After the court session ended, Lin You, accompanied by Minister Jiang of the Ministry of Justice and two imperial physicians, followed Prince Yu's carriage to Prince Yu's mansion.

[Oh, this mansion is well-decorated and very impressive, but in private, he is a stingy and wicked person! Tsk! ]

"Just now in the Golden Throne Hall, I was reckless and misunderstood the Imperial Concubine. I heard that the Imperial Concubine likes to eat roast chicken, so I ordered people to prepare it. I also prepared other dishes. Why don't you all have lunch together first?"

As soon as he entered the mansion, Shen Yu had a sudden change of his expression. But when it comes to acting, Lin You is better than him. She curled her pink lips and smiled, "Thank you for the hospitality, Prince Yu. It's just that the emperor has ordered the imperial kitchen to make roast chicken for me every day these days, and I'm a little tired of it."

[Haha, who the hell dares to eat your food? Who knows if the next second I will be poisoned by aphrodisiac, a drug, a chronic poison, or die directly.]

Upon hearing this, Minister Jiang and the two imperial physicians who followed him broke out in cold sweats.

After all, Minister Li and Imperial Physician Chen were quietly poisoned to death in the Ministry of Justice yesterday, and the murderer has not been found yet.

Some people were already in a state of panic, so hearing so much about poison naturally made them feel a little horrified.

"Since the queen has no appetite, let's just get on with the job."

Minister Jiang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and forced a smile.

After spending a long time with Lin You, Minister Jiang got to know Shen Yu a lot. Ever since the moment he stepped into this mansion, he had never felt at ease. He just wanted to finish the job as quickly as possible and go back as soon as possible. Not to mention food, he would not even touch tea, or even the grass, trees, chairs, etc. here.

Both of them refused. No matter how ugly Shen Yu's face looked, he could only nod to show his understanding, and led the few people to the front hall.

Shen Yu was very gentlemanly and polite and asked everyone to take a seat. Minister Jiang smiled dryly and declined, "I'll just stand. It's easier to examine the question when I stand."

Shen Yu, "..."

The two doctors looked at each other in bewilderment. Something was wrong. How could this old thief, Minister Jiang, still be able to stand and talk? Wasn't he afraid of his old back pain?

But, if he could stand, so could the two of them.

After all, compared with an old waist, life is more important.

So, the two imperial doctors, one after the other, found an excuse for themselves.

"I fell and hurt myself this morning, so I won't sit down, or it will hurt." The doctor said as he touched his buttocks, his expression looking like he was constipated.

The other one stammered, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty also has hemorrhoids, and it is not very convenient for me to sit."

Shen Yu's face seemed to be covered with a layer of gloom, and he coldly turned his gaze away from the three people.

The imperial physician next to him secretly gave his companion a thumbs up.

It's cruel, really cruel. In order to avoid sitting on that chair, he even brought up his hemorrhoids.

Lin You looked at the three people who seemed a little strange and sat down without thinking too much.

When Minister Jiang saw her sit down, his eyes widened in shock, as if Lin You had sat on a knife.

He opened his mouth, wanting to stop her, but couldn't.

"What's wrong, Minister Jiang?"

Seeing him like this, Lin You was really confused.

Shen Yu's knife-like eyes were also locked on him, and Minister Jiang waved his hands quickly, "Nothing, nothing, it's just that my face suddenly became a little stiff."

As he spoke, Minister Jiang rubbed his face.

The three of them stood on the steps in front of the hall waiting for the guards to come, leaving only Lin You and Shen Yu inside.

Shen Yu sat at the top seat, while Lin You sat near the top. The two were quite close to each other, so Shen Yu leaned over, glared at Lin You, and lowered his voice, "Lin You, have you gone crazy these days?"

Lin You raised her eyebrows and glanced at him, her red lips curled into a captivating smile, "I am just crazy, what can Prince Yu do to me?"

"you……"

"Shen Yu, I came here this time to take back my own things. Just like last night, if you know what's good for you, you can take the initiative to return my dowry to me, including the principal and interest. If you don't know what's good for you..."

Having said this, Lin You stopped, picked up a grape on the table with his soft jade fingers, peeled it bit by bit, then took out the seeds inside, broke it into small pieces and put it into his mouth.

"Whether it's a person or a fruit, what I like most is to peel it up bit by bit and then slowly swallow it."

Shen Yu's eyes became darker as Lin You spoke. Suddenly, he smiled, "Lin You, are you sure you want to stand against this dying waste?"

"Heh!" Lin You also sneered, staring at Shen Yu with a pair of charming eyes that were filled with coldness, "Even if he is a loser, he is still just a loser who relied on women and some deceptive tricks to get to the top, right?"

"you……"

"Your Majesty, all the guards in the palace have been summoned."

The housekeeper of the mansion came forward to report, and Shen Yu had to put away the look in his eyes that wanted to eat Lin You.

"The people from the Ministry of Justice also brought the people who were present at the Li residence last night."

The butler added another sentence.

Shen Yu was furious at the moment. If the butler said one more word, he would kill him with a knife. "Then let's start the interrogation."

Lin You clapped his hands and stood up, walked to the side of Minister Jiang, and looked at the more than ten guards in the courtyard and the two eyewitnesses from the Li Mansion.

In fact, no one saw them last night.

These two eyewitnesses, one is Prince Yu's man, and the other is the emperor's man.

One was responsible for accusing her, and the other was responsible for accusing Prince Yu.

Thinking of Shen Jingan, Lin You couldn't help but smile. She never expected that Shen Jingan actually asked Yan Zhi to go to Li's house to bribe someone last night.

Now that her suspicion has been cleared, we will only interrogate the people who were bribed by the emperor.

Minister Jiang asked him to identify someone among all the guards. There were three rows of people in total. He looked from the first row, but didn't see anyone. He also looked in the second row, but didn't see anyone. It was not until the third row that he stopped and pointed at a man with a slightly pale face.

"That's it. His eyes. I recognize them."

[Oh, you got it right. It seems Yan Zhi still remembers that this person was the one he knocked out in the restaurant.]

Minister Jiang asked him to confirm again and again before allowing two imperial physicians to check whether the guard really had hemorrhoids.

Inside the hall, Shen Yu's eyebrows were full of sinisterness and his expression was cold. The housekeeper lowered his voice and asked worriedly, "My Lord, do you want to..."

He made a gesture to silence the witness.

Shen Yu opened his mouth lightly, "No need, he knows what to do."

These guards were all his loyal followers. The crime they committed was only theft, and they didn't succeed in the end, so they were not qualified to take the guards away.

Not long after, the imperial doctors gave the answer. There were indeed hemorrhoids and injuries on the back, which was consistent with the testimony of the servants in the Li Mansion.

Before Minister Jiang started the trial, the guard took the initiative to confess his guilt, saying that his parents were seriously ill and he did not have enough money for their treatment, so he had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure. He also righteously said that a traitor like Li Changgong should not enjoy the court's salary.

Lin You laughed when he heard this.

[You are all very good at pretending, but no matter how good you are, you can't hold as much as my sack. ]

"Since you are a filial son, and you didn't win the fight against the thief in the end, let's make it a minor matter. Just give him fifty lashes and a fine of 10,000 taels of silver."

After Lin You said this, the guard almost fainted.

How could a mere guard like him possibly have ten thousand taels of silver?

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