Chapter 45: Dog official!

The old woman knelt down, subconsciously looked up at the person wearing the bright yellow dragon robe. Seeing the Emperor was something she never dared to think about. She couldn't bear the shock and fainted to the ground, and no one checked her condition or helped her up. Only Lin Jiaojiao touched her breathing and confirmed that the person was alive, then breathed a sigh of relief: at least a living witness was left, otherwise, the suspicion would really not be cleared.

Suddenly she realized: Wait, what did they call? Emperor?!!

Mom, how could the Emperor come to the Dali Temple!

Sure enough, all time-travel novels will encounter the Emperor!

"Bold criminal woman, why don't you kneel down before the Emperor!" Dali Temple Assistant Minister Feng Jun endured the bite on his hand and scolded her, using his other hand to pull her, wanting her to kneel down.

Lin Jiaojiao then reacted and hurriedly knelt down, her eyes looking at the ground, fearing that she would commit some crime of beheading, but the Emperor walked to her side and lifted her chin with a fan.

"Is it you?" The Emperor was a little surprised. Isn't this the woman who bumped into him at General Lu's Mansion that day?!

"You know me?" Lin Jiaojiao had already forgotten that she bumped into someone that day. She showed a look of doubt. Could it be that her predecessor before crossing over had a relationship with the Emperor?

The Emperor smiled. He made a gesture of wiping a nosebleed. Lin Jiaojiao suddenly realized, "Oh! I remember! You are General Lu's friend! What was it called? Qin something! Qin Yuan! Yes! Qin Yuan!"

"Bold criminal woman!" Xu Xiao scolded angrily. This criminal woman actually dared to call out the Emperor's name on the spot. It was really not enough to cut off the heads of everyone present!

He scolded angrily, "Is the Emperor's name something a commoner like you can call directly?"

But after he finished speaking, he suddenly realized something was wrong: How could this little woman know the Emperor's name?

Qin Yuan smiled slightly, "It seems Lin Guniang still remembers me. May I ask if my handkerchief has been washed? Can it be returned to me?"

"Oh, oh." Lin Jiaojiao nodded hurriedly, took out a handkerchief from the inner pocket of her sleeve and handed it over, "I washed it clean,"

Only then did she notice that this handkerchief was also bright yellow! When she washed the handkerchief, why didn't she think that this noble person would be the Emperor?!

Qin Yuan took the handkerchief and asked with a smile, "Has Guniang been carrying my handkerchief with you these past few days?"

"Yes, I have been carrying it with me since I washed it the next day. Originally, I wanted to ask General Lu to help me return the handkerchief to you, but I forgot when I got busy. I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Lin Jiaojiao hurriedly explained, but she secretly thought in her heart: If she had known this was the Emperor's thing, wouldn't she have taken it out at the entrance of the Pei Mansion earlier to let them release her and the child's household registers!

If so, how could there be so many things today!

Thinking of this, she wanted to die of regret.

"It doesn't matter." Qin Yuan smelled the handkerchief with a smile. There was a faint herbal fragrance on it. This smell was different from the rouge smell of ordinary women, but it made him feel refreshed.

Xu Xiao almost didn't dare to look up at the Emperor. He clenched his hands, his thumbs tucked into his fists, pinching his palms until they hurt.

"Your Majesty, the minister didn't know you had an old relationship with Lin Guniang," Xu Xiao looked at the ground, not hoping at all that the Emperor would open his mouth to let her go.

His brain turned rapidly, thinking about how to speak. Only then did he look up slightly and say, "Lin Guniang is now suspected of a murder case. I cannot release Lin Guniang from the Dali Temple, so as not to disturb the law and the imperial court."

Qin Yuan asked with interest: "Oh? What murder case?"

