Censor Lu didn't want to continue associating with Jiang Fulu, but Jiang Fulu had already seen through him. He gave him a slap in the face and then a sweet treat, and he would stir up trouble at every turn to test their relationship.

This time, Censor Lu was smarter and took the initiative to speak up and said, "Your Majesty, this is true, but the dagger is not in my hands. I gave it to Li De."

Xiao She made a silencing gesture, signaling Censor Lu that there was no need to explain, and then said to Prime Minister Wei, "It's a bit loose to use the dagger's ownership to prove who the murderer is. I can understand Prime Minister Wei's feelings of losing his beloved son-in-law..."

Prime Minister Wei swallowed his words. Jia Xinglin should have died long ago. How could he be worthy of being his son-in-law?

The scene was chaotic, with all the adults gathered together, whispering and discussing in low voices.

As for who the murderer is, no one dares to guess.

Jiang Fulu took a quick look and leaned over to Censor Lu's side and whispered, "You just told the Emperor that the dagger was given to Li De. Who is Li De?"

"A seventh-rank official, my brother-in-law."

Censor Lu showed a smug smile. Did Jiang Fulu think that there was no one he could cheat?

It’s just that Li De’s official position was too low, so he didn’t have the opportunity to go to the palace.

Jiang Fulu stroked his beard and searched in his mind: "Censor Lu, how many years has Li De been in the seventh rank?"

Jiang Fulu was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and was responsible for the evaluation of all officials. He vaguely remembered the existence of such a person.

Some officials work diligently and prudently, but because there is no one above them who will not flatter them, they are unable to get promoted.

Censor Lu sighed, "It's rare that Lord Jiang still remembers this."

His brother-in-law is of average talent or appearance, and is not at all noticeable in the capital.

Jiang Fulu stared at Censor Lu for a moment, thinking that Censor Lu was also a scheming person. Since that was the case, he might as well do him a favor: "Li De is diligent, and this official position needs to be moved."

The chief minister of the Central Guard has many disciples all over the court. Although Jiang Fulu looks glorious, he is just trying to survive in the cracks.

Every time Jiang Fulu was besieged by poor scholars during a fight at the morning court, he wanted to take action.

We should give our own people a helping hand, as there is strength in numbers.

Censor Lu understood that Li De’s official rank was too low to join the small group. He should wait until his official rank was higher so that he could join the morning court and fight for his own faction.

Even if you can't win, it's better to have a scapegoat.

Never mind, at least I got some benefits.

Jiang Fulu and Lu Yushi clapped their hands and hit it off immediately.

Minister Wei was particularly offended by the two men's jubilation and bowed to the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, Prince Jia has died tragically. I dare to demand an explanation."

This case must be brought to light and an explanation must be given to the noble family.

Even if he disliked Jia Xinglin, he was still the nominal son-in-law of Wei Shoufu and should come forward.

Xiao She pursed his lips and said in a dignified manner, "Investigate strictly!"

Before finding out the mastermind behind the noble family, Xiao She never thought of alerting the enemy.

There are always some smart-alecky people who take advantage of the situation and make it worse.

Xiao She saw an old man wandering around the body of Master Jia and urged, "Any clues?"

"In reply to the Emperor, the Jingzhao Yin and the Dali Temple's coroner have not arrived yet."

When the emperor comes to the palace, he cannot bring a coroner with him.

It just so happened that there was an old coroner living nearby, who was captured by Xu Ping, the Minister of Justice.

The old coroner was already in his sixties and his eyesight was a little blurry, so he could not give an answer for the time being.

"Your Majesty, the guards searched the Peony Garden and found this a few meters from where Jia Xinglin died."

Someone held up an earring wrapped in a handkerchief and said confidently, "I've already asked, and it's confirmed to be Madam Xie's earring."

Jiang Yuzhu subconsciously touched her ear and realized that she had lost an earring while escaping.

Jiang Fulu and Censor Lu looked at each other, feeling quite embarrassed. He couldn't say that the earrings were given to him by his daughter, right?

The scene was silent, not a sound could be heard.

Xie Zhao gave Jiang Yuzhu a soothing look, then took a step forward, and said with a reserved and somewhat cold demeanor: "It is indeed Yuzhu's earrings. I have been looking for them."

Wei Shoufu showed a hint of surprise, and then said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Jiang Yuzhu appeared in the Peony Garden. How else do you want to refute it, Lord Xie?"

"What do you mean, the Peony Garden is not a place for people to come?"

Jiang Fulu didn't care about anything and dragged his daughter into this, and he was going to make trouble.

Xie Zhao stopped where he was, his eyes dark, "Yuzhu and I relaxed in the peony garden, and then returned to our rooms."

Xiao She's eyelids twitched. It was indeed his Yuan He. It seemed like he said nothing, yet it also seemed like he said everything.

Seeing the gossipy faces of the adults, I guess they are thinking the wrong thing again.

"In any case, a coroner is urgently needed right now, not to arouse suspicion among the gentlemen."

Xiao She looked around and finally fixed his gaze on Xu Ping, the Minister of the Dali Temple.

Xu Ping cried out in bad luck, shuddering and saying, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that I alone am..."

Seeing this, Xie Zhao volunteered, "I can."

Wei Shoufu was reluctant: "Your Majesty, Lord Xie has not yet cleared the suspicion."

A suspect performed an autopsy on the deceased to confirm that he was not destroying evidence? This move is difficult to convince the public.

After discussion, the officials thought that what Prime Minister Wei said made sense.

"Your Majesty, the only person available here is me."

Jiang Yuzhu put on her gloves with swift movements.

Gloves were originally used to prevent burns when grilling, but I didn’t expect them to come in handy first.

Wei Shoufu rolled his eyes and was about to object: "Is there any difference between you two?"

Jiang Yuzhu's earrings were left at the crime scene, making her even more suspicious.

Chief Minister Wei was not in favor of this or that, and Jiang Yuzhu got angry: "How about this, Chief Minister Wei, you perform the autopsy?"

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