Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

"The Crown Prince was poisoned, and Eunuch Cui is eager to find out the truth. This is understandable to me. But if we just let today's incident go unsolved, wouldn't it disrupt the rules in the future? I think that Eunuch Cui should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Yan Ning's face was as gloomy as water, but due to the situation he could only follow her words.

"The Queen is right. The country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. Cui Detao was not prudent in his actions this time, so I will fine you half a year's salary..."

"Your Majesty, money is nothing but material possessions. If Your Majesty wants to punish me, it should be a lesson for me. In my opinion, it would be better to punish me with twenty strokes of the cane!"

Before Emperor Yanning could finish his words, Empress Lu suddenly interrupted him and "suggested" with a smile.

Although it was called a "suggestion", his eyes were always on the court officials outside. He simply wanted to remind Emperor Yan Ning that their small Lu Mansion also had some power.

Although Emperor Yan Ning was displeased, as things had come to this point, he could not plead for Cui Detao anymore and could only speak in a deep voice.

"What the Queen said makes sense. Then I will do as you say and punish Cui Detao with twenty strokes of the cane."

Cui Detao accepted the decision calmly. He had been in the palace for more than ten years, working his way up from a lowly eunuch to his current position. What kind of grievances had he not suffered?

Twenty strokes of the cane are no more than lying in bed for a month or so; it is not life-threatening.

So what if it costs my life?

Slaves like them are nothing but ants in the eyes of those in power.

Their life or death has never been important.

Thinking of this, Cui Detao's heart sank.

He didn't complain at all, just bowed his head deeply and said, "I accept the punishment."

As soon as Cui Detao finished speaking, he was held down by two guards, pressed to the ground, and executed in public.

Just as the board was about to fall, a clear female voice suddenly rang out.

"Wait a minute!"

As the voice fell, a red figure rushed into Fengyi Palace quickly, breaking the originally stalemate atmosphere.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xu Xingyin running in from outside with slightly disheveled hair and a dusty face. She stood in front of Cui Detao, panting, and stopped the guards who were about to execute him.

"Cui Detao is from our Eastern Palace. Even if he made a mistake and deserves to be punished, it should be your son and your Highness who should punish him. It is not the Queen's turn to interfere!"

Xiao Lu was surprised that Xu Xingyin, who had disappeared for several days, would return to everyone's sight like this. He was stunned for a long time before he said sarcastically.

"The Crown Princess disappeared for several days in a row. Now that she's back, she doesn't care about the Crown Prince's safety at all. Instead, she protects a eunuch. It's really funny! How can someone who doesn't know this still be the Crown Princess..."

The phrase "still holding the lute half-covered" simply means that there is something unclear between Xu Xingyin and Cui Detao, right?

These words made Emperor Yan Ning instantly lose his temper, "Shut up!"

Empress Lu shrank her neck when Emperor Yan Ning yelled at her, and she quickly changed the subject in a low voice.

"The emperor has already given his order. His word is as good as gold. Would he change his order overnight just because of a few words from the Crown Princess? That would be a joke!"

What Empress Lu said was clearly an allusion to Xu Xingyin's disobedience of the imperial decree, and she put the blame squarely on herself, causing everyone present to break out in a cold sweat for Xu Xingyin.

However, there was no fear or intention to retreat on Xu Xingyin's face. Instead, he smiled and asked calmly.

"Then may I ask Father, what is Cui Detao's fault?"

Emperor Yan Ning cooperated, "I acted rashly and offended the Queen."

Xu Xingyin asked again, "Where is the recklessness?"

Emperor Yan Ning did not say anything, but glanced at Empress Xiao Lu indifferently. Empress Xiao Lu immediately straightened her back and answered.

"Not only has the cause of the Crown Prince's poisoning not been investigated, but the case has also been inexplicably linked to Fengyi Palace. This has caused the Jinyiwei to search Fengyi Palace, causing the Empress to lose face. If we don't punish one or two of them, won't the entire Dayan royal family become a laughing stock?"

Xu Xingyin confirmed calmly, "So, Cui Detao was punished because he wrongly accused Fengyi Palace, right?"

Little Queen Lu sneered and said sarcastically.

"Why? Does the Crown Princess think that this crime is not enough to warrant twenty strokes of the cane? It seems that in the eyes of the Crown Princess, the reputation of my Fengyi Palace is no longer a reputation, and even a eunuch can come and trample on it!"

"Your Majesty, what you said is too harsh. Your father advocated 'equality for all', but you keep calling people eunuchs. Your father advocated 'ruling the world with benevolence', but human life is precious, but you punish people with a stick at every turn. Isn't this 'disobeying the emperor'?"

Xiao Lu was choked by Xu Xingyin and tried to make amends.

"He...he is indeed the one who wronged me. Do you still expect me to treat him kindly?"

"Your Majesty is right. If that's the case..."

Xu Xingyin was not angry at all. He just chuckled and slowly gave instructions to the palace servant beside him.

"Someone, help Eunuch Cui up."

"What does this mean, Crown Princess? Are you going to openly defy my order?"

When Empress Lu heard this, she was so angry that she jumped up and down, angrily making accusations and glaring at the palace maids.

After Empress Lu's words were spoken, all the palace maids around her stood with their heads down, not daring to answer or take any action.

Xu Xingyin smiled sweetly, not affected by Xiao Lu's anger at all, and signaled the Black Tiger Riders who were following her to help Cui Detao up.

“Let’s see who dares!”

The Black Tiger Cavalry was directly under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Palace and were Jing Zhichen's personal soldiers. No matter how much Xiao Lu threatened them, everyone just ignored her and immediately helped Cui Detao up.

At the same time, Xu Xingyin also spoke leisurely.

"Reporting to the Emperor, I believe Cui Detao is innocent, so I did this without any intention of disobeying the Emperor's order."

Emperor Yan Ning said "Oh" with interest, and then his eyes fell on Xu Xingyin.

"The Crown Princess said Cui Detao is innocent. How do you know that?"

Xu Xingyin readily replied, "According to the Queen's logic, Cui Detao's greatest sin is that he disturbed the Queen's peace with a 'wrongful case' and caused damage to the reputation of the royal family. Is that right?"

Emperor Yanning remained silent, while Empress Lu beside him raised her eyebrows arrogantly, "Isn't it?"

"But Cui Detao is not wrong. His Highness' poisoning is indeed related to Fengyi Palace. Moreover, he is not wrong to suspect that His Highness' poisoning is related to the Queen."

When Xiao Lu heard this, she immediately jumped up.

"What does this mean, Crown Princess? In order to protect a servant, you even made up a plan for me. No matter what, I am still your elder! How can you describe filial piety when you act like this?"

"Filial piety?" Xu Xingyin sneered and said sarcastically, "Only when a mother is kind can a son be filial. If I were you, I wouldn't say such a funny word."

Empress Lu frowned and angrily shouted, "I really don't understand what the Crown Princess is saying! How did I offend you to cause you to be so suspicious?"

"Since the Queen doesn't know what you mean, why don't you meet an old friend to discuss this?" After saying this, Xu Xingyin clapped his hands calmly and said slowly, "Master Shouchu, please come in."