His entire family perished in battle; he rose from the ashes to conquer the world.

At this moment, Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, stepped forward, looking at Mu Yuan and the others with a look of disdain.

Then, his gaze shifted to Xu Wei, and impatiently urged, "Lord Xu, stop wasting time and quickly pronounce the verdict!"

If we let these people keep talking, who knows how long it will drag on.

Prince Zhu Zheng of Ning saw that the plan was about to succeed, and he would not allow anyone to delay the process.

As long as Mu Yuan is convicted.

Given his crimes, he is certain to die!

In this way, the last surviving member of the Mu family was completely wiped out.

He could take this opportunity to seize military power in the Western Prefecture and transform himself from an ordinary prince into a powerful vassal king.

"Your Highness is absolutely right," Lan Que echoed. "Lord Xu, even if you know Old Madam Mu, you shouldn't be chatting in this kind of setting. It would be better to quickly pronounce the verdict and close the case, and not waste everyone's time."

Lan Que suppressed his excitement; the opportunity for revenge was now right before him, about to become a reality.

The two men, working in unison, subtly put pressure on Xu Wei.

At this moment, Wang Xian added fuel to the fire.

"Indeed, the imperial court sent us to handle this case with the intention of a swift resolution. Lord Xu, let's pronounce the verdict and close the case quickly so we can return to report as soon as possible, shall we?"

Wang Zhi's words carried significantly more weight than those of Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, and Lan Que.

Although he was only assisting in this matter.

But at least it was personally appointed by the Emperor.

In addition, given his position as Grand Eunuch, which earned him the Emperor's deep trust, Xu Wei had no reason to refuse after hearing these words.

Xu Wei slowly walked to his seat and sat down again.

His hand reached for the astonishing wood, and his entire hand began to tremble uncontrollably.

Mu Yuan is the grandson of Old Madam Mu. He fell on hard times in his early years and was once helped by Old Madam Mu. Now, however, he is going to condemn the grandson of his benefactor.

If the crime is minor, he could easily use his power to make it go away.

But it was Mu Yuan's fault.

It's just too big.

Even though he held a second-rank official position, he dared not show favoritism.

More importantly, if he were to pass judgment, it would be tantamount to ending the Mu family line. In addition, considering the kindness shown to Old Madam Mu in her early years, his actions would be seen as repaying kindness with enmity.

"Lord Xu, if you are hesitating, then I will pronounce the sentence."

Wang Xian was extremely impatient with Xu Wei's dawdling and even wanted to take Xu Wei's place and pronounce the verdict himself.

"I am the presiding judge, you are the assistant, I will pronounce the verdict myself!!!!" Xu Wei roared at Wang Xian, completely losing his previous gentleness.

Wang Xian's face darkened, his gaze turning as cold as a sharp sword, as if he wanted to pierce through Xu Wei.

He was, after all, the Grand Eunuch, the emperor's most trusted confidant. Although his official rank was not as high as Xu Wei's, Xu Wei had no right to yell at him.

Xu Wei realized that he had just been controlled by anger.

He quickly apologized to Wang Xian.

He navigated the court for years by avoiding offending anyone and staying out of factional struggles, which earned him the emperor's favor and ultimately led to his meteoric rise in rank.

Xu Wei believed in repaying kindness.

Now, let him pronounce judgment on his benefactor's grandson.

this kind of thing.

He simply couldn't accept it.

"Elder sister." Xu Wei looked at Old Madam Mu, his face full of reluctance, but his eyes gradually became resolute, as if he was telling Old Madam Mu with his eyes that he had no choice in the matter.

Old Madam Mu remained silent throughout, and made no attempt to stop it.

Just then.

A figure floated down from the rooftop.

"You cannot convict Mu Yuan!"

As soon as the figure landed, it rushed to Mu Yuan's side at an extremely fast speed and protected Mu Yuan behind it.

Upon closer inspection, the figure revealed its owner.

It was none other than Lin Xueshang.

She held a sword in her left hand, and seemed to be clutching something in her right.

"You people from the Mu family are lawless!!!!" Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, was furious when he saw the Mu family causing trouble again.

If it weren't for the successive appearances of members of the Mu family, Mu Yuan would have been convicted long ago.

"And who is this?" Xu Wei showed no outward sign of distress, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief as he inquired about Lin Xueshang's identity.

"I am Lin Xueshang, the sixth daughter-in-law of the Mu family."

Lin Xueshang said proudly.

"Tell me why Mu Yuan cannot be convicted?" Xu Wei asked expectantly, hoping that Lin Xueshang had come with evidence.

Otherwise, it would all be in vain.

Lin Xueshang opened her right palm, revealing a small porcelain bottle in her hand.

Upon seeing the small porcelain bottle, Lan Que's face instantly turned pale, his lips trembled uncontrollably, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

When Mu Yuan saw the small porcelain bottle, his previously anxious heart finally relaxed.

"What is this?"

Xu Wei, puzzled, asked.

"This item can prove Mu Yuan's innocence," Lin Xueshang replied.

"You dare to use a broken porcelain bottle as evidence? How laughable!" Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, said with a contemptuous and sarcastic expression.

"Lord Xu, could you please send someone to bring Feng Zhong's body here so we can have a coroner examine it? Then everyone will know the purpose of this small porcelain bottle in my hand," Lin Xueshang requested.

Xu Wei pondered for a moment, then looked at Wang Xian.

Wang Xian was still angry after being yelled at by Xu Wei, so he glared at Xu Wei and said, "You're the presiding judge, so my assistant can't interfere too much."

Xu Wei pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Someone, bring up Feng Zhong's body and have the coroner examine him!"

The voice just fell.

Lan Que practically jumped up and stopped him on the spot:

"No!"

"Young Master Lan, why are you so nervous?" The situation suddenly changed, and Mu Yuan looked at him with a half-smile.

"Feng Zhong is already dead. What you're doing is disturbing his body!" Lan Que gave a reason that everyone found very lame.

"It's the burial that disturbs the body. Besides, Feng Zhong's body is still in the morgue. The court sent people to investigate, and you strongly supported it. Now that the investigation is underway, why are you suddenly obstructing it?"

At this moment, Mu Yuan unleashed his full power and began to launch a counterattack.

His words left Lan Que speechless, leaving him only able to glare resentfully at Mu Yuan.

Furthermore, with Xu Wei giving the order, Lan Que's attempts to stop him were futile.

One hour later.

Feng Zhong's body was carried to the courtroom.

Several elderly coroners accompanied them.

"Autopsy!"

Xu Wei gave the order.

Several coroners, carrying their tools, examined Feng Zhong's body together.

Previously, they dared not show themselves, entirely out of fear of Prince Ning, and also out of fear of offending the Mu family and being drawn into the vortex of struggle. Now, the imperial court has personally sent people here.

They acted in accordance with the court's wishes, so naturally they didn't need to consider other factors.

Soon, several coroners conducted a thorough examination.

A conclusion was reached.

"Your Honor, after our examination, we determined that Feng Zhong died from poisoning," the eldest of the coroners replied, clasping his hands in a respectful gesture.

As soon as the coroner finished speaking, Lan Que immediately said, "This must have been poisoned by Mu Yuan!"