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"The crown prince has arrived!" Wu Bingcheng let out a loud roar and everyone quieted down. Only Madam Qi was still wailing loudly, not caring at all for Duan Xingyi's appearance.

"What is going on?" Duan Xingyi coldly glanced at the jailer and spoke with a voice as cold as an icicle. If the sudden death of Dou Jing was an accident, then this matter with Qi Hu wasn't that simple.

"Reporting to Your Highness, Qi Xianfeng died suddenly in jail last night. This morning, the Qi household is going to take his body away, so …" The guard replied truthfully.

"Your Highness, my husband, Qi Hu, has rendered meritorious services to the Badlands Court. He does not seek to make his name known to the world, he only wants to have a clear conscience. Now, this dog official has put my husband in prison for the sake of a few chickens and ducks, and has even forced him to his death. You must uphold justice for my husband …" Madam Qi's tears fell like rain as he knelt on the ground. When the mourners behind his saw this, all of them kneeled down at once. Over a hundred of them knelt down in a majestic manner, chanting the words' to uphold justice '.

Duan Xingyi suddenly felt like he was riding a tiger and couldn't back down.

"Old madam, please rise. Sir Wu, is there any conclusive evidence for Qi Xianfeng's corruption?" Duan Xingyi looked coldly at Wu Bingcheng. He really didn't dare to compliment Wu Bingcheng's ability to handle matters.

"Return... "Reporting to the crown prince, there is new evidence regarding Qi Xianfeng. It is not that I am wrongly accusing him!" Wu Bingcheng complained.

"You're slandering me. Now that my husband has been forced by you, naturally, you will do whatever you say!" Wu Bingcheng, you framed him for being loyal, you will definitely die a horrible death! " Madam Qi suddenly stood up and rushed towards Wu Bingcheng, and slapped him in the face. This slap used up almost all of Madam Qi's strength, and only stopped after sending Wu Bingcheng spinning a few rounds.

"Your Highness, she... She! "This official shall be impartial and decide the case. I have absolutely not wronged anyone!" Wu Bingcheng was angry, but didn't dare to release it. He stared at Madam Qi with flames in his eyes. In his heart, he felt that he shouldn't have endured this slap himself.

"Madam Qi, please behave yourself. Whether Sir Wu practices favoritism or not is up to the court to decide, and it's not something that you can decide alone. Since you lost your husband, this crown prince will not bother about it. You should leave quickly." Duan Xingyi spoke respectfully, but as soon as he finished speaking, Madame Qi once again knelt on the ground and kowtowed with all her might.

"I only came here to take away my husband's corpse. My husband has been innocent all his life, so I can't die in the wilderness. I beg the Crown Prince to grant me your wish!" Madam Qi was weeping and begging with sobs.

"That won't do, according to the law of the Great Mo, any criminals who die accidentally in prison must be examined by a coroner. Even if you want to take away Qi Hu's body, you have to first dissect it before you leave!" Wu Bingcheng didn't fear death at all when he opened his mouth to stop Ye Xiwen, but what he received instead was the gazes of more than a hundred people who were trying to kill Ye Xiwen.

"Wu Bingcheng!" You forced my husband to his death in prison, and after he was buried, even if this old woman were to stake her life, she would have to sue you to the throne room! " Although she knew that Qi Hu wasn't dead, if she couldn't take back her husband's body, then that would mean she had personally killed her own husband.

"You … How dare you! Someone come! " Wu Bingcheng did not notice Duan Xingyi's gaze, which was hard to discern. He directly ordered the officers and soldiers of the Punishment Department to surround these hundred people!

"Good!" Wu Bingcheng! If you don't hand over my husband's corpse today. The old woman then crashed into the wall and died in the prison, right and wrong, someone else got justice for me! " Madam Qi was about to slam into the cold wall when she was pulled back.

"Don't you dare threaten anyone with that! "This official …" Without waiting for Wu Bingcheng to finish speaking, Duan Xingyi coldly reprimanded him and glared fiercely at Wu Bingcheng with his blade-like eyes.

"Do not be impatient, madame. I will give the madame an explanation. Someone, bring Qi Xianfeng's body out!" When they saw Qi Hu's body, Madam Qi pounced on him and cried out in anguish. Tears flowed down Qi Hu's body, and when everyone present saw the bloodstains on Qi Hu's body, they all wished that they could tear Wu Cheng into pieces.

"Husband!" "You've suffered!" Madam Qi held onto Qi Hu's corpse tightly. She raised her eyes to signal the servants to carry Qi Hu's corpse away. The servants naturally understood this tacit understanding, but when they stepped forward, they were stopped by the soldiers of the Ministry of Justice.

"Madame, I am also deeply regretful that Qi Xianfeng died in prison. However, you can't take this corpse back temporarily, as per the law." Duan Xingyi vaguely felt that there was something deceptive behind this, but he could not figure it out. Naturally, he would not allow Qi Hu's corpse to be taken away.

"Your Highness, the old woman just said that if I don't bring my husband away, she will be killed on the spot!" Although Duan Xingyi stopped her, Madam Qi still didn't back down in the slightest. She had already announced her decision to die, and right now, she wasn't afraid of the heavens or the earth.

A favor is a favor. A nation's law is a nation's law. Although this crown prince sympathizes with the pain of Madam Qi's death, he cannot break the law. Men, come!" After Wu Bingcheng heard Duan Xingyi speak, he rushed up to his and pushed his away. Coincidentally, a stone was lying on the ground, and just as he was about to trip, the servants rushed to help his up. Just as Duan Xingyi was about to speak, he heard a 'whoosh' sound, and an arrow was shot towards the arm of Wu Bingcheng, who was pushing Madam Qi away.

