Chapter 46 A Spirited Young Man

Su Yunyao was simply stunned by his shameless actions.

Hidden illness?

"What hidden illness? You're not going to act like a scoundrel and say you're mentally ill and can kill people without breaking the law, are you?"

The prefect of Shengjing was not at all panicked when he heard this.

"My nephew lost his father at a young age. His sister-in-law couldn't bear the blow and went crazy. My nephew was raised by a wet nurse in the mansion and was abused by her for a long time.

When I learned about this, my nephew had already been beaten stupidly. He really didn't intend to steal the princess's things. He was indeed sick.

My nephew always loses control of himself when he's ill, and this time I offended the princess. Please forgive me."

Su Yunyao sneered.

"What a guy! His father died young, his mother went crazy, his wet nurse was cruel, and he was abused. If you don't write a picture book, it would be a waste of your talent to be the prefect of Shengjing."

The prefect of Shengjing sighed helplessly, "My nephew is in this state now, and I, your humble servant, cannot shirk my responsibility. I hope the princess will understand."

"Of course you have responsibilities that you cannot shirk." Su Yunyao couldn't suppress the sneer on the corner of her lips.

She ignored the Shengjing prefect's words and turned sideways to Lu Mingfeng and asked, "According to the laws of our dynasty, what is the punishment for robbery?"

Lu Mingfeng, who was suddenly asked, suddenly came to his senses.

"In reply to the Princess, our dynasty has clear regulations regarding the crime of 'daylight robbery', punishable by one hundred strokes of the cane and three years' imprisonment. If the amount of stolen goods is large, the punishment will be increased on top of the theft."

After a pause, he said, "It's just..."

However, if the person who committed the crime is mentally abnormal, he will not be bound by this law.

Su Yunyao actually had a guess in her mind a long time ago, otherwise the Shengjing prefect would not have been so fearless since he came to the Dali Temple.

Neurologically different from normal people?

If it is because his mental state is different from that of ordinary people, he can act with impunity.

Doesn't that mean everyone can disregard the law and use their mental problems as a shield?

Or perhaps some people have done something illegal and in order to evade legal responsibility, they get a fake medical certificate.

In ancient times, there were no instruments for testing, and everything depended on the doctor's judgment.

It is difficult to judge whether it is fake or not.

No wonder this thief was so fearless from the very beginning and kept clamoring to go to Shengjing Prefecture. It turned out that he was waiting for her here!

Su Yunyao nodded in approval. "What he stole today was the birthday gift I prepared for the Queen. Is that a large sum of stolen goods?"

Lu Mingfeng's expression remained cold, yet he was exceptionally serious. "The Queen's birthday gift is naturally the most precious."

"In that case, let's determine the sentence." Su Yunyao said, and stood up. "And..."

The prefect of Shengjing frowned.

Isn't it rumored that the eldest princess is an unlearned fool who only knows how to make trouble?

Why is it that today she not only speaks clearly and coherently?

It even carries a chilling majesty.

"Princess." The prefect of Shengjing knelt on the ground and kowtowed. "Princess, you may not be familiar with the laws of Daxia. Our dynasty's laws clearly stipulate that people with mental illnesses can be given lighter sentences for any crimes they commit."

"A lenient sentence?"

Su Yunyao slowly stood up and walked in front of the Shengjing prefect. She bent down and a cunning curve appeared at the corner of her lips.

"You mean to say that your nephew, because he has a hidden mental illness, can be acquitted even if he robs in broad daylight."

The Shengjing prefect shuddered, "Princess, I'm not pleading for my nephew. Everything is handled according to the law."

"Okay! Will you tell me the law?"

Su Yunyao slowly stood up straight. "Since the law stipulates that people with mental illnesses can be given lighter sentences, how can you be sure that your nephew has this illness?"

Upon hearing this, the prefect of Shengjing straightened his back even more than when he was kneeling just now, and seemed to be very confident.

He pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve.

"Princess, this medical record came from Huichuntang, and it bears the Huichuntang seal. It clearly describes my nephew's hidden illness. Please review it, Princess."

Although Su Yunyao was standing in front of him at this time, she just looked down at him and had no intention of reaching out to take it.

Instead, Pearl, who was standing nearby, saw this and walked over.

He took the medical record and presented it to Su Yunyao without moving a foot.

The eldest princess's appearance was perfectly controlled by her.

The Shengjing prefect, who had been confident of victory, had a flash of panic in his eyes and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Su Yunyao read the medical record carefully.

Not surprisingly... I didn't understand.

The characters of Daxia are very different from modern characters. In addition, in ancient times, doctors used traditional Chinese characters to write more professional terms, which were the terminology used by traditional Chinese medicine.

As a modern person, she has difficulty reading traditional Chinese characters, not to mention the twists and turns of traditional Chinese medicine.

But she understood the date at the signature.

Su Yunyao was startled and her eyes widened instantly.

"No, your diagnosis has been out for ten years. It's long past its expiration date. Even if he was beaten and had brain problems ten years ago, it doesn't mean he still has brain problems now."

Su Yunyao thought about how the thief, when he didn't know her identity, sat on the ground and provoked her, looking like a spirited young man.

She really couldn't tell at all that there was anything wrong with him mentally; he was very energetic!

Upon hearing this, the prefect of Shengjing calmly winked at the thief lying on the ground.

The thief, who was just lying on the ground in good spirits, suddenly twitched his hands, his mouth with teeth knocked out became crooked, and his eyes became slanted.

The whole person was lying in the pool of yellow liquid, convulsing as if he had a seizure.

Su Yunyao: ...

This is damn good acting.

A certain card owes him a little golden man.

The uncle and nephew, one writes the script and the other acts, work together perfectly.

Su Yunyao was not in a hurry to expose him. She just turned around and went back to her seat and sat down.

"Master Lu, what do you think?"

Lu Mingfeng pondered for a moment and said, "What the princess said is indeed reasonable. This medical record is from ten years ago and is not very meaningful as a reference now. As for whether the thief has any hidden mental illness, we really need to find a doctor to prepare a new medical record before making a judgment."

Make another medical record?

Upon hearing this, the tense expression on Shengjing Prefecture's face suddenly relaxed a bit. "Since the Princess and Lord Lu have said so, I will find a doctor to examine my nephew again tomorrow and write down the results."

He paused, "No matter what, robbery and theft should not alarm the Dali Temple. This matter should be transferred to the Shengjing Prefecture. I will enforce the law impartially and give the Princess a satisfactory answer."

Enforce the law impartially?

A satisfactory answer?

Su Yunyao was so angry at these words that she almost laughed, but as she laughed, she suddenly felt that it was not so funny anymore.