kingnovel Chapter 506: Interrogating the Servants in the Prison First
Chapter 506: Interrogating the Servants in the Prison First
Cheng Xuan looked around and couldn't help but marvel in his heart...
Oh my God!
Not only in front of the mansion gate, but the entire street on both sides of the east and west are full of heads!
Cheng Xuan's scalp went numb just by watching this!
But there's nothing he can do, he has his job to do.
Otherwise, when the time comes and Lord Zheng opens the court to try the case, the Anguo family, who are the plaintiffs, will not be able to come. This will not work!
There was no other way at the moment, so Cheng Xuan put his hands to his mouth to make a trumpet shape and said loudly to the crowd in front of the mansion: "Listen, fellow villagers present!
Listen everyone!
In a little while, Lord Zheng will start the trial!
There are so many people coming to watch the trial today!
The plaintiff's family from the Duke of Anguo's Mansion will be arriving soon.
What I want to say is:
When they arrive, please make way for them!
Otherwise, the plaintiff cannot be present and Mr. Zheng will not be able to hear the case!
Dear fellow villagers, Cheng is here to ask for help from you!
Please, everyone! "
Cheng Xuan shouted to one side, and then shouted again to the other side.
Then he ordered his men to go to the east and west sides of the gate, squeeze into the crowd and persuade people to give up the road in the middle.
But there are too many people crowded together, it’s too dense!
As soon as the officers entered the crowd, they were immediately submerged by it.
Cheng Xuan, who was standing on the mounting stone, only saw a slight fluctuation in the crowd, but the crowd was still as dense as before.
Cheng Xuan watched and became so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
Helplessly, Cheng Xuan had to stand on the mounting stone, shouting to the crowds on both sides over and over again, patiently persuading them over and over again.
In Shuntian Prefecture Yamen.
Several of the most distinguished nobles of Jingyue Kingdom arrived quietly.
Emperor Hongde, Empress Luan Xiying and Xiao Jingyu had just arrived at a place two streets away from Shuntian Prefecture Government Office when the carriage could no longer move forward and was forced to stop.
The guards who followed, as well as Yu Feng and Feng Guang, looked at the huge crowds of people filling the streets... and were at a loss as to what to do for a moment.
Trying to persuade people to give way... probably no use;
Keep going forward...
It is likely to collide with people.
Emperor Hongde, Empress Luan Xiying, and Xiao Jingyu all looked outside...
“I didn’t expect so many people would come to the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen to watch the trial!
Queen Luan Xiying couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes!" Emperor Hong De nodded.
This was really beyond their expectations!
Xiao Jingyu thought about it and decided that there was no need to plan to enter the main gate of Shuntian Prefecture.
So he directly ordered: "The carriage should change its route and go directly to the back street and enter from the side door of Shuntian Mansion."
Yu Feng and Feng Guang, who were following, heard Xiao Jingyu's instructions and quickly agreed. They then directed the carriage to turn onto North-South Street and take a detour to Shuntian Prefecture Government Office.
The group arrived at the side door of Shuntian Mansion.
There was also someone guarding the side door.
Yu Feng stepped forward, and his behavior was also very low-key...
He didn't even show the imperial seal of the palace. Just by taking out the black jade token of Prince Yu's palace, he scared the gatekeeper so much that he opened his eyes wide, and fell to his knees with a plop.
The carriage carrying Emperor Hongde's family of three and a group of guards entered the Shuntian government office smoothly.
When they arrived, the prefect Zheng Tong was reading through the confessions of the servants in the Marquis Qinxing's mansion.
After the people from Qinxing Marquis' Mansion were taken to Shuntian Prefecture Yamen, they were imprisoned in the Yamen's prison.
Yin, Old Yin, Leng Yixing, Leng Yiyang, and Leng Xian who was later brought in from the palace, were all locked up in single cells.
The other servants were classified according to the masters they had served and the types of work they had done, and people of the same type were locked up in large cells.
These large cells all have fences made of wood as thick as a bowl.
Officials and jailers were stationed outside the cells to keep a close watch;
The prisoners were locked up inside, and their every move and every word could be seen clearly by the officers in charge of monitoring them.
This is done to prevent them from whispering to each other and making up lies.
Yin, Old Yin, Leng Yixing, and Leng Yiyang cried all the way until they were taken to the Shuntian Prefecture prison.
After entering the prison, several people were so frightened that they cried non-stop, and their noise annoyed the officers and jailers in the prison!
Then the timid servants also cried and wept;
Especially those servants who had followed their masters to bully the eldest daughter of the mansion, Leng Rongyue, at this time, they cried loudly and fearfully, without stopping...
In the end, not to mention the officials and jailers, even the other prisoners in the prison were annoyed by the noise and started cursing at the top of their lungs.
Later, the police and jailers got so annoyed by the noise that they drew their knives and put them on the necks of several of them...
That’s good. The prison finally became quiet again.
The servants were taken out of the cells one by one in an orderly manner and taken to another place by special personnel to record their statements.
Today, all the staff in Shuntian Prefecture, from Zheng Tong to the jailers, are extremely busy!
Especially the legal advisor, the chief clerk and several clerks who were responsible for interrogating the servants of Marquis Qinxing's Mansion and taking notes in the prison were so tired that their mouths were dry and their hands and arms were numb.
This case is unusual.
The plaintiff is the Anguo Duke's Mansion, and the defendant is the former Qinxing Marquis' Mansion. Who would dare to take it lightly?