[Red Chamber] The imperial examination life of the great master

Xu Lao Liu quietly went back to the cell.

He lay silently on the straw, looked towards the cell next door, weighed the purse in his hands, feeling a little pity in his heart, if he got out of Jia Amnesty yesterday, he wouldn't be kicked I'm heartbroken.

He rubbed his blue chest, cursed secretly before falling asleep.

After he fell asleep, Jia She, who was supposed to be sound asleep, quietly opened his eyes.

There was a sudden look in his eyes, this person was indeed sent by the Xu family, it seemed that the Xu family was really not sure.

Jia Amnesty thought of this, and recalled the clues that he thought of yesterday, he sighed in his heart, a little bit of sympathy for the stranger, the seventh girl of the Xu family, she died, and at the same time she died unjustly, and at the same time was used by his father and brother to play tricks , It is very pitiful.

Jia She lowered his eyes, what he was thinking about now was not the trial after dawn, but who the murderer was.

Needless to say, the girl from the Xu family is a girl who doesn't leave her home, how many people can she recognize on weekdays, and how many people can she offend to kill her for revenge?

He always felt that this matter was very strange.

Because, if you want to frame him, you don't need to use a girl like Miss Xu's to frame him, you only need to use a little maid or aunt, etc., can do this trick, why is it her?

Jia She thought deeply, but he didn't know many clues, and he couldn't think of a reason, so he had to let it go and think about it when he had a chance in the future.

He closed his eyes, only to feel that he had just squinted for a while, and when he opened them again, it was already bright outside.

The bright sunlight shone into the cell, and the dust in the air was clearly visible.

"Get up! Get up." The jailer held the food in his hand and knocked on the cell door with a long handle, waking everyone up.

Jia She spent some money to get water and willow branches to brush his teeth, and changed his clothes. Here, he deeply realized what is called "money can make ghosts turn mills", as long as you spend money, you can get anything .

"Master Zhang." Zuo Cai and Bai Shangen cupped their hands towards Zhang Heng.

Zhang Heng nodded at the two of them, "My lords, you came early, did you have breakfast?"

"Thank you Master Zhang for your concern, we have already eaten breakfast." Zuo Cai said.

Bai Shangen frowned, a little impatient in his heart, "Master Zhang, don't gossip, it's better to take Jia Amnesty to prison first."

Zhang Heng glanced at him calmly, "Why is Lord Bai so anxious? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hasn't arrived yet."

"His Royal Highness?" Zuo Cai and Bai Shangen were both stunned for a moment, and they looked at each other, and felt a little comforted knowing that the other party didn't know about it beforehand.

Since he wanted to wait for His Highness the Crown Prince, Bai Shangen didn't dare to play tricks, and sat down quietly on the lower official hat chair, holding a cup of tea in his hands without saying a word, but he was thinking about the purpose of His Highness the Crown Prince coming here, and this Can something be used to make a fuss.

Everyone knows that the relationship between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Rong is very good, and he came to protect Jia Amnesty.

If His Royal Highness really spoke up, then this matter would be an extremely important handle in his hands, and the Seventh Prince would be very happy.

What Bai Shangen can think of, Zhang Heng can naturally think of too.

He was helpless and proud in his heart, it was a good thing for the prince to have his own plans, but this matter was really dangerous, and it might not be a good thing for him to be involved in it.

After a while, the Xu family's father and son also came. When they both learned that His Highness the Crown Prince was coming, they both showed strange expressions, as if they were happy, but also seemed a little uneasy.

No matter what everyone thought, when Tu Yuan came, everyone saluted respectfully.

"My lords, don't be too polite, get up." Tu Yuan stretched out his hand to support Zhang Heng, and smiled at Zhang Heng flatteringly.

Although Zhang Heng was annoyed in his heart, he couldn't help showing a little smile at this moment.

Tu Yuan knew that this test had been passed, so he breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the reserved seat, "My lords don't have to worry about me, I'm just here to observe today, and you can handle the case as you want."

"Yes." The three of Zhang Heng said yes in unison.

"Pass the criminal Jia Amnesty to the court." Zhang Heng sat upright at the head, he patted the gavel, and the official uniform of the red robe was as majestic as a mountain.

The yamen servants below let out a sound.

After a while, Jia Amnesty was brought up.

"My little man, Jia She, has met His Highness the Crown Prince, and all the adults." Jia She bowed his knees and bowed.

Tu Yuanben was a little displeased with him. It can be seen that he was in such a situation at this time, but he didn't show the slightest timidity. Instead, he thought highly of him in his heart. He came here, not like what other people thought, but to protect Jia Amnesty, but wanted to see if Jia Amnesty was guilty.

If Jia Amnesty is guilty, Tu Yuan will not say anything good for him. You must know that the emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. How can Jia Amnesty be an exception?

But if Jia Amnesty was not guilty, Tu Yuan would naturally not stand by and watch him being wronged.

"Jia Amnesty, let me ask you where were you on the night of the third day of this month?" Zhang Heng asked.

Jia Amnesty calmly said, "Back to your lord, Xiaomin was at Xu Shangshu's residence in the first half of the night, and at his own residence in the second half of the night."

"Okay, then let me ask you, why didn't you stay at Xu Shangshu's mansion that night, and why did you want to leave at night?" Zhang Heng asked.

Jia Amnesty thought for a while, "My lord, Xiaomin was scared to leave."

"Fart, you obviously left after being bumped into a murder by a maid, how dare you talk nonsense!" Xu Genqing angrily pointed at Jia She's nose and cursed.

"Silent!" Zhang Heng patted the gavel, and gave Xu Gen a displeased look, "If you disturb the court again, Mr. Xu, please go out by yourself."

Xu Genqing's face darkened in an instant, he didn't expect Zhang Heng to be so disrespectful to him.

Xu Chengsong said lightly: "Master Zhang, Quanzi is just angry. He and his sister have a very good relationship. Hearing the murderer say such words, he will inevitably get angry."

Zhang Heng said coldly: "Master Xu, whether this person is a murderer or not has not yet been decided, please do not trouble Master Xu to make a conclusion."

When Xu Chengsong was choked by Zhang Heng, he was neither angry nor annoyed. Instead, the old god was sitting there on the ground, which made people feel hairy.

Zhang Heng turned his head and said to Jia Amnesty: "Since you said that you were scared to leave, then I would like to ask you, what caused you to leave in a panic?"

"Speaking of this matter, Xiaomin still has lingering fears. That night, Xiaomin was invited by Mr. Xu to go to the mansion to drink and watch the church party. After drinking too much, Mr. Xu persuaded him to stay at the mansion. Xiaomin was already drunk at the time. So I didn’t have the energy to go home, so I thought Mr. Xu is also a close friend, and it’s nothing to sleep in his house for a night, so I didn’t think about it so much, I just let Mr. Xu arrange it.” Jia She said slowly, “Who Knowing that he slept until midnight, Xiaomin was so thirsty that he got up to drink water, but he felt that there was another person beside him. At that time, Xiaomin was so frightened that his feet went limp, and when he took a closer look, that person was a girl, and she was still A girl I had never seen before, with a dagger stuck in her chest, Xiaomin had already been frightened at that time, and in a daze heard someone shouting to kill, so he ran away in a daze."

"Oh, Jia Amnesty, what are you confused about, what are you confused about? You can fool others, but you have no way to fool us. The dagger on Sister Sister's chest belongs to you, Jia Amnesty, and there is a maid who witnessed you The murderer, who else could it be if you didn't kill it?!" Xu Genqing sneered and said.