Chapter 103
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On the high platform, the bright yellow dragon robe fluttered in the wind. It was as precious as flowing gold, representing the supreme majesty and power. It made people afraid to look directly at it.
Below the high platform, the beautiful woman slowly bowed with her hands clasped in front of her chest. Her voice was as clear as flowing water, but it made the bustling crowd unconsciously quiet down. Everyone's eyes were focused on her, and they were all frightened by her narration.
"To be exact, there are two murder cases."
"One of them happened in Tengtou Village in the eastern suburbs. It spanned several years and involved hundreds of lives. Among the victims, there were singers from the opera troupe, young girls from poor farmers, dancers who were performing to survive, and female beggars on the street who were picked up when they were begging for food. The oldest of them was no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, and the youngest was only a little more than ten years old … All of them died silently in some unknown corner. Before they died, they were squeezed dry of their last drop of useful parts. After they died, their flesh was badly mutilated, and they never closed their eyes in peace.
The other one was the female corpse 'Niinu', who was wearing a tasseled phoenix robe and was burnt to a crisp in this Phoenix Terrace not long ago. The murderers of these two cases happened to be hiding in the capital under the feet of the Emperor, in the palace of His Majesty the Emperor! "
After she finished speaking, there was a moment of silence, followed by waves of frightened gasps.
Even the Emperor's eyes widened in an instant. Consort Nguyễn, who was beside him, turned pale.
Xiao Yunyan almost subconsciously reached out his hand, wanting to fish out something to shoot through her mouth on the spot! Shoot through her eyebrows and let her blood splatter on the spot!
But where was his bow and arrow? No, it wasn't here! Because he didn't dare to bring it with him to watch the Buddha welcoming ceremony. Not to mention the bow and arrow, he couldn't even find a dagger now. And he could only watch as she continued to speak. She continued to completely cut off his path to the throne in front of the hundreds of thousands of people and his Imperial Father!
Consort Nguyễn sighed softly, "Your Majesty, if there are any serious cases, it's not too late to solve them tomorrow. Why do you have to talk about those bloody things on such a holy and festive day as the completion of the Golden Buddha? If you cause the people to panic, then things will go against your wishes. "
The Emperor thought for a moment and was about to say something when Empress Cao suddenly opened her mouth, "Ning Shu, do you know what you are saying?! Framing the royal family is a capital crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the family! "
Ning Shu was neither servile nor overbearing. "I know. His Majesty is above me, and the Golden Buddha is in front of me. If I say half a word of falsehood, let me be struck by lightning and die a horrible death. "
Empress Cao said, "Since she dares to gamble with her life, Your Majesty might as well listen to what she has to say. If she says even one word of nonsense, Your Majesty can fulfill her wish and allow her to be sentenced to death, so as to shut the mouths of the people."
The Emperor pondered for a moment. Looking at the surprised and doubtful faces of the people below the high platform, he could only nod his head.
At the side, Consort Nguyễn's expression was dark and gloomy.
Ning Shu curtsied and continued, "Before solving these two cases, I ask Your Majesty to listen to the first story."
Xiao Yunyan gritted his teeth and sneered, "At such a critical moment, you still have the mood to tell a story? You really don't know life from death! Imperial Father, I think this Ning Family's daughter is just talking nonsense and sensationalizing things! Imperial Father, please don't listen to her nonsense. Immediately tie her up and imprison her for questioning! "
Ning Shu's eyes were as bright as stars. She gently looked at him and said with a smile, "Your Highness, why are you in such a hurry? Could it be that you have a guilty conscience? "
Everyone thought in their hearts, that's right. This Lady Ning had already gambled with her life. If she refuted her at this time, what else could it be other than having a guilty conscience?
Xiao Yunyan felt like he had been slapped in the face. He couldn't say a word. If his gaze could turn into a raging fire, Ning Shu would have been burned to death on the spot!
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