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

Jing Zhichen nodded, "If that's the case, it can explain why Zhang Tongshi hasn't taken action yet. Xiangyu Pavilion is probably her biggest trump card."

Xu Xingyin also agreed with Jing Zhichen's idea. After putting the whole thing together, he suddenly felt enlightened.

The two were about to continue the discussion when they heard anxious footsteps stop at the door and knock.

"Your Highness, I am here."

It was the dome light that was pulled out of bed in the middle of the night.

Qiongguang was still sleepy and hadn't woken up yet. He yawned but got no response from Jing Zhichen, so he called him again tentatively.

"Your Highness?"

"Yes." Jing Zhichen finally responded, but did not allow Qiongguang to enter the house. Instead, he asked out of the blue, "Are your clothes tidy?"

In the past when the situation was urgent, Jing Zhichen never bothered with them, but today's question confused Qiongguang.

Qiong Guang was pulled up and casually put on a coat. He was afraid that Jing Zhichen had something urgent, so he hurried over here. His clothes were not very neat.

Qiongguang stood outside and thought for a while, "I will pack up first and then come to apologize to Your Highness."

"No need, just stand at the door and answer."

Jing Zhichen didn't want to argue with Qiongguang about the misbehavior in front of the palace, so he asked Qiongguang directly, "Is there any new progress in the matter of Xiangyu Pavilion?"

As the night wind blew, Qiongguang slowly came back to his senses. "Not yet, but I heard that someone will come to check the accounts the day after tomorrow. Then I will..."

"No need." Jing Zhichen already knew the answer. The problem that had been weighing on his mind for a long time was solved, and his tone became much more relaxed. "Go back and rest."

"Yes." Qiongguang saluted and responded. He scratched his head and became more and more confused, but saw Aoying holding a sword and laughing beside him. "What are you laughing at?"

Aoying still smiled, raised his chin slightly and pointed inside the house, "The Crown Princess is inside."

"..."

Well, Qiong Guang finally understood the reason why he couldn't even get in the door. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really has no humanity towards the opposite sex!

However, the "inhumane" man didn't think it was wrong at all and continued to talk to Xu Xingyin about his own inferences.

"The day after tomorrow is the tenth day. It seems that this Zhang Tong is most likely the boss behind the Xiangyu Pavilion."

"Then what is your highness going to do?"

"Of course, to catch a turtle in a jar."

Xu Xingyin also laughed when he heard this and continued happily.

"Then I wish Your Highness a successful start."

"The Crown Princess has to make a contribution."

The two talked about the "catching a turtle in a jar" matter for a while, and after going through all the details, Xu Xingyin felt a little sleepy.

Listening to the night watchman's sounds outside, it was already midnight. Jing Zhichen's study was a makeshift one, and the things in it were not perfect. Besides, the officials would come to discuss matters early tomorrow morning, so it would not be good if they saw them.

Therefore, Jing Zhichen sent a small team of people to escort Xu Xingyin back to the inn overnight.

After receiving the letter, Qiong Guang became even more confused. How could his own prince be such a person who could remain calm even when a woman made him feel tempted?

……

After Xu Xingyin returned to the post station this time, Jing Zhichen ordered the number of guards at the post station to be doubled.

On the day when the posthouse was closed, Xiangyu Pavilion was taken down by Jing Zhichen and his men for participating in the trafficking of women. This was the beginning of a mess in the originally peaceful Jiangning...

Xu Xingyin was locked up in the inn and was not allowed to go out, so he heard many things from Ao Ying.

First, Zhang Zishi ordered the beating of Zhang Songping, and then Xiang Yuge was inexplicably implicated. Zhang Tong's mentality was no longer as firm as before.

Xiangyu Pavilion is the main culprit in the trafficking of women, and no one knows it except Zhang Zishi.

If this matter were to be exposed, the series of events that followed would all be blamed on the boss of Xiangyu Pavilion.

In order to alleviate his own sins, he told Jing Zhichen about this matter. In order to survive, he pushed the blame onto Zhang Tongshi and Zhang Songping. This was indeed something Zhang Zishi would do.

Jing Zhichen was very good at manipulating people's hearts. Not only did the information he inadvertently revealed during the interrogation make Zhang Tong feel uneasy, but with just a few words he also caused Zhang Tong's trust in Zhang Zishi to completely collapse.

"The people I sent did not find Zhang Songping. I heard from the servants that Zhang Songping was taken away by Lord Zhang. Since Lord Zhang has guaranteed it, I will not care about Zhang Songping's crime. After all..."

At this point, Jing Zhichen paused for a moment, "Master Zhang said that he would give me an explanation for the reversal of the case at the Zhennan General's Mansion."

These light words dealt the final blow to Zhang Tongshi.

The woman, who had been uncooperative at first, suddenly bent down. Now Zhang Songping was taken away by Zhang Zishi, who must have wanted to use Zhang Songping to take the blame for framing the entire Zhennan General's Mansion. That was a serious crime punishable by death by slow slicing!

No matter how calculating Zhang Tong is, she is still a mother.

And now, the only way to save his son is to cooperate with Jing Zhichen.

Zhang Tong confessed everything she knew and wrote a confession in her own handwriting, accusing Zhang Zishi of several serious crimes, including framing loyal officials, trafficking women, keeping skinny horses in captivity, and abusing his power for personal gain to monopolize the salt transport.

With the release of this testimony, Zhang Zishi's hypocritical face was finally exposed to the world.

It turned out that after Zhang Zishi took office as the governor of Jiangnan, he was enchanted by the wealth of Jiangnan and began to secretly amass wealth.

Zhang Zishi kidnapped young girls from some remote areas and sold them to Xiangyu Pavilion through a matchmaker in order to clear Xiangyu Pavilion of any connection with the trafficking.

Then, Xiangyu Pavilion will select some girls with the best qualifications among the young girls and hand them over to Liu Yongfeng as "skinny horses to be trained".

Liu Yongfeng plays a crucial role in this case. He is not only responsible for the training of these skinny horses, but also for "pimping" them to serve wealthy businessmen and officials in exchange for gray income.

The monopoly of salt transportation is one of these gray profits.

Liu Yongfeng bribed the officials in charge of reviewing the salt transportation rights through Shou Ma Meiji, and together with Zhang Zishi, they deceived their superiors and subordinates, monopolized the salt transportation in Jiangnan and reaped a large amount of stolen money.

Liu Yongfeng was a chess piece placed openly by Zhang Zishi. If this incident happened, Liu Yongfeng would be the first person the government would suspect.

Liu Yongfeng took a huge risk, and Zhang Zishi, as the boss behind the scenes, was not generous when it came to dividing the spoils.

Naturally, Liu Yongfeng had some complaints about this.

However, Zhang Zishi held a high position, and Liu Yongfeng could not deal with him, so he had to find another way and set his sights on official salt.

Official salt is afraid of heat and moisture, so it is not uncommon for it to be damaged during transportation. Therefore, Liu Yongfeng secretly withheld salt during transportation and then sold the withheld official salt at a high price to make a profit.

Zhang Zishi knew about Liu Yongfeng's withholding of salt, but he turned a blind eye to it as the amount was not exaggerated. Little did he know that Liu Yongfeng's secret sale of salt was discovered by Chen Zisong, the then General Zhennan.