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

Shen Pei walked past Meng Zhanting, who bowed and greeted him, "Greetings, Your Highness."

He didn't answer Meng Zhanting, but kept walking forward, finally stopping next to Song Siyao.

He didn't say anything, yet it was as if he had said a thousand words.

Like pine trees reaching for the sky, they sheltered Song Siyao from all the storms.

Meng Zhanting continued, "Your Highness, Song Siyao assaulted a court official, obstructed me from performing my duties, and led a crowd to cause trouble. It is reasonable and legal for me to take her down."

"Instigating a disturbance? Evidence!" Shen Pei's voice was cold and devoid of any emotion.

"The person is lying on the ground..."

"As the deputy commander of the capital's guards, does Deputy Commander Meng know what constitutes inciting a crowd to cause trouble?" Shen Pei interrupted Meng Zhanting's explanation directly.

He had already learned the whole story from Yu Xiang on his way here.

The accusation of "gathering a crowd to cause trouble" was deliberately leveled against Song Siyao by Meng Zhanting; of course, he knew that Song Siyao was not guilty of it.

“Deputy Commander Meng doesn’t even know this? It seems he’s quite unfamiliar with the laws of the Great Zhou! If that’s the case…”

Upon sensing Shen Pei's off-key tone, Meng Zhanting quickly replied, "According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a public disturbance requires at least three people to gather together and use violence or other methods to disrupt social order..."

"Does what Vice Commander Meng said match what just happened?" Shen Pei asked.

Meng Zhanting explained, "Your Highness..."

"Answer me, does it meet the requirements?" Shen Pei's voice turned even colder.

“It doesn’t fit,” Meng Zhanting replied.

"Since Deputy Commander Meng knew it was inappropriate, he still forced a charge against Miss Song. You are oppressing the people and breaking the law. Your crime is doubled!" Shen Pei shouted.

Meng Zhanting was naturally unconvinced. "Your Highness, what about Song Siyao assaulting this humble official?"

"Miss Song, did you hit him?" Shen Pei asked, looking at Song Siyao.

“I didn’t do anything, I just accidentally stepped on it.” Song Siyao understood Shen Pei’s intention.

"It turns out it was an accidental step, and the claim of assaulting an official is completely fabricated!" Shen Pei said.

"Stepped on? Your Highness, you can't protect Song Siyao like this. Look at my hands, look what they've become!" Meng Zhanting stretched out his hand in front of Shen Pei.

"What did you say? Say it again!" Shen Pei didn't even look at Meng Zhanting's hand, only staring into his eyes.

"Vice Commander Meng, you'd better think carefully before you speak. Do you know the consequences of slandering the Prince?" Wei Xin warned coldly.

Meng Zhanting was filled with rage, his face turning red from holding it in.

As for accusing Shen Pei of protecting Song Siyao, he has no evidence.

If you say Song Siyao hit him, then it's plausible that he accidentally stepped on her.

He was truly suffering in silence, unable to express his bitterness.

Just then, the Prefect of the Capital arrived.

"Your Highness, I, Chen Jiang, greet you." Chen Jiang bowed to Shen Pei and then greeted Song Siyao, "Miss Song is also here."

He didn't look at Meng Zhanting once from beginning to end.

Shen Pei nodded slightly.

Song Siyao said, "Lord Chen, I'm troubling you to make this trip again."

Seeing the situation before him, Chen Jiang knew that Shen Pei had sent someone to invite him because of Song Siyao, so he asked, "I wonder what trouble Miss Song has encountered this time?"

"Ouch, my leg hurts so much! Sir, you must do me a favor!" the old man cried out again.

"This man said our carriage broke his leg, but he refused to go to the doctor with me. I was about to report it to the authorities when Deputy Commander Meng arrived. He said I had led a disturbance and wanted to arrest and imprison me," Song Siyao recounted the events.

Chen Jiang looked at Meng Zhanting and said, "Vice Commander Meng, can't you even distinguish between traffic laws and leading a crowd to cause trouble?"

Meng Zhanting argued illogically, saying, "When I first saw a group of people gathered in the middle of the road, I thought they were causing trouble."

He still hadn't forgotten his purpose: "Lord Chen, the doctor has confirmed that the old man's leg was indeed broken. The evidence is conclusive. Miss Song is the perpetrator, and she deserves to be punished."

"Besides, I was the one who encountered this case first, so it's only right that I handle it. You don't need to get involved."

Song Siyao raised an eyebrow at Meng Zhanting, "Vice Commander Meng, you are not qualified to handle this case!"

"What makes you think I'm not qualified to handle this case?" Meng Zhanting asked angrily.

Song Siyao looked at Meng Zhanting with an expression as if he were an idiot, "His leg wasn't broken by the carriage, it was already broken!"

"How is this possible?" Meng Zhanting looked surprised and sneered, "Miss Song, if you want to find an excuse to shirk your responsibility, at least find a better one. If the old man's leg was already broken, how did he get here? There are people coming and going here, someone must have seen him."

"You don't believe me when I say you're stupid. Do you know how painful it is to have your leg broken? How many times has he yelled since then? Did you see any pain on his face?"

As soon as Song Siyao finished speaking, everyone looked at the old man, who immediately began his performance.

"Ouch, that hurts so much! I'm so old..."

"Shut up!" Song Siyao suddenly unleashed his aura, causing the old man's shout to come to an abrupt halt.

She continued to explain, "His so-called grandson is not a grandson at all, but a fraudster in cahoots with him. This person looks only five or six years old, but judging from his skeletal structure, he is over fifty years old."

"You're talking nonsense!" the boy shouted. "Grandpa, let's go! They're protecting each other and oppressing us ordinary people. We'll just accept our bad luck!"

He helped the old man up and was about to leave.

Song Siyao continued, "Whether I'm lying or not, a doctor can tell for sure."

Upon hearing this, the grandfather and grandson walked even faster.

Song Siyao continued, "You didn't break a bone, but a joint. If this joint is allowed to slip out frequently, it will develop into a habitual slippage. This usually only happens in the elbow joint. However, there are special drugs that can soften bones and allow large joints in the body to slip out freely. Some people often use this to commit fraud."

"Your medication should have finished taking effect by now, and your joints should have recovered by now."

Song Siyao picked up a small pebble from the ground and flicked it at the old man. The old man felt a sharp pain in his knee, and his limping leg straightened instantly.

"Guards, stop them!" Chen Jiang immediately ordered, and the constables quickly brought the two men over.

Meng Zhanting was dumbfounded.

Chen Jiang looked at Meng Zhanting and said, "Vice Commander Meng, you also need to be clear about traffic laws sometimes. Just because you see someone lying on the ground doesn't mean they've been hit by a car. They could also be a scammer!"

Meng Zhanting was so rebuked that he couldn't utter a single word.

Song Siyao said, "Meng Zhanting, are you going to tell the truth now, or go to the yamen to explain?"

Meng Zhanting looked at Song Siyao, "What do you mean?"

“You know that the two of them are deliberately swindling people, and that you are in cahoots with them!” Song Siyao stared into Meng Zhanting’s eyes.

"You're making baseless accusations! I don't know them at all!" Meng Zhanting panicked, and Song Siyao became even more certain of her guess.