"The resemblance of the figure to the real person is the evidence? Since when have the Court of Judicial Officers been so hasty in handling cases?" Hua Yunjin asked with a cold laugh.
Hearing this, Zhu Keyu's expression turned grim. "Prime Minister, how I handle cases is not for the Prime Minister to comment on. Prime Minister, don't forget, you are the one accused."
At this moment, Xue Wenjie let out a light cough. This Zhu Keyu talked too much; the more one talks, the more mistakes they make.
Receiving the warning from Xue Wenjie, Zhu Keyu restrained himself slightly and said, "Prime Minister, it is better for you to plead guilty. With witnesses and evidence all present, you have no room to deny it."
"Plead guilty? If you cannot convince me, how can I plead guilty? Or is this how Lord Zhu has always handled cases?" Hua Yunjin retorted sarcastically.
"You..." Zhu Keyu was so angry he was speechless.
"Prime Minister, County Princess Huimin saw you at Mingyue Tower. Do you admit to this? Or do you have witnesses to prove you were not at Mingyue Tower?" Li Shengming asked.
Hua Yunjin's gaze flickered slightly.
It was precisely because he had no witnesses that he was in such a passive position.
Seeing this, Li Shengming smiled. "Prime Minister, if you cannot provide alibis, then these witnesses and evidence are all valid."
Xue Wenjie, seeing this, glanced at the young girl beside him and offered a meaningful smile. "Your Majesty, what do you think?"
He saw the girl's gaze shifting slightly; she was flustered.
Xue Wenjie inwardly sneered. Did she, at such a young age, think she could contend with him?
Overestimating her own strength.
"If the Prime Minister truly cannot provide proof of his whereabouts, then I cannot shield you..."
Xue Wenjie let out a few cold laughs and looked at Zhu Keyu. Zhu Keyu curved his lips and said, "Since the evidence is conclusive, I now pronounce Hua Yunjin guilty of malicious murder, a crime without atonement. According to the laws of Huangze, he is sentenced to..."
The young girl suddenly looked up and said to Zhu Keyu, "Lord Zhu, please wait a moment!"
Zhu Keyu was taken aback and looked at the young girl. "Does Your Majesty have anything else to say?"
The young girl nodded. "Prime Minister, this case has come to light. Should we not proceed to the next case?"
Zhu Keyu blinked. "What case?"
Unaccountably, he discerned a trace of unusualness from the young girl's faint smile.
He felt a sense of unease.
The young girl did not immediately answer Zhu Keyu's question but instead looked at the Regent. "Imperial Uncle, I have abided by the laws of Huangze just now. Later, no matter what, you must also be a witness for me."
Xue Wenjie, unsure of the Empress's intentions, neither agreed nor refused.
"Your Majesty, is there a case?" asked Grand Commandant Lin, who had been silent all along.
Zhu Keyu glared at Grand Commandant Lin. How good it was that he had remained silent earlier; why speak now?
Grand Commandant Lin seemed not to notice Zhu Keyu's gaze and said, "This subordinate will certainly testify for Your Majesty."
The young girl's gaze was clear and bright, very dazzling. Her cheerful tone carried a hint of pleasure. "Lord Zhu, have you forgotten what happened last night?"
Zhu Keyu's body trembled, and he froze in place.
The young girl continued, "Lord Zhu has forgotten, but I have not, after all..."
"Your Majesty..." Zhu Keyu interrupted her, his eyes seemingly asking, 'Didn't Your Majesty say that heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know?'
The young girl smiled brilliantly, even with a hint of slyness. "Lord Zhu, I am very pleased with you. Why not enter the palace and become mine?"
Zhu Keyu felt a thrum in his head, his mind going blank.
"Your Majesty, this is preposterous," Xue Wenjie said coldly.
The young girl tilted her head and looked at the Regent. "Imperial Uncle, Lord Zhu was indeed on my dragon bed last night. This is an undisputed fact, and someone can testify."
Before Xue Wenjie could speak, she continued, "Qingyi, come out..."
Qingyi walked in with a pale face, his thin frame seemingly so weak that a gust of wind could blow him over.
He could even feel the deathly aura emanating from the Regent.
He knew that by appearing here, he would be a discarded piece from this moment on.
Xue Wenjie's face became extremely unpleasant. He looked at the young girl coldly. "Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this?"
The young girl's lips parted slightly, revealing a hint of shyness. "Imperial Uncle, the people are all here, aren't they?"
The young girl, ignoring Xue Wenjie's increasingly grim expression, continued, "I am very fond of Zhu Keyu; he meets my expectations. Now, since he got onto my dragon bed last night, he is mine, and it is no longer suitable for him to serve as the Court of Judicial Officers."
Xue Wenjie's veins bulged on the back of his hand in anger. The young girl seemed not to notice and said, "Imperial Uncle, what do you think?"
Zhu Keyu collapsed onto the ground, only two words in his heart: a liar.
He had clearly said that heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know, that no one else would know, but today it was made known to all.
Enter the palace? It would be better to let him die.
"Your Majesty, this is all your conjecture. I regret that I cannot believe it," Xue Wenjie said coldly.
"Isn't there still someone?" the young girl asked, pointing to Qingyi beside her.
Xue Wenjie did not even look at Qingyi and said coldly, "He is Your Majesty's person, so naturally, whatever Your Majesty says is what it is."
The young girl curved her lips into a smile. "Very well, please invite Young Master Yan! After all, he can remember it vividly. For this matter, I had him beaten thirty times... no, everyone was beaten thirty times."
Xue Wenjie's gaze turned completely gloomy, and he looked at her with a chilling expression.
It carried a powerful oppressive force, forcing her to lower her head.
The young girl returned his smile. "Imperial Uncle is truly good to me. I am very fond of the people you send; I am very pleased with them."
When a tall figure appeared at the doorway, everyone stopped.
Dressed in a moon-white brocade robe, his magnificent stride caused the hem of his robe to form beautiful arcs.
Every movement was exceptionally graceful and outstanding.
"Your Majesty!" Yan Zhao bowed slightly to the young girl before him.
The young girl smiled lightly. "Young Master Yan, I hope you will tell me everything that happened last night."
Yan Zhao looked up and saw the young girl's mischievous eyes, as bright as the moon he had gazed at in the night sky.
"Young Master Yan..."
He saw Xue Wenjie's grim face, as if he would kill him the next second no matter what he said.
He let out a low laugh. The Empress had given him a very difficult problem this time.
No matter how he acted, he would offend someone.
"Your Majesty, what do you want me to say?" he asked, looking up at those clear and bright eyes.
"Was Lord Zhu on my dragon bed last night?" the young girl asked.
He replied, "Yes."
"Imperial Uncle, as you can see, it's that simple," the young girl said with a cheerful tone.
Xue Wenjie looked at Yan Zhao coldly and asked, "Is that indeed so?"
Yan Zhao said indifferently, "Yes, and Qingyi was with us."
Qingyi beside them: "..."
Is Yan Zhao afraid that he won't die fast enough?
"Since Young Master Yan says so, I had forgotten. Qingyi was also on the dragon bed last night."
Everyone was shocked. Two male attendants with one woman?