The princess regretted it.

It was said that Lord Wang, the Minister of Justice, had hurried back to the Dali Temple. As soon as he stepped off his carriage, his subordinates hurriedly came up to him and reported, "Sir, someone has bribed Chen Erzu, the prison guard, to poison Qi Kui under the guise of delivering food. We apprehended them on the spot, and the coroner has verified that the food was indeed poisoned."

As Lord Wang walked quickly towards the prison, he asked, "Where's Qi Kui?"

The subordinate replied, "He's fine. He hadn't eaten yet when we stopped him. He's a little emotional at the moment."

"Okay! Keep an eye on him! Nothing can go wrong!" Lord Wang said as he walked.

"Yes." The subordinate replied with a bow.

When the two men arrived at the Dali Temple's prison, they saw Jia Wen and several of his subordinates already securely tying a man in his thirties, dressed as a servant, and another man in Dali Temple uniform to a rack. Aside from looking a little shabby and their clothes a bit disheveled, they were unharmed, apparently having not yet been tortured.

After Lord Wang entered the room, the two bound men, Chen Erzu, suddenly showed a look of panic, his eyes filled with fear and regret. His body trembled slightly, his lips quivering as he tried to say something, but for a long time, no words came out; then he lowered his head again.

Lord Wang just glanced at the two of them coldly without saying a word, but walked straight towards the cell where Qi Kui was imprisoned.

Before he reached the cell, he heard Qi Kui's anxious voice: "I want to see your master, someone come, I want to see your master." The voice was full of anxiety and uneasiness, and it was particularly clear in the silent prison.

Lord Wang walked to the front door of his cell. When Qi Kui saw Lord Wang coming, he grabbed the cell bars tightly with both hands and squeezed his face into the gap between the bars with all his might. His facial features were severely deformed and he looked very hideous. He had lost all his initial confidence and arrogance.

"Sir, someone wants to harm me! Sir, I don't want to die! Sir, please save me." Qi Kui was already suspicious because of Jia Wen's previous words. Now that someone really wanted to poison him, his psychological defenses had collapsed.

He now hated those who had abandoned him and put him to death. He simply wanted to survive. His previous arrogance was based on the belief that his master would find a way to save him. Now that he realized he was wrong and had nearly lost his life, it was no wonder he was anxious. This was a normal reaction. Who wouldn't be afraid of death? Those courtiers who kept shouting, "I deserve death," were they also hoping for a chance of survival. If they really wanted to kill him, he would still be terrified.

Lord Wang stopped in front of Qi Kui's cell door, looked up at Qi Kui steadily, and asked slowly, "Qi Kui, what do you want to tell me?"

"Sir, I did all this just because I was ordered to do so. I was originally a hunter and had never had any contact with Miss Lin. How could I suddenly think of harming someone I had never met? Sir, you can ask Jia Wen about this. I was captured here by you because I told him about this." Qi Kui said anxiously.

"Follow orders? Whose orders?" Lord Wang asked in a low voice, with majesty and questioning in his tone.

Qi Kui's eyes dodged for a moment, then he regained his composure and said, "Yes, it's the young master of the Grand Tutor's Mansion."

"What evidence do you have?" Lord Wang asked sternly.

Qi Kui replied somewhat unsurely, "I, I don't have any evidence. It was Steward He who came to me directly. He said it was the Young Master's order."

Lord Wang frowned when he heard this, "Manager He?"

"Yes, yes, yes, it's Manager He. He is the one in charge of the affairs of the Grand Tutor's Mansion. My lord, think about it, if the masters don't arrange for him, who can arrange for him?" Qi Kui said repeatedly, with a hint of urgency and certainty in his tone.

Upon hearing this, Lord Wang fell into deep thought and remained silent. Seeing him remain silent, Qi Kui became anxious and quickly continued, "Sir, if you don't believe me, you can bring him here for questioning. Otherwise, you can ask the person who poisoned me. He must know too."

Wang Zhengxing simply glanced at Qi Kui and said in a deep voice, "I will investigate this myself. Do you have anything else to add?"

Qi Kui thought for a moment and said, "Also, the courtyard I live in now was also arranged for me by Manager He. This should be something I can find out about, right?"

"Anything else?" Lord Wang asked again, his eyes fixed on Qi Kui.

"No, no more!" Qi Kui thought for a moment, shook his head and replied.

"Okay, I understand. Think about it carefully and see if there is anything I missed." After Lord Wang finished speaking, he was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly turned to Qi Kui and said, "Don't worry, I will find a way to protect your safety." After speaking, Lord Wang left the cell with steady steps.

Lord Wang then interrogated the other two men separately. It didn't take long for them to confess; they were caught red-handed. Their testimony clearly pointed to Steward He of the Grand Tutor's Mansion. Lord Wang wasted no time and immediately dispatched his men to the Grand Tutor's Mansion to apprehend Steward He.