C62

Chapter 62 It’s not that simple

Qi Yu, this hypocrite speaks better than singing!

He said, "Well, I will wait here while the princess visits big sis alone. I will have to trouble the princess to send a message to big sis on behalf of my father. My father said that if she truly committed a heinous crime and made a disgrace out of herself, the Qi family would definitely not acknowledge her as their daughter! If she was slandered, the Qi family will definitely pursue it to the end!"

“Yu-gege, don't worry. I'll definitely bring it to you.”

Of course, Princess Huaining understood what he meant. She looked towards Lord Jiang and urged, "What are you still standing there for? Why aren't you leading the way?"

Lord Jiang still had his reservations, but unfortunately, he had no other reason to stop her, so he could only respectfully step forward.

"Princess, this way please. This official will accompany you."

This time, the always calm Gu Feiyan became anxious. She secretly stepped on Xia Xiaoman's foot, reminding him to quickly find a way to stop her.

The justice courts would never be able to resolve a huge case like this by relying on the testimony of a medicine guy, much less Lord Jiang. Given General Qi's shrewdness and Qi Yu’s high status, they should've taken the initiative to avoid suspicion. Why were they in such a rush? Not to mention that in the middle of the night, he even dragged Princess Huaining to serve as cannon fodder, asking for both evidence and a prison visit.

The Qi family's reaction was most likely because they were afraid of what Qi Fufang would say. In other words, they had a guilty conscience.

Gu Feiyan initially suspected that Qi Fufang was framed by the old fox behind the scenes. But now, she couldn't help but suspect that Qi Fufang did something shameful that the old fox took advantage of.

If Princess Huaining saw Qi Fufang and gave her some reassurance, then this case would probably be hard to investigate.

Xia Xiaoman was a smart person. He quickly understood the situation here.

"Princess, Lord Jiang, please wait!"

With an experienced face, Xia Xiaoman politely said, "Lord Jiang, Princess Huaining, before I came, we already informed His Highness Prince Jing. His Highness had said, as long as you are a suspect, no matter who it is, you are not allowed to be visited! His Highness is already on his way back to the city, and tomorrow morning he will personally interrogate the suspect."

"So, it's like that."

Lord Jiang stroked his beard and said, "Princess, look. Since His Highness Prince Jing has already given his instructions, why don't you come back tomorrow? It's already so late, should this lowly official send the princess back to the palace?"

This time, Qi Yu lost his cool and asked doubtfully, "Didn't Prince Jing just leave the city? Will he really come back tomorrow?"

Princess Huaining narrowed her eyes. That look could kill Xia Xiaoman.

She didn't know if Jingwang-gege would return tomorrow, but she was very clear that as long as he returned, she definitely wouldn't be able to meet Fufang-jie! In addition, once Jingwang-gege decides to personally adjudicate Fufang-jie, she will most likely be unable to resist.

What should she do?

Princess Huaining said in a low voice, "Yu-gege, it's hard to tell where Prince Jing are."

Qi Yu did not dare to take risks. He also whispered, "You are a princess; how could you be frightened by a servant?"

Hearing that, Princess Huaining stood up without any hesitation and snapped, "Xia Xiaoman, is it your place to interrupt when this princess is talking to Lord Jiang? You are only a servant, yet you dare to use Jingwang-gege to scare this princess! How audacious! Tonight, this princess will definitely meet with Fufang-jie. Scram aside for this princess! This princess will naturally answer to Jingwang-gege myself!"

Gu Feiyan was secretly surprised, she never thought that Princess Huaining would be so tyrannical when Xia Xiaoman had already brought out His Highness’s name. She was even more certain that something was amiss.

Xia Xiaoman was even more surprised. He didn't think that Princess Huaining would go against Prince Jing for Qi Family’s sake. Did this Princess Huaining know that the herbs exchanged by Qi Fufang were enough to kill? Did she know that the punishment for this crime is nine familial extermination?

In the end, Xia Xiaoman was still a servant. He didn't dare, and there was no way for him to challenge Princess Huaining directly. He could only put pressure on Lord Jiang, "Lord Jiang, I already received orders from His Highness, what should we do? You'll have to hold on. Otherwise, when the time comes, Prince Jing will blame you. Don't blame me for not reminding you!"

Who knew that Princess Huaining would actually give it her all? She immediately pointed her finger at Lord Jiang, "Jiang Li’an, Jingwang-gege's orders cannot be disobeyed. How is it that this princess can be easily bullied?"

Mister Jiang was taken aback. "This, this... This official does not dare!"

Lord Jiang was afraid of Prince Jing's Estate, but he was also afraid of Princess Huaining. After all, not only was Princess Huaining was the Emperor’s favorite princess, but she also has the support from the First Prince and Imperial Consort Yun who had been favored for many years.

In the middle of the night, he couldn't find His Highness Prince Jing, and he couldn't see the emperor either. Lord Jiang's scalp tingled with numbness and he was at a loss as to what to do!!

Princess Huaining was unable to wait for even a moment longer. She slapped the table and shouted angrily, "Lord Jiang, what are you waiting for? From the looks of it, you think this princess is easy to bully!"

"No, no, princess, this official doesn't dare, this official …"

Before Lord Jiang could explain, Princess Huaining interrupted him, "I don't mind telling you, this princess is not only here to see Miss Qi tonight, but also to testify for her! Imperial Grandmother's medicinal cuisine’s prescription was only announced the day before yesterday. From the day before yesterday until tonight, Eldest Miss Qi was always with this princess, never left my side. She didn't have the chance to bribe any medicine workers. This princess can testify for her. Even my two palace maids and a eunuch, can testify for her! That medicine guy Chen Sanyuan is clearly framing and slandering us!"

Lord Jiang thought to himself, could it be that Miss Qi was really framed?

Xia Xiaoman thought to himself, could it be that Qi Yu was so anxious, not afraid of being found out?

Gu Feiyan thought to herself, could it be that her guess was wrong?

This case concerned the life of His Highness Prince Jing! To put it bluntly, it was a big murder case! No matter how much Princess Huaining liked Qi Yu, she wouldn't take such a huge risk to give false testimony! One must know that in such a big case like this, if Princess Huaining commit perjury, not only would she lose her life, she would also implicate her mother, Imperial Consort Yun, as well as her biological brother, the First Prince!

Looking at Princess Huaining’s resolute attitude, Gu Feiyan felt that things were not as simple as they seemed. However, she couldn't figure out which part of it was not simple.

"Lord Jiang, the princess has already testified, and you still aren't letting her go? Could it be that you want my Qi family to report to the emperor?"

Lord Jiang didn't dare to tarry any longer and immediately gave the order. "Servants, quickly release Miss Qi! Bring her here!"

A complicated look flashed across Gu Feiyan's eyes. She had been hinting at Xia Xiaoman to leave, but unexpectedly, Princess Huaining pointed at her and asked arrogantly, "Lord Jiang, why is this lowly servant here in the middle of the night? She was the one who brought the medicinal food package back, so she's also suspicious, right?"

Not to mention Gu Feiyan and the others, even Qi Yu was surprised. Although he also wanted to take care of Gu Feiyan, she was from Prince Jing's Estate after all. Furthermore, he had yet to figure out why Chen Sanyuan had betrayed his sister. He did not wish to cause any more trouble.

Qi Yu whispered, "Princess, save people first. We can discuss the rest later."

Princess Huaining had ulterior motive. She wanted to show off her authority as the imperial princess in front of Qi Yu, and she wanted to find a scapegoat for herself as soon as possible. She whispered, "Yu-gege, you don't have to worry. I guarantee that this case will be resolved beautifully before Jingwang-gege returns!"