The Minister of Justice suppressed his surprise and said, "This is simply nonsense. The evidence in the case is solid, and the murderer has confessed his guilt. There is no possibility of a wrong verdict. Xu Xingzhi, I am concerned that you have lost your mind due to frustration, so I will not bother with you today. Don't accuse innocent people again and ruin your bright future."
Xu Xingzhi was not afraid of his threats at all, and retorted loudly, "My mind is not out of control, and my head is very clear. I ask the Minister to accept the complaint and bring the real villain to trial. I can confront him face to face."
"You are crazy. I think you are crazy. Come, take Xu Xingzhi away."
Before the Minister of Justice finished his words, Xu Xingzhi pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and put it to his throat. The blade was so sharp that blood oozed out as soon as it touched the flesh.
"Don't get excited, don't get excited, let's talk it over nicely." The Minister of Justice was so frightened that his face changed, and he quickly waved his hand to let the bailiffs leave.
If Xu Xingzhi had died in court in such an unclear manner in front of the people on the street, Prince Rui, who was implicated, would have never been able to clear his mouth of the filth.
Xu Xingzhi's expression was resolute. "Please ask the Minister to accept the student's complaint on behalf of His Majesty and punish the real culprit - Prince Rui Yu Jincheng."
"His Royal Highness Prince Rui is the son of the royal family. How can you casually associate him with him just by saying one thing? If you want to sue His Royal Highness Prince Rui, you must produce some evidence!"
The Minister of Justice originally wanted to make excuses, but unexpectedly Xu Xingzhi actually took out something from his bosom and held it above his head. Everyone looked carefully and saw that what Xu Xingzhi held in his hand was a transparent jade pendant with a dragon pattern.
"This jade pendant was found by a student under his bed at home. It has the words "royal" engraved on it. It is something that the prince of the current dynasty wears close to his body."
The officials at the top were so shocked that they were speechless, but the onlookers below were in an uproar.
Some smart people have figured out the truth. "No wonder Prince Rong didn't admit his guilt or refute it. It turns out that he was taking the blame for his own nephew. Just kidding, how could a servant bother his master to suffer so much for him to cover up his crime?"
"Prince Rui is truly abominable. He made our elders bear the blame for him for such a long time, and now he wants to pin the blame on a servant. Now that his identity has been exposed, I wonder what tricks he will come up with to get away with it."
Dongyu in the attic had the same concerns, "Miss, do you think Prince Rui will come to confront Xu Xiucai? Will he randomly pick a servant to block the attack again?"
Yan Muxi's eyes were filled with mockery. "It's hard to say whether Prince Rui dares to come to the hall to confront Xu Xiucai, but I'm afraid his trick of pushing servants out to block the disaster will not work. Although the people are easy to fool, they are not fools. They will not be fooled by the same trick twice."
Yin Xia asked, "Then how does the Crown Princess think Prince Rui will respond next?"
Yan Muxi sneered, "He can respond however he wants. We just need to clear the stigma for our family. The subsequent dispute has nothing to do with us."
"What the Crown Princess said is right. You should just mind your own family's affairs." Yin Xia said in a teasing tone.
Yan Muxi glared at her unhappily, "Have you made arrangements for Jiang Tang? Make sure she's safe."
Yin Xia's tone returned to seriousness, "Don't worry, Princess. We have used all the manpower we can. Unless Prince Rui has opened his eyes, he will definitely not be able to guess where Jiang Tang is right now."
Yan Muxi felt relieved after hearing that.
The dragon-patterned pendant of Prince Rui was picked up by Jin Chun when she was treating Jiang Tang that day. In order to prevent any accidents, she kept the jade pendant secretly without even telling Yu Wantai.
Yu Wantai was wrongly accused of taking the blame for Prince Rui. She had been thinking about how to use the dragon-patterned pendant to clear Yu Wantai of suspicion, and even thought about handing the dragon-patterned pendant to the prince through Yan Muqing.
It was not until she met Yan Muyun and Gu Yunting during the Lantern Festival and Yu Wantai refused to let her go to meet them that she realized that the Rong Palace was under surveillance and she could not act rashly.
After understanding her current situation, she was afraid that her good intentions would lead to bad consequences and harm Yu Wantai, but she was also unwilling to see a good person being wrongly accused like a stray dog while the bad guy went unpunished.
After thinking for a long time, she decided to take a risk and try it on Xu Xingzhi.
In order to increase the chances of success, she let Yinxia get close to Jiang Tang. Only after she confirmed that the couple had a deep relationship and that Xu Xingzhi was a decent person did she make up her mind to take action.
The Rong Palace was under surveillance, so Xu Xingzhi must have been under surveillance as well. Taking advantage of the fact that there were many people around when Xu Xingzhi was knocking on the door, she had someone give Xu Xingzhi the dragon-patterned pendant and a letter written by Jiang Tang himself.
Of course, this trip is also very risky. If Xu Xingzhi's feelings for Jiang Tang are not deep enough, or if she is timid and unwilling to take the risk of seeking justice for her wife, children and mother, her plan will be ruined.
The reason why I am willing to try is nothing more than betting on the word justice, betting that Xu Xingzhi has justice in his heart.
Obviously, Yan Muxi made the right bet. Xu Xingzhi was determined to expose Prince Rui even at the risk of his life. Yu Wantai and Prince Rong's Mansion would be able to completely clear themselves of the stigma.
Moreover, nearly three months have passed, and there should be progress on Yan Muqing's side. Even if Yan Muqing failed to persuade the prince to take action, now that the ladder to step down from King Rui has been set, the officials of the prince's party will certainly take action.
How the princes fought each other from then on had nothing to do with Prince Rong’s Mansion.
In the court, seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the Minister of Justice tried to get away with it.
"Xu Xingzhi, you used your status as a student to manipulate public opinion and accuse Prince Dafeng at will. I strongly suspect that you are a spy from another country, and your purpose is to cause chaos in the country."
Xu Xingzhi was not panicked by being accused of treason. He smiled sadly, "I am not talented. I have studied hard for many years but have only achieved the title of a scholar. I am not even qualified to serve in the government, so how can I disrupt the country? You don't need to accuse me of a crime I don't need. I risked my life just to seek justice for my wife, children and mother. This jade dragon pendant is engraved with the name of King Rui, which is enough to prove that it is King Rui's personal belongings. You are the parents who provide food and clothing for the people of Dafeng. You cannot live a vegetarian life and ignore the grievances of the people. Please help me, catch the real culprit and punish him!"
Seeing that the people's emotions were getting more and more excited, the Minister of Justice could no longer care about anything else and shouted: "Capture him, capture him, capture the enemy spy."
"Wait!" The one who spoke to stop him was the Supreme Court Justice who had never spoken. He bowed to the Minister of Justice and said, "Since Xu Xingzhi insists that the real murderer is someone else, and the murdered woman is still alive, I think we should accept Xu Xingzhi's complaint and re-investigate the case."
The Minister of Justice looked at the Supreme Court Justice with a dark look in his eyes, "Xu Xingzhi is obviously crazy, Lord Li, are you sure you want to let him be led by the nose?"
The Dali Temple official nodded and said, "Whether Xu Xingzhi is suffering from insanity or is a spy from another country, there are many doubts in this case. We should report it back to His Majesty for a new investigation and trial."
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