The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

In the attic diagonally opposite, Yan Muxi clenched his fists in his sleeves, fearing that Yu Wantai would blurt out the word "recognize".

Dong Yu's face was puffy like a steamed bun. "The prince is so pitiful. He has done nothing wrong, but he is treated so unjustly. From what I see, the prince has no intention of arguing to get out of the crime. Is he going to admit to the false accusation?"

"No, why should I admit to something that the prince has never done?" Yin Xia said with a firm tone, but she didn't have any confidence in her heart.

"Miss, do you think the prince will plead guilty?" Dong Yu didn't believe Yin Xia and turned to ask Yan Muxi.

"No." Yan Muxi didn't know why, but she felt that Yu Wantai would not admit it, at least not in person.

Perhaps he really sensed her expectations, Yu Wantai stood there motionless, not saying a word for a long time.

The discussions that had been quiet for a moment suddenly exploded and curses were heard from the crowd.

"Killing means paying with one's life. Prince Rong must die!"

"Killing him and executing him on the spot will comfort the dead soul!"

With a loud bang, the Minister of Justice struck the gavel again, "Silence!"

"Prince Rong, Yu Wantai, I ask you again, do you plead guilty to forcibly taking the wife of scholar Xu Xingzhi and killing his mother?"

Yu Wantai half closed his eyes and remained silent.

His silence aroused the anger of the people, who thought that he was ignoring everyone present and was too disdainful to speak up to defend himself.

"Blood pays with blood, kill him!"

"kill him!"

"kill him!"

……

The yamen runners and imperial guards raised their weapons to suppress the riot, but the small dam was no match for the huge waves.

"Silence! Silence! Silence!" The Minister of Justice slammed the gavel three times, and the scene became a little quieter.

The Minister of Justice sighed, "Prince Rong, why are you doing this? He is just a small follower, is it necessary for you to sacrifice your reputation to protect him? Your follower has committed a capital crime of killing someone, and you can't protect him even if you protect him."

Followers? Everyone was confused when they heard this, not understanding why the follower was mentioned again.

After a short while, a tall and strong man in gray was dragged into the hall.

"Qin Shan, you used the name of Prince Rong's Mansion to forcibly occupy the wife of scholar Xu Xingzhi, and indirectly killed his mother. Do you plead guilty?" The Minister of Justice asked sternly.

The gray-clothed man named Qin San knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "I plead guilty! I took advantage of the power of Prince Rong's Mansion to do evil. But I didn't mean to humiliate the scholar's wife. She clearly followed me voluntarily. I didn't know she was pregnant. Everything was an accident!"

After that, he kowtowed to Yu Wantai, "Master, save my life. I really didn't mean to kill anyone. Considering that I have served you for many years, please save my life..."

Seeing that Yu Wantai lowered his eyes and did not respond, Qin Shan crawled forward, stretched out his hands to grab the hem of his clothes, and cried with tears streaming down his face, "Master, please save me. I haven't married or had children yet, and I don't want to die. I don't want to die..."

Because the situation changed so quickly, many people were unable to react, and only a small number of people were talking about it.

"Could it be that the scholar's wife was really killed by the servants of Prince Rong's Mansion?"

"It's not impossible. Prince Rong is such a noble and handsome man. He has all kinds of beauties he wants. How could he possibly be interested in a married woman?"

"The Rong Palace has more than ten courtesans. I knew it, Prince Rong has no shortage of beauties, so how could he fall for a married woman, especially a pregnant married woman?"

"Tsk, the flowers at home are not as fragrant as wild flowers, and wild flowers are not as fragrant as stolen flowers! I see, this servant was clearly pushed out by Prince Rong's Mansion to take the blame for his master."

……

Seeing that Yu Wantai did not respond, the Minister of Justice could only bite the bullet and continue with the process. He shouted angrily: "Qin Shan, you used your slave body to harm the scholar's wife. The evidence is irrefutable. According to Dafeng law, you should be beheaded. Do you plead guilty?"

Qin Shan begged even more fiercely, "My Lord, help me, please save me..." He cried and kowtowed, and he did not stop even after his head was broken.

There are only a very few intelligent people who can see the essence through phenomena. Most people just follow the crowd and are willing to believe what they see with their eyes and hear with their ears.

Seeing Qin Shan crying pitifully in the hall, many people believed that the case of forcibly seizing the scholar's wife that had caused a sensation in the city might have been done by the servants in Prince Rong's Mansion, and that Prince Rong was wrongly accused.

"Bang!" With the last bang of the gavel, the Minister of Justice made the final judgment, "The criminal slave Qin Shan took advantage of his power to seize Xu's wife Jiang, resulting in two deaths. According to Dafeng law, he is sentenced to be beheaded and executed at Caishikou three days later. Prince Rong's son Yu Wantai failed to supervise his slaves, so he is sentenced to 30 strokes of the cane as a warning to others."

Seeing the case being so outrageously misjudged, Xu Xingzhi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly raised his head and laughed, "Hahahahaha..." The laughter was sad and sarcastic, making people feel heartbroken.

Whether it was the judge in the court or the people watching, they all looked puzzled, not knowing why Xu Xingzhi suddenly laughed.

Xu Xingzhi laughed wildly for a long time, until tears flowed down his face. When he had laughed enough, he suddenly turned around and rushed towards Yu Wantai.

Everyone thought that Xu Xingzhi was going to do something bad to Yu Wantai, and the nearby Royal Guards even drew their swords and rushed over, but the bloody scene that everyone expected did not happen.

Xu Xingzhi fell to his knees in front of Yu Wantai with a thud, and kowtowed to him.

"Student Xu Xingzhi thanks the prince for saving the lives of his wife and mother. The kindness is too great to repay, and the student is willing to sue the real villain with his life in exchange for the innocence of the prince and the Rong Palace."

After Xu Xingzhi finished speaking, he stood up, took out a complaint from his arms, and held it in both hands in front of the judges headed by the Minister of Justice.

"My student Xu Xingzhi is suing the current Rui Wang Yu Jincheng for forcibly occupying my wife and persecuting my mother. I hope you will seek justice for me and punish the real villain."

When these words were spoken, not only the judges were stunned, but everyone present was stunned.

At this time in the attic, Yin Xia was so excited that her face turned red and her eyes were filled with tears. "It's done, Miss, it's done. Xu Xingzhi has cleared the name of the prince!"

Yan Muxi also had tears in her eyes. She suppressed her anger and comforted Yin Xia, "Don't worry, wait and see, things are only half done now."

Dong Yu was confused. "What do you mean by accomplished? What do you mean by half accomplished?"

"Stop making noise, I can't hear what the people below are saying!" Dongyu pouted and dared not say anything after being scolded by Yinxia with a smile.

It was all because of her poor brain that the young lady only let Yinxia and a few others know a lot of things and didn't tell her alone.

After a long while, the Minister of Justice banged the gavel and shouted, "Xu Xingzhi, the murderer who killed your wife, children, and mother has been brought to justice. The court is a place for serious law enforcement. How can you make random accusations?"

"I am not making random accusations. The real villain is not the slave you randomly picked to take the blame, but His Royal Highness Prince Rui of Dafeng. My wife was saved by Prince Rong and is still alive. She can personally identify the real murderer."

Upon hearing this, the onlookers were once again in an uproar.

Even a smart person would not be able to figure out how the villain turned from a slave into the current Prince Rui.