The three-court trial went smoothly, and the first interrogation gave Qiu Chuying a warning - the Ming family was escorted by Master Wei himself when the incident happened, but Master Wei's itinerary was secret at the time, and he only delivered the official documents and handed them over when he arrived at the destination, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.
However, even in such a secretive situation, something went wrong and they were targeted by bandits, which was obviously unusual.
Chen Yushi, the censor of the Censorate, was well-known for his impartiality and meticulousness in handling cases. He studied the case files carefully and finally found something wrong - the incident happened on the way to the post station in Luoping County after the Ming family left Fuyuan County.
There have always been many ghost stories there, and there are indeed bandits roaming around, so it's not very peaceful.
But because of this, Censor Chen felt more and more that something was wrong.
After careful consideration and discussion with the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice Qian Shiyun, he felt that the problem must have occurred in Fuyuan County. Otherwise, even if there were bandits, how could they calculate where most of the court's troops were stationed and succeed so easily
There must be a thief inside.
The information of the magistrate of Fuyuan County at that time was also uncovered. He has now been dismissed from office for corruption and returned to his hometown in Dengzhou.
Censor Chen immediately sent someone to find the person, while at the same time he began to study other files.
The Ministry of Justice also obviously took this matter very seriously. Qian Shiyun ran to the cell three times a day and tried all kinds of methods to pry open Qiu Chuying's mouth.
Qiu Chuying finally began to realize that something was wrong - things did not seem to be developing as the King of Chu had told him. The people from the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice and even the Censorate were clearly different this time than the last time he came in. It was obvious that they were serious.
After being tortured several times, he finally came to his senses - he was afraid that the King of Chu's plan would not work!
The three courts focused their main attention on the Ming family's old case and never paid any attention to the Wei family!
Moreover, this time the three divisions were under tight control, and he could no longer see the person who delivered the message. He finally became panicked and began to keep silent.
The King of Chu outside was also getting impatient. The old lady of the Wei family had been silent since she was summoned to the palace. Whether she was dead or alive, the palace would not give a definite answer...
The most disturbing case is the current case of Qiu Chuying.
Qiu Chuying insisted that the Wei family was related to the Ming family's rebellion back then, and that Old Lady Wei was still colluding with the remnants of the Ming family. Emperor Longqing ordered the three courts to hold a joint trial.
But he couldn't get any news...
Even though he knew he had a trump card in his hand, he couldn't help but feel afraid. He hadn't had a good rest for several nights, and his eyes were suddenly filled with more bloodshot.
Princess Chu was calm because of Princess Changning's matter, and she advised him: "Don't worry, my lord. Everyone knows how taboo the higher-ups are about the Ming family. Now Princess Changning can personally prove that Wei An is Ming Yuyou's child..."
The King of Chu paced around the room with his hands behind his back before sitting down to her right, a little impatient. He asked someone to serve lotus seed tea, took a sip, and felt the bitterness filling the tip of his tongue. He forced himself to calm down and said in a low voice: "This King knows this, but, logically speaking, there should have been a result long ago..."
It's already been half a month!
Logically speaking, Emperor Longqing should have been furious long ago, but he has not made any move until now!
Princess Chu quickly handed him a strawberry with a silver skewer to moisten his mouth, and said, "Your Highness, please be at ease. The Imperial Concubine is inside. Since no news has come out, it must be good news."
Isn’t it said that a storm is about to come
The King of Chu closed his sore eyes and wanted to say something, but finally just hummed in a depressed tone. In the end, he did not take the thing in her hand. He stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked out. He said he would not come back for dinner, and left.
Ding Xiang walked forward with concern and helped Princess Chu wash her hands. She asked her, "Princess, there is no news from the palace. Should we go to Feng's house again..."
Princess Chu stared at the strawberries on the crystal plate with dark eyes. After a while, she sighed and shook her head: "I can't go. It's pointless to cause so many troubles at this critical moment."
The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. The more you do, the more mistakes you make. She has done what she should and can do now, and all she can do now is wait.
Dingxiang agreed and was about to ask the little maid to pack up her things when Mother Gong came. She was the wife of the chief steward of the prince and had always been the general steward in the inner house. Unless it was an important matter, she would never come in without being informed.
As soon as she entered the room, she threw herself at the feet of the Princess of Chu and said in a trembling voice, "My queen, something happened! Madam Pingxi Hou... Madam Pingxi Hou... "
When the Princess of Chu heard the words "Marquis of Pingxi's wife", she raised her eyebrows and her throat seemed to be pinched by something, and it was very tight. She asked her, "What happened? What happened to Marquis of Pingxi's wife?"
Mother Gong was the steward's second wife. Although she had gone through some things over the years, she was still young and could not hold back much. She told the whole story tremblingly.
It turned out that the wife of Marquis Pingxi was involved in the affairs of the Wei family.
She actually instigated Princess Changning to disrespect her mother-in-law and create trouble out of nothing. She also introduced those evil monks and nuns to Princess Changning, causing Princess Changning to go crazy and do many wrong things.
The words were vague and not entirely true, but Princess Chu was already sweating coldly!
The Wei family is fine, but something happened to the Feng family? !
She was a little confused and sat in her seat with her eyes wide open. She had even forgotten how to react and was dazed for a long time before she let out a scream.
Princess Changning said that Wei Qi was not her biological son. This is absolutely true!
Princess Changning also said that Wei Yangqing was in charge of this matter, and there were many people in Wan'an Temple who knew about it. Wan'an Temple also had Ming Yuyou's body...
She thought that the reason there was no movement in her uterus recently was because people were sent to Jianzhou to investigate these matters.
Why didn't they find anything?!
Of course, she could not have imagined that Wei An had already taken a step ahead of her and Emperor Longqing. He had already cleaned up everything after recognizing Prince Zheng and before investigating Qiu Chuying.
Wan'an Temple would only insist that Ming Yuyou was killed and two others were lost.
And Wei Yangqing...
Unless he is crazy, he will admit that he personally switched his child with Ming Yuyou.
Princess Chu was so frightened that she tightly grasped Ding Xiang's hand. Only now did she fully react and hurriedly urged her: "Hurry! Tell the prince! Go and tell the prince!"
Things have come to this point, and it is no longer possible for her to let the matter go. She has already learned her lesson for acting on her own, and she knows that this matter is a hundred times more serious than the last time, and this is definitely not the time for her to show off her strength.