Witness

【witness】

"What if Mu Luo wants to kill someone within three days? And if you can see that the hall is dark, logically speaking, you have to intervene. Read

М" Su Liang said.

Ning Jing asked, "He bluntly said that he will take you back to Beijing to be executed. If he is in danger and his life is in danger, do you want me to save him?"

"These are two different things. I always feel something is wrong about what happened in the capital." Su Liang was thoughtful.

The noble second prince's concubine was ill and it was time to call in an imperial doctor. Why did Su Yuanzhou be called in? Why should Su Yuanzhou be blamed for his death? Without a conclusion, Su Yuanzhou committed suicide out of fear of crime? Even if he committed suicide, how could he force his children and grandchildren to commit suicide together?

Su Liang left the capital and hid in Sujiacun, but no one came to see him?

If Mu Luo really felt that Su Yuanzhou's whole family should pay for the lives of his cousin, the second princess, he would just kill her.

He appears to be a county magistrate, but in reality he is a prince. How difficult is it to kill someone? If you don't want things to get into trouble, there are ways to do it secretly.

Why do you have to go to all the trouble to find Ningjing first, provide him with the drug, and then bring Su Liang back to the capital before he is executed?

is it necessary?

It's unnecessary and there's something fishy about it.

Ning Jing's expression was indifferent, "The second prince and the fourth prince are not brothers from the same mother, and they are at odds with each other in face and heart."

Su Liang said seriously, "How much do you know about Su Yuanzhou?"

Ning Jing shook his head, "I don't know about that matter."

"I think there is someone else who killed the second princess, and they found Su Yuanzhou as the scapegoat, and there is another person who died without any evidence." Su Liang's eyes narrowed slightly, "It's obvious, don't you think Mu Luo can't see the problem?"

"Maybe he just can't find evidence, or witnesses." Ning Jing said, "I guess he wants to take you back to Beijing to use you to avenge the second prince's concubine and deal with the second prince."

"You mean, the death of the second prince's concubine has something to do with the second prince?" Su Liang asked.

Ning Jing said, "The second prince married another wife the month after his first wife passed away. Six months later, he was blessed with Lin'er."

Six months, even premature birth, is not enough.

But that's the prince, so what if anyone with a discerning eye can see something fishy?

The second prince's concubine is already dead, and Su Yuanzhou committing suicide is tantamount to admitting his guilt.

"In that case, let's keep an eye on Mu Luo and see what he will do in the next three days." Su Liang sighed.

If the original owner's family was really unjustly accused and killed, since she had this identity, she should find out and see what could be done.

Mu Ruoruo was really stupid and had already come to kill Su Liang.

"As we suspected, Mu Luo could have talked to me secretly." Su Liang frowned.

"Let me give you to him. From now on, you will have nothing to do with me, so you can only rely on him and obey his orders." Ning Jing had obviously seen through the essence of the matter. "He was also taking the opportunity to test me. In their eyes, I He is from the Beijing Palace."

In front of Ning Jing, the fourth prince of the Qian Kingdom said with an angry look that Su Yuanzhou should kill the nine tribes and that Su Liang would never survive. Every step and every word he said had his own plan.

Su Liang couldn't help but sigh, "He is indeed a prince who knows how to survive. You have already told him that I have lost my memory. If you hand me over to him, even if I have no evidence, he will create the evidence he wants. The only thing that is useful is My identity as a sufferer!"

"Well, not too stupid." Ning Jing nodded.

Su Liang deeply suspected that Ning Jing had seen through everything a long time ago but didn't explain it, and wanted her to think about it bit by bit.

"If I really think Mu Luo wants to kill me, and I won't let you care about his life or death, will you change your mind about letting me work for you?" Su Liang asked.

Ning Jing did not answer her question, "I just want to remind you that it is not Sujia Village outside, and it is not that easy to live."

Su Liang took it seriously and added, "Especially in the capital."

Ning Jing ended the discussion about Mu Luo, "I'm hungry."

"The food left for you is in the pot." Su Liang pointed to the kitchen, walked to the stone table in the courtyard, sat down, and sighed. It would be great if she had the memory of the original owner, so that she would not be confused when facing the "enemy" that suddenly appeared.

Then she thought back to the time when Mrs. Xing had thought of asking her to be Xing Yusheng's concubine.

Is Mrs. Xing really unaware of what happened to Su Yuanzhou's family? Or perhaps, people of her status have long been accustomed to knowing but not speaking, and it is easy for the Prince of Beijing to protect a little girl who has not been convicted.

After all, Su Liang was really valued for his medical skills, and he could be regarded as Xing Yusheng's savior.

Ning Jing brought out the warm food, sat opposite Su Liang, and ate slowly.

Su Liang held her little face in her hands and looked at the blue sky. For the first time since she came to this world, she missed her previous life. At least, that world didn't have so many intrigues and intrigues.

When Ning Jing was about to finish eating, there was a knock on the door.

Su Liang went to open the door, and there was a group of government officials outside.

"The county magistrate has opened a court hearing on Su Xingzhe's case of theft and imperial examination fraud. Mr. Ning has been summoned to testify."

