amaotonovel Chapter 708: Even More Than a Shrew
Chapter 708: Even More Than a Shrew
The next day, the news about Jin Ji's rape and murder of Madam Li Shao was also reported to the Jinluan Palace. The ministers were discussing it, "The person was killed by the son-in-law of the Jiang family..."
"I heard that the method was very cruel. Does the murderer have any special hobbies?"
"The Li and Shu families have made a big fuss. I'm afraid the Queen and Minister Jiang can't save her even if they want to. If this happened to a girl from an ordinary family, they could just bury her privately. But he could have hurt anyone else, but he had to hurt Minister Li's daughter-in-law, who had only been married for a few months."
"The eldest son of the Li family had a bad reputation to begin with. The Li family and the Shu family got married. I heard that Madam Li put a lot of effort into it, but now he has been killed."
Those who were on good terms with the Jiang family, or even supported the Jiang family, have now kept their mouths shut, after all, such a serious murder had occurred.
Jiang Jinyan stood in front calmly and reservedly, as if he did not hear everyone's pointing and talking. This matter did not spread among the common people, but it spread among the ministers. It was all thanks to Minister Shu. His niece was killed, and he spread the news among the ministers early in the morning. His words were also very unpleasant, and he did not care about Shu Xue's reputation after her death.
What's funny is that Shu Lang is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a subordinate of Minister Jiang. Many people in the court wanted to recommend him to be the Minister of Revenue, and finally the position of Minister fell into his hands. I'm afraid he has been holding a grudge until now, and this time he is taking advantage of his niece's death to severely trample on the Jiang family, and he is doing it openly.
Minister Shu is even more shrewish than a shrew.
At this time, the eunuch shouted loudly: "The emperor has arrived."
Xie Shang, dressed in a majestic dragon robe, strode to the dragon throne and sat down. The ministers saluted him one after another.
After a while of process, a moment passed.
At this time, Minister Shu was heard crying heartbrokenly, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to make."
Xie Shang saw him crying and snotting, and he knew what happened. He pretended to say, "What's wrong with Minister Shu? Why are you crying so hard so early in the morning?"
Minister Shu knelt on the ground, "My niece was murdered. She was only eighteen years old! Xue'er was obedient since she was a child. How could she be murdered and die so tragically? I beg the emperor to severely punish the murderer. The murderer is Master Jiang's second son-in-law Jin Ji. Jin Ji is a damn devil. He is not a human. How could he do this to a girl? Xue'er died so tragically."
He had already complained these words to his ministers, and it sounded funny and ridiculous.
Xie Shang received the news yesterday. Based on his understanding of Jin Ji, he believed that Jin Ji would never do such a thing, let alone kill anyone.
Jiang Jinyan frowned, "The case is still under investigation. How can Minister Shu conclude that it was Jin Ji's doing before the government has made a final conclusion? Minister Shu is not the official handling the case. It is too arbitrary to say so. I beg the emperor to investigate it clearly. I believe Jin Ji would not do such a thing."
Minister Shu said, "Sir, the one who died was my niece. I heard that the murderer was caught by Xue'er's husband himself. Xue'er died in Jin Ji's room. I know that Jin Ji is your brother-in-law. If you want to protect him, I have nothing to say. After all, the Queen is here. If the Queen wants to protect someone, it's just a matter of a word..."
Xie Shang's eyes flashed with coldness: "The Queen has not asked about this case. She has been busy with the poisoning of the people in Jishan Hall."
Seeing that the emperor was angry, the ministers dared not say a word.
Xie Shang's words also explained why Jiang Fenghua was not in the palace. She left the palace only to care about the safety of the people.
Minister Shu did not dare to say more, kneeling on the ground to explain: "I know I was wrong, I was too sad, I did not mean to mention the Queen. The Queen is naturally selfless, I just feel sorry for Xue'er's tragic death."
Xie Shang got annoyed when he saw him crying, and Shu Lang also learned the woman's temper of crying, making a fuss, and then threatening to commit suicide.
Jiang Jinyan stepped forward and said, "I request that you investigate this case thoroughly."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Mian became anxious, "Jin Ji's wife is Jiang Shangshu's second sister, right? It may not be appropriate for Jiang Shangshu to handle this case. Jiang Shangshu should avoid suspicion!"
"This case has a huge impact. I heard that Madam Li was tortured to death. The death was extremely horrific and the news has spread to the people. I would like to ask the emperor to order the case to be transferred to the Ministry of Justice. I will definitely find out the truth about the murderer and give justice to the deceased." Wang Mian said righteously.
Jiang Jinyan said, "If I remember correctly, Madam Wang and Minister Shu are also relatives. If Jin Ji is handed over directly to Minister Wang, I am afraid that he will be tortured into confessing before the case is thoroughly investigated. In this case, shouldn't Minister Wang also avoid suspicion?"
Wang Mian was stunned as to how he knew his wife was related to the Shu family. He quickly said, "Criminal cases should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for investigation. Although my wife is somewhat related to Minister Shu's family, there are so many officials in the Ministry of Justice. If Lord Jiang is worried, please ask Minister Tang of the Ministry of Justice to supervise the case personally."
At this time, Xie Shang sat calmly on the dragon chair and looked through the memorials submitted by the officials. He asked knowingly, "Where is Jin Ji being held now? Who is handling the case? What stage has the case reached?"
Jiang Jinyan said, "I heard that someone reported the case to Jingzhao Prefecture after the incident. Now Jin Ji is being held in a cell in Jingzhao Prefecture and is being handled by Prefect Zhang. I don't know what stage the case has reached. I went to the government office to visit Jin Ji, but was stopped by Prefect Zhang. Lord Wang is right. I should have avoided suspicion in this case, but I believe Jin Ji is innocent. I beg the emperor to investigate."
He said this to show that Zhang Anyu was selfless, as Zhang Anyu was someone personally promoted by the Emperor.
Xie Shang said: "Send Zhang Anyu to see me!"
Soon Zhang Anyu arrived before the emperor. "Your Majesty, I, Zhang Anyu, pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor..."
Xie Shang hadn't seen him for a long time. "No need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xie Shang added, "Regarding the prisoner Jin Ji who was detained by Jingzhao Prefecture yesterday, how far has Prefect Zhang handled this case? In front of me and all the ministers, Prefect Zhang, please tell us about the case!"
Zhang Anyu took out a letter written in blood on the cloth of a garment, "This is the letter Jin Ji submitted to me to plead his innocence. I have interrogated him overnight, but he did not admit to killing anyone. He even said that he had never seen Madam Li Shuxue, and he did not know how she ended up in the room with him. He also said that he was knocked unconscious and carried into the room, and he had no idea how Shuxue died."
Shu Lang said coldly: "It's just a sophistry. How could a murderer admit that he killed someone? Mr. Zhang keeps making excuses for the murderer. Just believe his one-sided words..."
Zhang Anyu said, "I am only describing the process of the case review. These words were not said by me, but by Jin Ji himself. As for the true situation of the case, it is still under review. Lord Shu is so excited to accuse me. Does he not believe in me or does he not believe that Jingzhao Prefecture can handle this case?"
"Lord Zhang is close to the Jiang family. I am just afraid that Lord Zhang is not handling the case impartially." Shu Lang wanted to prevent Zhang Anyu from handling Jin Ji's case.