Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

Shen Bai felt cold sweat on his forehead. Is Tu Zhizhi a ghost? Why can't they find her?

At this time, the Eighth Prince came over. Shen Bai collected his thoughts and replied respectfully, "Your Highness, Tu Zhizhi is not hiding in the cold palace."

The Eighth Prince was surprised and relieved: "If Tu Zhizhi was so easy to catch, I wouldn't have planned to target Chen Changli."

When Shen Bai heard this, his thoughts turned slightly, and he smiled bitterly: "Chen Changli has been targeted by Tu Zhizhi, he will be the best bait, but Tu Zhizhi is very cunning, if Chen Changli does not cooperate, how can we catch her?"

"Chen Changli will cooperate." The Eighth Prince said affirmatively.

Shen Bai carefully studied his expression and confirmed that he was not joking. After a moment's thought, he said, "Your Highness, aren't you worried that he is deceiving you?"

"Now, apart from trusting him, I have no choice but to kill the others as quickly as possible and flee Luoyang City."

The Eighth Prince had a gloomy look on his face, and one could tell at a glance that he was not someone to be trifled with.

"But my father is dead, and my other brothers are not as good as me. If I flee Luoyang City at this time, wouldn't it be a waste of the current good situation?"

The Eighth Prince actually knew very well why Chen Changli rejected him. What he said before was just to comfort himself.

Fortunately, the Eighth Prince did not take Chen Changli's words seriously. He just wanted to use Chen Changli to achieve his own goals. The two of them were mutually beneficial at this time.

"Shen Bai, do you still remember the people who served Princess An Qing?" The Eighth Prince suddenly asked.

"Except for Tu Zhizhi, all the people who served Princess An Qing died or were driven away during this period. If Your Highness wants to find them, it will not be easy, because those fierce weirdos have caused us a lot of trouble."

When Shen Bai heard what the Eighth Prince said, he knew what he was planning.

He originally wanted to flatter the Eighth Prince to boost his confidence, but when he thought of the weirdos in Luoyang City, he felt that it would be impossible for him to find those who had left Princess An Qing.

"Your Highness, are you planning to start with them and find out where Tu Zhizhi might be hiding?"

"Tu Zhizhi is a traitor, and she is trusted by Princess An Qing. She may have arranged many escape routes through Princess An Qing, which is why we can't find her."

"Don't boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige." The eighth prince said bluntly.

Shen Bai immediately shut his mouth and waited patiently for the Eighth Prince's instructions.

"Spread the news that I am going to kill Chen Changli and his wife." After giving the order, the Eighth Prince went to find Duke Huiguo.

Shen Bai didn't know his plan and just did what he said. Soon, the atmosphere in the cold palace changed subtly.

The delicate atmosphere was caused by some seemingly honest officials, who lost their motivation to do anything after hearing the news that the eighth prince wanted to kill Chen Changli and his wife.

Lin Jing secretly sent people to keep an eye on them. After they started behaving carelessly, he received the news and deliberately ran up to them, trying to find out with words several times to make them feel uneasy. Then he was ready to take advantage of them.

"Although your majesty's funeral cannot be held according to the ritual system, we as subjects must find a way to do it properly and not leave a laughing stock."

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and get busy!"

"By the way, what did you discuss just now? Do you need my advice?"

The Minister of Rites stood up and said calmly, "Lord Lin, we don't need your help here, just go and do your thing."

"Are you sure?" Lin Jing asked deliberately.

The Minister of Rites forced a smile and said, "I am only worried that you will cause trouble to us if you are not busy enough."

Upon hearing these sarcastic words, Lin Jing said calmly: "Don't worry, I will handle the matter at hand as soon as possible."

Slowly saying this, Lin Jing suppressed his dissatisfaction, took a deep look at the Minister of Rites, then came to Wan Shufang and said in a low voice: "The Minister of Rites has a problem."

"Isn't he your Majesty's confidant?" Wan Shufang was shocked when she heard this. "Your Majesty promoted him after he cleaned up the court. It shows that he is very popular with your Majesty. How can there be a problem with him?"

The newly appointed Minister of Rites had a kind face and an honest expression, and he looked trustworthy at first glance. Wan Shufang had only met him once, but she had a very good impression of him. She never expected that he would betray the emperor.

"Lord Lin, could you be mistaken? If there was something wrong with him, how could His Majesty allow him to become the Shangshu?"

When Wan Shufang said this, she looked around and continued to lower her voice so that only Lin Jing could hear her.

"Chen Changli and I suspect that the queen is not dead. The people that His Majesty has recently promoted might secretly obey the queen's orders."

When Lin Jing heard that the queen was not dead, he was very depressed. "How could the queen still be alive? Her injuries were so serious."

"That's not the point." Knowing that Lin Jing couldn't accept this, Wan Shufang knew the Crown Princess's possible attitude through him, and she felt complicated. "The point is that we have to find out who this Minister of Rites belongs to."

"No matter who he is, the attitude he displays is enough to make people suspicious." Lin Jing emphasized his tone.

Wan Shufang felt a headache after hearing this. Things were piling up at once and she really didn't know which one to deal with first.

Suppressing her irritability, Wan Shufang asked anxiously, "What are your plans? Are you going to test him?"

"I won't take the risk." Lin Jing shook his head quickly.

Wan Shufang kept asking, "So what are you going to do? I'm afraid your previous attitude has aroused his suspicion."

Lin Jing was stunned for a moment, and then he said, "If you want to doubt me, then doubt me. Anyway, I have plenty of cards to protect myself."

When he said this, he winked at Wan Shufang.

Wan Shufang knew that he was talking about the fact that the emperor was still alive. If the Minister of Rites danced happily, the emperor would execute him.

"Let's wait and see what happens." Wan Shufang whispered with a dazed look on her face.

Lin Jing quickly smiled and said, "I know what to do. You don't have to worry about me, unless that person is shameless and wants to be cruel to me."

Hearing his low tone, it was obvious that he was in a heavy mood. Wan Shufang didn't know what to say. She just gave him her blessings and then mentioned the matter of the coffin.

"If everyone prepares everything, they will know that the queen is not dead. After that, these people will behave more restrained, but they will have a sense of urgency in their hearts."

"When they get anxious, we can relax and then wait for them to lose their composure."

"Aren't you going to keep this a secret?" Lin Jing looked puzzled.

Wan Shufang said earnestly: "It is not easy to hide this matter, and it cannot be hidden. In this case, it is better to let everyone know about it."

She smiled as she said this: "Everyone, please be alert. The Queen might be blocked by someone."

Lin Jing shook his head: "It's not that simple. Unless the Queen has other plans, she deliberately exposed herself."

"It's better than having her hide in the dark." Wan Shufang said solemnly, "You know, it's easy to block an open attack, but it's hard to defend against an arrow from the dark, so I'd rather have her exposed, and then I can fight back when the enemy comes and cover up when the water comes."