As soon as The Emperor of Rui finished speaking, Chu Xuanchen sneered disdainfully, "Second Brother, Zhang Yuanshan is one of your people. Do you dare to say that you didn't know anything about this?"
Prince Xian also coldly said, "Zhang Yuanshan is just a small official registrar. How could he have the guts to do such a thing? If he didn't have anyone supporting him, where did he get the funds to open Golden Phoenix Pavilion? How could he have bribed thugs to kidnap young girls? "
"Your questions are also the same as Wang's." As The Emperor of Rui spoke, he coldly glanced at Zhang Yuanshan. With an ashen face, he shouted, "Official Registrar Zhang, Wang has treated you well. Why did you do such a thing? Tell me, where did you get the funds to open Golden Phoenix Pavilion? Who ordered you to kidnap young girls and force them into prostitution? "
When Zhang Yuanshan heard this, he hurriedly said in a panic, "Your Highness, please calm down. Your Highness, I'm sorry. When this lowly one was working as an official registrar in The Emperor of Rui's Estate, this lowly one took advantage of his position to embezzle and embezzle a lot of money. This lowly one then used this money to cooperate with Ruxiang to open Golden Phoenix Pavilion. This lowly one only wanted to earn some extra money. Who knew that Ruxiang was so vicious and actually bribed thugs to kidnap young girls? Your Highness, this lowly one admits that Golden Phoenix Pavilion was opened by this lowly one, but this lowly one didn't know anything about these harmful things. After this lowly one opened Golden Phoenix Pavilion, this lowly one handed over all the affairs to Ruxiang. It was Ruxiang who was insatiable and kidnapped young girls for profit. This is all her fault. This lowly one has nothing to do with this lowly one or The Emperor of Rui's Estate! "
When he heard this, Chu Xuanchen's lips curled into a cold smile. He looked deeply at The Emperor of Rui.
On the other hand, Lord Rui straightened his back and looked like a gentleman.
When Ruxiang heard this, her face was filled with fear. She stared at Zhang Yuanshan in disbelief. She didn't expect that Zhang Yuanshan would push all the blame onto this woman.
Her survival instincts drove her. She angrily glared at Zhang Yuanshan and rebuked, "Zhang Yuanshan, you're talking nonsense. You were the one who ordered me to kidnap young girls. You said that those high officials and nobles like young girls who haven't done anything. As long as I can find more of them, I can make more money. You even told me to sell women and children to make money, saying that it was an excellent way to make money. Everything I did was under your command. Don't try to push all the blame onto me! "
Zhang Yuanshan hurriedly said, "Ruxiang, you said I ordered you to do it. Do you have any evidence? If you don't have any evidence, then you're just slandering me. You're clearly the one who abducted these girls behind my back. What does that have to do with me? "
"Silence!" Prince Xian abruptly slapped the gavel in the hall and coldly said, "Zhang Yuan Shan, Ruxiang, it's useless for you two to shirk responsibility. The Golden Phoenix Pavilion is yours, so both of you have to take full responsibility. With your abilities, I'm afraid you can't do such a big thing. If you can reveal who the mastermind is, Wang can be given a lighter punishment! "
As Prince Xian spoke, he glanced coldly at The Emperor of Rui.
The Emperor of Rui quickly glanced at Zhang Yuan Shan and angrily said, "Prince Xian is right. Zhang Yuan Shan, Ruxiang, who ordered the two of you to do this? Quickly confess! "
Zhang Yuan Shan glanced at The Emperor of Rui and suddenly had a look of regret. He said, "Your Highness, this lowly one will confess. This lowly one will speak the truth. This lowly one did order Ruxiang to do these things. This lowly one is the mastermind behind the abduction of these girls. However, this lowly one acted on his own initiative. No one ordered him to do so. "
Prince Xian coldly said, "You finally confessed. Why didn't you confess just now?"
