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The latter walked in front of the prison and carefully observed. When he saw the two hands hanging by his side, his expression changed and he grabbed the prisoner's arms. He saw that the back of the prison's hands had burn marks on them.

The head of the prison said in a trembling voice: "Sir, I was thirsty just now and I wanted to go to the kitchen to get some water to drink. There was a small cook in there and he took out a kettle and poured some water for me."

Dongfang Ze said stiffly, "I went to the kitchen to ask, it fits his description." After saying that, he patted the armrest with unwillingness and said angrily, "It's not scalding earlier or later, just before we went to check who was hurt by Ruan Niang. No matter how I think about it, there's a problem."

"Ruan Niang was really not killed by a villain. Prince, how can you be willing to trust your highness?" The head of the prison said with a wronged expression, looking quite pitiful.

"No matter how flowery your words are, This King will not believe you." Dongfang Ze rolled his eyes and said to the king, "Big brother, he won't say such a thing. We can just use torture."

Hearing this, the jailer's body swayed as he kneeled on the ground, crying out for help. It was extremely annoying. Yu Sanzhong then said to the bailiff, "Bring him back to the Board of Justice and take good care of him. If anything happens, I will ask for your help. Also, bring the corpse back as well."

After the yamen runner left, Dongfang Ze huffed, "Big Brother, from what I see, Ruan Niang must have been killed in collusion with the Jing Zhao Estate. Wei Jingcheng can't escape responsibility."

The king stared at him. "You can't speak nonsense before the matter is properly investigated, lest it incites gossip."

"But …"

The king knew what he wanted to say, so he said calmly, "With Minister Yu here, he will find out the truth about this matter. Don't worry."

Yu Sanzhong also said at the right time, "Your Highness, please be at ease. This official will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and find out who the culprit is. As for Wei Jingcheng …" He hesitated for a while and then said to the king, "He is a fourth rank official after all. We still have to ask His Majesty if he can bring him back to the Board of Justice. Please forgive us, Your Highness."

"This King understands. It has been hard on you, Minister Yu."

"Your Highness is too polite." With this, Yu Songzhong continued, "If Your Highness has no other orders, this official will enter the palace to see His Majesty now, so we can begin the investigation of this case as soon as possible."

Before the Trust King could speak, Dongfang Ze said, "Brother, why don't we go with Minister Yu. After all, we were the first to find out about this. Your Majesty can also answer our questions clearly."

The three of them entered the palace together. As soon as they left, Martial House Master Liu immediately told this to Wei Jingcheng, who was imprisoned in the study. Upon hearing that they had entered the palace, Wei Jingcheng immediately collapsed into a chair, cold sweat dripped down his forehead, and his face was as white as paper.

Master Liu forced himself to calm down and said, "We have done this very well. Even if we brought trouble to the Ministry of Justice or the court, they would not be able to find any evidence. Rest assured."

Wei Jingcheng clenched the handrail, his thin lips quivering. "I'm just afraid that if I don't find evidence to convict this official, they won't stop for one day!"

"His Majesty will not allow them to do as they please." Grand Master Liu was Wei Jingcheng's trusted aide and knew many things.

Wei Jingcheng forced himself to calm down. He raised his hand to wipe away the sweat on his forehead, "How's the investigation going? Where's the jailer?"

"The coroner found out that Ruan Niang had injured someone before she died." As soon as the coroner came out from his autopsy room, Master Liu quietly asked this question.

Wei Jingcheng's hands suddenly tightened as he said with a trembling voice, "Is it the jailer?"

Elder Liu knew what he was worried about and comforted him, "Your excellency, don't worry. When I found out about this situation, the jailer purposely scalded the back of my hand, causing it to become badly mutilated."

Upon hearing these words, Wei Jing heaved a sigh of relief. "At least you have a good opportunity in front of you. Otherwise, you'd be in deep trouble." He was a bit worried as he asked: "Will the prison let word out?"

"The jailer himself killed people. Unless he wants to die, he won't reveal a single word. It's just futile to believe in the king and the others."

I hope everything is as you said." At this point, Wei Jingcheng hatefully said, "I thought that we could smoothly solve the Pavilion of Emerald's matter, but then they interjected again, and thinking of their face just now, I couldn't help but feel angry. Hmph, it's obvious that they don't understand dog shit, but they still use their status as the grandson of dragons and the grandson of phoenixes to shout at me. In their eyes, I'm still a fourth rank court official, not much worse than a dog.

"Where did the lord go? Please calm down first. After this matter is over, we will slowly return the humiliation we had suffered in the past few days."

"That's the only way." Wei Jingcheng helplessly sighed and changed the topic, "Go outside and keep an eye out. If there's any news, immediately report it. We've already lost the initiative, so we can't be careless anymore."

"This lowly one understands."

Dongfang Ze's group didn't come out of Cheng De Palace until the sun had set. The case of Ruan Niang was officially sent to the Minister of Justice, Yu Songzhong, for trial, and all evidence and evidence related to the case was handed over to the Ministry of Justice. As for Wei Jingcheng, he would stay in the Jing Zhao Estate for the time being, and if the Ministry of Justice needed him, he had to cooperate fully.

After separating with the messenger king, Dongfang Ze rode his horse back to his residence before the sky darkened. He didn't come out again after that.

Every day after dinner, the kitchen attendant would carry the leftovers from the cooking out of the residence, including this time. As he poured out the leftovers, a cat's meow sounded in the darkness, indicating that it was a stray cat from nearby.

The servant's ears twitched as he pushed the garbage cart away. However, his direction was not the Mu King Manor, so after passing through several streets, he stopped at a doorway. After confirming that there was no one around, the attendant knocked on the bronze bracelet and someone quickly let him in.

After parking the small cart, the manservant followed the maid who opened the door through the drooping flower arch. They entered the courtyard, where orange candlelight came out from the two square windows on the left.

The maidservant pushed open the door and walked in, and then she knelt in front of the two people seated in the lead. "Your Highness, Princess, King Mu has arrived." Following her tone, that manservant stepped into the room. It was indeed Dongfang Ze.

Dongfang Qing's gaze swept across Dongfang Ze who was dressed in simple, coarse clothes, and jokingly said to Mu Qianxue, who was standing at the side, "Normally, Ol 'Nine would never be able to get anything from Ling Luo. Today's attire, however, is the first time that it's seen something like Xu Li's group at first glance."