She took a step forward.
In the hall, Marquis Pingyang was sitting in the main seat.
A pair of serious and sharp eyes were staring out of the courtyard.
Until he saw his daughter being helped in by a maid.
Li Wenshu bowed slightly.
"Father." Her voice was very calm.
It was no different from usual.
Marquis Pingyang asked, "Shouldn't you go to the temple today?"
"I didn't go."
"Why?" Marquis Pingyang already knew that she went to the Wen House.
Li Wenshu still looked calm and said, "I went to the Wen House."
"What for?"
"Someone came to inform me that Ah-Cheng took people from the City Department to investigate the room where Du Mubai committed suicide." She spoke calmly as if Du Mubai had nothing to do with her!
Marquis Pingyang still had a very serious expression. He asked, "What happened in the end?"
Li Wenshu recounted the ins and outs of the matter to him.
"You mean, it was his three roommates who framed him to steal the poem?"
"Yes, and they have admitted it!"
"Is Du Mubai's death related to the three of them?"
"Judging from their height, it was not them."
"Hmm!"
Hmm?
Du Mubai was a disciple of Marquis Pingyang's Mansion!
After hearing this, Marquis Pingyang was not angry. He just said "hmm".
His reaction was too calm. Li Wenshu said, "Officer Xiao of the Wen House wanted you to stop Ah-Cheng from investigating the case so recklessly, but because you were not here, I went first. I should have persuaded Ah-Cheng to go to the Ministry of Justice first and then touch Du Mubai's case, but I had to stand on Ah-Cheng's side because of the situation at that time.
If there is any impact, I am willing to bear it. Please don't blame others, father. "
Marquis Pingyang said, "Even if I was present, I would let Ah-Cheng investigate it. Fortunately, it was not a mistake. In this case, I will deal with the follow-up of this case. You can go back first."
"Yes!"
Li Wenshu bowed again.
Leave!
After Li Wenshu left, Li Qiao came out from the side door.
He looked at his sister's back and felt distressed.
"Father, why didn't you tell Wenshu?" He asked.
Marquis Pingyang got up and walked a few steps out of the hall.
He let out a long sigh.
"She has been well-behaved and sensible since she was young. There is no need to expose her thoughts!"
Li Qiao also sighed and asked, "How are we going to handle this case now?"
"Let's wait for the Ministry of Justice's decision first. If Ah Cheng encounters any difficulties, as his elder brother, you should help him in time. If he can successfully overturn this case, it will be of great help to him when he enters the imperial court in the future."
"Yes, I understand." Li Cheng was also worried. "However, the officials who investigated Du Mubai's case back then might be implicated, and among them, father's people are also involved. I'm afraid that if this matter reaches the king, those officials will be dismissed."
"That's not up to anyone to decide! They handle cases carelessly and make mistakes. People like them will only be a burden if we keep them by our side. Those who are incompetent are useless! "
"Understood!"
Marquis Pingyang looked at the big tree in the courtyard that was bent by the heavy snow, and his eyes gradually darkened.
…
Li Cheng took Ji Yunshu's written case file and brought his men to the Ministry of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice had already received the news.
After Lord Huang, the Minister of Justice, and Lord Zhong, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, learned about it, they pretended to be sick and left.
Because Lord Huang had been ill for a long time, no one would suspect him if he pretended to be sick.
However, Lord Zhong was in good health, so pretending to be sick was a little fake.
And the reason why they pretended to be sick was actually very simple.
Lord Huang and Lord Zhong were responsible for filing the case back then.
If they agreed to overturn the case, wouldn't it be equivalent to admitting that they had indeed made a mistake back then? Whether they would lose their official hat or not was another matter. Let's talk about Du Mubai's identity.
Du Mubai was an official at that time!
It involved the Ministry of Rites.
It also involved the various departments.
Therefore, the case written by Ji Yunshu to overturn the case was a hot potato.
Who dared to accept it!
As soon as Li Cheng entered.
A junior official inside told him, "Crown Prince Cheng, you came at a bad time. Lord Huang and Lord Zhong have returned home due to illness."
"I've already predicted this move!" Li Cheng wasn't surprised. He sat down in the inner hall and glanced at the officials of the Ministry of Justice. He said, "You can hide for now, but you can't hide forever. This case is definitely going to be overturned."
He slammed the case file heavily on the tea table beside him!
No one dared to make a sound!
Li Cheng pointed at a person and said, "You, quickly go to Lord Huang and Lord Zhong's residence to inform them of what I just said."
"Me?"
"That's right, it's you!"
That person was in a dilemma.
It wasn't right not to go!
It wasn't right to go either.
He didn't know what to do.
Li Cheng saw that he stood there for a long time without moving, and his temper immediately rose. "What? Is everyone in the Ministry of Justice as timid as a mouse? It's not hiding, it's fear! Is this case making it so difficult for you? "
Brother, it is indeed difficult!
You weren't involved in this case back then, so you don't know the consequences of this case!
Lord Deng, the official of the Ministry of Justice, walked forward and said, "Crown Prince, don't make things difficult for us." "Make things difficult?" Li Cheng suddenly stood up, his face showing anger, and said, "Do you know that this is a murder case, not a small quarrel in the market? Do you think you can hide? Do you think I want to investigate? Now the facts are in front of us. Du Mubai was killed, deliberately created by the murderer.
You wrongly judged the case back then, but now you don't dare to face your mistakes. What kind of officials are you? "
His voice was very loud!
As soon as he finished speaking —
There was applause outside the door.
Everyone heard the sound and saw a man in luxurious clothes walking in.
There were two guards behind him.
When they saw that person, everyone in the inner hall, except Li Cheng, knelt down to greet him.
"Greetings, Third Prince."
It turned out to be the Third Prince!
With a smile on his face, he ignored the kneeling people and walked to Li Cheng, saying, "I thought you were an ignorant and incompetent playboy, but like father like son!"
Praise!
But Li Cheng's face was cold.
Because —
The Third Prince had been close to Gong Shilin since childhood, and he and Gong Shilin were enemies since childhood, so even the enemy's friends became enemies.
Even if his father and brother were loyal to the Third Prince!
But that was also their business, and Li Cheng couldn't care less. Those who should be enemies were enemies.
"Thank you for the praise, Third Prince. I don't deserve it."
"You handled such a big case, of course you deserve it. It seems that Marquis Pingyang was right to let you go to the City Department. You are indeed good material."
'Hey, can you stop praising me?'
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