Li Xu turned his head and looked at the generals following him. The palace was now heavily guarded, and the only people who could come here to take charge were officials trusted by the emperor.
The case has been investigated at this point, and all the clues are vaguely emerging. There is no need to delay it any longer, and the emperor is ready to take action.
A carriage came slowly, and Li Xu saw familiar figures. They were the stewards and guards following Miss Xu.
She was the first one to enter the palace.
Li Xu stood there, his eyes indifferent, and there seemed to be no expression on his handsome face.
"Li Xu," Cheng Ruhai, the Minister of Punishment, came over and said, "After Mrs. Xu arrives, palace officials will search all the things she brought with her. You can seal up the things and present them to the emperor for inspection later."
Li Xu responded.
"What a pity," Cheng Ruhai sighed slightly, "a female family member who is not at home has to be involved in such a thing. I don't know what the final result will be."
Hearing this, Li Xu's face did not change at all: "Does Mr. Cheng know what evidence Miss Xu got?"
Cheng Ruhai shook his head and said: "The emperor ordered the servants and guards to do this. He didn't tell us, but it will be clear after thinking about it..."
Seeing that Li Xu was listening carefully, Cheng Ruhai continued: "The emperor has already mentioned the case of King Wei back then, which is naturally evidence of contacts with King Wei's party. This time the Anyi Hou Mansion is over.
This Miss Xu is really powerful, she can always create trouble wherever she goes, but the emperor doesn’t have time to deal with her, so for the emperor, it is safest to get rid of all the gang members, whether they are King Cheng or King Wei."
Li Xu's eyes flashed, and he always felt that things were not as simple as Cheng Ruhai thought.
Not far away, Xu Qinghuan got off the carriage. She raised her head and looked over. There were officials from the Ministry of Justice standing outside the palace, and Cheng Ruhai was particularly conspicuous.
It was said that the Queen Mother summoned her, but in fact it was just an excuse.
There were already palace attendants coming out to serve Xu Qinghuan in the palace, but before they arrived, they felt a heavy breath blowing against their faces, and then they were squeezed aside.
The palace man raised his head and saw a round-faced maid looking at them eagerly.
"My young lady doesn't like others to get too close. You are all far away from me. My young lady is already delicate. If you are surrounded here, it will make people breathless."
Feng Chu looked at each other angrily, and these people felt uneasy at first sight: "Don't you know how big you are? Who are you going to eat with your aggressiveness?"
The palace maid still wanted to come forward to talk. Feng Chu stepped forward in two steps. The palace maid's expression immediately turned ugly. The round-faced maid was tall and strong and walked like a mountain, making them feel like they would be taken down at any time.
The feeling of being pressed into a meat patty.
They also said who they were going to eat...
The palace man thought in his mind and looked at Cheng Ruhai for help.
Cheng Ruhai had no choice but to step forward: "Miss Xu, Your Majesty has a decree. Please ask Miss Xu to..."
"Do you want evidence?" Xu Qinghuan asked, "Actually, if you ask the palace servants to come and serve you, you want to search me, because you are afraid that I will hide the evidence and refuse to show it to the court?"
Cheng Ruhai didn't say anything anymore. Miss Xu was a smart person, so she didn't want him to waste any time talking.
Xu Qinghuan took out a letter from his arms: "This is what I just got."
When Cheng Ruhai saw this, he reached out to take it. Just when he was about to squeeze the envelope, Xu Qinghuan pulled his hand back.
Cheng Ruhai's face suddenly darkened.
"Master Cheng is so lucky," Xu Qinghuan said. "The evidence we found with great difficulty can be obtained at your fingertips just by waiting here. If the case is solved in the future, Master Cheng will be the first to do so."
There was a smile on the girl's face, as if she was sincerely congratulating her.
Cheng Ruhai's eyes twitched: "I am also following orders."
"Your Excellency, you must take this letter," Xu Qinghuan said softly. "It is of great importance. I advise you not to open it. If something goes wrong, you will not be able to bear it."
