The next day, at the Supreme Court.
They still had to give face to the Grand Chancellor. Since he had requested that the case not be opened to the public, even if the Minister of Judicial Affairs wanted to do as the Wang family said, he could not go too far. Otherwise, it would not be reasonable to bring this matter to the Sage.
But--
Who would have thought that when the time came for the opening of the court, there would be a sea of people outside the Supreme Court?!
It was crowded with people everywhere. Even when Liu Shimei came, she needed a bailiff to maintain order and make a path for her to get close to the main entrance.
"Eh, isn't that Eldest Miss Liu? Why did she walk here?"
"Recently, have any of you seen Eldest Miss Liu sit in a carriage? Didn't she walk everywhere?"
