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Chapter 303 Finale (Part )

After the bailiff finished speaking, he lowered his head and dared not say another word. This news was really too shocking. He just heard outside that the child was already three years old and could speak. Even if it was in terms of age, he was at least born the year before last. At that time, His Royal Highness Prince Ping was in poor health due to illness, and the fact that he could not have an heir was no secret in the entire Ningdu City. Perhaps because of this, although Prince Ping was the son of the imperial concubine, and was both intelligent and humble, many ministers in the court still preferred Prince Li and Prince Shen, especially Prince Shen, who had a much better temper than Prince Li.

Even the Emperor was worried about Prince Ping's health. He could put offspring aside for the time being, but his health must be taken care of. That's why Prince Jin traveled all the way to Yuyao Mountain and risked his life to obtain the Yuyao Flower for Prince Ping.

If His Royal Highness Prince Ping had already had a child before His Royal Highness Prince Jin went to Yuyao Mountain, then...

The bailiffs did not dare to think further, nor did the three chief judges, including the ministers who had been watching the interrogation and had never spoken a word. They had not thought that Prince Ping actually had this trick up his sleeve. So when Concubine Zhong used her natal sister, Concubine Yao, to persuade Prince Jin to risk his life to go to Yuyao Mountain, her real purpose was probably not for the magical medicine Yuyao Flower that could cure diseases, but for Prince Jin's life.

From this, everyone thought of the arrow that Prince Jin was shot with outside Gaofeng City. When the news reached Ningdu, it was said that the arrow was very close to the heart, only a millimeter away. At that time, the emperor immediately sent the chief physician of the Imperial Hospital and the imperial physician who was most skilled in external injuries to the north. However, many people thought that Prince Jin would not survive at that time. After all, the situation described in the letter was not good. It was not an exaggeration to say that he had one foot in the gate of hell.

Later news was intermittent, only saying that His Royal Highness Prince Jin was seriously injured and had been in a coma. Everyone thought that he was just stalling for time, or perhaps Prince Jin had already died. Zhu Yue did not dare to tell the emperor the truth, and just waited to return to Ningdu to apologize. However, what he did not expect was that Prince Jin came back alive. Although he was pulled into Prince Jin's mansion lying on a carriage, according to the imperial physician who came back with him, although Prince Jin's injuries had not healed, his life was no longer in danger. He just needed to rest and recover in three or two months at the least, and half a year at the most.

The arrow shot at Gao Fengcheng was shot by Ma Xiaodou, who was said to be a sharpshooter. He is still alive. Who ordered him to do so?
When Fan Kai thought of this, he suddenly became impatient. He wanted to try Ma Xiaodou, but at this moment he did not think about whether he would offend His Royal Highness Prince Ping. What was there to be afraid of? As long as the mother and son who came to make trouble were telling the truth, Prince Ping would always be charged with the crime of deceiving the emperor.

If it was just a coincidence that the child was brought back to his roots at this time, Fan Kai would not believe it. He believed that no one present would believe it either. If someone had planned it, it would not be in vain. Therefore, there was a 90% chance that the mother and child were King Ping's concubines.

King Ping naturally thought of this. He never thought that Wu would make a scene at this time. Who was it? At this time, apart from Lao Wu, he couldn't think of anyone else who had the ability and mind to set this trap for him?
But how did Lao Wu know about Jinyue Hutong? Was it Shu Pingkuo? Did he betray him?
"Look at what I do? Do whatever I should do!" Seeing that Fan Kai looked at him frequently, since he had already spoken before, Emperor Sheng Ning didn't mind saying a few more words.

"Since the mother and son are looking for Your Highness, but Your Highness cannot leave right now, I think it would be better to invite them here and have the three of us old guys personally interrogate them. We will definitely be able to clear Your Highness' name. Your Highness, what do you think?"

It was Zhu Qianyuan who spoke again this time. Fan Kai and Liu Chengxu were regretful. They also wanted to speak this time, but after a slight hesitation, they were overtaken by others.

Prince Ping was stunned by this unexpected turn of events, and suddenly felt extremely panicked. He couldn't help but look at Emperor Shengning again, but this time Emperor Shengning didn't even glance at him. His eyes swept past him, and he didn't know where they landed. Prince Ping felt even more confused, and suddenly heard Zhu Qianyuan's words. The panic and fear in his heart instantly burst out along with his anger.

"You ask me? What will you do if I say no? I have never kept a concubine, let alone have any children living outside! The mother and son who made trouble in front of my palace were obviously instigated to frame me. You are all capable ministers of Daning, and you work in the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Supervisory Office. You should be able to distinguish right from wrong and be perceptive. But you only heard some rumors, but you took them seriously. You want to interrogate me about my concubine in the Dali Temple court. It's simply ridiculous! If it gets out, it doesn't matter if I am ridiculed, but I am afraid it will tarnish the reputation of Daning." As King Ping said this, he subconsciously glanced at Ge Luo who was kneeling beside him, as if reminding the three chief judges above that there is a Prince Yaomu here and they should not let outsiders laugh at them.

"In fact, Prince Ping is quite amazing. He was able to come up with such an excuse in such a short time." Zhu Yan, who had been listening to the interrogation in the court, sighed: "If it were me, I would be so panicked that I would kneel down and beg for mercy from the emperor. I would confess everything out of guilt."

Geng Xingshuang was not surprised by King Ping's reaction, and was rather disgusted. "What he said was all nonsense. Since Geluo has been brought to Ningdu, even if he will not be executed, he will never be able to return to Yaomu in this lifetime. Besides, his so-called concubines and heirs are not just his family affairs. There is no point in talking about these things."

As expected, just as Geng Xingshuang finished speaking, Fan Kai said, "Your Highness has praised us too much. Even if we are very perceptive, we cannot make a judgment without seeing the person. If we do that, we cannot distinguish right from wrong."

Fan Kai obviously had no intention of continuing to argue with Prince Ping on this issue. He asked the yamen runners to go to the gate of Prince Ping's mansion and bring over the mother and son who were causing trouble.

During the time when the bailiffs went to pick up the people, Fan Kai and the other two did not wait in vain, but interrogated Prince Ping's most trusted aide Ye Xiucheng, the magistrate of Pi County He Junqi, the Left Vice-Chief Censor of the Inspection Office Shu Pingkuo and others.

Among the above three people, except He Junqi who could not stand the pressure and told about his service to the third prince, the other two could not explain anything.

Afterwards, Ma Xiaodou, who assassinated Prince Jin, Wu Qiyao of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, Geng Shulou of the Marquis of Anping's Mansion, and even Zhang Kexin and Zhu Ni were all brought to the Dali Temple court one after another.

As soon as Ma Xiaodou entered the classroom, he rushed towards Wu Qiyao and said, "Didn't you say that as long as I shoot that arrow and hit the target, it doesn't matter whether the person is dead or alive, you will give me a position as a thousand households in the future?"

Wu Qiyao had not expected that Ma Xiaodou was so brave. Even with the anklet on, he could pounce on him and beat him up, adding new scars to his already injured body.

"What are you doing! Are you trying to kill yourself?" Several yamen runners quickly pulled Ma Xiaodou aside and shouted at him.

Wu Qiyao was stunned at first, and when he came to his senses, he immediately said, "Who are you? I have never seen you. I never promised you the position of a thousand households. Sir, it's unfair!"