Chapter 61 Court Trial

Not only Pei Wanqing set her sights on Fang Miaozhu.

Fang Miaozhu was also wondering at this moment whether Pei Wanqing might have some opportunity.

And what she assumed was that Pei Wanqing was very likely to be reborn.

If she was a time-traveling woman, she should have revealed some signs long ago.

But Pei Wanqing still behaves like a lady of this era.

In the era before Fang Miaozhu traveled through time, time-travel novels and rebirth novels had just become popular.

She had never encountered a setting where two people had golden fingers in the same novel!

Moreover, she did not exist in Pei Wanqing's memory of her previous life!

Fang Miaozhu was a little panicked for a moment.

But soon, she forced herself to calm down.

Even if Pei Wanqing was reborn, she only knew the content of the original story.

But she was from the future, and she possessed a lot of knowledge that Pei Wanqing had never heard of.

If the two of them really were to face off, it's hard to say who would win!

As for these discrepancies in memory, they are easier to explain.

Didn't Pu Qiongzhi marry the Ninth Prince with the Pu family as a betrothal gift as the story said?

It’s not surprising that she appears.

Wouldn't it be fine if she just thought of herself as being here to replace Pu Qiongzhi?

Anyway, no one can defeat Pei Wanqing, the Ninth Prince's wife!

"What are you thinking about? You're so absent-minded." Gongsun Huaili looked at Fang Miaozhu, his eyes fixed on Pei Wanqing's poetry collection for a long time.

Fang Miaozhu was called back to her senses by him and said with a sweet smile, "Nothing, I just thought of something interesting."

"What's the matter? Tell me and I'll be happy too." Gongsun Huaili seemed genuinely just curious.

Fang Miaozhu thought for a moment, then carefully considered her words before saying, "Your Highness, do you know about the poetry gathering at the uterus a few days ago?"

"Is it like the poetry gathering held by the imperial concubine's family?" Gongsun Huaili seemed really unfamiliar with it.

Fang Miaozhu was also very smart not to expose it, "Yes! At the poetry gathering, the poems written by me, Jiaoyang County Lord, and Wen Shugong were exactly the same!"

"How could this happen?" Gongsun Huaili looked surprised. "I trust your talent."

Fang Miaozhu shook her head and said, "When I talk about this, I feel a little guilty."

"It was my first time in the palace, and I was half asleep. I wrote the poem as soon as I heard the title..."

"Then I thought about it carefully, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong! I realized that the poem was actually written by Wen Shugong! I just read it by accident!"

"At the poetry gathering, I mistook my memory for inspiration, and so I wrote that poem. I never expected such a misunderstanding to arise! I really despise myself!"

"How could such a thing happen!" Gongsun Huaili seemed to believe her words, and then comforted her, "You didn't mean it, but people are inevitably deceived by themselves. It's okay to talk about the misunderstanding, don't blame yourself too much."

"That's what I think! But, isn't the Lord of Jiaoyang County also involved in this?" Fang Miaozhu was embarrassed.

"The Lady of Jiaoyang County just did something so great, and she's also a renowned talent in Kyoto. No one will believe anything I say!"

"It's just a pity for Lady Wen Shu, she has been tormented by the two of us for no reason..."

"Your Highness, I've heard that Earl Gong Ning is a man of elegance and refinement. What if he misunderstands Lady Wen Shu because of this?"

Fang Miaozhu became more and more sincere as she spoke, but in fact she was setting traps for Pei Wanqing everywhere.

But she didn't expect that Gongsun Huaili was still thinking about poaching Gong Ningbo's girlfriend, so she was very happy to see the discord between the couple.

However, this did not affect Gongsun Huaili's plan to plot against Pei Wanqing and avenge Pu Qiongzhi.

After all, Fang Miaozhu had already set up the stage for him, and he could just take advantage of it to make a point!

…

Soon, the day for the trial in Kaifeng Prefecture arrived.

Pu Qiongzhi felt familiar and ready to face her difficulties.

Before she went on stage, she was surprised.

The Qian family and Zhuang Er seemed to have suffered some kind of punishment in prison...

Ning Fangfei, who was standing by, looked very energetic.

"Qian Fu, Qian Manguan, Li Zhuangzhuang, Li, Liu, do you still want to sue the Pu family for murdering Qian Kun?"

Di Jin looked at the people in the audience and asked expressionlessly.

Qian Fu burst into tears and said, "Sue her! Sir, someone beat us up in prison these days!"

"I think it was Pu who bribed the jailer to silence us, sir!" Li spoke incoherently and lost two front teeth.

Pu Qiongzhi couldn't help laughing when she saw their miserable state.

The case hadn't even begun when a shout came out, "The Ninth Prince has arrived!"

Gongsun Huaili walked over and moved a chair for Pu Qiongzhi, motioning her to sit down.

"I wonder what your Highness is here for?" Di Jin's face looked unhappy.

He was the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, so naturally he would not have a good face towards these princes.

Even if the prince made a mistake today, he would just try him according to his will!

"It's okay, I just came here to listen to the trial and learn. Your Excellency doesn't have to feel burdened, just conduct the trial as normal!" Gongsun Huaili looked very easy to talk to.

Di Jin didn't want to kick the person out, so he just cleared his throat and was about to say continue when he was interrupted again.

"The Princess has arrived! The Prince of Jinnan has arrived! The Duke of Jingkang has arrived! The Earl of Gongning has arrived! Princess Roujia has arrived! The Lady of Jiaoyang has arrived!"

This series of registrations gave the audience a headache.

Pu Qiongzhi and Nangong Hua looked at each other for a moment through a crowd of familiar and unfamiliar faces.

Seeing that she was fine, Nangong Hua signaled her to rest assured.

Pu Qiongzhi's gaze passed over him and looked at Pei Wanqing behind him.

The other party looked like he was waiting for a good show, which made Pu Qiongzhi smile even more.

Gongsun Ying came in and first glanced at Pu Qiongzhi, then snorted coldly, "Sitting down to listen to the trial? You are so arrogant!"

Upon hearing her words, Di Jin on the stage became a little restless.

Her Royal Highness the Princess is the most beloved daughter of the late emperor and has the power of regent!

Even His Majesty has to give her some face...

But it was indeed against the rules for him to allow the Ninth Prince to give a seat to Lady Wen Shu.

Originally, he didn't care about these details, thinking that based on his inference, Lady Wen Shu was not a criminal, and there was no need to bother with the Ninth Prince about such a trivial matter... Unexpectedly, he was caught red-handed by Her Royal Highness the Princess!

Just as he was about to say something, he heard the eldest princess clear her throat and say, "Ahem, sit down if you want."

Now, everyone was dumbfounded.

Pu Qiongzhi didn't expect that both of them would be willing to support her.

Princess Roujia was holding the arm of Prince Jinnan and winking at Pu Qiongzhi.

Pu Qiongzhi felt somewhat helpless and bowed to the King of Jinnan and the others.

With so many people coming up, it was the first time that Kaifeng Prefecture was so lively.

Di Jin felt that his job as prefect was somewhat incompetent.

"No one involved in the case needs to attend the trial. If you have nothing to do, please go back."