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

Therefore, King An used Zhang Zishi to check and balance Lu Jiamu, used Lu Jiamu to open up water transportation for his own convenience, and at the same time colluded with foreign countries to make money.

On the one hand, he planned the kidnapping of young girls, thus providing a steady supply of girls to Zhang Zishi Music Hall, and on the other hand, he could also launder the dirty money while gaining power in the network.

Unexpectedly, this matter was discovered by General Zhennan at this time.

In order to avoid exposing the truth, Prince An immediately threw the dirty water of treason on the Zhennan General's Mansion. At the same time, he bribed Tian Zitao, the imperial envoy, causing the entire Zhennan General's Mansion to be wrongly accused.

But Tian Zitao was a greedy person. After returning to Beijing, he approached Prince An many times to ask for favors. Eventually, Prince An killed him to silence him using the silver needle case.

At that time, Prince An probably never dreamed that a small silver needle case would lead them to trace it all the way to Jiangnan and remove his chess pieces one by one.

Finally, he had to take a risk and use the Silkworm Ceremony to prevent future troubles.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xingyin followed the clues and uncovered an old case from ten years ago, and Xiao Lu was deposed as a result.

With no one to rely on, King An had no choice but to take the last step.

Kill his father and seize the throne.

Although Xu Xingyin did not know what exactly happened in the Tianlongxiang Palace, he could guess that if Prince An wanted to control the situation, he would have to mobilize troops.

Being able to control the palace without making any noise, perhaps Prince An's hidden card is far beyond their imagination.

Thinking of this, Xu Xingyin did not hide anything and told Lu Xu and Tian Tian his guess.

After hearing this, both of them were silent. After a long while, Lu Xu finally spoke.

"The most urgent task is to ensure the safety of the Crown Princess. Otherwise, once the emperor and the Eastern Palace are completely wiped out, Prince An will no longer have anything to fear."

Tian Tian also agreed, "As long as Jiaojiao hasn't fallen into Prince An's hands, there is still hope!"

Xu Xingyin knew very well their concerns, but he still couldn't help but worry about Jing Zhichen.

"But the old poison in your body has just been cleared, and your body is weak now. I don't know if you can endure the torture of Prince An."

Tian Tian could only comfort her, "Don't worry, Jiaojiao. Based on my understanding of Prince An, he will not punish the Crown Prince cousin right now. After all, he is a man who cherishes his reputation very much. Since he chose not to rebel and usurp the throne directly, it means that he wants to be the legitimate heir, not a despised usurper."

Xu Xingyin nodded upon hearing this, "That's the best, and it also gives us some time to prepare."

Tian Tian asked, "So what should we do next?"

Xu Xingyin thought for a moment and responded calmly.

"According to circumstances."

Tian Tian was a little confused, "How do you say that?"

"In order to catch us all in one fell swoop, Prince An will definitely try every possible means to force me to show up. We don't know what tricks he will use yet. In this case, we can only respond accordingly."

Xu Xingyin's words were simple and clear, and Tian Tian understood and nodded.

"That's all."

After the three of them discussed a countermeasure, they hid in the dense forest for another night. On the second day, they made sure that there was no one around. Then they took advantage of the dense forest to leave and temporarily stayed in a ruined temple.

Although the conditions in the dilapidated temple are worse than those in the inn in the imperial city, it is safer and much better than places with many people and eyes.

After settling down temporarily, the three of them changed their clothes and went out to gather information.

Xu Xingyin changed into farmer's clothes and helped an old lady who was selling vegetables at the market. He then became familiar with the old lady and walked into the capital city with her in his arms.

Places like markets are mostly gathering places for ordinary people. The news they get from them is not as accurate as that from the upper class, but the speed and breadth of its dissemination are beyond imagination.

Here, you can get a glimpse of all kinds of gossip.

Xu Xingyin mingled in the bustling market, helping an old lady arrange fresh vegetables, while taking the opportunity to chat and eavesdrop on the conversations around him.

She was dressed simply, behaved humbly, and her face was covered with mud. She looked no different from the farmers around her.

Just then, a fish vendor nearby lowered his voice and started gossiping mysteriously with the cloth vendor next to him.

"The Imperial City was very busy yesterday, with bright lights. We arrested people for most of the night, and I heard that a few even escaped."

The cloth merchant became interested. "What's going on? I thought so. Yesterday the suburbs were also very busy. The soldiers went door to door searching for the fugitives, causing panic among the people."

The fishmonger said, "You don't know yet? It is said that the crown prince tried to kill the emperor and seize the throne yesterday, but was caught by Prince An. The person on the throne was seriously injured and fell down. The crown prince was arrested on the spot and is now in prison! Yesterday, it seemed that the crown princess was being searched in the suburbs of the city. I heard that she was protected by people from the East Palace and ran away!"

The cloth merchant was still a little dazed and asked curiously.

"Didn't the prince get poisoned a few days ago and lie in bed for a long time? Why is he causing trouble right after he got up?"

The fishmonger shook his head. "Who can tell the truth about the royal family?"

The cloth merchant curled his lips, feeling unfair for the Eastern Palace, "I don't know about others, but I don't believe the prince is the kind of person who would resort to violence against his father just for power."

The fishmonger scoffed, "You know that again?"

The cloth merchant straightened his chest and said, "Of course I know. Back then, my poor cousin was kidnapped by that damn river god, and it was the prince who led people to rescue her. The prince of a country is not arrogant at all, and he even sent her to our village in person! Who would believe such a person if you said she killed her husband? Besides, wasn't it the prince who led the team to personally rescue the drought last year? Without the prince, how could we ordinary people have a good life?"

After hearing what the other party said, the cloth merchant was also a little shaken, "That's right, the prince has indeed done a lot of practical things for us in the past two years since he returned to Beijing."

Listening to the two of them talking to each other, Xu Xingyin became more and more emotional. He moved over there without saying a word and joined the gossip camp.

"Hey, did you catch the Crown Princess yesterday?"

"No, we lost him." The fishmonger waved his hands and started talking again. "Those officers didn't catch anyone, so they probably had no way to report, so they all went to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. In the end, they were scolded out before they even entered the mansion."

The cloth vendor gloated, "Isn't the Crown Princess's maternal family the General's Mansion? They are all tough, and after the truth of the unjust case was revealed, who in Dayan doesn't say that the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion is loyal and devoted? If these officers and soldiers dare to force their way in, I'm afraid that the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion doesn't need to take action, and the common people can flood the government office with just a mouthful of spit."

The fishmonger also said, "Isn't it? So, the officials didn't dare to force their way in, but they were unwilling to give up this last hope, so they simply surrounded the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion in three circles inside and outside in the name of protection. If the Crown Princess is really in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, I'm afraid she can't escape even if she has wings!"

Just as the two were still sighing over the fate of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, a loud sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the market.