1224 Evidence, what is the crime for slandering the Ninth Emperor's uncle?

The greed in the emperor's eyes was so obvious that Feng Qingchen would be a fool if she didn't see it. She wanted to snatch the token away like she snatched the phoenix hairpin, but the emperor was dreaming. It would be enough for her to do the same thing once.

Feng Qingchen held the token, took a step back, and said defensively: "Your Majesty, the token in my hand is definitely not fake. I promised Uncle Nine that I would return it to him when he comes back. Uncle Nine also said that this token does not need to be placed in front of the tablets of the late emperor and the late queen like the phoenix hairpin for worship."

Feng Qingchen's words were too true. No matter how thick-skinned the emperor was, he could not hold it in in front of the civil and military officials. The emperor coughed awkwardly.

"Since the token is real, let it go." As an emperor, he still has to save face. Even if he really wants to snatch the token from Feng Qingchen, he can't show it at this time.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Feng Qingchen bowed again and hung the token back around his neck in front of the emperor.

The Xiling envoys were secretly relieved to see that Feng Qingchen was prepared. They would rather deal with the Emperor of Dongling than bring Feng Qingchen, a trouble, back to Xiling.

The emperor would not let Feng Qingchen off easily if he could not get the token, so he got straight to business: "Feng Qingchen, I summoned you to the palace today to ask you about the tragic death of Princess Chun."

"Princess Chun died tragically? What does that have to do with me?" Feng Qingchen played innocent again.

In fact, she is innocent. These people know it better than a ghost, but they lie with their eyes open and put the blame on her. They are really shameless.

For this kind of thing, the emperor only needs to start it. He doesn't need to personally take part in it. After the emperor started it, the Minister of Justice took over and said, "How can it have nothing to do with you? You and Princess Chun have a rift, and everyone in the world knows it. You caused Princess Chun to have a miscarriage, and now you can't escape responsibility for Princess Chun's death."

"I caused Princess Chun to have a miscarriage? I don't understand what you mean, sir. When did Princess Chun become pregnant?" Feng Qingchen continued to play dumb. Seeing this, the Xiling envoy secretly thought that something was wrong.

Sure enough, when the Minister of Justice said, "On the day your parents were buried, Princess Chun was kind enough to escort the coffin, but you insulted her in every possible way, causing her to kneel down and apologize to you on the spot, causing her to have a miscarriage."

"The day my parents were buried? I remember it was still winter, which happened last year, and Princess Chun and Prince Chun seemed to have got married only this spring. How could Princess Chun have a child? How could she have a miscarriage? My lord... please don't talk nonsense. If everyone in the world thinks that Princess Chun gave birth before marriage and married Prince Chun with someone else's child, then Prince Chun will be ridiculed by the world." Feng Qingchen knew that these people had no substantial evidence and were just talking about the old grudge between her and Princess Yaohua.

If this is it, she is not afraid at all.

"Feng Qingchen, you are still quibbling. You were an insider about what happened back then." The Minister of Justice was so angry that his face turned red. Feng Qingchen wanted to play dumb, but it was impossible.

"I am an insider? What insider am I? My Lord, please speak more clearly. I am too stupid to understand." Feng Qingchen closed his eyes, looking impatient: "My Lord, please don't make up stories out of nothing. My Lord said that I was related to the death of Princess Chun. How am I related to the death of Princess Chun?"

People in Dongling and Xiling breathed a sigh of relief as they no longer dwelled on Princess Yaohua's miscarriage. After all, such a thing was too embarrassing.

The Minister of Justice also wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued, "Feng Qingchen, you have the motive to kill Princess Chun, and you also have the reason to kill Princess Chun. Finally, you are quite capable. You were able to knock down more than a dozen men at the city gate that day, which shows that you are also capable of killing Princess Chun."

"So, based on this, you are sure that I was the one who killed Princess Chun?" Feng Qingchen asked with a smile.

If you want to fabricate a case, please be more professional and serious, so as to get less people involved.

The evidence and physical evidence were all combined to leave her speechless.

"Of course not. We also found Princess Yaohua's suicide note and the knives you usually use in Princess Yaohua's room." The Minister of Justice looked smug and asked the eunuch to present the evidence.

A letter and a bloody operation.

There was no need to look at the letter, as it was very easy to forge such a thing. As for the scalpel, Feng Qingchen really couldn't remember where she had lost it...

Seeing Feng Qingchen lost in thought, the Minister of Justice looked smug: "Feng Qingchen, do you plead guilty?"

"Confess? Confess to what?" Feng Qingchen pointed at the things on the plate and sneered: "Just based on these two things, you conclude that I was the one who killed Princess Yaohua? My lord... do you want to try it? Unless this knife cuts the neck, it won't kill someone instantly no matter how you stab it, and... the guards around Princess Yaohua are not for show." What she meant was that if she wanted to kill someone with this knife, it would be impossible for her to succeed.

Such a small knife!

"I never said that Princess Yaohua died from this knife." The Minister of Justice Gu Zuo said profoundly.

"Then why did Princess Yaohua die?" Feng Qingchen said. She was also curious.

"Poisoning. Princess Yaohua died of poisoning, and the person who poisoned her was you, Feng Qingchen. You have always been resentful of Princess Yaohua for ruining your wedding and your reputation, so you secretly planned to kill Princess Yaohua."

The Minister of Justice was very sure, and then he described the crime scene: "On the day of the crime, Princess Yaohua asked you to meet her in private, and you seized the opportunity to poison Princess Yaohua. Poor Princess Yaohua wanted to ask for your forgiveness, but she didn't expect you to be so cruel and took this opportunity to kill Princess Yaohua."

When the Minister of Justice said this, it was as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

Papapapa… Feng Qingchen clapped several times in a row: "Excellent, really excellent. I didn't know you could write plays. This play is really well written. It's a pity that you don't have any substantial evidence."

Since they met in private, there would be no witnesses, and as for the poisoning... As a doctor, no one would believe her if she said she couldn't come up with the poison.

This fake case was well done and took all possibilities into consideration.

"This knife and Princess Yaohua's suicide note are the evidence. Feng Qingchen, you are the murderer who killed Princess Yaohua. Why don't you confess your guilt quickly?" The Minister of Justice shouted, looking fair.

Normally, as long as he used this trick, the suspects would be scared into confessing, regardless of whether they were guilty or not. Unfortunately...

Feng Qingchen ignored him and walked forward to fiddle with the knife on the plate, a cold light flashing in his eyes: "Sir... whose blood is on this knife?"

"Of course it's Princess Yaohua's." The Minister of Justice said without thinking.

"Really?" Feng Qingchen threw the knife to the ground. The blood on the knife splashed on the ground and broke instantly...

The people around were shocked. The chief eunuch stepped forward to blame Feng Qingchen for being presumptuous, but Feng Qingchen said in a voice louder than his: "Sir, next time you want to forge evidence, please be more serious. How many days has Princess Yaohua been dead? If this knife was really stained with her blood, the blood would have dried up long ago. How could it be so fresh? As for the suicide note..."

Feng Qingchen picked up the suicide note and slammed it into the face of the Minister of Justice: "If you die, I will find someone to write as many suicide notes as you want. I will also send one to each of your illegitimate children and mistresses, and I will never repeat myself."

"Feng Qingchen, you are so bold." The Minister of Justice changed his face immediately after being humiliated: "Feng Qingchen, you slandered an official appointed by the court, what crime should you be punished for?"

"Then what crime should you be charged for slandering the Ninth Uncle?" Feng Qingchen asked back with undiminished momentum...