Qin Peng blinked innocently: "My Lord, what did I do?"

Qin Shuhuai raised his eyes to look at her, his gaze was quite meaningful. Qin Peng understood immediately after seeing this look. In the past, when Qin Shuhuai looked at her like this, she didn't have to get up the next day.

"Don't worry," he said slowly, "you'll be out soon."

Qin Peng was not joking this time. She became serious and said, "If the evidence in this case proves that it is me, how would I judge it?"

“That won’t happen.”

"What if there is?"

Qin Shuhuai looked at her. He knew that she didn't like others to lie to her, so he was silent for a moment and told the truth: "With your status, if you manage it well, you will probably be stripped of your princess title and demoted to a commoner."

“What if it doesn’t work well?”

Qin Peng continued to ask, and Qin Shuhuai frowned: "Do you have to ask for the worst possible outcome?"

"I have to be prepared."

Qin Peng's eyes were calm: "Since they took action, it is impossible that they did it just to capture me. They must have been well prepared."

Qin Shuhuai didn't reply.

In fact, Qin Peng's guess was correct. Now there is a complete chain of evidence, including motive, time, location, witnesses and evidence. The other party had planned this long ago and had been prepared since the conflict between Liu Shiyun and Qin Peng began.

Now everyone in the world knows about the entanglement between Qin Peng and Liu Shiyun. Even if it is proven that Qin Peng is not the murderer, unless there is irrefutable evidence, everyone will be more convinced that Qin Peng did kill Liu Shiyun and just used his power to wash himself away.

After looking into Qin Peng's eyes for a long time, Qin Shuhuai finally said, "If the worst comes to the worst, it will be lifelong imprisonment."

Qin Peng nodded: "It's not bad to be able to turn things around while still alive."

As he spoke, Qin Peng raised his head, held Qin Shuhuai's face with both hands, and said with a smile: "Promise me one thing."

"No."

"You're rejecting me so quickly?" Qin Peng was quite surprised: "You didn't even hear what I said."

"If I'm pushed to the limit, I'll just kill Lu Xiu and let the whole world know that I'm unfair. How about that?"

Qin Shuhuai's eyes were full of determination: "What can they do?"

Qin Peng was somewhat helpless: "What if the Liu family rebels?"

"Then destroy them."

"What if Zhang Ying and the Liu family join forces with the noble families to rebel, and Wei Yan sits back and does nothing?"

"Just relying on them?" Qin Shuhuai said sarcastically, with disdain in his eyes.

"What if they sell out their country to ask Rong and Zhao Yu to cooperate and induce Northern Yan to invade?"

Qin Shuhuai stopped talking, and Qin Peng's eyes became soft.

He always said that he belonged only to her for the rest of his life, but he forgot that as a human being he had principles and bottom lines.

"Shu Huai, you can't win a fight with someone who has no bottom line."

She said gently and calmly: "There will always be a day when injustice will be vindicated. As long as I am alive and well, nothing will matter. I hope that by being by your side, I am doing you good, not a burden."

Qin Shuhuai remained silent. He looked her up and down, and after checking that everything was fine, he said, "Is there anything else you need to tell me? If not, I'll go back first."

"Yes, there is one more thing missing."

Qin Peng smiled, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him. Qin Shuhuai was stunned for a moment, and Qin Peng stepped back: "It doesn't matter now, you can go back."

Qin Shuhuai smiled slowly, responded, turned and left.

On the second day, Qin Shuhuai was still thinking about how to negotiate after finding the person behind Liu Shiyun, when Lu Xiu suddenly requested a public trial of Qin Peng.

Lu Xiu made the request to Qin Ming. He said calmly, "Your Majesty, the evidence in Miss Liu's case is complete, but the Regent King has suppressed it again and again. I request that Your Majesty select a day to supervise the trial and hold a public trial of this case. Please do not delay and miss the best time to try the case."

Qin Ming naturally didn't dare to make the decision on such a matter. He looked at Qin Shuhuai with pleading eyes.

Qin Shuhuai looked up at Lu Xiu. His eyes were calm, but there was an invisible sense of oppression spreading from him.

Zhang Ying took a step forward and said slowly, "Your Majesty, I think what Lord Lu said is very true. The country has its own laws. If the rules are established, they should be followed. If the rules are established but not followed, wouldn't it be a mess? Regent Prince," Zhang Ying looked up at Qin Shuhuai, "Don't you agree?"

