Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 173

The guard answered, "Yes. They were alone in the yard. There was no one else."

The Head of the Court of Justice turned to look at Wen Qingzhu. "Mister Wen, why did you stab the third Prince?"

All the guests looked at Wen Qingzhu. Wen Ruyu had recently said that her brother hadn't met Cangjue Qingsu before. Why had he stabbed Cangjue Qingsu? It would not be strange if Mr. Wen had stabbed Prince Qingsu because he bore a deep grudge against the Prince.

Wen Qingzhu sneered. "The State of Yelang makes war on us. The people living on the border live in an abyss of misery. Cangjue Qingsu is the supreme commander. As a native of the State of Ning, I should kill them all."

Yun Shang raised her eyebrows. Wen Qingzhu was smart. He actually made such a good excuse.

The truth seemed to have been revealed. The State of Yelang and the State of Ning were enemies, so Wen Qingzhu stabbed the third Prince of the State of Yelang out of patriotism. In this case, Emperor Ning was trapped in a dilemma. If he didn't punish Wen Qingzhu, then the State of Yelang would certainly take the opportunity to launch an attack. But if he punished Wen Qingzhu, the people of the State of Ning would be irritated.

All the guests present in the yard had been working in the officialdom for many years, so they clearly knew the stakes involved. All of them lowered their heads and remained silent.

Yun Shang frowned and seemed to have some doubts. "Mister Xing, as a girl and a Princess, I know I should keep silent, but I really don't understand something."

All the others fixed their eyes on Yun Shang. They knew they couldn't underestimate Yun Shang as she had severely reprimanded the minister of the State of Yelang.

Yun Shang knew the others were staring at her, but she didn't care. Prince Jing said with a smile, "Tell us what your doubts are. The Head of the Court of Justice is scrupulously fair. You can ask whatever you like."

Yun Shang felt relieved and frowned. "You said that the guard entered the yard after he heard a scream. The scream was so loud that we also heard it. But I remember that it was a girl's voice. Why did the guard say that he only saw Mister Wen and the third Prince here? Where did the girl's scream come from? Who screamed? I believe there must have been a third person in the yard, but she hid before the guard came."

The others were doubtful. They had heard the scream as well and as Yun Shang had said, it was a girl's voice.

Yun Shang felt a cold gaze from Wen Qingzhu, which made her shudder. She looked up at Wen Qingzhu, but he looked away as if nothing had happened.

The Head of the Court of Justice frowned and looked at Prince Jing. "Prince Jing, you didn't tell me that. Is it true?"