"I bought a huge amount of arsenic privately without reporting it to the government, and I also planned to spend a lot of money to bribe merchants to hide the matter. I have such ulterior motives and I dare to say that I am not guilty."
Chu Nanzhi showed his fierceness and gave an order to the sergeants: "Capture all the people in Zhuangzi and imprison them for questioning."
The majestic words frightened the head of the Tan family and Sun Sanba.
The head of the Tan family immediately knelt on the ground and begged in a bitter voice: "Princess, please be aware that the common people are only responsible for helping people purchase a batch of arsenic and do not know the inside story."
"Then confess honestly who asked you to buy the arsenic."
Chu Nanzhi asked sharply.
"yes"
The head of the Tan family raised his head and glanced at the group of people with fierce eyes. He suddenly felt goosebumps all over his heart. He hesitated and said: "It's the sixth son of the Qi family, Qi Jiang. He gave hundreds of taels of silver to the common people to make them look strange.
Go to the city and spend a lot of money to buy thirty kilograms of arsenic."
"Qi Jiang?"
Chu Nanzhi glanced at the people around him hesitantly, but had no impression of this person.
"Qi Jiang is the adopted son of the old lady of the Qi family in his early years. He has been helping to manage various villages in the Qi family. After the Qi family was confiscated this time, he restored his original surname and escaped the government's inspection."
The head of the Tan family explained in fear: "But the Qi family's fields and shops were confiscated by the government, and the nursing home under him had no way of living. He was very resentful of the princess and always wanted to take revenge on the princess."
In order to reduce his guilt, the head of the Tan family told everything he knew: "Qi Jiang has helped the Qi family to do evil in recent years. He has helped to take care of anyone who goes against the Qi family in the city.
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"So this is the person who smashed up restaurants in the city a few days ago?"
Chu Nanzhi suddenly recalled what her fourth uncle Lin Fen mentioned before.
"Yes, many of his subordinates were in the Yulong Gang with Mrs. Qi in the early years. They have been walking on the water all year round. They are the most daring and dare not do anything."
After the head of the Tan family finished speaking, he began to beg sincerely: "Princess, I have finished explaining what the common people have to explain, can you be noble and let the common people have a way to live?"
"Then it depends on whether what you said is true?"
Chu Nanzhi snorted coldly.
"Everything is true."
The head of the Tan family added: "They don't know at the moment that the princess has already found this place. I'm afraid she is still in his Li family's village."
Chen Chuan hated these unruly people who did not obey the king's laws the most, and couldn't wait to ask: "Where is the Li family village?"
"It's in the Li family compound more than ten miles away."
Sun Sanba said with an attentive look: "It's just that the courtyard is full of fish and dragons. The princess and the military men have to be careful when they want to get someone."
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but glance at the sergeants in the courtyard.
A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Qi family has fallen, there are probably a lot of remaining disciples. If they are all concentrated in the Li family compound, it will be difficult to capture Qi Jiang with just the people they bring.
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Chen Chuan, however, was not afraid at all. He wiped the sword in his hand and vowed: "Princess, please stay in the village. Give me fifty people, and I will eventually bring that guy back to the princess."
Chu Nanzhi looked at the head of the Tan family and Sun Sanba hesitantly, and shook his head worriedly: "Send someone to escort these two people back. Keep an eye on this Zhuangzi, and I will go with you."
This group of people is so bold that the person who assassinated the imperial envoy may have something to do with them.
The most urgent thing now is to find out the matter and recover the imperial edict.
And now she is very confused, how did this group of people know the time when the imperial decree entered Hong Kong, and why they only snatched the imperial decree granting marriage.
Furthermore, if they were going to assassinate the imperial envoy, why would they poison their own fry?
This is something she hasn't thought about since it happened. It's so puzzling.
Just as she was about to move, Chen Chuan stopped her with some worry.
Sang Kun and Sang Qi knew that their master was eager to solve the case at this moment and wanted to give an explanation to the noble people waiting in the mansion. They faced Chen Chuan and promised together: "Master Xiaowei, don't worry. We, brother and sister, will protect the princess. You can do whatever you want."
Go catch the thief."
