Without its master, the palace lost the popularity it deserved in just half a day.
Except for a few old servants, there is not a single young maid or servant in the huge palace.
Although Li Youlan in front of him seemed calm, Xia Shang was still a little uneasy and decided to watch over this woman tonight, watching over her until the cold weather got better and until the rain stopped tonight.
There were two people in the room, one on the bed and the other sitting in the hall across the screen.
There are no interruptions, and it is rare to find peace and quiet.
When Xia Shang thought of the evidence Li Zijin had said, Xia Shang finally broke his calm.
"Li Zijin told me today that he seemed to have found some evidence..."
"Evidence...what evidence?"
Listening to Li Youlan's voice, it was obvious that Li Zijin didn't tell her this.
Xia Shang paused for a moment, hesitating whether to tell her these things.
When things have reached this point, it is difficult for Li Youlan to do anything for Li Zijin.
"He found evidence that the prince colluded with Japanese pirates to harm the eldest prince."
"What?!"
Inside the screen, Li Youlan's voice was obviously much louder, and then he saw the figure behind the screen getting up from the bed and walking quickly into the hall, holding the screen with one hand and staring at Xia Shang in surprise.
"It turns out you don't know anything..."
"He didn't tell me anything! I thought he was just maintaining relationships among the ministers. How could he possibly investigate the death of the eldest prince... It was... it was you..."
Xia Shang frowned and lowered his head with a guilty conscience: "It is true that I got him involved, but I didn't expect that he was so persistent in this matter that he secretly investigated it behind my back."
Li Youlan never thought that the young husband next to her was involved in something so important. Suddenly, she seemed to understand that someone in the capital would kill her, a young prince.
Li Youlan's body became a little weak and she leaned against the wall weakly: "What other big things have you done that I don't know about?"
"It's meaningless to say this now. Now I suddenly want to know what is the ironclad evidence Li Zijin said?"
"You...haven't you already promised? Don't think about revenge for Li Zijin!"
"I won't do anything risky, but if what Li Zijin said is true, then this evidence should have some effect. Think about it, if Li Zijin found any evidence, where would he most likely put it?
Place? Or recall your past experiences, did you notice any abnormal expressions on his face?"
Li Youlan thought according to what Xia Shang said, was silent for a while, and finally shook her head.
Xia Shang was a little disappointed and said to himself: "It would be great if we had that evidence. If Li Xiangyang sent someone to kill Li Zijin, then we would just pass on that evidence. Even if we don't overturn the cause of the eldest prince's death,
But let all Li Xin’s old troops take a look, who is the real murderer? Then let’s see if anyone among Li Xin’s old troops will take action. At that time, without us taking action, some people will be too busy.
Bar?"
"Is this matter really controlled by the prince?" Li Youlan seemed a little doubtful, "We don't have any evidence to prove..."
"I believe everyone who knows something about this matter will know that... no... Li Xiangyang should be the most suspect. Because on that day, Li Zijin had a dispute with him in the court. All civil and military officials in the court could see it clearly.
Chu. Moreover, the dispute between the two of them was not a trivial matter, but related to the new policy of the country. Just after the dissolution of the dynasty, Li Zijin was assassinated on the road. As a prince, he was in pain over the issue of "leasing national debts".
Kill your brothers and everything will go as planned."
"But... Li Zijin said that the current prince is the closest to him among his brothers. He has been with him since childhood... How is it possible... Moreover, in Prince Cheng's Mansion, the prince often comes here, every time he comes
Everyone had a great time chatting with Li Zijin."
Xia Shang sneered and shook his head: "What? Have you become naive along with Li Zijin? A truly ruthless person will not let others see his truly ruthless side. Once such a person takes action, he must be killed.
, leaving no further trouble. Do you know? Why doesn’t Li Xiangyang use such direct means to deal with me, whom he hates more? Instead, deal with a little brother who doesn’t seem to be much of a threat? That’s because he is not sure of succeeding with one blow, so he
He has always hidden his minions. On the surface, the relationship between me and him has eased. In fact, it was just a sign of him paralyzing me and making me relax my vigilance. And I was just a little worried, a little scared, and afraid that I would be with him.
If something will involve your family, you can only
Pretend that everything is fine. Do you understand?"
"..." Li Youlan was silent for a while, sighed, and said nothing more.
After Xia Shang thought carefully, he continued: "What you said makes sense. After all, we don't have any evidence, so we can't just rely on intuition to determine that Li Xiangyang arranged all this. But Li Xiangyang's suspicion is too high, and he must be involved. Even if
The person behind the scenes is someone else. We can also use this method to put pressure on Li Xiangyang. It is very likely that the real person behind the scenes will be found out by then. Unfortunately, Li Zijin did not tell me what the evidence was or where to put it before he died.
place."
"Since this evidence is so important, I will search around my home in the next few days to see if I can find anything."
Xia Shang nodded and looked at the sky outside the window: "It's already very late. You can go and rest. I'll sit here and wait for dawn before I leave."
"Well..." Li Youlan responded softly and returned a grateful look.
…
On the same rainy night, in the small attic of the Prince's Mansion——
Just like last night, Li Xiangyang had one drink per person, one glass after another, and there were still two empty wine bottles that had been knocked over on the table.
I didn't know that this was the tenth cup. Li Xiangyang, disheveled and disheveled, lay weakly in front of the table, looking at the dark rain curtain, muttering something unknown, and his sleeves were actually soaked with tears.
Under the attic, a thin figure put away his umbrella and walked upstairs in a series of small steps.
Seeing the prince upstairs, Nami couldn't help but feel a little distracted: "Your Highness, how much have you drunk?"
With that said, Nami came to the table and started to sort out the mess on the table.
"Go away!" Li Xiangyang waved his hand violently and knocked all the wine bottles on the table onto Nami, causing the remaining wine to splash all over Nami.
Nami didn't care. She followed the prince into the palace today. According to the old calendar, after briefly meeting a few empresses hiding in the palace, His Highness the prince went to the morning court.
And she was elsewhere, listening to the eunuch reporting what happened in the court. She naturally knew what happened in the court.
And she also knew better what happened in the capital after the morning dynasty.
Moreover, she is also very clear about what is being discussed and speculated in the entire capital.