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No, it won't. The princess has incredible power and can kill Commander Lu's horse with one shot. He will never be beaten, scolded, and exhausted before he fights to the death.

Song Yuan asked and answered himself in his heart.

Chen Zhuo coughed and broke the silence: "Princess, this murder case is clear and there is nothing suspicious. Please tell me how to decide the case."

How to put an end to the murder case is clearly written in Daliang Law. Killing requires a life. Killing the father with a son is an extra level of sin and cannot be forgiven.

Chen Zhuo was reminding the princess not to be soft-hearted and spare Zhou Ying for a moment, which would lead to being blamed.

It is one thing for the princess and Lu Junma to have a private feud, but if this case is brought to light, it will be quite detrimental to the princess.

Jiang Shaohua turned around and said, "Don't worry, Chen Changshi, this princess will naturally decide the case impartially."

Before Chen Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief, he heard the princess continue: "Commander Song, immediately send a letter to the palace, asking Yang Huan to immediately set off to Ye County to interrogate the case. Also, please invite Lu Junma to come together. .”

Chen Zhuo: "..."

Song Yuan did not hesitate and accepted the order to make arrangements.

As for whether the princess wants to take the opportunity to beat Commander Lu's horse, Song Yuan doesn't care about this matter. Chen Zhuo is enough to worry about it.

Two private soldiers carried the body of the wealthy businessman down, and the mother and daughter of the Zhou family, Zhou Ying, were also taken down to be imprisoned and guarded. Six or seven Zhou family servants were also taken under guard.

The blood stains on the ground were washed away by the water, and the smell of blood quickly dissipated.

After all this fuss, it was almost dawn.

Jiang Shaohua simply stopped sleeping and asked Qin Hu and other soldiers to ride out for a walk to relax before setting off again at dawn.

There is an additional motorcade behind the motorcade. This fleet is filled with silk and linen purchased from Ye County. The Zhou family is one of the most wealthy businessmen in Luyang County. They come to Ye County every year to purchase silk forgings and linen. Then they are sold to the northern counties.

On the last carriage sat Zhou's mother and daughter.

Mrs. Zhou's eyes were swollen from crying. She hugged her daughter and said in a choked voice, "Mother Ying..."

Zhou Ying also cried once. Among the ten-year-old girls, some are still the delicate children at the knees of their parents, and some have grown into small trees, standing straight and facing the wind and rain.

"Mom, I don't regret it." Zhou Ying's eyes flashed with determination: "I have wanted to kill this villain for a long time. In front of the princess, I have no shame to say the most shameful thing. A month ago, he said to me while drunk. It’s unethical, this kind of beast is not worthy of being my father, Zhou Ying.”

Zhou's whole body was trembling, tears welling up in her eyes.

To be interested in my young daughter is to waste my life as a human being!

In fact, it was his shameless speech last night that made her fight him with all his strength. As a result, the fierce-tempered daughter actually killed her biological father with a knife...

"My mother is cowardly and useless. If I had known this, I should have put a packet of arsenic in his midnight snack a few years ago." Mrs. Zhou cried so hard that she couldn't breathe: "At my age, death is not a pity. You still have to So young..."

Zhou's heart was like a knife cutting through her heart, and her liver and intestines were torn apart.

Zhou Ying's eyes were red, and she took out a handkerchief to wipe her mother's tears: "Mom, don't cry. When things have reached this point, it's useless to say anything. The worst is death, I'm not afraid."

After pausing for a moment, he whispered again: "Mom, I have a vague hunch that maybe the princess will spare my life."

Zhou's crying suddenly stopped, she squeezed Zhou Ying's hand tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "Are you telling the truth?"

Zhou Ying had no idea in her heart, but she just had a flash of inspiration in her mind and said to coax Mrs. Zhou. Seeing that her mother finally stopped crying, she made it up without hesitation: "The princess really wants to kill me, but... It's just a matter of words. Since you didn't kill me last night, I guess you wanted to let me live." "Mom, you were the only daughter of the Zhou family back then. You brought your son-in-law into the house. After you gave birth to me, you had nothing to do."

"My grandfather and grandmother died of illness one after another, and the villain who was unworthy of being a husband and a father began to think of taking over the Zhou family."

"Does this situation make the princess feel compassion?"

Mrs. Zhou's body trembled, hope flashed in her eyes, and she murmured to herself: "That's right, when the Nanyang Prince's family came into the family, the whole Nanyang County was in a sensation. It was at that time that your grandfather had his thoughts. He also found a son-in-law for me."

"It's a coincidence that you and the princess were born in the same year, and the princess's birthday is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. On that day, the palace put up Kongming lanterns all over the city. After that, every year during the Lantern Festival, the prince would have people put out Kongming lanterns."

Zhou's speech became faster and faster, and the light in her eyes became brighter and brighter: "It's been more than a year since the death of the prince, and that Princess Lu has some shady thoughts... The princess knows that you are angry and resentful. She is unwilling to give up." Everyone must know!”

"Ying Niang!"

Mrs. Zhou suddenly grabbed her daughter's hand with too much force, and several blood marks appeared on the back of Zhou Ying's hand: "Remember, during the public trial, you must tell all the evil things your father has done... ...As long as there is a way to survive, as long as you can survive, I don't care about your reputation or your family fortune."

Zhou Ying sniffed and nodded heavily.

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On the other side, Qin Hu's team of ten people galloped toward Nanyang County.

In fact, for tasks such as delivering letters, there was no need for close guards like Qin Hu. However, Qin Hu missed his good brother Meng Sanbao who was recuperating in the palace, so he rushed to take over the job.

The horse galloped all day and arrived at the palace at nightfall.

Qin Hu got off his horse, and the first thing he did was to find Feng Changshi and give Chen Changshi's letter to Feng Changshi.

Feng Changshi worked hard on the internal affairs of the palace alone, and worked hard, and even had a few white hairs on his head.

Feng Wenming was not in a hurry to read the letter and asked first: "Why did the princess send you back?"

Qin Hu immediately told about the murder that occurred in the post house in the middle of the night: "...I will send a letter to Yang for trial, and to Lu Junma. I will leave for Ye County early tomorrow morning."

After Feng Wenming heard the whole story, his expression was quite subtle. After a while, he said: "It's an urgent matter. Go and deliver the letter quickly."

"Is Mr. Yang in the execution room?"

Feng Wenming glanced at Qin Hu: "It's getting dark, Yang Wenming should go back to the Distribution Institute."

When the princess was in the palace, Yang Zheng pretended to be busy every day until dark. As soon as the princess left, Yang Zheng immediately returned to his original state, nodded on time, and left as soon as the time for going to the Yamen was up.

Feng Changshi, who was diligent and tireless, naturally disliked Yang Zheng in every way.

Qin Hu also curled his lips and went to the side courtyard, where he saw Yang Wenxuan who was drinking.

After Yang Zheng listened to the princess' instructions, his drunkenness suddenly disappeared: "Are you leaving early tomorrow morning?"

"Exactly. The princess has an order, please ask Yang Shenhuan to prepare the luggage immediately, and set off tomorrow at five o'clock."

After Qin Hu finished speaking, he handed over his hands and left. He had to go and deliver a message from the princess to Commander Lu Ma.

Yang Zheng silently considered the case, feeling vaguely that a big black pot was hanging over his head... He uttered a curse word angrily.