Chapter 246 Zhao Ze's Trial

Midnight, South China Prison.

The deepest part of the prison is as bright as day, and all the prisoners looked there enviously.

Suddenly, everyone calmed down.

All the movements are condensed in mid-air.

All the expressions turned into consters.

Lang Zhong was so tired that he sweated profusely and stabbed the last needle.

It was so quiet in the air that everyone leaned out desperately and prayed for Li Xiaoxiao to 'die' peacefully.

Suddenly, a painful moan came from the depths of the prison.

The prisoners looked over nervously, and their hearts suddenly picked up.

Li Xiaoxiao woke up and slowly opened her eyes. "It's so bright." She subconsciously raised her arm to block in front of her.

"Is I dead?" She asked herself.

"Not dead yet," the man behind Lang Zhong replied.

"Okay, wake up. It's okay. The little one will take the needle." Lang Zhong turned around and asked Zhao Ze.

"Okay" Zhao Ze sat at the wooden table and looked at Li Xiaoxiao with pity. Behind him stood a soft hat servant, Shangguan Baoer, a woman disguised as a man.

"Brother Zhao, this woman is so pitiful," Baoer sighed, as if the girl was her.

"En" Zhao Ze didn't say much. After Lang Zhong finished packing up, he asked him to go down first. Only the head of the prison stood aside with his hand down. This was ordered by Sima Guang. He had to have a personal testimony to prevent officials from cheating.

"Bao'er, go and help Miss Li up." Zhao Ze raised his hand.

"Oh!"

Shangguan Baoer obediently went forward and helped Li Xiaoxiao up and asked her to sit against the wall.

"Come on, give this to her!" Zhao Ze took out a small brocade box from his arms, which contained five blue pills.

"Your Excellency, what is this?" The prisoner asked softly.

"Oh, this is Da Huan Dan, which can help the dying people talk about their lives. Why don't you believe it?" Zhao Ze glanced at the prison head and paid more attention when he saw that he was strange.

"Don't dare, don't dare, the little one just act according to the order, how dare you doubt the adults!"

"I'm sorry you don't have the courage." Zhao Ze turned around and said to Shangguan Baoer, "Give this to Baoer and give her warm water"

"Yes, Brother Zhao"

Baoer took the small blue pill with Zhao Ze's body temperature and let Li Xiaoxiao take it with half a bowl of water.

The prison leader stared at Li Xiaoxiao and wanted to see if this Da Huan Dan was useful. He is afraid that something will go wrong in the middle. He can't afford it. In case something happens, he doesn't want to be a scapegoat. Everything is done by Lord Zhao in front of him.

Zhao Ze looked at Li Xiaoxiao with confidence. What he wanted to know was whether this magical pill was useful. This was the treasure given to him by Su Su before going to Bianliang. It should be no problem.

When the moon was full, the coyote screamed and heard it really in the prison.

Under the cold breath, Li Xiaoxiao's pale face gradually became bloody, and the withered life was recovering. Little by little, a touch of red was spreading, like the root of a plant climbing on the girl's cheek. After a rag of incense, a miracle appeared.

The gloomy eyes glowed again, and the body also regained its strength, and his hands and feet moved freely.

Li Xiaoxiao looked at Zhao Ze in shock and said to himself that this person was Mr. Qingtian.

Suddenly, she got up and knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Master Qingtian is on it, and the daughter of the people, Lord Li Xiaoxiao, saved my life."

"Okay, don't be polite, just get up and talk," Zhao Ze said angrily, so majestic.

"Yes, my lord" Li Xiaoxiao slowly stood up. Although she was still a little weak, it was no big deal, not to mention that there was a kind brother supporting her. ( This little brother - he is the follower disguised as Shangguan Baoer)

Li Xiaoxiao did not dare to look up. She knew that the rules of the government could not look up at the official, but Zhao Ze was an official. As long as he opened his mouth, everything was easy to do. He wanted to take a closer look at Li Xiaoxiao, so he asked her to raise her head.

