Chapter 44: The lawless Prince Yong! The alpaca who was called a fool!
As soon as Yuan Meng's words came out, Zhu Ge from the Inspection Institute, who was co-investigating the case, opened his eyes wide and wanted to laugh but couldn't.

The Minister of Justice Han and the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, who were sitting in the hall, twitched their mouths at the same time, but they did not dare to stop Lai Mingcheng from getting angry.

Si Lili did not dare to be lazy, and immediately knelt down and cried, "Sir, please make the decision for me!"

"Although I work in a brothel, I am a prostitute who sells my art but not my body. Your Highness Prince Yong has taken my body by force. This is truly unforgivable!"

"He also said that his brother is the emperor and no one in Daqing can do anything to him. It's useless even if I shout at the top of my lungs. Wuuwuwu..."

Si Lili cried so hard that her heart was broken, tears streaming down her face, her accusation was heart-wrenching!

She had completed the task assigned to her by Li Changan, and what happened next was no longer something she could control.

The joint trial of the three courts caused by filing a complaint to the emperor is different from the joint trial of the three courts for hearing major cases.

Because knocking on the gatehouse to file a complaint was essentially filing a complaint with the emperor, the three judicial officials only tried the case on behalf of the emperor.

The final conviction needs to be decided by the emperor himself.

Therefore, what Li Changan has to do now is to plead guilty. Emperor Qing will not give him a heavy sentence anyway.

Because in Daqing, if a member of the royal family breaks the law, they cannot be convicted of the same crime as common people.

In the original drama, the second prince had a life on his hands, but Emperor Qing only confined him to his home and fined him.

Now Li Changan has only raped a brothel girl, and this case is destined to be a lot of noise but little results.

However, with such a commotion, officials from the Institute of Education, the Censorate, and even the Ministry of Rites would surely submit a petition suggesting that Concubine Liu be removed from the palace to discipline Li Changan.

After all, Li Changan's status in the literary world is obvious, and it concerns the fortune of Nanqing's literary world.

What's more, Prince Jing and Fan Jian will help with this matter, and those two paintings are not given away for free.

Therefore, Li Changan not only has to plead guilty, but also has to act lawless and even arrogant.

After Si Lili finished speaking, Li Changan immediately said, "Miss Lili, what the king said is correct."

"You see, you want to complain, but no one dares to respond. Even if you come here, what can you do to me?"

When Lai Mingcheng heard Li Changan's words, his face instantly darkened.

"Your Highness, the joint trial of the three judicial departments is the highest judicial dignity in Daqing. I hope Your Highness will be respectful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Minister of Justice said, "Your Highness Prince Yong has countless beauties around him, and his Twelve Golden Hairpins are well-known. How could he force a prostitute in a brothel?"

"There must be something hidden here. Si Lili must have ulterior motives. Come, torture her!"

Lai Mingcheng was surprised and said, "Isn't this torture too hasty?"

However, both the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court insisted on using torture.

Two yamen runners had already brought the tongs, and it looked like Si Lili's hands, which were playing the piano and flute, were about to be crippled.

With her hands put into the clamps, Si Lili looked at Li Changan with resentment, "I'm going to be killed by you!"

"Prince Yong is lawless. Even if he has to torture me, I will sue him!"

At this time, Li Changan clapped his hands and said, "Thank you all for seeking justice for me. This woman actually sued me all over Kyoto. She deserves to be tortured!"

Hearing Li Changan's words, Si Lili cooperated and cursed, "Li Changan, you are not a human!"

Li Changan sneered when he heard this, "My little beauty, you are so exciting when you curse me. It's much more exciting than your screams of resistance last night."

Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice said nervously, "Your Highness! This is the criminal trial hall, and everything you say will become evidence in court!"

Lai Mingcheng also said with some reluctance, "Your Highness, if you say this, it means you are admitting your guilt. You should think carefully about it!"

The Dali Temple Minister widened his eyes and said almost pleadingly, "Your Highness, please reconsider it."

As long as Li Changan refused to admit his guilt, they had plenty of ways to make Si Lili change her words. But if Li Changan directly admitted his guilt, they had no other options.

Li Changan showed an innocent expression, "What are you considering? I accept it."

"My brother is the emperor, and you can't convict me!"

"The whole Daqing Kingdom belongs to my Li family. It's no big deal for me to sleep with a prostitute."

"Aren't women in brothels meant for people to sleep with? I just didn't negotiate a good price last night."

Si Lili cooperated very well and cried even more miserably, "I just don't want to, no matter how much money you offer!"

Li Changan said arrogantly, "So what if you don't want to? Now that the matter is settled, what can you do to me?"

