Princess Changsha is very troubled lately. Not only was her son shot and wounded, but even her own land was requisitioned by Li Jing.

What frustrated her was that her second brother completely ignored her and didn't even bother to see her.

This left Princess Changsha puzzled. She had been relatively well-behaved all these years and hadn't done anything to offend her second brother...

Left with no other choice, she had to go to Li Daozong, the Minister of the Imperial Clan.

Upon hearing this, Li Daozong became furious, thinking that a mere baron dared to bully the royal family. He immediately took Princess Changsha's complaint to the palace.

Upon seeing this, Li Shimin immediately chased Li Daozong out with a look of disgust.

Li Daozong was unconvinced and took his complaint to Changsun Wuji, but Changsun Wuji passed the buck to the Dali Temple.

While Li Daozong was busy seeking justice for Princess Changsha, Princess Changsha was not idle either. She went to the residences of princesses and princes one by one to complain that she had been bullied by a mere baron.

What could Li Zhi do? His own position as crown prince was not even secure yet, so how could he have the time to care about her affairs?

Therefore, the only option was to send someone to summon Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji comforted Princess Changsha, but the next day, Princess Changsha, dressed in plain clothes and carrying a three-foot-long white silk ribbon, knelt at the gate of Taiji Palace, completely igniting the incident.

When Li Shimin learned of this, he was furious. He had tried his best to suppress the matter, but why was Princess Changsha so unreasonable, forcing him to kill someone!

Just then, Dai Zhou arrived with Princess Changsha's complaint for inquiry.

"Your Majesty, the matter of Princess Changsha has caused quite a stir. I wonder if the Court of Judicial Review has opened a case?"

"stand!"

"The Court of Judicial Review, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate—the three judicial authorities—must conduct a joint trial and ensure that Princess Changsha is given a just and righteous death!"

"ah?"

Dai Zhou was stunned when he heard this, thinking to himself, "The trial hasn't even started yet, and His Majesty has already convicted me?"

Li Shimin realized he had misspoke and quickly corrected himself.

"What I mean is that no matter who is involved, we must strive for fairness and justice!"

"If the magistrate of Xianyang County is guilty, I will certainly not forgive him. But if the princess of Changsha abuses her power to bully others, and then gets injured instead, and afterwards still insists on seeking justice, then I will have no choice but to give her justice!"

"Oh oh oh..."

"Then I will send someone to investigate immediately?"

Go!

"But remember one thing: never blindly believe the Changsha princess's one-sided story!"

Upon hearing this, Dai Zhou immediately understood that His Majesty had long been dissatisfied with Princess Changsha and intended to use this case to give her a good dressing down.

Upon receiving the imperial decree, Dai Zhou led the officials from the Dali Temple to Sanglin Village in Xianyang to investigate the cause of the incident.

"I am the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. I am investigating the case of a man from Xianyang County who injured the princess's son and killed two guards of the princess's residence. Please trouble your lord to inform him."

"That's me!"

"you?"

Upon hearing this, Dai Zhou glanced at the Ministry of Personnel file in his hand, his eyes filled with suspicion.

"Is the boy from Xianyang County eight years old?"

"I am exactly eight years old!"

"You're only eight years old?"

"I bet you're at least twelve!"

"I'm really only eight years old. I just practice martial arts, which is why I'm taller than other children!"

"Oh oh oh..."

Upon hearing this, Dai Zhou looked Li Zhong up and down again and saw that he did not have an Adam's apple, which made him believe that he was only eight years old.

"Since you are Li Zhong, then I ask you, do you admit to the accusations made against you by the Princess of Changsha?"

"I admit to injuring people, but I don't admit to killing them!"

"oh?"

"The Princess of Changsha spoke with absolute certainty, and there are witnesses to prove it. How dare you deny it?"

"Sir, I also have witnesses!"

"You also have witnesses?"

"Let me make it clear beforehand, you peasants are not considered witnesses. You are their lord, so they will naturally side with you."

"What if those two guards are the ones who testify for me?"

"Uh..."

Dai Zhou was dumbfounded when he heard this. What did that mean? Did that mean the two guards were not dead?

According to Princess Changsha, those two people had their intestines sticking out, so there was no chance of saving them!

While Dai Zhou was still in a daze, Li Jue sent someone to his villa by the reservoir to bring over two guards.

"My lord, these two are the guards of Princess Changsha's residence. After my careful treatment over the past few days, they have basically recovered."

"ah?"

"My name is Wang Qiang!"

"My name is Feng Bao!"

"Greetings, Lord Dai!"

"Do you know me?"

"Reporting to you, sir, I once accompanied my young master to your residence to deliver gifts..."

Upon hearing this, Dai Zhou immediately became embarrassed.

"Cough cough!"

"I am currently investigating the case of Princess Changsha being bullied. Do not speak of matters unrelated to this case!"

"Oh oh oh..."

"My lord, we can testify that Young Master Li Zhong did not kill us, and even treated our wounds with great care!"

Dai Zhou felt extremely awkward upon hearing this. Two people who were both listed as dead in the lawsuit were now testifying on his behalf, proving that he hadn't been murdered...

However, the case is now clear: Princess Changsha's accusation against Li Zhong for murder can be dropped, as long as it is verified whether Li Zhong shot or wounded Lu Qinwen.

"Young lord, since the murder was a misunderstanding, I will not pursue the matter further."

"I just want to ask you, sir, why did you shoot Lu Qinwen?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately began to feign ignorance.

Who is Lu Qinwen?

"Lu Qinwen is the only son of Princess Changsha!"

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