The weak Li Xiaoxiao raised his jaw timidly. Zhao Ze's eyes lit up, big eyes, thin lips, thin waist and long legs, graceful and touching. Is this a female criminal Li Xiaoxiao?

I can't believe that the ancients were really beautiful and pure. From those innocent eyes, it seemed that she could see the bottom of her heart.

The heart is sharp, and Li Xiaoxiao also seems to feel something. This adult is so majestic, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a lion's nose. At first glance, he is a blessed person. Could it be that this adult has a crush on me?

Impossible, impossible. Li Xiaoxiao pinched himself fiercely in his heart and soon woke up. She was a prisoner. How could this adult like her? Thinking of Li Xiaoxiao kneeling down again, tears rolled down like a thread.

He cried and said, "Please uphold justice for the people's women. The people's women are wronged. I didn't kill Master Zhuang and his wife. I didn't kill them."

The head of the prison looked upset and coughed gently, reminding, "Li Xiaoxiao, the offender, don't cry, and reply to the adult's words."

"It doesn't matter," Zhao Ze raised his hand and said, "Li Xiaoxiao, I already know your grievance. I'm here tonight to ask about what happened that day. You have to tell me truthfully, otherwise I can't save you."

"Yes, my lord" Li Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears and raised her head. "Your Excellency asked, the woman will answer truthfully."

"Good"

Pens, ink, paper and inkstones have been placed on the wooden table for a long time. Just waiting for Zhao Ze to give an order, Master Zuo, who is standing aside, will accurately record the prisoner's confession for reference.

Before the start, Zhao Ze asked Master Zuo to sit down and prepare to record, and then officially began to inquire.

Zhao Ze took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said, "My surname is Zhao, my name is Boyan, and the criminal woman is Li Xiaoxiao."

"It's Li Xiaoxiao"

"Okay, now I ask you, what number was your husband and wife when they died last month?"

"Your Excellency, the people remember clearly that it is the Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the first lunar month"

"The ninth day of the first lunar month" Zhao Ze didn't know much about the old almanac and asked indifference, "What is the number on the ninth day of the first lunar month?"

"Ah, isn't the ninth day of the first lunar month?" Li Xiaoxiao replied.

Master Zuo has been working in Nanhua for more than ten years. As soon as he heard it, he knew what Zhao Ze asked. He quickly answered, "Your Excellency, the ninth day of the first lunar month is October 2nd."

"Yes, it's indeed October 2nd." Zhao Ze pinched and replied, in fact, he knew in his heart that he was doing a play.

"Now I'll ask you again, where were you on the night of October 1st?"

"Lord, the daughter sleeps in the room next to the master and wife"

"Who will testify?"

"This?" Li Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and replied, "The daughter remembers that she met Uncle Hong who lit the lamp before going back to her room."

"Is it an old man named Hong Bao?"

"Exact, my lord"

"So why did Hong Bao say in his testimony that he didn't see you back to his room until the fifth day?" Zhao Ze stared at Li Xiao's eyes and asked.

"Your Excellency, it's only the second watch day when the daughter returns to her room. How can it be the fifth watch day?"

"En" Zhao Ze thought a little. After a while, he changed the question "What time did you get up on the morning of October 3rd?"

"October 3rd?" Li Xiaoxiao was a little uncomfortable with this name for a while. After a while, he replied, "It should have woken up at dawn"

"When exactly is the dawn?"

"It's probably Mao Shi, genius is bright"

"Where did you go after you got up?"

"Lord, the daughter got up and went to the room to prepare for breakfast for the master and wife"

"Who has seen you?" Zhao Ze asked not very wisely.

"It's Sister-in-law Bai, and Sister-in-law Bai saw me"

"But why did Mrs. Bai say she didn't see you?"

