Chapter 34: Confrontation

"What do you say?" the prince listened to Jade's words, and didn't say anything else, just looked at Xiao Gong and asked.

"Back to Your Highness, the slave and maid really gave the money to the coachman. The slave even gave him a penny. And when I came back that night, I met robbers on the way. The coachman even left his slave and maid and ran away alone. If it weren't for Lord Wang passing by and saving the slave maid, the slave and maid probably wouldn't be alive now. The slave and maid are really wronged, and I ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be the master of the slave and maid. Seeing that the prince was asking her, Xiao Gong hurriedly knelt down and answered.

"I've heard about the royal house saving you, and I've heard about it. Since you really gave the money to the coachman, you should not be afraid to confront the driver. "The prince never listens to the words of the family, and at this time, it is natural that the two parties must confront each other to distinguish the truth from the false.

Of course, the slave and the maid were not afraid, the slave and the maid did not lie, and sat up straight as they should be. Xiao Gong raised his head without humility or arrogance, and replied intently at the prince.

"Okay, bring the coachman. Seeing this, the prince nodded and commanded outward. There is a king's house outside, so naturally they will go and bring the coachman.

After the prince finished speaking, he looked at Luo Zijin and said, "The two young ladies have something to say, and they will wait until the palace meets the coachman." Now it's better to go to the apse of the main palace for a while. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. Luo Zijin also planned to wait for the coachman to finish speaking before she spoke, so he agreed. Fei Chengcheng saw that Luo Zijin agreed, so she naturally had nothing else to say, and followed her to bless her body and go to the apse to take refuge together.

Murong Shuo, who was originally hiding in the apse, heard Luo Zijin and the others coming in, and hurriedly dodged away, dodging in the opposite direction, and did not meet Luo Zijin and them.

He didn't expect Luo Zijin and the others to get involved in this matter. Although he had never met Luo Zijin, he had heard of her behavior. Even if she really sees any grievances, she should not ask about the family affairs of the prince's mansion. Unless, this matter is related to her vital interests, or she really has some conclusive evidence to prove Xiaogong's innocence.

Although he didn't ask too much about Xiaogong, he also knew a rough idea. He also wanted to take the opportunity to see if there was any way she could persevere. Who knew that such a trip would be killed halfway like this.

In a short time, the king came to wait outside the palace with the steward and the coachman. After the king went in and told the prince, he called the steward to go in, and the steward's words were naturally the same as what the jade said. The prince also knows that it is precisely because he knows that he is a strict person, and although he can't rub sand in his eyes, he has always dealt with the truth and impartially, so he will be in charge of the punishment of the people in the house.

Listening to what he meant, it was indeed because he listened to the coachman's words first, and wanted Xiaogong to admit his mistake, and he didn't plan to drive her away. It was she who said yes, and ran away after colliding with the steward, that caused the matter to get to this point.

After hearing this, the prince knew that the steward was really not at fault, but he was just being taken advantage of. Jade and the others want to help him drive Xiaogong away, and this prince can also understand. But those people in the past really made mistakes, and they were caught red-handed and driven away with conclusive evidence. But this time, it is obvious that this little gong may have been wronged, and this unscrupulous way to achieve the end is really against his principles. If it was found out that this little gong was correct in the end, he would definitely not have wronged her.

Although the coachman has received the favor of the prince's mansion, he has never had the opportunity to see the prince. Now that he saw him, the coachman, who was already guilty of Xiao Gong, only thought about repaying the prince and hardened his heart again. planned to bite the little gong to death when the prince asked him.

After the prince asked the steward, he asked him to step aside for a while, and then he looked at the coachman and asked, "You are the coachman who sued Xiaoluo for not paying back the money?"

"Back to Your Highness, the little one is the coachman. But it's not a complaint, the small family really can't open the pot, so I want to ask the girl for the money that should belong to the small. If the girl is willing to give, the little one will leave with a thousand thanks. The small one only asks the prince's mansion to give the small one justice. The coachman replied on his knees.

"You said she didn't give you money, but she said that she didn't just give you half a penny, who the hell are you two lying? You left her to flee for your life that night, and now you are asking for money, do you have any evidence?" Although the prince's words were peaceful, everyone thought that he had leaned towards Xiaogong's side.

When the coachman heard the prince ask, he suddenly didn't know what to do. He thought that the prince also knew about this matter, but the prince asked this question at this time, how could he answer? Of course, he had no evidence, so he could only rely on these few words. But that little gong is also without evidence, it can be simply ended, why does the prince ask more. Is it because there are more people who know, so they want to do one more drama together?

The coachman wanted to repay the prince's favor, but he didn't want to misunderstand what the prince meant. Thinking that it was to make him more insistent on his own opinions, he was confused for a long time at first, but he quickly "figured out" the prince's meaning, and replied: "Go back to Your Highness, the little one is to flee first, but it is to find someone to come back to save the girl." When the little one came back that night, the girl was gone. After many inquiries, I learned that the girl was rescued without incident. But the small money that should have been won was lost again. Originally, the little one told the girl after arriving in Yaoshan, but at that time the girl said that she would give the little one back home. The little one didn't dare to argue, so he agreed, but he didn't see a copper plate until this time. The little ones dared to come to the house to ask. ”

"Is there anything different from what you remember?" the prince did not say anything else after listening to the coachman's answer, but looked at Xiao Gong again.

"Back to His Royal Highness, it is a fact that he fled first, as for whether he found someone to come back to save the slave and maid, the slave and maid had already returned to the house at that time, and the truth of the matter is that the slave and maid have no way of knowing. But the money he wanted, when he took the slave and maid to the foot of Yaoshan to open his mouth, the slave and maid gave him the money. Mama originally gave the slave and maid a hanging of money, so that the remaining half of the hanging was for the slave and maid to eat by themselves. But when the slave saw that he was pitiful, she gave him all the money. The slave and maid got up from dawn that day to work, and did not eat anything all day. If you want to say that the slave and maid swallowed this money privately, the slave and maid are really wronged!"

Xiao Gong said and said, thinking of the hard work of that day, he couldn't help but reddened his eyes with grievances. Just suppressed for self-esteem and not let the tears fall.

"Then, do you have any evidence?" The prince couldn't bear to see Xiao Luo's grievances, after all, Xiao Gong was just a sixteen-year-old girl who had just lost her father, and then went to Yaoshan to carry water alone, and she was so frightened at night. The prince was really guilty. Although my heart is biased towards her, I still have to ask what I should ask. After all, this matter involves the rules of the house, and he must give a disposition that everyone is convinced of.

"Back to Your Highness, the slave has no evidence. Who would have thought that this coachman would come to frame the slave and maid, and who would have thought of what evidence to prepare? But isn't he also empty talk. "Of course you don't have the evidence, but you can't believe the coachman's nonsense because of this.