The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Early the next morning, Xiao Mubei came to find Chu Yunxi and said that Qin Long wanted to see them.

"Where's Zhang Chenmu? Is he here?" Chu Yunxi asked while wolfing down her food.

"I'm already waiting." Xiao Mubei picked up another steamed bun for Chu Yunxi, "Eat slowly, there's no rush."

Chu Yunxi stuffed the whole bun into her mouth and said incoherently, "Let's go. Don't let Master Zhang wait anxiously."

When they arrived at the prison, Qin Long was already waiting. After not seeing him for a whole night, it seemed as if all his energy and spirit had been drained away. His eyes were bloodshot, his beard was untidy, and he looked decadent.

Chu Yunxi stepped forward and asked, "I heard that you wanted to see me, what do you want to say?"

Qin Long raised his head and smiled bitterly, "Does the princess already know?"

"Know what?" Chu Yunxi asked knowingly.

Qin Long gritted his teeth and said, "Prince Rui sent someone to silence me. I have already agreed to help him frame the crown prince, but he still doesn't trust me and sent his confidant to silence me. Since he doesn't trust me, why should I help him?"

"So, all your confessions are false. The person who really planned all this is Prince Rui, right?"

"It was Prince Rui, and the Imperial Observatory's Supervisor Yuan Rubai. He was behind the plot, and Prince Rui arranged for someone to do it outside. The Crown Prince was not involved. I don't know if the Crown Prince knew about this."

"That is to say, you have always been following the arrangements of Prince Rui. You are the direct leader of all this in the Sun family, but Prince Rui has always been behind it. And you said that it was Prince Rui who saved your life. You did all this to repay him for saving your life. Is that wrong?"

Qin Long nodded, "That's right."

"Who can testify for you? How can your words, true or false, be used as evidence in court?"

Qin Long paused for a moment and said, "The man pretending to be a Feng Shui master is named Ren Fei, and he is the counselor of King Rui. After this incident, King Rui hid him in his other courtyard. King Rui's other courtyard is 20 miles outside the west city. You can go and catch him, so that you can prove that what I said is true."

Chu Yunxi looked at Xiao Mubei, Xiao Mubei waved his hand, and Bai Yu went out immediately.

Chu Yunxi said: "Qin Long, if Ren Fei is caught, your words will be confirmed. Over the years, you have helped King Rui do many evil things. You cannot escape the death penalty. Before you die, do you have any last wishes?"

Qin Long shook his head. "I have no parents. All these years I have always regarded the Rui Palace as my home and the Rui King as my relative. Now I have no home and no relatives. What else can I wish for? After I die, please don't throw me into a mass grave. Just bury me with a straw mat. I will be very grateful."

Chu Yunxi felt a little bit sorry for his lonely look, but everything was his own choice and she could do nothing about it.

"Don't worry, I will arrange for someone to prepare a thin coffin for you. I won't let your body be exposed in the wilderness."

"That's it, thank you very much."

Nearing evening, Bai Yu indeed captured Ren Fei. Sun Shiche recognized the man and found that it was the Feng Shui master.

In order to prevent any further complications, Xiao Mubei immediately took Zhang Chenmu to the palace to report the case.

Prince Rui's Mansion.

Xiao Ziyi was wondering what tricks the prince would come up with next when a guard came to report that the villa had been attacked and the strategist Ren Fei had been abducted.

Xiao Ziyi stood up at once, "Who is the other party?"

He was thinking that maybe this was another attempt by the prince, but then he thought, how could the prince know Ren Fei? At this critical moment, Ren Fei would be exposed only if Qin Long spoke in the Dali Temple.

The guard who came to report the news said, "It seems that they said it was someone from the Dali Temple."

Xiao Ziyi felt a chill in his heart, and two words emerged in his mind: It's over!

But how could Qin Long suddenly betray Ren Fei? What else did he say? How could someone who had vowed to take full responsibility and never implicate the prince suddenly turn against him?

After sitting for a while, Xiao Ziyi suddenly thought of something, stood up abruptly, and said hurriedly: "Come, change clothes, the king wants to go to the palace."

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Emperor Sui Ming listened to Zhang Chenmu's report with his chest heaving with anger. Xiao Mubei stood aside without saying a word, but played the recording in the recorder at the appropriate time.

Although Emperor Sui Ming had never seen anything that could record people's voices, he didn't care at this moment. The content of the recording was enough to make him furious.

When Xiao Ziyi arrived, Emperor Sui Ming had just smashed an inkstone. When Eunuch Baochan said that Prince Rui wanted to see him, he immediately said, "Let him kneel outside and wait."

Eunuch Baochan went out to reply, and Emperor Sui Ming called him back, "Tell the Crown Prince to come over and kneel as well."

Eunuch Baochan went out trembling with fear to pass on the message. Zhang Chenmu also stood aside with his head down, looking at the furious Emperor Sui Ming, his heart pounding.

Emperor Sui Ming didn't say anything for a long time. The air pressure in the room was extremely low. Xiao Mubei hung his head, motionless, as if he didn't exist.

"Eighth Brother, in your opinion, how should this matter be handled?" Emperor Sui Ming did not ignore Xiao Mubei. He spoke after a while, and his voice had returned to calm.

Xiao Mubei said respectfully: "Everything is up to the emperor, father."

"You are the Minister of Dali Temple, and trying cases is your job. If I ask you to judge this matter, how will you judge it?" Emperor Sui Ming looked at Xiao Mubei.

Zhang Chenmu looked at Xiao Mubei worriedly, not knowing what Emperor Sui Ming meant.

Xiao Mubei knelt down, kowtowed to Emperor Sui Ming, and said, "Since your father asked me, I will tell you directly."

"Go ahead, no matter what you say, I will forgive you."

Xiao Mubei said: "The Crown Prince and King Rui set up the Ten Thousand Hearts Return to One Formation. This is a formation set up by the Emperor Killing Star Organization to overthrow the country. It is a crime of treason."

Emperor Sui Ming tightened his grip, his face expressionless, waiting for Xiao Mubei to continue.

"But at the last moment, they changed the purpose of the formation. Although it was to frame my son, it didn't harm the country, so the rebellion was terminated voluntarily. If you count it, it can be regarded as the crime of killing brothers."

Emperor Sui Ming loosened his grip slightly and said, "Go on."

"In order to implement the Myriad Hearts Returning One Array, the Sun family stole many hearts of deceased people, and Prince Rui sent people to kill the family of the carpenter who made the sign. This is murder. The Crown Prince knew that the Imperial Observatory's Director Zheng Yuan Rubai planned the Myriad Hearts Returning One Array, but Prince Rui implemented it, but he let it go because of his own selfishness. According to the law, he should be guilty of the same crime. As for the Imperial Observatory's Director Zheng Yuan Rubai, I suggest that you investigate him again. Did he instigate Prince Rui to create the Myriad Hearts Returning One Array because he had heard of it, or for some other reason? This remains to be verified. I have finished speaking, and I ask you to make the final decision."