Chapter 255 Outbreak of Plague 2
In the big prison of Ying Tianfu, Xia Mengning was closing her eyes to refresh her mind. A rustling sound came. The door of the prison was opened. A jailer-like man bent down and said, "Princess, Prince Mo sent a small one to pass it. Please go to the court."
Xia Mengning opened her eyes, and her calm eyes were clear. She stood up calmly, with an elegant posture and no panic.
The jailer followed Xia Mengning and couldn't help admiring that if such a woman was matched with the handsome prince, she was really a pair of people made in heaven.
"Spend the suspect!"
Xia Mengning stepped forward from the steps on the left side, stood in the center of the venue, looked at Changsun Mo sitting on the high platform in front of him, and his eyes slowly condensed his murderous intention.
This public trial was located on an empty execution ground in front of Yingtian Mansion, surrounded by people gathered to watch the lively.
Today, Changsun Mo is the chief judge, and the jury is Cheng Tianxing and Dong Jiancheng.
The scene and situation were all unfavorable to Xia Mengning, but Xia Mengning was not panicked. She was dressed in a moon-white butterfly dress and danced in the wind, which made people feel afraid.
Changsun Mo sat at the top and looked at Xia Mengning condescendingly. He had hatred and reluctance in his heart. He once thought that Xia Mengning was just an ordinary boudoir woman, but with the slow contact, he gradually found that Xia Mengning was not an ordinary woman. She was indifferent and ruthless, but like the poppy flower. People can't help but be attracted by its fragrance. Even if they know that one more step forward will be doomed, they still insist on the original choice.
The weather in the morning was originally warm, but there was a strong wind for no reason. Changsun Mo narrowed his eyes and looked at Xia Mengning standing in the middle of the venue. Dong Jiancheng, who was beside him, said, "Prince, the time has come."
Changsun Mo's face was faint, "The trial begins!"
He knew what would happen the next moment, but he had to do so. It's just an interesting woman. If he can get what he wants in the future, the women in the world will be his own.
Changsun Mo said to Xia Mengning, "Today, the prince specially tried this case. Xia Mengning, do you know the guilt?"
Xia Mengning stood in place. The cold wind blew up her skirt. She looked at Changsun Mo and smiled faintly, "What's wrong with my princess?"
Before Changsun Mo said anything, Dong Jiancheng, who was beside him, hurriedly said, "Bold, there are human and material evidence. How dare you quibble?"
Xia Mengning looked at Dong Jiancheng and didn't make a sound.
Cheng Tianxing echoed and said, "Lord Dong doesn't know anything. The person who testified to the princess just died last night."
Dong Jiancheng heard this and said angrily, "Did you die? Why is it so coincidental?"
With that, he looked at Xia Mengning and said, "It must have been done by this suspect's accomplice."
Xia Mengning smiled faintly and looked at Dong Jiancheng and said, "Lord Dong is really interesting to say this. Do you want to say that I sent someone to kill this person? Who can I send, my father or the son of the world?
Dong Jiancheng was stunned. Xia Mengning said that he obviously couldn't afford to offend these two people. If there was no complete evidence, he would have to be beaten by them.
Thinking of this, Dong Jiancheng hurriedly closed his mouth.
Changsun Mo looked at Xia Mengning and said, "Xia Mengning, I will give you one last chance. If you plead guilty, I can plead for you in front of the emperor and spare your life!"
What Changsun Mo said had a deep meaning. Xia Mengning listened, and a smile overflowed from the corners of her mouth. This Changsun Mo actually thought about what happened that day. Was it that his warning that day was not enough?
Thinking of this, Xia Mengning smiled slightly and said, "I believe that the Qing people are clear. If the prince can come up with evidence, I am willing to bear all the blame."
Changsun Mo sneered. He has given Xia Mengning several chances. This is the last chance. She still doesn't cherish it, so don't blame her for being ruthless.
At this time, a voice suddenly broke out in the crowd, "Go out of the way, get out of the way..."
Changsun Mo frowned, "Who dares to break into the court?"
Everyone turned around and saw a group of people coming from the crowd. The first one was the couple just now. Changsun Mo saw it from afar and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
The man walked in front and shouted, "I want to see Princess Hehe and ask Jiancun Pavilion to give us an explanation..."
Some insiders around were full of righteous indignation. They raised their hands and kept shouting. Xia Mengning was stunned, and then her eyebrows frowned tightly and felt something was wrong.
Changsun Mo looked at it and said, "Who is it?"
An officer and soldier ran to the front and knelt on one knee and said, "If you go back to the prince, it is a group of civilians who want to meet Princess Hehe and ask for an explanation."
Changsun Mo looked at it and said, "Is there any secret? Bring someone up."
The officer and soldier nodded and made way to bring the group in.
The man came to him with a look of grief, "The grass people see the prince."
Changsun Mo said, "What are you doing here? Is it possible that I don't know that this is the magic field, and idle people are not free to enter?
The man said eagerly, "The grass people are wronged, my lord. Here's the matter. The wife of the grass people ate the medicinal diet of Jiancun Pavilion a few days ago, and now she is sick and dead. The doctor diagnosed him, saying that she has been infected with the plague, and the grass people have also been infected."
Changsun Mo was shocked, "What are you talking about?"
