Saryuhi Palace.
Such a big thing happened, and a group of ministers were already waiting in the main hall. Governor Yuanyasu led Prime Minister Fuller and several senior officials to stand in a
a row. Behind Prince Ressa were Archbishop Herod Guangzheng and several important members of the Holy See, as well as several officials who had recently been drawn to Ressa's side. It is said that Prince Ressa is still very politically charming. Not long after returning to Saryuhi, many officials who did not take sides have already switched to Ressa's side.
King Kelman has not yet appeared in the main hall, so all officials can only wait. The king was worried about the princess's injury and waited for news in the princess's palace. After several hours of rescue, the princess's condition was finally stabilized. When Master Piro came out, his face was completely drained of color and his hair was messy. It was obvious that he had spent a lot of effort. Several of the royal medical officers also had pale faces, and some even staggered when they walked. It seems that Master Piro and Saliushi's best medical officers exhausted their magic power and medicines in these few hours, and finally saved Princess Onian's life with great difficulty.
Before Master Piro went to rest, he scolded Alvin in front of everyone, because this useless boy spent a whole pot of Chun Lai Fox potion, which made the princess's rescue this time so thrilling.
Kelman was relieved when he heard that the princess's injury had stabilized, and then he cheered up and went to the main hall to deal with the follow-up of the matter.
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When everyone in the palace saw His Majesty the King coming, they immediately bowed and saluted. Both sides had rehearsed the upcoming confrontation countless times in their minds, and even revised the manuscript again and again, for fear of being caught by the other side.
"Lesa, what happened today? Did you instigate your son to assassinate the princess?" Kelman asked sternly just as he sat down, but his tone was no longer as good as at the pillow sword meeting in the afternoon. That thunder was furious.
"I'm guilty. I didn't teach my son well, which led to today's big mistake. But I never meant to harm the princess. I really don't know why this traitor suddenly killed the princess." Resa immediately knelt down, He looked horrified.
"Even if you weren't the instigator, you can't escape the blame." Kelman looked at Resa who was kneeling on the ground and said solemnly, "What is the crime of murdering a member of the royal family? Forler, tell me, What's the crime?"
"Your Majesty, if you attempt to murder a member of the royal family, you will be charged with treason and will be punished according to the law..." Fuller raised his eyes and looked at the king, then lowered his head, "The whole family will be executed."
"The whole family will be executed, right?" Kelman muttered, "Lesa, tell me what to do about this matter."
Prince Resa buried his head on the ground and did not dare to say anything.
"Your Majesty, the prince is guarding one side. He has worked hard and is quite famous in Maine. It is rare for him to return to the court to report on his duties, but he has been executed for treason. The province of Maine may not have peace from now on." Governor Yuanyasu stood up and said.
"Then according to the Governor's opinion, how should we deal with it?" Kelman naturally knew that Yuan Yasuo would not miss the opportunity to attack Resa's faction.
"In the opinion of an old minister, the prince's palace is involved in rebellion. The matter is serious and should be imprisoned first. The eldest son of the prince still has a heavy army in Maine. The top priority now is to recall him back to the palace to avoid Change." Yuanyasu thought that he would bring down the whole Lesa family.
"Your Majesty, I have always felt that this matter is quite fishy. The punishment of the prince's palace should be considered in the long run. After all, the prince has made outstanding achievements in his military life. If he is unfairly wronged, wouldn't it be fulfilling the villain's wish?" Archbishop Herod also stood. He came out, and when he mentioned "villain", he glanced at Yuanyasu beside him intentionally or unintentionally.
"What you said is strange, Archbishop. Gavressa openly assassinated the princess. This is a fact that is obvious to everyone. What is there to defend? Also, who are you referring to, this villain?" Governor Yuanyasu said angrily.
"Okay, let's stop arguing for now." Kelman looked unkind, "Archbishop, you just mentioned something strange, what is it? Let me tell you."
"Your Majesty, I have just come here to find out more about the prince's second son. During the competition, the prince's second son acted like a madman and was bent on killing. This kind of behavior does not look like a normal person. Rather, it looks like..." Herod said and took a look. Kelman.
"What does it look like? The Archbishop made it clear that there is no problem." Kelman asked.
"In this case, he either suffered a sudden madness or was controlled by some kind of magic potion." Herod said.
His Highness fell silent for a moment. Most people are now more concerned about the outcome of this matter and have not yet had time to speculate on the reasons. After all, most people believe that seeing is believing, and there is no way to clear up the murder of Gafo. But the archbishop's point of view also reminded everyone that things may not be that simple.
"The Archbishop can rest assured on this point. Players are required to undergo a physical examination before the game. If a player has been infected by the magic potion, it will definitely be found out." Prime Minister Fuller broke the calm. After all, this is something within the scope of his work, and he must be the first to stand up and explain.
"That is to say, Archbishop, please stop favoring the children of the prince's family. With so many deacons present, if someone is really poisoned by the potion, they will definitely be found out." Governor Yuanyasu echoed.
"Then what if the person who administered the medicine was mixed in with the black-clad deacons? Or what if someone put some kind of magic potion on Gafo's personal equipment?" Herod retorted.
"Archbishop, you are messing around. Why do you, Archbishop, repeatedly slander my work?" Fowler snapped.
