After rebirth, the daughter of the marquisate went crazy

Lord Cao had a cold face. He looked at Cui Xuan coldly, took off his outer robe, and gently covered his daughter's body, as gently as if he was protecting a rare treasure.

Lord Cao's silence instantly made Cui Xuan's heart rise to his throat. He tried his best to maintain an expression of empathy and grief on his face, but he was extremely panicked in his heart.

Lord Jiang, who knew Lord Cao well, saw his friend's behavior and knew that the Wuyang Marquis' Mansion would have no good days today.

"Somebody come!"

"My subordinate is here!"

In the small courtyard, countless Jinyiwei suddenly appeared, and their uniform and loud voices shook everyone's hearts.

"Tie up everyone in the Marquis of Wuyang's mansion, including the servants!"

The faces of the Marquis of Wuyang and his family were filled with panic. "No, Lord Cao, you can't do this! This matter has nothing to do with us!"

The Marquis' wife had fainted from fright. Cui Xuan held his unconscious mother in his arms, his face sullen as he glared at Lord Cao. "Lord Cao, even though you are the commander of the Imperial Guard, you cannot abuse public resources for personal gain! Even if the Marquis's residence needs to be investigated for this case, it should be the Ministry of Justice's business, not yours. You have overstepped your authority!"

Cui Xuan looked at Lord Jiang and said, "Lord Jiang, shouldn't you say something about Lord Cao's presumptuous behavior?"

Lord Jiang said coldly, "Prince Cui, don't worry. Both I and the Imperial Guards are working for His Majesty. Twelve lives, such a serious case, cannot be decided by the Ministry of Justice or the Imperial Guards. It must be reported to His Majesty."

"There is nothing wrong with Lord Cao's behavior. The Jinyiwei has the right to intervene in any matter."

Before Cui Xuan could say anything, he was tied up tightly by the Jinyiwei who rushed over.

Cui Xuan glared at Lord Cao and said, "Lord Cao, if you act this way, I will go before His Majesty and sue you for abusing your power!"

Lord Cao sneered, "Prince Cui, there's no need to worry. When you come before His Majesty, you can tell me however you want. However, I advise you to think carefully about how to explain the twelve corpses in your mansion!"

"Don't think that your flawed excuses will get you away with this. This incident originated from your mansion. Just because you say it has nothing to do with you, it doesn't mean it has nothing to do with you!"

"Take them all away!"

Lord Cao turned to Ye Qingyu and the others and said, "Please follow me to the palace. This is a case of great magnitude, and I need to report it to His Majesty."

Ye Qingyu looked at Ye Qingya and nodded, "Of course."

Lord Cao sent people to look for Wu and others, and brought back the first group of people who entered the courtyard.

Lord Jiang has already discussed the case with Lord Qin. These are twelve young girls. With so many girls missing, someone must have reported the case to Jingzhao Prefecture. Lord Qin is also asked to look through the files from previous years.

At this time, in the imperial study, Emperor Jingyou was troubled by the sobbing of Princess Yongjia.

"Alright, the evidence regarding your mother's crime is irrefutable. What she did is unforgivable. It's useless for you to beg anyone!"

Princess Yongjia choked up and said, "Uncle, mother is a member of the royal family after all. Even if she was wrong, she shouldn't be sentenced so harshly. Many of those things were done by servants behind her back. Mother is innocent. Uncle, please spare her life! Yongjia begs you!"

Princess Yongjia looked in a state of disarray. She knelt outside the imperial study for a day and a night before she got the chance to meet Emperor Jingyou.

Without her mother, her life would be over. The Cui family had always disliked them and had moved the whole family to the northwest. If her mother was really gone, and she was burdened with the guilt of her mother, would her marriage to the fifth prince also be ruined?

No, she wouldn't allow this to happen! She had to keep this marriage, and nothing could happen to her mother!

Yongjia gritted his teeth and kowtowed repeatedly, hoping that Emperor Jingyou would soften his heart and give in.

Just then, Lord Cao and his group arrived at the door of the imperial study.

As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Lord Cao has the privilege of entering and leaving the imperial palace.

"Please, Eunuch Dequan, inform Your Majesty that I have a very urgent and important matter to report."

Eunuch Dequan looked at the bound Wuyang Marquis family and nodded without changing his expression. "Please wait a moment, Lord Cao."

Soon, Eunuch Dequan came out and said, "Your Majesty, please invite Lord Cao in."

"Thank you, eunuch." Lord Cao clasped his fists and led a group of people into the imperial study.

In the spacious and empty imperial study, Princess Yongjia was alone, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing.

Suddenly, a group of people rushed in, making the empty imperial study crowded.

Emperor Jingyou looked at the crowds rushing in and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Lord Cao, what do you want to report?"

Lord Cao bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I was at the Marquis of Wuyang's mansion today attending the Marquis' wife's birthday banquet. Unexpectedly, I discovered the remains of twelve young girls in a dry well in a deserted courtyard of the mansion."

Lord Cao paused, his eyes reddened, "Among them is the little daughter I've been looking for for so many years!"

Emperor Jingyou was shocked. "What! Twelve corpses!"

After all, Kyoto City is under the feet of the emperor, and the public security has always been good, especially after Emperor Jingyou ascended the throne. He worked hard to govern the country and supervised cases. In recent years, the number of cases in the Ministry of Justice has decreased a lot. Even if there are homicides, the murderer is considered cruel if he has one or two lives on his hands.

Unexpectedly, such a terrible case happened right at the foot of the imperial city!

The Wuyang Marquis's family knelt on the ground and cried out for justice, "Your Majesty, we are innocent. This matter has nothing to do with our family. Lord Cao simply did not listen to us and tied up our entire family. Your Majesty, please stand up for our family!"

Princess Yongjia, who was kowtowing at the side, looked at Cui Xuan with horror when she heard what Lord Cao said.

What this devil did was finally discovered!

Ye Qingyu looked at Princess Yongjia, who was so frightened that she forgot to kowtow, and a cold look flashed in her eyes.

Sure enough, God has eyes. Even if Yongjia did not appear in Wuyang Marquis Mansion, she still appeared here. She should atone for what she did.

Cui Xuan's expression remained calm. "Your Majesty, the courtyard where the remains were found has been abandoned for over a decade. It has always been locked, and no one from the Marquisate has ever entered or left. We completely forgot about the existence of such a courtyard and have no idea what happened there."

"Now that such a heinous murder has been discovered, we are also shocked and heartbroken. However, Lord Cao has indiscriminately pinned this major crime on our Wuyang Marquisate. We deny it! Just because there is a body among those corpses that looks like Lord Cao's little daughter, Lord Cao is so irrational and wrongly accuses my family without knowing right or wrong!"

Cui Xuan kowtowed with a proud and righteous expression, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and knows right from wrong. Please make the decision for my family."

Emperor Jingyou just realized what was happening. He looked at Lord Cao with an unpleasant expression, "Lord Cao, is what Cui Xuan said true?"

Lord Cao looked at Cui Xuan and said coldly, "Prince Cui, do you know why I went to your house for a banquet today?"