicted as to whether to confess or not.

If she didn't confess, she would be severely punished... She shuddered at the thought of the last time she saw her son being punished outside the hall.

I confessed but I was unwilling to do so...my son hasn't been rescued yet, but I'm about to get myself into trouble...

"Since the old lady won't listen to my advice, don't blame me for being ruthless! Come on, put up the clamps!" Pei Xiren ordered sternly.

Clamp?

The old lady shuddered.

That day, my son was also put in a clamp and passed out from the pain...

How can her old bones bear it?

Besides, with those two crappy "experts" holding her back, it would be in vain even if she continued to hold out... She might even die on the spot...

"I, I confess!" Facing the punishment, the old lady finally made up her mind.

Pei Xiren had a smug look on his lips.

As expected, the old lady, who appears to be powerful but is actually weak, would surrender once threatened.

The old lady sighed.

At this point, she no longer had the chance to kill Su Wenjin's family. She was doomed to fail in saving her son and could only save herself...

He simply told the whole story of his conspiracy with his colleague Shen Zhinian, one committing arson and the other murder.

She understood that there was a difference in the guilt if someone instructed her to do something or if she took all the responsibility alone.

Although Zhinian's colleagues were loyal and helped her a lot.

But when it comes to life and death, she can only take care of herself first...

"Sir, I have confessed everything. I, I, I just set a fire and didn't burn anyone to death. Please be lenient with me, sir!"

After the old lady signed her name, she began to cry and kowtow towards the hall.

"Which Lord Chen are you talking about?" Pei Xiren asked.

The old lady wiped her nose and said, "It's Mr. Chen, a colleague of Zhinian. He said something like, Doctor of Water Department?"

"It was all his plan, and he arranged the murder... I was just confused and bewildered, so I listened to him... Please have mercy, sir!"

After saying this, the old lady started crying again.

Pei Xiren slammed the gavel impatiently: "Silence! How can you cry in the court?"

The old lady stopped crying immediately and dared not say a word.

Pei Xiren ordered the yamen runners: "Go to the Ministry of Works and bring over the water minister she mentioned, Mr. Chen."

"Yes." The bailiff took the order and left, and Pei Xiren also left the court temporarily.

royal palace.

Shen Qingyin and Madam Mu came out of Mingzheng Hall and ran into Prince Kang Qin Su and Crown Prince Qin Yueze who were about to go in.

Upon learning that Shen Qingyin had entered the palace, Qin Yueze dragged Qin Su to the palace.

However, when the palace servants went in to report, the emperor did not summon them, so they had no choice but to wait outside the palace.

Now finally summoned...

Seeing Shen Qingyin, Qin Yueze came forward and said with concern: "Yinyin - General's wife, are you okay? My father and I came here to plead for you -"

Without waiting for Shen Qingyin to speak, Madam Mu rolled her eyes at Qin Yueze and said, "No need to bother the prince or the prince."

What kind of look did Qin Yueze give his granddaughter-in-law? She was not blind.

This prince has no good intentions!

After Madam Mu finished speaking, she quickly took Shen Qingyin away.

King Kang Qin Su came back to his senses, his face looked a little ugly. He glared at Qin Yueze and said unhappily: "You are becoming more and more out of line in your actions now!"

Previously, his son told him that he wanted to marry Shen Qingyin, the second daughter of the Shen family.

Originally, he also agreed with his son and let him go to the Shen family to propose marriage.

Unexpectedly, Shen Qingyin had already been engaged to General Mu Beiyan and became Mu Beiyan's wife.

But his son obviously hasn't given up yet.

Not only had he been dragged into the palace early this morning to plead for Shen Qingyin, but he had also just called the general's wife by her maiden name in front of Madam Mu, which displeased Madam Mu and made him feel ashamed too.

How can such an unruly son become something great?

Qin Yueze opened his mouth, but finally closed it.

Some things, once spoken, cannot be explained in just a few words...

Jingzhao Mansion.

About half an hour later, the runner came back from the Ministry of Works and brought back the doctor from the Ministry of Water Resources.

The old lady and the two looked at each other in confusion, neither of them recognizing each other. Moreover, the doctor from the Water Department was not named Chen, but Zhang, so it was obvious that he was not the person the old lady was talking about.

"Is there a man named Chen in the Ministry of Works?" Pei Xiren asked.

Mr. Zhang shook his head affirmatively: "No official in the Ministry of Works has the last name Chen, and no one is on good terms with Shen Zhinian."

The old lady looked incredulous.

"How could there not be one? There is clearly a Mr. Chen... He has a very good relationship with Zhinian! He is tall and strong, with a dark red face and a beard..."

Mr. Zhang laughed and said, "I'm afraid you remembered it wrongly. I have worked in the Ministry of Works for more than ten years. Among all the officials in the Ministry of Works, I have never seen anyone with the appearance you describe. Not even one with a beard!"

Pei Xiren slammed the gavel: "Mrs. Shen, tell me, was it someone who instructed you, or did you deliberately set the fire and kill people? The two crimes are different!"

The old lady was stunned.

But he soon thought: "Didn't they capture two men in black? You can interrogate them. They were sent by Lord Chen!"

Pei Xiren coughed lightly and smiled: "I'm sorry, old lady, the two men in black were not captured last night, they are just guards of the general's mansion..."

The old lady was dumbfounded.

I finally realized that the prefect had been deceiving me!

I immediately regretted it and wanted to slap myself in the face.

But it's too late to say anything...

The old lady slumped on the ground, her face looking dejected.

But after a while, she thought again:

"You can also go to the Shen family and ask. Lord Chen has been to the Shen family many times. Many of the Shen family's servants have seen him. Also, my daughter-in-law has also seen Lord Chen. You can ask her and you will know the truth."

"Someone, go to the Shen family and bring Mrs. Du over." Pei Xiren gave an order.

But the next moment, someone outside the hall shouted, "Sir, there is no need to bother sending me to the Shen family. I am here!"