1225 Escape, temporarily safe

"What slander against the Ninth Uncle? I have never said anything bad about him." The Minister of Justice backed off when he mentioned the Ninth Uncle. Did you know about the murder in Zhufeng Tower?

If you don’t know, ask immediately, so as not to become the next person to be killed.

Smart people immediately thought that the Minister of Justice did not say anything bad about the Ninth Prince, but...

Feng Qingchen was carrying the Ninth Prince's token, and even the emperor conceded that Feng Qingchen was carrying the real token, which meant that the Ninth Prince was present. He did not ask Feng Qingchen to kneel down. The Minister of Justice slandered Feng Qingchen, and Feng Qingchen insisted that this was slander against the Ninth Prince, which was not impossible.

Soon, the Minister of Justice also figured it out, and his eyes suddenly widened: "I did not slander the Ninth Prince, I was just speaking the truth."

"I didn't slander you, my Lord. I was just stating the facts." It was too far-fetched to say that he slandered the Ninth Prince. Feng Qingchen didn't insist on it, but pointed to the so-called evidence and said to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, these two pieces of evidence are not enough to prove that I killed Princess Yaohua. I beg Your Majesty to investigate this matter." Feng Qingchen was already quite kind. She did not accuse the Minister of Justice of fabricating false evidence to slander her.

The emperor glared fiercely at the Minister of Justice, a guy who was always causing trouble but could not do anything helpful.

Taking a deep breath, the Emperor said to Feng Qingchen, "The Ministry of Justice has insufficient evidence. Feng Qingchen is only suspected of murdering Princess Chun, but not convicted."

Well, we still have to keep accusing Feng Qingchen of killing people. Feng Qingchen wants to roll his eyes, but the other party is the emperor, and we have to respect him on the surface.

Feng Qingchen took a deep breath and said again: "Your Majesty, if you conclude that I am suspected of murder just because there is a rift between me and Princess Yaohua, it would be too arbitrary for the Ministry of Justice to judge the case like this."

Feng Qingchen was still polite and did not point fingers at the emperor directly, but instead put the blame on the Ministry of Justice.

What does the emperor have to do with the poor performance of the people below?

"Arbitrary? How can I be arbitrary? Feng Qingchen, how dare you say that you don't want to kill Princess Yaohua?" The Minister of Justice jumped out again to accuse Feng Qingchen.

It’s not that the Minister of Justice has to work so hard, but this case is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. If Feng Qingchen does not plead guilty, he will be the one in trouble.

“Sir, wanting to kill and killing are two completely different things. If you say that wanting to kill is suspicious, then I am definitely not the only one who is suspicious.

According to the adults, His Royal Highness Prince Luo was also suspected of killing Princess Yao. At the beginning, Princess Yaohua had clearly said that she would not marry anyone but him, but she ended up marrying someone else. It was not impossible for His Royal Highness Prince Luo to want to kill Princess Yaohua.

His Royal Highness Prince Chun must also want to kill Princess Yaohua. My Lord, you have already said that Princess Yaohua had a miscarriage last year. How could His Royal Highness Prince Chun be willing to do that? "

"You are talking nonsense." Before Feng Qingchen could finish her words, the Minister of Justice interrupted her, and the Xiling envoy secretly applauded.

What's the difference between the princesses of Xiling and prostitutes? Xiling already has a princess who is as good as a prostitute, and now there is a Princess Yaohua. Do the princesses of Xiling still need to see people?

"My lord, I am not talking nonsense. I am just deducing according to your thinking. You said that I wanted to kill Princess Yaohua, so I became the murderer. Similarly, Prince Luo and Prince Chun also had motives to kill Princess Yaohua, so of course they are also murderers." Feng Qingchen spread his hands, looking innocent.

"You are talking nonsense. Why would Prince Luo and Prince Chun want to kill Princess Yaohua?" The Minister of Justice was confused by Feng Qingchen.

"Your Excellency, you haven't asked the two princes, so how do you know they don't want to kill Princess Yaohua? You haven't asked me, so how do you know I want to kill Princess Yaohua? Princess Yaohua is a princess, how dare I, an orphan, think of killing Princess Yaohua?" This is also reasoning without evidence.

