si-mexico Chapter 510 Xiao Ling is dead
Chapter 510 Xiao Ling is dead
Although there was no more evidence pointing to Xiao Ling in the case of disaster relief silver, after catching Qiu Luo, Pei Zhaozhi was very sure that Xiao Ling would not deny the arson case. He used all the interrogation methods, and on the last day of the five-day deadline, Qiu Luo finally confessed. He said that he did receive a message from the Third Prince's Mansion, asking him to go to the black market to buy a batch of kerosene and temporarily store it in the outer house. After that, he didn't have to worry about anything, and someone would naturally take care of it. Qiu Luo burst into tears and claimed that he didn't know the purpose of the kerosene at all, but he thought that his sister was the Third Prince's person after all. If something happened to the Third Prince, his sister would not have a good life. So he would listen to the Third Prince's instructions and help him do things on weekdays. In addition, he was given a lot of silver notes and he had been to the black market several times. He really had no reason not to agree, so he bought kerosene. But if he had known that the kerosene was used to burn down the prison of the Ministry of Justice, he would not dare to do it even if he had ten thousand courage. After getting Qiu Luo's confession, Pei Zhaozhi went to the morning court the next day with all the evidence. Shen Yanxi still did not go to court. Although Jiang Suining hoped that he could go with Pei Zhaozhi, he still stubbornly accompanied Jiang Suining in the Ministry of Justice to wait for news. In the morning court, Pei Zhaozhi reported all the investigation results and presented the evidence one by one. As his voice fell, the whole Jinluan Palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Although Chu Yisheng and Feng Yimin were not there as witnesses, with Qiu Luo's confession, the arson of the third prince was a foregone conclusion, and the cause of the arson was naturally clear. All the court officials looked at Emperor Xiao. The matter had been investigated to the present, and the rest was to see what decision the emperor would make. Today, Xiao Yi went to court, and at this moment, he walked into the Jinluan Palace with an anxious look on his face. "Father, this case..." "Your Highness the Fourth Prince, I understand that you and the Third Prince have a deep brotherly love, but now that the evidence is solid, do you still want to protect the Third Prince?" Pei Zhaozhi said bluntly. When he was investigating the case, Xiao Yi did not stop him. If it were not for Miss Jiang's advice to secretly tip the news to the Imperial Concubine, and the Imperial Concubine restrained the Fourth Prince, I'm afraid the investigation would not have been so smooth in the past few days. Now the Fourth Prince still wants to protect him, he really can't tell right from wrong! "Sir Pei, this prince just thinks..." "Shut up!" Emperor Xiao interrupted Xiao Yi. "Father..." "Don't think I don't know what you have done during this period. Before, I could not care about you because you care about the brotherly love, but now..." Emperor Xiao lowered his head and looked at Qiu Luo's confession again. His face was dignified and solemn. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice. "Pass my order to arrest the third prince Xiao Ling and put him in the prison. All other officials involved in the case will also be thrown into the prison!" "Father, the third brother is unconscious now. It is really not suitable..." "No one is allowed to plead for mercy, otherwise they will be punished with the same crime!" Xiao Yi finally fell silent. Pei Zhaozhi received the order loudly: "Yes, I obey your order!" When the news was passed back to the Ministry of Justice, the order to summon Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi to the palace was also passed. The two walked out of the Ministry of Justice together. At the entrance of the Ministry of Justice, Jiang Suining stopped and looked up at the sky. The weather was not good today. The layers of clouds blocked the sun. Occasionally, a little sunlight penetrated the clouds and sprinkled down, giving the winter earth some warmth. But the sunlight that was exposed was really hard to last. It was covered by thick clouds again in a few breaths. Jiang Suining's eyes were a little sore, and he retracted his gaze and whispered: "It's finally over." "Yes, it's finally over." Shen Yanxi stood beside her and looked at her sideways. Jiang Suining also looked at Shen Yanxi, "Do you feel that it seems to have ended too quietly?" "Are you regretting that you didn't see the emperor's order with your own eyes?" When this case began, the drum that had been silent for four years was struck again, and the voices of grievances were heard, and all officials were paying attention. But when the case ended, only a message came from the palace. In contrast, the latter was indeed a little too quiet. Jiang Suining stared and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I can't say what it feels like. Maybe I have been looking forward to this day for too long, and I keep imagining what will happen when this moment comes. The imagined emotions are too strong, so that when this moment really comes, it feels a little dull. "Then don't think about it, and it may not be easy to enter the palace next." Shen Yanxi held Jiang Suining's hand, "Let's go." "Okay." Jiang Suining responded. Just as the two of them got on the carriage and prepared to leave, the sound of hurried horse hooves sounded, and a yamen runner stopped the carriage on a fast horse. "Sir Shen, Miss Jiang, is it you? "Shen Yanxi lifted the curtain and recognized that the other person was the yamen runner that Pei Zhaozhi often brought with him. "What's the matter?" At this time, Pei Zhaozhi's people should be with him to arrest Xiao Ling. Could something have happened? "Sir Shen, Miss Jiang, the Minister asked his subordinates to tell you that the third prince is dead!" "What?" Jiang Suining's face suddenly changed, and he asked immediately, "When?" "Just now, when Sir Pei and we were rushing to the third prince's mansion with the Imperial Guards, as soon as we arrived at the door, a servant rushed out in panic to report that the third prince was dead!" "How did he die?" Shen Yanxi asked, "Is it because of a serious illness and coma before?" "After receiving the news, the Minister immediately asked his subordinates to report the news. The specific subordinates are not clear yet. "Both Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi looked unhappy. They had not been able to determine whether Xiao Ling's illness was real or fake, but after confirming that Xiao Ling was the one who ordered the burning of the prison in the Ministry of Justice, they thought that the other party should be pretending to be sick. But now... the person is dead. "I want to go to the Third Prince's Mansion." Jiang Suining said to Shen Yanxi. "Yuanliang, go to the Third Prince's Mansion." "Young Master, but the Emperor..." "Hurry up, go to the Third Prince's Mansion as quickly as possible, and then enter the palace." Hearing his young master's words, Yuanliang did not hesitate any more and drove quickly towards the Third Prince's Mansion. The Imperial Guards were still guarding outside the Third Prince's Mansion. Someone had already sent the news of the death to the palace. They were all waiting for Emperor Xiao's order. After Shen Yanxi and Jiang Suining entered the mansion, they found Pei Zhaozhi, who took them to Xiao Ling's room. "We have checked, the person is indeed dead, and the preliminary judgment is that he committed suicide by taking poison." Jiang Suining looked at the body on the bed, frowned and asked: "Poisoned? Does that have anything to do with his previous coma?"