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

Xu Xingyin had seen many people who were unwilling to confess easily, so he was not surprised. He just asked people to lock up the scholar first to temper his arrogance.

In addition, all the information related to the scholar was presented to her.

The Eastern Palace has spies everywhere, so investigating a scholar is no problem.

Luo Xuehai, a native of Jiangnan, went to Beijing to take the imperial examination in the eighth year of Rongde and passed the examination the following year.

After passing the imperial examination, he moved around the capital, made friends with many young talents, and tried to integrate into the literary circle of the capital.

After years of careful management, Luo Xuehai has achieved some success and even married a beautiful bride this year.

However, this scholar who was full of benevolence, righteousness and morality actually refused his parents' requests to visit Beijing many times in the name of his wife, which caused a lot of criticism.

"looking at what?"

Jing Zhichen returned home when Xu Xingyin was feeling sentimental. He spoke out of the blue, which frightened Xu Xingyin so much that the books fell to the ground with a bang.

"You walk without making any sound? It's the middle of the night, it's really scary!"

The slightly complaining pout softened the usually cold Jing Zhichen's heart. He picked up the booklet on the ground, and even his tone of voice had a hint of smile.

"Sharp-tongued little girl, you're actually afraid of these things."

Xu Xingyin silently rolled his eyes at Jing Zhichen before getting down to business.

"The person who led the riot today has been caught. He is not only a scholar but also a candidate for the imperial examination. If we don't have evidence, it may be a bit tricky."

Jing Zhichen nodded, took the booklet handed over by Xu Xingyin naturally, and called the Black Tiger Rider in to question him.

"With so many people, how can you be sure that this scholar is the mastermind?"

The Black Tiger Cavalry replied respectfully, "Your Highness, we have checked with many people and found that they all participated in today's parade due to the instigation of this person. The petition is also written in this person's handwriting, so there is no mistake."

"Did the arrest go smoothly today?"

"This man was cunning and had escaped before we noticed. Fortunately, he had no martial arts skills and happened to escape into Shimen Lane. Fortunately, the secret guards helped him and successfully captured him."

"Confused!"

Jing Zhichen suddenly shouted, "The Shimen Lane secret guards are carrying out Lai Xiangyan's mission! Although the secret guards and the Black Tiger Cavalry work for the Eastern Palace, their missions do not interfere with each other. The Black Tiger Cavalry are dressed so ostentatiously, which will expose the secret guards' concealment!"

The Black Tiger Cavalry was so frightened that he immediately knelt down, "Your Highness, please forgive me!"

Xu Xingyin rarely saw Jing Zhichen so angry, so he came to his senses and poured a cup of tea for Jing Zhichen and handed it to him.

"Your Highness, please don't be angry. Right now, the most important thing is to solve the urgent matter."

Looking at the teacup handed to him, Jing Zhichen was stunned for a moment before taking the tea. His face, which had been stormy just now, seemed to soften a lot.

"Forget it. Since the Crown Princess is pleading for you, let's put this matter aside for now. But since Shimen Lane has been exposed, quickly replace someone to guard it and do our best to ensure Lai Xiangyan's safety!"

"Yes!" The Black Tiger Cavalry retreated in response, and did not forget to thank Xu Xingyin before leaving.

Xu Xingyin just waved his hand, telling him to leave quickly so as not to upset Jing Zhichen. He turned around and talked to Jing Zhichen with a smile, changing the subject.

"Today, I went to the kitchen and happened to see Aunt Fu scolding Xuan Yao. Your Highness doesn't know that Xuan Yao was scolded like a quail. It's rare to see Aunt Fu being so strict."

Perhaps the word "quail" was too descriptive, which made Jing Zhichen unable to help but curl his lips.

"Aunt Fu has watched Xuan Yao and I grow up together since we were young. Naturally, she is a little stricter than others. She is more like a wet nurse to us. However, if we were wronged when we were young, Aunt Fu was always the one who rushed to the front."

"The deeper the love, the more severe the criticism."

Xu Xingyin responded with a smile, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. The problem that had puzzled him for so long was suddenly solved at this moment.

Like a key node in a messy thread being untied, all the lines from then on unfolded, outlining the original truth in my mind.

"Your Highness! Quickly send more people to Shimen Lane, not only Lai Xiangyan, but also the Wang family! It's the widow next door to Lai Xiangyan who delivers food to Lai Xiangyan every day!"

Although Jing Zhichen had not known the whole story, he immediately made arrangements without any doubt.

Xu Xingyin, who had finally figured out this point, felt more and more uneasy and grabbed Jing Zhichen's hand regardless.

"Let's go take a look too."

"it is good."

It was not yet nightfall, and because of their special status, it was not appropriate for them to ride their horses in the street. They had to ask someone to prepare the carriage for their journey.

On the way to Shimen Lane, Xu Xingyin slowly told Jing Zhichen his guess.

"Your Highness's words just now reminded me of Zhang Zishi and Lin Niang and her son from Yuchun Lane. The trend of officials in the court keeping concubines has been going on despite repeated bans. Your Highness said that Lai Xiangyan was one of them?"

"During the Silver Needle Case, Lai Xiangyan's only son was victimized. He was willing to offend the royal family to seek justice for his son, and this was done without much evidence. Everyone said that Lai Xiangyan had gone insane after losing his only son, but the Lai Xiangyan I know is not such a reckless person."

Xu Xingyin nodded and continued, "Yes, it seemed like Lai Xiangyan was being held hostage by someone at that time."

"If someone captured Lai Xiangyan's only remaining concubine's son and threatened him..." Jing Zhichen speculated and nodded, "It makes sense."

"Yes, that's why I suspect that Lai Xiangyan has a close relationship with Widow Wang and her son."

"Is there any basis for this?"

"Last time I investigated, I learned that the widow Wang's son, Wang Xiaozhuang, was also studying in the school opened by Lai Xiangyan. Although he was well educated, he was bullied because of his humble background. The son of the Zhu family was the culprit for Wang Xiaozhuang's humiliation."

"You mean, Lai Xiangyan beat up the head of the Zhu family just to avenge Wang Xiaozhuang?"

Xu Xingyin nodded, "Just like Aunt Fu will support His Highness and Xuan Yao."

Jing Zhichen was silent for a while before he spoke slowly.

"Your words remind me of something."

"What's the matter?"

"Lai Xiangyan has always behaved like a scholar, and he rarely gets angry. After being demoted, the only time he got angry was because someone in the community was saying that he and Widow Wang had an affair."

"I remember my story. It was treated as a joke by everyone at the time. Magistrate Song even commented that widows are prone to gossip."

"Thinking about it this way, this is probably true."

Jing Zhichen's eyes darkened, and he lifted the curtain and ordered outside, "Hurry up, I want to see what Lai Xiangyan is up to."

Someone outside answered "yes", and the carriage started galloping on the street. Shimen Lane was narrow, so everyone had to abandon the carriage and walk.

When they were nearly halfway there, they saw the secret guards they had sent out running over and kneeling in front of the two men in shame.

"Your Highness, Crown Prince, Crown Princess, Lai Xiangyan...is dead."

"What!" Xu Xingyin almost jumped up and down, "What's going on?"

"When we received the order and came, we saw that Lai's house was already on fire. We finally put out the fire, but when we went in, we only found Lai Xiangyan's body."