What she said was wrong.

The Minister of Justice felt like he had shot himself in the foot, but at this point, he could only hold Feng Qingchen accountable: "You have the motive to kill, and you have the tools to kill. Princess Yaohua died of poisoning, and as a doctor, it's easy for you to get the poison."

"According to your logic, can I say that you are a rapist? You also have the motive and tools to commit the crime." Feng Qingchen curled his lips and said sarcastically.

"Feng Qingchen, stop making random accusations." The Minister of Justice's face turned dark. He had been working in the Ministry of Justice for decades and had never encountered such a cunning suspect. If he were in the Ministry of Justice, he would torture him directly. You don't confess, right? I will beat you until you confess.

However, several envoys from Xiling requested to be interrogated in the palace.

"How could I make false accusations? I am telling the truth. My lord, when you see a stunning beauty, wouldn't you have fantasies? When you see a beautiful woman's body, wouldn't you have impulses? And you... shouldn't be like that guy who didn't have the tools to commit the crime." Feng Qingchen pointed at the eunuch, whom she called a eunuch.

The eunuch's face turned green again. What did this have to do with him? Why did he have to be involved in such a matter?

“You, you, you…” The Minister of Justice was so angry that his whole body was twitching, and he looked like he was about to faint. But just as he was hesitating whether to pretend to faint, Feng Qingchen spoke up: “Sir, you have to think it over. I’m a doctor. Whether you are really faint or pretending, I can wake you up immediately.”

"Hahaha..." The officials in the hall finally couldn't hold it back anymore. When Feng Qingchen mentioned the "tools used to commit the crime", they wanted to laugh but they had been holding it back. Finally, this group couldn't hold it in anymore.

The Minister of Justice was in a dilemma. His whole body was twitching and his eyes were flickering. He didn't know what to do.

It's shameful. Really shameful.

"Enough." The emperor was sitting on the dragon throne. His face became even uglier when he saw this scene. All the officials immediately fell silent and knelt down in fear. Only Feng Qingchen stood there, standing out particularly.

The emperor's eyes flickered slightly, but he said nothing. He just asked everyone to stand up and asked the Minister of Justice to investigate the case in detail. He also reassured the Xiling envoy that Dongling would investigate Yaohua's death thoroughly and give Xiling an explanation.

The Xiling envoy heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the emperor did not pursue Feng Qingchen.

No one had any objection, so they went their separate ways. The emperor left behind the Minister of Justice, who had a dejected look on his face, but did not dare to refuse.

Feng Qingchen looked at the other party with sympathy and took his leave at the right time. The emperor hesitated for a moment, but still raised his hand to let Feng Qingchen leave the palace.

It was useless to keep Feng Qingchen here. The evidence prepared by the Ministry of Justice was too crude to convict Feng Qingchen. If the evidence was a little stronger, the emperor could forcefully pin the crime on Feng Qingchen, but...

Even he didn't believe the evidence, let alone the Xiling envoy.

The emperor agreed to Feng Qingchen leaving the palace, but that didn't mean Feng Qingchen was fine. Feng Qingchen believed that as long as the Ministry of Justice was given time, they would be able to fabricate more powerful evidence, and by then she wouldn't be allowed to say more.

She must turn this matter into an active one. It is not so easy for the emperor to let her take the blame. If the emperor can push her out to take the blame, she can certainly push others out to take the blame.

Didn’t Zhai Dongming say before that the royal family insisted that Princess Yaohua committed suicide out of fear of punishment? Then she should start with the case of suicide out of fear of punishment.

After walking out of the palace gate, Feng Qingchen touched the token on his chest, got on the carriage that was waiting for him, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go to the Ninth Prince's Palace."

The Ninth Prince said that she could use anyone in the Ninth Prince's Mansion, so she made everyone in the Ninth Prince's Mansion busy. She wanted to let the emperor know that even if the Ninth Prince was not around, she, Feng Qingchen, would not be so easy to bully...