Chapter 172 Frame-up, you dare to frame the royal family

The guards following behind him had never seen the Lord lose his composure like this, so they stepped aside and dared not say anything.

Jiang Jie's expression was grim, as if he saw through Qi Siwei: "Since I promised to save your father, you should be more obedient."

Yun Yi, who was standing by, was frightened by Jiang Jie's terrifying appearance, and helped Qi Siwei explain: "Please calm down, my lord. Madam and your parents are blood relatives, and it is only natural for her to want to see you off. Please calm down, my lord..."

"Shut up." Jiang Jie was furious.

The guards took Yun Yi away, and Jiang Jie came to Qi Siwei and asked, "Why, do you think that since your father has survived and left the capital, you don't need me anymore?"

"Madam, are you planning to cross the river and then destroy the bridge?"

After he finished speaking, Qi Siwei raised her head, her expression as indifferent as an unconscious puppet: "Sir, I have never thought of running away."

Jiang Jie: “…”

Qi Siwei's words dissipated most of the anger in his heart, and Jiang Jie suppressed his anger: "Madam, you are not too stupid, come back with me."

On the way back, the car was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Qi Siwei had not fully recovered to begin with and was already exhausted.

Jiang Jie looked at her for a long time, but couldn't think of any suitable words to break the silence, so he simply closed his eyes.

After sending the man back to Jiang Mansion, the officials of the Ministry of Justice have been waiting for a long time: "Sir, Princess Chen is making a scene in the prison, saying that she is pregnant with Prince Chen's child, and wants to see His Majesty. The Prime Minister and the Supreme Court Minister are here, and are waiting for you to investigate the case together."

Qi Siwei got off the carriage and said, "Your Excellency is busy with official business. I will go in first."

Looking at her back, Jiang Jie felt an indescribable displeasure, but business was urgent, so he had to change his route and go to the Dali Temple.

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In the hall, Princess Chen cried and made a fuss, and insisted that the imperial physician be summoned to prove that the pregnancy was not a lie.

But how could it be such a coincidence that the Princess of Chen had been pregnant for so many years without any movement, and yet she became pregnant just when the Prince of Chen was defeated?

Cases involving the royal family were already difficult to handle, and now that something unexpected had happened, the Dali Temple had no choice but to ask He An, "Mr. Prime Minister, if Princess Chen is really pregnant, we should still see the emperor's attitude, right?"

He An: "Let's ask an imperial physician to take a look first. We have to confirm when she got pregnant and how long she's been pregnant. Otherwise, if the emperor asks us about it, we won't know anything. How can we answer?"

"What the Prime Minister said is true."

Jiang Jie and the imperial physician came in one after another. The Dali Temple Minister told him the whole story. Jiang Jie glanced at Princess Chen coldly and said, "How could such a coincidence happen in the world? Princess Chen is pregnant at this time?"

Princess Chen calmed herself down after hearing this and said, "Sir Jiang, the crime of Prince Chen is still under investigation. I am still the princess. How dare you be so disrespectful to the royal family? Do you know your crime?"

"I am following the emperor's orders. Could it be that Princess Chen wants to disobey?" Jiang Jie's expression was particularly sinister. "Also, what if I am not interrogating the princess?"

After these words came out, Princess Chen was obviously surprised, but fortunately she reacted in time and calmed down her expression: "You are so bold, what nonsense are you talking about, and you are so disrespectful to me. I will definitely meet with my father to report this matter, and then I will see how arrogant you are."

"Okay, why don't we go together?"

Seeing that he was so frightened, Princess Chen became more and more unsure.

The Dali Temple Minister advised: "Master Jiang, please be patient and let the imperial physician take your pulse first."

"Of course I won't be impatient, but the Ministry of Justice has recently checked the recent cases and found something strange."

Dali Temple: "What's the matter?"

"Do you remember the assassination on the martial arts field? General Nguyen Phu was injured and poisoned. Before the assassin committed suicide in prison, someone secretly visited him. That person was none other than Princess Chen's personal maid."

He An: "It's interesting that this actually happened."

At that time, the case was investigated jointly by the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. He was just a formality at the time, and most of the specific matters were handled by Jiang Jie.

So he was not aware of this clue: "Master Jiang, I didn't hear you mention this at the time?"

"I didn't mention it at the time because there was insufficient evidence. A few days ago, all the people in Prince Chen's mansion were imprisoned. I didn't expect that the maid of Princess Chen took the initiative to confess the matter in order to atone for her crime."

"You're talking nonsense. I don't even know that person. Why would I send someone to see him?"

Jiang Jie: "Princess Chen, when did I say that you sent the person?"

Princess Chen: "..."

He Zhen has been gone for over a month and has not returned yet. Prince Chen's plan has now failed. She knows that she has no one else to rely on, and it is extremely difficult to get out of this coup unscathed.

But fortunately, with this child, she didn't believe that the emperor would kill them all in a hurry, and maybe he would leave her a chance to survive.

"Jiang Jie, even though you are the Chief Justice of Dali Temple, this involves the royal bloodline, how dare you hide it?" Princess Chen protected her belly with one hand, this was her last hope of survival.

"Princess Chen, do you know that the He family girl has a mark on her body?"

Everyone looked towards the door of the courtroom and saw Ruan Qinghuan and Chu Li, who looked dusty, walking in. The one who spoke was Ruan Qinghuan.

Princess Chen was startled by the question: "..."

She rolled her eyes at Ruan Qinghuan and didn't answer.

Ruan Qinghuan was not anxious: "I guess Princess Chen knew about this, but she thought that since there was no evidence, no one would mention it again, so she didn't take it to heart."

"I don't understand what you are talking about."

Ruan Qinghuan glanced coldly at He An in the hall, and even the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, who was separated from him by Minister Jiang, could feel the sharpness of his gaze.

He An cleared his throat and smiled: "Madam, you came back so soon, why didn't you let me know in advance so that I could pick you up."

"I dare not. My husband's people sent us back. How dare I trouble you to pick us up in person?"

He An was about to say something, but was interrupted by Ruan Qinghuan: "Since we are hearing a case, let's get down to business."

Jiang Jie asked someone to find seats for Ruan Qinghuan and Chu Li. Chu Li looked around but didn't see Ji Lingchuan, and he became angrier.

Others went back to Beijing to do important business, but he didn't even see a single person.

Several adults heard that the Prime Minister's wife had something to say, so they all waited quietly.

Ruan Qinghuan took a short break and then spoke: "Lan Yan'er, you are not a daughter of the He family, but you pretended to be someone else and married into the palace. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. Now you are using your pregnancy as a lifeline. You really have a good plan."

Princess Chen's face turned pale: "Defamation, how dare you slander the emperor's relatives."

"Okay, framing a royal relative is also a serious crime. Why don't we find a nanny to check and see if there is a birthmark the size of a fingernail on your shoulder?"

Princess Chen: "..."

"Where did you hear this rumor? You want to slander my identity just based on a birthmark?" Princess Chen became more and more nervous. At this moment, she could only insist on the identity of He's daughter. Otherwise, she would be dead.

Ruan Qinghuan chuckled: "A birthmark alone is definitely not enough, but what if we add He Zhen?"

Princess Chen: "..."