"Don't worry. If you didn't do anything wrong, everything will be fine." Jiang Ning patted Jiang Xuan's shoulder.
Nowadays, the laws of Dayao were becoming stricter and stricter, especially when there were conflicts between the aboriginals and other races. It might even reach the prince. Now, everyone knew that the prince was most concerned about this matter.
"Thank you for your company, Seventh Young Master! This matter has already been resolved. I don't know if there were any twists and turns, but I didn't do anything wrong. I was punished for a small mistake, "Jiang Xuan said with a smile.
He knew that he had to make sure of this. With the Jiang family supporting him, especially with Seventh Young Master accompanying him, as long as he didn't make any mistakes, the other party might not be able to do anything to him.
Furthermore, there might not be a mistake. Perhaps the security bureau suddenly wanted to ask about this matter.
At the thought of this, Jiang Xuan felt a little more at ease.
"That's for the best!" Jiang Ning chuckled.
Jiang Ning's previous words seemed to be comforting, but in fact, had a different meaning. If there was nothing wrong, nothing would happen. If there was a mistake, then it would be hard to say.
The people sent by the Jiang family to the capital naturally wouldn't be incompetent and wouldn't dare to be biased here.
One had to know that this was the capital, where Qi Zixiao was in charge.
Everyone knew about her fierce temperament. The Chen Nation had sent several groups of envoys, killed them a few times, and had no choice but to send more.
If she heard of any trouble, she might find an excuse to wipe out your entire family.
If she said she would wipe out your entire family, she definitely wouldn't leave a single person alive.
Not to mention the empress, even the aboriginal commoners had fierce temperaments. Even if you were a commoner, if you dared to use your power to bully him, he might just fight you to the death.
Unfortunately, the aboriginal commoners weren't weak. As long as they reached adulthood, they would have the strength of a Man Wheel expert and an Earth Wheel expert. They definitely had the strength to fight to the death.
One had to know that it wasn't easy for these aristocratic families to recruit a few Earth Wheel experts, let alone a Spirit Wheel expert. Once they reached the Spirit Wheel level, they would have to think of ways to curry favor with them.
Therefore, in the territory of the imperial capital, no matter how arrogant and despotic you were in other places, no matter if you were from a major clan or a merchant association with great eyesight, you had to be well-behaved in this place.
When the group arrived at the Public Security Bureau, they saw two chairs in the courtyard. A burly man sat in the middle, and a little girl about ten years old sat on the chair behind him. She had delicate features, and she was glaring at them with anger in her eyes.
Honeysuckle sat at the back so that he wouldn't steal the spotlight.
"Jiang Ning greets Lord Meng. How have you been?" Jiang Ning stepped forward and greeted.
The Public Order Division of the Imperial Capital was divided into four divisions. Each division had a Division Chief, Left Division and Right Division respectively.
Si Zheng Zhu judged cases, Si Zuo Zhu arrested people, and Si You Zhu imprisoned people.
If there was a major case, it would be sent to the Public Security Bureau of the Imperial Capital.
The burly man's name was Meng Yu, and he was the head of the Public Security Bureau. When he saw Jiang Ning, his expression only softened slightly.
The Jiang Family had connections with Bai Shiying, the head of the Public Security Bureau, so they had naturally come to visit Meng Yu.
"You're not involved in the case, go to the side and wait," Meng Yu said in a low voice. Meng Yu said in a deep voice. He then turned his head to look at the slick-looking fatty in his forties or fifties. "Who are you? Are you the person involved in yesterday's theft? "
"This lowly one is Jiang Xuan, the steward of the Jiang Family Merchant Association. I was involved in yesterday's case." Jiang Xuan felt a bit panicked when he stared at him. He felt like he was being stared at by some vicious beast, threatening and intimidating.
"Tell me the truth about what happened yesterday," Meng Yu said, staring at Jiang Xuan.
In reality, he was inclined to believe that the child called Fuji was telling the truth. After all, the Princess had already wanted to take him away, and he'd said those tearful words before leaving. It seemed like he'd been wronged. If a ten-year-old child had really stolen something, he definitely wouldn't have behaved like that.
