Jiang Jinyan was ignored in public, and a hint of displeasure appeared on his face, but he could only follow up and say:
"Your Highness, I have verified that the maid named Bi Cha is a traitorous servant. She replaced the tonic Zhu'er often took with the Chengxiao Pin Dan and put it in Zhu'er's room, and Zhu'er was completely unaware of it."
It seemed that he was speaking to the Ninth Prince, but in fact he was speaking to Prince Zhan.
The Jiang family also heard that Shen Tingsi and His Royal Highness Prince Zhan did not get along. There were often conflicts between the uncle and nephew, and they would even confront each other in public at palace banquets.
So he deliberately let Prince Zhan hear that Chen Tingsi did not go through the Imperial City Division, and secretly asked people from the Prince's Palace to search the courtyard of the Marquis's Palace, just to arouse Prince Zhan's dissatisfaction with Chen Tingsi's behavior of meddling in other people's affairs.
Sure enough, Shen Yubai paused, looked back at him, and said something different from what he expected:
"May I ask how Master Jiang verified this?"
Jiang Jinyan was stunned for a moment before bowing and saying:
"Your Highness, after questioning the other servants in my sister's room, I have confirmed that the medicine my sister usually takes is not from that bottle. It was Bi Cha who hid the bottle with ulterior motives and waited until the Ninth Prince's men came to search the room before deliberately displaying it for them to find."
Shen Yubai laughed after hearing this.
He was born with a stunning appearance, and his smile was like the melting of ice and snow, which made Jiang Jinyan, who was also a man, slightly dazed.
"It turns out that Master Jiang is also very good at investigating crimes."
Shen Yubai's voice was a little lazy, and he said casually:
"However, young master, you have no understanding of the rules at all. The Emperor has already issued a decree, saying that he will have the Imperial City Bureau investigate the affairs of your two young ladies. You brothers should have avoided suspicion, but not only did you not avoid suspicion, you even bypassed the Imperial City Bureau and acted as a judge, brazenly saying in front of me that your eldest daughter was wrongly accused.
Do you think that just because you say Miss Jiang is innocent, she is innocent? You don't take the imperial power seriously.
"Your Majesty's words are too serious. I dare not disregard the imperial authority!"
Jiang Jinyan panicked instantly and knelt down with his four younger brothers.
He thought about it but still felt a little unwilling, and looked up and said:
"I was indeed hasty and forgot the rules when I privately interrogated the servants in my sister's room. But the Ninth Prince sent people to search the Marquisate before the Imperial City Bureau did. Wasn't that also acting on his own initiative? Why didn't His Royal Highness Prince Zhan question the Ninth Prince?"
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