"Qiufu? Why is he here?" Chu Ting was shocked. "Lock her up quickly and stop him first. Don't let him come to the prison!"
"They're here..." the jailer said with a bitter face, and Qiu Fu came with a group of people.
"Minister Chu, why don't you let our family come?"
Eunuch Qiufu came in with a whisk in his hand and two teams of people behind him, with a stern face.
Although he was a eunuch and kowtowed to the emperor, he was a first-rank official to outsiders. Who would dare to shout at him?
"Eunuch Qiufu, aren't you worried about dirtying your shoes?" Chu Ting explained with a smile, "Why are you here? Does the emperor have any instructions?"
Qiu Fu snorted coldly and walked past Chu Ting to look for people one by one.
Chu Ting quickly stopped Qiu Fu and said, "Eunuch, there are serious criminals inside. You'd better stop."
"We are here to look for Princess Huayue on the emperor's orders."
"Uh..." Chu Ting's legs softened. Did the emperor know so quickly? "This..."
"You said the princess was burning, killing, and looting. When did that happen?"
"Before Chen Qing returned to the General's Mansion, he became a bandit in the mountains, specifically robbing passers-by of their property. I have already found a witness..."
"The princess has been back at the general's mansion for so long, and you're here to take her away now. Is it because your Ministry of Justice is incompetent, or do you have other ulterior motives?"
Qiu Fu narrowed his eyes slightly and imitated the emperor's interrogation method about 80%.
"Didn't the Minister say he sprained his ankle and couldn't go to Yunzhou, so he sent Lord Xiao Jiang instead? He seems quite healthy now, doesn't this constitute... deceiving the emperor?"
"Eunuch, please don't dare to convict me so casually!"
Chu Ting was furious that he was forced into such a situation by a eunuch!
"Of course not, Shangshu, send someone to bring the princess here. The emperor wants to see her."
Chu Ting gave the jailer next to him a look, signaling them to bring Shen Qing over.
Qiu Fu looked at the scars all over Shen Qing's body and felt sorry for Jiang Zhuo.
Lord Xiao Jiang's future wife looks so fragile, how could she possibly burn, kill and loot?
"Please, Lord Shangshu, come with me to see the emperor."
Chu Ting followed Qiu Fu reluctantly. With his hands behind his back, he secretly hinted to someone to go to the East Palace to report.
Murong Zhi thought that he was the one who should be anxious since he was dragging Shen Jianshan to have tea, but someone came in and whispered something in Murong Zhi's ear.
Murong Zhi's expression changed.
"The general is really calculating."
"What do you mean, Your Highness?" Shen Jianshan said innocently, "I have no plans."
"You pretended to come to visit Shen Jing, but in fact you did it to delay Gu, right?"
"Your Highness, I didn't intend to detain you. It was Your Highness who invited me here for tea." Shen Jianshan said calmly, "Your Highness, if you didn't intend to trap me here, how could you have detained me?"
"Your Highness, haven't you always been curious about why I never sided with you even though you were in such a favorable position?"
"Now that we are in this situation, do you think you have the answer, Your Highness?"
There was a deep chill in Murong Zhi's eyes, and then he turned and left.
Shen Jianshan stood up slowly, and just as he stepped out of the door, he saw Shen Jing standing beside him.
"I thought you were visiting me under the pretext of returning something."
"Shen Zhaoxun has achieved what he wanted, and there is no need for us to worry about him."
Shen Jing's nose felt sore and tears fell from the corners of her eyes.
"Shen Qing, how are you better than me?"
Shen Jianshan did not answer. He just nodded slightly at Shen Jing and then left.
Perhaps because they are related by blood, he always feels that Qingqing is much better than Chen Jing.
Shen Jing stood there crying helplessly.
Shen Qing took away her father, her identity, her reputation, everything she had...
Even her mother was driven to the manor by her.
"Zhao Xun, be careful of a miscarriage."
Shen Jing held the handkerchief tightly, she wanted Shen Qing to die!
When Shen Qing came to the Qianqing Palace, Shen Yanzhi felt very distressed when he saw her covered in blood. He suddenly stood up from his seat and then turned his head to look at the emperor anxiously.
The emperor nodded.
Shen Yanzhi put his cloak on Shen Qing, "Qingqing, how are you?"
Shen Qing shook his head.
She was actually fine. She was a little sleepy while riding in the carriage and almost fell asleep.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant pays homage. Long live Your Majesty." Chu Ting knelt on the ground, waiting for the emperor to call him up. He waited for most of the day.
"Qing girl, how are you?" the emperor asked with concern.
"Ahem, Your Majesty, I, your servant, cough, cough..." Shen Qing coughed violently, her voice weak and feeble, as if she had lost half her life.
"Okay, you stand up first and take your seat." The emperor waved his hand. "Chu Ting, you are old, what do you want to do?"
"Your Majesty, Princess Huayue was indeed a bandit in the past and even robbed people on the road. I was acting according to the law..."
"Qing girl, are you telling the truth?"
Shen Qing was about to stand up with the help of the handle, but the emperor waved his hand casually and said, "Just sit down and talk."
She looked so weak, who could she possibly rob? If she kicked with those fly legs, she would fall to the ground, right?
"Your Majesty, before I came to the capital, I was just strong because I wanted to help my adopted daughter, so I didn't know any martial arts at all." Shen Qing said aggrievedly, "It was only after I met Lord Xiao Jiang that I learned some self-defense skills. How could I be capable of robbing people?"
"Um."
"Your Majesty, I dare not lie. I have witnesses!"
"The Minister has always said that there is a witness, but when he tortured me, he never let him show up. Does this witness not exist at all? Or does the Minister need to train one now?" Shen Qing's voice was soft, but every word he said was poking Chu Ting.
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