Cha Anboâs words caused the entire Court to fall silent for a moment, and then suddenly it erupted again. Some said that not just anyone could conduct a corpse examination, and that Yang Ruxin was simply making a mess, probably trying to buy time. Others argued that, since so many doctors didnât know what poison it was, perhaps she might know. Why not let her see? Was someone feeling guilty, afraid she might discover something fishy?
Anyway, everyoneâs stance remained as before, still divided into three factions. After taking a short break, everyone seemed to have regained some energy, and thus began a new round of debate.
Wang Jingze glanced at Gu Qingheng: "Is this what you want?"
"What I want is my wifeâs innocence." Gu Qingheng looked at Wang Jingze, "Minister Wang, you are the official of Jinhai Cityâs parents, and I believe youâve handled more than one case. You should understand that murder requires a motive. Although Miss Wang was somewhat spoiled, there are many spoiled people. If my wife were to be so petty, how many people would she have to kill?"
Wang Jingze remained silent. Indeed, he didnât believe that Madam Ruyi would kill Wang Zhengzheng, but...
"Minister Wang should know better, my wife is a disciple of Dao Xuzi, and her skills in using poison are exceptional. If she truly wanted to kill Miss Wang, she absolutely wouldnât let anyone discover it..."
Wang Jingze frowned even deeper.
"Anning County Lord can be angry and unreasonable, but Minister Wang, you should not confuse right and wrong..."
"Enough." At this moment, Emperor Xuanjing suddenly slammed the table, "Everyone shut up!"
The entire main hall fell silent instantly.
"Crown Prince, what do you say?" Emperor Xuanjing looked at Qi Jingchen, standing in the first position.
"As your son, I believe itâs entirely feasible for Madam Ruyi to personally conduct the corpse examination." Qi Jingchen stepped forward, clasped his fists, and saluted. "After all, the coroners didnât find anything special, and the Imperial Physician didnât recognize the poison in Wang Zhengzheng. Perhaps she does? As long as the source of the poison is identified, the murderer will be clearer." He paused, "Of course, some may say she is a suspect, and yes, she is a suspect, but not proven to be the murderer, so she shouldnât be treated as one, right?" Saying this, he glanced back at everyone.
"Father Emperor, as your son, I also think it is possible." Qi Jingyi also stepped forward, clasped his fists, and saluted. "I donât understand why some people are so opposed. With so many eyes watching, I donât think there could be any manipulation on a corpse. Moreover, making Yang Ruxin a suspect was weird to begin with, maybe someone close to Wang Zhengzheng poisoned her..."
Qi Jingxuan glanced at Qi Jingyi, a light glinting in his eyes, but he said nothing.
"Minister Wang, what do you think?" Emperor Xuanjing raised his eyes to look at Wang Jingze.
Wang Jingze opened his mouth, and finally nodded: "This humble minister obeys the royal decree." If the Emperor says itâs possible, then itâs possible.
Emperor Xuanjing didnât care whether the other party was unhappy, and directly looked at Jiang Guanyu: "Cha Anbo, for this case, I appoint you as the chief investigator, and give you three days to solve it."
"Three days?" Cha Anbo widened his eyes in astonishment.
"Is that too much?" Emperor Xuanjing frowned, "Then two days..."
"Three days." Cha Anbo hurriedly shook his head, "Just three days."
"Go make the arrangements, the sooner this matter is resolved, the better." Emperor Xuanjingâs expression softened. If the time was too long, it might easily cause unnecessary trouble.