Chapter 116: Argument in the Hall
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Xiao Cong walked towards him with a cynical look on his face.

The serious-looking prince looked at this playboy with disdain in his heart, and said coldly, "I didn't expect that Prince Rui was here too."

Xiao Cong immediately pretended to be surprised and curled his lips and said, "Oh, really? I thought the prince was talking to me when he said he wanted to uphold the law and order, but it turns out he wasn't talking to me?"

The prince was choked by Xiao Cong's words, and suddenly felt embarrassed, so he raised his voice: "I remember that the Dali Temple is not under your jurisdiction, right?"

Xiao Cong seemed to not understand and said, "Your Highness, what are you saying? Doesn't the whole world belong to my father? I just want to help my father share the burden. Besides, even if I don't have jurisdiction, can't I still uphold justice?"

"But is it justice to force a confession out of you?" Xiao Bai said sternly, looking at Xiao Cong.

Xiao Cong approached Xiao Bai calmly, leaned closer, stared at Xiao Bai, and asked quietly: "Why is the prince so interested in this case?"

Xiao Bai's eyes obviously avoided, "I just can't stand your perverse behavior!"

Xiao Cong lay down on the chair without any bones and said nonchalantly: "Then please do as you please, Prince..."

Seeing that Xiao Cong was silent, Xiao Bai ordered Du Han behind him: "Reexamine the prisoner!"

"Yes." Du Han responded.

A Ying stood quietly at one side, watching the contest between the prince and Xiao Cong.

Judging from his demeanor, the prince seemed more upright, but Aying always felt that there was something a little weird about him.

Just as Du Han was leaving, the prince accidentally glanced at A Ying in the corner.

Immediately I became interested.

"Who is this girl?"

In response to the prince's question, A Ying bowed slightly and said, "I am Huo A Ying, a commoner, and I pay my respects to the prince."

The prince's eyebrows moved, and he smiled meaningfully, "Are you the woman that Master Xie would rather marry than Chu Yi?"

Ah Ying's expression changed slightly. The prince's words were somewhat ambiguous. What did he mean by he would rather reject Chu Yi? She didn't force him. "Ah Ying was terrified."

"However, why are you with Prince Rui when you are not with Lord Xie?" The prince glanced.

Ah Ying was about to speak when Xiao Cong raised his voice and said, "Your Highness, your question is a bit too broad. Who do I want to make friends with? Do I have to report to you?"

The Crown Prince was not angry at all. On the contrary, he seemed to understand. "Prince Rui does not need to report his actions to me. However, I am afraid that Miss Ying is still inexperienced and might fall into someone's trap again."

As soon as these words came out, Ah Ying immediately replied: "I just happened to run into Miss Shengsheng in this case. After all, she is still young, and I am afraid that she can't bear it, so I came to take a look. As for King Rui, it was also a coincidence. King Rui came to investigate the case at my request."

The prince observed A Ying carefully and said slowly, "Miss A Ying is really beautiful and kind. Why didn't you call Master Xie?"

Ah Ying replied calmly, "Although Ah Ying is a commoner, she knows that the laws of Northern Jin cannot go beyond one's level. Besides, with Lord Du as the judge, there shouldn't be too many surprises during the trial, so she didn't tell the prince."

"Master Xie, don't you know?" Xiao Bai asked again.

Ah Ying nodded, "Yes."

"Oh, so that's how it is." The prince's brows relaxed a little, thinking that Xie Chengyi should not know, otherwise, based on his style of doing things, how could he allow Huo Aying to act recklessly?

A moment later, the prince's confidant replied, saying that all the prisoners said they were tortured into confessing.

The prince's face darkened, "Prince Rui, is this how you framed a woman just to please her?"

Xiao Cong's expression tightened, "Prince, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

"Du Han! Spread the prisoner's words!" the prince said sternly.

Du Han then gathered his courage and said in a trembling voice, "The villagers of Houde Village said that the people sent by King Rui forced them to confess that they had bullied Sheng Sheng without any explanation. They also sent people to suppress them during the trial. They wrote these testimonies out of helplessness." Xiao Cong's eyes were so cold that they seemed to be shooting out cold arrows.

The prince said bluntly: "You have always acted like this, you can't cover up everything with one hand! I will report this to my father!"

Xiao Cong looked at the prince dimly, "Then I'll wait and see..."

Prince Xiao Bai turned away with a wave of his sleeves.

Ah Ying looked at Prince Rui quietly, "Your Highness, are you not going to refute me?"

Xiao Cong looked at Ah Ying, "Why bother to refute now? When you meet the emperor, it will be a good show! From now on, it's up to you..."

Ah Ying naturally admired King Rui's courage and strategy, and nodded, "Yes."

above the hall.

Xiao Wenzhan looked at his two sons with a cold face and a gloomy aura.

In addition to the two sons, there is also the controversial Huo Aying.

"Father! In order to win the heart of a beautiful woman, Prince Rui conducted a harsh trial on innocent villagers!" said the prince, clasping his fists.

Ah Ying watched the prince's actions and felt that it was a pity that the royal heirs were dying. How could such a person still be the prince? Fortunately, his mother's family fell into poverty. If they were still virtuous, once such a person became the emperor, the sky of Northern Jin would be leaking everywhere.

Xiao Wenzhang looked at Xiao Cong and said, "Tell me about it."

Xiao Cong said sternly: "I am only seeking justice."

"To uphold justice? To uphold justice, you are going to escort those innocent villagers?" the prince questioned.

Xiao Cong looked at the prince coldly, "Should I just ignore the fact that a group of beasts have been bullying a young girl for years?"

The prince did not believe it at all: "Nonsense! The whole village can testify that the little girl is crazy and mentally ill! Moreover, among the people you suppressed, there are people with great virtues that the emperor personally praised. How can you put the emperor's face aside by doing this?"

Xiao Wenzhang's eyes darkened, "Houde Village?"

"Yes, father, this is the place where you personally wrote the plaque." The prince said, looking at Xiao Wenzhan's expression.

Xiao Wen Zhang concealed his emotions.

Seeing that Xiao Wenzhang stopped talking, Xiao Cong immediately said, "Even if the imperial edict is granted, it is not a golden ticket to immunity from death. How can it cover up the crimes you have committed?"

The prince said angrily: "It's just a lie told by a mentally ill child. King Rui is taking it too seriously!"

Xiao Cong no longer had any worries when he saw the prince who treated human life as a joke.

"Father, do you want to hear this story?" Xiao Cong looked at Xiao Wenzhan.

Just when Xiao Wenzhang looked confused, A Ying kowtowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty, you have always been the god in the hearts of the people of Northern Jin, the hero who healed the scars of Northern Jin for many years, and the emperor who created this peaceful and prosperous era. A Ying begs Your Majesty to uphold justice for Sheng Sheng!"

Xiao Wenzhang looked at Huo Aying in surprise and said, "You speak."

Ah Ying then asked, "Your Majesty, how do you think parents should treat their children?"

Xiao Wenzhang was stunned. He didn't expect Ah Ying to ask him this. He said carefully, "Parents' love is for the long term. They hope their children can become successful and live up to their conscience."

“Should parents love their children?”

Xiao Wenzhang immediately laughed and said, "How can you say that? Caring is the basis."

Ah Ying raised his face and said firmly, "But Shengsheng's own father has been abusing and humiliating his own daughter since she was four years old. Not only that, her grandfather, uncles, and even neighbors and relatives can do whatever they want as long as they give her mother one or two taels of silver. Your Majesty, do you think this is a small matter?"