Chapter 115 The Listening Sachet is Lost
Wen Yao learned her lesson this time. After fanning the flames just right, she stepped aside and said nothing.
Let's see who can slap her this time and who has the reason to hit her.
No matter how powerful Wen Ling is or how many powerful people she pleases, it’s of no use. She must die here today!
Even if she is not demoted from her position as Princess Chen, she will still suffer a lot!
Before the crowd could discuss a word, the eldest princess spoke first: "It was my princess who beat the second young lady of the Wen family yesterday, and it was me who scolded the second young lady of the Wen family for being unruly. What does this have to do with Princess Chen?"
The wife of Pingyang Marquis also sneered: "I think it's some people. Don't be that kind of person yourself, and then say the opposite about others, right?"
The wife of the Marquis of Zhennan said directly: "This matter has just begun to be investigated, and there is no conclusion yet, and you are thinking of throwing dirty water on yourself. Just for this mouth, it is not unfair for the face to be smashed."
Madam Huo said directly and succinctly: "I believe in Princess Chen. She is open-minded and has been providing free porridge and medical treatment in the slums. She is not the kind of person who would kill people for a small matter. There must be a misunderstanding!"
The "Ladies Group" have all spoken, and the ladies who were talking a moment ago have shut up.
Although none of the princess and the others even looked at Wen Yao, she felt like a thorn in her back, as if they were deliberately targeting her.
Wen Yao wanted to get angry, but she was not the Princess of Qi yet, and her status and position did not allow her to do so. She could only grit her teeth and swallow her anger.
Just wait for her, wait until she marries the King of Qi. When the King of Qi becomes the Crown Prince and ascends the throne, she will make those who have offended her return this humiliation to her a thousand times!
There was noise outside for a while, and then it became quiet again.
The Dali Temple official cupped his hands and said, "Princess Chen, please allow me to search and see if any of your men has lost their sachet."
Wen Ling nodded and asked, "Of course there is no problem in cooperating with the investigation. I just want to ask, the Dali Temple Minister should not think that whoever lost the sachet did it, right? What if someone stole the sachet just to frame someone?"
The Dali Temple Minister was startled. He said with a headache: "Please don't make such specious arguments, Princess Chen. We only focus on evidence when investigating a case. If anyone makes up some fictitious accidents when they are investigated, how can we investigate the case?"
Wen Ling suddenly laughed: "I knew you were going to investigate like this. If you want to investigate, why not get to the bottom of it?"
When she said the truth had come out, she also glanced in the direction of Wen Yao.
Wen Yao was startled by the look on her face and her heart skipped a beat.
She quickly calmed herself down and thought, it's okay, she had done everything perfectly, the only person who knew about it was dead, Wen Ling wouldn't be able to find out anything!
How could she know that Wen Ling's look at her showed her everything she had done in the past few days.
Princess Chen brought with her a total of eight maids and servants, and five guards. Except for the guards who went hunting with Gu Chenran, all the rest were brought with her.
The Dali Temple Minister brought people to ask them to take out the sachets they carried with them. The girls had their own sachets, and the men had their own money bags.
She had been with Wen Ling the whole time before Tingyin arrived. When she heard that someone was going to search Prince Chen's mansion, she was very unhappy and untied the sachet around her waist with a sullen face.
As a result, when she touched it, she found nothing and suddenly she stood there in a daze.
Then there was a frantic search: "Where is my sachet? I clearly wore it around my waist."
Until everyone found the sachet except her.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Tingyin.
The Dali Temple official walked up to Tingyin and asked with the pressure of interrogating prisoners for many years: "Didn't you find your sachet?"
Tingyin said in panic: "Impossible, I always carry the sachet with me and never open it..."
The Dali Temple Minister did not listen to her explanation and asked directly: "Where were you from Mao to Chen today? What were you doing? Please explain everything clearly!"
Tingyin said anxiously, "Where can I be? I have been in my tent since I got up. I have never left. Xiaofa has been by my side the whole time. She knows!"
Xiaofa stood up immediately. She was also very anxious. She knew roughly what had happened. It was obvious that they were being set up.
Xiaofa bowed and said, "My lord, I can testify that Tingyin was by my side the entire time. She never left the tent. The imperial guards on duty in the tent can also prove this. My lord, you can call her in for questioning."
The Dali Temple Minister called the guards on duty over for questioning. It turned out that the Maoshi and Chenshi were the shift changing times. The guard who came later to change shifts was delayed by something in the middle and arrived half an hour late.
The Dali Temple official stroked his chin and said, "That is, during this half hour, no one can prove whether Tingyin entered or left the tent. You are all the Princess Chen's people. Your testimony cannot be used to prove that Tingyin did not leave the tent at all.
Half an hour... from Princess Chen's tent to here, and then back after passing everyone, there is still enough time..."
Wen Ling no longer cared about the Dali Temple Chief Justice. She had realized that in order to close the case quickly and keep his official hat, this man had already identified them as the murderers.
No matter what the clue was, he would pin it on Wen Ling.
Wen Ling interrupted the Dali Temple official's speculation and asked Tingyin, "Did you see anyone unfamiliar between the hours of Mao and Chen? Think carefully about what happened."
Tingyin hurriedly recalled: "That time was exactly when the palace people came to deliver hot water. Hey, the palace maid who delivered hot water was not the same one who delivered hot water last night. When she handed me the water, she spilled it all over me. I had to go back and change my clothes.
Oh yes! I changed my clothes! ”
Tingyin's eyes suddenly widened: "Someone must have stolen the sachet for me when I was changing clothes!"
Wen Ling called Xiao Fa directly: "Go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs now and call over the maid who was responsible for delivering hot water to our tent last night."
"Yes! Madam!" Xiao Fa responded, and regardless of the expressions of the Dali Temple Minister and others, he quickly ran out to find someone.
The eldest princess was worried that Xiaofa couldn't do it alone, so she sent the old nanny beside her to help find someone.
In just a stick of incense's time, a little palace maid was brought over.
She was frightened by the scene and had no idea what was going on, so she just knelt down.
Xiao Fa said breathlessly, "Madam, I have asked around, and the maids and eunuchs who deliver hot water to each tent are fixed. Logically, she should be the one delivering hot water this morning!"
Wen Ling looked at Xiaofa with appreciation. At the critical moment, Xiaofa was indeed reliable.
Then he walked up to the little maid and asked, "Why weren't you the one delivering hot water this morning?"
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