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

Xu Xingyin's out-of-focus pupils regained clarity again, and when he looked up he met Jing Zhichen's gaze.

Jing Zhichen stood upright in a dark brocade robe, his extremely cold eyes filled with the ice that never melts, but it surprisingly made people feel at ease.

The two looked at each other and blurted out in unison:

"It seems that someone has forged the imperial edict."

Uncle Fu opened his mouth in surprise, as if he had not expected such a possibility. He slumped to the ground with a dazed look in his eyes.

“How…how could it be…”

"I have seen that imperial edict." Xu Xingyin said, "When Tian Zitao was ordered to return to the capital, I secretly went to see him. He knelt in front of the Shenwu Gate with the imperial edict held high. There was no blood stain on the edict."

Jing Zhichen also nodded, "That's right. Because Tian Zitao did not successfully bring back evidence, the imperial edict must be recalled according to the rules. If I remember correctly, this imperial edict was brought back by the chief eunuch beside my father. It should still be kept in the cabinet."

"Uncle Fu, think carefully, did anything unusual happen before the incident at the General's Mansion?"

After reaching this consensus, the two quickly stood on the same front. Xu Xingyin paused for a moment, carefully asked this question, and then added: "Anything is fine."

"Nothing unusual happened."

Uncle Fu shook his head and answered like this. He thought for a while and seemed to suddenly remember something. His eyes lit up and he quickly added.

"I remember now. There is something strange indeed."

"What's the matter?"

"During that period, it was the old general's birthday, and Lord Zhang sent a box of gifts. It should have been the same in previous years, but the old general was very angry that time, and he sent the butler to return the gifts to the Zhang Mansion. A few days later, I heard from my master's groom, Lao Liu, that Lord Zhang seemed to want to please our general's mansion, and he even set his sights on sending some food to the barracks for the soldiers. Later, anyone who was found to have eaten it was punished, and Lord Zhang's people were thrown out along with the food."

Xu Xingyin's breathing became a little unstable due to shock, and she subconsciously grabbed Jing Zhichen's hand with her backhand.

Jing Zhichen did not resist and let her hold him.

Chen Zisong and Zhang Zishi, one a martial artist and the other a scholar, have never been able to get along, so their relationship is not very close and they just maintain a superficial relationship.

Zhang Zishi even considered himself to be an outstanding literary talent and had always looked down upon warriors. So why would he deliberately try to please Chen Zisong?

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Furthermore, even if Zhang Zishi changed his mind and wanted to win over Chen Zisong, Chen Zisong had no grudge against him and would not humiliate him like that, unless...

Chen Zisong learned about Zhang Zishi's shameful deeds. Given his upright character, he would no longer be able to tolerate Zhang Zishi's hypocrisy and would naturally not give Zhang Zishi a good face.

It seems that the tragedy that occurred in the Zhennan General’s Mansion that day was probably related to Zhang Zishi.

"We are aware of this."

Jing Zhichen looked at Xu Xingyin's pale face and knew that she might find it difficult to accept it for a while, so he responded to Uncle Fu's words in a low voice, and finally called Ao Ying from outside in.

"Take Uncle Fu away and take good care of him."

Only after Uncle Fu followed Aoying out of the door did Xu Xingyin slowly come back to her senses. She raised her head slightly and looked at Jing Zhichen, bewildered like a lost child.

Seeing her like this, Jing Zhichen's heart softened. He took a few steps forward, poured a glass of water and handed it to Xu Xingyin, and then threw a pill into the glass.

"It's a tranquilizer. I know it's hard for you to accept these things, but you're not in a good condition to discuss matters. It's late at night anyway, so take the medicine and go to bed early. We can talk about anything tomorrow."

The words of refusal came to his lips, but Xu Xingyin swallowed them back.

The only remaining rationality told her that, just as Jing Zhichen said, she really couldn't do anything in her current condition. Being willful was useless and the best strategy was to adjust herself.

After hesitating for a moment, she obediently borrowed the cup he handed to her, drank the water in one breath, looked at Jing Zhichen again, and whispered something.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"You are Welcome."

Jing Zhichen also smiled in a rare good-tempered manner. After saying this to Xu Xingyin, he called Chun Xiang into the house and told her to take care of Xu Xingyin and then go back to the house to rest.

……

It seemed that the pills Jing Zhichen used were made by Mr. Huaigu, and the effect of the medicine was indeed very good. It actually allowed Xu Xingyin to have a rare good sleep.

When I woke up, it was already noon the next day.

Chun Xiang had never served anyone personally before, so he didn't even know Xu Xingyin had woken up. He just stayed outside and chatted with the rescued women.

It was a rare quiet time, so Xu Xingyin did not call Chun Xiang in. He sorted out the ins and outs of what he knew yesterday in his mind, then he simply packed up and went straight to Jing Zhichen.

The door of Jing Zhichen's room was closed. Aoying was standing outside with his arms folded. When he saw Xu Xingyin coming, he hurried over to greet her and explained to her.

"Your Highness is in the middle of a meeting. Princess, why don't you have a cup of tea in the side hall?"

"No need." Xu Xingyin waved his hand, "I'll wait outside."

Although the autumn sun is not as hot as the summer sun, it should not be underestimated at noon. Ao Ying tried to persuade Xu Xingyin a few more times, but seeing that Xu Xingyin insisted, he had to give up.

The room was indeed very busy, and occasionally one could hear him asking questions in a harsh voice.

About an hour later, the door slowly opened, and a group of people walked out of the room with different expressions.

Jing Zhichen also walked out with the crowd. When he saw Xu Xingyin, he was stunned for a moment and then waved at her.

"come over."

Xu Xingyin followed Jing Zhichen's instructions and walked back into the house, greeting him politely:

"I pay my respects to Your Highness."

"No need to be polite."

Seeing this, Aoying closed the door for them sensibly. Jing Zhichen raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Xu Xingyin was surprised that Jing Zhichen didn't mention anything about the main business. He was also a little worried that Jing Zhichen was unwilling to overturn the verdict on behalf of the Zhennan General's Mansion, so he skipped the polite opening and went straight to the point.

Xu Xingyin bit her lip and was about to kneel down.

Before his knees reached the ground, Jing Zhichen reached out and held his arm. He heard the man's angry voice in his ears.

"What is the Crown Princess doing?"

Xu Xingyin half bent his body and looked at Jing Zhichen without blinking.

"Your Highness, the case of Liu Yongfeng must not be handed over to Zhang Zishi for trial. Before the salt transport rights of various places are approved by the Salt Transport Commissioner, they must be preliminarily reviewed and recommended by the local finance officials. Since the case of the Zhennan General's Mansion is related to him, it is not certain that he was behind the incident of Liu Yongfeng!"

Jing Zhichen looked at Xu Xingyin steadily with a complicated expression, then let go of his hand and asked Xu Xingyin back.

"Princess Consort, don't you want to know what I have arranged for you?"

Xu Xingyin was stunned when he heard this, and only then did he realize that there were many things wrong with his actions just now.

"Your Highness, just now?"