Splendid Palace.

"Your Highness, what the Crown Princess just said is not unreasonable. This incident happened quite suddenly. It may really be related to the Third Emperor's grandson."

"Your Highness must not forget that the relationship between the Lu family and Jinxiu Palace is well known to everyone in Kyoto. Once the Lu family suffers disaster, it will inevitably weaken His Highness's power."

"The Third Emperor's grandson must also know the connection between this."

Before Li Jinglong could make a move, Huang Zicheng suddenly took a step forward slowly, bowed respectfully to Zhu Yunwen, and said seriously.

"I have just said that you are not allowed to speak nonsense before the matter is clarified. Please be careful with your words and actions!"

Zhu Yunwen glared at Huang Zicheng impatiently and said coldly.

Although he rejected this speculation twice in succession, it was impossible to say that he did not have any doubts about Lao San.

"Your Highness, the top priority is to uncover the traitor! As for the murderer who attacked the Lu family, please rest assured, Your Highness, I will do my best to investigate!"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Jinglong also took a step forward, cupped his hands and said.

In his mind, uncovering the traitor was the most important thing, because it not only related to the Jinxiu Palace, but also related to his own future.

And the look in His Highness's eyes just now clearly reminded him that compared to the attack on the Lu family, His Highness was also concerned about the traitor.

"What Mr. Cao Guo said is indeed reasonable. Not long ago, Mr. Cao has found the key clues of the traitor! I am heartbroken when the Lu family suffers, but compared with this matter, uncovering the traitor is my primary responsibility!"

After listening to Li Jinglong's words, Zhu Yunwen nodded quietly, looked at Huang Zicheng and Tong Wenjie, and said seriously.

"Did we really find a clue?! Great!"

"Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness!"

When Huang Zicheng heard this, he immediately bowed his hands in excitement and said.

"With such a big incident happening to the Lu family, how can I be happy? What are you congratulating?!"

Zhu Yunwen frowned and said in a deep voice.

When Huang Zicheng heard this, he shrank his neck in fear and hurriedly closed his mouth.

"May I ask, Your Highness, who is this traitor and traitor who colludes with the party?!"

Tong Wenjie on the side looked at Zhu Yunwen angrily and asked loudly.

"Mr. Cao Guo, you said before that someone could confirm that the steward of the Xie Mansion had a secret meeting with the remnant of the traitor in Tianxiang Tower?"

Zhu Yunwen turned to look at Li Jinglong and asked slowly.

"Exactly, the shopkeeper of Tianxiang Tower is the witness! The remaining traitors captured have also confessed this!"

Li Jinglong bowed his hands and answered seriously.

Xie Mansion? !

Hearing this, Huang Zicheng and Tong Wenjie couldn't help but look at each other. They already understood who the traitor was, and couldn't help but look surprised at the same time.

"Their testimony alone is not enough. You immediately lead people to surround the Xie Mansion and bring the housekeeper of the Xie Mansion to see me. There is no need to explain the reason. No mercy will be given to anyone who dares to stop him!"

Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment and said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Li Jinglong agreed, immediately left the palace, and took advantage of the night to surround the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Industry with his cavalry guards. Without any explanation, he directly captured Sun Xuan, the steward of the Xie Mansion, and immediately returned to the Jinxiu Palace.

At the same time, the news reached the Liuguang Palace and Liuguang Cloth Shop in the south of Kyoto almost at the same time.

...

Splendid Palace.

"Keep your head up!"

Zhu Yunwen looked at Sun Xuan kneeling in the center of the hall and said coldly.

Sun Xuan's face was full of fear, and he raised his head tremblingly, but his eyes did not dare to look at Zhu Yunwen. Instead, he looked at the ground dullly, and his hands kept shaking because of fear.

"Are you the steward of the Xie Mansion?"

Zhu Yunwen looked at it and continued to ask.

"The villain Sun Xuan is indeed the steward of the Xie Mansion. Your Highness, please accept my respects!"

As Sun Xuan spoke, he bowed respectfully and fell to the ground.

"Have you ever been to Tianxiang Tower recently?"

Zhu Yunwen suddenly showed a smile and asked slowly.

But his smiling look made Huang Zicheng and Tong Wenjie feel numb.

"no!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Xuan immediately shook his head and denied it without a moment's hesitation.

"You'd better think clearly before answering! Otherwise no one can save you!"

Li Jinglong, who was standing behind Sun Xuan, narrowed his eyes and shouted sharply.

Hearing the words, Sun Xuan was shocked. He was trembling and did not dare to say anything. He did not change his words.

Zhu Yunwen curled his lips and raised his hand to signal to Li Jinglong.

"Bring it in!"

