Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 1742

The faces of the civil and military officials in the court turned red from trying to hold back their laughter. The faces of the several imperial censors who were named turned purple and glared angrily.

Prince Zhongzhao turned sideways and glared back, "Why, you were so happy when you reported others. But you can't stand being reported by others?"

He was still not satisfied, so he added, "I would like to criticize the poor writing style of the Imperial Envoy! The six words 'ignoring the affection between husband and wife' in my memorial are not in the right rhythm!"

Even Xiao Zhi couldn't help but cover his face with his sleeves. A little eunuch in the corner of the hall laughed out loud, his shoulders shaking.

Xiao Zhi quickly sat up straight and glanced at the eunuch in the corner of the hall. The eunuch immediately fell silent.

He tapped the dragon table with his fingertips, and his eyes shot straight at the queue of civil servants, "Mr. Zhao, step out!"

Zhao Liren took a step forward holding the jade tablet and said, "I am here."

In the palace, Xiao Zhi ordered Zhao Liren to re-openly examine the case of Chi Yiqing's death, and ordered the three courts to hold a joint trial.

A simple case was tried twice! Zhao Liren was very tired.

The case is clear and the parties involved have confessed to the crimes. What else is there to try?

But the crown prince is the regent and his words are law.

Moreover, Zhao Liren is a shrewd man and it’s not that he really doesn’t understand the implications.

He handled the Chi family's case from beginning to end, and was assigned to do so by Princess Haiyan.

Zhao Liren did not consider himself to be a clean and upright official, but he had never been partial to his own interests or bent the law in handling cases.

When this case was tried a while ago, every confession was scrutinized repeatedly, and every piece of evidence was flawless. Even the most demanding criminal lawyer could not find any flaws.

He accepted the order and said, "I will do my best."

The news that Zhao Liren publicly retried the case and held a joint trial by three courts soon caused an uproar throughout the capital.

The trial date is set for three days later.

Many people said that there might be doubts in this case. The incident of Chi's granddaughter forcing her grandmother to death was so serious that the court was forced to re-examine the case.

Even Old Master Chi thought the same. He spent his days in the Guanglu Temple and knew nothing about the law.

Birds of a feather flock together, and the few old men he is on good terms with are also of this kind.

No one reminded Old Master Chi that a disaster was about to happen.

He was still leisurely drinking tea in the yard, waiting for his granddaughter who had rebelled against the family to come back and kowtow and admit her mistake.

Several elders of the Chi family also unanimously agreed that as long as Chi Shuang was willing to return to the Chi family with her brother's military achievements, at most she would be punished by being made to kneel in the ancestral hall as a punishment, which would not be too difficult.

By the eighth day, the gate of Chi Shuang's new house was hung with dazzling white banners, fluttering in the cold wind.

The four big characters "unfilial and disobedient" were written in thick ink on the plain white cloth. The ink flowed down with the rain, like tears of blood.

Old Mrs. Chi's pale body was hastily placed on the wooden board in front of the door, not even covered with a piece of white cloth.

His hair was disheveled, his shroud was askew, and his cloudy eyes were half open.

A group of Chi family members knelt beside the corpse, crying loudly, but there was no trace of tears.