Zhang Yuan Shan said fearfully, "Your Highness, this lowly one was afraid of death and wanted Ruxiang to take the blame. However, this lowly one suddenly realized that this lowly one's actions were worse than a dog's. This lowly one knows that he was wrong. This lowly one confesses. His Highness has treated me well. This matter really has nothing to do with him. This lowly one is willing to die to prove his Highness' innocence! "
As Zhang Yuan Shan spoke, he suddenly bit his tongue!
"Not good, he's going to commit suicide. Quickly stop him!" Yun Ruoyue anxiously said when she saw this.
Immediately, a yamen runner came forward to pry open Zhang Yuan Shan's mouth. Unfortunately, when the yamen runner opened Zhang Yuan Shan's mouth, blood was already flowing out of Zhang Yuan Shan's mouth. Most of his tongue had fallen to the ground.
Yun Ruoyue was greatly shocked when she saw this scene. She didn't expect that Zhang Yuan Shan would not be afraid of death in order to protect The Emperor of Rui.
Chu Xuanchen was used to this kind of crime taking the blame. If Zhang Yuan Shan was willing to die, then The Emperor of Rui must have already arranged for his family!
At this time, Zhang Yuan Shan whimpered. Then, his body went limp and he fell to the ground.
The yamen runner came forward to check his breathing and said in panic, "Your Highness, Zhang Yuan Shan is dead!"
Prince Xian coldly looked at The Emperor of Rui and said, "The criminal has committed suicide to escape punishment. Second Brother, do you dare to say that you really have nothing to do with this? "
The Emperor of Rui looked at Zhang Yuan Shan's corpse with grief and said sadly, "Zhang Yuan Shan was Wang's retainer. You will definitely suspect Wang if he did such a thing. However, he has already said that this was done by him and Ruxiang. It has nothing to do with The Emperor of Rui's residence. Let me ask you, if this matter was related to Wang, why would Wang put him in court and put righteousness before family? What he did was simply infuriating. Even if he didn't commit suicide to escape punishment, Wang would have killed him with his own hands! Fortunately, he still had a bit of conscience and didn't slander Wang, so Wang was cleared. Third Brother, don't tell me you don't even trust Wang? "
Prince Xian sighed helplessly. Now that Zhang Yuan Shan was guilty, there was no evidence. He couldn't do anything to The Emperor of Rui.
With The Emperor of Rui's shrewdness, he probably didn't leave any evidence for investigation.
This time, he could only let The Emperor of Rui escape.
Thinking of this, Prince Xian said in a low voice, "Second Brother, although Zhang Yuan Shan committed suicide, he was still your retainer. But he's your retainer. He killed the innocent and abducted young girls. You can't shirk your responsibility! Some things, if you don't want others to know, don't do it. Don't worry, Wang won't let this matter go. Wang will continue to investigate thoroughly! "
The Emperor of Rui said, "Third Brother, don't worry. After Wang returns, he will strictly control the servants and won't let this kind of thing happen again!"
Chu Xuanchen stood up and said lightly, "Second Brother, not only will Prince Xian investigate this matter, Wang will also investigate thoroughly."
The Emperor of Rui sneered and said, "Big Brother, don't worry. I, Chu Ruochen, am open and aboveboard. You can investigate as much as you want. Wang still has something to do, so he won't accompany you. As for these people from Golden Phoenix Pavilion, you can do whatever you want with them! "
The Emperor of Rui said this and walked out of the court with a cold face.
As soon as he walked out of the court, he clenched his fists with hatred. His face was full of malice.
Chu Xuanchen and Chu Liuyun dared to ruin his plans and make him suffer today. He wouldn't let it go so easily!
After The Emperor of Rui left, Prince Xian continued to investigate the case.
Now that the evidence was irrefutable and there were so many witnesses, Ruxiang and the thugs had no choice but to plead guilty.
After they pleaded guilty, Prince Xian began to judge the case. The lightest sentence for the thugs was banishment. The most serious sentence was death, just like Ruxiang.
After the case was judged, he transferred the case to the Ministry of Justice for review. Once the Ministry of Justice finished reviewing the case, the case would be closed.
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