Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

When the Cui couple were brought to the court, the first thing they saw was a man sitting in the court. He was dressed in green and had a pair of slightly upturned peach blossom eyes. He seemed affectionate but heartless.

"Lord Rong, it's been a long time since we last met. I can still vividly remember the time when we served in the same court and handled cases together. Time flies."

Cui Tianhao cupped his hands, with a sincere look on his face, "Master Rong, congratulations, you finally got what you wished for. You must treat us to a drink on the wedding day."

He played the emotional card and used old friendship to impress Rong Jing.

However, Rong Jing was a lone minister and had little contact with the ministers in the court, so where did the friendship come from?

"Do you know why I called you here?"

He refused to compromise at all. Cui Tianhao was very disappointed and cursed him in his heart, calling him pedantic and stubborn.

But he didn't show it on his face. "What do you mean by being involved in a murder case? That's ridiculous. I'm the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate. I'm well versed in the law. How could I break the law knowingly?"

Mrs. Cui was not very old and it was her first time in the court. She was very nervous and leaned closely against Cui Tianhao.

"Yes, yes, this is a frame-up. Sir, please help me and my wife get justice."

Rong Jing glanced at them and said loudly, "Please invite Miss Cui San up."

Cui Yanxi and her servant were brought up. Both of them were injured when they climbed out of the carriage, especially Cui Yanxi, who injured her right leg and walked with a limp.

Cui Tianhao not only showed no concern, but he started to yell, "Evil girl, is your family short of food or water? Are you going to betray your family like this?"

Cui Yanxi's face was as pale as paper, and she felt like a huge stone was pressing on her heart, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Although I had expected this scene to happen, it was still very uncomfortable when I actually faced it.

Mrs. Cui gently tugged at her husband's sleeve and gave him a wink.

"Master, the Third Miss is insane. It's not her fault. We will take her home and take good care of her."

Cui Tianhao understood immediately and scolded him angrily, "A loving mother often spoils her child. It's all because of you.

He stepped forward and tried to pull Cui Yanxi, "Come on, come back with me."

Cui Yanxi's eyes were filled with fear. She knew very well that home was not a safe haven but a bottomless prison.

The bailiff stopped him and said, "Stop."

Without Lord Rong's order, how could they make the decision?

Cui Tianhao sighed and bowed to Rong Jing.

"Master Rong, this is a family scandal. We have kept it a secret before, but now we can no longer hide it. So I will tell you straight out. My daughter has been mentally ill since she was born, and her brain is not working well."

"She seemed fine at ordinary times, but her mother's death triggered her madness..."

Cui Yanxi was trembling all over. How vicious! He diagnosed her with a madness and then let her die of illness?

"I'm not sick, I'm normal."

Cui Tianhao looked helpless. "Drunk people say they are not drunk, crazy people say they are not crazy, hey, let's go home with me."

His tone softened a lot and he was no longer angry.

However, Cui Yanxi was even more frightened and fell to the ground with a plop. “Lord Rong, I will die if I go back. Please save me.”

Cui Tianhao stared coldly at the girl kneeling on the ground, with a hint of murderous intent.

He really wanted to drag the man away, but the court was full of Rong Jing's people.

Rong Jing picked up a complaint and glanced at it. "The complaint says that you were poisoned after eating a few bites of food at home a month ago."

"Yes." Cui Yanxi nodded desperately. It was on that day that she realized a terrible fact: someone wanted to kill her.

She was a woman from a wealthy family and had no grudges against anyone. Who would want to take her life?

Mrs. Cui suddenly retorted loudly, "There is absolutely no such thing. She has hysteria, so she often feels that someone wants to harm her."

Rong Jing ignored him and said, "Miss Cui San, please tell me more details."

Cui Yanxi closed her eyes and tried her best to control her chaotic emotions.

"That day, the eldest young lady's wife held a flower-viewing banquet and invited women from all over the capital. I was not invited, so I had lunch in my room."

She is in mourning and all entertainment activities have nothing to do with her.

"At the time, I was in a bad mood and had a poor appetite. I didn't feel like eating, so I fed the pet cat first. After I finished feeding, I only took two bites when I saw the cat vomiting black blood..."

She would never forget the fear and terror she felt at that time.

"I just found out that the food was poisoned."

The Cui couple wanted to interrupt, but Rong Jing scolded them, "I didn't ask you, just stay aside and watch."

He looked serious and asked, "Afterwards, didn't you ask anyone for an explanation?"

Cui Yanxi was very scared and helpless. "I looked for them, but they just lied and covered up the truth. My father even punished me by making me kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole night."

It was that night that made her wake up. She refused to investigate. Why?

How could such a secret be hidden from my father who once served as the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate?

The fact that he didn't check means that he already knew the situation.

This is what makes her most desperate.

Cui Tianhao frowned, "Master Rong, this is the words of a madman, how can you believe it?"

Rong Jing looked at him deeply and said, "I have handled many bizarre cases and have seen a lot of the darkness and filthiness of human nature, but I have never seen a father destroy his own daughter's future in public."

The father personally stamped that his daughter was a lunatic. Could she still marry? She would be trapped in the backyard for the rest of her life!

It can be said that he personally cut off his daughter's future path.

Cui Tianhao cried out in injustice, "My Lord, I don't want this either. How can it bring honor to our Cui family to have a crazy daughter? If it weren't for a last resort, who would be willing to go this far?"

If he had taken this move at that time, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

"Alas, it is unfortunate for our family to have such a monster."

Rong Jing looked at the pretentious man and shook his head slightly. People can be selfish, but they cannot be inhumane.

"What about the second time?"

Cui Yanxi mustered up her courage and continued, "That time, I realized that someone was trying to harm me. I was in a state of panic all day and couldn't sleep at night. I wandered around the garden in the middle of the night. When I walked to the lake, someone pushed me hard and I fell into the river."

"If my personal maid hadn't come to find me, I would have died quietly."

"But even so, they still said I was talking nonsense."

"From then on, I knew that the person I really wanted to harm was ..."

Her eyes gradually turned red. "It's Cui Tianhao and his young wife."

Cui Tianhao was furious. "How dare you! I'm your biological father. How dare you call me by my name? How dare you throw dirty water on me?"

"My mother said before she passed away that you are the coldest and most heartless man in the world. I didn't believe it before, but now I do."

Cui Tianhao's eyes turned red with anger. "So, it was that bitch who instigated this. I will have her moved out of the ancestral tomb right now. She is not worthy of enjoying the offerings from the descendants of my Cui family."

This is a threat.

If you dare to go against the family, your mother will die without a burial place.

Cui Yanxi no longer hesitated and kowtowed heavily, "Sir, I am suing Cui Tianhao for murdering my wife and daughter and stealing her dowry. Please make a decision for me."

The whole audience was shocked.