Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

Seeing that the morning court session was approaching, Xu Xingyin did not dare to delay and explained the whole story, and then concluded:

"Someone must have taken advantage of Xu Wanlin, but their target was definitely not Xu Wanyan. After thinking about it, I think it might be aimed at you, Your Highness."

"why?"

Jing Zhichen asked.

"It's very simple. Xu Wanyan and the Duke's Mansion are just minor characters. They don't need to play such a big game to deal with us. Therefore, they are probably just using this to attract the attention of the emperor, and then divert the blame to your highness. Although I don't know what means they used, your highness must be on guard these days to avoid being caught off guard."

"That's not what I asked."

Jing Zhichen suddenly interrupted Xu Xingyin's well-reasoned analysis, his eyes as deep as a bottomless pool.

"I asked, why did you come to tell me this, are you... worried about me?"

The sudden question made Xu Xingyin stunned unconsciously.

Jing Zhichen's gaze was very focused, so focused that Xu Xingyin had a momentary illusion that he had caught the expectation in Jing Zhichen's eyes.

"I……"

"Your Highness, we will soon enter the Meridian Gate."

The sudden reminder interrupted the second half of Xu Xingyin's words and easily extinguished the bright light in Jing Zhichen's eyes.

After passing the Meridian Gate, they officially entered the territory of the Dayan Imperial Palace. It was not convenient for Xu Xingyin to stay in the car any longer, so he needed to leave as soon as possible.

Jing Zhichen also understood this. He withdrew his gaze indifferently and spoke to Xu Xingyin in a calm tone.

"I have already investigated what you said, and I have a plan for it. When you get off the carriage, hurry back to the mansion and take Miss Eighth away from the mansion as soon as possible. I will take care of the rest."

"Well, I understand."

Xu Xingyin nodded, stood up and was about to get off the car when he heard Jing Zhichen's voice with some explanatory meaning coming from behind.

"Xu Ba can't get away with it. No matter how this matter is handled, she is just a useless piece, and it all depends on her value. I can only promise to save her life."

"That's enough." Xu Xingyin turned around and smiled, "Thank you, Your Highness."

……

In the court, there were numerous memorials impeaching Duke Xu's family for their poor parenting of their daughter.

Those civil servants were self-righteous and would speak with such indignation at such times that Duke Xu Xiuzhu of Xu State, who was standing beside them, broke into cold sweats.

Naturally, the ministers of Prince An's faction could not help but add insult to injury, and even several old ministers who had always been neutral came forward to offer suggestions.

It means that Duke Xu's mansion has no good way of educating their daughters, and there are many people with bad morals in the mansion, so the matter of the seventh daughter of the Xu family being consorted as the Crown Princess needs to be discussed again.

On the other hand, Prince An, who had become much more low-key under the influence of Queen Lu, acted like a peacemaker.

"The Crown Princess is the legitimate wife of the Crown Prince, so she should be a person of good character and conduct. However, since the imperial decree has been issued, how can we take it lightly? In my opinion, it would not be too late to investigate thoroughly before making a decision."

While Emperor Yanning was flipping through the memorials, he turned his gaze to Jing Zhichen who was standing in front of the ministers.

"What do you think, Prince?"

"I think what Prince An said is very true."

Jing Zhichen's approval was within Prince An's expectations.

In order to fulfill Empress Mingzhen's last wish, Jing Zhichen protected the Xu family both openly and secretly.

I set up this trap because I knew this for sure. As long as Jing Zhichen agrees to let someone investigate, the rest of the story will follow naturally.

Prince An was still immersed in his own joy. Before he could speak, he heard Jing Zhichen gasping for breath and added:

"Therefore, I sent someone to investigate this matter yesterday, and I really found something shady. The witness is outside now, would you like to see it, father?"

Prince An was stunned when he heard this. Could it be that Jing Zhichen had deliberately dug up the secrets of Duke Xu's mansion in order to protect himself?

But even if he cleared himself of all charges, he would still be branded as heartless and ungrateful. Jing Zhichen always prided himself on being smart, so he shouldn't be so foolish.

"Oh?"

Jing Zhichen's words were quite ambiguous, even Emperor Yan Ning couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, and then waved his wide sleeves.

"Bring it in."

As soon as Emperor Yan Ning finished speaking, a man with a black sack over his head was brought in, followed by the guards of the Imperial Guard. They kicked the man's leg accurately, forcing him to kneel down and answer.

Perhaps it was because Emperor Yanning's voice was too majestic, or perhaps it was because the man was already guilty, but Emperor Yanning only asked, "Who is in the hall?" The man immediately confessed everything with tears in his eyes.

Finally, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "This is all I know. I really didn't kill that man!"

Emperor Yan Ning did not respond, but looked at Jing Zhichen again.

Jing Zhichen was very calm and explained:

"It just so happened that there was a murder in the restaurant. When the officers and soldiers were investigating the case, they saw him sneaking around, so they brought him back to the government office, and they ended up finding out this."

According to this man, someone gave him money to do something and he only needed to say a few words to the officials who came to the restaurant to handle the case.

"The girl who was drinking in the private room yesterday was so horrible when she got angry! She was still talking nonsense when she was drunk, saying that the boy from the Ye family was not worthy of her, and that her brother-in-law was second only to the emperor. Who among the powerful officials in the capital dared to say anything bad about him? It has only been two years since he sat on that chair."

To be called brother-in-law by Xu Ba, he must also be second only to the emperor and above everyone else. If you think about it casually, you will associate him with Jing Zhichen.

These words were half-spoken and half-revealed, and if someone hadn't happened to catch them, they would have sounded completely true.

If these words really came from Xu Wanyan's mouth, it would mean that Jing Zhichen had already had the intention of rebellion.

Emperor Yanning was in his prime, so how could he tolerate his son coveting his position?

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?

If this matter could be confirmed, Jing Zhichen would probably gain nothing good this time.

Even though Emperor Yan Ning chose to believe Jing Zhichen because of their blood relationship, there would always be seeds of doubt in his heart.

The most difficult thing for an emperor is doubt.

It can be used for attack or defense. The person who designed this is really vicious!

If it weren't for this coincidence, Jing Zhichen would probably have really fallen into it.

Emperor Yanning sat at the top without making any comment, rubbing his fingertips on the ring without saying a word. However, Prince An's faction was quite unconvinced and raised reasonable doubts.

"I believe that there is no smoke without fire. Although we trust the Crown Prince's character, who knows if that Miss Xu Ba really made up a story about the Crown Prince after drinking?"

Although his words revealed his sympathy for Jing Zhichen, if one thought deeper, he was implying that Jing Zhichen had staged and directed the incident himself, and now he was afraid that the incident would be exposed, so he pushed this commoner out to take the blame.