"Reporting to Lord, I was walking on the road yesterday when a little beggar suddenly bumped into me at a corner. That little beggar's hands and feet were fast, and he took a piece of gold from my waist! From his actions, it was obvious that he was a repeat offender. There are many thieves like him everywhere … "
Before Jiang Xuan could finish speaking, Honeysuckle jumped up from her chair and scolded, "Nonsense, Fuji didn't steal anything from you! If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll beat you to death! "
Jiang Xuan jumped in fright at Honeysuckle's fierce scolding. She was terrified, but she continued to quibble. "You know that thief? I experienced this personally, and there were other people who saw it. Otherwise, how could a little thief like that have gold? "
He could tell that this young girl actually knew that little beggar. This made him feel that things were not going well. It was obvious that this young girl had a high status. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have been so greedy yesterday and caused so much trouble.
He'd thought it was a small matter, but it had caused such a commotion and even provoked someone of status from the ancient clans to stand up for him. He was filled with regret, but now that things had come to this, he could only bite the bullet.
Honeysuckle was infuriated when she saw that he was still quibbling. Her feet shook and she wanted to rush up and punch him. As for whether she could survive a punch, she didn't even consider it.
"Your Highness, what did you say before? Before things are clear, does Your Highness still want to silence me? " Meng Yu turned around and punched Honeysuckle. He retreated more than ten feet, a trace of anger on his face.
Although he was angry, he was secretly delighted. Her Majesty's son was not even five years old, but he already had such strength. His talent was truly unparalleled.
It was just that the princess was young and acted according to her likes and dislikes. Although his position was low, he couldn't let the princess act so wantonly.
Honeysuckle pursed her lips and looked aggrieved.
However, she felt that the other's words made sense. Aggrieved, she said, "You have to clear things up. You can't falsely accuse Fuji."
Meng Yu found it funny. The princess's strength was something that even he wasn't a match for. Her actions could be considered ostentatious, but she just had to put on an aggrieved expression at this time. It was hard to dislike her.
After all, everyone knew that the princess was not even five years old.
As the two of them spoke, Jiang Ning and Jiang Xuan jumped in fright.
Jiang Ning had thought of Honeysuckle's identity from the words "Your Highness."
As for Jiang Xuan, she was frightened by Honeysuckle's furious appearance.
Although the tiger cub was small, it was ferocious.
Especially when their fists had collided. That ferocious-looking lord had been knocked back several meters. If no one had stopped her, that young girl would probably have beaten him to death.
Meng Yu saw Honeysuckle reluctantly return to his chair. He turned his head and said, "Are you speaking the truth?"
"Every word this lowly one says is the truth. There is not a single lie."
"Where is the stolen goods?"
Jiang Xuan hurriedly took out the gold from the pouch.
Meng Yu smiled faintly. "Since you have a pouch, why did you put the gold at your waist yesterday?"
Jiang Xuan hurriedly said.
"Let Milord know that this lowly one is here to deliver some goods. Before I set off, someone asked this lowly one to deliver something. Yesterday, I gave the item to that person, and this gold was my reward. This lowly one conveniently put it at my waist."
Before coming here, he had already thought of an excuse. Although there were many flaws in his words, he couldn't care less.
"What kind of person asked you to deliver something? To where? Who? "Meng Yu asked repeatedly." This gold isn't gold ingots, but ore. Do you know how pure it is? How much gold can you offer? How much is your reward? "
"The person who asked me to deliver the goods covered his face and didn't say where to deliver it. He only said that someone would come to collect it after it was delivered. The person who came to collect the goods yesterday didn't show his face. This lowly one is in the wrong. I have betrayed the Patriarch's trust and secretly smuggled goods! As for how much this gold can be offered, this lowly one really doesn't know. In any case, it will definitely be much higher than the normal shipping price! "Jiang Xuan admitted his guilt.
