Yan Shiyue sat beside them drinking tea and watched them finish the interrogation.
Dali was feeling complicated.
He is a man of upright but pedantic character. In just over ten days here, his mood has changed several times.
In the previous case, he deeply admired the integrity of the Prime Minister. After that, she behaved mediocrely and seemed to want to exonerate Lin Fujian. He wondered if the rumor was wrong?
And today...her series of performances did not so much amaze him as stun him. It was not until the prisoner was frightened and told everything that he gradually came to his senses.
He was really powerful, but... not as powerful as he had imagined. He was definitely not the kind of judge who would make everyone stand in awe when the gavel was banged.
On the contrary, look at him, he is worse than a bad guy? Anyway, the one time he poked someone's face with his toes was really evil.
The general direction has been decided, and the details can be examined slowly. Then Yan Shiyue and the Dali Temple Minister will report to the emperor first.
Then the officials also got the news soon.
When Yan Shiyue came back, she saw Lin Fujian and Qu Sinian waiting for her outside the door.
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...
Lin Fujian bowed first and said, "Thank you, my Lord, for clearing my name."
Yan Shiyue returned the greeting: "No need to thank me, it's because Lord Lin is innocent."
Lin Fujian smiled: "The Prime Minister's heart is as bright as the sun and the moon." Seeing that she had no intention of inviting him in, he said goodbye directly: "I will not disturb you anymore, I'm leaving."
Qu Sinian looked at her expression, followed her in, and asked softly, "Prime Minister? Is the case closed?"
"Almost."
Qu Sinian frowned slightly.
Prince Yu can be said to be extremely unlucky these past two days, because the trial of Li Jinzhong's case has almost been concluded, and the crime of killing his brother and seizing the title has almost been pinned on him, and the case can be concluded with just Yan Shiyue's nod.
Qu Sinian only needed to look at Prince Yu's attitude to know that this was most likely true. The only thing that was better than Lin Fujian was that the person who came forward at the time, his uncle, as pointed out by others, had passed away.
But he still asked, "Does the Prime Minister still want to inquire about Lord Li's case?"
"Well," Yan Shiyue said, "I heard that the trial is almost over. I don't have time these two days, so I'll go ask tomorrow."
Qu Sinian nodded silently, not knowing what else he could say.
Yan Shiyue hurriedly finished a cup of tea: "Come, help me write a memorial."
Qu Sinian was somewhat happy. After all, he finally had something he was good at.
So he followed her into the study.
Yan Shiyue smiled and ground some ink for him personally. Qu Sinian was proud of his literary talent and calligraphy, which were not inferior to Xu Wenqu's. He had a rare smile on his face and said with a smile, "I wonder what the Prime Minister wants to write?"
Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Impeaching Prince Yu for 'fabricating charges' has tarnished my reputation and damaged my reputation."
Qu Sinian was stunned for a moment.
He was born very handsome and elegant, but at this moment he looked at her blankly, with a hint of pity in his eyes.
However, Yan Shiyue had a heart of stone and was not moved at all. She just smiled and said, "Hmm?"
Qu Sinian said in a low voice: "Prime Minister... why do you have to force me like this?"
"What else?" Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Do you think I'm a person who would compromise and be confused?"
Their eyes met, she raised her hand, gently patted his shoulder, and spoke softly, but what she said was not what she meant: "Obedient children will have candy~ Write it to me obediently! Do you hear me?"
Qu Sinian smiled bitterly.
He was good at planning and knew Prince Yu's temper very well. He knew that Prince Yu would never accept this humiliation and would definitely impeach her for favoritism and bending the law tomorrow. Unexpectedly, Yan Shiyue had anticipated this and prepared this memorial in advance, but... he just asked him to write it.
Was this forcing him to make a choice? Or was it just a punishment for his concealment and deception?
In front of Huo Qijing and even Xu Wenqu, she was sweet and charming, and looked like a woman with a little bit of cleverness and luck. He never expected that standing on the side of her enemy would be so frightening.
He wrote with great force, finishing the letter stroke by stroke.
Then Yan Shiyue called two people to send him back, and reminded them with a smile: "Master Qu is afraid of the dark, you stay with him for one night and come back tomorrow."
The two responded in unison.
If she doesn't move, it's fine. Once she moves, she won't leave anyone any chance to survive.
Qu Sinian smiled bitterly and was sent back.
The next day, Yan Shiyue went there early in the morning and indeed encountered Prince Yu impeaching her.
She didn't even need to step in for such matters. The Dali Temple Minister immediately rolled up his sleeves and refuted his arguments one by one.
As soon as the quarrel ended, Yan Shiyue stepped forward and said, "Father, I have a memorial to submit."
Emperor Ming Yan raised his eyebrows, and Gu Jiuxing stepped forward to take the letter.
Emperor Ming Yan took a few glances at it, then handed it to Prince Yu: "Take a look."
When Prince Yu saw this, the veins on his forehead popped out.
The key point is, this is Qu Sinian's handwriting! She actually prepared the memorial in advance, and it was written by Qu Sinian! He didn't even mention a word! He was caught off guard!
Prince Yu could hardly control his ferocious expression.
Everyone exchanged glances.
This group of old foxes all knew the principle of quitting while they were ahead, so Yan Shiyue only retaliated to provoke him, and did not really intend to punish him.
When Prince Yu left, his face looked extremely grim. Qu Sinian was waiting for him at the gate. When he saw him coming, he hurried forward and wanted to explain: "Prince! Yesterday..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Prince Yu slapped him in the face, glaring and cursing, "You ungrateful wolf! I have been blind all these years!"
He walked away in a huff.
Qu Sinian slowly stood up, feeling a little confused.
Yesterday, after he finished writing the memorial, Yan Shiyue asked him a question.
She said, "Do you have anything to tell me?"
Qu Sinian didn't answer for a moment, so she continued, "Or I can ask you this way, do you have anything to ask of me?"
Qu Sinian understood what she meant.
If he wanted to advance in his career, then she was better than Prince Yu. So, he helped Prince Yu for other reasons.
The reason she asked that question was to tell him that if Prince Yu was threatening her, she could help.
When he didn't answer, she nodded and asked someone to send him back.
He really had nothing good to say.
Back then, Prince Yu was my father's boss and they had a close relationship. Later, when my father died of illness, Prince Yu still remembered their old friendship and took good care of him.
If it weren't for his support, he wouldn't have been able to grow up smoothly, wouldn't have been able to learn from a famous teacher, wouldn't have been able to achieve success in his studies, and wouldn't have been able to serve in front of the emperor. So... after he entered the officialdom, it was his duty to repay him and do things for him.
There is nothing to complain about him.
Over there, Yan Shiyue had already reached the prince's side. He took the file handed over by Li Jinzhong and opened it calmly.
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