Undoubtedly, the longer Shen Chengzhou stays in the Ministry of Justice, the more dangerous the General's Mansion will be.
Let's not talk about whether the Ministry of Justice will punish Shen Chengzhou privately. After all, Shen Chengzhou is still a general. If the emperor doesn't give the order, the Ministry of Justice probably won't have the courage to touch Shen Chengzhou. But once the people outside hear that Shen Chengzhou is detained in the Ministry of Justice, they will definitely believe the previous rumors more.
This matter concerns Shen Chengzhou's reputation and is by no means a trivial matter.
Ling Qingwan thought too much and her head started to hurt. Madam Pu couldn't bear it, so she and Qiao'er persuaded Ling Qingwan to go to sleep.
Outside the house, Mingyue was guarding the door.
A black shadow flashed by, Mingyue was cautious, and the two began to fight. The man in black was very skilled, and Mingyue followed him all the way to the back garden.
On the other side, in Ling Qingwan's room, two more men in black pushed the door open and entered.
Perhaps because she hadn't had a good night's sleep for a few days, Ling Qingwan slept very deeply today because she went to bed early. The man in black walked to the bed and looked down at Ling Qingwan.
"You said, why would it be necessary for two of us to come together to assassinate an unarmed young lady, and even find someone to cover for us?" The shorter man in black spoke up. He crossed his arms and looked at Ling Qingwan with contempt in his eyes.
"There must be a reason for this arrangement. This woman can charm both the Crown Prince and the Seventh Prince at the same time. It's obvious that she is not a simple person." The taller man smacked his lips, and the contempt in his tone became even stronger.
One of them drew out a dagger and was about to stab Ling Qingwan, but a stone bounced in from the window and hit the dagger, making a crisp sound.
The next moment, Wei Xun climbed in through the window and subdued the two men in no time.
"Who are you?" the shorter man asked Wei Xun where he came from.
"You didn't even recognize all of me, but you know all my gossips very clearly." Wei Xun sneered.
Before the two men could react, the dagger slashed their throats and they both fell down.
"you… !"
At this time, Mingyue realized something was wrong and rushed back. When she opened the door, she saw Wei Xun lowering his head and slowly wiping the blood off the dagger. On the ground, the two men were already dead.
Wei Xun's swordsmanship was decisive, and he killed both of them in one blow, without even shedding blood. Mingyue quickly realized that the person standing in front of her was Wei Xun.
"What are you standing there for? Get rid of these two of them." Wei Xun ordered impatiently.
Mingyue agreed, grabbed one person with one hand, and hurriedly left the room.
Although she didn't know what had happened and who had ordered these men in black to come today, Mingyue knew that Wei Xun would never harm Ling Qingwan.
The room returned to silence. Wei Xun sat down beside the bed and carefully covered Ling Qingwan with the quilt.
Ling Qingwan frowned, turned over, and continued to sleep soundly.
"You." Wei Xun sighed, his tone both helpless and doting.
He didn't say anything, just stood beside Ling Qingwan and watched quietly for a long time. When Wei Xun left, Mingyue had already dealt with the two people and continued to wait at the door.
"This calming incense is used to calm the mind. Replace it for Wanwan tomorrow." Wei Xun handed a palm-sized box to Mingyue.
"Okay." Mingyue nodded in agreement.
"Also, don't tell her what happened tonight." Wei Xun reminded Mingyue.
A lot has happened these days, and Ling Qingwan has been in a state of emotional distress. Wei Xun is almost heartbroken and can't bear to let Ling Qingwan get into any more trouble.
In fact, Mingyue knew it even if Wei Xun didn't remind her.
They all wanted to be good to Ling Qingwan.
The next day, early morning court.
Wei Xun arrived late, about half an incense stick of time later. He came slowly after all the ministers had stood still.
"It's rare that the Seventh Prince is late today." Song Zhicheng said with a smile and teased Wei Xun.
Wei Xun walked to his seat and bowed respectfully to the emperor.
"The cat in my house fell ill last night. I took care of it until late at night and got up late. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
"When did you keep a cat in your house?" The emperor felt curious and asked another question.
This was the first time that anyone had heard of someone delaying the morning court session to take care of a cat. If other ministers had encountered this situation, they would have been terrified, but Wei Xun was the only one who remained calm and not panicked at all.
"I adopted it not long ago. It's very cute. Next time I have time, I will bring it to the palace for Your Majesty to see." Wei Xun couldn't hide the smile on his face when he mentioned his cat.
"A cat that the Seventh Prince loves so much must be very lovable. I can't wait for the Seventh Prince to bring it to the palace. I want to go to the palace to see it with my own eyes." Song Zhicheng spoke again and said to Wei Xun with a smile.
Song Zhicheng and Wei Xun were not close friends. He seemed so intimate with Wei Xun today. I'm afraid he was smiling but had a dagger hidden behind his smile. He wanted to embarrass Wei Xun in front of all the civil and military officials in the court.
"My cat just fell ill and is shy. It would be inappropriate to let it meet guests at this time. It would disappoint the Crown Prince." Wei Xun rejected Song Zhicheng on the spot.
Song Zhicheng felt frustrated and turned away unhappily.
Ling Feng had not attended the morning court for several days, citing illness as an excuse. The morning court these days had been talking about his family's affairs, so it was a good thing that Ling Feng did not come. Otherwise, Ling Feng would be embarrassed to hear people around him commenting on his collusion with the daughter of a guilty minister.
Halfway through the conversation, someone mentioned Shen Chengzhou, and the Minister of Justice Bai Xu said a few words in reply.
"Speaking of this matter, I wonder when Lord Bai will let General Shen go back?" Wei Xun suddenly asked Bai Xu.
"The case has not been solved yet. Once General Shen is cleared of suspicion, I will release him in accordance with the laws of Dai Viet." Bai Xu responded frankly.
When speaking of the words "Dai Yue Law", Bai Xu spoke very heavily, as if he was afraid that Wei Xun might not hear clearly.
What a great law.
"I haven't paid much attention to this case these days, and there are some things I don't understand." Wei Xun turned sideways to face Bai Xu. "Lord Bai said that once General Shen's suspicion is cleared, he will be released. So did you find any evidence to determine whether the deceased was killed by General Shen?"
"Not yet, but all signs indicate that this case is related to General Shen." Bai Xu responded.
"That means there is no evidence." Wei Xun smiled. But inexplicably, an aura that he couldn't tell from where frightened Bai Xu so much that he didn't dare to speak. "Is there any provision in the laws of Great Vietnam that allows you to arrest someone and keep him in the Ministry of Justice for six days before you find any evidence?"
"General Shen is highly respected, the Ministry of Justice will not treat him unfairly..."
"Forget it." Wei Xun interrupted Bai Xu without hesitation. "Everything shows that this case is related to General Shen. Before the identity of the body was found out, all signs showed that the deceased was Ye Yun, the illegitimate son of Lord Ling and the eldest daughter of the Cheng family. In the end, it was thanks to the second lady of the Ling family who found evidence to prove that the deceased was not Ye Yun."
"The body is right in front of us, and it took six or seven days to identify him. Now you have detained General Shen in the Ministry of Justice for a few more days. If people get to know that this is the Ministry of Justice's inability to handle affairs, and the people start to talk about it, it will be your Ministry that will lose face."