The daughter of the emperor returned to Beijing and got into trouble with the abstinent prince.

Chapter 34 Trial by the Three Divisions
The three-court trial was jointly responsible by the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate.

As for why the trial venue was chosen to be the Censorate.

As everyone knows, Meng Ran, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple, has been the companion of the Crown Prince Jun Yanci since childhood. The second daughter of the Minister of Justice is the concubine of the Seventh Prince Jun Jinhuan.

In order to ensure fairness, the Censorate presided over the trial and brought Yun Chengyi in for trial.

This case involves several court officials who met with an unexpected accident on their way back to the palace on New Year's Eve. The nature of the case is extremely bad, so the emperor ordered Jun Jinhuan to investigate and hunt down the murderer.

The presiding judge, Jun Jinhuan, should have sat in the middle, but the third prince, who was known for his virtue, gave the seat to Fu Junliang, the head of the Censorate, to avoid suspicion.

At this time, Lord Fu, who was in the upper center position, looked at the virtuous prince Jun Jinhuan, the Minister of Justice Chen Song on the left, and the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple Meng Ran on the right, and felt restless.

Finally, Fu Junliang's gaze fell on the hall.

Yun Chengyi, who was standing below, was graceful, elegant and leisurely, truly a gentleman as beautiful as jade and unparalleled in the world.

The son of the prime minister, the grandson of the duke, the richest man in the capital, the top scholar at the age of fourteen, a lecturer at Bitong Academy, and the honorary dean.

Nowadays, more than half of the young officials in the court and the country have taken Yun Chengyi’s classes in Bitong Academy, received his guidance, and have been more or less taken care of by the Yun family in their official careers.

Fu Junliang, an outstanding student of Bitong Academy, was naturally among them.

So, how can a student judge a teacher?! Isn't this just putting him on the fire?
Meng Ran saw that he was in a dilemma and coughed lightly.

"Second Master Yun, where did you go after leaving the palace on New Year's Eve?"

Fu Junliang looked at Meng Ran with gratitude. He decided to give the famous painting of wild geese in his home to Meng Haoxinran who rescued him!

"After my father and I left the palace, we went straight back to the Yun Mansion and did not go anywhere else."

"When will you leave the palace and when will you arrive home?"

"The end of the Xu hour, the third quarter of the Hai hour."

Yun Chengyi spoke clearly, neither humble nor arrogant.

Meng Ran calculated in his mind that this time was just enough to return to the Yun Mansion from the palace gate. If what Yun Chengyi said was true, then the murderer could not possibly be him.

"He is lying!" Chen Song, the Minister of Justice, slammed the table and pointed at Yun Chengyi and shouted.

"Sir Chen, everyone in the Yun Mansion can testify that what I said is true." Yun Chengyi was calm and composed.

Chen Song stood up and said confidently:

"The Yun family is full of you, the Yun family, how can your testimony count? So many people in Yueying Tower saw you and Xiao'er having a conflict, how could this be false?"

Words were not enough, so Chen Song winked at the criminal officer beside him, who immediately shouted:

"Bring a witness--!"

As soon as he finished speaking, seven or eight bloody people were pulled up, both men and women, all of whom were in Yueying Tower that night.

Meng Ran frowned slightly and asked:
"Everyone raise your heads and take a closer look. Is this the person in front of you who is in conflict with Young Master Chen?"

But after seeing Yun Chengyi's face, everyone was confused and didn't dare to speak rashly.

"Hurry up and say it!"

Chen Song saw that they had been looking at Yun Chengyi for a long time and no one had yet pointed the finger at him, so he immediately urged them.

At his urging, the leading shopkeeper said tremblingly:

"Your Excellency, I have never seen this young master before."

After she finished speaking, others followed suit and said:
"Your Excellency, I am the same."

"Your Excellency, I haven't seen it either."

How is it possible that no one testified against him?

"You are such a daring villain! You dare to play tricks in front of the government! Beat him up!"

Meng Ran saw the whips hitting several people's eyes hard, and blood was flowing down their faces. He sneered, "Stop it! Master Chen, you have blinded people's eyes, how can you recognize them?"

The people from the Ministry of Justice were so harsh in their actions because they were afraid of leaving a few people alive.

"Sir Meng, how can this prisoner tell the truth without being tortured? You have not been in office for long, so it is understandable that you are not used to this kind of scene. But now, the case has been ordered by the emperor himself, and it must be investigated thoroughly! Keep beating me!"

Meng Ran glanced at the runners from the Dali Temple, who immediately stepped forward to stop the runners from the Ministry of Justice who were executing the order.

"Meng Ran, what do you mean?!"

Chen Song never expected that with the virtuous prince Jun Jinhuan backing him up, a mere Shaoqing of the Dali Temple would actually go against him so blatantly?
"The Ministry of Justice can afford to lose face by forcing someone to confess under torture, but we at the Dali Temple cannot!"

What Meng Ran couldn't stand the most was the Ministry of Justice. It was like they had no brains and only knew how to use torture.

"Hey, Lord Meng, Lord Chen, let's talk it out. We are all colleagues."

Fu Junliang stood up and tried to stop the fight on one side and stop people on the other side, but he was very busy.

When the scene was in chaos, a voice suddenly came from the gate of the Censorate.
"His Royal Highness is here!"

After hearing this message, everyone present stood up, looking a little surprised.

Jun Yanci? Why would this living devil come?

"See His Highness the Crown Prince."

Except for Jun Jinhuan who was standing to salute, everyone else was kneeling on the ground.

The visitor was dressed in a black dragon robe, with a slender figure and outstanding temperament. His peach blossom eyes were as bright as obsidian, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

This living devil actually smiled? You know, Jun Yanci's face is usually cold as ice. Once his emotions fluctuate, it must be that someone is going to be unlucky, or badly unlucky.

Meng Ran subconsciously stood next to Fu Junliang.

"Second brother!"

What was that voice? Yun Chengyi then noticed that Yun Qianyi was also here. However, why did his fourth sister appear with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? He didn't think it was a coincidence.

The most important thing is, her hand seemed to be holding hands with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just now?
As soon as Yun Qianyi arrived, she saw the people being tortured. She had a photographic memory and could tell at a glance that these were the guests, the shopkeeper, and the servants of Yueying Tower.

Fortunately, Yun Chengyi was not injured. No matter how arrogant the Ministry of Justice was, they would not dare to torture him rashly.

"Fourth sister, why are you here?"

Just as Yun Qianyi was about to speak, he heard an annoying voice.

"How dare you! You don't even kneel down to pay respects to the wise king!"

She turned her head to look and had to admit, what a loyal lackey he was.

Jun Yanci stood behind her, the warmth in his palm had not yet completely dissipated, but the hand had already been pulled away from him. He was feeling irritated.

"Did I ask you to get up?"

With a wave of his sleeves, Chen Song was knocked to the ground, kneeling on the ground and not daring to get up.

Jun Jinhuan's eyes sank slightly. Chen Song was more or less his father-in-law. It was really embarrassing to look like this in front of so many people.

Therefore, he could only help Chen Song up himself. Then he turned to Jun Yanci and asked softly:
"Fourth brother, what's wrong? Are you in a bad mood today? Are you still feeling unwell?"

"My lord, my brother is dead."

Jun Yanci didn't even glance at him, his tone was cold and his words revealed rejection.

The wise prince?
After hearing Jun Yanci's words, Yun Qianyi looked directly at the person walking down from the hall.

Isn't this just a coincidence? They still have some unfinished business.

(End of this chapter)