"I then realized that I might have gotten into trouble, and that the person who killed my uncle might indeed be from the Regent Palace. I was scared, so I told my mother about it."
"She was afraid of trouble and was afraid of being blamed by her aunt, but she also felt that this matter had to be made public, so she thought of coming to the court to make the matter public, so as to provide clues to the people in the Three Departments..."
"Someone claimed to be from my palace, met you at Miao Mansion, and asked you about Miao Li's whereabouts?" Jing Yuchen took the initiative to ask.
Miao Huitao nodded without hesitation: "Yes."
"How do you know for sure that the other person is from the palace?" Jing Yuchen asked immediately.
Miao Huitao frowned and responded, "The other party claimed to be, and he was also wearing the clothes of the palace."
"You dare to show up at the Miao Mansion wearing the clothes of the royal palace?" Jing Yuchen had a curious expression, as if he had heard something interesting.
Miao Huitao hesitated for a moment before responding, "He dared to enter the Miao Mansion because the third branch lives at the very back, close to the back door. Furthermore, the people sent by the palace must be skilled in martial arts, so scaling walls and eaves shouldn't be a problem. Asking me for information won't alert anyone else in the Miao Mansion, and it won't lead to him being exposed."
"Everyone knows my feelings for you, the Regent... It's only right to seek me out and ask for clues."
It did take courage for her to admit her true feelings, but Jing Yuchen didn't find it appealing at all when he heard her slandering Ni Yueshan.
"Then let me ask you, besides wearing the palace's clothes and claiming to be from the palace, is there any other clue that he is from the palace?"
Miao Huitao thought about it carefully, then shook his head.
"No? That's too unconvincing. If you could draw his appearance, I could even tell if he's from the palace!"
Miao Huitao didn't hesitate and immediately said, "I can draw!"
Jing Yuchen raised his eyebrows, his devilish face still nonchalant. "Okay, then I'll trouble you. The Temple Minister has asked someone to bring some writing brush and ink!"
In the courtroom, white paper was spread out, and Miao Huitao knelt on the ground, holding a pen and drawing.
Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen sat aside, leisurely eating cakes and drinking tea, and did not seem nervous or worried at all.
Although Miao Huitao was born out of wedlock and was not favored, he was also very hardworking and learned the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting very well through his own hard work.
After finishing the painting of a portrait, she stopped. Kang Xueyi ordered someone to quickly give the portrait to Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen for their review.
The two of them lowered their eyes. After looking at the portrait, they had some impression of the person in it. It was definitely someone from the palace.
Jing Yuchen looked at Kang Xueyi and said, "Sir, this man is indeed from the palace. Please take this portrait to the palace and invite this man to confront him!"
Until now, Jing Yuchen still has a calm expression, as if he has no worries at all.
Kang Xueyi was naturally happy to see Jing Yuchen's cooperation, and quickly ordered people to do it.
Not long after, the person who went to ask for help came back.
However, he did not bring anyone back with him. After reporting, he learned that the servant in the palace had died.
Now there is no evidence, even if Jing Yuchen denies it, and Ni Yueshan denies it, it's useless...
Instead, he would be suspected of murder to silence the witness. Whatever Miao Huitao said was the truth.
Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen exchanged a glance, and then Ni Yueshan spoke: "This person is dead, so let's hand it over to the coroner for an autopsy and see what he says. Also, does Miss Miao have any other evidence to prove that this person has been to your Miao Mansion?"
"When he was about to leave, did he ever tell me whose orders he was following?"
Miao Huitao frowned and reiterated: "It's the princess's order!"
Ni Yueshan chuckled. "So, it's so difficult for the Prince Regent's Palace to find out someone's whereabouts! Even if the Prince Regent's Palace found out about Miao Li's whereabouts, what would that even mean?"
The housekeeper, who had been silent the entire time, spoke up at this moment: "Princess Regent, the palace is already a suspect. Now that we have witnesses, we can be convicted. General Miao's death is inextricably linked to the palace!"
Seeing the housekeeper's indignant look, Ni Yueshan just curled his lips in disdain, remaining calm.
The housekeeper looked at Kang Xueyi and then said, "Sir, now we have witnesses who can incriminate the Regent Princess. Please interrogate the Princess and find out the truth for the General!"
As he said this, he kowtowed heavily, looking very excited.
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