After the emperor ordered the three departments to jointly investigate the case, he also appointed King Ruian as the chief judge. As King Ruian left the palace, the news that he took over the assassination case of Princess Qingping spread throughout the palace.
Xie Lindu was shocked. How long had it been since his father had been so valued by His Majesty? Prince Ruian's Palace had never dared to do anything wrong, and his father also lived as long as he could, not seeking merit but seeking no faults. Over time, he almost felt
It's not bad for his father to continue to live like this. He can just live the same life in the future. In short, he can support the palace of Prince Ruian. It's easy this way anyway.
His father had never thought about the power of the dragon, and neither did he. Therefore, for so many years, he did not get close to the prince, nor did he get close to other princes. He just got by if he could.
What is going on now? Why did Your Majesty suddenly entrust such a big thing to his father?
In his opinion, the assassination of Princess Qingping was not a big deal. At the great meeting, His Majesty specifically reprimanded the Minister of Dali Temple for the mistake, and ordered the three departments to join forces, and now he brought his father out. This is comparable to
There's an assassination case.
He thought that Princess Qingping was really favored by His Majesty, but he was wrong. Even if Princess Qingping was favored again, it would be enough for the three departments to join forces to investigate. Why use his father?
He couldn't understand and went to his mother, "Mother, concubine, have you heard? Your Majesty ordered your father to preside over the assassination case of Princess Qingping."
Princess Ruian was watering the flowers and nodded, "I just heard about it."
She turned back and glanced at Xie Lin, "This matter is very sudden. If Your Majesty had planned it for a long time, he would have mentioned it at the court meeting this morning, but he did not mention it at the court meeting. After the meeting, he would call your father into the palace and explain.
It was a sudden idea. Wait until your father comes back and see what he says."
Xie Lin nodded.
Princess Ruian put down the kettle and said, "After the results of the scientific examination are released, I want to arrange your marriage. Apart from that Qin Luan, which girl do you want..."
"Concubine, please spare me! Except for Qin Luan, I don't want to marry anyone now." Xie Lin walked away, thinking that he shouldn't come to ask his mother.
He walked so fast that he almost disappeared in a flash.
Princess Ruian was almost angry with him. She turned around and said to her personal maid: "Look at him, he can't even say a word about the marriage. Then Qin Luan has entered the East Palace. Even if he doesn't enter the East Palace, he is already a criminal.
How can I marry a girl?"
The personal maid comforted her, "The young prince is still young, so don't be in a hurry. Young Master Zhou from the Protector's Mansion is about the same age as the young prince. Although they have been engaged for a long time, why do you care? Isn't the engagement broken off? Wait for our young prince.
After two years, when he has become more stable, he will naturally let go of Qin Luan. When the time comes, you can match him with any girl you like, and he should not be so resistant. After all, if you want to let go of the young Mu Ai, you have to
needs time."
Princess Ruian sighed, "That's right."
Speaking of Zhou Gu, she couldn't help but think of Su Rong. Princess Ruian wiped her hands with a handkerchief, sat down and said, "Su Rong really looks like Princess Zhenmin back then."
The personal maid nodded, "If the princess sends someone to check, maybe it really has something to do with it?"
Princess Ruian shook her head, "It is my turn to investigate. Anyone who has seen her has probably been investigated already. After all, even the prince, a man who is not very responsible, became suspicious after seeing her that day, let alone others.
"Of all the people in the capital who know Princess Zhenmin, who can move as fast as those princes? Even if they were young at that time and didn't remember what Princess Zhenmin looked like, their subordinates would tell them."
My personal aunt thought so too.
Princess Ruian said again: "Just wait and see, you will always know."
Prince Yan Huisheng naturally also got the news, and immediately thought that the old protector might have informed his father Su Rong's life experience. His father knew that the assassination of Princess Qingping was against Su Rong, so he moved out of Ruian
The palace came to preside over the case.
He thought to himself that it was the old Protector who knew his father, so that he would not have to waste time and energy and have to worry about the palace's careful and thorough investigation.
He immediately called the secret guards and ordered, "Secretly let someone cooperate with King Ruian."
The secret guards must have been the ones who immediately withdrew all the people from the East Palace to investigate the case thoroughly.
Yan Huisheng thought for a while and then ordered, "Go and send a message to Miss Qi, telling her that she doesn't need to do anything recently, just wait with peace of mind. She has done enough in coming to Beijing, and things will be reversed if they go too far."
The secret guard should be.
When Su Rong received Yan Huisheng's message, she had just woken up and was sitting at the table, lazily waiting for lunch to be delivered from the kitchen.
