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Si Zhengxuan and Si Yan didn't say anything. They walked to the center of the hall leisurely, bowed to the emperor, and stood aside in an orderly manner.

When Princess Anyun saw that she was being ignored, she couldn't help but feel angry: This father and daughter didn't take her seriously!

"Your Majesty has summoned me and my daughter here. I wonder why?" Si Zhengxuan looked at the emperor with an unfathomable expression on his face sitting on the high seat and spoke loudly.

Princess Anyun said coldly, "Didn't I just say this? It's because your daughter hurt Young Master Zhen."

Si Zhengxuan didn't even glance at Princess Anyun, but still said respectfully to the emperor, "Your Majesty, if it's about this matter, then there's nothing to say. When this happened, I was at the scene and witnessed it with my own eyes. Master Zhen allowed the guards to bully me, and I was just fighting back to protect myself."

Upon hearing this, Princess Anyun immediately bit Si Zhengxuan and said, "You were at the scene. Does this mean that Lord Situ allowed his daughter to commit the crime?"

"What evil deeds have you committed?" Si Zhengxuan then turned to look at Princess Anyun. Princess Anyun was married to Cai Yan of the Supreme Court. The Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court were the two major judicial institutions in Daxuan, and they usually tried cases jointly.

The Minister of Justice Zhen Zhinian and the Chief Justice Cai Yan had a good relationship, and their wives were also very close friends.

"Princess, can you see that Young Master Zhen is injured?" Si Zhengxuan asked in a calm tone.

Everyone looked at Zhen Jun. Zhen Jun had already washed his face and changed his clothes. The dusty look he had at home before was gone. He was wearing a loose purple robe and there was no sign of any injuries.

"What are you talking about, Master Situ? Are injuries visible only on the surface?" Princess Anyun said unconvincedly, "The eldest son's injury is internal."

Princess Anyun didn't expect that these words would make the two men present feel depressed.

The emperor thought of the injuries on Prince Yong's body, while Zhen Jinian thought of the special methods he used to interrogate Prince Yong.

Zhen Jun knelt on the ground, watching Princess Anyun defend herself, and couldn't help but said in agreement: "Yes, Your Majesty, this Si Yan kicked me to death, and my waist was almost unable to straighten up."

The emperor glanced at Zhen Jun indifferently, then looked at Zhen Zhinian who remained silent, without saying a word.

Si Zhengxuan said righteously, "Then this is just my daughter beating up Master Zhen. It can't be considered as an act of violence at all."

Zhen Jun turned to look at Si Zhengxuan: "Master Situ, your daughter used a dagger to cut the palm of one of my guards, even the bone was exposed. She also cut Ren Hu's mouth in the street."

The emperor did not summon Ren Hu into the palace. Given Ren Hu's status, he would not be qualified to enter without the emperor's summons.

"Your Majesty, I think my daughter has done a good job." Si Zhengxuan turned to the emperor and said calmly.

Princess Anyun couldn't help but say, "Master Situ is really arrogant!"

Xin Rui couldn't help but look cold. Si Zhengxuan was relying on the favor he had recently received from His Majesty and was becoming more and more rampant.

The emperor glanced at Si Zhengxuan and said nothing, but Si Zhengxuan understood the indulgence in his eyes.

Si Zhengxuan turned around and said coldly, "Princess Anyun, you only listen to one side of the story and don't know the truth."

Princess Anyun snorted coldly: "How could I not know the truth?"

Madam Zhen quickly spoke up: "Your Majesty, what my son said is the truth. Please understand clearly."

"Of course I must investigate." The emperor replied calmly. He gently took the water handed to him by Eunuch Gu and took a sip. "Lord Si, please continue."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Si Zhengxuan bowed and spoke calmly, "Yesterday evening, my daughter was buying cakes at a cake shop when Ren Hu, a subordinate of Master Zhen, forcibly dragged her to the Yayue Pavilion Restaurant across the street to drink. In desperation, my daughter drew her dagger to protect herself.