Chen Chuan looked at these foreign brothers and sisters and wondered if they had the ability to protect the princess. If the princess had something wrong with her, he would not be able to explain it to King Pingning.
Seeing his hesitant look, Chu Nanzhi smiled and urged: "Let's go, Colonel Chen. Time is tight, so don't delay here."
Chen Chuan then acted in accordance with the order and ordered people to find some torches on Zhuangzi, lit fifty soldiers and hurried towards the Li family compound more than ten miles away.
As night falls, Chongrenfang is still very lively with lights shining brightly.
When the people who went to search Yahang came back to report it, and found out that it was the Qi family who had done it, the courtyard of the Governor's Mansion immediately exploded.
"Every member of the Qi family has been imprisoned, and there are still people who dare to come out and commit such evil deeds."
"They must all be minions."
"A group of minions dared to assassinate the imperial envoy. It was really audacious."
"If they are really this group of people, how did they know the time when the imperial envoys entered Hong Kong? Why did they only assassinate those who passed the imperial edict and granted marriage?"
"Perhaps Princess Pingning deliberately framed this group of people in order to vent her personal anger. The real murderer is someone else."
Listening to the noisy discussions in the yard, Lin Jinxiao's heart was ups and downs, and his face remained gloomy.
He felt guilty for not giving Chu Nanzhi a decent wedding, and now someone was using the wedding banquet to cause trouble and cause trouble for the two of them, with really sinister intentions.
If the real culprit cannot be found, Chu Nanzhi will be the subject of suspicion. Even if she and Chang Lao try their best to protect her now, it will be difficult for her to clear away the suspicion in the end.
He believed that with Chu Nanzhi's intelligence, she would be able to give everyone an explanation. What she said before going out was the answer she gave.
Therefore, even if the gangsters of the Qi family only poisoned the fish fry, they would still be charged with assassination.
Now that he has been granted the title of king and appointed as the governor of a state, someone actually dares to murder his own princess and openly defy his authority. How can he govern a state in the future?
After careful consideration, he immediately called Li Ce, took out the Emperor's Sword, and said in front of everyone: "Li Ce, deputy captain, listen to the order. I order you to lead people to arrest Gu Jiu, a disciple who once served the Qi family overnight.
, anyone who has any connection with the Qi family will be combined into the tenth clan and executed."
These words made both Nandu King Lin Tingkai and Tang Ru panic.
Lin Tingkai stared at the Emperor's Sword in his hand and reminded with a grimace: "Jin Xiao, this punishment is too harsh, and His Majesty will not agree to your doing this."
After a pause, he looked at Liu Yun, Chu Wenbi and his wife, and then said: "To talk about old times, your father-in-law's brother was once the son-in-law of the Qi family."
"I, the Yue family, have already severed ties with the Qi family, as evidenced by the divorce letter."
Lin Jinxiao glanced at Lin Tingkai meaningfully and sneered: "Uncle Sanhuang has protected the Qi family again and again. Could it be that he has also worked for the Qi family before?"
"What are you talking about? How can I, the majestic prince of Beijing, work for such a lowly merchant? Jin Xiao's words are simply tarnishing my name."
As soon as Lin Tingkai finished speaking, Lin Tingyan glanced at him.
He guessed that his nephew suspected that someone was secretly instigating, and wanted to thoroughly investigate the person behind the scenes, so he quickly explained: "Jin Xiao, your uncle, the Third Emperor, has no other intention. He just doesn't want you to commit more crimes."
"My nephew will explain this matter to His Majesty. These thieves dare to assassinate the imperial envoys and challenge the imperial authority. Their crimes are unforgivable. I think Your Majesty will agree with me after hearing this."
Lin Jinxiao had no intention of discussing it with them. This matter was too strange. Maybe someone among them was colluding with the Qi family. Otherwise, how could these people think of assassinating the imperial envoy and snatching the imperial decree of marriage.
The intention couldn't be clearer, it was to frame his own princess.
He ordered Li Ce to act according to his own wishes immediately, but he was worried that Chu Nanzhi would be in danger. He still had to pretend that his leg was not healed, so he had to ask Ji Cen'an to bring his own troops to rescue her.