Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

Shi Hui and Shi An came out and saw that Shi Xing and Hu Lilan were gone. They couldn't help but tear up with tears in their eyes.

No matter how well Shi An was protected, he knew that a life means a life for a life.

Chen Shao did not comfort the two. He let them relax for a while and then asked, "Do you know about Shi Xing's murder?"

She has asked this question many times.

Shi An looked at Shi Hui uneasily.

Shi Hui knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Although I don't know about my second uncle's murder, I am willing to take the blame for my mother. I hope you will grant my wish."

Chen Shao didn't say he agreed or disagreed, but just asked: "Those who were killed by Shi Xing, no matter what their character was, they also had families who loved them. You are willing to take the blame for your mother, and they are also willing to take the blame for their relatives. Tell me, who should I answer?"

Shi An blurted out: "They are immoral and corrupt, and they deserve to die!"

Chen Shao looked at him and asked slowly, "If they deserve to die for their immoral behavior and corrupt practices, then what about you? Your father killed so many people, it's not an exaggeration to say that he was insane. As his son, don't you deserve to die too? It's only natural that a son should pay back his father's debts."

Shi An's face turned pale and he instinctively hid behind Shi Hui.

"Please be merciful, sir," Shi Hui apologized hastily, "He is still young and ignorant. I will teach him well and never let him speak rudely again."

Chen Shao said indifferently: "Being rude is a minor matter, but not being able to distinguish right from wrong is a major matter. He looks quite old, but if he doesn't even understand the basic principles..."

Chen Shao did not say anything else and asked, "Who set the fire?"

Shi Hui said frankly: "It's me."

Chen Shao asked nonchalantly: "Since you didn't know that Shi Xing had killed someone, why did you set the fire?"

Shi Hui was stuck. Looking at her threatening gaze, Shi An mustered up the courage to say, "It was my mother who asked her to set the fire. She said my father was in danger and we needed to burn down that yard and move somewhere else to avoid causing trouble for my father."

Chen Shao's eyes fell on him, and Shi An hid behind Shi Hui again in fear: "In other words, you and your brother don't know what's in that room?"

Shi An was terribly afraid of her, but still answered, "Mother won't let us go near that room."

Chen Shao showed a rare glimmer of admiration in his eyes. He nodded and said slowly, "From the current evidence, although you did not participate in the murder, it is not clear whether you knew about it or helped, such as cleaning up the mess. Therefore, you must stay in the prefectural governor's mansion until the case is officially closed."

Shi Hui pulled Shi An, and they both said yes respectfully.

"Before you leave," Chen Shao looked at them, "do you have anything you want to say?"

Shi An's courage had run out. Seeing her looking at him again, he quickly lowered his head and avoided her. After Shi Hui kowtowed earnestly to express her gratitude, she resolutely said, "I beg you to make a decision for my grandfather, grandmother, father and elder brother!"

Chen Shao said calmly: "Your second uncle said that the Xue family killed them, do you have any evidence?"

"I don't have any evidence, but..." Shi Hui gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not suing the Xue family, but the headmaster Gao Han and the dean Luo Zhengxin of the Imperial Academy."

Chen Shao looked at her: "What are you going to tell them about?"

"It was Gao Han and Luo Zhengxin who committed immoral acts first, and then the Xue family took advantage of their power to bully others." Shi Hui said, "I believe that my family is not the only one who was harmed in the Imperial Academy. Please investigate them thoroughly!"

Chen Shao asked casually, "Did Shi Xing tell you about them at home?"

Shi Hui thought for a moment and replied, "Second Uncle rarely talks about the academy in front of us, but occasionally I hear him say that Gao Han and his school have a new member recently."

Chen Shao asked: "What yard?"

Shi Hui shook her head: "Second Master never said it in detail. Occasionally he let it slip, and Mother would remind him and stop him from saying it again."

"Fu Jiu, find an empty yard to house them." When Fu Jiu came forward to lead the people, Chen Shao said, "If you have any clues about Gao Han, Luo Zhengxin and others, you can tell me whenever you think of them."

Shi Hui agreed and left with Shi An and Fu Jiu.

Looking at the backs of the two, Chen Shao gently knocked on the gavel and asked Liu Deming and others as if chatting: "Do you think that what the siblings said is credible?"

Liu Deming, Tao Ming, Sun Qi and others all expressed their opinions. Most of them thought that Shi Hui might not have participated in the murder, but she knew something about Shi Xing's murder. As for Shi An, they all agreed that he might not know anything.

Chen Shao did not decide whether it was right or wrong. After their discussions gradually died down, he said slowly: "I have five things to tell you. The first thing is to continue to go to the villages and towns involved in the case, find out the activities of Shi Xing before and after each case, and then let Muramasa and others sign and put their fingerprints; the second thing is to find the owner of the horse farm outside the west city gate to record Shi Xing's confession of renting horses; the third thing is to go to the dock to find the goods store where Shi Xing has done odd jobs, and bring back the records of Shi Xing's odd jobs; the fourth thing is to go to the Shipailou to inquire about the life trajectory of Hu Lilan's family; the fifth thing is to follow the yamen runners to guard the Imperial College. Without my order, no one is allowed to enter or leave in the near future. If there are teachers or students who ask for leave to go home or go elsewhere, please register their names and whereabouts for me."

After scanning them one by one, Chen Shao smiled and said, "There are five things, some are important and some are minor. It is up to you to decide how to arrange them. Today is June 20th. I want the results before June 27th."

After they left noisily, Chen Shao's eyes fell on Li Tianliu: "Please invite the Xue family over."

Li Tianliu glanced at the night outside and asked, "Now?"

Chen Shao nodded: "Now."

After watching Li Tianliu arrange the people, Chen Shao slowly said, "Tomorrow you take people to the yard where Hu Lilan lives and search it carefully. Since she is the one who caused the trouble, there should be some evidence that has not been found."

Li Tianliu said, "Let Fu Jiu go."

Chen Shao raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why?"

Fu Jiu, who had arranged for Shi Hui and her brother to return, also asked, "Why did you let me go?"

Li Tianliu snorted, "I am here to protect your son. Why should I let you go?"

Fu Jiu looked at Chen Shao, then at Chan Yi, "I'll go!"

"Okay, it doesn't matter which of you two go," Chen Shao stood up and said as he walked out, "Just bring back the evidence I want."

it's getting dark.

The incomplete moon hung in the sky, but remained as bright and clear as ever.

Under the moonlight, the prefectural mansion appeared to have a special tranquility.

After standing under the eaves of the second hall for a while, Chen Shao turned around and went to the backyard. Chan Yi followed her and said as she walked, "This Shi Xing is really hypocritical."

Chen Shao asked: "How do you say that?"