Chapter 288 You Can't Get Out of This Dali Temple
The recorder and the chief clerk came back to their senses from their stunned state and found that they had forgotten to take notes. They hurriedly took up their pens and wrote down the deafening confession they had heard.
But Lu Jing did not stop. He seemed to be immersed in his own world and continued, "Anyone who stands in my way must die. Su Qian, a distant relative who relies on the Wuning Marquisate, actually dares to go against me, investigate my case and steal my things. I want you to die!"
"Lu Jing, how could you let Su Qian die?" Su Qianqian asked calmly.
At this time, the eldest princess no longer cared about her face. She walked out from behind the screen and walked towards Lu Jing. At the same time, Madam Qin also took action. The old lady strode towards the eldest princess.
"Those assassins chased him three times, but he escaped each time. His luck is too good. I don't believe it. Today I will kill him with my own hands..."
"Lu Jing!" The eldest princess, who was stopped by Madam Qin, couldn't help but shout.
"Your Highness, even if you want your subject to die, you have to make it clear. Doctor Lu wanted to kill our cousin, shouldn't he make it clear?"
Madam Qin stretched out her hand and grasped the eldest princess' wrist. It seemed that she did not use any strength, but the eldest princess was unable to move.
"Madam Qin, you are so bold! How dare you stop me? Are you from the Qin family going to rebel?"
Seeing that Lu Jing was still shouting there without knowing whether he would live or die, the princess suddenly said this in a rage.
"Your Highness, Princess! My family is loyal to me. It really chills my heart to hear you say such things without any evidence.
In this case, let's go before His Majesty and ask for justice. If His Majesty no longer trusts my Wuning Marquisate, our Qin family will return to our fiefdom and guard our own corner, and will never ask about the affairs of the court again! ”
Madam Qin had a sad expression on her face, but she did not let go of the eldest princess' hand. Li Tong's impulsive words further confirmed what Su Qianqian had said. The Li family had already had such thoughts and believed that the Qin family was more powerful than their master and had rebellious intentions.
Suspicion is like spring grass, it will continue to grow around obstacles, only believe what they want to believe, and use everything that happens to verify their ideas.
"Your Highness, the Princess! Lord Zhuang's trial has not yet ended. Please do not interfere or disturb him. The truth is yet to be verified!"
At this time, Duke Xu pulled the eldest princess' sleeve, with a humble and helpless expression on his face, and persuaded her in a low voice.
"How can you have any say? What should you do as a father when he behaves like this? He is your own son!"
The eldest princess' eyes turned red with anger. She glared at Duke Xu and said with gritted teeth, "This was the first time that the eldest princess openly lost face for Duke Xu."
Duke Xu sighed, stood aside with his hands folded, and said no more.
"Master Zhuang, it's not that I'm stopping you from trying the case, it's just that Lu Jing has been suffering from insanity since he was a child. He got better after treatment, but for the sake of face, this matter has never been made public.
I discovered some time ago that he had signs of a relapse, so I was worried today and came to listen to the trial. Sure enough, he said these fabricated words. ”
The princess realized that she had no way to get around Madam Qin. If she was dragged to see the emperor, and Lord Zhuang continued to try the case, there would be no room for maneuver. She was afraid that Lu Jing's life would be in danger. She hurriedly turned to Lord Zhuang and spoke earnestly.
Lord Zhuang turned to look at Lu Jing, who had stopped at this time. His gaze gradually focused and he looked around blankly, as if he had just woken up from a dream, except that everyone looked at him strangely.
[The Truth Talisman lasts for too short a time. It's not worth it. I spent a thousand melon beans! My heart aches, my flesh hurts... But that's enough, he can't take back what he said, next...】
Su Qianqian was thinking in her mind and glanced outside the hall. Because the eldest princess was attending the trial today, no common people were allowed in. Strangely, even the prince, who had attended both trials, did not show up today.
Master Zhuang said to Lu Jing, who looked confused, "Lu Jing, have you ever suffered from insanity?"
Anger appeared on Lu Jing's face: This clearly means that he is a lunatic!
“I have never suffered from…”
"Sanlang, don't cover it up anymore. Your crazy talk just now is clearly a relapse of the disease. Lord Zhuang, Lu Jing needs treatment for his stubborn illness. I will take him back now. Let's put this case aside for now. No matter what happens, I will take responsibility for it."
The princess interrupted Lu Jing hastily, struggled to free her hand from Madam Qin's hand with all her strength, turned back to explain to Lord Zhuang, and was about to take Lu Jing away.
If the princess took people away by force with her status, no one would dare to stop her.
Lu Jing also realized something was wrong at this time, but he didn't know what had happened, so he said no more and let the princess make her arrangements.
"Your Highness, since Lord Lu has lost his mind, according to the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty, he cannot be an official. So once he leaves the Dali Temple, he will no longer be Doctor Lu, and he can no longer be an ordinary clerk. Is this what Your Highness means?"
Su Qianqian stood up, leaned forward slightly, and asked respectfully.
The Princess and Lu Jing were slightly startled, but they didn't know how to respond. If they really left without saying a word, it would be tantamount to agreeing with this statement. From now on, Lu Jing would be a madman who could do nothing.
But if the argument is refuted, the case will have to continue to be tried.
"Mr. Su, this matter seems to have nothing to do with you. With your status, you are not worthy of speaking to me."
The eldest princess could only use her own identity to suppress Su Qianqian and was anxious to leave the Dali Temple.
"Your Highness, I am not worthy to speak to you, but am I worthy to speak to Lu Jing with this scimitar?"
Su Qianqian took off the imperial scimitar from her body and held it in her hand.
The eldest princess didn't expect Su Qianqian to take out a scimitar to pressure her. After all, at the banquet after the hunting that day, the emperor said in person that "seeing the sword is like seeing me in person."
Su Qianqian's action left the princess speechless, and Lu Jing could only bow respectfully: "Mr. Su is right."
Su Qianqian laughed, and suddenly raised the scimitar and stabbed towards Lu Jing!
The princess and everyone else were horrified, but they forgot that the scimitar was not unsheathed at all.
But Lu Jing was feeling both aggrieved and confused at this moment, and completely forgot that Su Qianqian was a civil servant who had no martial arts skills. When he saw her knife stabbing towards him, he instinctively stretched out his hand to block it, and tried hard to grab Su Qianqian's hand.
Fortunately, at this time the second old lady, the third old lady and Qin Hanjin all attacked at the same time, forcing Lu Jing to let go and step back.
Lord Zhuang, the three Dali Temple officials who served as jurors, and the yamen runners and police chiefs were so shocked that they were speechless. It turned out that Lu Jing knew kung fu and was extremely skilled!
"Lu Jing, you can't leave this Dali Temple today. You probably didn't expect that I was on the horse that day, even though my hands were tied, I grabbed it randomly and got this."
Su Qianqian smiled and took out a jade pendant from her arms so that Lu Jing could see it clearly.
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