Ning Jing put down her chopsticks, wiped her hands, stood up and came over, "Okay."

"I'll go too." Su Liang wanted to see what the "Mousse" who threatened to take her back to the capital to be executed looked like.

She went out in men's clothes early in the morning. She found it more convenient and didn't change. She went out with Ning Jing, locked the door, and headed towards the county government office.

…

Half an hour ago.

Outside the Yamen was crowded with people watching the excitement.

Fraud in imperial examinations is a serious crime and also involves theft. In the past two days, there has been a lot of news in the county.

Su Xingzhe's second brother, Su Xingsheng, was the one beating the drum and complaining. He was kneeling in the hall, holding his neck and swearing viciously, saying that there must be a mistake. His brother had never left the house the day before the hospital examination, so it was impossible for him to steal.

Su Xingzhe was brought up in shackles.

In just two days, he seemed to have shed a layer of skin, his hair was messy like dry grass, his eyes were dull, and he was pressed to kneel beside Su Xingsheng.

Mu Fei's face was indifferent, "Su Xingzhe, you didn't go out the day before the college entrance examination. Are there any other witnesses besides your family?"

Su Xingzhe slowly raised his head and answered irrelevantly, "I didn't steal the sample paper. The examiner gave it to me."

The whole audience was in an uproar.

Mu Fei's face did not change, "What evidence?"

Su Xingzhe lowered his head, "Five days before the college entrance examination, the examiner met me alone in the county school. My classmates were there at the time and knew about it."

"The examiner meeting you alone and him giving you the sample paper are two different things." Mu Fei snorted, "Answer my question, who can prove that the examiner gave you the sample paper?"

Su Xingzhe trembled and fell silent.

People outside the hall were whispering, thinking that Su Xingzhe was hysterical and was talking nonsense to get away with it.

Unexpectedly, Su Xingzhe suddenly raised his head and raised his voice, "Someone can testify for me! The first place in this case is Ning Jing from my village!"

Mu Fei's eyes flickered slightly, "You mean, he saw it with his own eyes?"

"Yes! Please ask the adults to summon Ning Jing, he will prove my innocence!" Su Xingzhe's voice suddenly became firm.

"Come here." Mu Fei nodded, "Go and ask Mr. Ning to come. Be polite, he is a good friend of the Prince of Beijing."

The last sentence, said in public, was meaningful.

While waiting for Ning Jing to come, Mu Fei asked Su Xingzhe again, "You said that the examiner gave you the sample paper? What did he say at the time?"

"The examiner didn't say it was a sample paper, he just said that there were some useful questions and good answers for the college examination, and asked me to take it back to see." Su Xingzhe said.

"What did you do with the examiner before that?" Mu Fei asked.

Su Xingzhe shook his head, "I am from a poor family, and I met the examiner for the first time that day. At that time, I also felt strange, why I was favored by the examiner, and I also fantasized that it was because the examiner's granddaughter happened to see me and fell in love with me, and he wanted to marry his granddaughter to me, so he promoted me to help me."

As soon as these words came out, the whole room burst into laughter.

The spectators outside the hall were all mocking Su Xingzhe for wanting to eat swan meat, having a bad brain, wishful thinking, talking nonsense, and being shameless...

Even Su Xingsheng was stunned by Su Xingzhe's words.

Only Mu Fei, looking at Su Xingzhe's eyes, suddenly became deep.

Because he knew the whole story, Su Xingzhe defended himself, but what he said was not the truth. The test paper that the examiner asked him to bring to Ning Jing became a gift from the examiner in Su Xingzhe's mouth.

Of course, the nature is different.

In the former, Su Xingzhe was still involved in theft.

In the latter case, the process of him getting the sample paper was completely passive.

It was a smart move, and it also involved the examiner.

However, one-sided statements are useless, there must be evidence or witnesses.

The key lies in Ning Jing, who Su Xingzhe wants to find to testify for him.

As far as Mu Fei knows, Su Xingzhe's family has a deep conflict with Ning Jing and Su Liang, and he has tested it today. Ning Jing is just a false noble person who cares about his future and has little chance of helping Su Xingzhe.

"The witness is here!"

The crowd made way, and Mu Fei saw two figures walking side by side, with their backs to the light, and their faces could not be seen clearly.

When they arrived outside the court, they were closer, and Mu Fei's eyes passed from Ning Jing to Su Liang.

Su Liang was also looking at Mu Fei, remembering that she had seen this person some time ago, but Mu Fei obviously didn't know her at that time.

It's normal. The original owner was just a lowly commoner in the capital, how could she have the opportunity to meet the noble prince.

Mu Fei came back to his senses, "Set up a seat for Mr. Ning."

"No need." Ning Jing stood not far from Su Xingzhe.

Su Xingzhe looked at Ning Jing anxiously, "Mr. Ning, you and I are from the same village, but we have never been in contact. Five days before the college entrance examination, I went to the county school. The examiner gave me a paper for some reason and asked me to take it back to discuss it with you! I thought I was favored by the examiner and was ecstatic. I was also beaten by my classmates because of jealousy!"

