The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

At this moment, as Lian Xi left the main hall, Qi Yue also withdrew all the guards. Now there were only three people in the main hall, each with their own thoughts.

Yan Shuang was a little curious, Zhao Zhen was a little puzzled, but Xie Shuting's eyes were bright and seemed to have something to plan.

Feeling that there were no guards outside the door, Xie Shuting leaned over and saluted the two of them, then sat down next to them.

Seeing Xie Shuting's familiar movements, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but twitch his lips, and secretly complained in his heart: "Don't you know your own status? How dare you be on the same level as me."

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen said coldly: "Miss Xie! You can tell me now!"

Xie Shuting completely ignored Zhao Zhen's tone, and instead raised her eyes to look at the two of them and said, "This matter has to start from the trial."

"Trial of a case?" The two of them simultaneously expressed confusion.

"That's right! At first, when my father and I were reasoning about the case, we didn't find anything unusual. We just treated the Zhang Lei murder case, the Zhang's house corpse hiding case, and the county lieutenant killing the imperial official case as three cases, and thought..."

"Knowing that Wei Peng, the commander of Yongzhou, has appeared, could it be that..."

When Yan Shuang said this, his expression was firm, and a gleam of light suddenly appeared in his eyes. He said: "When the case was tried, Lord Xie received a letter. Was that letter written by you?"

"Kejun is indeed thoughtful." Xie Shuting said with a smile.

Although her fair face was covered by a veil, the redness between her brows made Yan Shuang lose his composure.

Yan Shuang coughed twice to ease the embarrassment and said, "Ms. Xie, please explain in detail. Xiaoke will not interrupt me anymore."

He naturally did not dare to say anything else, because Xie Shuting's every frown and smile had the impulse to tug at his heartstrings. If he was not a gentleman, he would have lost his composure long ago.

Xie Shuting put away her playful thoughts, straightened her manners and said, "I and my father expected Wei Peng to come forward, otherwise he wouldn't have sought help from the Ministry of Punishment. But how could Wei Peng be so virtuous that he would even use the power of the Ministry of Punishment to save Liu Qing's life? Only now did I figure out the key to this."

"Xingbu!"

As Zhao Zhen spoke, he suddenly slammed the table, causing the tea in the cup to spill all over the floor.

Yan Shuang wanted to remind Zhao Zhen to pay attention to his manners, but when he glanced at Xie Shuting and saw that she was calm, he suddenly became suspicious.

"This Miss Xie is indeed very confident. Or is she..."

Yan Shuang looked at Zhao Zhen again with doubt in her eyes. Thinking back to the past few days, she was shocked and asked, "Could it be that she already knows that Young Master Zhao is the Crown Prince?"

While Yan Shuang was thinking, Zhao Zhen rolled up his sleeves and said, "Miss Xie! The matter of the Ministry of Justice is of great importance. Do you have any evidence?"

"I have evidence. But..."

"But what?" Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Xie Shuting was not afraid at all, and smiled and said, "But I can't give it to Mr. Zhao, because if I give it to Mr. Zhao, then I will lose this game of chess."

"What do you mean?"

"It's just the literal meaning. If Mr. Zhao wants it, there is a way. After all, what my father received was an underreporting from the court, and I think the Ministry of Justice must have it on file." Xie Shuting chuckled.

She now had no choice but to drag Zhao Zhen into the game, otherwise the Xie family would suffer a devastating disaster. After all, the fight for Dabao was not a simple game of house.

Zhao Zhen's lips trembled with anger. He was the crown prince of the Song Dynasty and had never been treated like this before.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have been beheaded long ago. But Xie Shuting had another bond with him.

"The Ministry of Justice intervened and forced you to change your mind, so why did you turn your attention to the Ministry of Punishment? Don't you know..."

Zhao Zhen stopped talking for a moment when he said this. Due to his status, he almost said the wrong thing. Then he looked at Yan Shuang beside him for help.

Yan Shuang received the hint and immediately understood what he meant, "Don't you know, Miss Xie, that the Ministry of Punishment is under the government and has clear regulations on case trials?"

"I don't know?" Xie Shuting responded frankly.

How could she not know? She was very clear about the instructions of the Ministry of Punishment. Yan Shuang's question was just to say that this case was too small and the Ministry of Punishment could not give a reply to the emperor.

Hearing these unique words, the two were obviously stunned for a moment, but fortunately Yan Shuang reacted quickly.

He hurriedly made up for it, "Miss Xie! The Ministry of Punishment only investigates crimes committed by officials above the fifth rank. Thefts, bandits, criminals, and stolen goods are not included. If this matter is reported to the government, I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous to Ms. Xie."

Xie Shuting was naturally aware of the two people's concerns. The matter had to be reported to the housekeeper, and it would be difficult for the two of them to explain.

Seeing Zhao Zhen's slightly red face, Xie Shuting knew that the prince was ill again, and immediately looked at Yan Shuang with a smile and said, "Hasn't this been done for Master Zhao?"

"Oh! I wonder what Xiaoke did? I would like to hear Miss Xie tell me more about it."

"Ke Jun asked Qi Yue to let Wei Peng go in the lobby. Doesn't this show that Ke Jun has already made preparations for retreat?" Xie Shuting said with a smile.

Yan Shuang looked calm, but he was already terrified. After all, he was just giving Qi Yue a reminder at the scene, but she guessed the deeper meaning.

Although he did not guess the general situation of the case, based on the direction of the case and the involvement of the Ministry of Punishment, he knew that there must be something hidden behind this matter.

"Oh! In that case, please explain to me, Miss Xie, why you want to involve the Ministry of Punishment in this mess." Zhao Zhen asked in a cold voice with his eyes slightly narrowed.

"No!~"

Xie Shuting immediately denied Zhao Zhen's opinion, and then changed the subject: "I am not dragging the Ministry of Punishment into this mess, but I am saving the Ministry of Punishment, or in other words, saving the lives of the two gentlemen."

"Help? What a joke. Do I need your help?" Zhao Zhen sneered.

"If I remember correctly, I have saved Mr. Zhao once in the ruined temple outside Laigu County. This should be the second time."

Zhao Zhen's face changed after hearing this, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "That time it was just a coincidence. You can say that you saved me, but this time it's still unclear who saved whom."

"Oh, is it so?"

Xie Shuting smiled slightly, then looked at Yan Shuang and said, "Kejun! I think you have guessed most of the details of the case. I wonder if what I said is wrong."

Yan Shuang pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Miss Xie is right. Now that the Ministry of Punishment is involved, the Second Young Master must have known the whereabouts of the Young Master. Please provide a solution, Miss Xie."

"Kejun! You..." Zhao Zhen was speechless for a moment, his face full of disbelief.

"No problem! Now with the help of Liu Qing's case and an additional 50,000 strings of silver to buy two lives, this deal is definitely not a loss." Xie Shuting said with a smile.