The group followed the direction of the sharp arrow and saw more than a dozen people walking towards them with faces full of anger. Each of them was holding a weapon and the person in the lead was holding a bow and arrows, and there was no doubt that the person who shot the arrow was none other than this person. Even so, none of the officers of the Board of Punishments dared to attack him, because the person who came was none other than General Xu Tianshu of the Left, followed by General Liu Li of the Right, Li Bo, Du Ping, Zhao Han, and other martial generals.

"Your subordinate pays his respect to the Crown Prince!" A faint trace of anger could be heard in his sonorous voice as Xu Tianyi's sharp eyes stared at the injured Wu Bingcheng. If it wasn't for Duan Xingyi, his arrow would have taken this man's life. Behind him, the right general and all the vanguards all kowtowed. When Duan Xingyi spoke, they all stood up.

"General Zuo, what is the meaning of this?" Duan Xingyi coldly questioned as he pointed at the injured Wu Bingcheng.

"Reporting to Your Highness, this old subject has just seen someone trying to match Madam with Qi Hu. Qi Hu is this old subject's subordinate, but seeing him suddenly die in prison due to injustice has already caused me endless remorse. If I can't even protect his widow, how can this old subject face the death of Qi Hu!" Xu Tianshu's voice was rough and bold. When he saw Qi Hu covered in wounds, the light in his eyes shot towards Wu Bingcheng, wishing that he could tear him into a thousand pieces.

"Since when did I align myself with Madam!?" "You are simply …" Wu Bingcheng was, after all, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, so how could he bear to be shot by an arrow?

"I saw with my own eyes that Madam Qi was pushed to the ground by that arm of yours just now. His Highness the crown prince is here, yet you dare to be so impudent. In your eyes, do you still have His Highness the crown prince, or is he still in the Great Mo Dynasty?" Wu Bingcheng wanted to refute his words, but upon seeing the fiendish look in Xu Tianshu's eyes, he immediately turned away.

At the side, Duan Xingyi heard everything clearly. Xu Tianshu was reprimanding Wu Bingcheng, but in reality, he was blaming him for his impudence.

"This matter is undoubtedly Sir Wu's fault, but Madam Qi wanted to take away Qi Hu's body. If it's not legal, then I can't do anything about it." Duan Xingyi coldly spoke as he cast a glance at the crowd behind Xu Tianyi. If he tried to force their hand, he wouldn't gain anything, but if he were to compromise like this, he wouldn't be able to maintain his dignity.

"This old official knows that the imperial court has its own laws, so of course I won't force my way through. However, I only wish that the crown prince can give us some face if he doesn't violate the laws of the country …" Compared to Dou Jing, this General Zuo was much more tactful in his conduct of things. This was also the reason why Duan Xingyi didn't dare to recklessly act against him.

"What do you mean?" Duan Xingyi suspiciously looked at Xu Tianyi, his voice still as cold as before.

"According to the laws of the Imperial Court, a criminal who suddenly dies in prison needs to be examined by a coroner before he can be handed over to his family. Now that Qi Xianfeng has died, I wish to request a coroner to examine him. If there are no special discoveries, I shall hand over Qi Xianfeng's body to Madam Qi. What does Your Highness think?" Xu Tianshu's eyes lit up and his voice softened.

"Good!" Someone, pass the coroner's work! " Duan Xingyi was very clear that Xu Tianshu would not rest until he had achieved his goal. Moreover, he could not be too stubborn in front of so many martial generals. If he was attacked by them all together, his next plan would not be that easy.

In the time it took for half a cup of tea to burn, Ji Ju Ping appeared in front of everyone.

"This lowly one, Ji Juping, kowtows to His Highness, Sir Wu, and to …" Ji Jiping was very polite and courteous. He was about to kneel down one by one, but was stopped by Wu Bingcheng.

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is Qi Hu's corpse. According to the law, an autopsy is conducted!" Wu Bingcheng glared fiercely at Xu Tianshu before he turned to look at Ji Junping.

As a coroner, he had an unwritten rule regarding the sudden death of a prisoner in the Heavenly Prison, which was that he had to be dissected and examined. At this moment, Wu Bingcheng had been waiting for this moment, to see Qi Hu's body being dismembered in front of these conceited martial artists, so as to alleviate the hatred in his heart. In this way, Wu Bingcheng did not even have to bother to treat the arrow wounds on his body.

"Reporting to Your Highness, Lord. The inspection on Qi Hu's body has been completed. There's nothing suspicious at all." Before Wu Bingcheng's beautiful dream was completed, Ji Jiping had already reported respectfully.

"Ji Ju Ping!" "How dare you! How dare you neglect your duties in front of the crown prince! This Qi Hu's body hasn't even been cut open yet, how can you say that the investigation is complete?" Wu Bingcheng glared at Ji Juping with anger burning in his heart.

"My Lord, not all corpses have gone through the process of dismembering. Qi Xianfeng's death was due to heart failure, and he didn't have any symptoms of poisoning. Even dissecting a corpse wouldn't be able to find anything suspicious." Ji Ju Ping calmly replied without the slightest trace of fear.

"Ji Ju Ping!" It's obvious that you are afraid of these people. Rest assured, the Crown Prince is here. Wu Bingcheng continued to brazenly shout as he stared at Xu Tianshu with flames in his eyes.

"This... "Sir, there's really no need …" Duan Xingyi was very clear that the Ministry of Justice had such an unwritten rule. For example, if Ji Xiuping did not cut up the corpse today, it was because he was afraid of Xu Tianshu and the others, or because there really was no need to. Duan Xingyi was not sure about this.