Li Jinglong bowed his hands, turned around and shouted outside the hall.

Immediately afterwards, several Jinxiu Palace guards escorted the two people in slowly from the outside. It was the remnant of the traitor captured by Li Jinglong and the shopkeeper of Tianxiang Tower, Chang Ping.

"Look up and look at the two of them. Do you know each other?"

Zhu Yunwen looked at Sun Xuan again, who was prostrated, and said in a deep voice.

Sun Xuan hesitated for a moment, slowly raised his head, and looked behind him blankly. When he saw the two people being escorted in, his face instantly turned pale and full of panic!

"It's him! It's him!"

"He has been to Tianxiang Tower secretly more than once! He is the steward of Xie Mansion!"

After Changping saw Sun Xuan's appearance, he immediately turned to look at Li Jinglong excitedly, pointed at Sun Xuan and said loudly.

"Steward Sun, now that things have come to an end, you should just take them all. It will do no good to you or me to keep it a secret. Telling the truth may save your life."

The remnant of the traitor sighed and said helplessly.

After hearing the words of Chang Ping and the remnants of the rebels, Sun Xuan, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately turned ashen as an eggplant beaten by frost.

"What? Do you still want to hide it?!"

Zhu Yunwen frowned, looked at Sun Xuan coldly, and asked in a deep voice.

"The villain dare not!"

"The villain deserves to die. He should not lie to His Highness! Yes, the villain has indeed been to Tianxiang Tower!"

Sun Xuan shook his head vigorously and said with a struggling expression.

"What to do?"

Zhu Yunwen asked immediately, with a trace of expectation between his brows.

"According to the order of Xie Shangshu, contact the rebel party..."

After Sun Xuan hesitated for a moment, he replied with a grimace.

"Rebel? Where is it? Is it above this hall?"

Zhu Yunwen continued to ask, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

"he..."

Sun Xuan turned around, pointed tremblingly at the remnant of the traitor, and said with a grimace.

After hearing Sun Xuan's answer, Zhu Yunwen finally showed a satisfied smile on his face, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Xie Linzhou is so brave! The dignified Minister of the Ministry of Industry actually secretly colluded with the party. It is simply lawless! Death is not a pity!"

Tong Wenjie on the side heard this and couldn't help shouting, with a look of hatred on his face!

"Your Highness, Sir, the villain didn't lie, did he? Can I let the villain go now?"

Seeing the truth come to light, Chang Ping knelt on the ground with a plop, looked at Zhu Yunwen and Li Jinglong and begged.

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. Not only that, after this matter is settled, I will also remember your merits and reward you greatly."

Zhu Yunwen looked at Changping with satisfaction and said with a smile.

"Your Highness, the villain is wronged! These are all orders from Xie Shangshu, and the villain is just following orders!"

"At first, the villain didn't know that they were against the party. When he found out, it was already too late. Xie Shangshu also threatened the villain. If the villain dared to reveal even a few words, he would kill his entire family and not leave any chickens or dogs behind!"

"Your Highness, please make the decision for the villain!"

Sun Xuan also showed regret and looked at Zhu Yunwen with a pleading look on his face.

"enough!"

"Even if you are coerced by others, but for the sake of personal safety, you choose to help others do evil, it is also a capital crime!"

"But since you didn't hide anything just now, I will report the truth to Your Majesty and try my best not to harm your family!"

Zhu Yunwen's face was gloomy and he said coldly.

"Your Highness! This villain is wronged!"

When Sun Xuan heard this, he said with horror on his face and kept shouting injustice.

"Take it down!"

Zhu Yunwen snorted coldly and said in a deep voice.

Immediately afterwards, several guards took all three people out of the hall.

"Now that the identity of the traitor has been identified, I must immediately report to the Emperor the Emperor. The two adults were present throughout the whole process of what happened just now. You can also bear witness to me in front of the Emperor."

Zhu Yunwen stood up slowly, glanced at Huang Zicheng and Tong Wenjie and said slowly.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, we will report to Your Majesty truthfully!"

"But it's not yet dawn. Should we wait until dawn? Your Majesty should still be resting."

Huang Zicheng bowed his hands, agreed firmly, and then said worriedly.

"Without further delay, in order to avoid a long night and many dreams, I must go to the Minghe Hall immediately and wait. When Grandpa Huang wakes up, he must report it as soon as possible."

"Mr. Cao Guo, leave the palace immediately and arrest the traitor Xie Linzhou!"

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand, walked out as he spoke, and gave Li Jinglong a final command in a deep voice.

Li Jinglong agreed and immediately left the palace and headed to Xie's Mansion.

Huang Zicheng and Tong Wenjie accompanied Zhu Yunwen to the Minghe Hall...

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