Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 576 - 724

Chapter 576: 724

After the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the chief of Dali Temple left the Sixth Prince’s Mansion, Shangguan Xuanyi went to the palace. The emperor asked him why the death of Li Mingfang had involved him.

Shangguan Xuanyi explained the ins and outs of the matter. The emperor, knowing that it was not related to Shangguan Xuanyi, ordered a trial by the three judicial departments.

The three leaders of the judicial departments left the imperial study room, leaving only the chief of Dali Temple looking glum. He wanted to pull the two people beside him for a discussion, but they left quickly.

Although the three departments would jointly try the case, the Minister of Justice had decided not to voice his opinion.

The matter involved Shangguan Xuanyi, but who would dare to treat him as a criminal?

It is said by the Emperor that princes are to be treated as commoners when they commit crimes. But since the case is not closed, and the matter is not clear, who would dare to claim that the Sixth Prince had committed a crime?

To treat the Sixth Prince as a criminal now would damage the dignity of the royal family and cause the royal family to lose face. What if the truth of the matter has nothing to do with the Sixth Prince? How would the loss of dignity and face of the Sixth Prince be accounted for?

The Minister of Justice didn’t believe that the people from Sixth Prince’s side would be so foolish as to be caught red-handed in murder, so he insisted on remaining silent, and just came to witness the spectacle!

Anyway, the Ministry of Justice was in charge of the prisons, not the trial! Whoever wants to die shouldn’t drag him into this!

The Censor-in-chief was also a cunning old fox. Who is the Sixth Prince! He must not wade into this muddy water! He decided to observe without commenting. He was just here to supervise, and the trial had nothing to do with him!

How could the chief of Dali Temple not know the thoughts of these two old foxes? He cursed the two old foxes countless times in his heart!

Damn it, being the chief of Dali Temple is not a job for humans! It’s just a job that offends people. Can he really resign?

Watching the two colleagues who treated him like a man-eating monster, the chief of Dali Temple gritted his teeth!

Before the trial, Xiao’er and Shangguan Xuanyi visited the mansion to inspect it. The corpses of Li Mingfang and the bearded uncle had been removed from the mansion, but the scene was still preserved. After looking at the crime scene, the two had some guesses. They discussed their thoughts and then went to the jail to ask Feng Yang about the situation at that time.

Feng Yang explained what had happened then.

After listening to him, Xiao’er already had a way to help Feng Yang get acquitted of his charges.

"So you’re saying that you saw Li Mingfang lying on the ground, and as soon as that person entered, he committed suicide?" Xiao’er confirmed once again.

Feng Yang nodded.

Xiao’er described what she saw in the mansion and further reminded him, "Mr. Yang didn’t even go in at the time, how could he determine who was dead?"

Feng Yang immediately understood. "Thank you for reminding me, Countess Rui’an. I know what to do now."

Seeing that he understood, Xiao’er and Shangguan Xuanyi left.

The next day, the trial of the three departments began in court.

The Sixth Prince sat there ostentatiously, only lacking a signboard hanging on him, saying: I am the boss!

The chief of Dali Temple was giantly apprehensive. He asked Feng Yang nervously why he was at the scene at that time.

Feng Yang explained the truth as per Shangguan Xuanyi’s instructions.

He was initially worried that if the news of Countess Rui’an being kidnapped got out, it would affect her reputation, which is why these days he insisted on not revealing the task assigned by the Sixth Prince that led to him being at the place. But as Countess Rui’an said she didn’t mind, and the master also said that it was fine to tell the truth, he finally spoke without any hesitation.

Those people were probably so arrogant because they were sure that he wouldn’t mention the kidnap of Countess Rui’an!

"Countess Rui’an was kidnapped, and the kidnappers demanded 200,000 taels from Marquis Shengping. The Sixth Prince arranged for me to secretly protect Marquis Shengping as he delivered the silver banknotes to the designated location and then trace who the kidnappers were. I followed the man who took the 200,000 taels of silver banknotes stealthily, which led me to the mansion."

"At that time, I jumped onto the rooftop and lifted the roof tiles to find Li Mingfang lying on the ground, stained with blood, and the man who had stabbed himself with a knife and committed suicide."

"Seeing this scene, I immediately thought that it was a conspiracy. I was ready to jump off the roof and leave to report the crime when Mr. Yang arrived."

"Not only did Mr. Yang arrive, but he also immediately accused me of killing Vice General Li. I really want to know, Mr. Yang, how did you know that the one who died was Vice General Li without even entering the mansion?" Feng Yang finished his sentence and looked at Mr. Yang with a sarcastic expression: if you want to plant a trap, please be more skilled!

After Xiao’er’s reminder and sorting out the matter himself, Feng Yang had identified many doubts!

Mr. Yang was not flustered after hearing this: "That day, I was on patrol and heard someone report that a woman’s cry for help came from the mansion. I saw Vice General Li enter the mansion when I was patrolling, and fearing for his safety, I immediately rushed over with my bodyguards. I arrived just in time to see Feng Yang preparing to escape."

"Then how did you determine that Vice General Li had died and that the deceased was indeed Vice General Li? You didn’t even go in and have a look." Feng Yang sneered.

"I guessed. There was no sound in the mansion, which means there was either no one or the person inside was dead and could not speak! I knew that mansion belonged to the Li family and that it was uninhabited. Vice General Li had just entered, so if anyone was dead, wouldn’t it be him? Later, when I went in, I found out that Vice General Li and one of her subordinates had indeed been killed. Doesn’t this prove that my guess was correct?"

"Do you insist that both of them were killed by me?"

"I didn’t see anyone else on the scene except you. If you didn’t kill them, who else could have?"

"You forgot two other possibilities! Why don’t you guess that Vice General Li’s subordinate saw the money and killed her out of greed? When I saw him killing Vice General Li, I killed him to avenge her! Or, having killed Vice General Li out of greed, the subordinate committed suicide out of guilt!" Feng Yang scoffed.

"There’s no possibility of that happening. Li Fu was a servant born in the Li family, he was most loyal. How could he possibly kill Mingfang! You must have killed both of them and are trying to shift the blame to escape punishment! Just admit it, who instigated you?" Mrs. Li said sternly after hearing this.

Feng Yang didn’t pay attention to what Mrs. Li said, he didn’t even spare her a glance. She was just a woman from the inner palace, what right did she have to question him!

Although he was the Sixth Prince’s guardsman, once he was on the battlefield, he was also a fourth-rank general!

"Mr. Yang, roughly how long did it take for you from hearing the report of a woman’s cry for help to rushing over to the mansion?" Feng Yang decided to try to save himself as the chief of Dali Temple remained silent.

"About 15 minutes I guess!" Mr. Yang thought for a while before he answered.

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