Lord Yang Zhian, the Prefect of the Capital, had not expected Princess Jiahe to come as well. It seemed there was a good chance that she had uncovered this matter.
With Princess Jiahe here, the truth of the case would soon come to light.
Lord Yang hurriedly bowed to Song Yaoyao. "Greetings, Princess Jiahe."
"Dispense with the formalities. We're only here to observe the hearing. Don't mind us, Lord Yang. Try the case as you normally would."
"Yes."
Lord Yang did not make Niu Dali kneel. He was the victim, and having only just been cured of the poison, he was still weak. Lord Yang specifically had someone bring him a chair so he could sit while answering questions.
Lord Yang asked how everything had unfolded. Utterly heartbroken, Niu Dali concealed nothing and recounted everything that had happened before and after he was poisoned.
Lord Yang told the bailiff beside him:
"This matter involves another person. Go and bring Lord Niu Tingxuan here."
"Yes."
Just then, Guagua's voice rang out:
*[The men Lord Yang sends must keep a close eye on Niu Tingxuan. He had quite a few corn cockle seeds left after administering the poison, and he's hiding them on his person right now.*
Since Qi Shuang hasn't left his side, Niu Tingxuan hasn't had time to dispose of the remaining corn cockle seeds.
They mustn't let him throw away the evidence on the way to the court.
*Also, the clay pot used to cook Niu Dali's soup should still be there. They can bring that back to the court too. That's evidence.]*
Song Yaoyao: [Understood. I'll remind them right away.]
Seeing that the bailiff was about to leave, Song Yaoyao hurriedly called out to stop him:
"Wait!"
The bailiff stopped, and Song Yaoyao said to Lord Yang: