Chapter 96: Sneaky

Originally, he felt a little distressed and guilty about his son, but now after this incident, he hesitated.

If this is true, then his son is a person of bad character, completely crooked. How can such a person be worthy of being her son! He will definitely punish him severely.

"Someone come! Call the victim in, and ask the victim to submit relevant evidence!" Lord Feng of the Dali Temple slammed the gavel heavily and said seriously.

After a while, a woman with a big belly and a slightly older man were brought into the hall.

The woman handed the evidence to the officer, who then passed it to Lord Feng.

Lord Feng took the jade pendant and examined it carefully for a while, then he whispered to the emperor, "Your Majesty, this jade pendant is indeed real. It is from the royal family."

The emperor's face darkened when he heard this. He looked at the Eighth Prince and said, "How did your jade pendant appear here? Little Eight, do you have anything to say in your defense now?"

Upon hearing this, the Eighth Prince knelt down with his hands clasped, and said, "Father, I am innocent. This jade pendant is indeed mine, but I did not give it to her. Half a year ago, this jade pendant was stolen. Now that I think about it, this must have been designed by someone maliciously to frame me. Please investigate!"

“Eighth Prince, no one framed you. I saw your face. It was obviously you who insulted me. You are a prince, why do you dare not take responsibility for it?” As soon as the Eighth Prince finished speaking, the woman knelt down angrily and argued.

The woman's body was already frail, and now she was dressed in rags, with a five-month-old bulging belly, but her face was firm, which was very moving to watch.

"I didn't do it, why should I admit it? Of course I won't admit it." The Eighth Prince still answered firmly.

Pei Jingchuan and Lord Feng glanced at each other, then walked up to the woman and asked, "You said you saw the Eighth Prince's face. Are you sure it was the Eighth Prince?"

The woman nodded and said, "Yes! I will remember this face even if I die. I am not mistaken."

Although the Eighth Prince had a good-looking face, she was not a flower-crazy person, and her parents had taught her to have a sense of shame since she was a child. Therefore, when she was forced, she resisted strongly.

"Well, then, tell me, are there any special features on the eighth prince's body?" Pei Jingchuan asked calmly upon hearing this.

At this moment, the Third Prince, who was sitting nearby and listening, suddenly twitched his eyelids when he heard what was said. He thought: Could it be that Pei Jingchuan wants to help the Eighth Prince?

So, the Third Prince couldn't help but speak before the woman could speak: "Young Master Pei, the young lady has seen Xiao Ba's face, so it should be correct. If you continue to ask like this, I'm afraid it will make the young lady even more embarrassed."

Pei Jingchuan ignored the Third Prince, but continued to look at the woman and said, "Miss, just answer my questions."

The woman nodded honestly, recalled for a moment, and then said, "There is a big black mole on the eighth prince's chest, on the left side."

Upon hearing this, the Eighth Prince's brows relaxed, a smile flashed across his lips, and he said, "Father, there is no black mole on my chest. You can ask Lord Feng to send someone to check it out."

The woman looked up in astonishment and said, "Impossible! You clearly have a big black mole on your chest. I remember it very clearly. That mole was half the size of my palm!"

At this time, the Third Prince also found something wrong. The Eighth Prince could be so confident and calm, so he must not have a mole on his chest. The one with the mole was his guard! This time, he couldn't let the Eighth Prince escape again!

So the Third Prince said quickly, "The mole can be removed. Half a year has passed, so that should be enough time. Eighth brother, this woman is really pitiful. Why don't you just take her as your concubine? Why do you have to kill her?"

After the Eighth Prince heard what the woman said, he looked at the Third Prince with a fierce look in his eyes and said, "I will not admit to something I haven't done! I haven't had any moles removed in the past six months, you can check it out!"

"Eighth brother..." The third prince deliberately pretended to be heartbroken.

Xu Qingyan was surprised when she heard this: [Tsk tsk... Even if the mole was removed, so what? Such a big one looks like a birthmark. It will definitely leave a scar within half a year. The mole removal technology of the Great Xia Dynasty is not as advanced as that of modern times! And there is so much nonsense, wouldn’t it be better to just check it directly? It can be seen that the third prince is really anxious! If only the guard with the mole could be caught in the third prince’s mansion! Let me use my superpowers to see where the guard is now, and whether I can catch him and interrogate him together. Eh... How can it be such a coincidence that the guard is actually at the scene at this time, waiting outside the third prince’s carriage! ]

After Pei Jingchuan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he instantly thought of a solution.

"Third Prince, there is no need to interfere with the interrogation. Just check the Eighth Prince directly. If such a big mole is removed, there will definitely be traces within the next six months. Lord Feng, just ask a professional mole removal artist to take a look. In addition, it is not common to have such a big mole on the chest. You might as well find people with such features. There is a kind of human skin mask in the world that can turn a person into anyone. Who knows who may wear it to frame the Eighth Prince!" Pei Jingchuan said calmly.

"Young Master Pei, you are so good to your eighth brother!" said the third prince with gritted teeth.

That day, he had clearly extended an olive branch to Pei Jingchuan, but today he was still so defensive of the Eighth Prince, truly not giving himself any face at all!

"Pei Jingchuan is right! Come here! Go check on the eighth prince first!" The emperor sitting above nodded in agreement when he heard this.

Soon, the Eighth Prince was taken away for examination. When he came out again, the officer told the emperor clearly that the Eighth Prince had no black mole on his body and there was no possibility of removing the mole.

The people who were unaware of the situation were all shocked, except for the third prince, who had a sinister look in his eyes. But what he didn't know was that what really made him collapse was still to come!

"Report to the young master, we just caught a sneaky man outside!" Just then, Pei Jingchuan's men came in from outside, holding a man in their hands.

The Third Prince looked up, his face horrified, and asked, "Young Master Pei, what do you want to do by arresting my guards?"

Pei Jingchuan looked at the Third Prince jokingly and said, "Oh! Is this man the Third Prince's man? My people said they just found him acting suspiciously outside, so they arrested him."

"This is my personal guard. Quickly have someone release him!" the third prince ordered with gritted teeth.

But Pei Jingchuan raised his lips slightly and said, "Third Prince, you may not have understood. What my people just said is that the man's whereabouts outside just now were very strange, and it seemed to be related to the case of the Eighth Prince."

"You are talking nonsense. My guards are just following me out and guarding outside. How could they be related to my eighth brother's case? Pei Jingchuan, you are trying to frame me!" The third prince explained angrily.

At this moment, he began to panic. Could it be that Pei Jingchuan really found out something?

"Young Master, this person has been lingering at the door just now, subconsciously grabbing his chest, and his expression is nervous."

After hearing Pei Jingchuan's instructions, Pei Jingchuan's men took the opportunity to report to Pei Jingchuan.