Neither the Xu family nor the people outside would comply, but if they were taken into custody, wouldn't they directly offend King Chen?
"Okay, don't make any noise! Please quiet down, sir!"
When the discussion gradually subsided, the Dali Temple Minister looked at Ye Fulun and asked: "Princess, think about it carefully. Did you meet anyone when you went back to the restaurant? Can you prove that you went back to get something?"
Ye Fuxun recalled for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "Yes, there was a waiter who was working in a restaurant and I happened to meet me in the corridor."
"Princess, please describe that guy's appearance."
Ye Fuxun lowered his eyes and said: "That man is short and thin, about seventeen or eighteen years old. By the way, he has a black mole on the left corner of his eye, which is easy to recognize."
The Minister of Dali Temple immediately ordered the official: "Come here, go to Zuifeng Tower and bring over the guys who Princess Chen described!"
The two officers took the order and left, while the others were waiting in the courtroom. The people outside began to whisper again, their eyes swirling around Ye Fuxun. Some said she was innocent, while others called her vicious.
Li Ruoxue and several companions stayed with the two elders of the Xu family and comforted them very thoughtfully.
The Minister of Dali Temple thought that before the case was settled, he must not neglect Princess Chen, so he asked someone to bring a chair for her to sit down and wait.
After a while, the businessman brought back a short and thin young man with a black mole the size of a red bean in the left corner of his eye, looking around.
He led Dali Temple and asked: "Princess, is this the guy you met yesterday?"
"Yes, my hairpin fell off yesterday, so I went back to look for it. Unexpectedly, I happened to meet him coming out of the private room, so I asked him if he had seen it, and he happened to say that he had picked it up.
And he returned the hairpin to me, and I took a piece of silver in return, and then left."
If it is true as she said, it is enough to prove that she did not kill Xu Ziyan. The Dali Temple Minister's eyes lit up, and he thought that he could finally keep this black gauze hat.
He asked the waiter: "Is what the princess said true?"
The waiter lowered his head, but shook his head and said: "I don't know what the princess is talking about. I didn't pick up any hairpins, let alone take the princess's money.
I met the princess yesterday, just after cleaning the private room, but when I saw the princess, it was not she who asked me about hairpins.
But the princess left in a hurry and accidentally bumped into the villain. When someone saw her holding a small dagger in her hand, she left with an indifferent expression. The villain didn't pay attention at the time. Only when Miss Xu was discovered later did she think of it and couldn't help but feel
I'm afraid."
Ye Fuxun looked at this guy who was distorting the facts in shock and asked sternly: "That's nonsense! Let me ask you, if it's true as you just said, why didn't you tell me what you saw earlier, instead of saying it now?
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The waiter glanced at her with a look of fear, and said in a trembling voice: "Little man, when the little man found out that you were Princess Chen, he didn't dare to say anything for fear of getting into trouble, so..."
When the people heard this, they understood that the man was just an ordinary person. He knew that he could not afford to offend the princess, so he had to swallow his anger. If it were them, they would do the same thing. No matter what, it is still important to save their own lives.
The Minister of Dali Temple was so shocked that he could not speak. He thought he could finally get through this, but unexpectedly things got out of hand.
"I want to ask you, is what you just said true? If you dare to give a false confession and frame the princess, you will be killed!"
The slap of the scarecrow made the waiter tremble in fright. He shrank his shoulders and said timidly: "Young man, I don't dare to lie. Everything you just said is true. Please tell me clearly!"
Ye Fuxun had already reacted at this moment. The guy was so scared that he insisted on slandering her. He was afraid that he would be threatened. It was impossible for him to tell the truth.
The biggest question now is, who is behind all this and framed her?
With the strong testimony of the clerk, everyone was convinced that Princess Chen was the murderer. They all looked at Ye Fulun with contempt, called her a poisonous woman in a low voice, and lamented the tragic death of Xu Ziyan.
Xu Hong stood up immediately and said loudly: "Master Luo, now the evidence is conclusive. Princess Chen is the real culprit who killed my daughter. Please handle it impartially, Master Luo!"
"This..." Qing Dali Temple was still hesitating.
Xu Hong's eyes widened with anger and he said angrily: "If Mr. Luo doesn't give me an explanation today, I will go into the palace and seek justice from the regent!"
With that said, he made a gesture to leave.
The Minister of Dali Temple hurriedly stopped him: "Master Xu, please wait! As the Minister of Dali Temple, I am in charge of major and important cases in Dongchen. I will naturally enforce the law impartially and give an explanation to the families of all the deceased."
"How are you going to handle it impartially, Master Luo?" Xu Hong pressed forward step by step.
The Minister of Dali Temple glanced at Ye Fuxun with a troubled look on his face, "Although there is a witness now, and his testimony does prove that Princess Chen committed the murder, his one-sided words alone are not enough to conclude the case.
Mr. Xu, you have been an official for many years. You should know that Dali Temple always pays attention to sufficient evidence when handling cases. Only by obtaining personal and material evidence can the suspect be convicted.
Now that there are witnesses, the dagger used to slit Miss Xu's wrists was not found at the scene. With so much doubt still existing, how can we convict the princess on this?"
"The dagger is a murder weapon. Princess Chen must have thrown it away a long time ago. How could she still find it?" Li Ruoxue retorted, "Could it be that Lord Luo sees Princess Chen as a noble person and does not dare to offend her, so he is deliberately partial?"
"Unbridled!" His thoughts were exposed in public, and the minister of Dali Temple became furious. "I have been an official for more than 20 years. I have always been fair and strict. When have I favored anyone?"
Xu Hong knew that the minister of Dali Temple was afraid of King Chen. In fact, he himself was the same. If he thought about it carefully, how could King Chen give up without sufficient evidence?
"What does Master Yiluo mean?"
The minister of Dali Temple said: "Why don't you take the princess into custody first, and wait until I report the case to the regent before making another decision? What do you think, Mr. Xu?"
"No! The Regent is Prince Chen's younger brother, and he has a deep relationship with Princess Chen. If we leave it to him to make the decision, then Princess Chen will be absolved of the crime!" Li Ruoxue was anxious and said without hesitation.
"Master Luo, there is enough evidence now, you should convict her as soon as possible..."
The Minister of Dali Temple immediately interrupted her sternly: "Li Ruoxue! You must be careful with your words! The regent is a fair man, how can he show favoritism? If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for throwing you out of court!"
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Li Ruoxue was shocked to realize that she had said the wrong thing, so she shut up angrily and glared at Ye Fulun unwillingly, her teeth itching with hatred. Just because of her noble status, could she escape this disaster? She couldn't even think about it!