"Your Majesty, we can't delay any longer. Cut the Gordian knot and issue an order!"
In the imperial study.
Qin Chuan knelt on the ground and begged bitterly.
Right Prime Minister Ouyang Wenbai put his hands in his sleeve pockets and watched coldly. Seeing Qin Chuan's expression, he wanted to laugh.
"Lord Qin, the one you asked me to execute in this memorial is not Ranma. If I am not mistaken, you want to execute Princess Jingling!"
"emperor!"
Even though Qin Chuan was crying and snotting, it didn't affect his output at all: "You know, there's a lot of talk going on in the capital right now. If the emperor doesn't order a severe punishment for Jiang Li, who killed their elders, I'm afraid the people will be disheartened!"
"snort."
The emperor rolled his eyes. This old guy dared to act like this in front of him because he saw that the second son had not attended court for the past few days. If the second son was here, he would not dare to fart.
I remember that on the second day after the incident, a minister reported the matter to the emperor, but was immediately scolded by Gu Qingchen so badly that he couldn't even fart!
"Lord Ouyang, what do you think about this?"
The emperor leaned back on the dragon throne and gave him a look.
Ouyang Wenbo quickly bowed, "In reply to the emperor's words, in my opinion, since this matter has been handed over to the Supreme Court, it is not too late to make a decision after the truth is revealed. As for Prime Minister Qin, I really don't know why he is so anxious. Could it be..."
Ouyang Wenbai hesitated to speak.
The emperor sneered, "What's the big deal? Just say what you need to say. Why are you hesitating so much in front of me?"
Glancing at Qin Chuan, Ouyang Wenbo said, "I heard that Princess Jingling was previously engaged to the Qin family. Could it be that Prime Minister Qin still harbors a grudge against the broken engagement?"
"You! You farted!"
Qin Chuan straightened his upper body suddenly and cursed at Ouyang Wenbo.
"Eh~" Ouyang Wenbo turned aside, "Prime Minister Qin, you are so dirty and disgusting."
Qin Chuan: “…”
A mouthful of blood blocked his chest, and he couldn't recover for a long time.
"Your Majesty, I am anxious only because the Jiang family's second daughter will soon marry my third brother. I am officially related to the Jiang family by marriage. With that in mind, the two elders who have passed away are considered my in-laws' elders. So, how can I not be anxious?"
Suppressing his anger, Qin Chuan put forward the words he had prepared long ago.
"Alright, let's discuss this matter at court tomorrow morning. I'm tired, so you all should leave."
The emperor raised his hands, stretched out his index fingers, gently inserted them into his ears, closed his eyes, and looked like he didn't want to listen.
Qin Chuan could only glare at Ouyang Wenbo before bowing and taking his leave.
///
The next day.
"Your Majesty, the Cao case has not yet reached a conclusion. I suspect—"
At the morning court session, the ministers who were attached to Prime Minister Qin were full of fighting spirit. They glanced at Bai Zhou and snorted coldly, "I suspect that the Minister of Justice is covering up for someone!"
"Old Yang, did you forget something before you went to court?" Censor Chen walked out like a belligerent rooster. "You know, you should go to the toilet. Why are you spraying feces here? It's indecent, really indecent!"
"You!" The minister surnamed Yang's beard trembled with anger. "Is what I said wrong? As far as I know, the eldest son of the Dali Temple Minister is now the medicine boy of Princess Jingling!"
"Hahahaha!" Censor Chen laughed heartily. "Has your brain been clogged by the feces in your stomach? Everyone knows that the Dali Temple's legitimate son lost to Princess Jingling and was forced to become a medicine boy? Anyone with a bit of common sense knows that now is a good time for Lord Bai to avenge his son!"
"Cough cough cough!" Bai Zhou choked on his own saliva.
"I made a mistake, I made a mistake," Censor Chen smiled sheepishly. "Lord Bai is certainly not the kind of person who would take revenge on someone personally, right?"
"But--"
"Alright, alright," the emperor waved his hand, letting Censor Chen retreat. "Lord Bai, please tell me, how is the investigation of the case going?"
Bai Zhou took a deep breath and then stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Cao couple did die of poisoning. Lord Fang and Princess Jingling were both in the yamen classroom at the time of the incident. I have interrogated everyone there, and everyone has given the same account. Therefore, I have sent people to investigate the area around the yamen to see if anyone has encountered the person who sneaked in that day."
"The people in that government office are all Fang's men. They will naturally cover for them!"
The minister surnamed Yang immediately questioned.
"Sir Yang, are you doubting my ability to handle cases?" Bai Zhou was intimidating without even getting angry. After all, he was the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple and had handled many major cases. His aura instantly overwhelmed him.
In the end, it was Qin Chuan who stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I don't think it's necessary to investigate this matter any further."
"The Cao couple's death would have benefited the most from the Jingling Princess. Why would anyone else want to kill them?"
"yes--"
"What Prime Minister Qin said makes sense—"
“…”
There was a lot of discussion going on, Bai Zhou frowned, and he hadn't figured out how to respond yet.
Then he heard a shout from outside the hall, "Prime Minister Qin, it's a shame you don't become a judge!"
The man who came was very aggressive, and everyone fell silent as soon as they saw him.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor!"
Gu Qingchen was dressed in official uniform, his brows and eyes were stern. The emperor raised his hand and said, "Prince Jingling, please stand up."
"Your Majesty, this matter concerns the princess. Should you avoid it?"
Qin Chuan had already thought of a countermeasure, so he immediately put on an appearance of trying to persuade him in a friendly way.
"Hmph, Prime Minister Qin, you're so arrogant! Now, you even dare to control me!" Gu Qingchen said with a half-smile, "If everyone involved in the case should recuse themselves, then Prime Minister Qin, as a relative of the Jiang family, shouldn't you also recuse yourself?"
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