My Lord, your wife is spreading rumors about you again.

Chapter 2: Xiaodao pulls the butt, opens the eyes

Severe pain engulfed her whole body, and her white cloth was stained blood red. Mingli's face was also splashed with blood. She handed over the dagger and pointed to a place on Shancha's chest.

"If you pierce here, there will be a lot of blood, but it won't hurt the root."

"Yes."

After saying that, Shan Cha stabbed him directly without any hesitation. When the Kyoto government servants came in, they saw the two men lying weakly in a pool of blood.

The leader, Wu Yawei, had seen Mingli before and knew that she was Zhou Shu's wife. He walked over and asked condescendingly, "Madam, why didn't you die? Was the wound on your shoulder caused by a thief?"

Mingli sat on the ground, covering his bleeding left shoulder with one hand, his eyes red, I felt pity for him. Tears flowed down like money, as if they were flowing into the sea, never to return.

"This morning, my husband was assassinated. My father-in-law was about to report the case, but a large number of assassins teamed up with the servants and guards in the mansion to turn against us, killing and chopping anyone they saw. I hid alone in the closet, and even though I was stabbed, I was lucky to escape."

A yamen runner whispered to Wu Yawei, "Boss, the murderer will definitely not be found. Instead of looking for a needle in a haystack, why not solve the problem once and for all?"

"Yes, Boss."

Another bailiff advised: "Isn't this the murderer in front of us? Just say that this woman is unfaithful to her husband and colluded with outsiders to slaughter her husband's family. We can forge some evidence and let this matter go."

When they said these words, they did not hide the fact that Ming Li was still present, and with just a few words they decided her fate.

Mingli stopped his fake crying.

"Sir, I want to ask you, are you planning to hand me over as the murderer who massacred the entire Yong'an Marquis's family?"

Wu Yawei was surprised at Mingli's sharp words.

He said in a cold voice: "Investigation and conviction are the affairs of Kyoto Prefecture, and the young lady has no right to interfere. Now, judging from all the traces, I personally think that it was a thief who caused chaos in the family, and the whole family was killed, leaving only you two, master and servant? Could it be that the young lady has the protection of a Daluo Jinxian? In my opinion, you are the most suspicious!"

The guard waved his hand and said, "Come here! Tie her up and take her to the government office. Torture her severely and make her tell the truth!"

"girl!"

Shancha leaped forward and stood in front of Mingli.

Mingli lowered his eyes and swept his sharp gaze across the faces of every yamen runner.

After all, she was not deeply involved in the case and thought that she could get rid of the suspicion by hurting herself. Unexpectedly, the Kyoto government, whose duty is to distinguish right from wrong, only cares about whether there is someone who can take the blame in this case and when the case can be closed.

There are thirteen people, and killing them will inevitably make noise, so let's use poison.

"Stand up!"

A ferocious-looking yamen runner grabbed Mingli's shoulders roughly. She frowned slightly, grabbed the runner's wrist, and then slapped him in the face with a loud and crisp slap.

Just as he was about to spill the poison powder in his sleeve, there was another sound of rapid footsteps outside the courtyard, and then a jade tablet came flying through the air and smashed the bailiff's head, causing him to bleed.

The jade token fell and immediately broke into pieces, shattering all over the ground.

"The Kyoto Prefecture is so powerful. When they encounter a murder case, they don't investigate the real culprit, but instead arrest a weak woman and force her to commit a crime? They are really a little bit stupid, and they are really blind."

The guards looked very unhappy and were about to explode in anger, but when they saw the visitor, they had to bow and say, "My Lord."

Seeing that the situation had changed, Mingli calmly retracted the dagger and looked up.

The man is handsome.

He has broad shoulders, a narrow waist, long legs, an upright figure, and a pair of narrow, peach-shaped eyes that are cold and indifferent.

He was wearing a purple robe with a proud unicorn embroidered on it, and his hair was tied with a black jade crown. In his hands, he was stroking the fur of a lazy white cat with heterochromatic eyes. There were many princes in Kyoto, but there was only one prince who looked so frivolous - the devil of the Zhenguo family, Zhang Zhi.

