Yamen in the capital.

The hall officials have beaten the hall drum three times, and the officials are lined up on the left and right and chanting "ascend to the hall".

Although Yin Zhangsong of the Capital Mansion sat in the lobby he was familiar with, he felt that the edge was on his back, and he was sweating profusely.

Xie Yinhua's maid and Qingshuang were brought up and knelt side by side in front of Zhang Song. Because Xie Yinhua's maid was injured, it was very difficult to kneel, and she was supported by others.

In today's case, the plaintiff and the defendant are just maids, but the identity of the master behind them is more noble than the other.

Xie Yinhua is the niece of Prime Minister Xie Cheng, and she is related to the queen of the current dynasty, which is famous in the capital.

And Chu Nanyue, who is a general of Xuanwei, has been fighting on the battlefield for several years, not to mention, once he returned to the capital, he quickly helped the emperor solve the problem of refugees smoothly, and also won the hearts of the people.

Seeing that the sixth prince Dongling Shuo also came to watch for some reason, he was even more worried, lest the trial be wrong, which would make His Royal Highness dissatisfied.

"His Royal Highness the Sixth is sympathetic to the people's feelings, and he has come to watch from the sidelines, so that the officials can admire him."

Zhang Song stood up and saluted Tanglin Shuo, and invited him to take a seat again, Dongling Shuo bowed his head lightly, and said hello.

Chu Nanyue and Xie Yinhua both sat opposite Tanglin Shuo.

"Who and what did the woman in the hall sue?" Zhang Song sat upright, trying to maintain the majesty of his parents.

I only heard the personal maid complain: "Lord Zhang, the slave maid is the personal maid of the eldest lady of the Xie family, today I came to the mansion of General Chu with the young lady, and the maid of General Chu suddenly drew a knife to be unfavorable to the young lady, and in a hurry, the slave maid had to block the knife with her body to protect the young lady." ”

"Is everything you say true?" Zhang Song looked at the maid with white lips in the hall.

"If everything is true, adults can ask someone to examine the injury." The maid replied.

Zhang Song raised his hand, and two officials temporarily took the maid out of the hall, it turned out that they were going to the hut to let the servants in the yamen check the wounds.

"My lord, this woman does have injuries on her body, it is caused by a dagger, and the bleeding has not completely stopped." The wounded person replied.

When Xie Yinhua heard this, he showed a smug expression of ambition to win, and said, "Lord Zhang, I saw the dagger at that time, please take a closer look." ”

The official took the dagger in Xie Yinhua's hand and presented it to Zhang Song.

Zhang Song opened the handkerchief, saw that the blood stain on the handkerchief was still wet, and there was also blood on the blade, and handed it to the man for comparison, and when he saw that he nodded, he asked: "Do you know who this dagger is?" ”

"Lord Hui, it's a slave." Qingshuang raised her head and said.

"The case is very clear, General Chu, it's not that the lower officials don't give you face, it's just that since it's a matter of human life, the lower officials don't care who she is. General Chu's maid deliberately hurt people......" Zhang Song straightened out his thoughts.

"Wait, Master Zhang, the slave and maid admit that this dagger belongs to the slave and the maid, but the person is not stabbed by the slave and the maid. The slave only stopped her at that time, but did not do anything to her. Qingshuang was in a hurry and couldn't help interrupting him.

Zhang Song was surprised: "You said that this knife is yours, don't put it on your waist, it's not that you hurt someone, could it be that the knife can't be made by itself?" ”

"Yes, you stopped her, and even tried to stop me." Xie Yinhua sneered, "Lord Zhang, I suspect that she is not the mastermind, but was instructed by General Chu. General Chu has long looked at me unpleasantly, and today he even instructed the maid to hurt me with a knife, pity my loyal girl, and block the knife for me! ”

Qingshuang loudly denied: "It's not like this! At that time, General Chu saw it, I didn't do it, and General Chu could testify for me. ”

Zhang Song, an official from the fourth grade, climbed and crawled in the officialdom before becoming the governor in the capital, and he also knew that the Xie family and Chu Nanyue were not easy to offend.

In today's case, he is bound to offend people a little, but if he makes as few mistakes as possible, he still has to judge the case impartially after all.

At least Tanglin Shuo was present, and the royal family could see it.

Zhang Song turned to Chu Nanyue and said, "Offended, General Chu, she is your person, and you have a direct interest." Not only you, but no one in the General's Mansion can testify for her. ”

After listening to it for a long time, Chu Nanyue didn't have any anxiety in his eyes, but smiled: "Then Lord Zhang, what Miss Xie said is naturally not countable." It was her maid, and naturally she was looking at her every word. ”

Zhang Song was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "That's right." ”

Chu Nanyue's eyes were much sharper: "In this case, Master Zhang can't conclude that I want to harm Miss Xie based on her testimony." Her injuries are real, but there is not necessarily only the possibility of being stabbed by my people. ”

"What else is possible?" Xie Yinhua stood up, unconcealed his anger, "If General Chu wants to reverse black and white, let's take a look at the wound on my maid's abdomen first." ”

Zhang Song saw her shouting, and couldn't help but persuade tactfully: "Miss Xie, during the trial process, please remain quiet." ”

Xie Yinhua sat down unconvinced, staring at Chu Nanyue's eyes with fire.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Qingshuang looked at Chu Nanyue with some self-reproach.

Chu Nanyue's eyes were bright, and after thinking about it, she suddenly raised her eyes to look at Zhang Song, revealing a knowing smile: "What Miss Xie said is right, I think the key to this case is the injury to Miss Xie's maid's abdomen." ”

"This party has already been inspected, and he is indeed injured, General Chu can trust my mansion." Zhang Song said.

Although the servants have a low status, they are all in-a-day injuries and autopsies, the wound on the maid's abdomen is simple, and there is a murder weapon at the scene, which is almost clear at a glance.

Xie Yinhua also snorted coldly beside her: "Master Zhang doesn't have to explain to her, I'm afraid that even if she understands, she will pretend to be confused." ”

Chu Nanyue didn't pay attention to her ridicule, but opened her mouth to Zhang Song: "Lord Zhang, I did the injury test at that time, and it took a very short time, obviously I only took a hasty look at it, and judged that the maid was indeed injured." But can you check the specific condition of the wound, such as the direction of the blade, the depth of the knife, etc.? ”

Zhang Song couldn't help but cast a surprised look when she heard that she was so familiar with the wound.

Chu Nanyue lowered her eyes indifferently: "I have been in the barracks for a long time, and I have seen a lot of casualties, nothing unusual." Please send someone to check it out. ”

Xie Yinhua thought that he couldn't find anything at all, so he pretended to be frank at the moment and did not stop him.

And Zhang Song summoned the maid again and examined the maid's wound for the second time.

He knelt down in the hall and said in a straight voice, "My lord, there is indeed something strange about this wound. ”

"What's wrong?" Zhang Song was surprised. It's a sure thing, is there really something else hidden?

"My lord, according to what Fang just said, both maids are right-handed. However, according to the situation at the time, according to the height of the two and the position they were standing, General Chu's maid would not be able to poke out such a wound of height and orientation. And the wound is very shallow, if there is really a intention to kill, it will never be like this. The small one thinks ......"

After spitting up, Zhang Song was keenly aware of it, and his face was serious: "Whatever you suspect, say it boldly, everything here is supported by the Sixth Highness." ”