Chapter 86 Wife, it’s time to go home

As Lu Jiangnian expected, the person who came was Ye Shizhen, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Ye Shizhen is known for being tough. His ancestors were founding heroes and his grandmother was Princess Duanhui. When he handles a case, he only looks at the evidence and never gives face to anyone.

The emperor sent him to the Ministry of Justice because he valued his upright character.

Murong Ji was not too stupid. On a day like this, no one would come to arrest someone, except Ye Shizhen.

Ye Shizhen was not the kind of person who was completely ignorant of the ways of the world. The reason why he had to arrest people now was because Murong Ji secretly instigated several families who had lost their children to threaten them with death, forcing the Ministry of Justice to arrest the murderer today.

The Ministry of Justice has already accepted this case. Two families are involved in the case. They have some background and the missing children are their dearest to them.

Murong Ji arranged it cleverly, and the strong evidence to incriminate Chen Zhengquan was handed over today.

So, in order to avoid more deaths, Ye Shizhen had no choice but to bite the bullet and arrest people at the fifth prince's wedding banquet.

Chen Zhengquan is not an ordinary person. If the news leaks out after today, what if Chen Zhengquan escapes? How will he continue with this case?

Murong Jun's originally cheerful face immediately darkened. He questioned Ye Shizhen with great momentum: "Master Ye, are you doing this on purpose?"

"If the Japanese prince has ever offended you, please apologize here."

"Today is my wedding day. You came to my wedding hall to arrest people. That's really outrageous."

Ye Shizhen treated him politely and was not angry at the Fifth Prince's words. He said calmly: "I had no choice but to disturb the Fifth Prince's wedding banquet. It is my fault."

He bowed deeply and saluted: "I dare not delay the auspicious time for the Fifth Prince to worship in the hall. I will catch the criminal and leave immediately."

The fifth prince sneered: "How big of a case is it that Lord Ye can't wait any longer?"

Ye Shizhen answered his question with reason and evidence: "Speaking of the case, the Fifth Prince must have heard of it."

"In recent years, many unsolved cases of missing children have remained unsolved, and the children's parents and families are devastated. This is truly inhumane and it is due to our incompetence."

"During this period, the government office got a clue and tracked down the case. Today, we know who the real culprit is."

"All the families involved in the case cannot wait even a moment and must petition the Ministry of Justice collectively. They are willing to die by hitting the pillar in order to bring the criminal to justice."

"They are already victims, and we cannot let them die in vain. Therefore, I have no choice but to appear here."

"The Fifth Prince is very righteous and will definitely understand the difficulties faced by the common people."

How could Murong Jun possibly understand!

His wedding day was disrupted like this.

Ye Shizhen is such a stubborn person. If those people want to die, just let them die. It was just a threat, but he actually believed it.

However, Ye Shizhen’s principles were very clear. Could he still stop him at this time?

I don’t know which bastard did such a thing and brought trouble to his wedding banquet.

Afterwards, he couldn't forgive the bastard.

"Lord Ye is dedicated to the public, so what can I do?"

"Whoever it is, take it away quickly."

He was full of anger but couldn't vent it, so what he said was inevitably sarcastic.

Ye Shizhen bowed deeply again: "The Fifth Prince is indeed of royal blood, with royal demeanor, and sympathizes with the difficulties of ministers. I am deeply grateful and respect you."

Murong Jun pulled the corner of his mouth and waved his hand: "Stop talking nonsense. If you delay any further, the auspicious time will pass."

Ye Shizhen bowed, turned around and whispered a few words to the two sturdy yamen runners beside him, and asked them to arrest the man.

At this moment, Chen Zhengquan didn't know that a disaster was about to happen.

What's the point of a wedding banquet? This kind of thing is the most fun.

Anyone who could come to attend the fifth prince's wedding banquet must not be an unknown person. He didn't know which unlucky guy would leave such a big tail behind. He was waiting to see the show.

Then, the two yamen runners stood in front of him.

Chen Zhengquan looked left and right, and was still wondering who was standing next to him when he was already being carried towards Ye Shizhen.

"What are you doing?"

"You are so blind that you don't even see who I am and just arrest people at random!"

When the Fifth Prince saw his cousin being escorted away, he cursed in his heart.

What a mess! Why did it happen to Chen Zhengquan?

"Someone, stop them."

The guards of the prince's mansion immediately jumped in, and seven or eight of them stood in a row, completely blocking the way of the yamen runners.

Ye Shizhen was still respectful and polite, and said to Murong Jun neither servile nor arrogant: "Fifth Prince, please be patient. Young Master Chen is involved in this matter and must come to court to cooperate. The police did not arrest the wrong person."

"Today is your big day, Fifth Prince, please put the overall situation first and don't delay the auspicious time."

The fifth prince shouted, "You knew it was a big day, but you still dared to come here to arrest my cousin!"

"Why should this prince be happy?"

"Ye Shizhen, do you really want to go against this prince?"

Ye Shizhen remained unmoved and replied calmly: "Fifth Prince, your words are too serious. I am only enforcing the law impartially, living up to the trust of the Emperor and the people who have suffered injustice."

"I have never targeted anyone in my actions. Heaven and earth can bear witness to this, as can the sun and the moon. I have no regrets."

"The Emperor has also said that if the Emperor breaks the law, he will be punished just like the common people."

"Since Chen Zhengquan is a major suspect, he must be brought to justice and investigated in detail."

"Fifth Prince, just focus on the wedding ceremony. You don't need to worry about arresting the criminals."

Yuan Wanru listened with great interest. When she heard this, she couldn't help but sigh: "This Lord Ye is quite dignified and speaks clearly. It's obvious that he is a well-educated person."

Fortunately, she came today, otherwise she would have missed a wonderful show.

Lu Jiangnian patted her head and smiled happily: "Lord Ye has a tough temper. Even in front of His Majesty, he dares to argue with reason. The Fifth Prince is no match for him."

"Moreover, since I met Lord Ye, I have never seen him lose in verbal combat."

He paused and said casually: "My wife is also a powerful character. If you and Lord Ye quarrel, I wonder who will win and who will lose?"

She didn't dare to compare herself with him. An official like Ye Shizhen, who was knowledgeable and had been handling cases for many years, must be much more capable than her.

"How can I compare to Master Ye?"

Lu Jiangnian didn't care. He remembered another thing: "My lady, the Fifth Prince probably doesn't want to host a banquet. I'm afraid we will have to go back home soon."

Yuan Wanru immediately straightened her back.

Yes, after something like this happened, Murong Jun felt ashamed and had no mood to socialize.

The people attending the banquet are not fools. How could they stay here and cause trouble at a time like this?

"Don't worry, don't rush. Let's wait and see. What if the Fifth Prince still wants everyone to stay and have fun? After all, it's a grand wedding."

Who knew that the fifth prince had already said that he would go to the palace to meet the emperor, so it would not be convenient to entertain guests today, so everyone was asked to disperse.

Chen Zhengquan and Murong Jun are close in age, and their relationship is not comparable to that of ordinary cousins.

How could Murong Jun just watch him being taken away?

Yuan Wanru was stunned. This was the wedding day and the Fifth Prince was really confused.

Lu Jiangnian had already hugged her and walked out: "My lady, the party is over, it's time to go home."