Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

"You go and thoroughly investigate those unclean inspectors in the mansion. You really need to investigate them thoroughly," Zhuge Xuanyu, dressed in golden armor, sat lazily in the main seat with his eyes closed, and gave the order nonchalantly.

At this moment, he was sitting in the main hall of the Jinwuwei Yamen. He looked so delicate and beautiful, but the sword and spear placed casually on the table beside him were cold and fierce.

"This time, the person behind this was able to use his public security skills to lure my mother into the scheme. So, next time, will he set up a scheme to lure me in as well?"

"Investigate!" Zhuge Xuanyu opened his eyes, a cold light radiating from them, filled with endless ruthlessness and coldness. "No matter who it is, find out those secret agents and detectives in the mansion and keep them under close surveillance. I want to know who is behind this!"

"Yes." The confidant knelt down and took the order and left, leaving behind an empty hall.

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The public hearing for the murder of Princess Su Yingxue at Furong Tower was held yesterday. This tripartite trial demonstrates the importance His Majesty attaches to the case.

Unsurprisingly, the case was finally closed when Her Royal Highness the Princess confessed that the calamity star, which was acknowledged by Patriarch Bodhi himself, was alive and had killed civilians, causing the fire in Furong Tower that offended the heavens.

When this closing statement was presented in court, the people were in an uproar and discussed it privately, causing endless controversy.

Some people believed that Patriarch Bodhi had a deep connection with Taoism and was well versed in Taoism, and that the eldest princess was the calamity that brought disaster to the world. The fire in Furong Tower was just as Patriarch Bodhi said, and was the result of heaven's wrath and punishment due to the atrocities committed by Her Royal Highness the eldest princess over the years.

Some people believed that the Fairy of the South Sea and Master Liaozhen were both testifying for Her Royal Highness the Princess. Moreover, the meteorite oracle and ballads that were circulated a few days ago all said that Her Royal Highness the Princess was the reincarnation of the Goddess of Ziwei Star. These rumors were too bizarre and they were a little shaken.

However, due to the authority of the officials, no one dared to speak out loudly. Since ancient times, only the officials were right, so how could the common people question the officials' reasoning? Therefore, the common people would only whisper at most, and no one dared to raise any objections.

Since ancient times, people have been clearing the snow in front of other people's doors. Don't mind my family affairs, just watch the fun. There is no need to defend these things for a dead person.

Since ancient times, ordinary people have not been able to sue officials. If a commoner sues an official, he must first be beaten with 30 sticks in the court to serve as a warning to others.

Thirty strokes of the cane might cost half his life, so which commoner would dare to risk such an event? Just as everyone was about to leave, a scholar in white clothes pounded the drum at the yamen gate.

If he was a scholar, he had not yet passed the imperial examination and entered officialdom. He was a commoner. The scholar in white clothes, with half of the petition paper exposed on his chest, held the drumstick in both hands and beat the drum vigorously.

Once the drum for reporting is sounded, according to the Da Sheng law, all three parties may simultaneously accept the petition and present it to Your Majesty in person.

"Who's beating the drum?"

The three ministers were all seated high up in the hall, while the common people were whispering among themselves. This man, dressed in white and looking like a scholar, was a commoner. Beating the drum to report was unheard of.

"I, Mo Yunsheng, am here to report Patriarch Bodhi for spreading rumors and slandering Her Royal Highness the Princess as a disaster. Secondly, I am here to report the Jingzhao government and the imperial soldiers. The fire at Furong Tower that day was witnessed by many people who were at the market. The fire was started by a group of unknown black-clad men with incendiary oil!"

"As officers of the Jingzhao government and the imperial army, we remained silent for several hours while the fire raged. This is dereliction of duty, and we are ashamed of the lives lost to His Highness and the people."

"The three courts' trial was just like a child's investigation, with all sorts of baseless and unfounded claims about ghosts and gods!"

"Traces of kerosene can be found in the burned remains of Furong Tower. How can it be a natural disaster rather than a man-made one?"

"Even as the father and mother of the Great Sheng, you have failed to redress the injustices of the people, and instead have arbitrarily ruled a case, destroying the innocence of Her Royal Highness the Princess and bringing disgrace upon Her Royal Highness. Judges, what is the penalty for this insubordination?"

Mo Yunsheng was dressed in a thin white shirt, and was clearly just a handsome and thin scholar. However, he dared to file a complaint and beat the drum to sue the officials and soldiers in the capital. Such an action was truly independent and unique.

Upon seeing this, the three presiding judges of the three-court trial looked at each other and suddenly smiled.

"Mo Yunsheng, you hold no official position, nor have any achievements, but are merely a commoner. Do you know that beating the drum to report a case requires you to be caned thirty times in court before you can accept the petition?"

The presiding judge stroked his beard and said in a cold voice, "I appreciate your hard work and effort in studying to get admitted to Dongli Academy. I must make sure you are worthy of the Dongli Academy uniform you are wearing."

"If you accept the complaint and leave now, I will spare you the caning, considering your youth and impulsiveness. You should return to the academy as soon as possible to study, lest you fail to withstand the brutal caning and die here!"

The presiding judge advised coldly, but inwardly he couldn't help but grumble. "He's just an ignorant, hot-blooded young man. There are so many injustices in this world, why are you so passionate about asking and getting to the bottom of this?"

Whether the petition can be submitted depends on whether he can survive the thirty strokes of the cane.

The execution of the caning by the yamen runners required skill. Some people could be beaten with the cane half a hundred times and still only suffer minor injuries, while others could be killed after being beaten with the cane twenty times.

In this way, even the drum for reporting would be useless!

"Sir, although I am a commoner, I have studied diligently for decades, hoping to one day become a loyal official, love the people like my own children, and distinguish right from wrong!"

"If today there are women like Her Royal Highness, the Princess, who are slandered and accused of a crime they didn't commit, if today there are innocent villagers who die in Hibiscus Tower because no one investigates, and no one dares to ask, no one dares to speak out, then what is the point of studying so hard?"

"The universe is clear and bright. Heaven and earth can bear witness to my heart. Even if I were to die, I would not want someone as kind as the Princess to bear such an unjust injustice and be wantonly slandered!"

"Please think twice, sir! I have no regrets!"

Mo Yunsheng stood straight. He was only wearing a thin white shirt, but his back was extremely firm, and so were his words.

He was dressed in white, kneeling in the lobby of the Sansi Yamen, speaking firmly and persistently, with an inevitable determination to gain a bit of clarity for the person in his heart.

Mo Yunsheng didn't believe that Su Yingxue was such a vicious person. Mo Yunsheng didn't know why, but after learning of his death, he was extremely sad.

Once upon a time, he hated Princess Su Yingxue, the despised princess, just like everyone else in the world.

But when he really got close to her and got to know her, he felt that she was the most beautiful and kindest person in the world.

He would not allow that after her unjust death, those who killed her would step on her corpse, throw dirty water on her and label her a disaster star before her body was cold.

Mo Yunsheng felt extremely distressed and wanted to use his courage to fight for her. He wished that other people in the world could be like him and not be blinded by those rumors.