"Lord Lu said that the verdict will be announced on a chosen day," Qin Shuhuai said calmly, "Which day is that?"

"I think the sooner the better. Your Majesty, how about the day after tomorrow?"

"The day after tomorrow..." Qin Ming said weakly, "Will it be too hasty?"

"Now that the evidence is complete, what else does Your Majesty need to prepare?"

Lu Xiu looked up at Qin Ming, and said in a piteous tone: "Your Majesty, I know that your Majesty and the eldest princess have a deep relationship. But Miss Liu is the legitimate daughter of the Liu family. She died because of a relationship. If there is no result, I am afraid that the hearts of the people in the world will be chilled."

Lu Xiu's words were of course exaggerated. Not everyone in the world would be chilled, but the hearts of the aristocratic families would definitely be chilled.

This was a reminder and also a threat. Qin Ming turned to look at Qin Shuhuai. Qin Shuhuai nodded and said slowly, "Lord Lu said the evidence is complete, but I think it's still a little short. I'd like to ask Lord Lu to find it before we discuss this matter."

"I think your Majesty is biased, and your Majesty thinks I am not doing my duty enough. Why not ask the Historian to investigate and see if it is me who is not doing my duty enough, or if your Majesty is not fair enough."

Lu Xiu looked up at Qin Ming and said with anger: "Your Majesty, please make a judgment!"

"Lord Lu, there's no need to be angry," Zhang Ying said slowly, and sighed, "It's inevitable that people lose their rationality when facing their loved ones. The matter between the prince and the eldest princess..." Zhang Ying paused and coughed a few times, and stopped the sentence here. Although he didn't say it, everyone already knew it.

Zhou Yu tried his best to wink at Qin Shuhuai, and Qin Ming also kept looking at Qin Shuhuai. However, Qin Shuhuai sat on the platform with a calm expression, and said: "If the evidence is insufficient and inappropriate, it cannot be approved. If Lord Lu feels that it is unfair, then let Lord Xie supervise it."

Qin Shuhuai raised his head and looked at Xie Gu, the official in charge of the imperial court: "What do you think, sir?"

"The Ministry of Justice has its own rules," Xie Gu said calmly, "Those who should be impeached will not be able to escape. No one can rush those who are unnecessary. Everything will be done according to the rules."

"Okay, okay," Lu Xiu sneered, "Prince, just keep dragging it out. After all, other people's lives are not lives. She is just a daughter of a noble family, isn't she?"

These words touched the noble families present. Although no one said anything, they all felt somewhat uncomfortable in their hearts.

Qin Shuhuai was not angered by this, and said calmly: "This is settled. Do you have anything else to discuss?"

The whole place was silent, no one said anything.

Qin Shuhuai led the conversation to another topic and they discussed it for the whole morning. After the morning court session, everyone started talking about it.

Duke Cheng followed and caught up with Qin Shuhuai and said, "Prince, is it true that this case cannot be tried?"

"It will take a few more days."

"Today, many noble families are dissatisfied..." Duke Cheng pursed his lips and said, "Zhou Yu is not very visible now. If people find out that he is still too close to you, other noble families may stop associating with him."

Qin Shuhuai nodded to show his understanding.

Duke Cheng followed behind Qin Shuhuai and said hesitantly, "Prince, if it is indeed the eldest princess, what will you do?"

Qin Shuhuai heard the deep meaning behind Cheng Guogong's words and looked up at him: "What do you think we should do?"

"We should take it step by step to make a comeback."

After hearing this, Qin Shuhuai looked at him deeply and asked, "Did Zhou Yu ask you to say this to me?"

"For a woman..." Duke Cheng said with difficulty: "It's not worth it."

"That's not a woman," Qin Shuhuai said calmly, "That's my wife."

Duke Cheng choked. Just then, a palace maid hurried forward.

"Your Highness," the palace maid said anxiously, "The Northern Yan delegation has arrived."

Qin Shuhuai and Duke Cheng turned their heads suddenly.

When the palace maid heard Qin Shuhuai coming, she knelt down and said, "My Lord, the Northern Yan delegation has arrived at the city gate!"