Mu Chenshuang stood there, looking at Li Ming. According to her memory, this Li Ming was promoted by Feng Lian to the position of Left Deputy Secretary of the Court of Justice. He would definitely be loyal to Feng Lian. If he went to the Court of Justice, she really didn't know if he would torture her into confessing.
"Lord Li, all crimes require evidence. The princess thinks my apology to Miss Xue was insincere and intended as revenge. First of all, this is just the princess's speculation and cannot be used as evidence. Secondly, even if I grew up in Xiyu, how can I prove that I have Xiyu's poison? Lord Li, how do you intend to interrogate me after bringing me back to the Court of Justice?"
Mu Chenshuang asked calmly, even if doing so would completely offend Fenglian, it didn't mean she could let others bully her.
Li Ming was in a dilemma. Mu Chenshuang's words were not without reason. Moreover, the person to be questioned was none other than the daughter of a marquis, a princess personally appointed by His Majesty. If she was brought back to the Court of Justice, and she did not confess, there would be no way to force a confession without solid evidence.
Feng Lian's face turned extremely ugly upon hearing Mu Chenshuang's words.
"Lord Li has his own ways of questioning you. But since you are a prime suspect, you must return to the Court of Justice for investigation. Mu Chenshuang, do you dare to disregard the laws of Tianzhao Kingdom?!"
Lu Wei then said, "Princess, if it really was Shuang'er who poisoned you, then she must have aconite powder on her hands, but if she didn't, then Shuang'er had no poison to use."
Lu Wei's meaning was clear: she wanted Feng Lian to search Mu Chen Shuang's courtyard.
Li Ming said, "Princess, we can search the area first before making a decision."
Feng Lian lowered her eyes and stared at Mu Chen Shuang, saying coldly, "Mu Chen Shuang, you'd better pray that nothing is found in your courtyard."
Mu Chenshuang calmly replied, "I didn't poison you, so naturally there's no poison."
Li Ming quickly arranged for people to search Mu Chenshuang's courtyard, leaving almost no corner unsearched.
But they found nothing; they didn't discover anything unusual.
Feng Lian's eyes darkened, and her tone suddenly became serious: "Lord Li, have you searched thoroughly?"
Li Ming clasped his hands together and lowered his head, replying, "Indeed, there is no suspicious medicine."
Lu Wei's expression turned serious. How could they have found nothing?
Suddenly she realized something and asked, "Shuang'er, where did Linglong go?"
The seemingly unintentional question only intensified the suspicion against Mu Chenshuang.
Feng Lian turned her head to look at Lu Wei and asked, "Who is Linglong?"
Lu Wei truthfully replied, "Linglong is Shuang'er's personal maid, whom Shuang'er brought back from Xiyu."
The words were spoken.
Fenglian turned around, her eyes slightly lowered as she looked at Mu Chenshuang, and slowly walked towards her. "No wonder you were so calm and unafraid of being searched. It turns out you had your maid send the poison out beforehand."
Mu Chenshuang raised her eyes to meet Shang Fenglian's gaze and said calmly, "If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a reason. I just asked Linglong to go out and do some things for me. Princess, you can wait for Linglong to return."
Fenglian clearly didn't believe her words. "By the time she returns, the poison will probably have already been destroyed by her. Mu Chenshuang, you are truly meticulous. Do you think that just because we can't find the poison, I can't punish you?"
"Just as the princess said, every country has its laws. Without evidence to prove that I did it, how will the princess punish me? Just because I grew up in Xiyu, does that mean I must have Xiyu's poison in me? Just because my maid wasn't in the courtyard? Just because a maid just said that I went to the kitchen?"
Mu Chenshuang's calm and composed questions only fueled Fenglian's anger. "Fine, Mu Chenshuang, it seems you're really confident I won't find any evidence."
“It’s not that I’m sure the princess won’t find any evidence, but that I didn’t poison her at all. This aconite powder is a secret poison unique to the Black Wind Sect of Xiyu. It’s not something that ordinary people can get their hands on. The only way to get this kind of poison into the capital is by smuggling it in. Did I think I planned to frame Miss Xue from the beginning and have someone smuggle a packet of poison over beforehand? Or does the princess think that I brought poison with me when I returned from Xiyu and that I’ve been carrying it with me all this time?”
Mu Chenshuang's words left Fenglian speechless.
"you……"
"Mu Chenshuang, you really are eloquent."
Even though Mu Chenshuang's rebuttals were all reasonable, Feng Lian showed no sign of backing down, which only made her angrier.
Turning to Li Ming, "Lord Li, it seems we won't find anything today. According to the laws of Tianzhao Kingdom, what should be done with someone who is a major suspect?"
Li Ming stepped forward, head bowed, looking somewhat uneasy, and slowly said, "Take him to the prison to await interrogation."
Feng Lian stared at Mu Chen Shuang, "Mu Chen Shuang, did you hear that clearly? If you have any excuses, you can come to the Court of Justice to argue slowly. Lord Li, take her to the Court of Justice for interrogation."
This scene made the two people standing nearby look rather smug.
Fenglian was proud and arrogant, and she could not tolerate anyone provoking her, let alone when it involved her beloved daughter.
Mu Chenshuang's fearless rebuttal to Feng Lian only made Feng Lian angrier. Did she really think that she could act lawlessly just because she had the gold medal? Feng Lian is now Feng Guche's only sister. In the face of family ties, the power of the gold medal becomes insignificant.
Once Mu Chenshuang enters the Court of Justice, even if they can't punish her, they can still make her suffer greatly.
Fenglian had barely finished speaking.
A deep, magnetic voice rang out, "No physical evidence or witnesses have been found, yet you're taking him for interrogation?"
His deep, resonant voice and imposing presence startled everyone present, who turned to look at the man striding into the courtyard.
With his tall and imposing figure and extraordinary bearing, he wore a long black brocade robe, his silver hair fluttering in the wind, and his exquisitely beautiful face was enough to make the world lose its color.
Fu Junheng walked straight up to Mu Chenshuang, looked down at her, his eyes obscured by the black veil.
“I never expected that you, a princess, would be so easily framed. Even back in the Marquis’s mansion, you can’t find peace. If Miss Mu doesn’t mind, you can move in with me.”
His words, though seemingly frivolous, were actually quite serious.
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