"Also, I cut the mouth of Master Zhen's subordinate, Ren Hu, because he insulted me. I could have endured the insult, but I am the fiancée of Prince Yong. A mere servant dared to humiliate and drag me, and even insult me ​​with harsh words. This insult was not directed at me, but at Prince Yong and His Majesty."

The emperor's expression turned cold, and he glanced at Zhen Jun and his mother: "Is this true?"

"Your Majesty, that's because Si Yan was being unreasonable and insisted that I pick up the dirty cakes on the ground and eat them."

Si Zhengxuan said expressionlessly, "Mr. Zhen deliberately knocked over the cakes my daughter bought. Shouldn't he have picked them up?"

Si Zhengxuan always spoke gently in the court. Even when he was against Prime Minister Xin, he always spoke in a kind way. He had never been as harsh as he was today.

In an instant, everyone saw Lord Situ's protective heart for his daughter.

Zhen Jun felt very aggrieved and could not help but defend himself: "I already told Si Yan to buy some new cakes, but Si Yan refused and insisted that I pick them up. I asked someone to pick them up, but Si Yan still refused to give in and insisted that I eat them."

Si Zhengxuan's expression was stern. "I didn't mean to let Master Zhen eat them originally. Master Zhen's men were deliberately negligent when picking up the cakes, and crushed the remaining half bag of good cakes into pieces. I was so angry that I asked Master Zhen's men Ren Hu to eat them. Ren Hu refused and even tried to force me to go to Yayue Pavilion Restaurant. I originally wanted Ren Hu and the others to eat the cakes to teach them not to waste food. I didn't expect Master Zhen to feel sorry for his men and insisted on eating them himself."

Everyone listened to Si Zhengxuan's incessant talk. They didn't expect that Lord Situ was so eloquent. For a moment, everyone was stunned.

Zhen Jun hurriedly argued, "That's not the case, Your Majesty. It was Si Yan who agreed to go to Yayue Pavilion Restaurant with me for dinner..."

"Agree?" Si Zhengxuan interrupted Zhen Jun coldly, "Young Master Zhen is truly elegant. He actually openly invited a woman he's never met to have dinner with him in a restaurant on the street?"

Zhen Jun looked at Si Yan, who was standing behind Si Zhengxuan and remained silent. "Anyway, you promised me that at that time, Si Yan, don't you agree?"

Si Zhengxuan held his daughter behind him, "Your Majesty, I saw the situation clearly. Young Master Zhen tried to stop me from leaving, and I had no choice but to agree. It was just an excuse, but Young Master Zhen told me to go right away, and I didn't want to. That's why I suggested that I let him pick up the cakes first. I wanted to give him a way out. It would have been fine if he had left without picking up the cakes, but he refused to give in and even ordered his subordinate Ren Hu to drag me away by force."

The hall was silent, and Si Zhengxuan's angry voice echoed in everyone's ears.

Madam Zhen and Zhen Jun were dumbfounded, and even Princess Anyun was speechless.

At this time, Prime Minister Xin Rui stood up and said, "Since Lord Situ was at the scene, why didn't he stop Master Zhen? Could it be that he did it on purpose?"

"Prime Minister Xin!" Si Zhengxuan turned to look at Xin Rui and spoke calmly, "I know that my daughter knows some martial arts and is capable of protecting herself, so there is no need for me to intervene. As for Master Zhen, he is not my son, so why should I intervene?"

What he meant was that it was Zhen Jinian's job to take care of Zhen Jun.

Only then did everyone realize that Zhen Jun's father, the Minister of Justice Zhen Zhinian, had not said a word from beginning to end.

Princess Anyun flung her sleeves and angrily said, "You're the one who can say anything! My Royal Brother, Si Zhengxuan is clearly relying on your favor to condone his daughter's murder in the street."

The emperor glanced at everyone, took a sip of the tea that Gu Yuan handed over, and handed the teacup to Gu Yuan.

"Okay, I now understand what happened."

Princess Anyun said, "I ask my royal brother to make the decision."

The emperor did not speak immediately, but raised his eyes slightly and fell on Zhen Zhinian: "My dear Zhen, what do you think about this matter?"