Chapter 73 What is the topic?

Rumors about Ye Jinshu were spreading like wildfire in the imperial city, and many ministers began to follow suit and submit memorials demanding that Ye Jinshu be punished.

Even if they are descendants of the Ye family, they should pay the price for taking human lives and should not be condoned.

One censor even bluntly stated that it was the emperor and empress's endless doting on Princess Anping over the years that caused her to develop such a character.

If the princess' character is not corrected, even the entire dead Ye family will die with regrets.

This was an extremely serious statement, as if he was pointing at the emperor and empress's noses and scolding them for not teaching Ye Jinshu well and for being unworthy of the deceased members of the Ye family.

The emperor was also furious in the court, and the censor almost wanted to commit suicide to show his dissatisfaction, but was stopped by his colleagues around him.

The court was divided into three factions regarding the matter of Ye Jinshu.

Some people insisted on demanding that Ye Jinshu be punished, showing that they were not swayed by power and only adhered to the justice in their hearts.

Some people choose to wait and see at this time, not getting involved in anything and maintaining a neutral attitude.

Others calmly analyzed that although Princess Anping was under house arrest, she was still able to reach outside the palace. This did not seem like something the princess could do alone. Maybe she had accomplices, or maybe the princess was being used.

The prince said nothing in the court, but he wrote down in his mind all the people who spoke. He saw clearly who was in which camp and who was a fence-sitter.

Just when everyone was arguing fiercely, what was unexpected was that the usually taciturn Fourth Prince, who was standing among the military officers, actually spoke at this time.

"Your Majesty, Princess Anping had no idea about the clinic outside the palace during her confinement, so how could she deliberately make things difficult for her? This must be a deliberate frame-up. I ask you to investigate this matter further."

No one expected that the Fourth Prince would speak for Ye Jinshu, but it was the Fourth Prince's words that caused many neutral ministers present to waver.

It was no secret that the Fourth Prince did not like Princess Anping. Many ministers had witnessed with their own eyes that the Fourth Prince almost attacked Ye Jinshu for Ye Ruoyan at a banquet. Fortunately, Ye Jinshu had secret guards by his side at the time so no disaster occurred.

But even such a Fourth Prince did not stand on Ye Ruoyan's side to blame Ye Jinshu. Instead, he pointed out that there was something fishy about this matter and it was most likely not done by Ye Jinshu.

If this is the case, it is thought-provoking as to why this matter involved Princess Anping, who had no power or influence but was favored by the emperor and empress.

Chu Yi turned his head and looked at the Fourth Prince. His fourth brother was a martial arts fanatic and a straightforward person. He was not interested in most things on weekdays, but he listened to him very much.

Chu Yi watched Chu Si grow up, and it is certain that Chu Si has grown from a little kid to the age where he can attend court. Except for the time when he showed his decision-making in Ye Ruoyan's affairs, most of the time Chu Si did whatever he said.

But this time, Chu Yi spoke on behalf of Ye Jinshu and did not ask Chu Si to do it, which means that this was Chu Si's own idea.

When did Fourth Brother and Jinshu become so close during the time he was away?

Chu Yi thought of the test papers from Anping Palace that Chu Si brought when he came to see him before, and realized that when he was not in the palace, in addition to Ji Yanqing, there seemed to be other changes.

Of course, it’s not just Chu Si who has changed.

"Fourth brother, what you said is wrong. It is said that the Prime Minister's daughter Jiang Sisi is good friends with Princess Anping and often goes to Anping Palace to visit Princess Anping. And this happened on the third day after Jiang Sisi left Anping Palace. Isn't this too coincidental?"

The one who spoke was the second prince Chu Yu.

It’s strange to say, when Ye Jinshu was isolated and helpless before, only Chu Yu was willing to stand up and speak for Ye Jinshu. Unexpectedly, the positions of the second prince and the fourth prince are completely reversed now. It’s also interesting.

The emperor knew what was going on, and he didn't stop them because he thought it was fun to watch his sons switch positions, so he decided to watch for a while longer. The prince saw his father's bad taste, so he didn't stop them, but just continued to watch.

The prime minister could not hold back any longer when he saw his precious daughter being dragged into this.

"Second Prince, do you mean that my daughter was also involved in this matter?"

The second prince smiled faintly, and his words were full of madness. "It's hard to say. Princess Anping can do anything to keep her brother. It's not impossible to ask Miss Jiang to conspire with her for her brother. You know, Ye Jinshu..."

"Second brother, shut up." As soon as Chu Yi heard Chu Yu's words, he knew what he was going to say next, which was nothing more than the things that Ye Jinshu had done to chase him in the past.

This kind of thing is not suitable to be discussed in the court.

The Prime Minister looked at Chu Yu who was not sober and suddenly said, "The Second Prince drank before going to court today."

In fact, all the courtiers who were close to Chu Yu could smell the alcohol on Chu Yu. Even though the second prince tried to cover up the smell with a stronger scent of powder, the effect was not good.

The prime minister was quite far away from Chu Yu, and although he could not smell the scent on Chu Yu directly, he could still see some clues.

Chu Yu did not deny it and admitted: "Yes, I drank a lot of wine yesterday. Ruo Yan ignored me, and even Ye Jinshu didn't talk to me. What's wrong with me drinking a little wine?"

"How shameful!" The emperor, who was sitting at the top, finally realized that he could not watch the show any longer. It would become a family disgrace, so he quickly ordered someone to throw the second prince back.

The court resumed the previous topic.

The Fourth Prince spoke again: "According to the investigation results of this incident, only one of the medicines that the deceased patient drank was replaced. However, Ye Ruoyan's medication habits are different from those of ordinary doctors. The person who was able to change the medicine must have known Ye Ruoyan's medication habits very well. This was planned for a long time, and it was not as Second Brother said just now, that the Princess and Miss Jiang planned and completed this in just three days."

It's not that no one present had thought of what Chu Si said, but due to their own positions and Ye Jinshu's current powerless background, no one was willing to help Ye Jinshu without asking for anything in return.

So much so that in the end, only Chu Si pointed out such an obvious flaw.

But no matter what, the emperor was satisfied with Chu Si's performance.

"In that case, let Lao Si continue to investigate this matter."

"My son, take your orders."

In the court, Chu Si took on a tough job in order to save Ye Jinshu from gossip.

Ye Jinshu was now lying in Anping Palace, tired from farming and eating the fruit handed to him by Xiao Cui.

Ever since Xiao Cui got to know the news, the entire Anping Palace has been treading on thin ice, fearing that the news from outside would be accidentally passed on to the princess' ears and make her unhappy.

The Anping Palace was united in facing the outside world and nothing about the clinic could be said.

Just when everyone thought they had kept Ye Jinshu well hidden, Ye Jinshu suddenly asked, "Why hasn't anyone come to arrest me yet?"

Logically speaking, she should have been arrested and interrogated at this point.

　I will definitely write three chapters tomorrow! (Eat my cake!)
　　
　
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