The next day, after the next court session, Jiang Zixuan was waiting for Jiang Nuan directly at the gate of the palace.
"Sister Zixuan?"
Jiang Nuan circled around Jiang Zixuan and said in disbelief.
Ordinary Jiang Zixuan is mostly low-key, but today she is wearing a light pink dress with lively butterflies embroidered on the skirt. As she walks, the butterflies seem to be flying.
My face, which was usually free of makeup and powder, was also smeared with lipstick.
I almost didn't recognize Jiang Nuan at first glance.
"Well, Nuannuan, let's go."
Jiang Zixuan said with some anticipation.
After the two arrived at Court of Judicial Review, they saw Zhou Youjia standing at the door to greet them from a distance.
After Zhou Youjia saw Jiang Zixuan, his face turned red and he even stuttered a little when he spoke.
"My lord, your highness the princess, your highness the princess, you come with me."
Along the way, Zhou Youjia didn't dare to look at Jiang Zixuan.
Jiang Zixuan couldn't help but chuckle when he saw him like this.
Now, Zhou Youjia's face turned redder.
After arriving in the cell, Zhou Youjia entered working mode and slowly returned to normal.
Originally, I wanted to bring these prisoners over to show Jiang Nuan, but this was too deliberate, so I had to give in to Jiang Nuan and let her come and see them in the cell.
Jiang Nuan didn't find anything wrong. He just thought she wanted to come and play, so he took her to the cell to have a look.
Zhou Youjia brought her to the cell where people who had not yet been convicted because of insufficient evidence were kept.
Compared to the dungeons where those who committed the most heinous crimes lived, the cells of these people looked much more normal, at least they could be considered clean and tidy.
Zhou Youjia walked to the first cell and shouted to the people inside, "Zhao Xianglin."
"Yeah." The person inside responded weakly.
"Zhao Xianglin was arrested because we suspected that he had killed his wife."
Zhou Youjia explained to Jiang Nuan.
"I told you I didn't kill my wife!"
Upon hearing this, the people inside immediately defended themselves.
Zhou Youjia ignored his words. Most of the people who entered Court of Judicial Review said that they were wronged. If their words could be believed, then there would be no bad people in this world.
"First, neighbors heard him and his wife quarreling many times, and after one quarrel, his wife disappeared.
During the investigation, our people found a female corpse under an old tree in his backyard. Her height and build were very similar to his wife's, but her face had been maliciously damaged, and the body had decomposed due to too much time.
So we have reason to suspect that he impulsively killed his wife after a quarrel and buried her body under an old tree."
Zhou Youjia said to Jiang Nuan.
Jiang Nuan nodded, it is indeed very possible.
"But since there is no more evidence and he has been emotionally denying the matter, we have not yet reached a conclusion."
Zhou Youjia interrogated Zhao Xianglin. He was very emotional and did not look like he was lying. He had seen many prisoners and it was impossible for anyone to pretend to be like this.
So when others wanted to directly sentence Zhao Xianglin to death, he fought against all the odds and saved him.
However, there has been no progress in this case, and it is impossible to keep him here forever. Zhou Youjia is now placing his hope in Jiang Nuan's voice to see if there can be any new clues.
[Host, this person was wronged!]
After Guagua ate this person's melon, he immediately said to Jiang Nuan.
In the cell, Zhao Xianglin, who had a languid expression and seemed resigned to his fate, shed tears after hearing these words.
This was the first time in a long time that he had heard someone say that he had been wronged, and he suddenly felt aggrieved.
But he looked around, but couldn't find who said it. Finally, he laughed to himself and wondered, was he hallucinating?
[What? Unjustly accused? Guagua Please tell me what the situation is.]
After hearing the clues Zhou Youjia said, Jiang Nuan also preconceivedly regarded him as a suspect. After hearing what Guagua said, he immediately asked.
After Zhao Xianglin heard Jiang Nuan's voice, he set his sights on Jiang Nuan. Isn't this his hallucination? Does anyone really know that he was wronged?
My heart, which was originally dead, suddenly rekindled.
[The person buried under the old tree in his house was not his wife, but a distant relative of his neighbor. After the snowstorm, she had nowhere to go, so she came to seek refuge with him, but he took a fancy to her appearance and wanted to do something evil.
The man resisted fiercely, but the neighbor used too much force and killed her directly. It happened that Zhao Xianglin and his wife had a quarrel at this time, and his wife returned to her parents' house in anger, and then disappeared.
Seeing that this man had a similar figure to Zhao Xianglin's wife, the neighbor buried the man under an old tree while he was out looking for his wife, preparing to blame him.
Later, when the ancient tree had to be transplanted for some reasons, the body under the tree was discovered and reported to the official. What follows is what Zhou Youjia said.]
Is this actually the case? Zhao Xianglin felt resentment toward that neighbor in his heart.
[What about his wife? Is she really missing?]
Jiang Nuan asked.
[His wife is not missing. She is going to say she was abducted. Host, do you still remember Huijue of Pure Brahma Temple?]
[Did he do it?]
Jiang Nuan naturally remembered it and said in surprise.
[Yes, it was him. After quarreling with Zhao Xianglin and returning to her parents' home, his wife felt uneasy and was going to go to the temple to burn incense and meditate. Then she was abducted by Huijue and sold to another remote mountain village.
However, after Pure Brahma Temple's people were wiped out, many people who were sold away were also found. Officers and soldiers have already gone to pick them up. Calculating the time, they should be able to arrive at Capital City tomorrow.]
[Oh, that's good.]
Hearing this, Jiang Nuan breathed a sigh of relief. This was good, she didn't have to worry about finding evidence. When people come tomorrow, Zhao Xianglin's grievances could be clarified.
"By the way, Lord Zhou, this person shouldn't be sentenced for a while, right?"
It would be bad if Zhao Xianglin is sentenced to death before anyone comes.
"No, his case will not be tried until five days at the earliest."
Hearing this time, Jiang Nuan was completely relieved.
Zhao Xianglin had a look of hope in his eyes, he would be able to clear his name right away!
Then, Zhou Youjia took Jiang Nuan to the next cell.
"This is Wu Mazi, the owner of a steamed bun shop in the west of the city. He just came in the day before yesterday. The reason is that someone found something resembling a human finger in the steamed buns he sold. Then he reported it to the police. After the appraisal, it was indeed a human finger."
"He also did not admit the murder. He only said that the meat he sold for selling buns came from Butcher Wang. However, we checked Butcher Wang several times and found nothing suspicious."