manynovel Chapter 557: Let it go or not?
Chapter 557: Let it go or not?
Jiang Youzhen didn't give up the box on purpose that day. He only gave it up because Tong Huaian asked him to. He thought that the room she had specially decorated was elegant.
The second prince and the third prince had flickering eyes, but the fourth prince refused to say who he had met.
"Well, I remembered it wrongly. It might have been last month." The spy turned pale and then defended himself.
"Last month, Jiang Youzhen was still in Tongzhou Prefecture, not in the capital." The third prince looked unhappy. He was forcing the same thing on Jiang Youzhen.
The spy's eyes flickered, "Then I remembered it wrong!"
"Then take a good look at who I am. You said you have seen Jiang Youzhen, so why can't you recognize me?" Jiang Youzhen sneered.
The spy then raised his blood-stained eyes and looked at Jiang Youzhen. His eyes widened, "It's you? You are Jiang Youzhen."
"You said you secretly investigated me, but you couldn't even recognize my face?" Jiang Youzhen smiled and shook her head. Why did she feel that the mastermind behind this person was not on the same level as the previous serial schemes?
Although there were flaws in the previous one, the difference in the developing powder was something the other party could not have imagined, while this time the slander was very superficial and on a completely different level.
"Tell me! Who instructed you to slander Jiang Youzhen? Who is your mastermind behind the scenes?" The second prince shouted.
Everyone was stunned. How could they conclude that Jiang Youzhen was slandered without even checking?
"It's Jiang Youzhen. I've only seen her once. She doesn't contact me normally, so I didn't recognize her at first." The spy still insisted that it was Jiang Youzhen, but this time no one believed him.
This happens over and over again, this is a frame-up!
"Sir, this person is simply slandering. With so many mistakes and omissions, how can he be sure that the student is related to the spy case? If he is suspected because of this, then in the future, he can arbitrarily accuse anyone he doesn't like of treason, wouldn't that be a mess?"
Jiang Youzhen looked at Zhu Zhimin. She didn't believe that Zhu Zhimin would believe such a crude lie.
Zhu Zhimin looked grim. "Whether it is slander or not, we will have to wait for verification. I have already asked someone to verify it, but it will take time. You cannot be released without charge in the next few days. You must be detained in prison until you are cleared of suspicion."
Jiang Youzhen frowned when she heard this. She was a scholar, how could it be bad to be sent to prison? Whose family was accused of treason before they even passed the imperial examination?
Even if this investigation has nothing to do with her, it will be used as a handle in the future, just like a flaw in a perfect jade. The tongues of those censors are not to be trifled with.
"No, the results will be announced soon. If Jiang Youzhen passes the joint examination, he will take the palace examination. Who knows how long you will take to investigate? If you lock him up for a month or two, won't he miss the palace examination? This matter concerns his future. Did Lord Zhu do this on purpose?" The second prince looked at Zhu Zhimin with a threatening look in his eyes.
He pushed Zhu Zhimin up, and if he didn't obey, he could also pull him down.
Zhu Zhimin felt a chill in his heart when he received the second prince's dissatisfied look.
"This?" Zhu Zhimin couldn't hold back anymore and was in a dilemma.
This was against legal procedures, but he couldn't explain it to the Second Prince.
This is blatant favoritism. The Second Prince is so anxious, but Jiang Youzhen hasn't even said a word!
"That's right! If Jiang Youzhen passes the joint examination, he must take part in the palace examination. Jinshi are the disciples of the emperor. How can they be convicted without real evidence? Lord Zhu, you have to think it over carefully." The fourth prince looked as if he agreed with this.
These words sounded as if Jiang Youzhen had already passed the joint examination and became a candidate for the palace examination.
“In that case, why don’t I come to protect him. Jiang Youzhen can’t leave the capital anyway, so during the investigation, Jiang Youzhen will not leave the capital and just wait to be summoned.” The third prince also felt that this was a complete farce, so he might as well do him a favor.
"It's Jiang Youzhen. Why don't you believe what I say? Are you trying to favor her?"
When the spy saw that no one believed him, he became anxious.
However, the Third Prince only glanced at the man and said, "Since he was caught in my palace, I will handle the case. I will report this to my father. Before that, there is no need to detain Jiang Youzhen."
Zhu Zhimin sighed helplessly, "Since the three princes have joined forces to guarantee it, then..."
Jiang Youzhen thought the matter was temporarily over, but the next moment a guard rushed in and whispered in the second prince's ear, "Your Highness, the Left Censor-in-Chief Chen of the Supervisory Office and other censors went to the Imperial Study to submit a memorial, impeaching you and the other two princes for disregarding the laws of this dynasty and showing favoritism to Jiang Youzhen, which is against the law and reason."
The second prince's face darkened. These censors really had nothing better to do.
He looked at Jiang Youzhen, who was looking at him expectantly, and suddenly he was at a loss for words.
The other two princes also received the news soon, and they also kept silent. Zhu Zhimin observed the second prince's silence, which showed that something had changed.
"Your Highnesses, should we release Jiang Youzhen or not?" Zhu Zhimin didn't know what to do for a moment.
"You are the Chief Justice of Dali Temple, and you were originally in charge of this case. Yet you ask us whether we should let him go or not? Is this how you handle cases?" The Fourth Prince was also helpless and could only raise the banner.
Now the censors are still criticizing them in the imperial study! It was indeed against the rules, but those censors were too ignorant.
As soon as Jiang Youzhen saw the Fourth Prince's attitude, he knew something had changed. The pressure on the prince must have come from the Emperor.
It seems that the Emperor has a bad impression of me even before I enter the court.
"Then I will give you five days to solve the case. Also, although Jiang Youzhen is a suspect, you cannot torture him without evidence. You can't force Mr. Qu from the Dali Temple to confess under torture, right?" The third prince also expressed his opinion.
Jiang Youzhen's heart sank, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind.
She always felt that the man wanted to convict her of treason, but what if he just wanted to hold her back and prevent her from taking part in the palace examination?
In this way, even if this plan is poorly done, it will be enough as long as it can delay her.
At that time, I will do something else to trip her up, and make her miss the palace examination. It would be best if she could not get out. Anyway, she is in prison, so I can do whatever I want to her.
But there are probably many people in the court who don't want her to enter the officialdom. The scope is too large and it is impossible to sort out the clues.
The second prince was silent. He did not rush to express his opinion but pondered for a long time.
He also had a guess in his mind that the plan did not need to be very meticulous, as long as it was useful.
What if that person is afraid of Jiang Youzhen's entry into the government? Then he can be sent to the Dali Temple and then find a way to get rid of Jiang Youzhen. It's completely possible to do it slowly.
"Then let's do it according to the rules!" the second prince suddenly said.
He had a plan in his mind, a plan to help Jiang Youzhen escape.