Lu Yang continued to nod heavily.
Song Tingwan glanced at the toothbrush with toothpaste squeezed into it, then looked at the tooth powder and toothbrushes on the sink...
I'll let them use it at night and collect their experience on it.
She didn't forget her secondary purpose for coming here.
After washing up, Song Tingwan looked at her outfit...
Wouldn't it be a bit too conspicuous here?
"Lü Yang, Hong Dou." Song Tingwan put her hands on her hips and looked at the blue sky above her head. "It's not that cold today. Let's go to the street."
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In the palace, in the court.
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!" An official in crimson uniform stepped out from the ranks. "The Third Prince is of noble status. Wouldn't it be hasty to convict him based on a single account? If there's any injustice, wouldn't the Third Prince be punished in vain?"
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Behind this official, officials came out one after another, "Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
Seeing this, Xiao Yunze said loudly: "My Lord, do you think that I would falsify the memorial?"
The Minister of Works lowered his head hurriedly. "Your Highness, I have no such intention. However, this matter is of great importance and requires a thorough investigation to avoid wrongfully accusing the innocent."
"Your Majesty." A man also dressed in crimson official uniform stepped forward. "His Highness the Ninth Prince blocked the Third Prince in Fenzhou. Doesn't this count as evidence?"
He then turned to the Minister of Works and said, "I would like to ask Lord Li, why did His Highness the Third Prince leave the city and go to the border without permission? If he wasn't colluding with the enemy, then why?"
Li Quan was speechless and said, "You..."
"Your Majesty, I have something to say." The man in the first row wearing purple official uniform stood up.
Xiao Qing's brows relaxed slightly, "Sure."
Wan Guofeng nodded.
"I believe that the Ninth Prince has clearly outlined the Third Prince's crimes, and with the testimony of General Hou Changfeng and Wei Jinzhong, the Ministry of War's Doctor, the weight of this memorial is self-evident."
Wan Guofeng then looked at Xiao Yunze, "If His Highness the Ninth Prince can produce more direct evidence, he will surely be able to silence the gossips and completely eliminate the possibility of the Third Prince being wronged."
"Prime Minister Wan!" Another man in purple official uniform stepped forward. "Aren't Deputy General Guo Fei and the patrolman direct evidence? Everyone knows the strict rule of the Hou family army. How could such a traitor emerge? Perhaps he was instructed to give false testimony to deceive His Highness the Ninth Prince? It's unknown."
"Your Majesty, why not transfer the Third Prince's case to the Ministry of Justice for trial? The Emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. If the Third Prince is truly guilty, I'm sure the Minister of Justice will not shield him."
With just a few words, he put several people on the fire.
The Minister of Justice is Dong Xiu's man.
If the final result of the investigation is that the Third Prince is not guilty, then the Hou family has deceived the Ninth Prince and set up a trap to harm the Third Prince, and their crime should be executed. The entire Hou family is loyal and brave, and died.
If the case is overturned later and the third prince is found guilty, it will be because the Minister of Justice covered up for him. He can be punished as he pleases, and it has nothing to do with Dong Xiu.
No matter how you look at it, he's making money.
Wan Guofeng was displeased and immediately retorted, "As the Third Prince's grandfather, it would be inappropriate for Prime Minister Dong to get involved in this matter. I, this old minister, believe that avoiding suspicion is fundamental when handling matters of this magnitude."
This one sentence aroused Xiao Qing's suspicion.
Xiao Qing frowned and looked at Dong Xiu deeply, "Don't get involved in this matter."
Dong Xiu clenched his fists in his sleeves, "Your Majesty, I am only speaking objectively, and there is nothing..."
"Okay." Xiao Qing raised his hand to interrupt him.
The more he explained, the more doubtful he became.
Xiao Qing directly said to Xiao Yunze: "Old Nine, do you have any other evidence?"
Xiao Yunze raised his lips to a faint smile, "Father, you can send a witness."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar and then fell silent instantly.
Dong Xiu's expression was the most grim. Besides Guo Fei and that soldier, did the Ninth Prince actually have other witnesses?
Xiao Qing waved his hand, "Accurate!"
Soon, a man with all four limbs intact was brought up with his hands and feet tied.
Next, there was a man with a broken arm and messy hair.
The last one was carried up.
The expressions of civil and military officials were brilliant.
The last one was left with only one leg, his eyes hollow, his body stained with long-dried blood, and emitting a strong stench.
Even Xiao Qing, who was sitting on the high dragon throne, couldn't help but hold his breath and frown.
Tai Sheng was very considerate and immediately handed over a handkerchief.
"Your Majesty, these three people no longer look human, and perhaps they are mentally unstable. How can their words be used as evidence?" Li Quan, the Vice Minister of Works, frowned and spoke first.
Many voices of agreement soon arose in the court.
"Shut up! I am Wu Zhe, the great general of the Wei State! The insidious and cunning people of Qing all speak in the same harsh way! Be careful that our master will flatten your little capital!" Wu Zhe's eyes were bloodshot and he knelt on the ground struggling hard.
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