Both worlds are like dreams

Emperor Ling looked at Mo Ruilin. This was the first time that his son blushed in the court. In the past, no matter what difficulties he faced, he was always calm and even heartless. This time, he was probably really angry.

He glanced at Shen Congfeng's followers below. Each of them looked like eggplants hit by frost, with blue and white faces. Some of them were holding their chests and gasping for breath, obviously angry.

Shen Congfeng and his gang have been domineering in the court for a long time, but this is the first time that they have been scolded by a little girl and have no power to fight back. This kind of scene is rare!

If he wasn't the emperor, he would have wanted to say hello first and curse to his heart's content.

In sharp contrast, those who were opposed to Shen Congfeng's faction were trying their best to suppress their pride on their faces.

For so many years, these people have been suppressed and almost forgot that they were once young men standing in the court and denouncing corrupt officials. It was the forbearance, restraint and helplessness of these years that smoothed their edges.

It is worth it to see this scene today.

Shen Congfeng's face turned ashen, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes when he looked at Xue Huang and Mo Ruilin. It was such a good show, and he spoke so righteously that it was irrefutable.

But he was unwilling to let them go like this. He had to take action against a bunch of useless trash.

But before he could speak, he heard Mo Yunchen in front of him speak. Shen Congfeng's eyes deepened slightly, and he finally made a move.

"Those who have made contributions should be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes should be punished. Princess Changle had her own reasons, and although her merits and mistakes can be offset, the crime of the fifth prince colluding with the rebels cannot be brushed aside."

Xue Huang listened to his words, and it seemed that he was leaving her out, but she did not appreciate his kindness. Instead, she said bluntly, "Then please show me the evidence that the fifth prince is colluding with the rebels."

Mo Yunchen asked calmly, "If that person is not Xiao Ling'er, who is it? Can the Fifth Prince tell us her identity?"

Xue Huang's eyes turned cold. He was throwing the problem back to them, returning to the situation where Mo Ruilin had to prove his innocence.

We must never go back to this logic, otherwise there will be no chance of turning things around.

Duke Jingguo spoke up at this time, "Your Majesty, Princess Changle just said that she can prove that this maid is lying. This is related to the innocence of the royal family. I think we should not be hasty. Why not listen to her opinion?"

After hearing what Duke Jingguo said, Emperor Ling also instantly remembered what Xue Huang said before, "Tell me, do you have any evidence to prove that she is lying?"

Xue Huang walked up to the maid, pinched her chin and forced her to look at her. "I'll ask you one last time. When, where and under what circumstances did you see Xiao Ling'er by the Fifth Prince's side?"

The maid looked at her cold eyes and couldn't help but shrink back, but her hand seemed to be frozen on her chin like ice and she couldn't break free no matter what.

She could only answer, "It was the day before the princess entered the city, at the beginning of the afternoon, the Fifth Prince was ordered to leave the palace, and when I went to serve tea, I happened to see the Fifth Prince leading her out."

"Did you see them walk out of the study door with your own eyes?"

"Yes."

"You're lying!" Xue Huang released her chin, stood up and looked at Emperor Ling, "Your Majesty, I believe you and the adults present should have been to the Fifth Prince's residence. The location of his study is very special. It is on a lake and there is only one way to get there. She can't stand in the water and see it. So the only place where she can see the door of the study is the arch at the end. If you can see the person walking out of the study there, then they can see you in return. Xiao Ling'er is a wanted criminal, so it is impossible for her to appear in the prince's residence so ostentatiously, so how could she give you the opportunity to see it clearly?"

"I watched it secretly at that time, so she didn't find out."

Xue Huang smiled slightly, and suddenly reached out to grab her wrist and bend it back. The maid immediately turned pale in pain, and with her other hand she desperately pulled Xue Huang's hand down, "You don't know martial arts."

"Princess Changle," Shen Congfeng said, "You are too overbearing to treat a weak maid like this."

Xue Huang let her go and looked at Shen Congfeng, "It seems that General Shen also thinks that she doesn't know martial arts."

"What does this mean?"

"It means that you, who think you are so smart, have made a mistake in the details."

"What did you say?"

"For those with deep internal strength, it would be a piece of cake to identify the location by listening to the sound within a hundred steps, unless the other party is also a top master. But this maid doesn't know martial arts, and doesn't know how to hide her internal energy. The distance from the study door to the archway is only thirty steps. If the person next to the Fifth Prince is really Xiao Ling'er, how could she not notice someone in the dark?" Xue Huang said with a smile.

Shen Congfeng frowned slightly, glanced at the maid, and said nothing.

The maidservant continued, "I remembered it wrongly. I saw it in the corridor outside the archway at that time."

"That's even more impossible," said Mo Ruilin. "Going out of the archway is the inner house. Not only are there guards taking turns standing guard, but servants and maids are also constantly coming and going. With so many people and eyes, how could the person next to me reveal his true face and ask you to look at him?"

"Yes!" Xue Huang laughed. "Collaborating with the rebels is a serious crime. Why don't you try every possible means to hide it but brazenly present it to them?"

The maid was speechless.

Xue Huang looked at the Minister of Justice again, "Sir, when you tried this case, did you record all these details? I wonder which of the two statements she made just now was recorded in your file?"

The Minister of Justice was panicked by her question and could only calm down and said, "It is my fault for not considering it carefully. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Emperor Ling sneered, "Is your Ministry of Justice so careless in handling cases?"

The Minister of Justice was sweating profusely and knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I don't know martial arts, so I didn't investigate further."

"Your Majesty, this maid's words are inconsistent and contradictory. It is obvious that she is framing His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince." Xue Huang said.

Shen Congfeng frowned, "Even so, the people around the Fifth Prince still cannot prove their identities."

Xue Huang stared at Shen Congfeng and said, "The key point of this case is how dare this maid frame the current prince?! Changle believes that there must be someone behind her, please investigate thoroughly, Your Majesty."

"Princess Changle, words are not enough, don't make up stories here!"

"She also has no evidence, yet she dares to slander the prince for colluding with the rebels. You don't blame her for her empty words, but blame me instead? General Shen, aren't you putting the cart before the horse?"

"You?!" Shen Congfeng was furious. It was the first time he met such a sharp-tongued and unreasonable person.