Chapter 431 Death of Witness
When Prefect Xue heard Di Ran's words, he was stunned and a little panicked, and hurriedly opened his mouth to say something.
"My Lord, how could you..."
Di Ran glanced at him with a deep and cold look: "Does my decision need your approval?"
Prefect Xue turned pale and bowed his head in fear: "I dare not!"
Di Ran looked indifferent and waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, Lord Xue, just focus on the case."
"As for Miss Ye's matter, the child is immature and you have taught her a lesson before. I believe she knows she is wrong. Let's just leave it at that."
Prefect Xue frowned and looked up: "This..."
"Ok?"
Di Ran’s cold eyes.
Prefect Xue's face turned pale, and he quickly bowed his head and said, "I obey your command!"
Ye Changlin below breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. Sure enough, it was the right move to follow King Beichen.
After exchanging a glance with Ji Yunfei, he became more confident about the case.
Prefect Xue sat back in his seat, glared at Ye Changlin and the others hatefully, then suppressed his ugly expression and continued to try the case.
"Someone, come and send someone to testify against Shen Sanniang!"
……
"What about people?"
No one had come for a long time. Magistrate Xue's eyes flickered slightly, but he looked gloomy and angry.
Ji Yunfei and others were also confused and had an inexplicable ominous premonition.
At this time, a yamen runner hurried over.
"Your Excellency, I was ordered to go to Shentu's home and found that she was holding a funeral. It turned out that Shentu went to the toilet last night and accidentally fell into the pit. Her body was discovered by her family this morning."
Upon hearing this, Ji Yunfei, Ye Changlin and others' faces changed.
Is it such a coincidence?
They were just about to call her to testify, and she died?
Ye Tianjiao was also shocked: "How could he die? He was fine yesterday."
Prefect Xue felt relieved, but he pretended to be nice and said with a stern look on his face.
"Since the witness is dead, what evidence do you have?" Ji Yunfei's face turned pale. He looked up at Prefect Xue with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes and said in a cold voice.
"Although Shen Sanniang is dead, she was not the only one at the auction. It is well known that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess snatched someone in public."
"Nonsense!"
Prefect Xue angrily retorted: "Who is Your Highness the Crown Princess? Why would you compete with a bunch of unruly people for a slave?"
Ji Yunfei's face was icy, and he stared at Prefect Xue with sharp eyes: "That's not a slave, that's the legitimate son of my Zhenguo Mansion!"
Facing Ji Yunfei's angry look, Prefect Xue, relying on the support of the princess, showed no fear and a hypocritical smile appeared on his face.
"Master Ji, I know you are very worried about Young Master Ji's disappearance, but no matter how worried you are, you can't mistake someone who looks exactly like you for Young Master Ji."
"What evidence do you have to prove that the dead man was Young Master Ji? You can't falsely accuse a good person without any evidence."
Oh, good guy?
Ji Yunfei sneered.
No one in the world can say that the princess is a good person.
Who doesn't know about her brutal crimes?
It's just that because of her status and power, I dare not offend her.
Originally, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the princess had never had any contact with each other, and they kept to themselves. Now that the princess has killed Fu'er, how can they let this matter go? ?
At this moment, an arrogant sneer was heard.
"That's right. You can't accuse me without any evidence."
When everyone looked in the direction of the voice, they saw Princess Ji Xuan, dressed in brocade, waving a folding fan and walking slowly towards them.
His face showed a relaxed and calm expression, but there was a hint of hostility between his brows, and his whole body exuded an air of superiority and arrogance that made people frown and feel unhappy.
Ji Yunfei and others' faces changed when they saw the person coming.
Especially Ji Yunfei, his eyes were red with resentment, his hands under his sleeves were clenched into fists, and the blue veins on the back of his hands were exposed.
However, due to his status, he did not dare to rush forward to avenge his nephew. He was also afraid of bringing trouble to the family, so he had to suppress the impulse.
"Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess!"
When Prefect Xue and others saw Ji Xuan, they all stood up and saluted.
(End of this chapter)
