Before Bao Qianshan could put down his testimony, Yan Wang strode forward, snatched it away, and his expression instantly turned serious. He then looked at Chen Yu and asked, "At Hai Shi (9-11 PM), were you at the dock?"
Chen Yu nodded.
Yan Wang was filled with unease. Hong Yu had died in the fire on the passenger ship last night. He wondered if the letter had been burned, or if it had already been given to Chen Yu for safekeeping.
Upon hearing that the Zhang family had been wiped out and all the evidence pointed to Shen Yu, he applied to the authorities to come here for a hearing.
They claimed to be there to urge the handling of the case and uphold justice, but in reality, it was a diversionary tactic to use the Zhang Manguan case to destroy the letters.
Taking advantage of Shen Yu's interrogation, he searched her body in advance. Just now, the nanny said that Shen Yu had no letters on her body except for a few medicines.
It's alright. After Shen Yu left the villa in Qinghe County, the people from the Yan Prince's Mansion sealed off the villa and searched for letters.
Yan Wang handed the testimony to Bao Qianshan, then looked at Chen Yu and asked sternly, "Where were you at midnight?"
"Return to Qinghe County."
"Besides your servants, are there any witnesses?"
Shen Yu was stunned. Where would a witness come from in the middle of the night? Besides, she had fainted and knew nothing about it, so she had no choice but to call Cuiwei to come and question her.
Cuiwei confessed, "Last night my young lady fainted, and it was Prince Jing who... escorted us back. Just as we reached the west gate, the lame man came to pick us up. Prince Jing, the lame man, and the gate guards can all testify that my young lady returned to Qinghe County."
After Cuiwei finished speaking, Yan Wang looked at Bai Erye and instructed, "Please invite Jing Wang in, and bring the other witnesses as well."
Master Bai looked towards the door, and the three Bai brothers nodded and withdrew. Then, Prince Jin slowly walked in, sat down next to Prince Yan, and began to speak:
"Fourteenth Brother, Prince Jing won't be able to come for a while. The soldiers sealed off Chen Yu's villa, so Madam Jia had to take her children and servants to the capital. Just outside the west gate, her two children were kidnapped by villains. When Prince Jing found out, he immediately led his men to chase after them."
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