Cheng Ruhai sneered in his heart, after all, Miss Xu was just a teenage female family member. She didn't know that a disaster was coming, and she was still here to threaten him triumphantly.
He is a dignified minister of the Ministry of Justice and a close confidant of the emperor. No matter what the final outcome of this case is, his contribution will be in it. There is nothing he can't bear.
Cheng Ruhai's eyes darkened slightly, with a bit more power: "Miss Xu has exceeded the rules. How can a serious court case be treated as a child's play? You are just a female family member and should not have interfered in this matter..."
Before Cheng Ruhai finished speaking, Xu Qinghuan said: "Master Cheng is right, so from now on, Master Cheng will take over the case?"
The girl's eyes flickered, and Cheng Ruhai suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
Xu Qinghuan passed his hand forward: "It's very heavy. Please take it, sir. After you take it away, these things have nothing to do with me."
Cheng Ruhai took the letter in his hand, and Xu Qinghuan walked briskly to the palace, as if he had truly put down his heavy burden and felt relaxed.
Seeing Li Xu at the door, Xu Qinghuan's footsteps suddenly stopped.
"Master Li."
Li Xu's face was as calm as ever. When she was talking to Cheng Ruhai, he was watching from the side. She should know her situation and understand why the court arranged it like this, but she seemed to have ignored these dangers.
No matter what happens, he is so unswerving just because he has a marriage contract with the Prince of Wei, or the Anyi Marquis Palace has long been tied to the Wei Palace.
"Did Mr. Li catch the person who poisoned your sister? I heard that the Kong family also entered Beijing."
Sure enough, she knew everything, and now she was doubting him by saying this.
Li Xu smiled slightly, and he looked sober and transparent. He would not be deceived by anyone at any time, and he did not need other people's questions or suggestions.
Xu Qinghuan looked away, remembering that in his previous life, Li Xu was worried because there was no clue about the person behind the scenes. At that time, neither Miss Li nor the Kong family seemed to have revealed any clues.
Now she doubts, is everything really what Li Xu said?
…
Being a king is like an ant on a hot pot.
The atmosphere seems to be getting worse and worse.
"Your Majesty," a secret agent came to report, "Miss Xu from the Anyi Marquis Mansion was invited to the palace by the Queen Mother. Early this morning, some imperial guards left the capital and went to the northwest."
Northwest Camp.
King Cheng immediately became alert. Two generals from the northwest camp had some dealings with him. The emperor did this to prevent them from making any moves.
"Your Majesty," the staff whispered, "there was news from the palace earlier that the emperor suspected that the Xu family was working for the Wei Palace. Now it seems that there should be evidence, otherwise Miss Xu would not be detained, but...it seems
The emperor is not prepared to let the prince go."
Prince Cheng looked over with red eyes: "I originally thought that if the palace confirmed that the Xu family was a party of the King of Wei, I would be able to escape. Unexpectedly, the emperor sent someone to the northwest camp again."
The staff said: "The emperor wants to cut through the mess quickly. He will not let them go, nor will he let the prince go. The prince cannot wait any longer."
King Cheng was dejected: "Then what should I do?"
The staff member said softly: "Your Majesty, why don't you go out and find Prince Ning to think of a way to ask the clan to come forward to protect your Majesty? Your Majesty can ask yourself to be demoted to the county king, as long as you can save your life..."
King Cheng nodded: "Prepare some clothes for me. I want to go out quietly. If someone finds me walking around now, I'm afraid it will arouse more suspicion from the emperor."
The staff member responded.
King Cheng changed his clothes and left the courtyard quickly without taking anyone with him. He looked in the direction and was about to go to Prince Ning's Mansion. As soon as he left the alley, he felt someone coming up behind him, and then he felt a pain on his neck.
His eyes suddenly turned black, and he fainted.
A carriage drove by, and the man put King Cheng on the carriage.
The carriage headed outside the capital.
If King Cheng escapes from the capital, his crime will be proven. The man watched the carriage leave and slowly pulled off the cloth covering his face. It was Master Kong Wu.