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

Jing Zhichen nodded gently, and together with Xu Xingyin, he knelt down to place the river lantern in the water, then stood up and looked at the Jingling River, which had stood silently here for a thousand years.

"In the past, my grandfather would bring our whole family to release river lanterns every year. He said that the battlefield was ruthless and buried countless heroes. As long as his body was still alive, he would never forget to pray for the deceased heroes. How could such a person who shed blood for the country and the people and always had justice in his heart be a treacherous person?"

Jing Zhichen was always strict. He didn't say much without solid evidence. After a moment of silence, he just said:

"Before you return to Beijing, I will allow you to go to prison and meet with the Chen family members."

Xu Xingyin turned his head and saw that the setting sun had intoxicated the colorful clouds in the sky, and he didn't know whose heart it had intoxicated on the shore.

The wind moves, the heart moves.

Each of the colorful river lanterns burns with longing.

They flow down the river all the way and finally disappear where the water and sky meet, as if they really transform the earthly thoughts into a bright firework reaching the heaven.

The lake seems to float in and out for half a day, and the sun shines with layers of light and shadows. There is no shadow in the lake, but it is full of gold. Tourists walk leisurely and leave or stay.

An unexpected rain washed away all the remaining melancholy in my heart.

All that was left was the blush on her cheeks, reminding her that the warmth just now was not just an illusion.

The accompanying attendants hurried forward to hold an umbrella for the two of them. When they walked to the corridor, Xu Xingyin suddenly seemed to remember something and turned his head, smiling brightly at Jing Zhichen.

"It's raining hard, so we can't see the beautiful scenery of Jiangning anymore. Do you want to try some Jiangnan delicacies?"

"Very good."

The two of them went to a tavern on the bank of Jingling River. It was not very conspicuous, but the food was delicious.

The group of people ate very respectfully, but Xu Xingyin was not in the mood.

This was the tavern that Xu Xingyin used to frequent. The taste was very familiar to him. Although the taste was not bad now, it always lacked something.

During the conversation, I learned that the merchant who originally ran the wine shop sold his shop last year, saying that he was returning to his hometown to arrange a marriage for his son.

After the meal, everyone walked back to the inn and excitedly made a plan to investigate the case.

The next day—

Perhaps because he had been too busy and exhausted in the past few days, Xu Xingyin slept very deeply and it was already noon when he woke up.

Jing Zhichen and his team had already gone out to investigate in the morning. Dangui was left in the capital to look after the Eastern Palace, while Danfeng accompanied the "Crown Prince and Crown Princess" guards by her side.

Xu Xingyin's two personal attendants were not around, so Jing Zhichen left Xiao Anzi behind to follow her orders.

It was the first time for Xiao Anzi to serve the women of the Eastern Palace, so he was fully alert and prepared a bunch of things that the women might need. However, after Xu Xingyin got up, he only asked him about the progress of the case.

Xiao Anzi could only answer honestly, "This morning, His Highness took people to investigate the matter. Few people in Miss Baolian's nominal family knew about this. I think this family must have received money from others to justify this girl. His Highness said that this matter should not alert the enemy, so he dropped the matter."

"This is the only clue we have right now, how can we give up?"

Xu Xingyin, who was tying her hair, jumped up when she heard this, "Where is His Highness now?"

"Your Highness and his party have returned, and are currently discussing countermeasures with several adults in the room..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Xingyin rushed out of the room and bumped into Jing Zhichen and his group who were about to go out.

Qiongguang's followers reacted very quickly. They took a few steps back and stood in a safe place, allowing the little girl who rushed out of the house noisily to dive into Jing Zhichen's arms.

The soft fragrance filled his arms, and the sudden "shock" made Jing Zhichen's ears turn red.

But the person in his arms was completely unaware. He took two steps back and stood still, his mind focused on the progress of the case.

"Your Highness... where are you going, young master? Why can't we continue investigating the matter? Even if the servants don't know, the master and his wife who accepted the silver must know, right?"

"..."

Jing Zhichen was speechless. He turned his head awkwardly, cleared his throat, and said.

"It's not a good idea to alert the enemy. You just stay in the inn. I have a plan for this matter."

"What method?"

"..."

Jing Zhichen, who was always frank, was being so secretive for the first time and no one could get to the bottom of it no matter how hard he tried.

Xu Xingyin had no choice but to follow Jing Zhichen's wishes and stay in the inn. He left Xiao Anzi behind and followed Jing Zhichen and his group after they left.

After arriving at the destination, Xu Xingyin finally understood why Jing Zhichen refused to speak clearly.

Xiangyu Pavilion is one of the largest brothels in Jiangning.

Humph, it’s not easy to say that I came to a brothel to look for a girl!

While Xu Xingyin was furious, the man had already swaggered into Xiangyu Pavilion.

Xu Xingyin hurriedly followed, but was stopped before he reached the threshold of the brothel.

Looking closely, it turned out to be Xuan Yao.

Among Jing Zhichen's regular followers, Cui Detao is the chief steward of the Eastern Palace, in charge of all internal affairs of the Eastern Palace, and his apprentice Xiao Anzi is responsible for taking care of Jing Zhichen's daily life; Aoying is the chief of the guards, responsible for Jing Zhichen's safety; Qiongguang is a staff member, who is very smart and is highly valued by Jing Zhichen...

Xuan Yao is Jing Zhichen's wet brother, and his mother is Jing Zhichen's wet nurse Li. Xuan Yao has been a literary servant beside Jing Zhichen since he was a child. His literary skills are also very good, but he is always slightly inferior to Qiongguang, so his reputation is not as famous as Qiongguang's.

"lady."

Xuan Yao nodded slightly as a gesture of greeting to Xu Xingyin, "Master asked me to wait for you here."

At this point, Xu Xingyin still didn't understand, and asked with a curled lip, "Do you know I'm right behind you?"

Xuan Yao chuckled, "Young Master is an excellent martial artist. If he hadn't done it deliberately, how could Madam have followed him all the way without being captured?"

Xu Xingyin was defeated. Well, how could she forget about Jing Zhichen's group of secret guards hiding in the dark...

"Sir, you know that Madam is kindhearted, but this place is not suitable for women to enter."

Seeing Xu Xingyin's unhappy face, Xuan Yao could only comfort her, "Young Master said that if Madam doesn't want to go back to the inn, she can go to the teahouse opposite for a cup of tea."

Jing Zhichen was willing to take a step back, and Xu Xingyin was not the kind of person who would not know what was good for him, so he immediately agreed with a smile.

He turned around and headed straight for the teahouse opposite Xiangyu Pavilion, talking to Xuan Yao as he went upstairs.

"Since that's what the young master wants, the tea money will naturally be his!"

"That's how it should be."

Xuan Yao, who didn't know the twists and turns, hurriedly followed and nodded obediently.

The Crown Princess is half the master of the Eastern Palace, so what does a few taels of silver for tea money mean to her?

At this moment, Xuan Yao had no idea that his master would even settle accounts with the Crown Princess over a few coins...

miser.

Xu Xingyin was very happy to get the approval.

He invited Xuan Yao to sit down together, ordered a pot of the best Qiu Bailu and some snacks, and looked across the window.

From this angle, you can just see Jing Zhichen opposite.