Chengtianjian (Imperial Observatory).
Lu Wei was defending Yao Si, providing an alibi.
Yao knelt on the ground, crying out her innocence, "My lord, I am innocent! I really did not steal the princess's silk scarf and the secret manual. I am too weak to even kill a chicken. What use would I have for the secret manual? I would never have assassinated Prince Wei. My lord, I have been framed. Please investigate thoroughly."
Mu Chenshuang moved to Yao Si's side and looked down at her. "If you are weak and have not secretly learned the secret manual, then your Ren meridian is normal. But if you practice this palm technique, then the flow of Qi between the Ren and Du meridians will be faster than that of ordinary people."
Zhu Qin spoke up, "Didn't the Prince of Xiaoyao say that the injuries on Prince Wei's body were not caused by the Falling Flower Palm?"
Mu Chenshuang raised her eyes to look at Zhu Qin and said, "I have examined the palm print of Prince Wei. Although it is not the Falling Flower Palm, it is definitely derived from the Falling Flower Palm. Without the secret manual, it is impossible to learn it. So now we only need to take his pulse and look at Yao's meridians to know whether it is true or false."
Yao seemed unafraid of being investigated. She looked up at Mu Chenshuang with a confident gaze and said, "If this servant is not abnormal, does that mean that Princess Weiyang is intentionally framing this servant?"
Mu Chenshuang looked down at Yao Si kneeling on the ground with an arrogant and domineering aura. "How could I, the princess, have the intention to frame you? Now that the secret manual has been found in your room, and you were the only one who encountered me on New Year's Eve, shouldn't I have reasonable reason to suspect you? However, if you are really not the murderer, then I believe that the chief investigator will definitely investigate why you had the secret manual in your room. After all, all cases related to Prince Wei are investigated by the chief investigator."
These words clearly carried a derogatory tone. After all, the cases handled by the Imperial Observatory were all serious cases involving the safety of the imperial court and the country. If word got out that the Imperial Observatory's authority would be reduced to a laughing stock for people to talk about over tea.
Zhu Qin's expression darkened, his face covered with a layer of frost.
Yao felt a sudden panic, lowered her eyes, calmed herself down, and said frankly, "This servant was framed. Princess Weiyang, please investigate."
Feng Ji stood up. "In that case, I will take a look."
Although Yao felt completely at ease, because she had not framed Mu Chenshuang at all, and it was clearly Mu Chenshuang who was framing her, she still felt an inexplicable sense of unease at this moment.
Feng Ji walked up to Yao Si.
Yao seemed to clench her fists and slowly raise her hand.
Feng Ji closed his index and middle fingers and explored Yao Si's wrist.
Suddenly.
Feng Ji's brows furrowed tightly.
Zhu Qin asked, "How is the Prince of Xiaoyao?"
Feng Ji turned to Zhu Qin and replied, "Just as Princess Weiyang said, this maid is a martial artist."
Feng Ji's words were self-evident.
Yao stared wide-eyed in horror, “No…it’s impossible, sir, sir, I’m truly innocent. I did not steal Princess Weiyang’s secret manual.”
Suddenly.
She suddenly remembered something. This morning, she was in the backyard when she was suddenly attacked. She felt pain in her meridians, but it disappeared quickly. When she went to chase after the person who attacked her, she couldn't even see a shadow of them.
Although she had doubts at the time, she didn't think too deeply about it. She was sure that her meridians had been disturbed at that time, and it must have been the guards around Mu Chenshuang.
"My lord, I was framed. This morning I was ambushed. My meridians must have been disturbed at that time. I absolutely did not steal the princess's secret manual, much less assassinate Prince Wei," Yao argued, seemingly agitated.
Feng Ji stared coldly at Yao Si, his gaze as icy as ice. Yao Si's heart clenched in fright, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. "Are you saying that I can't even tell the difference?"
Yao seemed stiff and unable to speak.
"Now that the evidence is right in front of you, you'd better tell us who's behind this."
These words were spoken.
Lu Wei, kneeling to the side, turned pale, her heart filled with anger and resentment. How could she not have expected that Wei Xu's case would be pinned on her? It was obvious that Mu Chenshuang had deliberately framed her.
“My lord, there must be something fishy about this. Yao Si has no reason to assassinate Prince Wei. Moreover, Prince Wei and Ya’er are on good terms. I would never allow Yao Si to commit such a capital offense. I beg you to investigate this matter thoroughly.” Lu Wei argued.
Feng Ji looked at Zhu Qin and said, "This maid is skilled in martial arts, yet she claims to be powerless. She is highly suspected of plotting to harm the prince and framing the princess. Your Excellency should investigate this matter thoroughly."
Zhu Qin's serious and cold expression made it impossible to tell whether he was angry or indifferent.
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