Datang: I was overheard by the Empress

Chapter 271, Trial!
After Di Ping'an finished speaking, a large group of people came rushing in from the backyard of the Chen Mansion, led by the ten soldiers of the Forbidden Army.
All the hundred and ten people rushed into the backyard, more than double the number of people from Chang'an Mansion that Qiu Shenji brought over!
The number of yamen arrests in the entire Chang'an Mansion is naturally much more than that in Wannian County, but how could Qiu Shenji think that Di Ping'an has only been in office for two days, and Wannian County has recruited so many people!

Now that the people belonging to Wannian County have all arrived, Di Pingan is no longer polite about the timing!
He asked Wang Gui again:
"Wang Gui, you said that Mrs. Chen asked you to prepare the carriage last night, but this morning you found that Mrs. Chen had hanged herself in the house. Then I ask you, if Mrs. Chen had planned to visit a certain adult last night to seek rescue Then why did Mrs. Chen hang herself to death before going to meet that lord after only one night!"

Di Pingan suddenly asked loudly, this is the first suspicious point in this case, if Mrs. Chen hanged himself because of despair, then he should have waited until his last hope was lost, but last night Mrs. Chen was clearly planning to visit Someone, but committing suicide the next morning is really not in line with human nature!

When Di Ping'an asked, in the backyard, many people were stunned for a moment and then reacted,

If Mrs. Chen really wants to hang herself, it should be after getting accurate information, for example, after visiting the lord, knowing that there is no way to save Chen Hai, and only when she is in despair will she hang herself!

"Wang Gui, I ask you, how do you explain this?"

Di Ping'an's gaze closely examined Wang Gui, under the tremendous pressure, fine beads of sweat suddenly appeared on Wang Gui's forehead!
"Who can know the thoughts in other people's hearts, and who can stop Chen's death!"

In the backyard, Qiu Shenji couldn't help snorting for a moment!
Hearing Qiu Shenji's words, Wang Gui came back to his senses, wiped the cold sweat off his brow, and said hastily:

"My lord, I don't know what madam thinks, but I can't be a murderer. If I am a murderer, why should I report to the police?"

……

"Lord Qiu, are you teaching Wang Gui how to answer the county's words?"

Di Pingan asked with a cold snort immediately, Qiu Shenji's instigation at the moment was too obvious, he was simply reminding Wang Gui constantly.

"Officer Di Ping'an reminds you, no matter what, your Wannian County is still under the rule of my Chang'an Mansion, so don't be too presumptuous!"

Qiu Shenji's expression turned serious for a moment. Di Ping'an didn't give him any face by doing this. It's just a small seventh-rank county magistrate. It's too presumptuous to act like this!

"Master Qiu, there is a difference in respect and inferiority, but I am trying the case now, I hope Lord Qiu will not interrupt, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

Di Pingan snorted coldly for a moment, it seems that this time he really hit the other side's sore spot, otherwise, the majestic Yin Qiu Shenji of Chang'an Mansion would not fight Di Pingan like this!
"Well, Wang Gui, even if you don't know this question for now, I have another question to ask you!"

"According to what you said, you were the first person who saw Mrs. Chen hanged herself, and then you were frightened and rushed to report to the Chang'an Mansion, which means that no one has touched Mrs. Chen's body until now, right? "

Di Ping paused, and asked in a deep voice!
"This……"

Wang Gui was speechless for a while, and looked at Qiu Shenji again, but this time, before Qiu Shenji could give Wang Gui any reminder, Di Pingan immediately reprimanded: "Wang Gui, I want to ask you a question. Why look around, you can answer truthfully, since you didn't kill the man, what are you afraid of?"

Di Ping'an's sudden utterance startled Wang Gui a lot, Wang Gui quickly came to his senses, Qiu Shenji was also a little uncertain at the moment, what exactly Di Ping'an wanted to ask, so he didn't say anything.
Seeing that Qiu Shenji didn't say anything, Wang Gui gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, Madam's body has not been touched by anyone until now!"

"Okay, Wang Gui, I will confirm with you one last time. You have to think about it. Has Mrs. Chen's body really not been touched by others?"

Di Pingan asked again in a deep voice, staring at Wang Gui so firmly that Wang Gui didn't dare to have any other thoughts!
"My lord, it is true, the lady's body has not been touched by anyone!"

Di Pingan asked again, and Wang Gui could only answer by gritting his molars at this moment, but no one knew what Di Pingan wanted to do at this moment

The onlookers are also talking in low voices at this moment.
"Master Di is very good at handling cases, but he doesn't know what it means to ask Butler Wang like this. Could it be that Lord Di really suspects that Steward Wang's death is related to Chen's death?"

"I don't think it's possible. If you want to say something about it, it might have something to do with Mr. Di. Mrs. Chen must have heard the news that Chen Hai couldn't be saved, so she hanged herself in grief and despair. It's logical!"

"I don't know, but this Mr. Di is brave enough. He dared to fight with the Governor of Chang'an like this. The loss is that he won the first prize in the examination, and he has Di Renjie's support. Otherwise, he would have met this one today. It’s still uncertain what will happen to Master Di’s career in the future!”

The discussion among the people did not affect Di Ping'an's performance at this moment. Wang Gui once again confirmed that Chen's body had not been moved by anyone.

Di Pingan laughed for a moment, then led Wang Gui into the main house, pointed at Chen's body and asked loudly:
"Wang Gui, since you said that Mrs. Chen's body had not been moved by anyone, then the stool that was overturned on the ground must have been stepped on by Mrs. Chen before she hanged herself. I am right?"

Seeing that Di Ping'an led Wang Gui directly into the room where Chen's hanged himself, Qiu Shenji frowned for a moment, and wanted to follow him into the room, but he saw only ten soldiers of the Imperial Army who were heavily armed, directly blocking the gate.

He didn't give Qiu Shenji the slightest chance to get in.

"What do you mean by this? I am the Governor of Chang'an. Don't you even have the right to enter the murder scene? Get out of the way!"

Qiu Shenji frowned for a moment, he didn't expect that Di Ping'an would actually dare to let someone stop him!
"I'm sorry, Master Qiu, but without Master Di's order, you should stay outside honestly!"

The reason why these ten officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army were transferred by Li Junxian was that they were specially instructed by the Empress. Compared with those who came from the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Justice, these ten officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army gave Di Ping'an's orders very respectfully. God, after all, His Majesty the Empress ordered them to do so!
(End of this chapter)