Chapter 410 The Prisoner (Part One)


    Qing Mei trembled violently, tears streaming down her face, and she sobbed, "they had the princess''s


    child aborted, and then they brandished a sword on the princess'' neck. I was so scared that they


    insulted me, and they locked me up with the princess. When they were asleep beside me, I ran out with


    the princess. It was just that I wanted the princess to escape with me. The Imperial Pce has no way


    to enter for us. It urred to me that the head of court of justice is in charge of such cases. Last time,


    she was locked in the prison of justice by the Head of the Court of Justice, so I brought her there. But


    as soon as I arrived at the door, I fainted... "


    After a long time, the Qing Mei restrained her emotions a little. She kowtowed to Emperor Ning and


    said, "Your Majesty, please help us. Please help the princess."


    Emperor Ning kept silent for a long time. Then he turned to the head of court of justice and said, "send


    someone to Prince Jing''s mansion to invite Princess Yun Shang here."


    The head of the court of justice was surprised. He didn''t know why Princess Yun Shang should be


    invited here. After a moment''s silence, he replied, "yes, your majesty." Then he walked aside and


    ordered the servants to do so.


    When the eunuch took the order to see Yun Shang, Emperor Ning sat silently and tapped the arm of


    the chair as if he was absorbed in thought. The head of court of justice frowned when he saw Princess


    Hua Jing''s corpse and the maid who was sobbing on the ground and almost fainted.


    About half an hourter, Yun Shang slowly walked in from outside in a leisurely pace. Aftering in,


    she went to Emperor Ning and bowed, "father, you are supposed to be in the early court at this time,


    aren''t you?"


    Emperor Ning lifted his eyes to look at Yun Shang, and saw her sleepy face. He paused, and


    remembered that Yun Shang always liked to sleep in, so he said, "I forgot that you didn''t want to get up


    early. I asked you here because of something happened."


    "What happened?" Yun Shang looked up in confusion. "What is it?"


    Emperor Ning meditated for a moment and said, "your sister is dead."


    "What?" Yun Shang was puzzled at emperor Ning''s words. She was at a loss for a moment, and then


    seemed to gradually realize what he meant. Astonishment shed in her eyes, but she slowly became


    calm again. After a moment''s silence, she said softly, "okay, I know."


    Emperor Ning fixed his eyes upon Yun Shang. He noticed every change of her expression, and was


    surprised at her response. He thought to himself, ''if she pretends to be surprised, I''ll doubt she has


    something to do with it.'' But she didn''t seem like the one who did it, judging from the look on her face


    just now.


    Emperor Ning meditated for a moment and turned to the eunuch beside him, "take out all the things


    found on Princess Hua Jing and show them to Princess Yun Shang."


    The eunuch replied yes, and handed the things over Yun Shang. The head of court of justice had also


    asked someone to bring a chair for Yun Shang to sit down. Yun Shang took and read many letters,


    most of which seemed like a token. It was carved with words that Yun Shang couldn''t understand. Yun


    Shang paused for a while before she unfolded a letter and started to read it. But gradually she frowned.


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    She couldn''t help but frown deeper and said, "I don''t expect that there is another man..."


    With a gentle sigh, Yun Shang returned the stuff to the eunuch. After a long time of silence, she looked


    up at the maid kneeling on the ground and the head of court of justice who was standing by her. "She


    looks familiar, who is she?"


    The head of the court of justice replied to her hurriedly, "she is Princess Hua Jing''s maid."


    Yun Shang paused for a while and sighed, "I see."


    Seeing that emperor Ning had no intention of speaking, the head of court of justice took a step forward


    and repeated the maid''s words to Yun Shang. Yun Shang listened but did not speak for a long time.


    "What do you think?" Emperor Ning asked after a while''s silence.


    Yun Shang let out a small sigh before she continued, "it''s well known that sister and I didn''t get along


    well with each other because of some things. If I judge the situation, everyone will think I''m wrong. I do


    not really want to say my opinions. Although sister and I have a dispute, I still think it''s too sad for her


    to die like this. " Yun Shang had a frown on her face and bit her lips. After a long silence, she said


    indifferently, "but..."


    Then she paused and looked up at emperor Ning and said. "Father, would you like to go to my mansion


    and have a talk with the two guests about this? Maybe, you can find something there? "


    Hearing this, Emperor Ning nced at Yun Shang. He thought for a moment, and finally nodded his


    head. "You are right. It is indeed time for me to meet them." Then he stood up and said to the head of


    court of justice, "send the corpse of Princess Hua Jing back to the Princess Pce. I''ll arrange for


    someone to settle down, and this maid should also go back. Send some bodyguards to protect her


    well, and don''t let anyone take advantage of it."


    The head of the court of Justice said yes. Seeing that emperor Ning was about to leave, he followed


    him. Emperor Ning nced at him and said, "you don''t have to meddle in this case. Just stay here."


    Then he walked out of the wing room.


    The head of the court of justice could not help but frown. ''what does his majesty mean by that?'' Was it


    because his majesty had already known the culprit, or perhaps he didn''t care at all about Princess Hua


    Jing''s death?