The one who is known to everyone in Kyoto is the prince.

The yamen runner who was slapped by Mingli jumped out and said, "My Lord, there is no one alive in the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion except her. How can there be such a coincidence in the world? I think it must be her."

"Oh, oh, oh." Zhang Zhi said sarcastically, "You still think that, and you must have seen her kill someone with your own eyes, so what?"

Zhang Zhi stepped over Zhou Shu's body and sat down lazily holding the white cat. "Nowadays, when investigating cases in Kyoto Prefecture, everyone relies on their mouths to do it."

Mingli glanced at Zhang Zhi cautiously. Could it be that her sister recognized him? She glanced at Shan Cha, only to see her shaking her head slightly.

Wu Yawei laughed awkwardly and said, "Although this woman may not be the real murderer, we should interrogate her carefully. Besides, the Kyoto government is handling the case, and even if you are the prince of the state, you have no right to interfere."

"I have no right to interfere?"

Zhang Zhi laughed coldly: "The Duke is my biological father, the Queen is my aunt, the Crown Prince is my cousin, and the Prime Minister is my uncle. What about you? Who is your father? Who are you to be a bat with chicken feathers stuck on it? How dare you talk to me like that!"

The guards behind him immediately drew their swords and stepped forward to surround the yamen guards.

Seeing this, Wu Yawei could only grit his teeth and bow his head: "I know I am wrong, please forgive me, Your Highness. Then Your Highness, please sit down, we will take the body away first and ask the coroner to examine it."

Wu Yawei wanted to stab Zhang Zhi to death with three blows to feel relieved.

Originally, the problem could have been solved by arresting Ming Li and sentencing him to immediate execution, but now he has made such a mess that the coroner has to be paid extra for the autopsy, and after the autopsy he has to conduct an investigation and trial.

Winter is coming soon. Not only are they tired from running around outside, but what if His Majesty suddenly sets a deadline for solving the case? If they fail to solve the case by the deadline, they will all lose their official hats!
Ming Li, who was standing by, raised his head slightly and said calmly, "You can take the corpse away. After that, I will file a complaint with the Inspectorate, accusing the Kyoto government of overstepping its authority and ignoring the law."

Wu Yawei was stunned for a moment, then he laughed. He couldn't afford to offend Zhang Zhi, so how could he be afraid of a widow of a murdered family who was like an ant?

"You are just a woman, ignorant and fearless! Let me ask you, if a murder case in Kyoto is not tried by the Kyoto Prefecture, who should try it? You?"

Mingli smiled faintly: "The Zhou family is an earl, and the laws of Daqi state that if a murder case occurs in a noble household, the imperial guards should surround it, and the officials appointed by His Majesty and the Dali Temple should preside over the trial, with the Kyoto Prefecture assisting."

An officer stepped forward and said, "Nonsense! We are familiar with the law and have never heard of such an argument!"

"This is the new law that His Majesty just issued this year."

"Of course, there are some pigs who don't know etiquette and iron rules. Now, you don't have the Tiger Guards' warrant or the Dali Temple's documents. If you take the body away for inspection, if something goes wrong later, everyone present will be the murderer, and no one will escape."

Zhang Zhi stroked the sleeping white cat in his arms and smiled secretly. On the other side, Wu Yawei's mouth twitched. The "pig brain" insult was naturally directed at them.

"Mrs. Ming."

"Shut up, sir."

Mingli took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and spread it out in front of everyone.

"This is the divorce agreement between Zhou Shu and me, with signatures and handprints. From now on, the Zhou family and I have nothing to do with each other. If you call me Madam Ming again, I will have no choice but to go to the Inspectorate and report you for spreading rumors and humiliating a noble lady."

"What? Divorced?"

Wu Yawei snatched the divorce letter and examined it carefully. All the details were correct, even with the private seal of Earl Yong'an.

Suddenly, Zhang Zhi raised his hand and pointed at Ming Li: "I will protect this person. If Cheng Wusi has any objection, let him come to me."

"As for you, get out!"

(End of this chapter)