He had wiped everything clean. In any case, the other party had no way of verifying it. In other words, he had classified himself as secretly smuggling goods. No one would pursue the matter of the goods being delivered. Although the identity of the other party was a problem, as long as he could avoid this disaster, nothing else mattered.
Meng Yu's expression was noncommittal. He looked to the side and asked, "Have you brought the others?"
"They have. They are waiting outside the door."
"Bring them in. Take this Jiang Xuan to the side," Meng Yu said.
When Jiang Xuan heard that there were others, he had a bad premonition. When he saw the two people he had brought in, his face was filled with fear. Cold sweat poured down his face.
The two people were the two guards from yesterday. One of them had even been whipped ten times.
He didn't think much of it yesterday. He had only thought of the excuse when he arrived and didn't explain it to the two of them.
Now, he only hoped that the two of them wouldn't say anything they shouldn't.
Jiang Ning noticed Jiang Xuan's expression and secretly shook his head. He knew that the problem had arisen from him.
Furthermore, he had attracted the attention of the current princess. Unlike the other royal families, where princes and princesses were as numerous as the hairs on a cow.
The Dayao empress only had one son. It was difficult for the aboriginals to give birth. Even if this princess wasn't the next empress, her status was still extremely noble.
Even if Jiang Xuan didn't die this time, the Jiang family couldn't spare his life.
Jiang Ning felt that Er Hua might not be the next empress because the empress was too strong and had a long life. She just had to give birth in her twenties. When the empress abdicated, she would probably choose a child in the prime of his life.
However, that was a long time in the future.
At this moment, Meng Yu asked the two guards about the situation.
The two of them said the same thing that Jiang Xuan had said at the beginning. This was what they had said when they arrived yesterday.
"Were the two of you with Jiang Xuan the entire time yesterday?"
"Yes!" the two of them replied in confusion.
"Did anyone look for Jiang Xuan?"
The two of them subconsciously raised their heads to look at Jiang Xuan.
"Sir, when that person came to collect the goods yesterday, he was very secretive. The two of them didn't know." Jiang Xuan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and interrupted.
"I didn't ask you. What right do you have to speak here? Slap him! "Meng Yu snorted. Immediately, someone slapped him twice. The sound was extremely loud.
After the two slaps, Jiang Xuan lost most of his teeth. His face was swollen like a pig's head, and he fainted.
"The two of you better think carefully before you answer. If you lie again, I will definitely let you know the consequences of deceiving me," Meng Yu said irritably.
He was already thinking about how to punish the three of them.
Previously, he had only used words to ask questions in front of the princess. If it were any other time, he would have already given them a round of torture and then he would be able to get anything out of them.
Even though his words to the princess just now were reasonable, he wasn't much better than the princess when it came to handling matters. It was just that his thoughts were usually more transparent than others. However, it was really difficult for him to solve the case by questioning.
He had wanted to show his face, but now he was in a difficult position. Even now, the princess was restraining her temper and watching.
Meng Yu began to feel resentment. That Jiang Xuan had pushed all the blame away. Even though he had smuggled goods, and the movements of the person who had collected the goods were secretive, it was likely that he was up to no good. Meng Yu could make some trouble for him on this point, but that would be embarrassing.
"What happened yesterday? The two of you, speak truthfully. Do not lie," Jiang Ning said from the side.
He was prepared to abandon Jiang Xuan.
If Jiang Xuan was innocent, then it would be fine. But if he had stirred up trouble and broken the law, then he could not be left alive. If Jiang Xuan escaped today, the princess would most likely hate the Jiang Clan, and there would be a lot of trouble in the future.
The two guards looked at Jiang Ning. They knew his identity and misunderstood. Gritting their teeth, they said, "What the two of us have said is not false. Everything we say is the truth."
In their view, the young master of the Jiang Clan would naturally stand on the side of the Jiang Clan and protect Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Ning glanced at the two of them, then raised his hands to Meng Yu. "Sir, I won't disturb you any longer."
After Meng Yu agreed, he swaggered out. It wasn't that he didn't pay attention to them, but that there was no benefit in staying here any longer. It was easy for people to think that he was supporting Jiang Xuan and the other two. Now, he should remove himself from this matter as soon as possible.
