Before Prince Xian left, he ordered people to seal up the Golden Phoenix Pavilion. The Golden Phoenix Pavilion was quickly sealed and no one could enter.
After Prince Xian brought all the relevant personnel to the Capital Magistrate's office, he immediately began the trial.
Before the trial began, Prince Xian asked Official Registrar Wang to draft an official document. He wanted the officials to take the document and arrest Shili County's County Magistrate, Zhou Zhiyuan.
After the officials left, Prince Xian began to handle the case. Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue sat on both sides of the court to watch the trial.
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Not long after, the news reached The Emperor of Rui's ears.
When The Emperor of Rui heard this from his trusted aide, he was so angry that he slammed his hand on the table. With a malicious expression, he said, "Chu Xuanchen and Chu Liuyun, these two dared to ruin Wang's business. They simply don't put Wang in their eyes."
The Emperor of Rui's Consort, Zhou Jingyi, stood to the side. She hurriedly handed a cup of tea to The Emperor of Rui. Her eyes were cold as she said, "Your Highness, please calm down. Now that The Emperor of Li has unfavorable evidence against us, we should first clear our suspicions and prevent this matter from reaching the Emperor's ears. As for the other grudges, we can slowly take our revenge in the future. "
The Emperor of Rui nodded gloomily, "Consort, you are right. I didn't expect Chu Xuanchen to be so powerful. He even found out about Zhou Zhiyuan and Official Registrar Zhang! Especially Official Registrar Zhang. He is Wang's man. Once he is caught, the consequences will be unimaginable! "
The Emperor of Rui's Consort said maliciously, "Yes, these are all our businesses. Once they catch Official Registrar Zhang, it will be very disadvantageous for us. Fortunately, Official Registrar Zhang's family is in our hands. "
The Emperor of Rui nodded, "Now that Official Registrar Zhang has been exposed, this person cannot be left alive!"
"Your Highness, do you mean to kill him to silence him?" Consort The Emperor of Rui asked in a gloomy voice.
The Emperor of Rui shook his head coldly. "How is that possible? How could we kill such a good scapegoat? Jingyi, go talk to Registrar Zhang and negotiate the terms. Wang will personally take him to the authorities. "
The Emperor of Rui's Consort smiled coldly, "Your Highness's move is brilliant. When the time comes, Your Highness will place righteousness above family. Others will only praise Your Highness's noble character and unquestionable integrity. Chu Xuanchen and Chu Liuyun won't be able to do anything to you."
At this point, The Emperor of Rui's Consort said, "Then, Your Highness, this concubine will take care of this matter first. Wait for my good news."
"Good!" The Emperor of Rui said.
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Soon, The Emperor of Rui's Imperial Concubine returned!
As soon as he saw her return, The Emperor of Rui asked, "How was it, Jingyi? What did Official Registrar Zhang say?"
The Emperor of Rui's Imperial Concubine smiled proudly and said, "With me taking action, he will definitely be obedient! I told him that as long as he is willing to take the blame, The Emperor of Rui's Imperial Concubine will guarantee the safety of his family. Before the matter is settled, I will give his family 30,000 taels of silver. After the matter is settled, I will give them another 20,000 taels of silver. A total of 50,000 taels of silver. When he heard that there was so much money, he immediately agreed to take the blame. As for the 30,000 taels of silver, I have already ordered someone to send it to his family in front of him. I believe that he will never betray us! "
The Emperor of Rui patted The Emperor of Rui's Imperial Concubine's shoulder and nodded at her with praise, "Jingyi, you did very well. If he didn't take the blame, only death would await him. Now that we can guarantee his family's safety, of course he will obediently plead guilty. "
After saying this, he said to the attendants outside, "Men, arrest Official Registrar Zhang for Wang. Wang wants to personally escort him to the Capital Magistrate's Imperial Concubine!"
"Yes, Your Highness." The attendant replied.
Seeing this, The Emperor of Rui's Imperial Concubine covered her mouth with a handkerchief and looked at The Emperor of Rui. Both of their faces were gloomy and cold.
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Imperial Concubine's Imperial Concubine
At this time, Prince Xian had already roughly investigated the ins and outs of this case.
