C788 This is a crime in itself

That day, when Ol'ninth did not allow Xi Ya to treat her, she should have insisted on it.

Xi Ya couldn't help but find it funny when she saw Nuo Lan's look of self-blame and despondency.

In her mother's eyes, a nephew was more important than a daughter.

After being silent for a long time, she put away the cold smile in her eyes, walked to Nuo Lan's side, and cuddled up beside her, consoling her: "Mother, now that cousin is in such a situation, it's useless to be sad. Why don't I go and treat him first, maybe cousin still has a chance."

"Right now, this is the only way. Today, you will follow me to the King Jing Palace."

"Yes."

As Xi Ya looked at Nuo Lan's somewhat ugly expression, the depths of his eyes flashed with an unconcealable sense of pride.

After Liu Ruo Qing pleaded guilty, the ministers led by Grand Preceptor Pang began to plead even harder for to execute him so that Shen Ji Hall could see.

The ministers of the other faction, led by the Prime Minister Wang, were helpless to help.

Even if they had wanted to help Crown Princess Jing in the beginning, it would be impossible for them to find a reason to plead for help after the Crown Princess Jing admitted her death in front of all these officials.

This Crown Princess Jing was really pushing him to death.

Magistrate of the Supreme Court Wang Yuan, who was in charge of Liu Ruo Qing's case, was from Grand Preceptor Pang, and the Board of Justice's President, Xu Hou, had always been neutral. He was like the two Lords Tang Li who had been exterminated, leaving the Humble Class.

But in the end, he was still a bit more impartial than the people from the Grand Preceptor Pang. He also felt that the words "remaining in the Tang and Li Families" were suspicious, so he did not make a decision.

However, it was a fact that Liu Ruo Qing had admitted his guilt in front of the crowd of officials in the Hall of Brilliance. If the person in question had admitted his guilt, then there was nothing left to say.

Thus, not long after the Kaiser passed Liu Ruo Qing's case to the Ministry of Justice, Liu Ruo Qing was sentenced to death. When the case was closed and brought before the Kaiser, Yan Shuo unavoidably frowned.

"Your majesty, the Crown Princess Jing has already pleaded guilty in the main hall. When this humble subject tried her, she did not change her words." Your majesty, the Crown Princess Jing has already pleaded guilty in the main hall.

The one who spoke was the President of the Ministry of Justice, Xu Hou. He raised his eyes to look at Yan Shuo, who was seated, and saw that his expression was not well.

On the other hand, Magistrate of the Supreme Court Wang Yuan remained silent and did not say a word, allowing the fool Xu Hou to finish his words. Now that the crime of Crown Princess Jing was settled, he did not want to anger the Emperor.

Yan Shuo held on to the piece, because he used too much strength, the veins on the back of his hand bulged.

Privately, she was his aunt. She had helped Rong Er many times, and Xun Er's life was also saved by her, so he should stand by her side and help her.

But Duke Yu, she personally admitted that she had colluded with the Shen Ji Hall, and blocked all avenues of retreat for him to protect her. All the officials of the empire, all the subjects of the world, were watching how he would judge her, and he could not go against the laws of the country to save Liu Ruo Qing's life.

Otherwise, if anyone committed a crime in the future, they could use this matter to bargain with him.

If the deterrence of the Kaiser had no influence on the citizens, then there was no way to rule the country under the heavens.

Currently, the Shen Ji Hall, the vassal lords, and the Nanling were all eyeing him covetously. If he did not handle Liu Ruo Qing's situation well, he would give these people an opportunity.

Must he abandon the Ninth Aunt?

Yan Shuo pinched his tired and bloated temples and waved his hands, telling Wang Yuan and Xu Hou to retreat.

"This humble official will take his leave."

"This humble official will take his leave."

After the two of them left, Yan Shuo looked at the report in front of him with a serious expression. He closed it and opened it again.

Wang De stood at the side, carefully sizing up Yan Shuo's troubled and solemn face, but he did not dare make a sound to disturb him. Killing Crown Princess Jing, this decision was very difficult for the emperor.

However, he was in a very high position, and other than that, he didn't seem to have any other choice.

The atmosphere in the royal study was especially solemn. It was so quiet that it made people feel an unprecedented pressure.

After a long while, Yan Shuo stood up from the chair, "Take over the Sky Prison."

Liu Ruo Qing quietly leaned on the cold wall of the Sky Prison, staring at the sunlight shining through the hole in the wall in a daze.

This was the only time in the past few days that she had felt particularly peaceful.

Outside, the sound of a cell door opening could be heard.

"Your Majesty, this way, please."

Hearing that it was Yan Shuo who had arrived, Liu Ruo Qing's lowered eyes slightly twitched, and after that, her gaze shifted towards the entrance of the prison. She saw Yan Shuo gloomily walking in her direction, with Magistrate of the Supreme Court Wang Yuan following beside him.

"All of you, leave."

Yan Shuo looked at Liu Ruo Qing with a complicated expression and said to the people behind him.

Wang Yuan looked at Yan Shuo and Liu Ruo Qing's faces for some unknown reason, and then left after that.

Liu Ruo Qing slowly stood up, and smiled at Yan Shuo before bowing to Yan Shuo, "Greeting your majesty."

Yan Shuo frowned, and called out with a complicated expression, "Ninth Aunt."

Liu Ruo Qing smiled, and looked at Yan Shuo with a calm and gentle gaze, without the slightest bit of resentment, "I am very gratified that the emperor can call me Ninth Aunt again."

Looking at her forced smile, Yan Shuo couldn't smile at all, "What's the point of you? As long as you don't admit to it, I will think of a way to protect you, but now …"

Liu Ruo Qing shook her head, and in her low voice, there was a sense of disappointment, "Your majesty, you are the Kaiser of this world, and there is no way for you to act with favouritism while sitting in this position. As a Kaiser, you do not want to lose the hearts of the people, I cannot let a gap between you and Yan Yuan occur, and let others take advantage of you, and I cannot let Your Majesty carry the infamy of the ungrateful Emperor.

She looked at Yan Shuo, who was frowning more and more, and smiled lightly. "Your majesty, this opening cannot be opened."

"But you don't have anything to do with Shen Ji Hall at all."

"Since the emperor trusts me, I'll die with no regrets."

Liu Ruo Qing lowered her eyes, withdrew her gaze, looked at her husband, and her son with unwillingness to part, but still maintained her calm demeanor, and said: "Regardless of whether I am related to the Shen Ji Hall or not, everyone knows that I am Liu Qian Xun's disciple. This crime, cannot be washed away."

Maybe, she became Liu Qian Xun's disciple, this itself was a kind of sin.

Liu Ruo Qing sighed in his heart, "Your majesty, only when I die will the relationship between you and Yan Yuan be the same as in the past.

Of course, Yan Shuo understood this logic, which was why he was always in a difficult position, constantly hesitating.

After a long time, he sighed with a solemn expression. "Do you really think that if I order you to be executed, your Imperial Uncle won't blame me?"