I just want to live a good life

Chapter 268 Don’t be afraid, I’m here

The prison of the Ministry of Justice is even darker and more damp than that of the Dali Temple.

There was still a fishy smell in the air.

Su Nuan frowned. She had experience. The prisoners here were either serious criminals or death row prisoners.

It's not a good situation to lock someone up in a place like this before the case has even been tried.

The jailer led Su Nuan and Mu Yunting to a cell door.

Su Nuan's eyes turned red after just one look at the situation inside.

Xia Changze was lying on the ground, his long gown was so stained with blood that the original color could hardly be seen.

One can tell at a glance that he had been severely tortured.

Su Nuan was anxious and angry.

"Open the door."

Mu Yunting said angrily.

The jailer was so frightened that he trembled all over and it took him several tries to get the key into the keyhole.

With a click, the door lock opened. Su Nuan was annoyed that the jailer was trembling and wasting time, so he pushed the man away and pulled the chain open to open the cell door.

"Third brother."

Su Nuan called out softly.

Xia Changze didn't react at all.

Su Nuan used trembling hands to check his breath, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she confirmed that he was still alive.

But she didn't dare to relax completely. Xia Changze's forehead was burning hot.

"Your Highness."

She called out "Mu Yunting" in a crying voice, and Mu Yunting immediately asked someone to call the imperial physician.

Afterwards, Mu Yunting had Xia Changze carried out of the cell and into his office.

While waiting for the imperial physician, Su Nuan fetched a basin of water and wiped the blood off Xia Changze's face.

The imperial physician had not arrived yet, and Lord Shen, the Minister of Justice, hurried over.

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

"What on earth is going on? Who allowed you to torture him?"

Lord Shen glanced at Xia Changze lying on the small couch, then glanced at the Crown Prince's concubine, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Xia was brought to the Ministry of Justice with injuries on his body, and I have not tortured him."

"Who hurt him?"

Su Nuan asked.

Lord Shen looked at Mu Yunting.

Mu Yunting said: "Just answer whatever she asks."

Lord Shen then said, "It's King Ankang."

"Why did he beat my third brother?"

"Master Xia killed the Prince of Ankang in the street."

"What? Who did you say Third Brother killed?"

"The prince of Ankang is Mu Yunsong. The king of Ankang has asked His Majesty for permission to execute Master Xia. His Majesty agreed to hand the case over to the Ministry of Justice for General Xia's sake. But Master Xia killed someone in the street, and many people saw it with their own eyes. If he were tried, he would be sentenced to death. I had no choice but to postpone the case for a few days on the pretext of collecting evidence."

Oh my God, this is a revelation!

King Ankang is not an idle prince like King Yongping. He is a man who holds military power and can single-handedly resist the attack on the Kingdom of Nanzhao.

There is solid evidence that Xia Changze killed his son, and this time he is likely to be in great danger.

Su Nuan felt sad. The Xia family was really good to her, especially the third brother who loved her the most. She couldn't let anything happen to him.

But she doesn't know how to investigate cases, and she doesn't know where to start if she wants to save people.

Just when she was at a loss and full of mixed feelings, a hand covered hers, and at the same time someone said five words in her ear, "I'm here, don't be afraid."

The warmth in his hands made Su Nuan feel much more at ease.

Mu Yunting patted her on the back of her hand, then turned to Lord Shen and said, "Do you know why Xia Changze killed people?"

"I don't know. When Master Xia was brought here, he was already unconscious and hasn't spoken a word yet."

"Why don't you ask a doctor to come and see?"

"I have requested it, but the doctors cannot enter the gate of the Ministry of Justice. They are either intercepted on the way or have something urgent to do at home."

Mu Yunting said coldly: "Is this also done by King Ankang?"

"Yes, I sent someone to secretly follow those doctors. They were indeed coerced by King Ankang and did not dare to come to treat Master Xia."

Hearing this, Su Nuan couldn't remain calm anymore, "Your Highness, Prince Ankang wants my third brother to die of illness. The imperial physician hasn't come for so long, will he be stopped by Prince Ankang again?"

"No." Mu Yunting said firmly: "Yao Tai will not be coerced by him. Yao Mansion is a bit far from the Ministry of Justice, so wait a little longer."

Su Nuan felt much more at ease after hearing Mu Yunting say this.

Sure enough, not long after, Doctor Yao arrived with a medicine box.

Su Nuan quickly made way and let him treat Xia Changze.

Mu Yunting and Lord Shen went outside to talk. They were discussing Cheng Ji's case.

The evidence of Cheng Ji's corruption and abuse of power was solid and he had no way of denying it, but he refused to admit to framing Xun Yu. However, there was no solid evidence to convict him.

Su Nuan felt bored after listening for a while, and was about to withdraw her thoughts when she heard Mu Yunting ask Lord Shen: "Who verified the identities of the Xun family members when they were executed?"

"This kind of thing is usually done by prison guards, but the prison guards of the Ministry of Justice have been replaced one after another over the years. I need to check the records of the time to find out."

"Okay, go check it yourself, don't let anyone know, and come see me directly after you find out."

"Yes, if Your Highness has nothing else to do, I will investigate this matter right away."

......

Mu Yunting indeed suspected that Xun Zheng was not dead.

Su Nuanxin said, check it out, I guarantee you will be shocked.

When Mu Yunting appeared in front of Su Nuan again, Doctor Yao had already cleaned Xia Changze's wound and fed him medicine.

But Xia Changze still has a high fever and needs someone to take care of him.

Su Nuan wanted to stay, but Mu Yunting would never agree. He asked Lie Feng to stay and take care of Xia Changze.

"Liefeng, if anything happens to Third Brother, you must come back and tell me as soon as possible."

After Su Nuan gave Lie Feng instructions, she walked out of the Ministry of Justice, looking back every few steps.

"Don't worry about Yao Tai's medical skills. If he says there's nothing wrong, then there's nothing wrong."

"I know, but I'm a little worried. King Ankang wants to kill my third brother. When you were away, he could slowly wait for my third brother to die from his injuries. Now that you're back and have someone come to treat my third brother, will this anger King Ankang and make him go to the emperor to complain? I'm afraid the emperor will directly order my third brother to be executed."

"No, the emperor asked the Ministry of Justice to handle this case because he wanted to spare Changze's life. Lord Shen understands this intention, and so does Prince Ankang. He knew that going to the emperor to make a scene would not produce any results, so he came up with the idea of ​​beating the man half to death and not giving him medical treatment."

"Will King Ankang do something in prison and kill my third brother directly?"

"You underestimate Lord Shen by asking this."

Su Nuan also knew that this possibility was not high, but hearing these words from Mu Yunting made her feel at ease.

"Your Highness, what kind of person is Mu Yunsong?"

Su Nuan didn't believe that Xia Changze would kill people for no reason. Perhaps Mu Yunsong had done something bad that provoked Xia Changze to attack him.

She asked what kind of person Mu Yunsong was just to verify this possibility.