The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort

Chapter 248 Downfall (2)

　Zisu asked, "Have things been settled?"

Tianzhu nodded.It is not difficult for her to put arsenic in the house. She originally wanted to put some in Jiang Dan's yard, but Jiang Ruan had explained before that Jiang Dan could pick it up after the accident. There is no need to startle the snake.Although Tianzhu was a little unwilling, he still endured it.

Lian Qiao breathed a sigh of relief: "I just wait for the good news from the prince tomorrow."

……

As the night passed, everyone had their own thoughts.In the early morning of the second day, a group of officers and soldiers arrived at the prison. The leader of the officer was very strange, and he was very respectful to Jiang Ruan, and only said that it was just a misunderstanding before, and hoped that she would not punish her.

Xiao Shao moved quickly, Jiang Ruan didn't embarrass the official, and when Fang walked to the door of the boss, he saw Zhao Yuanfeng waiting for her at the door.Seeing her coming out and rushing forward to look her up and down, and seeing that Jiang Ruan is safe and sound, she nodded in satisfaction: "He is really thoughtful."

Jiang Ruan whispered: "Little uncle."

Zhao Yuanfeng looked at her with a smile and waved his hands: "Girl Ruan, since you came out today, I will show you a good show."

Jiang Ruan smiled: "Okay."

……

But it was said that early in the morning, the servants of Jiang's mansion got up early to tidy up and clean up, and suddenly they heard heavy knocking on the gate of Jiang's mansion.The guard at the door opened the door, and saw a group of officials with sabers rushing in, looking menacing.The older woman rushed forward and said, "My lord, what happened for no reason..."

But the official sent the mother-in-law aside unceremoniously: "Go away, I am following the orders to arrest the imperial court's criminals!"

The old woman was startled. Except for Jiang Chao and Jiang Quan, no one is an official in this mansion, so how can they be worthy of the word "offender of the imperial court".Could it be that something happened to the master?The woman was so frightened that she fell silent.The officers and soldiers ignored her, and went into the gate of Jiang's mansion to search one by one. After a while, the second aunt was escorted out of the yard.

"Officer, I'm wronged, but I didn't do anything!" The second aunt still didn't understand what happened, but a group of officers and soldiers arrived before the news of Jiang Ruan's accident.The leader of the officers and soldiers was not Li Qiang, and he gave her a hard look: "Shut up, tell us to go to the yamen if you have anything to say!"

The official was really vicious, Second Aunt was so frightened that she dared not speak any more.However, Jiang Quan heard the news and hurriedly brought people out to investigate. When he saw the head of the official, he frowned and asked, "Dare to ask what happened to the concubine?"

Originally, with Jiang Quan's rank, when these officials met him, they would treat him as a three-point courtesy, not to mention flattering.Today is not the case, the officer and soldier chief took a look at Jiang Quan, and said in a meaningful tone: "Master Jiang, it is better not to interfere in this matter, and be careful not to cause trouble to the upper body." After saying that, he greeted the people below and left without looking back. up.

Jiang Quan's heart sank, the official's tone was quite meaningful, and he took away the second aunt but said so seriously, what is causing trouble, and bringing so many people to arrest the second aunt is too much of a fuss.He is also a person who has been struggling in the officialdom for so many years, and suddenly a guess floated in his mind, could it be that something went wrong with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials?
Besides, the second aunt followed the officers and soldiers all the way to the government office, leaving two officers and soldiers watching her, and the leader led his subordinates to go in first.Second Yiniang's heart was agitated, she thought for a while, then became cruel, and pulled the two jade rings from her fingers.Earlier, in order to buy Li Qiang, she had already sold all her jewelry.This jade ring was given to her by Jiang Quan when he brought her into the mansion, and he was reluctant to pawn it.Now that the situation is urgent, I didn't care too much, grabbed two jade rings and stuffed them into the hands of the two officials, and said with a smile: "Master, why do you want to arrest the concubine?"

The jade ring is of very good quality, if it is used as a pawn, it can be worth 800 taels.If it was rare for these yamen servants to see such a thing on weekdays, they would naturally know it tacitly.But today this trick didn't work, the two yamen servants looked at each other, but didn't reach out to take the jade ring.

The second aunt's heart turned cold when she saw it, she was not afraid of asking for things, but she was afraid of not taking what was given.Has the matter gotten this serious?What is it that even the two yamen servants dare not collect things?

The second aunt's expression changed, she smiled and said: "Master, then... do you know where your Master Li Qiang went?"

One of the yamen servants gave her a surprised look: "Master Li? You didn't see him for a whole day yesterday, and there was no one in the mansion. The higher-ups have changed, so even if you come back, it won't be his turn." After thinking about it, he looked again. The second aunt said: "Don't play tricks, save your strength and wait until the court."

"What are you talking to her about?" Another yamen servant urged impatiently.

Second Yiniang was even more frightened, she didn't know how long she had waited, then she heard the Zhaoyuan Drum outside being beaten heavily, each sound seemed to hit people's hearts.

The Zhaoyuan Drum has always been sounded only when there are major cases, and court officials are usually implicated.The second aunt was brought to court when the drums stopped.

The two lines of yamen servants stood on both sides, but the old man above him was not the one Second Aunt knew well, and he looked very uncomfortable to get close to others.It wasn't this that surprised Second Aunt the most. On the left side of the middle seat, she was sitting with a very familiar figure.Jiang Ruan's makeup was clean and ironed, and she changed into light blue clothes. She is still as gorgeous and charming as before. Now she is looking at her with a half-smile, is there anything wrong with her?

The second aunt's heart sank, she secretly hated that Jiang Ruan had escaped again, she was very unwilling, and looked at Jiang Ruan like a sharp sword that had been poisoned.

The second aunt's appearance was a little displeased in the eyes of other people in the hall, Zhao Yuanfeng coughed lightly: "I see that the criminal woman has not figured out her identity, Mr. Ke?"

Ke Xiuran who was sitting in the front seat shivered and looked at Zhao Yuanfeng.Everyone knew that the third master of the Zhao family was a rebellious character, born of three generations of generals from the Zhao family, but still capable.If you offend him, it may be more difficult in the court in the future. Besides, Zhao Yuanfeng came to watch the case in person today, isn't it just to support the Hong'an princess?If you don't sell him a favor, it will be easy to do things in the future.Thinking of this, Ke Xiuran slapped the gavel and said: "The guilty woman, can you be convicted?"

The second aunt shook her head, she was panicked and said, "What crime did the concubine commit?"

Ke Xiuran said: "Bring witnesses!"

Then I saw the official sent two servant girls to come forward, one of them had disheveled hair, and muttered in his mouth: "My servant is wrong, old lady, this servant didn't hurt you on purpose, it was the second aunt who asked this servant to do this, old lady, The servant is wrong..." Already unconscious, it was Cai Que.

The other person knelt down and said in a loud voice: "Returning to your lord, slave girl Du Juan, slave girl testified that it was the second aunt who bribed Caique to drug the old lady in the first place, in order to slander the princess. The second aunt also threatened the slave girl, if the slave girl said If the truth came out, I killed the whole family of the servant in Zhuangzi."

(End of this chapter)