The Emperor's heart is won, she sits on the Phoenix Throne! The Divine Physician's Eldest

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiang immediately ordered the constables, "Bring him back!"

The bailiffs brought Zhang Laosan back and made him kneel on the ground.

Chen Jiang asked coldly, "What else do you have to say?"

Zhang Laosan glanced at Chen Jiang, but his gaze fell on Song Siyao. "I want to speak with Princess Youfeng."

"Take him away!" Chen Jiang was worried that Zhang Laosan would harm Song Siyao, so he didn't give Zhang Laosan any chance to get close to Song Siyao.

"Wait a moment." Song Siyao called out to Chen Jiang, who turned to look at her, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes, "Princess."

"It's alright." Song Siyao walked up to Zhang Laosan and asked, "What do you want to say to me?"

Zhang Laosan swallowed hard. "I want to live. If I tell you, will you spare my life?"

"You think you have the right to negotiate with me?" Song Siyao raised her eyes, her gaze filled with cold light.

Zhang Laosan's eyes darted around, and he no longer hesitated. "I didn't want to kill my son. It was that poisonous woman who instigated me to kill him. She said that if I killed my son and framed you, someone would give us a large sum of money. We could never spend all that money in our lifetime. Moreover, that person could help us leave the capital and live in anonymity, so that no one could find us for the rest of our lives."

"Who is that person?" Song Siyao asked coldly.

"You can't say it! Zhang Laosan can't say it! If you do, we'll all die!" Zhang's wife stopped Zhang Laosan.

Zhang Laosan's face was full of ruthlessness. "Since we're all going to die anyway, we might as well go all out. If that person hadn't instigated me, why would I have killed my own son? That person is also a murderer. If we're going to die, we'll all die together!"

"If you reveal that person's name, we won't find peace even in death. That person will burn us to ashes and scatter them!"

Zhang's wife, her face filled with terror, threatened Zhang Laosan, "Zhang Laosan, if you dare to say anything, I'll haunt you even as a vengeful ghost!"

Zhang Laosan sneered, "We're already dead, what's there to be afraid of?"

He looked at Song Siyao and continued, "It's Princess Hongjin!"

"What did you say? Say it again!" Song Siyao asked.

"Zhang Laosan, you damned devil! You've made sure I can't rest in peace even in death!" Zhang's wife was filled with terror, her whole body trembling, and she collapsed to the ground.

There's no turning back now that the arrow has been released; Zhang Laosan has no other choice.

"It's Princess Hongjin! She instigated us to kill my son and frame you. She promised to give us a sum of money after it was done!"

“Zhang Laosan, falsely accusing the princess is a capital offense. Do you have any evidence?” Song Siyao’s face was icy cold.

Perhaps Zhang Laosan and his wife intended to kill their son.

However, it's a bit unreasonable to frame her for killing their son out of nowhere, since she had no grudge against them.

However, we cannot just listen to Zhang Laosan's side of the story; we must have concrete evidence before she will go to Wei Hongjin.

“We have evidence!” Zhang Laosan said. “After we agreed to frame you, Princess Hongjin gave us a sum of money, which we haven’t used yet and it’s still in our hands.”

"Where are the silver notes?" Song Siyao asked.

“There’s a tree behind my house, and the banknotes were hidden under that tree,” Zhang Laosan confessed.

Song Siyao looked at Chen Jiang, who immediately ordered the yamen runners, "Someone, go and get the silver notes!"

A moment later, the constable returned with a box covered in fresh dirt.

The bailiff handed the box to Chen Jiang, who opened it and found a stack of silver notes inside.

"Princess Youfeng," Chen Jiang handed the silver notes to Song Siyao, "it seems there's more to this than meets the eye!"

Song Siyao took it and glanced at it. "Cang Yue, investigate!"

"Yes, princess!"

"Lord Chen, it seems we must hold court!" Song Siyao's eyes were icy cold, filled with murderous intent.

"As the princess commands!" Chen Jiang ordered, "Take these two back to the yamen! Bring the court to session!"