The Duke’s Delicate Heart in His Palm is a Black-hearted Lotus – Chapter 258

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第258章 无死(一更)
厅内一片安静。

片刻,叶初棠轻轻颔首:“是么。”

沈延川凤眸微眯,修长如玉的手指轻轻点了点。

叶初棠这反应,实在是令人意外。

且不说那日韩尧当众怒斥就是叶恒害了叶铮,即便是他没说,以叶初棠的聪慧,又何尝不能猜到一二?
她若真对当年之事毫无怀疑,也不会选择在外徘徊三年才回京,回京之后,更不会有那么多“意外”接二连三的发生。

可现在她这样子……

“从韩叶两家搜出的证据,虽能证明他身上的数项罪责,却唯独不能证明他与当年叶铮大人遇害有关。”

沈延川得到这消息已经有几日,但一直没去找叶初棠,便是在思考要怎么开口。

——别说叶初棠,整个京城的人只怕都以为这一次,叶恒的罪是板上钉钉了。

可是偏偏,没有!
叶初棠看向他,平静问道:“那敢问世子,他如今有几项罪名在身?”

四目相对。

“贪墨、渎职、卖官鬻爵。”沈延川顿了顿,“依律,罪轻者行鞭刑,抄家流放,罪重者斩首。”

何为轻,何为重?
不过上面一句话,这里面的转圜余地太过宽裕。

叶初棠已经明白:“看来是罪不至死。”

她的神色一派平静,眼底竟看不出半点失望之色,仿佛只是听着一件无关紧要的事。

可这怎么会无关紧要?
她爹娘与阿兄都死得不明不白,这次或许是最接近真相的一次!
不,真相或许早已明了,只是证据不足,那这个案子就永远无法定下。

“他与霍将军一案没有牵连?”叶初棠忽然问道。

这话换做旁人来问,便是逾规,不过她在沈延川这里想来无需守规。

沈延川颔首:“三年前,叶恒不过六品大理寺右寺丞,双方并无往来。”

“我知道了。”

叶初棠轻轻颔首,旋即起身,屈膝谢礼,
“多谢世子告知。家中尚有杂事需要处理,便不多叨扰了。”

她似乎连叶恒究竟会如何判处都毫不在意。

沈延川薄唇微动,本想请她多留一会儿,云成又从外面走了进来。

“世子,苏圩大人求见。”

想也知道苏圩是为着什么来的,叶初棠识趣告辞。

沈延川不便挽留,最终还是点头同意。

“若有结果,我会派人第一时间告知。”

她接连受伤,是得好好养着,一再奔波,真当自己是铁人了。

这个叶初棠没法拒绝,她唇角微弯,颔首道谢。

“那就先谢过世子了。”

离开的时候,叶初棠和苏圩还打了个照面,叶初棠点头示意,未曾多言便领着小五离开。

回头看了眼那牵着小奶娃离开的娉婷身影,苏圩心下也颇是愤慨。

“……谁能想到事情居然会发展成这样?叶铮之死明明就与叶恒有关,偏他如此狡诈!竟是半点痕迹未留!”

现在闹成这局面,叶初棠姐弟几人又该怎么办?
提起这事儿苏圩就一肚子气.
“亏韩尧还那么信誓旦旦!结果那箱子里都是些什么?不过是叶恒这些年行想方设法搜罗来的各样珍宝罢了!还有从叶家搜出的那十几封信,只是他近一年行贿受贿的账目!只查到这些又有何用!?怕是判个死罪都难!”

沈延川垂眸沉思,听到这忽然眼皮轻跳。

一个荒唐的猜测骤然浮现心头——

难道……这才是她想要的结果!?
(本章完)

The Duke’s Delicate Heart in His Palm is a Black-hearted Lotus

The Duke’s Delicate Heart in His Palm is a Black-hearted Lotus

侯爷的掌心娇是朵黑心莲
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Heir of a traditional medical family, Ye Chutang rolled through life for a lifetime, only to unexpectedly die just as she was about to inherit. Reborn, she only wanted to be a slacker and live a carefree life. Unexpectedly, at the beginning, she suffered a critical blow: her parents and eldest brother were assassinated, leaving her with three younger siblings. The third brother was seriously injured, the fourth brother was in a coma, and there was also a baby crying for milk. She weighed the cold steamed bun in her hand, looked despairingly at the sky, and thought that managing three at once was worse than starting over. The little baby tugged at her pant leg. "Hungry." Ye Chutang: "..." Get up and work! ...Ye Chutang’s plan was perfect; once she raised the children, she could retire and enjoy her later years. Yet, a man had different intentions. "Miss Ye, after all these years, shouldn't there be an explanation?" Ye Chutang: "6." You used to linger at my doorstep and now it’s my fault? ... The Ye family was impressive: Ye Sanlang was the top scholar of the current dynasty, Ye Si-lang had made great military achievements in the northwest, and Ye Wu girl had a commercial empire rivaling the rich and powerful. Only Ye Er-girl was busy raising her younger siblings, unknowingly aging and facing difficulties in marriage. Until one day, the powerful Duke of Dingbei, Shen Yanchaun, arrived with a bridal procession ten miles long to welcome her. Ye Chutang remained silent for a long time. "This time, you take care of the kids."

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