"What is the king's law? The king's law is the tool used by our royal family to rule the world."

"Our royal family is above the king's law. Do you still want to sue me under the king's law? You are dreaming!"

Li Changan's wild words left the three judges dumbfounded.

The clerks on both sides stopped writing at the same time, and the whole hall suddenly became quiet!
Your Highness Prince Yong is too lawless!

The Dali Temple Minister said to the clerks, "These are just the angry words of His Royal Highness Prince Yong, so don't remember them."

The Minister of Justice also waved his hand, "The Ministry of Justice should not record it either." However, Lai Mingcheng did not give in, "Inspectorate, record the words of Prince Yong truthfully!"

"Your Highness Prince Yong does not understand the law, does not respect the law, and acts recklessly!"

"Your behavior is reckless, you don't know the seriousness of the matter, you have no regard for the law, and you will definitely be a disaster for Daqing in the future!"

"What your Highness said today, I will definitely present it to His Majesty and let His Majesty convict you!"

Li Changan cupped his hands in gratitude and said sincerely, "Laolai, thank you so much!"

"If all Daqing officials were like you, civil officials would die admonishingly, and military generals would die fighting, and unification of the country would be just around the corner!"

Li Changan was telling the truth. He was waiting for Lai Mingcheng to report him.

The angry Lai Mingcheng was suddenly stunned. Such words were not something a playboy could say.

"Hmph! Stop your sweet talk and wait for your Majesty's judgment!"

Regarding Yuan Meng's matter, the Ministry of Justice invited professionals to explain the special hobby to Lai Mingcheng.

Unless the three courts hold a joint trial, the Inspectorate does not participate in the trial, so Lai Mingcheng is not clear about the criminal investigation.

Lai Mingcheng was stunned by what he heard, but finally had to follow the professional advice.

Li Changan's beating and bullying of Yuan Meng became a consensual thing.

……

Royal study room.

Emperor Qing sat behind the curtain with a gloomy face, and there were not many people at the scene.

The Crown Prince, Prince Jing, the Second Prince, the three chief judicial officers, Chen Pingping, Mei Zhili, and the person involved, Li Changan.

Even the defendant Li Changan was called in, which further demonstrated Emperor Qing’s unwillingness to impose severe punishment.

After listening to the reports from the three judges, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince both looked at Li Changan.

There was a bit of admiration in the Crown Prince's eyes, and the Second Prince secretly gave him a thumbs up!

They heard Li Changan's arrogant words clearly!

How they wanted to say, my father is the emperor, who can do anything to me! Who can convict me!

But, they can't!

Emperor Qing has high expectations of them, and he would probably be beaten to death if he spoke like this!

Li Changan is not a prince, and his literary reputation is too great. He is not strictly controlled, but has a very high status. It is really enviable!

Name: Li Chengqian
Age: 15 years old

Realm: None
Talents: Performance (9th grade), Strategy (7th grade), Fashion (7th grade)

Abilities: Performance (9th rank), Strategy (6th rank), Painting (3rd rank)

Emotion: 40
The prince's acting ability was maximized, and he also developed painting skills.

This guy, could it be that he has already started secretly drawing Li Yunrui?

When everyone was present, Emperor Qing said slowly, "The case of Prince Yong bullying Yuan Meng is not established, so what do you think of the case of forcibly occupying Si Lili?"

"Prince, you say!"

The prince said cautiously, "Uncle Yong's words and deeds were inappropriate, and he didn't quite understand the law. I believe he didn't intend to break the law."

"I suggest that you ask Uncle Yong to pay a large sum of money to Si Lili, and ask the Three Law Departments to send someone to teach Uncle Yong the law."

"In addition, please ask Concubine Liu to discipline Uncle Yong more and confine Uncle Yong for three months to reflect on his mistakes!"

Emperor Qing nodded slowly, "That makes sense, Li Chengze, tell me what you think!"

The second prince shook his hair and said loudly, "I appeal for your review!"

"Also, if Uncle Prince Yong likes Si Lili, he can take her as a concubine. This will also avoid criticism from others and preserve the reputation of the royal family!"

After the second prince finished speaking, he winked at Li Changan with a look of pride in his eyes.

Si Lili is so beautiful, she should be able to win over Uncle Yongwang!
But Emperor Qing suddenly shouted, "Stupid pig!"

The sound was so sudden that it shook the bookshelf. Li Chengze was so scared that he fell to his knees.

"Your son is terrified!"

The little alpaca was really frightened. Wasn't his suggestion good?

If he accepted Si Lili as his wife, wouldn't Li Changan be able to bear less bad reputation?

Li Changan shook his head secretly. The second prince is not a fool, he is an alpaca!

(End of this chapter)