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

Jing Zhichen abruptly let go of Xu Xingyin's hand as if it was a hot potato, with a hint of panic in his eyes, as if someone had discovered some secret.

Fortunately, Xu Xingyin just snorted lightly and showed no signs of waking up. Jing Zhichen then breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Xiao Anzi came outside, holding the boiled medicine and knocked on the door.

"Your Highness, I have brought you medicine."

Jing Zhichen calmed himself down, quickly sorted out his complicated emotions, and regained his usual calm and composure.

"come in."

"Yes."

Xiao Anzi lowered his head and brought in the medicine. After handing it to Jing Zhichen, he quietly retreated.

Jing Zhichen gently helped Xu Xingyin up, let her lean on his arms, then carefully fed her the medicine and covered her with the quilt again.

If Xiao Anzi had not been sure that the person in the room was indeed his own prince, he would have almost thought that this person was an imposter.

At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had listened to his master's advice and did not stay in the house.

……

The first thing Xu Xingyin saw when he woke up was Jing Zhichen lying on the bed.

After a slight pause, Xu Xingyin moved his body gently, trying to sit up.

As a result, Jing Zhichen woke up before he even got up.

Jing Zhichen's sleepy eyes were full of fatigue, but when he saw Xu Xingyin waking up, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Are you feeling better?" Jing Zhichen asked.

"Much better." Xu Xingyin nodded obediently, thought for a moment and asked again: "Your Highness, have you slept here for a night?"

Jing Zhichen brushed the hair on his forehead awkwardly and did not deny it. "I accidentally fell asleep."

"Then..." Xu Xingyin hesitated for a moment, "Your Highness doesn't look like he has had enough rest. You should have a good rest later."

Jing Zhichen shook his head and said, "The court will start soon, you should take a rest."

Xu Xingyin knew that Jing Zhichen, as the crown prince, had heavy responsibilities on his shoulders, so he naturally did not try to keep him and answered respectfully.

"Farewell to Your Highness."

When Jing Zhichen heard this, his face became even darker.

Jing Zhichen frowned, but didn't say much. He turned around and left.

Jing Zhichen was indeed very busy, dealing with the interrogation of Lu Jiamu.

After all, Lu Jiamu is the prefect of Jiangling, and Jing Zhichen cannot arrest him at will with just a Prince's Order. The process to legally convict Lu Jiamu is complicated and tedious.

The case of the General Zhennan's Mansion, following the death of General Zhennan, has long become one of the taboo topics in the court.

Now Jing Zhichen not only wants to interrogate Lu Jiamu, but also wants to overturn the verdict of the Zhennan General's Mansion. Naturally, there will be many voices of opposition in the court.

It was an indisputable fact that the Crown Princess came from the Zhennan General's Mansion, and it was bound to be talked about.

However, in the face of the arguments of his ministers, Jing Zhichen did not back down and questioned them sternly.

"Oh, you all only saw the interests involved and the old scores after the unjust case was overturned. Have you ever thought that the Zhennan General's Mansion is a meritorious minister who sacrificed his life for Dayan? Let the meritorious minister bear the crime and let the truth never be revealed. If the court handles things like this, wouldn't it make the loyal ministers feel disheartened? I am not afraid of these things you are afraid of! People with no conscience and no guilt will not be afraid!"

Jing Zhichen's words were sharp, pointing directly at those officials who were afraid of overturning the verdict because of their own interests.

These officials usually talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but they are timid in this matter, fearing that overturning the verdict will affect their own interests.

When Emperor Yan Ning heard Jing Zhichen's words, he smiled with relief.

His prince is courageous enough and worthy of the great responsibility.

Then he said, "The Crown Prince is right. If you are wrong, you should admit it. Since this matter is suspicious, we should continue to investigate. General Zhennan is loyal and righteous, and I don't believe he would commit treason. The three courts will jointly try this matter, and Duke Xu will supervise the trial. As for the Crown Prince, you can follow Minister Ran to take charge of the revision of the law."

After Emperor Yan Ning made such a statement, the officials who had been talking a lot just now naturally shut up.

After all, Emperor Yanning allowed the Zhennan General's Mansion to re-examine the case, but did not give the trial authority to the crown prince. This clearly showed his attitude of protecting the crown prince!

In this way, the ministers' attitude towards Jing Zhichen became clear.

Even Duke Xu Xiuzhu was able to curry favor with him.

Although the incident was suppressed in the court, the relationship between the Crown Princess and the General Zhennan's Mansion became a topic of discussion among people outside the court.

They didn't care whether Jing Zhichen handled the matter impartially. They only discussed that the prince had ulterior motives in trying to rehabilitate the Zhennan General's Mansion.

No matter how righteous they sound, they are just trying to form cliques and consolidate their position.

After all, once the Zhennan General's Mansion overturns the verdict, the Crown Princess in the Eastern Palace will be implicated by the two forces of the Duke's Mansion in the capital and Jiangnan, and neither should be underestimated.

In this way, no one in Dayan would be able to compete with the prince.

The rumors outside were getting more and more intense, but Jing Zhichen was too lazy to pay attention to them. After all, he didn't even need to think about it to know that there must be a mastermind behind this matter.

In the East Palace, Xu Xingyin had to recuperate from his illness for more than half a month.

All kinds of rare medicinal materials were sent to the East Palace like water. After recovering from the illness, Xu Xingyin became a little more plump.

When Xu Xingyin appeared in everyone's sight again, the Lu family had already entered Beijing.

After Jing Zhichen's men escorted the Lu family into the capital, they formally handed them over to the judges headed by Duke Xu.

Xu Xingyin had also heard of the various rumors circulating in the market.

Her identity was embarrassing, and for Jing Zhichen's sake, she could only choose not to get involved in the matter and just stood on the attic and watched from a distance.

Lu Jiamu, the former prefect of Jiangling, was now sitting in the middle of the first prison van.

His body was bound by cold shackles, and his expression looked numb and deep. It seemed that overnight, his face was full of traces of time, and he looked as if he had aged twenty years.

The Lu family has a large population, and the prison vans connected end to end look like a long dragon, which is particularly dazzling in the sun.

Among the long line of prison vans, Xu Xingyin saw Lu Xu.

The young man who was once full of vigor and vitality and shouted all day long to help the weak and fight against the strong, is now charged with treason and collaborating with the enemy. He hangs his head with a haggard face and allows himself to be drowned out by the shouting and cursing outside.

Seeing the young man like this, Xu Xingyin felt mixed emotions.

The memories of laughter and fighting side by side flooded into her mind like a tide, making her eyes moist unconsciously.

On the noisy street, Lu Xu looked up slightly as if he sensed something, and the two lines of sight crossed in the air.

Lu Xu's gaze paused at first, then he looked away in panic, feeling helpless, ashamed, and afraid.

All he could do was to silently lower his gaze again, his shoulders trembling slightly, as if he was bearing an unspeakable pressure.

Xu Xingyin also pursed her lips and looked away.

No matter how good the past was, no matter how beautiful the memories were, she and Lu Xu were destined to never go back.

It was destined from the day Lu Jiamu stood opposite the Zhennan General's Mansion.

At this moment, neither of them noticed...

On the city wall not far away, Jing Zhichen was standing with his hands behind his back.