Chapter 118 What Is the Crime?
Murong Zhuangzhuang thought for a while, then laughed, "That's right, concubines are different, Chen Linglong is just a concubine, Zi'an is the eldest daughter of the prime minister's mansion, if I can confirm that they really pushed the wife out of the carriage, it is deliberate. As for murdering the mistress, Zi'an, as the daughter-in-law, has the right to punish them. As for the severity of the punishment, it can be measured according to the severity of the crime. Madam is now blind and has been seriously injured. It makes sense.”
The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty are indeed so. The concubine is only half the master in the mansion, and needs to obey the orders of the young lady, let alone the wife.
Among many people, the mistress found concubines and servants disliked, so many people were beaten to death like this. Chen Linglong's point is really nothing.
It's just that Chen Linglong has been in the mansion for many years, and she has long forgotten her identity as a wife. Not only her, but many people have forgotten her identity, and subconsciously think that she is the wife.
She looked at Zian, "You actually know the law? It's amazing."
She was confident just now, it can be seen that not only Yuan Shi knows, she also understands.
Zian didn't know much about the law, and he didn't have time to read it slowly, so he just read this kind of question from Yuan's collection of books.
Therefore, as long as the crown prince is willing to make a big fuss, Chen Linglong has nothing to do with it.
Zian looked at Murong Zhuangzhuang, "Princess, can you invite him?" If this person helps, there will be no worries tonight.
"Who?" Murong Zhuangzhuang asked.
"Prince Li!" Zi'an whispered three words from his lips.
Murong Zhuangzhuang laughed, "Third!"
(Correct here, Prince An is the second child, there was a mistake in the previous article, and it is now corrected)
Because they went to invite the prince, they delayed at least half an hour before returning to the Prime Minister's mansion.
Prince Li didn't come with the car and said he would come later.
The gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion was opened, and several carriages were parked at the gate, and the sedan chair of the yamen was also parked neatly behind a carriage covered with green silk. It seemed that there was a big battle tonight.
Seeing this, Murong Zhuangzhuang sneered, "That's great, even the Taifu is here."
It can be seen that the prince had already ordered someone to notify Prime Minister Xia, and Prime Minister Xia and Liang Taifu discussed matters together, and they came together.
Zi'an and others entered the door, and Aunt Cuiyu, who was beside the old lady, came up, first saluted Murong Zhuangzhuang, and then said to Yuan Shi and Zi'an: "Old lady, please come to the main hall."
Zian ignored Aunt Cuiyu, helped Yuan Shi across the high threshold, and went straight to the hall.
The hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion was brightly lit. The old lady was sitting on the grand teacher's chair in the middle, and Prime Minister Xia was sitting on the right. The crown prince also had a seat, but he didn't sit. Divided into the posture of Liang Taifu's follower.
As for the right side of the hall, there are two people sitting, who seem to be princeling ministers who are discussing tonight.
On the left sat a middle-aged man in an official uniform. He looked majestic. When he saw Zian and Murong Zhuangzhuang coming in, he was the first to stand up.
Behind him stood a few people dressed as policemen, and Zian speculated that he was Master Jing Zhaoyin Liang, the nephew of Taifu Liang.
Xia Wan'er and Mrs. Linglong were treated by the doctor. Seeing Zi'an came in, Mrs. Linglong cried and knelt down, "Mother, please be the master of this concubine. I was beaten and hurt by her for no reason. Even my fingers were chopped off. Only the concubine was hurt. It’s all about her body, Wan’er has already proposed marriage to the crown prince, but her appearance has been ruined by her, how will she meet people in the future? I beg your mother and all the adults to be the masters of my concubine’s body.”
Everyone got up and saw Murong Zhuangzhuang first, and Murong Zhuangzhuang walked straight over and sat on the chair next to Jing Zhaoyin. Four guards quickly stood behind her, guarding Murong Zhuangzhuang like four mountains.
After she sat down, she said indifferently: "Sit down, what are you doing standing?"
All the people sat down and looked at Zian and Yuan Shi with unison.
Zian supported Yuan Shi to Murong Zhuangzhuang's side, intending to let her sit down.
The old lady yelled, "Both of you kneel down to me!"
Zian didn't do so, but directly supported Yuan Shi to sit down, and then raised his head to look at the old lady, "Old lady, dare to ask granddaughter and mother what wrong they did? Kneeling as punishment for entering the door?"
The old lady squinted her eyes and stared at Zian, her face was ashen, and the veins on her forehead were slightly protruding. She slapped the armrest of the table and said sternly, "You still dare to ask what mistakes you made? It's also because the old man indulged you too much in the past, but you didn't know what to do. You have become so domineering and venomous that even my concubine dared to hurt you, today the Tai Tuo and Mr. Liang are here, I will definitely not tolerate you, and must kill your relatives righteously."
After finishing speaking, she turned her head to look at Mr. Jing Zhaoyin Liang, and said heartbrokenly: "Master Liang, I have no way to manage the family, and I have made mistakes in teaching my grandson. This is a family matter but I have to alarm you. I am really ashamed. I will trouble you with this matter." In the trial, you should be hit and punished, you don't need to look at the old man's face, just act according to the law, and the princess is also present, so the old man can't help."
When she said the last sentence, she looked at Murong Zhuangzhuang respectfully, but her eyes were cold, showing no respect at all.
Murong Zhuangzhuang saw that everyone had tea beside her, but she was the only one who sat down, and no one came up to offer tea. It seemed that the Prime Minister really bullied her and had no right to do so.
Mr. Jing Zhaoyinliang heard the old lady's words, and he cupped his hands and said: "The old lady does not need to blame herself. This is a case of wounding, and it should be tried by the yamen. Since the prince and princess are present today, Mr. Taifu is also there." , so as not to go back to the yamen, I will first understand the situation here first, and then make a final calculation, I wonder what His Highness the Crown Prince means?"
The prince said coldly: "Of course it will be tried here. If I don't go to the yamen, you should inquire quickly. Just like what the old lady said, you should be punished, you should be punished, and you should be in jail. It's all tonight, don't delay any longer." .”
The prince's legs were already numb, but he couldn't sit still, and he was already impatient. If it wasn't for this breath, he would have left a long time ago.
Lord Liang cupped his hands, "Yes, I would like to follow His Highness's instructions."
He sat down and first took a look at Yuan Shi. He didn't know that Yuan Shi was blind. He saw that Yuan Shi's forehead was bandaged. With my uncle here, I don't think it would be too difficult to try.
His eyes fell on Zian's face, and he said, "Xia Zian, this is not a court, so you don't need to kneel down, but you must stand during the interrogation."
Zi'an was originally standing, but after listening to Mr. Liang's words, she said calmly: "But, do you think I am sitting now?"
Seeing her arrogance, Mrs. Liang said that there was a princess guarding the hall, and said: "Okay, I want to ask you, Mrs. Linglong allegedly grabbed her by the hair, dragged her to the door of the hospital and hit it on the marble, and then used a dagger to kill her." Cut off her finger, and then hurt Xia Waner, the second lady of Xiangfu, can you plead guilty?"
Zi'an said: "That's right, I did it all, but dare to ask your lord, why am I guilty?"