Chapter 433: A Coffin Appears Outside the Government Office
"Her Highness said she had never seen it, so where did the corpse go? It couldn't have grown wings and flown away, could it?"
Ji Yunfei didn't care what Ji Xuan was thinking. At this moment, he saw that the princess was evasive and guilty, and was denying it.
Thinking of what the coroner said about the body being taken away by the princess, I had an inexplicable ominous premonition in my heart.
Just then, a frightened scream was heard outside the government office.
Prefect Xue was in a panic, not knowing what to do, and now something bad had happened again, and his face darkened.
"What's all the commotion outside?"
A yamen runner ran in with a panicked look on his face: "Sir, a coffin suddenly appeared outside the government office."
"Nonsense!"
When Prefect Xue heard this, he was stunned at first, then his face darkened: "Who is carrying the coffin and barging around like that?!"
"And even brought it to the government office. Who is so bold as to do it?"
The yamen runner also looked confused and replied, "Your Excellency, at that time the people were all gathered outside the government office, and the coffin was placed in the middle of the road. We have no idea how it appeared."
Ji Xuan looked irritated and impatient: "Since it is not related to the case, just have them carry it away, no more nonsense."
"Your Highness is right. Perhaps someone did this with malicious intent against me."
As he spoke, Prefect Xue sighed softly, "Alas, it's my fault that I'm too honest and fair in my official duties, so I've offended many people. Over the years, I've been slandered and even poisoned."
"These unruly people deliberately carried the coffin to the government office, probably to intimidate me."
Ji Xuan snorted coldly, her eyes flashing with coldness: "These villains are too blatant, and it is also because Lord Xue is too kind that these thieves have become more aggressive and aggressive."
If it were her, she would have been killed long ago.
The others looked strange after hearing what these two people said.
Especially Ji Yunfei, Ye Changlin and others, they had inquired about the character of this Liuzhou official in advance.
The prefect of Liuzhou was a flatterer and treacherous villain who often extorted money from the people and allowed ruffians and bullies to oppress the good. He oppressed the people and made a lot of money, and fawned on his superiors. He also sold official positions and titles in secret.
To say that she is a good person and an honest official is really flattering her.
It is because I know this man's character that I thought of asking King Beichen to take charge.
Otherwise, given Magistrate Xue's character, he would definitely curry favor with the princess to suppress the matter, or work with the princess to destroy the evidence in advance.
Now it seems that the accidental death of this witness was probably not a coincidence.
Perhaps even the coroner and other people who knew about the incident are in danger.
Moreover, the princess's expression was flickering when it came to the corpse, and she looked obviously guilty, which made Ji Yunfei panic, and he couldn't help but wonder if Ji Xuan had tampered with the corpse.
Thinking of this, Ji Yunfei tensed up even more, clenched his fists, and stared at Ji Xuan with red eyes filled with anger.
The bailiff asked in a low voice: "Sir, what should we do with that...that coffin..."?
Prefect Xue glared at the yamen runner and said, "Didn't you hear what the princess said? Send him away immediately."
The yamen runners kept saying, “Yes!”
"Wait a minute."
At this time, the governor Yuan Zhen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
Prefect Xue's face darkened, and he glared at Yuan Zhen with an unfriendly look: "Master Yuan, do you have any objection to the decision of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess?"
Yuan Zhen looked calm and composed. He glanced at Prefect Xue and spoke slowly with a meaningful tone.
"Master Xue, don't you find it strange? How could a coffin appear out of nowhere outside the prefectural government office, and at such a coincidence at this time?"
Prefect Xue narrowed his sharp eyes and stared at Yuan Zhen: "What do you mean by that?"
She couldn't help but curse in her heart, what was this old fox who had always been at odds with her trying to do?
(End of this chapter)
