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——Guogong Mansion——
Pei Jingchuan had just returned from the government office and was about to talk to Xu Qingyan about what happened today and ask her if she had any opinions. He happened to meet Xu Qingyan and the other two who had just got off the carriage at the door.
"Jinyu, why do you look like this? Who bullied you?" Pei Jingchuan asked in surprise when he saw Pei Jinyu, who was in a mess and had some red scratches on her face.
When Pei Jinyu saw that it was his elder brother, he immediately rushed over excitedly and said, "Brother, please find a way to save the Eighth Prince. He must have been wronged!"
Pei Jingchuan frowned slightly. He guessed that Pei Jinyu's appearance was probably related to the Eighth Prince.
At this time, Xu Qingyan came up and said, "My husband, there are many noble ladies in the Women's Academy who are talking about and insulting the Eighth Prince. Jin Yu is fighting with them to defend him. Now they have agreed that if the Eighth Prince is finally convicted by the government, Jin Yu will be paraded through the streets barking like a dog, otherwise they will do the same."
"Parade like a dog?" Pei Jingchuan's face darkened when he heard this. What kind of excessive punishment is this? The person who could come up with this punishment must have a dark heart.
The Duke's wife came up from behind, sighed helplessly, and said, "Originally, this matter has nothing to do with our Duke's Mansion, but now for the sake of your sister's reputation, Jingchuan, you should think of a way to help the Eighth Prince."
She didn't want her child to be involved in the royal family's affairs in the first place, but there was nothing she could do since Pei Jinyu had gotten into trouble, and now she had no choice but to help.
If Pei Jinyu lost and was paraded through the streets barking like a dog, the entire Duke's Mansion would lose all face, and Jinyu would definitely not be able to marry someone of equal status in the future.
"Yes! Mother, I just wanted to tell you about this. Let's go in and talk about it first." Pei Jingchuan nodded when he heard it, and then several people entered the Duke's Mansion together.
After arriving at the hall, the Duke of England rushed over after hearing the news. After they dismissed the servants, they left only the five of them in the main hall to discuss.
Pei Jingchuan first told them about the current situation of the Eighth Prince: "The people who sued the Eighth Prince are a pair of siblings. They have personal belongings that can prove the Eighth Prince's identity, and the woman is now five months pregnant. The woman said that when she went to the Eighth Prince's mansion to deliver something, she was dragged into the side room by the Eighth Prince and insulted. At that time, she thought that the Eighth Prince was just a servant in the mansion. Later, when she went to the pawnshop to pawn something, she found out that it was the Eighth Prince's belongings. The woman should have privately approached the Eighth Prince at first, wanting to get close to the Eighth Prince and enter the mansion as a concubine, but was rejected by the Eighth Prince. Seeing that the Eighth Prince did not admit it, the brother and sister went to knock on the drum to file a complaint."
"You mean, this woman wanted the Eighth Prince to marry her, but because the Eighth Prince refused, she sued him?" Hearing this, the Duke's wife looked at Pei Jingchuan in surprise.
The Duchess couldn't understand why. Since the woman had already given him a way out, the Eighth Prince only needed to take her into his palace. She was just a lowly concubine anyway, so why did he have to make such a fuss?
Pei Jingchuan listened to his mother's words and nodded, saying, "But the Eighth Prince refused, insisting that he had never seen this woman and had never done anything like that."
"The Eighth Prince definitely didn't do it. That woman must have been arranged by someone else to frame the Eighth Prince and ruin his reputation! If the Eighth Prince agrees to let her into the mansion, then this woman will become a spy. If he refuses, she will sue the Eighth Prince and ruin him. The person behind this is really evil!" Pei Jinyu said angrily.
"What about now? Has the government convicted the eighth prince?" Xu Qingyan looked at Pei Jingchuan and asked the question that concerned her most.
Pei Jingchuan looked at Xu Qingyan seriously and said, "Not yet. After the emperor learned about this, he was very angry and decided to personally attend the trial to see if the eighth prince was wronged."
"It's good that he hasn't been convicted yet!" Xu Qingyan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she heard that.
Xu Qingyan thought: [As long as there is no conviction, there is a chance, as long as we find the man who really insulted the woman. But this woman is not a complete liar, so even if she is tortured, her confession will not change. Because, when she was in the Eighth Prince's Mansion, she did see the Eighth Prince's face. The Third Prince had already arranged for someone to wear the Eighth Prince's human skin mask and wait for her in the Eighth Prince's Mansion. The Third Prince's original plan was to let this woman ruin the Eighth Prince's reputation in the fiefdom, but he didn't expect that the woman was afraid of losing her reputation and kept it a secret. Until this time, the Third Prince sent people to smash the brother and sister's rice bowl, forcing them to pawn their items in the pawnshop, deliberately letting them know that it was the Eighth Prince who insulted her. They couldn't survive, so they thought of coming to the capital to find trouble with the Eighth Prince! Now, the man who really insulted the woman is a guard in the Third Prince's Mansion. He has a big black mole on his chest. As long as we can catch him, it will be fine! ]
After hearing Xu Qingyan's thoughts, Pei Jingchuan couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, he was very glad that his decision was right. He would come back and ask Qingyan, and then everything would be clear.
The Duke and his wife looked at each other and thought: This Third Prince is too bad! Last time, he failed to frame the Eighth Prince, and this time he did it again, and he even harmed that ordinary girl!
Pei Jinyu was deeply moved. It turned out that the Eighth Prince was framed by the Third Prince!
"Qingyan, this time, I always feel that this may be related to the third prince. I wonder if we can find some clues from the third prince." Pei Jingchuan deliberately looked at Xu Qingyan. He wanted to guide her to say more.
Because he discovered a problem, that is, they all knew what Xu Qingyan was thinking, but they couldn't say it, let alone ask her directly. Every time they wanted to ask directly, their throats would be blocked by something. So, he could only beat around the bush and let her complain herself.
"Hey! Husband, you and I think the same thing. I also think that this has something to do with the Third Prince. In my opinion, did the Third Prince send someone to wear a human skin mask to impersonate the Eighth Prince?" Xu Qingyan said happily after hearing what Pei Jingchuan said.
She was worrying about how to remind Pei Jingchuan and the others, but she didn't expect Pei Jingchuan to ask her directly.
"Your guess is possible. I will try to help the Eighth Prince in this regard." Pei Jingchuan nodded in agreement.
When Xu Qingyan wasn't paying attention, a smile flashed across his eyes.
For Pei Jinyu's reputation, the Duke of England also planned to help the Eighth Prince, so he decided to give Pei Jingchuan the gold medal bestowed by the emperor, and let him use it to ask the emperor to give him an identity to assist in the judgment of the case. Soon, the emperor agreed.
——Two days later——
The case of the Eighth Prince was tried in the Dali Temple, with the Emperor in attendance. Not only could the Third Prince and other princes be present to watch, but even Xu Qingyan and the others could go and sit in.
Although the Eighth Prince was wearing a white prison uniform, he still stood there with an upright posture and a noble demeanor.
The emperor sat on the high throne and looked at him, his heart suddenly becoming complicated.
After all, the Eighth Prince's demeanor is very similar to that of his mother.
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