"died?"
Ming Jin was surprised when she learned the news after the dynasty had dispersed. She then asked the person who was probing the news, "What's the matter?"
"After examination by the Ministry of Punishments, it was found that he committed suicide by biting his tongue."
It was suicide, not murder, which brought the investigation to a dead end.
Ming Jin thought for a moment and said: "I remember that the Supervisory Yuan will first use some drugs to control confidential criminals, especially those with some skills. Even after the interrogation is completed, they will go to the court to provide the king and officials with the opportunity to close the case. For this most important thing,
An important spy will also be cautious, because the decision on how to deal with him will have to wait for your Majesty to decide, and he will never be given the possibility of committing suicide."
Shaoyao was surprised, "But he did commit suicide. Could it be that someone within the Overwatch Council secretly helped? By the way, no wonder the Ministry of Punishment was asked to assist in the investigation. It seems that your Majesty also doubts the Overwatch Council."
"Naturally, the Supervisory Yuan cannot escape its involvement. Before it has its own problems and is cleared of suspicion, the investigation authority will be transferred to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. This is a common practice for the two agencies to coordinate flexibly. This happens often. It is not surprising, but I
I’m afraid the Ministry of Punishment won’t be able to find out the reason.”
Shaoyao's expression wrinkled, "Then what should we do? If we can't find out the person behind the scenes who was helping the spies, this case will just go unchecked? The most important thing is, what should we do about the King of Banquets?"
Everyone has selfish motives. She wished that King Yan would be sentenced to death. The evidence was conclusive, but she didn't want such an accident to happen.
"Even if the spy committed suicide, the evidence is sufficient. Why is there still no verdict?"
She was full of complaints, fearing that King Yan would come back from the dead and bring huge trouble to Ming Jin in the future.
"Two reasons. First, if there is any doubt about an iron-clad crime, there is no doubt about the guilt. You cannot be sentenced to death at will. Second, the first premise is that the identity of the target must be very important. If it is an ordinary person, there is no need to go to such trouble. Just a spy can testify.
It’s enough to let people confiscate your home and exterminate your clan. It doesn’t matter whether the spy dies or not.”
Ming Jin held the scroll in one hand, and although his tone was gentle, the content of his words was quite cold, because he had seen through it.
Shaoyao was dumbfounded, "Is this okay? Then wouldn't the King of Banquets be able to get away with it?"
"Generally speaking, it is not that easy, but the case will not be closed easily. The investigation will continue for a period of time as usual, and he will continue to be imprisoned in the Supervisory Yuan or the Prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice."
As a boudoir girl, Ming Jin is very human and knows the court affairs very well, but she also said that she is just average.
The next day, as soon as Ming Jin woke up, he saw Shaoyao coming in a hurry.
"Girl, today's court is over, Your Majesty has ordered the case to be closed."
Ming Jin, who had just finished washing himself, frowned, "How did you tie it?"
Shaoyao looked a little embarrassed and said: "I only said that the evidence was insufficient and doubtful, but I reprimanded King Yan for his bad conduct and insulted the royal family and the country, so he deprived King Yan of his princely salary and sent him to a remote fiefdom where he would not be allowed to live for ten years.
Return to the capital."
This result....
Ming Jin frowned, and when Shaoyao saw her expression, he couldn't help but comfort him: "Girl, don't be angry. After all, this person has been kicked out of the capital. How can he be as majestic as before? And the most important thing is that today the king also stated the previous marriage.
It’s invalid, you have nothing to do with him anymore.”
Ming Jin didn't care about this, she was thinking about another thing - she had been waiting for the person behind the scenes to rescue the King of Banquet and reveal his identity.
After waiting and waiting, except for the traitor buried in the Supervisory Yuan who assisted the spy to commit suicide, no one came to help King Yan.
She was suspicious at first, but she waited patiently, but she didn't want to wait for such a result.