Mu Fei narrowed his eyes slightly and slammed the gavel to quiet the spectators outside the hall.

Su Xingzhe said with tears streaming down his face, "I was afraid that my parents would feel bad seeing me injured, so I rested in the teahouse in town and applied medicine, and read the test paper first. I didn't go home when I returned to the village. I followed the instructions of the examiner and took the test paper to discuss with you. But our two families had a quarrel over other things before, and you probably didn't believe me, so you burned the test paper I gave you in front of you! You didn't even read it!"

Mu Fei looked at Ning Jing, but couldn't see his emotions.

"Mr. Ning! I am innocent! That was really sent by the chief examiner! I found out that it was the same as the test paper when I took the college exam! I was influenced by the answers on the sample paper and couldn't think of any other answers during the exam!" Su Xingzhe burst into tears, "It's like a poem with a given topic. Once you have seen the best, you can't write it yourself!"

Ning Jing remained silent, and only heard Su Xingzhe's sad and angry voice, "After I was arrested, I realized that there is no such thing as a pie in the sky? Who am I? All this was set up for Mr. Ning! The chief examiner was bribed and used me to frame Mr. Ning! But Mr. Ning was smart and dodged it, and I, a chess piece that no one cared about, had to ruin my life and lose my life because of this! How unfair is it?!"

"I have studied hard for more than ten years, but in the end, I am just an ant that can be trampled on by others! I want to ask God, what did I do wrong?!" Su Xingzhe fell to the ground and cried.

The crowd of onlookers had quieted down and looked at each other.

Su Liang felt that Su Xingzhe was indeed a "talent" with a quick mind. What he said was not all true, but it was all in his favor.

The truth was that someone wanted to frame Ning Jing, but he didn't fall for it. Su Xingzhe was indeed used by someone, although he was not innocent either.

"Mr. Ning, what do you say?" Mu Fei had sat up straight, looking at Ning Jing with deep eyes and asked.

All eyes were focused on Ning Jing, and he said indifferently, "What he said about me is true."

Su Xingzhe trembled and cried even more miserably.

Outside the court, Su Xingzhe's family also burst into tears and shouted that they were wronged.

The crowd was in turmoil.

No one expected that things would turn around like this!

Ning Jing was the first in the case, and Mu Fei said in public not long ago that he was a friend of the Prince of Beijing, so his words naturally had weight.

Su Xingzhe raised his head again and choked up, saying, "Your Excellency can check whether I stayed in the Feiyan Town Teahouse for a long time that day. Someone must have seen me! And the examiner asked me to talk, and my classmates in the county school can all testify!"

Mu Fei sullenly slammed the gavel again, "Silence! Ning Jing, you mean, you know that the examiner gave you and Su Xingzhe the test paper, and you saw the test paper with your own eyes? Why did you not say a word when Su Xingzhe was arrested yesterday?"

Ning Jing's face was calm, "He gave it to me, I saw it, but I burned it without opening it, and I didn't know it was a sample paper."

It was completely consistent with what Su Xingzhe said.

"You also think that the examiner was bribed and deliberately framed you?" Mu Fei asked coldly.

Ning Jing's expression was indifferent, "I think this is a case that needs to be verified by your Excellency."

Su Liang was not surprised by Ning Jing's choice. He was not saving Su Xingzhe, but wanted to find out the real black hand.

Losing the chance to take the college entrance examination and going to jail was the price Su Xingzhe paid for his greed.

If Ning Jing said that Su Xingzhe's words were problematic, even if only a small part was false, he would no longer have a chance to defend himself, and the matter would soon end with Su Xingzhe's death.

And if Ning Jing told a different truth from Su Xingzhe, it would be one-sided, and no one could testify for it.

Speaking of the matter, this time, the one who deserved to die the most was not Su Xingzhe.

"Oh my God! It turned out that the examiner cheated and harmed people!"

"He must have been bribed! I heard that Mr. Ning was born in the Ning family, one of the four major merchants in Gan State, but was expelled from his home and hid here! Maybe the Ning family wanted to harm him!"

"Su Xingzhe is so pitiful! He did nothing wrong!"

...

Public opinion turned against him, and the spectators began to defend Su Xingzhe, completely forgetting that they were mocking and ridiculing Su Xingzhe not long ago, and they were eager to see him beheaded immediately.

"Someone!" Mu Fei shouted coldly, "Go and arrest Zhao Qingsong!"

This was the name of the examiner.

"Adjourn! Retrial tomorrow!" Mu Fei said, and stood up and left.

Su Xingzhe was taken away by the yamen runners again. He did not look at Ning Jing, nor did he say anything to him, for fear that someone would suspect that they had a private relationship.

Su Xingzhe was betting that Ning Jing would not stand by and watch him die, and that he wanted to know who instructed the examiner.

He won the bet.

Ning Jing walked out, and Su Liang chuckled, "Just now someone said that someone wanted to find me as a witness, and you tried it first. How do you feel?"

Ning Jing frowned slightly and thought for a moment, "I talked too much today, and I'm tired."