"Someone accused Lin Guniang of being a princess of the former Southern Frontier Kingdom, lurking in the Dakang Dynasty, wanting to take the opportunity to restore the Southern Frontier Kingdom. In a fit of anger, she killed the witness on the spot." Xu Xiao pointed to the old man's corpse and said firmly, "This person just stopped breathing, and the corpse is still here, too late to be handled. It is conclusive evidence!"

"Fart! You dog official, reversing black and white!" Lin Jiaojiao thought of him delaying the rescue and couldn't help but scold, "He clearly had an epilepsy attack, inducing a heart attack! If it weren't for you blocking my rescue, he would have been breathing and alive by now!"

"Oh? Is that really so?" Qin Yuan looked at the crowd and set his gaze on Feng Jun, scaring his whole body into shaking.

Feng Jun was someone who was afraid of trouble. Right now, his leading superior was beside him, and he absolutely followed Xu Xiao's words to identify Lin Jiaojiao's crime.

He glanced at Lin Jiaojiao with the corner of his eye: But looking at the situation now, she seemed to be an old acquaintance of the Emperor. If he followed Xu Xiao's words to identify Lin Jiaojiao, what if, what if she became the Emperor's Imperial Concubine in the future? Wouldn't his whole family be dead?

Truly not to be offended! Feng Jun wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought: Better to save his own life!

"This... this..." Feng Jun crawled on the ground with his upper body, his butt stuck high, and he said vaguely, "The little one, the little one didn't sleep well last night, so during the trial... so the truth is unknown, please punish the Holy One!"

After saying that, he hurriedly kowtowed. Even if he was punished and removed from his official position, it would be better than his whole family being implicated!!

And if he was punished, he wouldn't offend Xu Xiao!

His act of seeking self-preservation brought Xu Xiao's gloomy gaze, but Qin Yuan laughed out loud, "Xu Xiao, the people under you are living a life of trembling!"

"It is the minister's fault for not managing his subordinates well, letting Your Majesty see a joke," Xu Xiao was smart and knew what he should say and do next.

He said, "Your Majesty, since the truth is unknown, it is better to lock the female criminal in the dungeon first, and then make a judgment after the investigation is clear."

"Otherwise, people in the world will laugh at the Dali Temple for not handling the case well, and from now on, they will have doubts about the Dali Temple, which will affect the legal justice of the entire Dakang Dynasty."

Lin Jiaojiao was originally marveling at Feng Jun's ability to muddle through. Now Xu Xiao's words made her understand what is called the pattern of the superior!

In these words, a small case was directly placed on the legal justice of the world!

If this is not a pattern, what is?

"That is also fine," Qin Yuan nodded, "Then do as Lin Guniang said, dissect the corpse and find out the real cause of the witness's death. I believe justice will prove the truth."

After Xu Xiao finished listening to the Emperor's words, he immediately ordered, "Someone! Lock her up! Lock her in the female prisoner dungeon!"

"Yes!" Several subordinates responded, stood up, held Lin Jiaojiao, and walked toward the female prisoner dungeon.

It was not the first time Lin Jiaojiao had been to the female prisoner dungeon, so she was fearless, held her head high, and walked out with a heroic and spirited posture.

Qin Yuan watched her being taken away by the Dali Temple officials and gradually realized that she was a completely different person from the soft beauty he missed.

But this calm back made him have new interest: This woman didn't look ordinary and shouldn't be a female criminal who killed a witness.

Xu Xiao understood the affection in the Emperor's eyes. He absolutely could not let the Emperor have a good impression of a criminal woman. If she became a favorite concubine one day, he wouldn't have to stay in the Capital in the future. No, absolutely cannot give her a chance to approach the Emperor again!

Right now, first interrupt the Emperor's thoughts. Xu Xiao asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, why did you suddenly visit the Dali Temple?"

Qin Yuan smiled, "I was walking around and suddenly came here. It disturbed Lord Xu's handling of the case."

"Don't dare, don't dare, the little one doesn't dare!" Xu Xiao kowtowed repeatedly. ===== CHAPTER 46 =====