si-mexico Chapter 604 Maybe She Was Too Suspicious
Chapter 604 Maybe She Was Too Suspicious
Emperor Xiao left the Ministry of Justice. Before leaving, he ordered Xiao Yi to be thrown into the Sky Prison.
Although he seemed ruthless, Pei Zhaozhi still felt uneasy because he did not win the right to preside over the case.
"I'm worried that the emperor will suppress this matter for the sake of the royal family's reputation." Pei Zhaozhi spoke to Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi worriedly.
Shen Yanxi's expression was also not good, and he said with understanding: "Looking at the emperor's expression just now, although he may not have completely decided to suppress this matter, he definitely does not want to make a big deal about it."
After all, the incident of the third prince had already caused a stir before, and stirring up trouble again would only make the discussions and rumors that had finally been quelled become rampant again.
And more importantly, the third prince died, killed by his own brother. Although such things are not uncommon for the royal family, they are a great loss of face. Even the emperor might be criticized behind his back.
"Or I should go to the palace and ask the emperor for help. If we cannot try this case, I will feel uneasy. I have spent so much time on it and it will be uneasy to hand it over to someone else." Pei Zhaozhi thought for a while and spoke.
"No." Jiang Suining shook his head and denied it. "Under the current circumstances, the emperor is already feeling unhappy. When you proposed to preside over the trial just now, the emperor already looked unhappy. If we ask for it again, the emperor might think that we want to use this opportunity to completely crush the fourth prince."
Although the Fourth Prince exposed everything and the Emperor was very angry, behind this anger there was also dissatisfaction with them.
He, Yan Xi, and Pei Zhaozhi teamed up to set up a trap and put the Fourth Prince in a trap. Although it was a helpless move in the absence of evidence, from the perspective of the Emperor, he would certainly not be willing to see his subjects working together to plot like this.
Emperor Xiao must have been furious, but it was indeed Xiao Yi who made a big mistake in this matter, so considering that they had worked hard to find out the truth, Emperor Xiao was reluctant to pursue punishment.
But being difficult to punish does not mean that there will be no punishment. If Pei Zhaozhi continues to request, it will most likely completely anger Emperor Xiao.
Pei Zhaozhi understood that what Jiang Suining said made sense, but he still felt unwilling in his heart.
After all, such a huge price has been paid for this matter, and the drama has been played for so long. If we cannot get a completely fair result in the end, then how can we get justice for all the previous efforts and those who died in vain?
"Do you think the emperor will favor the fourth prince?" Pei Zhaozhi couldn't help but ask this question.
"I do have concerns, but I'm not sure what the emperor will do for now." Shen Yanxi said frankly.
To some extent, Emperor Xiao was indeed a good emperor, diligent in government affairs and fair in his dealings. However, as an emperor, he had too many concerns and could not completely uphold fairness and justice.
Jiang Suining did not answer this question, but instead once again recalled Xiao Yi's previous expression.
"Rather than worrying that the emperor won't handle this matter fairly, I'm more worried about Xiao Yi."
"Are you worried that the Fourth Prince has a backup plan?" Shen Yanxi looked at Jiang Suining and said.
"Yes." Jiang Suining nodded. "Though things went smoothly tonight, I always felt that before the Emperor showed up, the Fourth Prince was too confident and sure of himself. He didn't seem to be afraid that killing us to silence us would lead to consequences that he would find difficult to deal with and cover up. It was as if... he had other bargaining chips."
"The Fourth Prince has gained a lot of support in the court now. In a short period of time, most of the court officials have joined him. I think it is because he feels that he has a sure win, so he is so confident." Pei Zhaozhi said. Apart from this, he could not think of any other reason.
Shen Yanxi also said: "I have been sending people to secretly monitor the Fourth Prince's Mansion. Apart from interacting with the court officials, there is indeed no unusual movement."
"Maybe I'm overthinking it."
Jiang Suining let out a breath slowly, temporarily suppressed the thought, and then went to see Chu Jingyue with Shen Yanxi.
Chu Jingyue and Chu Changhe were both in the room where Prince Chu was temporarily imprisoned.
Seeing Jiang Suining, Chu Jingyue quickly asked, "Suining, what's the situation?"
"The Fourth Prince has been ordered to be thrown into the Heavenly Prison."
"What exactly did the Fourth Prince do?" Chu Jingyue was completely confused.
Although Sui Ning had approached her before and hoped that she could help persuade his father, she did not fully explain what exactly happened.
Being thrown into the Heavenly Prison is no small matter, especially for a prince. She really couldn't figure out why.
Jiang Suining was silent for a moment and told them the general ins and outs of the whole incident.
After hearing this, everyone was shocked.
"So, not only was the Fourth Prince responsible for what happened back then, but the Third Prince also died at his hands, and he was even the one who set fire to the Ministry of Justice prison?" Chu Jingyue looked at Jiang Suining in surprise, wanting to confirm again that he had not heard wrong.
Jiang Suining nodded, "Yes, all of this was done by the Fourth Prince, but he put the blame on the Third Prince."
"I really didn't expect that the Fourth Prince would be so vicious!" Chu Jingyue was stunned. "I didn't see it at all before. I always thought that the Fourth Prince was really cynical and didn't care about the position of crown prince at all."
"As a prince, how many people can really have no idea about that position." Prince Chu sighed, "But I didn't expect that the Fourth Prince would have such means and achieve such a level."
"That's right!" Chu Jingyue also sighed and nodded, "It's true that you can only know a person's face but not his heart."
Chu Changhe stood beside the two of them. Although his expression was not as surprised as Chu Jingyue and the others, he frowned and said, "The Fourth Prince is so cruel. If he asked my father to commit suicide by taking poison, could the so-called antidote he gave be real?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Chu Jingyue and Prince Chu's faces froze.
Chu Jingyue said hurriedly with lingering fear: "Yes, there must be something wrong with the antidote. The Fourth Prince was so cruel, how could he possibly spare my father's life and use it as a handle to threaten him in the future!"
Prince Chu also agreed with this idea, "Yes, fortunately I didn't really take poison!"
The conditions offered by the Fourth Prince were indeed very tempting. Fortunately, Jingyue had already told him about it before, otherwise...
I'm afraid he might really agree to the Fourth Prince.
Prince Chu looked at Shen Yanxi with relief in his heart. After hesitating for a moment, he bowed to him earnestly and said, "Prime Minister Shen, I have helped you with what happened tonight. I don't ask you to absolve me of the crime. I am willing to pay the price for my own mistakes. But I ask you to abide by your previous promise and protect Jingyue and her mother. Don't let them be implicated."