The two women were taken away. Duan Gouqiong looked at Shao Lecheng impatiently: "Master Siqing is right. You won't tell the truth without some coercion!"
Duan Gouqiong's smile looked sinister in Shao Lecheng's eyes.
He frowned: "I kidnapped you just to exchange you for Princess Chu, there is no other intention!"
Duan Gouqiong looked at him with a doubtful expression: "Then why did you save Princess Chu? What is your relationship with Prince Chu?"
Duan Gouqiong looked at Shao Lecheng seriously, not wanting him to lie.
Shao Lecheng frowned and said, "I only care about money. Give me money and I will do the job!"
"You did it for money. Even though Princess Gou Qiong's disappearance would implicate the Second Prince, would you still do the same?"
“That’s right!”
Duan Gouqiong looked at Shao Lecheng questioningly, not really believing what he said...
Duan Gouqiong looked at Kang Xueyi who was standing beside him and said, "Master Temple Minister, how true do you think his words are?"
Kang Xueyi stroked his graying beard and looked at Shao Lecheng with a smile: "He said he only cares about money? As long as you pay him, he will do the job? Since he is a man who only cares about money, as long as the price is right, will he refuse to cooperate?"
As a result of Kang Xueyi and Duan Gouqiong's handling of the case, Shao Lecheng was released on the same day, which surprised Jing Chengzhi, who had been following the news.
He personally went to question Kang Xueyi why he let the person go.
Kang Xueyi stroked his beard profoundly. "The young lady who came to assist with the case has a different approach from mine, but I have to give face to the Crown Prince's Mansion, so I followed her advice and released the prisoner first, and then observe."
Seeing Jing Chengzhi standing in front of him without leaving, Kang Xueyi had no choice but to explain: "Don't worry, Prince. I will complete this matter alone with the young lady."
To Jing Chengzhi, this kind of words sounded as perfunctory as possible.
He felt a faint sense of anger in his heart, but in the end he didn't say much because he knew it was useless to say more, so he let the person go.
He walked away angrily.
*
At the same time, Shao Lecheng and Duan Gouqiong were sitting in a carriage. As the carriage swayed, Duan Gouqiong squinted his eyes, looked at Shao Lecheng, and asked with a smile: "What are you thinking about? Do you think it's a bit weird to be released?"
Shao Lecheng's brows were tightly furrowed. He usually looked like a playboy, but now he looked as serious as he could be.
"The princess's methods are very confusing."
"Confused? This princess just wants you to know that you can now be free and happy. There are also those women imprisoned in the cell who are still waiting for you to rescue them. If you don't want them to suffer, then investigate the truth or honestly surrender yourself."
"Otherwise, you will lose your freedom and implicate the entire Anleju community... This time it's the women, but next time they might even arrest the children!"
Duan Gouqiong's expression gradually became serious, and there was no intention of joking at all.
Shao Lecheng looked gloomy, "I still say the same thing, I suspect it was the prince's doing."
The carriage stopped at the door of Shao Lecheng's house. Duan Gouqiong did not get off the carriage and said, "It will take five days! Come on!"
Afterwards, Duan Gouqiong asked the coachman to drive the carriage back to the prince's mansion.
Shao Lecheng got off the carriage and watched it gradually disappear, his eyes becoming increasingly gloomy.
When she returned to the Prince's Mansion, it was already dark, but Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen were still waiting for her to come back.
Duan Gouqiong patiently explained, "I believe in the character of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, so please trust your friend as well. I've released him and given him five days. If he can find evidence of someone else's guilt or prove his innocence within five days, I won't pursue him!"
Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen were stunned. The trial result was indeed surprising.
Afterwards, Duan Gouqiong was allowed to go back and rest.
Ni Yueshan watched Duan Gouqiong leave with a complicated expression. "Why did the prince think of using Shao Lecheng? Did he know that it was Shao Lecheng who first abducted the princess? He even deliberately incited the princess to go there, but she fell for it. Isn't that too much of a strategist?"
Ni Yueshan asked the doubts in his heart, and Jing Yuchen looked solemn.
The next day, Ni Yueshan arrived outside Shao Lecheng's house and wanted to ask how Shao Lecheng planned to investigate the case.
But after knocking on the door for a long time, no one answered.
Ni Yueshan was a little surprised. They went to investigate the case so early?
Qingdie stood aside and asked, "Crown Princess, perhaps the person has already gone out to investigate the case."
Ni Yueshan and Qingdie left, but did not go back, but went to Min Mansion.
Min Xiuwen was surprised that Ni Yueshan would come and went to the living room to see Ni Yueshan.
Ni Yueshan sat on the chair and looked up at Min Xiuwen: "Mr. Min, I wonder if Miss Min's mood has stabilized?"
"Thank you, Princess, for your concern. Please rest assured that he is fine now and is enjoying his meal!"
He thought of Min Junqing's eagerness to eat and shook his head helplessly.
Ni Yueshan didn't beat around the bush and asked with a curious expression, "You guys were going to cause a big commotion in the Prince's Mansion that day. I wonder what happened next?"
Min Xiuwen was stunned, then sat down to the side and sighed helplessly: "After all, the prince is a royal relative, how could he dare to make a big fuss? He just brought Jinxiu, the maid, before the emperor and personally testified against the prince!"
"But the prince... a girl pleaded for mercy, and the matter was dropped!"
girl?
Ni Yueshan's eyes flashed with surprise, and then asked: "Isn't she a little petite, but lively and cute?"
"right!"
Ni Yueshan frowned. It seemed that no matter what kind of difficulties Jing Chengzhi encountered now, he would pull Duan Gouqiong out to relieve his danger.
The emperor must release Jing Chengzhi for Duan Gouqiong's sake.
Although Jing Chengzhi deserved to be punished for every crime, it was not a serious crime that warranted genocide and confiscation of property. The emperor turned a blind eye and gave him a minor punishment, and the matter was over.
Seeing Ni Yueshan seemed to be in a daze, Min Xiuwen asked suspiciously, "Crown Princess, do you know this woman? Who is she? Junqing was imprisoned for nothing, and my father and I can't vent our anger on my little sister's behalf!"
He slammed his fist on the table next to him, his heart filled with rage. Ni Yueshan had already figured out what was going on. She stood up and said, "This matter is actually very simple. Either we make a big fuss, or we make this little girl break up with the prince!"
Although the Min family is not a wealthy family, they still feel a little unwilling to let the injustice done to their family members just go on like that!
"Crown Princess, do you hope that the Min family will take action?"
Ni Yueshan smiled faintly and responded, "The prince framed a friend of mine, and I just wanted to suppress him. The Min family and I have no friendship, but we are on the same side in this regard. I think we can cooperate!"
Before Min Xiuwen could reply, Ni Yueshan stood up and said, "Excuse me!"
Then she walked out. Jing Chengzhi was getting into trouble one after another, but he was always able to escape danger. It turned out that it was because he had Duan Gouqiong as a talisman.
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