Chapter 518: The Royal Family Members Have No Humanity
Ning Chen's first reaction was whether the King of Rui was pretending.
These people in the royal family have no other skills, but they are good at fighting and acting.
Ever since dealing with these people in the royal family, he felt that his heart began to become dark.
The people in the royal family have no humanity.
For the throne, sons killed fathers, fathers killed sons, and sons killed sons. In short, it was a mess.
So, when he heard Geng Jing say that the King of Rui had been paralyzed for several years, his first reaction was that this guy was pretending... maybe he was walking briskly in private.
After all, after experiencing the Fifth Prince pretending to be stupid, he felt that pretending to be paralyzed was not something shocking.
"Is there a spy from the Supervisory Department in the mansion of this King of Rui?"
Geng Jing hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly.
"Are you sure his lower limbs are paralyzed?"
"How can this be false?"
"How did he become paralyzed?"
Geng Jing said, "He accidentally fell off his horse while hunting and fell into a mountain stream. Although he survived, his legs were crippled."
"When His Majesty heard about this, he specially sent an imperial physician to Xiangzhou."
Ning Chen asked curiously, "Which imperial physician?"
Geng Jing said, "We have to go to the palace to check. The Imperial Hospital should have records."
"Why, are you still suspicious of Prince Rui?"
Ning Chen raised the information in his hand, "The dancer who assassinated His Majesty was presented to His Majesty by Prince Rui."
"Old Geng, send a message to the spies in Xiangzhou and ask them to investigate Prince Rui in detail."
Geng Jing nodded slightly, "Okay!"
Just then, Pan Yucheng's voice rang out from outside the door.
"Geng Ziyi, can I come in?"
Geng Jing said, "Come in!"
Pan Yucheng pushed the door open and walked in.
"I just came from the Shen Mansion. A servant of the Shen Mansion pointed out that Lord Shen had secretly taken a dancer home in the middle of the night."
Ning Chen and Geng Jing's faces changed.
Pan Yucheng continued: "Lord Li has taken him to identify the body. Once it is confirmed that the female assassin is the dancer that Lord Shen brought home, Lord Shen will be doomed."
"Lord Li asked me to come back and inform the prince."
Geng Jing said in a deep voice: "Having an affair with a royal dancer is a capital crime, and now it is involved in the assassination of the king... Once confirmed, Lord Shen will definitely die."
Ning Chen stood up and said: "Let's go and see!"
Pan Yucheng shook his head, "You can't go... This matter is handled by the Supervisory Department and the Ministry of Justice. His Majesty did not ask you to intervene. If you are involved, you will be suspected of covering up."
"What a joke, I am also the Silver Clothes of the Supervisory Department."
Pan Yucheng said: "Who still remembers your title of Silver Clothes of the Supervisory Department now?"
Ning Chen now has too many official titles, and the Silver Clothes of the Supervisory Department is the smallest official position. No one can remember that he is the Silver Clothes of the Supervisory Department.
Geng Jing said, "I'll go!"
Ning Chen nodded slightly.
Pan Yucheng hesitated and said, "Those singers and dancers are carefully selected, and each of them is extremely beautiful... Lord Shen is also a man. He can't guarantee that he won't feel itchy if he sees them every day. What if he really... I mean what if?"
Ning Chen frowned. Isn't it possible?
Although he believes that Shen Min is not a lustful person, they are all men after all. Who doesn't have a time when lust makes them lose their mind?
Putting himself in her shoes, if he saw such a group of beautiful singers and dancers every day, he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't make mistakes.
No matter how rational a man is, he will think with his lower body.
"Old Pan, go see Shen Min."
Pan Yucheng nodded, "Okay!"
Geng Jing and Pan Yucheng left.
Ning Chen continued to look through the information of those singers alone.
So many beauties, all of them belong to the emperor...No wonder everyone wants to be the emperor.
Until dawn.
Pan Yucheng came back one after another.
Pan Yucheng told Ning Chen that Shen Min swore on his life that he had never touched those dancers.
Geng Jing brought even worse news.
According to the servant of the Shen Mansion, the female assassin was the dancer that Shen Min brought back to the mansion.
Moreover, the court was about to start.
His Majesty would definitely ask about the progress of the case.
Now that there is a witness, His Majesty is very likely to order the killing of Shen Min in anger.
If it were normal times, perhaps not.
But the assassination happened at Emperor Xuan’s birthday banquet, and the prince was injured.
Emperor Xuan couldn’t stand it no matter how good his temper was.
Is Shen Min in danger this time?
Ning Chen narrowed his eyes, "I have to go to the palace!"
Pan Yucheng hurriedly said: "No, assassinating the king and killing the driver, the prince was injured, this is not a trivial matter... If you plead for Lord Shen, it will definitely make His Majesty unhappy."
Ning Chen snorted, "Don't say that Lord Shen is a good official, even if he is not, I can't watch him die."
If he doesn't save Shen Min, he will lose the support of the people.
Li Hanru, Li Zhixing, Ji Mingchen and others...will definitely have opinions about him.
......
In the court.
Emperor Xuan really asked about the progress of the case.
Li Zhixing did not dare to hide it, so he could only report the clues he found truthfully.
Emperor Xuan was already furious, and now he was even more furious.
"Your Majesty, the dancers were arranged by the Ministry of Rites, and now there are witnesses. Shen Min is ambitious and should be executed immediately!"
"Your Majesty's birthday banquet, an assassin appeared, assassinated the king, and harmed the crown prince. Shen Min's crime is unforgivable."
"Your Majesty, Shen Min is involved in the assassination and harbors evil intentions. He should be executed by slow slicing!"
The censors jumped out immediately.
Emperor Xuan's face was gloomy, and he was about to issue an order.
At this time, a little eunuch ran in.
"Your Majesty, King Zheng wants to see you!"
Emperor Xuan said, "Call him in!"
"Call King Zheng to see you!"
Ning Chen walked into the hall with square steps.
"Your Majesty, I see you!"
"Get up and talk!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Xuan looked at Ning Chen, his expression eased a lot, and said, "Ning Chen, I don't remember ordering you to go to court?"
This guy is a lazy cat. When he is asked to go to court, his face will immediately wrinkle into a bun.
So when there is nothing important, he allows Ning Chen not to go to court.
Ning Chen leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the evidence of Shen Min's assassination of the king was found. It concerns your Majesty's safety, so I came to see you specially."
Emperor Xuan looked at Li Zhixing, "Lord Li, tell Ning Chen about the situation."
"Your Majesty, obey your order!"
Li Zhixing introduced the situation to Ning Chen.
Ning Chen asked, "Where is the servant? Have you brought him here?"
Li Zhixing said, "He is outside the palace, waiting for your majesty to interrogate him."
Ning Chen smiled slightly, "Your majesty, I would like to ask Commander Nie for a favor?"
"What favor?"
"Please ask Commander Nie to come closer."
Emperor Xuan waved his hand.
Nie Liang came to Ning Chen's side.
Ning Chen whispered a few words in his ear.
Nie Liang nodded, saluted Emperor Xuan and walked away.
Ning Chen looked at Li Zhixing, "Lord Li, have someone bring that servant up."
Li Zhixing looked at Emperor Xuan.
Emperor Xuan nodded slightly.
Li Zhixing then ordered someone to bring the servant of the Shen Mansion up.
Ning Chen looked at the servant of the Shen Mansion, who was not tall and had a rat-like face.
When had the latter seen this scene? He knelt on the ground and trembled with fear.
Ning Chen said indifferently, "This king asks you, did you see Shen Min bring a dancer home with your own eyes?"