bookrandom Chapter 133 The Events of That Year, Joint Trial by the Three Judicial Offices
Chapter 133 The Events of That Year, Joint Trial by the Three Judicial Offices
Xu Maochun seemed to have returned to the past.
After his biological mother jumped into the well, his adoptive father's insults and beatings became more frequent.
Someone told him that if he didn't want to continue living like this, he had to make sure his adoptive father couldn't beat him anymore.
So he put drugs in his adoptive father's wine, and when he was weak from the poison, he cut his tendons in his hands and feet with his own hands.
The man woke up in pain.
He was a little scared at the time, but when he saw the man curled up on the ground like a dead dog, he knew he had won.
Afterwards, he was brought before Duke Cheng'en.
At that time, the man had just been conferred the title of Duke Cheng'en, so he looked particularly proud.
He knelt in front of the man with his thin body, wanting to take a few more glances, but someone pressed his raised head down forcefully.
Then he heard Duke Cheng'en say, "You have such courage, it seems you are a promising talent.
It's a pity that you are too young now and have wasted many years. Even if you start practicing martial arts now, you may not be able to achieve much success in the future. Are you willing to start practicing martial arts now? It will be very hard.
At that time he immediately said: "I do!"
Fearing that Lord Cheng'en might not agree, he kowtowed to him, saying loudly, "I'm not afraid of hard work. I beg you to let me learn martial arts!"
Suddenly, he heard Duke Cheng'en say, "Raise your head."
He raised his head nervously and saw the other man looking at him with a smile, condescendingly saying, "Remember, I am your grandfather. It's a pity that you have lowly blood in your veins and are unworthy of being included in my Chen family tree."
If you feel unwilling, then start practicing martial arts diligently from now on, and when you achieve something in the future, use your strength to tell me that you are qualified to be recorded in the Chen family tree and become a member of the Chen family! "
Those words were deeply engraved in his heart.
Lord Cheng'en found a master for him. Since then, he has been practicing martial arts desperately every day, just to achieve something in the future and let everyone in the Chen family know that even though he has humble blood in his body, he is qualified to be recorded in the Chen family genealogy!
He will be stronger than any man in the Chen family!
When he grew up, he was freed from slavery, became a good citizen, and joined the Black Kirin Guard.
Unfortunately, before he could achieve anything, he was forced by Chen Fang to get rid of Xie Xiu for her. In the end, he was outskilled and ended up in prison.
It's ridiculous that he has been hiding his true background. Even when he was tortured, he refused to reveal a single word.
As a result, not long after he was escorted back to the capital, rumors about his background spread everywhere.
Although he was not the son of Duke Cheng'en, he was his grandson.
But his biological mother was indeed forced by Chen An.
Who spread these rumors?
How did the other party know his background?
The more Xu Maochun thought about it, the more hateful he became, and the strength in his hands became stronger and stronger.
Just when he was about to strangle the jailer to death without realizing it, another jailer suddenly rushed over.
He ran while cursing, "What are you doing? Let go! Are you trying to kill the jailer in the Ministry of Justice?"
Xu Maochun suddenly came to his senses. After giving a cold look to the jailer who had rushed over, he loosened the chains in his hands, retreated directly back to the depths of the cell, and lay down on the hay on the ground again.
The jailer who had just been strangled slipped down softly. Someone patted his chest, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief and saved his life.
The man cursed, "Are you going to die? Who told you to talk nonsense to him? Hurry up and leave!"
The jailer who had just escaped death said with a bitter face: "I... I have no strength..."
The man had no choice but to grab his arm and drag him out.
But when he was leaving, he suddenly turned around and looked at Xu Maochun deeply.
Xu Maochun became alert instantly. He raised his eyelids and looked at the other person with cold eyes.
He didn't look away until the man dragged someone away, and continued to lie on the ground in a daze.
In the evening, the jailer came to deliver food.
The meal was simple, a bowl of porridge, a steamed bun, and some pickles.
When he put down the bowl and left, he looked at Xu Maochun deeply again.
Xu Maochun didn't move.
After the people had gone far away, he suddenly stood up and walked to the door, picked up the bowl on the ground and went back to the back of the cell. Then, with his back to the outside, he carefully broke open the steamed bun.
Sure enough, there was a small paper roll stuffed in the steamed bun.
He opened the scroll and saw densely written words on it.
Xu Maochun looked at it expressionlessly and finally ate the paper roll.
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Soon, the time came for the three-court trial.
Because Xu Maochun was a member of the Black Kirin Guard and colluded with bandits to murder officials' families, the nature of this case was extremely bad.
Not only did the three courts need to hold a joint trial, but the commander of the Black Kylin Guard also came to the scene in person to listen.
Xie Xiu, Tu Jiaojiao and others, as victims and witnesses, also need to be present.
On the day of the three-court trial, the eldest princess also brought Situ Yuan and Xie Ying to listen.
Because of their special identities, a small space was separated from the three people by a screen.
There is also an exquisite chaise longue inside.
The eldest princess took Situ Yuan to sit on the chaise longue and let Xie Ying lean on Situ Yuan's arms.
Xie Ying is more than three months old, but she is still unable to sit or stand on her own. She not only needs to lean on something, but also needs someone to support her.
Because Situ Yuan's health has been getting better with her care these days, the eldest princess is not afraid of tiring her son out. Instead, she is very happy for Xie Ying, the little lucky star, to be closer to Situ Yuan.
If the children were not too young and Situ Yuan was not sickly, she would have wanted to arrange a marriage for the two children so that Xie Ying could have a better life for her son.
Xie Ying leaned in Situ Yuan's arms. Since she had someone to support her, she didn't have to worry about falling. She just kept looking around.
He also tried hard to prick up his ears and eavesdrop openly.
After waiting for a while, the trial finally began.
Unfortunately, the process was a bit boring.
At first, Xu Maochun and others did not admit to colluding with bandits to murder Xie Xiu, nor did they admit to killing Luo and Sun Qingqing and putting the blame on Xie Xiu.
After a series of interrogations and with evidence presented one after another, he finally admitted, "Yes, I did it."
The Minister of Justice asked, "Why did you kill Xie Xiu? He had been stranded in Tujia Village eleven years ago and had lived there ever since. He should have had no grudge against you. Why did you insist on killing him?"
You even came all the way from the capital, even colluding with bandits, just to kill him? Not only did you let the bandits kill him, you also killed two decent women, hoping to frame Xie Xiu.
Why did you do this? Who ordered you to do this?"
Xu Maochun knelt in the hall, lowered his eyes, and said expressionlessly, "No one ordered me to do that. I rushed from the capital to Biyang County to kill him. It was simply because it was far away from the capital, so it was convenient for me to do it."
The Dali Temple official frowned and asked, "Since no one ordered you to do so, why did you insist on killing him?"