Chapter 126 Is the Princess Going to Make a Move on Concubine Chun?
At this time, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate were the three courts that held the trial together.
The Ministry of Justice is in charge of the national criminal law and policies; the Ministry of Punishment is responsible for cruel officials and severe punishments, and specializes in interrogating officials in serious cases; the Censorate monitors all officials and supervises trials.
If the case was not extremely important, it would not have reached the stage of a three-court trial.
One can imagine the importance attached to the assassination of Princess Zhaohua.
Perhaps because the trial was held today and the prisoner had already confessed the mastermind behind the crime, there were quite a lot of people present today.
Although it was nominally a three-court trial, it was clear that almost half of the court was involved.
It can be seen that everyone has heard something.
Xiao Qi had already dragged Lin Shen here.
Lin Shen persuaded: "Seventh sister, it's not a good idea for us to do this..."
Xiao Qi pulled a chair over from somewhere and found a place with a great view to sit down.
After leaving the palace, Lin Shen went to visit Lin Zhaoyue first, but Lin Zhaoyue was injured. After exchanging a few words, he asked Xiaoqi to take Lin Shen out to play.
Before leaving the palace, Lin Shen had never thought that playing with his seventh sister would be so nerve-wracking.
Seventh sister just does whatever she wants, why did she end up coming to the Criminal Department?
But there are so many people in the Criminal Department today...
"What's wrong with that? I, your seventh sister, calculated today that something big is going to happen." She muttered as she spoke, "Why hasn't your eldest sister come yet..."
Xiao Qi smacked her lips. "Even the Duke of Zhenguo is here. The mastermind behind my elder sister's assassination is not far from death..."
Lin Shen looked curiously at the elderly man who was old but handsome and had a calm and indifferent expression.
That is the Empress's maternal family and my eldest sister's grandfather?
"The Emperor has arrived—"
"Empress Chun has arrived—"
When the emperor and Concubine Chun walked in, everyone stood up to greet them and saluted respectfully.
Lin Shen's eyes widened immediately, "Father..."
Xiao Qi signaled him to be quiet, "Shh..."
The emperor looked at the crowd, and just as they were about to kowtow and cheer, he said in a deep voice, "My dear ministers, there is no need to be so polite. Today, my beloved concubine and I are only here to observe. There is no need to be restrained. Come, arrange a seat for me and Concubine Chun to observe."
Concubine Chun followed the emperor gracefully, with a friendly and gentle smile.
But the smile didn't reach his eyes, and he looked a little uncomfortable.
The emperor glanced around and smiled. "The Ministry of Punishment is quite lively today. If you didn't know, you would think I was holding a morning court in the Ministry of Punishment."
Many officials who came to attend the trial lowered their heads, as if they were afraid of being called out by the emperor.
The three officials looked at each other, obviously shocked. They didn't expect that the emperor would come in person.
However, today the emperor was obviously only here to listen, and he just found a seat and sat down.
Seeing this, everyone returned to their seats, but they were still much more alert than before.
Concubine Chun sat next to the emperor, looking a little uncomfortable.
The emperor tried to comfort her, "Don't worry, my dear concubine. If you are wronged, I will seek justice for you."
Concubine Chun nodded slightly and smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, how could I assassinate the princess... Someone must have wronged me..."
The emperor sighed and said, "Of course I believe you."
After he finished speaking, his eyes turned slightly cold, and the tenderness on his face disappeared. He calmly looked away.
Concubine Chun's hand in her sleeve was tightly holding the handkerchief, and she glanced at the maid beside her.
The maid nodded slightly at her, and Concubine Chun relaxed her tightly clenched hands.
Everyone knows that Concubine Chun is here today because the assassin who was identified as the murderer behind the assassination of the princess is actually Concubine Chun.
This is obviously unbelievable.
How could Concubine Chun, who is usually dignified, gentle and virtuous, actually assassinate the princess?
It is precisely because of the spread of this matter that so many officials are present today.
After all, if this matter is really related to Concubine Chun...
Then maybe it's not just about Concubine Chun.
No wonder His Majesty came to the trial in person.
"Lord Xiao is here--" a voice sounded from outside.
【The big villains are coming】
[In the case of assassinating the princess, the villain is of course coming]
[Ahh, I knew Xiao would come too!!]
[Is it really Concubine Chun who did the assassination? Does she hate the princess so much?]
[So the princess is going to make a move on Concubine Chun? ]
[I had guessed it was Concubine Chun a long time ago, but I don’t know if the princess has any evidence. After all, in the original story, Concubine Chun survived to the end.]
[Excited! The princess is here too!]
Not long after Xiao Tingye's dark figure walked in, a voice was heard from behind.
"Princess Zhaohua has arrived—"
"Master Qi Yueqi has arrived—"
Xiao Tingye also stopped walking forward.
He didn't move forward, but waited there.
There was a sound of wheels rolling from behind.
Only then did everyone see that Princess Zhaohua, dressed in plain clothes and pale in complexion, was actually sitting in a wheelchair, being slowly pushed in by her maid.
But even with her pale and sickly appearance, Princess Zhaohua still amazed everyone when she appeared.
Although Princess Zhaohua today is not as good-looking as usual, she still has a unique charm of a cold and sick beauty, which makes people unable to take their eyes off her.
Although both are beauties, Mingxi's beauty is very aggressive, making people easily bewitched by her as if they were poisoned, with a hint of demonic nature.
But Princess Zhaohua's beauty is enough to make people stop and admire it.
Also because Princess Zhaohua was of noble status and beautiful, even some officials who were dissatisfied with her way of doing things would feel a little distressed when they saw her looking so weak and seriously injured.
The officials also whispered.
"I didn't expect the princess to be so seriously injured..."
"Yes, this is really going to kill the princess..."
"Strange...wasn't the princess not so seriously ill when she attended court that day..."
The princess's supporters seized the opportunity to interject, "Hey, our Princess Zhaohua is completely devoted to Daxia... She couldn't bear to see the former Crown Prince act like a troublemaker, so she forced herself to take charge of the situation and advise His Majesty to depose him. She must have been holding on too long that day and injured herself, which is why she's in such a serious condition."
Upon seeing this, officials from the princess's party immediately began to wipe away their tears.
"Wow, this is our Princess Zhaohua. She is so devoted to the country, she works so hard that she doesn't even care about her own health. It makes officials like me feel ashamed and guilty..."
"Yes, yes, it is a blessing for Great Xia to have Princess Zhaohua. Great Xia is truly blessed!"
The corners of the mouths of the other Qingliu Party members and Xiao Tingye Party members twitched.
They suspected that the Princess Party's ambitions were obvious and they had evidence.
When he saw the wheelchair, the emperor also frowned.
Didn't they let Doctor Xu stay at the Princess's residence? Why does the situation seem even worse?
"Ahem..." Lin Zhaoyue coughed twice and said in a hollow voice, "Your Highness, I greet you. I am injured, so I have to apologize."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "It's already like this, why bother talking about etiquette? Come here and have a good rest."
Lin Zhaoyue smiled faintly at everyone and said, "I am seriously injured and have difficulty moving. I am sorry to have caused you all to laugh."
The officials said they dared not speak too highly of it.
When Lin Zhaoyue met Xiao Tingye's meaningful gaze, she couldn't help but cough even more violently.
"Cough! Cough cough cough..."
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