In fact, as she said before, even if King Yan is of high status, this case is indeed doubtful because of the death of the spy, but the king can definitely convict him of collaborating with the enemy, because this is beneficial to the king.
"If I remember correctly, when the late king passed away, he was the crown prince. He was still young when he ascended the throne, and his foundation was unstable. However, the late king doted on his youngest son and entertained the king. There were also unusual movements in the court. There were rumors that officials were clinging to him.
King Yan intended to make the latter king... At that time, signs were beginning to appear and the crisis was revealed, but it was the Dazai of the dynasty who led the cabinet, and my grandfather contacted the important officials of the military department to ensure that the king ascended the throne. "
Regardless of whether this kind of history happened or not, it is like a thorn in the throat of the king. The late emperor's son was weak, and the prince's biological father was the former prince. After he died of a serious illness, the late emperor directly listed his grandson Chu Lu as the prince, bypassing King Yan and other heirs. At that time
It also aroused some discussions in the court, but the late emperor was majestic, strong and capable, and suppressed the court, making the crown prince's position as stable as Mount Tai.
But the existence of the Banquet King was of no benefit to the then-Prince, who is now the King.
Now that you have such a good opportunity to eradicate him, why let him go?
unless....
"Unless the king is behind the banquet king!"
When he thought of this possibility, Ming Jin's pupils shrank, his face became a little pale, and he was a little frightened.
If the king wants to destroy the Xie family, is there any room for fighting?
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Ming Jin's face changed so obviously. In order to make Ming Jin happy, Shaoyao even imitated the king's order and recited it to Ming Jin.
"A woman with bad moral character, indulgent behavior, unworthy of the dignity of the royal family, and unworthy of the dignity of the Duke's government, will have her marriage conferred withdrawn and will not be mentioned again in the future."
Simple and clear, no face was given to the King of Yan, and with such an imperial edict, no one in the civil and military dynasties would dare to marry their daughter to the King of Yan. The latter's reputation would be ruined.
What about the prince? Without real power, and even the dignity of the royal family is gone, and there are no benefits internally or externally, who would want to provoke the princes and nobles?
The most important thing is to fundamentally eliminate the possibility of Yan Wangming trying to taint Mingzhen on the road.
Shaoyao just wanted to prove that your Majesty was still thinking about the Xie Mansion, but Ming Jin, who had just been suspicious just now, was not so optimistic. He just calmed down his emotions, smiled at Shaoyao, raised his hand and touched her head gently, "Well, it sounds like it is
It's a good thing, I never thought it could kill him, but now it's not bad."
Ming Jin never mentioned Xie Yuan's action to Shaoyao. For Shaoyao, the result in front of him was indeed acceptable.
but....
She didn't ask Xie Yuan in the end, since the latter wouldn't tell her anyway.
"This matter is over here. Let's wrap up and clean up the traces." After Ming Jin gave this order, he suddenly heard the sound of rain. He turned around and saw that the rain curtain outside the window was thin and getting darker.
Shaoyao responded and put away the dishes and chopsticks. Mingjin walked to the window and stood leaning against it, watching the rain scene. He wanted to calm down his mood, but in the rain curtain, he noticed the lake hidden in the forest behind the lake.
Chuo building.
She was stunned.
Why do you think it looks familiar?
Like...the forbidden area under the mountain behind Wuling's old house.
Why is there one here in the capital?
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"Oh, um, that's the tradition set by your grandfather. It's said that the Xie family has been ups and downs over the past few decades, probably because they have collided with the gods. They have to build a temple in a forbidden area for worship, and only the patriarch of each generation can enter.
It's only for sacrifices. If anyone else goes in, they are breaking the rules and will be severely punished."
Mrs. Xu didn't expect that Ming Jin would visit her. During the chat over tea, the latter seemed to casually ask about this matter.
It's not surprising, because Ming Jin lives near it every time.
"Because you were born in a big family, and your father and you both lived in a secret place in the inner courtyard. This has been the case for generations. Your grandfather often took you to play nearby."
Chapter completed!