Chapter 202
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For a moment, the streets and alleys of the capital were all talking about the same strange incident.
"What? Could it be that she's also crazy? Why would she burn her own niece to death? "
"Who knows? Strange things happen every year, especially this year. Perhaps it's because the Qi family's Fourth Miss has already gone mad and is no longer of any use. Fortunately, they killed her to prevent her from ruining the Qi family's reputation."
"Even if that's the case, they should've quietly dealt with her. How could they do this in public in front of so many people? Even the honorable Imperial Concubine Qi wouldn't dare to commit such a heinous crime. Moreover, the Taoist temple's holy water actually burned a living person to death. In my opinion, there's only one explanation for such a bizarre incident — Heaven's punishment! The Qi family must've done something so evil that even Heaven couldn't stand it anymore and sent down Heaven's punishment as a punishment. The curses of the eight characters that had been spreading throughout the capital and the curses of those who had died unnatural deaths had all been placed on her body. This is the best proof! "
"Oh, if that's really the case, then how evil must it be to make Heaven so angry?"
"Haha, I'm afraid that only the Qi family knows in their hearts. Do you still remember? Nine years ago, the seven-year-old Qi family's Fourth Miss killed a wolf demon on the street and dragged the wolf demon's corpse for three whole streets. To do such a thing at such a young age, how could she not have done many evil things over the years? As for Consort Qi, which concubine who has climbed to such a position in the imperial harem is easy to deal with? No matter what, Consort Qi burned the Qi family's Fourth Miss to death in front of so many people. This is an indisputable fact. Let's just wait and watch the show … "
For ordinary people, this strange incident was just another topic to talk about after a meal. The officials of the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Justice all stood at the scene of the crime, withstanding His Majesty's anger and almost pulling out all the hair on their foreheads. From beginning to end, this case was so strange that it made people scratch their heads. They did not expect that the strangest thing was yet to come. Looking at the pitch-black corpse of the Fourth Miss of the Qi Family, the officials only felt that their official careers would be ruined today.
"Your Majesty …" Concubine Qi raised her head and two streams of tears fell. The heavens had given her an extremely beautiful appearance. Even though she was almost forty years old, she was still as gorgeous as a blooming flower, dazzling and ostentatious. At this moment, this dazzling flower was leaning against the palace maid's chest, trembling all over. Her face was deathly pale, as if she had been ruthlessly ravaged by a torrential storm. She actually showed a rare fragile and pitiful side. When she saw the emperor's bright yellow dragon robe appear in front of her eyes, she immediately grabbed onto it tightly like a drowning person seeing a piece of driftwood. She broke down and wailed, "It wasn't me who harmed Yu 'er, it wasn't … Your Majesty, please believe me … Please believe me … It really wasn't me who harmed her …"
She had a dazed expression as if she'd just witnessed her own niece being burned alive before her eyes, and it terrified her to the point her mind was in chaos. The emperor looked at this woman who had accompanied him for nearly twenty years and had almost melted most of his life into her life. He couldn't help but feel a sense of pity in his heart. The emperor patted her hand comfortingly and ordered the palace maids to immediately bring her into a quiet room to take good care of her.
"Who can explain clearly to me what exactly is going on?"
The emperor slowly turned around and looked around at all the officials present. His deliberately lowered voice was enough to show how angry he was at this moment. "It's best if no one talks to me about cursing the heavens or ghosts or gods. Otherwise, I'll execute their entire family right now!"
No one present dared to make a sound. The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice was helplessly pushed forward to bear the emperor's rage. "Just now, we found a half-burned Daoist robe in the stove of Xuan Qing Temple. We suspect that someone disguised themselves as a Daoist priest to infiltrate Xuan Qing Temple and took the opportunity to tamper with the ritual. We beg Your Majesty to give us some time. We will definitely investigate this case … "
Before he finished speaking, the emperor had already laughed. Every inch of his trembling flesh moved with his angry laughter. "Ha, give you time? Could it be that I haven't given you enough time? If I give you more time, I'm afraid that the people's saliva would have already drowned the entire palace! "
The emperor's gaze swept around. "Where is the daughter of the Ning family!"
In the crowd, Ning Shu sighed in her heart. She had no choice but to step forward and bow. "This official's daughter, Ning Shu, greets Your Majesty."
The emperor put on a fake smile and said, "I remember that Imperial Concubine Qi has already given this case to you. In the previous case, your mouth was very sharp. How come you're not saying anything now? Have you become mute! "
Ning Shu lowered her head and didn't reply.
The emperor flew into a rage. "From the matter of the curse to today's case, my patience has already run out. Since none of you can find anything, then I'll take care of it! Since today's matter happened in Xuan Qing Temple, it can't be separated from Xuan Qing Temple. There are nearly a hundred people in the temple, but they couldn't guard against a murderer. All of them are guilty of negligence! In addition, the thirty-seven people from the Imperial Astronomer's Office who took over the curse, the eight eunuchs by Imperial Concubine Qi's side, and the six maidservants who were outside the palace on the night of the incident in Wenfang Hall. Arrest all of them and interrogate them. I don't believe that I can't find a murderer! "
With the emperor's order, hundreds of guards immediately filed in. For a moment, the entire Xuan Qing Temple had countless people kowtowing and begging for mercy. They cried and cried. It was like a prison.
The scene that she didn't want to see the most finally happened in front of her eyes. Ning Shu had no other choice. She could only step forward and say in a clear voice, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this official's daughter already has an idea of who the murderer is. I ask Your Majesty to allow this official's daughter to go forward and examine the body of Fourth Young Miss Qi to confirm my thoughts."
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