"Guards, take the three of them to prison first. Fuji will confront them tomorrow," Meng Yu immediately said.
He turned to Er Hua and said, "Princess, these three people insist that Fuji is the thief. Let Fuji confront them tomorrow. I will definitely get to the bottom of this."
Er Hua wasn't easy to fool. She seemed to see that he had no other way and curled her lips. "Useless!"
This made Meng Yu's face turn black, but he couldn't refute her. After all, it had started strong but ended weak.
After Er Hua left, Meng Yu thought about it. No matter what, he couldn't do this tomorrow. Those three people were stubborn, so he pried them open.
…
Er Hua went to see Fuji, threw the few taels of silver he had to them, and then made an appointment before sneaking back to the palace.
Early the next morning, the events of the night were laid out on Ren Baqian's desk.
Ren Baqian smiled after flipping through it. He was a little gratified that Er Hua had managed to hold back her temper.
It seemed like this child knew her limits.
As for the truth of this matter, he didn't care at all.
However, the people from the Jiang family were a little too bold. If these aristocratic families acted like this in the capital, they would be even more unscrupulous in other places.
Were these aristocratic families from the Yun Nation finally unable to restrain their old ways after climbing up to the important officials of the imperial court? Ren Baqian had to find an opportunity to teach them a lesson and kill a few chickens for them to see.
Knowing that Er Hua would sneak out again today, he simply didn't care about her.
In the afternoon, Er Hua slipped out of the kindergarten. She first went to find Fuji and the others, and then they went to the security bureau together.
Unexpectedly, when Meng Yu saw her, he immediately said: "Your Highness, those three people were in the prison yesterday regretting their crimes and confessed. It was indeed that Jiang Xuan who coveted Fu Ji's gold, that's why the subsequent events happened."
Er Hua was overjoyed when she heard this. "I knew it! Fuji definitely didn't steal anything! "
After proving that she was right, Er Hua was quite excited.
Fuji and the others were also excited when they heard this. It was just that they didn't know why they confessed after one night.
After the excitement, Er Hua's expression changed. Her face was cold and stern, and she looked 80% like the empress.
"Since they confessed, they broke Fuji's hands. I want to break their hands too! Also, you guys arrested Fuji and threw him in prison without asking the right and wrong. You guys are also guilty! "
Meng Yu had a headache when he heard this. Those three people were easy to deal with, but the others were going to be in trouble today.
However, this was indeed the case. He had already gotten the truth from those three people last night, so the princess couldn't be blamed.
"Thirty lashes for each person who broke their hands the day before yesterday!" Meng Yu said directly. "As for those three people, you don't have to do it yourself."
"No, I want to break their hands myself!" Er Hua said loudly.
Seeing that Meng Yu was in a dilemma, Er Hua asked suspiciously, "Don't tell me you let those three people go? If that's the case, I will definitely report this to my father! "
Meng Yu smiled bitterly and waved his hand. "Bring those three people in."
After a while, the three people were pushed in staggering. Fuji and the others were shocked when they saw them.
They were covered in wounds and blood, and it was difficult for them to walk. When they were pushed in, they knelt on the ground with their arms hanging limply by their sides. They didn't know if they were broken, but their eyes were filled with fear and despair.
They looked much worse than Fuji.
Jiang Xuan knocked his head on the ground and cried, "I deserve to die. I was blinded and actually framed you. I deserve to die a thousand times."
Er Hua was shocked at first, then he scolded the three people, "You deserve it!"
However, seeing their pitiful appearance, he didn't have the thought of breaking their hands.
He glanced at Meng Yu and said, "Confessing under torture! You are indeed useless! "
However, Meng Yu's face immediately darkened and he felt wronged. Yesterday, he must have been out of his mind to have interrogated the princess to solve the case. Nowadays, it was normal for him to solve cases like this.
If word got out that he was judged as useless by the princess, he would be too ashamed to face anyone.
Also, didn't you use the phrase 'confessing under torture' incorrectly?
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