She also didn't expect that the Old Protector of the Country would rush into the palace to inform the emperor of her identity in time for today's court meeting. She assumed the identity of the Old Protector of the Country, put herself in his perspective, and after thinking for a moment, she basically guessed it.
The old protector’s intention.
The old protector was helping her, and indirectly helping Yan Huisheng.
If the emperor knew her identity, he would definitely not allow anyone to kill her in this capital city, at the feet of the emperor. Especially the forces that have infiltrated from Nan Chu. He is so powerful that he cannot even tolerate the prince, let alone the people from Nan Chu.
Making trouble?
In addition, whether he knows the relationship between the prince and her or not, it does not prevent him from knowing that the person who wants to kill him must not be the prince. Since Queen Nanchu has found the queen, she can also find someone else. If the queen stops her hand because of the prince, then others
What? This is actually an opportunity for Yan Huisheng.
Su Rong thought of this and sighed. He was worthy of being an old protector of the country. He was a man of foresight, judgment of the situation, and the right to act without taking action. As soon as he made a move, the court situation that she stirred up reached its peak in an instant.
The prince was right, now she really didn't have to do anything anymore.
King Ruian went to Dali Temple. After reading the files and questioning everyone, he sent someone to call Li Shu, the governor of Jingzhao Yin, for questioning. After Li Shu explained, King Ruian always felt that something was wrong, so he asked the people on the side.
The minister of Dali Temple asked: "Where is the young man named Fengling?"
The Minister of Dali Temple quickly said: "He said that investigating cases is boring, so he left early this morning."
King Ruian asked: "Where have you gone?"
The Minister of Dali Temple immediately said: "He should be going to Shen's Mansion. After all, I heard that his sister has already lived in Shen's Mansion, that is Miss Su Qi."
King Ruian nodded.
The minister of Dali Temple asked: "If the prince wants to question him, will the subordinate send someone to call him?"
"No need, I will go to the Princess Mansion first. If necessary, I will go to Shen Mansion to ask him personally." King Ruian waved his hand.
The minister of Dali Temple asked: "My lord, can I ask a subordinate to accompany you?"
Prince Ruian shook his head and said, "I, the king, can go by himself. Then carefully check the people on duty that day. Since the poison cannot fly in out of thin air, you must have overlooked something and failed to find out the omissions."
The minister of Dali Temple should be.
King Ruian then went to the princess mansion.
When Princess Qingping heard that King Ruian personally came to investigate her assassination case, she thought about it for a long time and called someone to tell her, "Go and call the consort back quickly."
This person must have gone immediately.
Princess Qingping sent someone to serve tea to King Ruian first, saying that she would arrive later, but in fact she was sitting in the room, waiting for the prince-in-law to come back, and discussing with him that the cold arrow was aimed at Su Rongfang, and she told the truth.
, or according to the original words she said when she entered the palace to complain.
If she told the truth, it would overturn her earlier statement and she would be cheating. But if she didn't tell the truth, it would obviously be difficult to investigate the case, and she still hoped to find out the person behind the scenes.
The prince-in-law received the message and understood Princess Qingping's intention of asking him to return home quickly. He couldn't get away for a while, so he lowered his voice and ordered the visitor, "I can't go back for a while. Tell the princess, since it is King Ruian who is coming in person, Your Majesty
Let him preside over the case because he plans to get to the bottom of it and let the princess tell the truth."
The visitor heard what he said and went back immediately.
King Ruian drank three cups of tea before Princess Qingping arrived belatedly.
Princess Qingping deliberately looked uncomfortable, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I caught a cold yesterday and am feeling a little unwell today, so I kept you waiting for a long time."
King Ruian said quickly: "Not long ago, I came here by accident. I have a few words related to the assassination of the princess. I came specifically to ask the princess, and then left after asking."
Princess Qingping nodded and directly described the situation that day, this time without hiding anything.
When King Ruian heard this, he thought that something was wrong from here on. He didn't believe that the Minister of Dali Temple didn't notice it. It was just that the old fox didn't dare to come to question Princess Qingping. After all, when the princess entered the palace to complain,
, what he said was that the cold arrow was fired at her. If he changed his confession, it would be considered a lie. He would rather be reprimanded by His Majesty than get into trouble and get burned.
Qingping refused to admit that he had deceived the emperor, "I was frightened at that time. I was frightened for two full days. After the incident was over, I thought about it carefully and remembered the whole story. Your Majesty, since you are trusted by the emperor, you can take on this responsibility."
This is an important task, and we must get to the bottom of it. No matter what happened with the arrow at the time, firing a cold arrow at my carriage is murdering me."
King Ruian nodded, "Don't worry, princess."
He stood up and said, "Princess, please rest. I will try my best to live up to your majesty's trust."
