Kang Xueyi looked at the Miao family's housekeeper with a curious expression. A murder had just occurred in the Miao family, and now the Miao family's housekeeper was suing the Miao family's daughter. No matter who heard about it, they would think that this matter was too strange.
"Today, the young lady took the initiative to admit to me that she had communicated with someone yesterday and informed them of the general's whereabouts. However, before dawn today, the general was murdered. My Lord, please investigate!"
Kang Xueyi looked at the housekeeper in surprise: "Are you saying that your young lady colluded with others and killed General Miao?"
"That's right!" the butler responded with certainty.
Kang Xueyi shifted his gaze to Miao Huitao, "Do you have anything to quibble about?"
Miao Huitao's expression was calm. "I have nothing to say."
Kang Xueyi's expression grew increasingly serious. "Nothing to say? Then I'm asking you, who did you collude with to get the general killed?"
Outside the court, the crowd watching sighed. No one had expected that General Miao was killed by his own niece?
Miao Huitao raised her head, glanced at Kang Xueyi, and finally lowered her head silently. Her expression looked very calm, so calm that there was no fear at all, as if she had seen through everything.
"With the Regent's Palace."
A few light words came out of his mouth, shocking everyone present. Could Miao Li's death be caused by his own niece and the regent working together?
The onlookers were talking about it. At this time, Ni Yueshan raised an eyebrow and looked at Jing Yuchen: "Someone is framing you?"
Jing Yuchen curled his lips, not caring much: "He was talking about the Regent's Palace, not the Regent. That person could also be you!"
Ni Yueshan looked at Jing Yuchen in astonishment, and saw Jing Yuchen put his palm on her shoulder and patted her: "Wait here for me, I'll go meet the housekeeper!"
Before Ni Yueshan could speak, Jing Yuchen had already squeezed through the crowd and walked in. Ni Yueshan had no choice but to stand in the crowd and watch.
Seeing a figure walking straight in, Kang Xueyi, whose old eyes were blurry, was about to slam the gavel and scold the person, but the figure looked very familiar, and the officials present did not dare to stop him, so he stretched his neck to look.
When he saw who it was, he quickly stood up and walked towards Jing Yuchen: "Regent, your humble servant greets you!"
Miao Huitao froze for a moment and turned around to look.
Jing Yuchen stood behind her, not looking at her, but Miao Huitao felt a strong pressure. She glanced at the housekeeper, who hadn't expected Jing Yuchen to come. He had just woken up and should still be weak, unable to get out of bed. This...
"Master Temple Minister, please get up. I was just passing by and happened to hear someone mention the Regent's Palace. So out of curiosity, I decided to come in and listen. What's going on in the Regent's Palace?"
As he spoke, he walked to the side and found that there were no chairs. He glanced at Kang Xueyi. Although Kang Xueyi was a sixty-year-old man with cloudy eyes, he was very responsive and said quickly, "What are you all standing there for? Prince Regent, come and move the chairs!"
Jing Yuchen held the black bone fan in his hand and said with a smile: "You're welcome, you're welcome."
Jing Yuchen sat down on the seat, crossed his legs, and the tea came up quickly.
He put his folding fan aside, picked up the tea, and asked as if asking for instructions: "Then, your subordinate will continue to investigate the case."
Jing Yuchen nodded. Kang Xueyi coughed, slammed the gavel, and said sternly, "Miao Huitao, your Highness, just now you accused someone from the Prince Regent's Palace of colluding with you to kill General Miao. Now, can you tell me who in the Prince Regent's Palace was in contact with you?"
Miao Huitao frowned tightly and glanced at Jing Yuchen, "Yes, it's the Regent Princess."
The housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Miao Huitao would be too scared to identify Jing Yuchen when she saw him, but now he was relieved.
Jing Yuchen looked calm, as if he was not surprised at all.
He looked out the door, "The princess is right outside."
Miao Huitao's body was stiff, and he didn't look. Kang Xueyi stroked his beard and finally asked, "Regent, since the princess has become the defendant, why not let her come over now? It's a good time to confront her."
"Okay!" Jing Yuchen put down the teacup and said lightly.
Kang Xueyi shouted, "Come here, tell the Regent Princess!"
Ni Yueshan had heard people talking about her a long time ago. She walked slowly towards the courtroom without looking at Miao Huitao. She only spoke to Kang Xueyi: "The defendant Ni Yueshan is here. I am honored to meet you, Your Excellency!"
Ni Yueshan bowed, and Kang Xueyi quickly extended his hand to support her from a distance: "Please stand up quickly, this is too embarrassing for me, Princess, please take a seat!"
Ni Yueshan did not refuse and walked towards his seat.
Miao Huitao and the housekeeper were still kneeling on the ground.
Kang Xueyi then asked, "Miao, please tell me everything that happened that day in detail so that I can make a judgment and the princess can refute it."
Miao Huitao lowered her head, not looking at Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen, and spoke silently, "After the Regent fell into a coma, someone came looking for me. He claimed to be from the Regent's Palace. I was surprised at the time. Why would someone from the palace want to look for me? Puzzled, I followed him to a secluded place and listened carefully."
"Who would have thought that he was actually asking about my uncle's whereabouts? I never paid much attention to it. I just found it strange that the Prince Regent's Palace would ask about such things. But when I thought about the stalemate between the Prince Regent's Palace and the Miao family, I thought they probably wanted to negotiate. So I didn't think much about it. I went to inquire about it and then told him."
"In the evening, the man really came back. I gave him the note and then he left. Who knew that the next day, before dawn, I heard the news of my uncle's death..."
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