"No, the veteran just raised a possibility. This matter involves the reputation of Prince Resa's palace and the face of the empire. The veteran thinks it is better to find out more clearly. After all, the prince does not like the prince. There are many people there." Herod said quietly.
Kelman interrupted the argument between the two, "Well, what the Archbishop just said is true. Resa is a prince and has made many meritorious deeds. It is true that we cannot make hasty conclusions."
"Your Majesty, but..." Yuan Yasuo wanted to argue a few words, obviously dissatisfied with the result of the battle.
"Not so much. This matter involves the stability of the empire and must be investigated thoroughly. Archbishop, Fuller, I will leave this matter to you two to investigate. First of all, let the archbishop carefully check whether anyone is really The prince's second son was framed with a magic potion. Secondly, if the archbishop cannot find out the reason, it will mean that someone has testified against the innocence of your subordinates. This matter is of great importance this time. I hope you two will supervise each other. Find me the real evidence." Kelman said loudly.
"Yes, veteran, take the order." Herod and Fuller both took the order.
"Lesa, you go back first. I have sent the imperial guards to surround your house. You can't go anywhere until this matter is found out." Kelman said coldly.
Resa, who had been lying on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly and said with tears: "Thank you for your Majesty's discernment. If it is found out that the traitor intended to murder the princess, I will commit suicide to apologize."
After sending these important ministers away, Kelman thought he still had to ask Master Piro about something.
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It was already dark when Kelman arrived at a secluded courtyard of the palace. He found that the lights in the house were still on, and Master Piro was obviously waiting for him. When he pushed the door open and went in, he found Piro dozing off on the recliner with his eyes squinted.
"Are you here?" Master Piro didn't bother to raise his eyelids. It was obvious that he had spent a lot of energy on treating the princess today and he still hadn't recovered yet.
Kelman hummed and found a cushioned wicker chair and sat down.
"What did you do to Reza?" Piro asked.
"It's nothing. Let's take it home and watch." Kelman said, "However, I feel that there is something fishy about this time."
"This is the reason why I told you that I don't want to let the little girl go back to Saluhi. Many times you have no way to deal with these intrigues." Piro sighed and said.
"She has royal blood flowing in her body. She can't hide in Grantsburg all her life to learn magic." Kelman said disapprovingly.
Piro waved his hand, obviously not wanting to discuss this topic any further, "You are right about what happened this time. Maybe Resa is also a victim."
"Just now in the palace, Herod said that the boy from the Reza family might have been given a magic potion. What do you think?" Kelman raised his eyes and looked at Piro.
"You also saw at that time that the little guy from Resa's family seemed to be risking his own life. Unless he and the little girl had some deep hatred, it wouldn't be like this, right?" Piro analyzed, "Besides, You don’t believe that Reza is stupid enough to let his son murder the princess, right?”
"Yes, if you think about it carefully, Ressa had no motive to do this at all." Kelman said with a frown, "But Fowler said that there were no signs of the players being poisoned before going on the field."
"It's hard to say about this. First of all, Fowler is originally from Kang Yuan's group, and his words may not be credible. Besides, some things like potions will take effect after a period of time. Come on. It’s not surprising that they can’t be found out beforehand. There are also some potions that are colorless and odorless, and even I can be fooled,” Piro said.
"Is there such a magic potion?" Kelman asked curiously.
"There are three or five kinds that I know." Piro said, "However, as for magic potions, I don't think I will gain much if I start from the Pillow Sword Society. I can write you some magic ingredients, and you can send them to me. Let’s check and see if there’s been any recent purchases in the city.”
Kelman nodded and asked further: "What if no evidence is found? Are we really going to kill the Ressa family?"
"Lesa has always had his own thoughts. There is nothing wrong with killing him. Are you worried about his eldest son who stayed in Maine?" Piro turned around and looked at Kelman with squinted eyes.
"Just now in the palace, Resa knelt down for a long time just pretending to be full of snot and tears. I don't think he regarded Saluhi as a prison at all." Kelman said lightly, "If we really want to deal with the Resa clan, , must be uprooted. Otherwise, the province of Maine will no longer belong to the empire."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple. I've also inquired about his eldest son. He's not as scheming as his father. Don't expect him to come back and throw himself into the trap. You can't hide the news about Saliushi. It will be revealed in a few days. It will spread to the Province of Maine, and people there must know it in their hearts. Only when you stay in the Province of Maine safely will you be afraid," Piro said.
Kelman couldn't help but think deeply after hearing this.
"Although there is no evidence now, I think Resa should be innocent. You should think more about the purpose behind the person who framed Resa." Pilotti pointed.
Kelman hesitated for a moment and then joked: "You are now saying that I am innocent. At that time, you cast a few magic spells and almost executed the boy from the Resa family on the spot."
"I have only been a student who has taught seriously in my whole life." Piro sighed, "If you don't feel sorry for this little girl, I have to feel sorry for this little girl. Fortunately this time, I still have some energy. How old are you, I’m afraid there’s nothing you can do to save yourself.”
Kelman looked stunned, stood up and bowed: "Thanks to Master this time."
Pillow glanced at Kelman, continued to squint his eyes and started to take a nap, sighing, "I'm tired..."
Kelman wisely withdrew from the room.
