Chapter 361 Lang Mingyue is arrested
Qin Jinzhi saw the corpse of Twelve Snow at the Thousand Birds Bureau.
The area around the sternum and ribs has completely collapsed.
Bai Juanjuan walked to Qin Jinzhi's side and said, "Princess, the deceased was trampled to death by a horse."
Qin Jinzhi frowned slightly. "Trampled to death by horses in the capital?"
At this moment, Cui Ying walked in from outside and said, "I brought the person who reported the case."
Qin Jinzhi went out the door, and a girl of about ten years old was standing at the door crying.
The girl looked at Qin Jinzhi in disbelief and said, "Beggar sister!"
This was when Qin Jinzhi was recuperating from his injuries at the Twelve Snow Opera Troupe, and these were the children in his troupe.
Qin Jinzhi asked, "What exactly happened?"
The girl cried and said, "Last night, the troupe leader said he was going to deliver longevity noodles to a friend and would be right back, but he didn't come back until dawn. When we went out to look for him, he was covered in blood, all blood, and he was lying on the street!"
Cui Ying stepped forward and said, "This child reported it to the Kyoto Prefecture. The Kyoto Prefecture has already opened a case. It's estimated that they knew that Twelve Snow had a close relationship with you, so they sent the body to the Kyoto Prefecture."
A murderous glint appeared in Qin Jinzhi's eyes. "Investigate."
She looked at the girl and said, "Send her back to the Misty Rain Pavilion."
Qin Jinzhi stood beside the body of Twelve Snow once again.
She let out a sneer.
Twelve Snow always says that good people are rewarded.
Where is the good news?
She stared at Twelve Snow's face and said, "I need an autopsy. I want the exact cause of his death."
Within a day, the murderer was brought to Chidori Tsukasa.
Qin Jinzhi laughed sarcastically the moment she saw the murderer.
Pei Jinnian stood awkwardly to the side.
She walked up to the man. "Did you kill Twelve Snows?"
The man immediately said, "It wasn't me! The horse got spooked! A child suddenly appeared out of nowhere. I yelled at the child twice, and he was about to run away when that actor suddenly rushed out!"
Qin Jinzhi looked at Pei Jinnian, "Lord Pei, the Pei family is truly remarkable!"
Pei Jinnian immediately said, "Princess! This matter was absolutely not done by the Pei family!"
Qin Jinzhi looked at the person kneeling on the ground with cold eyes, "If I remember correctly, this is your personal servant."
Pei Jinnian immediately said, "Princess, Keming was indeed my personal servant before, but my grandfather had already transferred him away from my side."
Qin Jinzhi walked to Keming's side, kicked him in the chest, drew her soft sword from her waist and stabbed him in the shoulder. "Who is behind this?"
Kemin wailed in anguish, "Young Master! Save me! I didn't kill anyone! The horse got spooked!"
Pei Jinnian closed his eyes upon seeing this, then asked, "I have already inquired with the household, and no one used a carriage last night. Where did you drive to?"
Kemin hurriedly said, "I had a family emergency, so I borrowed a carriage from the manor! Young master! I'm innocent! You must save me!"
Pei Jinnian's face darkened. "Kemin, you are a servant born into a family. Your mother and father are both in the manor. What family matter would you have that requires you to borrow a carriage to leave the manor?"
Kemin immediately said, "Yes, it's because something's happened to my family, young master, you must save me!"
Pei Jinnian clenched his fists. In the past, he might have softened his heart because of the friendship he had shared with Ke Ming since childhood.
However, after entering officialdom, he was able to distinguish right from wrong.
In the darkness, in a carriage, a child suddenly appears, and just then the horse is startled.
How could Kemin know that the person he hit was an actor!
It was widely rumored in the capital that the princess had a close relationship with him.
He is engaged to the princess, so it's possible that the Pei family was behind it.
It aligns with public perception.
After all, who can tolerate their fiancée having a close relationship with an actor?
