Seeing his son running faster than a rabbit, Zhen Shicheng was so angry that his beard was shaking.

Why doesn't this guy understand? He has such good taste, how could the girl he chooses be bad?

Zhen Shicheng couldn't help but think of the day when his son asked him what the good qualities of the girl he admired were. He answered without hesitation, "She has a talent for solving cases."

Such a great advantage, and this idiot son doesn't know how to appreciate it?

Zhen Shicheng thought of Zhen Heng's expression after hearing this, and he became furious and stroked his beard vigorously.

Should he bring up such an insignificant advantage as the girl's beauty? Superficial!

"Sir, someone has reported to the authorities!" The bailiff came running over to report.

Zhen Shicheng regained his calm expression and strode out.

In the court, the bailiffs were whispering to the young man standing in the middle before Zhen Shicheng arrived.

It’s not that they are ignorant, but they have never seen anyone dragging a corpse to file a complaint.

"The adults are here!"

The court immediately fell silent.

Zhen Shicheng sat down behind the desk in the hall, looked around, and was startled to see the young man standing below.

This young man turned out to be one of the friends I met by chance in Lingwu Temple.

Considering that Miss Jiang knew the young man, Zhen Shicheng knew that this man must be rich or noble.

Of course, this kind of identity was nothing in the capital, and it was nothing strange to Zhen Shicheng. He was only surprised by the coincidence that they had met before.

Zhen Shicheng quickly came to his senses and slapped the wooden stick in the hall: "Go to court."

The bailiff immediately struck with the club in his hand: "Mighty——"

Yu Jinyun stood there calmly, waiting for the hall to quiet down.

A bailiff shouted, "How dare you not kneel in court!"

Yu Jin smiled faintly and said to Zhen Shicheng: "Please forgive me, sir, I am not very convenient to kneel down."

Zhen Shicheng didn't care about it and said with a straight face: "That's fine, but please tell me who you are and why you reported it to the police."

The Great Zhou treated scholars generously. Those who had achieved the title of scholar did not need to kneel when they saw the county magistrate, and it was not surprising that young masters of noble families did not kneel before him.

But at this time, Zhen Shicheng was very curious about the other party's identity. Generally speaking, even if a wealthy family reported the matter to the authorities, the master would not come to the court in person. This young man was quite interesting.

"Uh, someone tried to assassinate me." Yu Jin said calmly.

Zhen Shicheng suddenly sat up straight, his expression becoming serious: "Assassination?"

"Well, the dagger that stabbed me was poisoned."

Zhen Shicheng paid more attention to it: "Did that person escape?"

Assassination and poisoning are enough to show that the identity of the young man in front of him is not simple, and this case is even more complicated.

Yu Jin pointed at the male corpse on the ground and said, "That's him."

Zhen Shicheng was silent for a moment, then frowned and said, "Your Excellency's behavior is abusive and lynching."

The murderer was killed, and as long as there is a witness, the victim does not need to be punished. But you have already lynched someone and killed him, why are you still bringing the case to court?

Zhen Shicheng felt as if he was being teased and his face darkened.

Yu Jin smiled slightly and said, "Your Excellency has misunderstood. I did not kill this man. Instead, he committed suicide by biting his poisonous teeth when he was caught by my guards."

"Who are you?" Zhen Shicheng couldn't help but ask.

"My surname is Yu, my given name is Yu, and I am the seventh child in my family. My father is... the current emperor."

The killing stick in the hand of a yamen runner fell directly to the ground, making a crisp sound.

Zhen Shicheng squeezed the wood tightly and raised his voice slightly: "Can you tell me your identity again?"

Yu Jin remained calm and said, "I am the emperor's seventh son. You can call me Yu Qi."

Zhen Shicheng couldn't help but stand up: "Do you know——"

Impersonating a prince is a capital crime!

Yu Jin raised his eyes and looked at Zhen Shicheng: "Sir, I am not stupid."

Zhen Shicheng was silent for a moment, then said, "I want to see the badge."

Yu Jin took off his badge and handed it to the yamen runner beside him.

The yamen runner's hands were shaking as he held the badge, as if he was presenting it to Zhen Shicheng with a hot potato.

Zhen Shicheng took the badge and looked at it carefully, then bowed and said, "So it's you, my lord. I'm honored to meet you."

"You don't have to be so polite, sir. You are the presiding judge and I am the victim. I need you to make the decision for me today."

Although the enthronement ceremony has not yet been held, the imperial decree to enthronize him has been issued, and others have to call Yu Jin "Prince".

"Your Highness is a member of the royal family, so this case cannot be left to Shuntian Prefecture alone. Please wait a moment." Zhen Shicheng is as tactful and savvy as any high-ranking official. Of course, he does not want to be caught for interfering in other people's affairs, so he immediately ordered someone to notify the three judicial departments to hold a joint trial.

The incident of Yu Jin being ambushed by assassins has remained an unsolved case so far. The three judges knew that it would be difficult to find any clues, but they still made a gesture of conducting a thorough search. In their hearts, they had already scolded the Seventh Prince for not playing by the rules.

This Seventh Prince is really causing trouble. If someone of his status were attacked, shouldn't he investigate secretly? Why would he go to Shuntian Mansion to file a complaint?

Now, once that old guy Zhen Shicheng kicks the ball around, these people will be in big trouble.

What made the senior officials of the three judicial departments even more upset was that this matter was of great importance and had to be reported to the emperor.

Emperor Jingming has been feeling rather unhappy these days.

When the weather gets hot, people tend to become restless and irritable, and the concubines in the harem are still not at peace.

It was just a punishment for a few sons to face the wall and reflect on their mistakes. But who wouldn't be annoyed when they walked into the bedroom of a concubine and had to face a crying face? Not to mention that his most beloved concubine Yang had been throwing tantrums at him because of her brother's death.

Emperor Jingming prided himself on being a wise ruler, but at this age he had no intention of selecting talents. However, he could not stop feeling depressed and had a nameless anger that he had no place to vent.

"Your Majesty, three officials from the three judicial departments have come to the palace to request an audience." Pan Hai came in to report.

Emperor Jingming threw away the half-read memorial and said in a dignified manner: "Let them in."

It would definitely not be a good thing to ask for a meeting at this time, he has experience.

Soon, the Minister of Justice, Zuodu Yushi and Dali Temple Minister walked into Yu's study one after another.

"What do you three have to report?"

The three of them looked at each other, and the Minister of Justice reported their purpose.

Emperor Jingming was furious when he heard this. He felt embarrassed to scold his son in front of others, so he said to Pan Hai, "Send the Prince of Yan to the palace!"

Yu Jin was not surprised at all when she received the oral order to go to the palace to meet the emperor. She followed Pan Hai into the palace with a calm expression.

He went around in circles, and his ultimate goal was to complain to his father. However, this father, whom he had only met once, did not disappoint him.

Along the way, Pan Hai saw that the newly-appointed prince looked calm, not at all nervous like the others before meeting the emperor. He wanted to get some inside information out of him, but he felt a little sympathetic in his heart and reminded him, "Prince, the emperor has been a little hot-tempered recently."

This was a hint that Emperor Yu Jin was very angry and asked him to take it easy.

Yu Jin didn't expect a strange eunuch to show kindness to him. He was slightly startled and then smiled and said, "Thank you for your advice, eunuch."

Looking at the boy's genuine smile, Pan Hai suddenly felt that this sudden reminder was worthwhile.