He looked at Ru Xiang and those hired thugs in the hall and coldly said, "Ru Xiang, you and these hired thugs abducted women and forced them to receive customers at Golden Phoenix Pavilion. You are also suspected of trafficking women and children. What should be your punishment? "
When Ru Xiang didn't see Zhang Yuan Shan, she resolutely refused to plead guilty.
She shook her head and said, "Daren, please calm down. This commoner has been wrongly accused! In order to earn money, these women willingly sold themselves to Golden Phoenix Pavilion. This commoner has never forced them! If Daren doesn't believe me, you can go to Golden Phoenix Pavilion to investigate. I still have their slave contracts there! "
As soon as these words came out, the kneeling girls all angrily rebuked, "You're lying! We were all deceived and abducted by you. We didn't do it willingly! "
"Daren, please be clear. They forced us to sign those slave contracts. We didn't do it willingly!"
"Daren, we are innocent girls. We were all forced. Many of our good sisters were tortured to death by them. Daren, please uphold justice for us! "
Hearing these words, Prince Xian glared at Ru Xiang with loathing and angrily said, "How dare you, Ru Xiang. The evidence is conclusive, yet you still dare to deny it. Men, first give Wang Ru Xiang thirty strokes with the paddle and then interrogate her! "
As Prince Xian spoke, he threw three red paddles on the ground. One red paddle represented ten strokes of the paddle, so three red paddles represented thirty strokes of the paddle.
"Yes, Daren." After the bailiffs finished speaking, they forced Ru Xiang to lie down on a bench and began to paddle her!
The bailiffs couldn't bear to see Ru Xiang bully young girls like this, so they were extremely heavy-handed.
Soon, the paddles landed heavily on Ru Xiang's body, causing her to scream in pain. Soon, she was covered in blood and her flesh was lacerated.
When the girls saw what happened to her, they all felt a little better.
"The Emperor of Rui has arrived!" At this time, the bailiffs' voices suddenly came from outside.
Hearing this voice, Chu Xuanchen sneered. He had guessed correctly. The Emperor of Rui had indeed arrived!
Most likely, The Emperor of Rui had even brought Zhang Yuanshan with him.
As expected, when The Emperor of Rui walked into the court, Chu Xuanchen saw Zhang Yuanshan being escorted behind The Emperor of Rui.
Prince Xian glanced coldly at The Emperor of Rui and asked in a low voice, "Why is Second Imperial Brother here?"
The Emperor of Rui hurriedly stepped forward to greet Prince Xian and Chu Xuanchen. "Eldest Imperial Brother, Third Imperial Brother, I'm really sorry! Just now, I found out that my retainer, Official Registrar Zhang, had colluded with the Golden Phoenix Pavilion's procuress to abduct young girls. I was very angry. I didn't expect that The Emperor of Rui's residence, which has always been upright and upright, would have such a beast with a human face. When I found out that Official Registrar Zhang had committed these crimes, I immediately tied him up and brought him here! Guards, bring him here! "
"Yes, Your Highness." After The Emperor of Rui finished speaking, the guards of The Emperor of Rui's residence brought Zhang Yuanshan over and forced him to kneel on the ground.
Zhang Yuanshan looked around with a terrified expression, his whole body trembling violently.
When Ru Xiang, who had been beaten until her body was covered in blood, saw The Emperor of Rui, her face was filled with shock.
She didn't know that Zhang Yuanshan was one of The Emperor of Rui's people.
She didn't know that the Golden Phoenix Pavilion was actually one of The Emperor of Rui's businesses. No wonder an ordinary person like Zhang Yuanshan was so rich. He was actually the Official Registrar of The Emperor of Rui's residence.
The idea of abducting young girls was Zhang Yuanshan's idea. Then, did this idea have anything to do with The Emperor of Rui?
As she thought about it, her face turned pale and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.
If this matter had something to do with The Emperor of Rui, then she wouldn't be able to live!
At this time, The Emperor of Rui cupped his hands towards Prince Xian and said, "Third Imperial Brother, you are the one in charge of this case. Since this bastard has been brought here by me, you can do whatever you want with him. You don't need to care about Wang's face. Today, Wang wants to redress these pitiful young girls' grievances and place righteousness before family. You can't let them go. "
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