If they can't touch the princess, then the Pei family can't touch an actress?
If he can figure this out, how could the princess not?
Pei Jinnian stepped forward and said, "Princess, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
Qin Jinzhi drew her sword and plunged the tip into Keming's ribs.
“Pei Jinnian, if you cannot investigate this matter thoroughly within three days, this will be your fate.”
Kemin had already fainted from the pain.
Pei Jinnian's face turned pale. "Yes! Jinnian will certainly live up to your expectations!"
Qin Jinzhi drew her sword and turned to leave.
The next day, as soon as Qin Jinzhi arrived at the Thousand Birds Bureau, a man knelt outside the door, crying out for justice.
"The former Second Prince's wife hired someone to commit murder! We beg the Princess to do justice for us!"
When Qin Jinzhi came out, she saw a woman kneeling in front of the Thousand Birds Bureau.
Behind him were rows of corpses.
As soon as the woman saw Qin Jinzhi, she immediately knelt down and moved in front of Qin Jinzhi.
"Princess! My younger brother and sister are all dead! You must do justice for us!"
This person was the eldest of Zheng Qi's younger siblings, whom Qin Jinzhi had personally sent away.
Qin Jinzhi asked, "What did you just say?"
The girl cried and said, "The former Second Prince's wife hired someone to commit murder. Please, Princess, do justice for us!"
Qin Jinzhi suddenly felt something was absurd.
She looked at the corpse on the ground and laughed.
Then, his smile faded, "Take the body back to Chidori Tsukasa!"
The news spread throughout the capital in no time.
The newly established Baihe Academy has been shut down.
Lang Mingyue was taken away by the Ministry of Justice.
The murderer's reputation spread much faster than the female teacher's.
Upon hearing the news, Lang Qingfeng immediately went to the Ministry of Justice to request an audience with Vice Minister Wei.
But they were turned away.
Lang Qingfeng was extremely anxious and had no choice but to plead with Qin Jinzhi.
“Princess, my sister would never hire someone to kill. Even if she has a grudge against the Second Prince and Consort Zheng, she would not go so far as to hunt down innocent members of the Zheng family. These children were saved by that Seventh Miss Zheng with her life, and Mingyue admires her greatly. How could she possibly kill them!”
Qin Jinzhi's smile grew wider and wider.
"Let's go back to the manor and wait."
Upon hearing Qin Jinzhi's words, Lang Qingfeng immediately said, "Thank you, Princess!"
Qin Jinzhi brought Yun Que and Yun Jin to the Ministry of Justice again.
All officials from the Ministry of Justice came to pay their respects.
Where is the Vice Minister of Justice?
The official at the gate immediately reported, "Your Highness, Vice Minister Wei has requested leave due to illness."
Yun Jin said, "Bring Lang Mingyue out."
The official from the Ministry of Justice said with difficulty, "Princess, someone has reported to the authorities that Lang Mingyue is suspected of hiring someone to commit murder. Is it perhaps inappropriate for Your Highness to bring him up now?"
Qin Jinzhi chuckled as she looked at the person who spoke, "If you give too many smiles, some dogs will start to think they're human."
She looked at the crowd and said, "Yun Que Yun Jin, bring Lang Ming Yue out. If anyone tries to stop you, kill them!"
Yun Jin kicked the man aside.
They entered the Ministry of Justice together.
The officials from the Ministry of Justice immediately knelt down, pleading, "Princess, please calm your anger!"
Soon, Lang Mingyue was brought out.
The person was on the verge of death, and all ten fingers were swollen and red, clearly indicating that he had been subjected to torture by being clamped between fingers.
The official from the Ministry of Justice immediately said, "Princess, we are acting on the orders of Vice Minister Wei. Now that Vice Minister Wei has all the power in the Ministry of Justice, we dare not disobey his orders!"
Qin Jinzhi looked at the plaque of the Ministry of Justice and said, "Yun Jin, go to the Thousand Birds Bureau and call people to surround the Ministry of Justice."
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