The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Imperial Academy Scholar Li Shixin and his wife Zhao looked at each other and felt disappointed. The Emperor clearly stood on Princess Haiyan's side.

Both husband and wife are important figures in the North Wing.

In addition to being a Hanlin scholar, a high-ranking official known as the "Prime Minister", Li Shixin is also a great scholar who is as famous as Huang Haoqing's father Huang Yifeng.

Zhao was also a talented woman of her generation, known as "Meixiu Jushi". Her paintings are mainly based on plum blossoms, and her style has a unique sense of elegance and pride.

The couple have always regarded their reputation as more important than their lives and are extremely careful about protecting their reputation.

If their daughter died with the reputation of having killed someone and ended up hurting herself, the Li family would probably be in disgrace for generations.

At that time, An Xia verbally thanked his father for his favor, and thanked Eunuch Qi for coming in person, and then said, "Let's ask the case first. The adults are so busy that they haven't even had dinner yet."

If Shi Anxia sat down and started eating without hesitation, Mei Xiu might not necessarily take her seriously.

But the other party's behavior made her frown. She thought to herself that something was wrong and felt angry for no reason.

The earlier massive support for Princess Haiyan "In My Name" had made the couple privately dissatisfied.

How can it be a good thing for a teenage girl to incite students and court officials?

They believe that there must be someone behind the little girl.

Li Shixin had privately decided to find a suitable opportunity to remind Emperor Mingde that he should not allow this trend to continue, otherwise it might lead to a disaster.

Before he could even make a suggestion, he learned that his daughter had died in the palace. Not only had she died in a tragic way, but she was also accused of wanting to kill someone.

The couple agreed that there was definitely something hidden in this case and it was definitely not what it seemed on the surface.

Witnesses can be bribed and physical evidence can be placed.

Right, that is it!

The couple looked at each other and had already made up their minds.

Li Shixin said in a deep voice, "Lord Liu, since Princess Haiyan is not hungry, let's start the trial."

Shi Anxia said leisurely, "I'm still hungry."

I'm being polite by not eating, but you can't assume that I'm not hungry.

Li Shixin: “…” He really hates this woman!

And "in my name"! Are all the officials blind? This woman has the aura of a gangster, she must have acquired it while wandering around, otherwise which decent girl from aristocratic family would speak like this?

However, he only dared to complain in his heart and didn't dare to say a single word out loud.

After all, Emperor Mingde had issued a death order that anyone who spread rumors about Princess Haiyan would be sentenced to death.

He doesn't want to die.

Chief Judge Liu asked, "Princess Haiyan, shall we begin the trial?"

Shi Anxia corrected him seriously, "Lord Liu, it's not an interrogation, it's an inquiry. This princess is the one being persecuted. As an official, you should be careful with your words. You represent the face of the court."

Chief Judge Liu: “…”

This job is impossible to do! I am so tired!

Li Shixin: “!!!”

Mei Xiu: “!!!”

Ma Chuyi: Avoiding is my best destination tonight. Fortunately, I avoided it, because those who sit on top will suffer.

Chief Judge Liu followed suit and said, "Okay, then I will begin the questioning. Are you ready, Princess Haiyan?"

Princess Haiyan An Xia sat obediently on the stool that Eunuch Qi personally brought for her. Her voice was clear and pleasant, the voice of a young girl, "I'm ready. Lord Liu, please, I will tell you everything I know."

Chief Judge Liu nodded as kindly as possible, and after thinking about his words in his mind, he asked, "Princess Haiyan, what are you doing in the palace today?"

Shi Anxia replied, "My father bestowed me with the title of princess a while ago, and I should have come to the palace to express my gratitude. But I was still in mourning, so it was postponed. Now that my grandparents have been buried, I came to the palace to express my gratitude. Oh, by the way, my father said that he doesn't mind these things."

Chief Judge Liu could tell from the words that Emperor Mingde favored him, and continued to ask, "You came out of the Imperial Study, right? Who escorted you out of the palace?"

Shi Anxia replied, "Yes, I came out of the imperial study, and my father sent a eunuch to see me off. I don't know his specific name."

Chief Judge Liu looked at Eunuch Qi and said, "Excuse me, Eunuch Qi, can you tell me which eunuch under your command escorted Princess Haiyan out of the palace?"

Eunuch Qi thought to himself that this Lord Liu was very powerful and had touched upon the truth at once. He smiled faintly and nodded, "We will send someone to invite someone for you right away."

Chief Judge Liu's heart skipped a beat, feeling that the truth might lie with this eunuch.

Before he could find the person, Mei Xiu was extremely sad and frustrated, and spoke harshly, "If the imperial concubine really wanted to harm Princess Haiyan, why wasn't the handkerchief on Princess Haiyan? And why was Princess Haiyan unharmed? There must be something fishy here! Lord Liu, you must investigate it thoroughly!"

The thing that officials hate the most is someone telling them how to do things while they are doing their own things.

What he hated most was being taught how to do things by a woman.

Chief Judge Liu's face darkened immediately, and he slowly turned his head away, "Mrs. Li is so capable, why don't you try the case?"

Mei Xiu choked: "..."

Li Shixin tried to smooth things over, "That's not what I meant. Please forgive me, Master Liu."

Liu Hansen snorted coldly, "The place where the case is handled is the court of justice. How can a girl be allowed to say too much! Lord Li's upbringing is not very good!"

We are all officials of the third rank, and I am not inferior to you.

In the past, you looked down on me from a high position, wasn't it just because you relied on having a daughter who was a royal concubine?

Now the imperial concubine is dead, and her death was very dishonorable. What the hell are you talking about now!

Mei Xiu's face flushed. She was respected and admired throughout her life, and she gave birth to a beautiful and talented daughter who was also a noble concubine.

Normally, she is so aloof that she never comes into contact with people from the lower classes. She always talks about "being an honest official" and "being proud and upright".

Now that I’m being accused like this, I suddenly feel that... the world is cruel and people’s hearts are no longer the same.

Her daughter had just died, and these officials were already adding insult to injury.

The situation was awkward for a while.

It was Shi Anxia who broke the silence between the two sides, "According to Madam Li, the Imperial Concubine had bad intentions and wanted to kill me, but I am very sorry to the Li family if I don't die. Is that what you mean?"

Li Shixin was overwhelmed and waved his hands, "No, my wife didn't mean that. She just wanted to find out the truth."

Shi Anxia shook her head stubbornly, "No, this is what I heard. It seems that only if I die can Madam Li be satisfied."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head and asked, "Eunuch Qi, is this what you heard? Or did I misunderstand?"

Eunuch Qi replied gloomily, "We heard from Madam Li that this is what she meant. Madam Li's grief over the loss of her daughter is certainly sympathetic, but don't forget that Princess Haiyan is the one who was persecuted. She can still stand here now, all thanks to the protection of Your Majesty. Poor Princess Haiyan!"

Shi Anxia deeply agreed with him. Duan Fang nodded calmly and told the truth, "Yes, it was because of Long En's protection that this princess was able to survive the persecution of the Imperial Concubine."

To others, their words were all flattery, but little did they know that it was really Long's grace that protected them.

Because Xiyingwei Wei Xingzhou has arrived.