"Your Excellency, what the woman said is true. Mrs. Bai is a banker of the banker. She gets up early every day to get water for the house. The woman sees Mrs. Bai almost every morning, and Mrs. Bai will also see the girl..." Li Xiaoxiao still wanted to defend, and Zhao Ze raised his hand to stop her.

"Change the question, how old is Li Xiaoxiao this year?"

"Lord Hui, the daughter of the people is 17 years old this year"

"What are the measurements?"

"Your Excellency, what are the three measurements?" Li Xiaoxiao asked puzzledly.

Even the master stopped writing and wanted to know how to write the word 'three measurements'?

Zhao Ze consciously lost his words and quickly said, "I just want to ask you how long you are."

Li Xiaoxiao replied: "The three measurements of the women are about five feet and two inches"

"Five feet and two inches!" Zhao Ze looked at Li Xiaoxiao and felt that she was almost one side taller than Guan Baoer, which means that she was 1.65 meters tall.

"Stretch out your hand and let me have a look!"

"It's an adult!" Li Xiaoxiao slowly raised his arm, revealing his small half-colored elbow. Although it was a little dirty, he could still see the white and red skin.

"The palm of his hand is up" Zhao Ze got a little closer.

Li Xiaoxiao respectfully stretched out his palm and let Zhao Ze watch.

In fact, Zhao Ze did not look at the palm of her hand, but deliberately distracted her attention from her fingers, fingertips, nails, and scratches on her neck. Although it has healed, there are still five fingerprints.

"Okay, you stand up, I want to take your palm print"

"Yes..." Li Xiaoxiao doesn't know what the palm print is, but seeing that the adult's words are so profound and mysterious, she feels that she is very lucky. Maybe she can really reverse the case and complain.

Zhao Ze took a piece of rice paper and an emerald rouge box.

The rouge box was filled with the printing mud used in the court. After opening it, Li Xiaoxiao pressed it twice in the rouge box, and then asked her to press her palm on the rice paper and take the palm print.

Master Zuo looked in the clouds. Although he couldn't explain why he wanted to take palm prints, he also found something. Maybe it was related to solving the case. He thought so.

"Okay, the palm tattoo has been taken, and I have one more question to ask."

"Your Excellency, please." Li Xiaoxiao took a step back and was about to kneel down. Zhao Ze said, "No, just stand and reply."

"Follow the command"

"I want to know what's going on with the five-finger scratches on your neck?"

"Lord Hui, the people's daughter didn't know. She just had a nightmare at night. Someone grabbed the woman's neck and woke up with these five-finger scratches."

Zhao Ze nodded and seemed to understand something.

"Which clothes did you wear on the day Master Zhuang died?"

"The reply is that green gauze"

"Which clothes did you wear on October 2nd, that is, the first day of Master Zhuang's death"

"People's women remember that it should be a white shirt, a pink skirt, and a blue armor"

"Yes, that's right. I don't know if Miss Li remembers that a corner of the white cloth shirt is missing?"

"People don't know!" Li Xiaoxiao answered with bitter words.

Zhao Ze breathed a sigh of relief and took the confession from the master's hand. Unexpectedly, he was word for word. He asked in surprise and asked in surprise, "Master Zuo, you write so fast."

Master Zuo thought that Zhao Ze was complaining about him, so he quickly got up and replied, "Please be aware of it. If there is anything wrong, correct it and never neglect it."

Zhao Ze smiled and told him with a little deep meaning, "That's not true. The master not only writes good words, but also doesn't even paint a place. He is not bad. I am very happy."

Master Zuo's heart moved and hurried forward: "I dare not be ugly in front of the adult. The two small strokes are difficult to wait for the elegant hall, and Lord Sima's handwriting is really good!"

"Oh, don't be modest. I'll talk to you later. You can sit down first," Zhao Ze said kindly.

"Yes, my lord!" Master Zuo hurriedly bowed and sat down, picked up the pen again, and prepared to record.