Prince, the princess calls you to dream

Chapter 40 Confession
so close.

Bai Jiuxiao and Ning Shiqian looked at each other.

"It seems that this is just an emergency exit. Once you exit this exit, the entire cave will be destroyed." Bai Jiuxiao turned his eyes to look at the mountain range that had almost collapsed on one side, and said coldly.

Ning Shiqian remained silent.

It should be like this.

The real exit should be the waste pool where there are organs, come out from the cave above.

And this exit is just in case, in case someone finds out, in case someone surrounds or sieges, you can come out from the emergency exit of this spring formation, and let the entire cave collapse and destroy everything.

When his eyes touched the red marks on the skin of the woman in front of him, as well as the dress that he had torn in several places on her body, Ning Shiqian's eyes burned and he turned his eyes away.

He was so rude under the medicine.

Looking at his own body, he was also disheveled and dirty.

Especially when there are blood stains, the bright red is dazzling.

I don't know if he cut his thigh/leg, or hers
He frowned deeply, and looked at the woman in front of him again.

The woman's mind was not on these, she was still observing the collapsed mountains.

"We have to get out of here quickly, the noise just now was too loud, it will definitely alarm the sister-in-law of Changle Temple." Bai Jiuxiao turned back and said.

"En." Ning Shi moved back to his senses, and went around to look at the entrance of the cave where he first entered.

Also all collapsed.

Sure enough, the emergency exit of the spring formation is to destroy everything.

Bai Jiuxiao also came over to take a look, and suddenly saw the blood stains on his body, and remembered that when he was in the cave when the medicine took effect, he had hurt himself with a dagger to keep his consciousness.

He asked him, "Where are you hurt?"

Ning Shiqian's eyes flickered slightly, and he said softly, "I'm fine."

He couldn't tell her that he was injured on his thigh/leg.

"Let me see, I have medicine." Bai Jiuxiao was worried.

Ning Shiqian frowned: "It's really fine, didn't you say you want to leave here quickly?"

Bai Jiuxiao stared at him for a moment.

Seeing that he really didn't seem to be in trouble, he said, "Then let's go, how did you get here?"

"My horse is over there." Ning Shiqian pointed in one direction.

Bai Jiuxiao nodded, and pointed in the opposite direction: "Mine is over there, then let's say goodbye."

She still has to find a way to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to inquire.

I searched all the upper and lower holes here, but I didn't see any waist cards.

She felt that it was likely to be among the objects that were brought to the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Thinking that she was in a hurry to return, Ning Shiqian nodded lightly: "Yeah."

At the same time, he was thinking that since she could come here to look for the waist card, it means that his father, or that prince, already knew that the waist card was lost, and they would definitely try their best to find the waist card.

So, he doesn't need to worry that much.

He wasn't part of the plan, and they didn't even let him know about it.

The two parted ways and went down the mountain separately.

*
After going down the mountain, Bai Jiuxiao knew something had happened.

A servant of the Ninth Prince's Mansion found out that she was not in the mansion, and reported the matter to the guards guarding outside the mansion.

Zhu Jin and several officials happened to be present when the commander of the imperial guards entered the palace to report to Emperor Wen.

Hearing that she ignored the imperial decree and left the mansion privately, Zhu Jin and those officials knelt down on the spot and begged for severe punishment for her.

Emperor Wen had to send someone to the Jiuwang Mansion to verify.

Today, Tongquan and Lu Chengxi have been taken away by the guards and put in prison.

All the officials knelt in front of the gate of Longyin Palace and asked for an order to arrest her in the whole city.

It is said to ask for an order, but in fact it is persecution, forcing Emperor Wen to make an order.

She knew that the servant must be the eyeliner in her house, but she didn't bother to pursue it now, she would settle the account later, the most urgent thing was to solve the immediate problem.

After thinking for a long time, she made a decision.

*
When she took the initiative to show up as Bai Jiuxiao in men's clothing and appeared at the gate of the palace, the guards guarding the gate were both shocked and frightened.

All of them raised their weapons with full vigilance, but they didn't dare to point them directly at her.

"Don't panic, I'm going to capture this king without a fight, and take me to see the emperor." Bai Jiuxiao took off his sword and surrendered his wrists voluntarily.

Even so, none of those present dared to step forward and tie her hands.

She had to take the rope and tie her wrists herself.

When she appeared in front of Longyin Palace accompanied by guards, all the officials kneeling in front of Dragonyin Palace were surprised.

Unexpectedly, before the imperial decree for the arrest was issued, the man would voluntarily surrender himself.

Bai Jiuxiao scanned the audience briefly, and all the civil and military officials were basically present. Originally, several of her loyal followers were there, and even several brothers and princes were there.

She understands this.

After all, all the evidence pointed at her, and she would believe it if it were her.

At a time like this, everyone stood on her opposite side. If someone didn't stand up, they would be suspected of being involved in the case.

In order to get rid of herself, she had to be with everyone, she understood.

Her emperor's younger brother was also shocked when he saw her coming: "You"

She saw his expression change.

Although he didn't finish his sentence, she understood the way he stared at her: you came at this time, didn't you come to die?
She ignored it.

If she doesn't come, is he going to stay deadlocked with these ministers all the time?
How long can the stalemate last?
This matter must be resolved.

Next comes the trial.

Her emperor's younger brother asked, she answered, and all the officials met face to face.

She confessed to going out of the house without permission.

Because this is a fact that has been verified by many parties, it is useless for her to deny it.

"What are you doing out of the house?"

"The death of concubine Xi and the truth about the counterfeit money case."

"What can be found?"

"No."

Taishi Zhu Jin took the lead, and all the officials knelt and bowed their heads together.

"Your Majesty, not to mention the death of Concubine Xi, the evidence points directly to the Ninth Prince. In the case of casting counterfeit coins on Changle Mountain, the Ninth Prince can't prove his innocence. Now let's just talk about the fact that he left the palace privately. The Emperor has made it clear. It is decreed that no one is allowed to step out of the mansion, and those who disobey the order will be executed, and the Ninth Prince will still go his own way and refuse to obey the order, just for this alone, the Ninth Prince will be punished with death!"

"She also left the house to prove her innocence." Emperor Wen helped Bai Jiuxiao find a reason.

"Even if you want to prove your innocence, you can't ignore the king and the law. Besides, didn't the emperor let the criminal department investigate the case? For the time being, he only imprisoned the Ninth Prince and did not punish him. He just doesn't believe in the emperor. If you don’t believe in the Ministry of Punishment, why can’t you wait?” Zhu Jinzhuo asked back.

There are also officials who are usually with him and his group.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is not an excuse for resisting the decree. If everyone is like this, where is the law of the country? Where is the majesty of the king?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that everyone was getting emotional, Zhu Jin made a sincere remonstrance: "Please punish the Ninth Prince severely, so as to serve as an example to others, and to establish the king's prestige!"

All the officials echoed one after another, and their voices shook the sky in unison: "Please punish the Ninth Prince severely, so as to make an example of others and establish the king's prestige!"

"Please punish the Ninth Prince severely, to serve as an example and to establish the king's prestige!"

Emperor Wen had a headache, so he looked at Bai Jiuxiao.

"I accept the punishment!" Bai Jiuxiao said.

(End of this chapter)