The man's face was flushed, as if he had a fever. He cried and said, "My wife and I have only been in contact with the medicinal diet of Jiancun Pavilion. Now many people around us have been infected. Please ask the prince to kill this poisonous woman quickly and give us justice."
Changsun Mo didn't say anything. Dong Jiancheng, who was beside him, hurriedly said, "It's really crazy. He actually used such inferior medicinal materials to make medicinal diets, which also made so many people innocently infected with diseases. It should be questioned!"
Changsun Mo stood up, walked down, walked to Xia Mengning step by step, and whispered, "Xia Mengning, did you think of today's ending?"
Xia Mengning looked up and saw the proud face of the eldest grandson Mo. Then she suddenly woke up, "Did you do it?"
Changsun Mo lowered his voice and said, "I will give you one last chance. As long as you are willing to go to the emperor and propose to terminate the marriage contract with Changsun Yun as my side concubine, I will protect your life. From now on, I will no longer embarrass you."
Xia Mengning looked at him and said word by word, "Changsun Mo, I thought you were just greedy and a little sinister. I didn't expect you to be so despicable and shameless. In order to achieve your own goal, you don't hesitate to lose so many innocent lives. Changsun Mo, you are narrow-minded and you can never take on a big responsibility. The material."
Changsun Mo listened and said with a faint face, "Xia Mengning, don't care who I am. I only ask you once, how do you want to choose today?"
Xia Mengning smiled and said, "I said yesterday that I won't be with you."
Changsun Mo was furious and laughed a few times and said, "Come on, find a doctor to diagnose and treat these people. If the condition is confirmed, the suspect and all the people in the Jiancun Pavilion will be immediately taken to the prison. I will personally report the situation to the emperor, and please make a final determination."
After saying that, Changsun Mo raised his foot and walked forward. He sat on the chair. The winner beside him said, "Your Lord, don't miss the opportunity."
Changsun Mo knew what the good opportunity was said by the winner. As early as yesterday, the two had discussed today's plan. Now if Xia Mengning is beheaded by taking advantage of the chaos and beheaded first, it can truly disintegrate the involvement of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Dingxi Royal Palace, so that they can't form a faction, so as not to threaten themselves. My own power.
Changsun Mo frowned and sighed slightly. He couldn't say why, but no matter how many decisions he had made before and how much determination he made, when he really faced Xia Mengning's clear eyes, he could not be cruel.
He can't say what's wrong with him. Is this what people say about emotion?
When Jue Yingzi saw that Changsun Mo was silent and did not speak, he was secretly shocked. Could it be that he had found something? While thinking about it, he saw Changsun Mo sighed and said, "Sir, I have a way myself."
With that, he turned around and went out. Jue Yingzi stood still, looking at Changsun Mo's back and thinking about it, and there was a murderous atmosphere in his eyes.
Dong Jiancheng soon found several well-known doctors in the capital. After the joint diagnosis and treatment of several doctors, it was concluded that the man's disease would be contagious, and if not, a major plague would break out.
In this way, everyone was so scared that they ran away. Changsun Mo said, "Go to the palace and report to the emperor."
At this moment, a shrill voice came, "Your Majesty!"
Everyone hurriedly knelt down. A bright yellow carriage came, and Changsun Han, wearing a dragon robe, came out of the carriage.
Changsun Mo and Dong Jiancheng were stunned. They hurried to the front and knelt down, "I've seen the emperor."
Changsun Han nodded, went up and sat down, and said, "What's going on? How's the trial going?"
Changsun Mo looked around and knelt down and said, "In the words of my father, the person who testified to the princess He suddenly died last night. While the trial today, someone suddenly came to report that the medicinal diet of Jiancun Pavilion contains the root cause of infectious diseases. If it is not controlled, I'm afraid there will be a plague."
Changsun Han was shocked and frowned, "Why is it like this? Come on, send it to the doctor!"
In a short time, an imperial doctor came to treat him. Changsun Han asked anxiously, "How's it going?"
The doctor finished diagnosing the man's pulse and said with a panic, "If you go back to the emperor, the old minister will diagnose... This is indeed a contagious disease..."
Changsun Han was furious and patted his big hand on the table. "How can this be like this? Can you diagnose what kind of disease is this?"
The imperial doctor nodded repeatedly, "According to the emperor's words, according to the old minister, this infectious disease seems to be caused by a cold, a kind of pollen called Tianchi flower."
Changsun Han was stunned and said, "It's ridiculous, but where did you find out where the source came from?"
After listening to Changsun Han's words, Dong Jiancheng, who was beside him, hurried forward and said, "These people who have been found to be infected with diseases have taken the medicinal diet of Jiancun Pavilion before... According to what I can see, the emperor should immediately order to thoroughly investigate the medicinal materials of Jiancun Pavilion."
Changsun Han was furious and said, "Come on, let me thoroughly investigate all the medicinal materials in the warehouse of Jiancun Pavilion. Before that, all the people in Jiancun Pavilion will be escorted to the prison. In addition, before the matter is not clear, the Prime Minister's Mansion will be detained. You are not allowed to go out or visit casually!"
Xia Mengning was shocked. She already knew that everything was done by Changsun Mo, but now all the evidence is unfavorable to her. Once this situation is early, how can Changsun Mo give himself a chance to turn things around?
Xia Mengning was worried and saw the officer and soldier come forward and said, "Princess, please."