The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 450: Accused of being a murderer

The words of the yamen runners blocked all of Yang Manman's anger and accusations. She widened her eyes in disbelief, "What did you say, He Yuanwei is dead?" "Yes, he was hit hard on the head with a wooden stick. The He family found out in the morning and reported the case. According to the He family's maid Yan'er, you are the murderer." Yang Manman thought of the stick she hit, and her legs trembled, and she fell to the ground. She just hit He Yuanwei with a stick to escape, did she beat him to death? "How could this happen... I, I didn't mean to, I, I..." Yang Manman was so panicked that she had no idea what to do. Two yamen runners came forward and took the man away directly. This sudden change stunned everyone present. Li Zheng thought of the bloody appearance of Yang Manman when he saw her last night, and he felt uneasy. If Yang Manman really killed someone, then didn't he save a murderer last night? No, this matter must be told to my father immediately. If someone uses it to implicate the Prime Minister's Mansion, it will be bad! Without time to say anything more, Li Zheng quickly left Zhanxing Tower. He Qingrui never thought that Yang Manman would become a murderer in just one night! Looking at the few people who were still frowning, she was the first to speak and break the silence. "Although this matter is unexpected, killing someone means paying with one's life. No matter what, I don't have to see Yang Manman's annoying look anymore!" "I'm afraid it's not that simple." Jiang Suining shook his head and said in a deep voice. "Suining, what are you worried about?" Lu Yan asked. Jiang Suining took a deep breath, "I hope I'm overthinking, but if Yang Manman is really a murderer, I'm afraid it will be implicated in affecting the female official." The selection of female officials has just ended, and the next assessment has not yet begun. If the selected female officials commit the crime of murder at this juncture, it may not affect some people's views on female officials. Maybe someone will report this matter and propose to cancel the female official. Jiang Suining's words made the faces of several people solemn. It was not easy to get to this point from the beginning of the selection, and they had just solved the matter of the birthday banquet for Concubine Shu. No one wanted to see all their efforts go to waste at this time. Especially Wei Yao, who had gone through so much trouble to come to the imperial city and finally became a female official. Naturally, she could not accept that she would be affected by Yang Manman's matter. She frowned and said, "If this situation really happens, is there any way to stop it?" "These are just my guesses for now. The most important thing now is to find out what happened and whether Yang Manman really killed someone." Jiang Suining slowly exhaled and smiled helplessly at the three people. "Today's banquet is probably going to end like this. I will ask someone to find out and let you know if there is any news in time." Fortunately, the official was killed, and this case will definitely fall to the Ministry of Justice. It should not be difficult to ask Pei Zhaozhi for information. Lu Yan and the others naturally lost the mood to eat, and soon left. The lobby of the Ministry of Justice. When Yang Manman was brought in, there were already many people standing or kneeling in the lobby. Yang Huihui stood there with a pale and sad face. When she saw Yang Manman, she staggered towards her and grabbed her with hatred in her eyes. "Yang Manman, why did you kill my husband!" Yang Manman was frightened and subconsciously pushed Yang Huihui, causing the latter to fall to the ground. "Huihui!" Wang rushed to support Yang Huihui, and at the same time, the eyes she looked at Yang Manman were no longer angry, but full of hatred. "Bitch! How far are you going to harm us!" The He family reported the case early this morning. When it was still dawn, the cooks who were responsible for making breakfast went to the kitchen with sleepy eyes. At first, they didn't notice the situation outside the woodshed at all. It was not until the sky was getting brighter that someone accidentally noticed the person lying outside the woodshed from the window. When they rushed over, they first found Yan'er lying on the ground, unconscious, and then they found He Yuanwei lying at the door of the woodshed with blood all over his head. When she checked his breath, he was already dead and his body was already cold. When Yang Huihui got the news and rushed over, she saw He Yuanwei's body. She was so shocked that she almost fainted. Wang was also scared. The whole He family was in chaos. When Yan'er woke up, she cried and told the whole story of last night. Yang Huihui immediately ordered someone to report the case. The bailiffs entered the house and the coroner performed an autopsy. He Yuanwei was an official appointed by the court. This case was very serious and was presided over by Pei Zhaozhi himself. After asking about the whole story, he immediately ordered the arrest of Yang Manman. At this moment, Pei Zhaozhi looked at the few people. Although he felt a little sympathetic to Yang Huihui, he naturally could not allow her to take action in the court. He slammed the gavel and ordered the bailiffs in a deep voice to pull the few people apart. Yang Manman was pressed to her knees on the ground, still in a trance. "My lord, it's her, it's her. She was the one who beat our lord to death last night!" Yan'er knelt on the ground and pointed at Yang Manman. Wang was already very emotional and couldn't help but curse again. "Bitch, not only did you kill my husband, you also made your sister a widow. Where did you get this injustice? I should have strangled you to death. I should have strangled you to death a long time ago!" "Silence!" Pei Zhaozhi frowned and looked at Wang, "No noise is allowed in the court." "My lord, this matter is already obvious. Please make a decision for my poor daughter!" Wang knelt down in front of Pei Zhaozhi. "Since this case has fallen into the hands of the Ministry of Justice, I will naturally investigate it thoroughly." Pei Zhaozhi retracted his gaze and turned to look at Yang Manman, "Yang Manman, according to what this maid said, you were locked up in the firewood room of the He family last night. In order to escape, you took advantage of He Yuanwei opening the door and hit him on the forehead with a piece of firewood, killing him. Do you admit this?" "No, I, I just wanted to escape, I didn't think of beating him to death!" "I'm not asking whether you wanted to or not, but whether you hit He Yuanwei's forehead with that piece of firewood." Pei Zhaozhi pointed to the physical evidence beside him, which was found outside the firewood room. Yang Manman looked at the familiar firewood, which was indeed the one she used to hit He Yuanwei last night and then threw at the door of the firewood room. She shuddered, nervously retracted her gaze, and dared not look at it again. "I, I don't know, it has nothing to do with me, I didn't!" She shook her head in panic and lowered her eyes. She really didn't think of killing anyone, so how could she be beaten to death all of a sudden! “Yang Manman!” Pei Zhaozhi raised his voice to warn, “You cannot quibble in court. The He family’s maid Yan’er saw it with her own eyes last night. If you don’t tell me the truth, don’t blame me for being rude!”