Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1337

Chapter 1337: Chapter 1332: Turning Black into White

The Minister of Revenue of the Yan Kingdom withdrew his gaze from Lu Jin and bowed deeply to Bai Qingyan, earnestly and respectfully saying, "Your Majesty, ever since Minister Liu of your esteemed kingdom was assassinated, Master Zhong has been proclaiming his innocence. As his colleague... I absolutely cannot believe Master Zhong would commit such a foolish act! I ask Your Majesty to grant the Yan Kingdom the opportunity for a thorough investigation!"

"I, Lu Jin, have judged countless cases, and every wicked person, even knowing their end is near, will plead innocence to seek a sliver of a chance to live..." Lu Jin smiled at the Minister of Revenue of the Yan Kingdom, "That’s not unusual."

Xiao Rongyan, with his profound and dark pupils, looked at Bai Qingyan, whose smile did not reach his eyes, and after a pause, said, "I wonder what reason keeps the Emperor of Zhou and Minister Lu so fixated on a corpse?"

"If the Regent Prince puts it that way, I... am indeed very curious! Since it’s not an honored warrior of your Yan Kingdom..." Bai Qingyan picked up the teacup beside him, "Why then are you, Regent Prince, so fixated on a corpse, insisting on taking it back? Could it really be, as our Minister Lu says, that you want to take it back for a grand burial?"

After speaking, Bai Qingyan lowered his gaze and leisurely took a sip of tea, his noble demeanor naturally formed, yet with fair and delicate features, breathtakingly beautiful.

The brilliant golden light from outside the hall shone in, reflecting on the mirror-like bluestone floor, making the interior increasingly magnificent. Behind the golden desk, a woman with extremely fair and translucent skin, adorned only with a wild goose hairpin, was the sole gentle hue amidst the splendid hall. Her fair cheeks seemed illuminated by the hall’s golden light, radiating a purity and elegance that one dared not despise.

"Our Minister of Revenue has made it very clear, Master Zhong has never confessed to the assassination, and I fear some malicious individuals might have attempted to disrupt these negotiations over the stakes between nations. Therefore, I wish to investigate thoroughly to provide an explanation to Zhou and also to our Emperor of the Yan Kingdom." Xiao Rongyan spoke slowly, with his customary composure.

"So, the Regent Prince believes that our Minister Lu of the Ministry of Justice is truly incompetent, easily fooled by an assassin, and even before the case is clarified, has already examined the only clue in the case to death?" Bai Qingyan chuckled softly, looking at Lu Jin, "If you are indeed like this, Minister Lu, I see there’s no need for you to remain as the Minister of Justice..." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Understanding his own emperor’s meaning well, Lu Jin smiled and said, "What Your Majesty says is true. When the Yan Kingdom is merged into our Zhou in the future, I will undoubtedly relinquish my position and offer the post of Minister of Justice to the Ninth Prince of the Yan Kingdom! I hope that the Ninth Prince of the Yan Kingdom will not disappoint Your Majesty and will give me some guidance."

On the surface, Bai Qingyan making things difficult for Xiao Rongyan was expected.

The envoys of the Yan Kingdom were indignant, yet couldn’t voice it.

Only Xiao Rongyan emitted a very soft, low laugh and said, "Who wins the deer is yet uncertain. If, by then, Zhou is incorporated into our Yan, considering how much the Emperor of Zhou values Minister Lu, I... will certainly keep the position of Minister of Justice for Minister Lu!"

The Minister of Revenue of the Yan Kingdom’s lips moved slightly, feeling it wasn’t worthwhile to fall out with the Emperor of Zhou now, yet he dared not advise.

"Since the Emperor of Zhou is unwilling to hand the corpse over to our Yan Kingdom for thorough investigation, then... I also hope Zhou will not keep seizing the assassin’s issue to hold us, Yan Kingdom, at bay. Otherwise, if rumors spread, those unaware might think our Yan Kingdom envoys came to Zhou’s territory for negotiations, only for the Emperor of Zhou to use it as an excuse for settling personal grudges with Yan Kingdom!" Xiao Rongyan finished, bowing deeply to Bai Qingyan, "Farewell..."

The Minister of Revenue of the Yan Kingdom saw their Regent Prince leaving with a flick of his sleeves, quickly joined by the Yan Kingdom’s court officials bowing deeply to bid farewell: "I take my leave, foreign minister bids farewell."

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify