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That day, because she got up at noon, she rested in the yard for a long time.

It passed quickly.

Nothing major happened in the capital, but there were fewer people singing praises of General He in teahouses and theaters, where people gathered.

More importantly, there was gossip about the dispute between General He and the ruffian Peng.

Although there are still many people who defend this gossip.

For example, General He is a man of temperament, who dares to love and hate. It is the will of the people that he helps us deal with this scoundrel, and it cannot be considered a stain on his character.

For example, although General He is a heroine, open-minded, and not fussy about trivial matters, she is, after all, a delicate and pitiful woman. As a woman, it is not easy for her to admit that she dealt with a scoundrel in public. We should give the greatest tolerance and understanding to General He's avoidance of this matter.

For example, General He has devoted his life to the country and the people, regardless of his own life. How could he humiliate her over such a trivial matter?

However, it is undeniable that General He's lofty and inviolable divine status in the hearts of the people has gradually been shaken.

Moreover, the more people talked about it, the more they associated her with an ordinary woman.

As for the case of the flood in He's mansion, a large number of inquiries and investigations are still ongoing. So far, no suspects have been found, and no other strong witnesses have been found.

Therefore, a few days after this incident, the testimony of the city defense became even more important.

The first scene of the fire in General He's yard was witnessed by only the city defense guards from afar, no one else.

In response to this, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple conducted more detailed inquiries with the city defense guards present that day.

The Dali Temple quickly came to the conclusion that the fire in General He's courtyard was closely related to the people who were in the main house at the time, and the investigation began to focus on the servants in General He's courtyard.

Then, it was determined that the cause of the fire was the maid in the main house and General He himself.

The maid's life was hanging by a thread, so she couldn't speak at all. General He himself had unclear motives and no flaws were revealed during the questioning.

He just said that when he opened his eyes, he saw thick smoke and couldn't see anything, so he was only focused on saving people.

The thick black smoke she described matched the scene that night, and also matched the combustion process and traces of the only physical evidence, the rosin oil used as a combustion aid. I wanted to track the purchase records of the rosin oil, but rosin oil is extremely popular in Tianze. It can be found in every household and on the streets, making it difficult to verify.

Moreover, if it was General He who set the fire, it was her own yard after all. Even if she burned the yard clean in front of everyone, it was only General He's own business and there was no need to file a case.

As for the maid Qiangwei, through their visits and investigations, they learned that she had always been taciturn and had a bad relationship with other servants in the courtyard.

There are elderly parents and three younger brothers at home.

He always looks like he has a lot on his mind on weekdays.

The relationship between her and her master could not be said to be good nor bad, but according to the descriptions of other servants, when General He returned home victorious after so many years of fighting on the border, only Qiangwei was very calm, without a trace of joy.

Therefore, the Dali Temple combined the evidence and made the final judgment.

The fire was intentional, not an accident.

And the arsonist.

Or, it was Qiangwei, the only maid in the main house at that time.

Or, General He directed and acted in it himself.

Both results were submitted by the Dali Temple to the Ministry of Justice.

Originally, the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice were two independent departments, each with its own responsibilities.

This was because the case occurred when the soldiers had just returned triumphantly, and the impact was extremely bad. The emperor also attached great importance to it and personally ordered the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice to jointly handle the case and did not allow anyone else to interfere in the case. Therefore, after the Dali Temple made a judgment, it naturally submitted the result and the detailed case details to the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice will then make the final judgment.

Unexpectedly, the Ministry of Justice denied it vaguely, saying that this result was just a guess and there was no other evidence except for a few witnesses from the city defense.

The case was temporarily dropped on the grounds that no conviction could be made beyond reasonable doubt.

It also explains the detailed progress and reasonable explanations to the world.

Let the rumors spread again.

In the meeting room of the Ministry of Justice.

The Grand Secretary and the Minister of Justice sat opposite each other.

"Now that there's no real culprit, if Your Excellency still refuses to confirm the testimony of the sole witness, the city guard, and announce the verdict as soon as possible, it will undoubtedly lead to groundless speculation among the people. By then, public sentiment will be destabilized, and that's something you and I can't afford..."

Lord Cao, the Minister of Justice, looked at Lord Liu, the Minister of Justice, with a deep gaze.

Lord Liu stroked his beard and suppressed his smile. "Lord Cao, you've been smart all your life, but you've only been foolish for a moment. Even if the results are announced, what good will it do? The most important thing is that the only evidence pointing to General He or the maid as arsonist is from the city defense guards, and the commander of the city defense is the brother of the future Crown Princess..."

"Your Excellency has gone off topic. What does this have to do with the future Crown Princess?"

"Master Cao, have you forgotten the dispute between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and General He?"

Lord Cao, the Minister of Justice, grew serious. "Lord Liu, be careful what you say. His Highness has already issued a directive clarifying this matter, and no one should make any irresponsible remarks. Furthermore, how could I not know what you mean? How could I not know that rumors are already circulating outside, claiming that the future Crown Princess intends to persecute General He? Now that rumors have begun to spread, it is even more important to make the case public. However, even if the world doubts the testimony of the city guards, the signed and sealed testimony from the day after the incident will gradually disprove the rumors. Therefore, please make the case public as soon as possible, so that those outside will not use rumors to harm innocent people."

Lord Liu's expression froze, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

A flash of helplessness flashed across his eyes. "In short, we'll have to wait a few days to announce the outcome of this case and see if any new evidence emerges."

"Master Liu, why is this happening? How do you plan to explain this to His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, I will explain it myself."

The two eventually parted ways unhappily.

After the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court left, the Minister of Justice, Lord Liu, sat at his desk and sighed.

That day, he promised His Royal Highness Prince Ye to delay the announcement of the results of the case, although he didn't know what Xu Jingye meant.

Why did he want to intervene in this matter? But he was once a member of the eldest prince's party, and the Empress Jing had already held the handle in her hands. Although the Empress Jing had passed away, she must have left everything to Xu Jingye.

In this case, although he has seen the situation clearly and does not want to be entangled with His Royal Highness Prince Ye anymore, he still has to act according to his orders.

Yes, you can delay it.

But he had no idea how long it would last.

Everything depends on how long the key person behind the rumor, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can endure it.

Thinking of this, he let out a breath and leaned heavily on the back of the chair.

I guess it can be delayed for a while. After all, it’s not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is being slandered by the rumors.

Just thinking about it.

Suddenly a cold voice came.

"Master Liu."