After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

When Liu Yunxiang returned to the eldest princess's mansion, it was already very late. He thought Yan Mu had returned, but he searched around the house and found no one.

"Madam, the master hasn't come back yet." Hibiscus poked her head out of the kitchen and said.

"Not back yet?" Liu Yunxiang frowned. She glanced at the sky and felt a little uneasy. "Then I'll wait for him at the door of the house."

With that said, Liu Yunxiang walked out. When he reached the entrance of the courtyard, the beggar came back in a hurry.

Seeing him wiping his sweat while running this way, Liu Yunxiang had a bad premonition, so when the beggar came over, her first question was: "What happened to Yan Mu?"

The beggar patted his chest and took a breath first, "Yan Mu was taken away directly from the Jiaowu Hall by officers from the Ministry of Punishments."

Although he was mentally prepared, Liu Yunxiang was still shocked when he heard the news, "Ministry of Punishment?"

Small cases that occur in Kyoto will be investigated and handled by the Jingzhao Prefecture. Only major cases that can alarm the court will be taken over by the Criminal Department.

"The Ministry of Punishment always has something to say when it comes to arresting people, right?"

The beggar opened his mouth, but without speaking, he sighed first, and then opened his mouth again.

"Speak quickly!" Liu Yunxiang was anxious.

The beggar wiped his sweat again and then said: "The person was taken for...rape and murder."

Liu Yunxiang's eyes widened, "Rape and murder? Who was raped and killed?"

The beggar swallowed, "The girl from the Marquis of Xiangyang."

"Qin Zhenzhen?"

"is her."

Liu Yunxiang remembered the first time he met Qin Zhenzhen at the Marquis' Mansion in Xiangyang. Although this little girl's parents were dead, she was innocent, kind, and had a lively and cheerful temperament because she was pampered by her older brother.

Speaking of which, she also saw her yesterday...

"I just went to the Criminal Department. They said Yan Mu's case is still under investigation and he can't visit." The beggar sighed.

Without visits, they have no way of knowing what happened.

Liu Yunxiang thought of something and strode outside. She went to the Prince of England's Mansion and was looking for the King of England, so the gatekeeper took her to the courtyard where the King of England lived.

When she passed by, the King of England was sitting in the courtyard drinking wine. He was not surprised at all when he saw her coming and continued drinking and admiring the moonlight.

Liu Yunxiang sat down opposite him, picked up a wine glass, poured himself a glass, and drank it in one gulp. Seeing that he ignored him and continued to drink, Liu Yunxiang simply grabbed the wine bottle, raised his head and drank it into his stomach in one breath.

She drank them all, leaving him with nothing to drink.

Leng Yuxie put down the wine glass in his hand and glared at Liu Yunxiang angrily, "I used to think that the prettier women were, the more vicious they were, but now I feel that the prettier women are, the more annoying they are."

Liu Yunxiang curled his lips and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

Leng Yuxie sighed helplessly, "The Ministry of Justice is Han Lin's territory. I can't do anything about it, so I can only ask someone to inquire first. Just wait, there will be news soon."

Liu Yunxiang lowered his eyes. Since the Criminal Department was Han Lin's territory, Yan Mu's accident should be closely related to him, and his purpose was probably directed at Huo Qilin.

"But Miss Qin is a great beauty, don't you doubt what Yan Mu really did?"

"More beautiful than me?" Liu Yunxiang raised his eyebrows.

Leng Yuxie snorted, "You are quite confident."

Liu Yunxiang snorted, "In the eyes of others, I don't know whether I am beautiful or not, but in Yan Mu's eyes, I must be the most beautiful woman in the world. I am not confident in my beauty, but in his heart." He occupies a position, so I firmly believe that he will not touch other women. Besides, he is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart, so how could he get into such trouble."

Leng Yuxie sneered at the first half of the sentence, but he believed the second half. Because he believed it, he sent someone to inquire as soon as he got the news.

Yan Mu is a very arrogant person. Regardless of his character, he doesn't bother to do such a thing.

After waiting for a while, the people sent by Leng Yuxie to inquire finally came back. The Ministry of Punishment had indeed taken Yan Mu away on charges of rape and murder. The most important thing was that there were five witnesses who witnessed Yan Mu murdering someone.

The man reported the identities of the five witnesses one by one, and Leng Yuxie couldn't help but laugh: "These five people are Han Zhao's dogs. Apparently the dog owner asked them to bite Yan Mu."

Even so, these five people are students of the Jiaowu Hall, and they also have backgrounds, and they all testify against Yan Mu. In addition, the Ministry of Justice is Han Lin's territory, which is enough to become irrefutable evidence.

"Another point is that Miss Qin died in a tragic manner. The heads of several famous families have just entered the palace together. The emperor is under pressure and may urge the Ministry of Punishment to finalize the case as soon as possible."

Leng Yuxie waved his hand and asked his men to continue to inquire. Then he looked at Liu Yunxiang and said, "You don't have to worry. I will enter the palace immediately and ask my father to let me participate in the trial of this case."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Your Highness."

After coming out of Prince Ying's Mansion, Liu Yunxiang felt really uneasy. As he walked, he thought of Aunt Qiu and hurried to the kindergarten.

"Aunt Qiu is not here, she has gone home." Aunt Wen said.

Going home meant returning to the palace. Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but stamp her feet. Once Aunt Qiu returned to the palace, it would be difficult for her to find her. There was no other way, so Liu Yunxiang could only ask Aunt Wen for help. When Aunt Qiu came back, she would definitely go to Nanhong Mansion and leave her a message.

It was getting very late at this time. Liu Yunxiang returned to the backyard of the eldest princess's mansion and saw Heshuo standing on the corridor, looking at the people in the courtyard.

In the courtyard, Chongming, dressed in white, was pointing his bow and arrow at the full moon in the sky with a menacing look. As the bow and arrow shot out, it didn't go very far and fell onto the roof opposite.

He stamped his foot angrily, took out another bow and arrow from the side, stringed the bow, and aimed at the moon again.

Hongzhu sat aside with her chin propped up, not surprised by this, and yawned out of boredom from time to time.

Liu Yunxiang walked to Heshuo, "Han Lin doesn't seem to trust you very much, does he?"

Heshuo's face darkened and he turned to look at Liu Yunxiang, "What do you want to say?"

"Yan Mu is in the eldest princess's mansion, in your hands, and Han Lin's plan is tantamount to snatching Yan Mu from your hands."

Heshuo twitched the corner of his mouth, "You want to sow discord, but you are still a little immature. He put Yan Mu into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment in order to torture him and force him to hand over the method of refining the Fire Qilin. In my eldest princess's mansion, , countless pairs of eyes are staring at you, naturally it is inconvenient to act."

Liu Yunxiang clenched his fists and fixed his eyes: "But he set up this game, you didn't know it in advance, right?"

Heshuo flicked his sleeves and said, "Stop your cleverness, I won't be fooled."

After saying that, Heshuo staggered away from Liu Yunxiang and walked out. Before leaving, she glanced at Yuan Zhongming again, "You laugh at me as a chess piece in the hands of the emperor and Han Lin, but you are also in the game, but in the hands of others. It's just a chess piece. Oh, at least I know exactly whose hand I am in, but you are still confused!"

Liu Yunxiang watched Heshuo's back walking away, thinking carefully about what she just said. Could it be that someone else is controlling all this in the dark?

But she and Yan Mu didn't notice at all...

Thinking of this, Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but shudder. If such a person really existed, then he would be too scary.

"Master said that as long as I practice diligently, I will be able to shoot down the moon in the sky when my magic skills are perfected. Master will not lie to me. It must be that I am not diligent enough!"

Hongzhu said helplessly: "Master, why don't we go back to the house to rest first, and then work hard tomorrow."