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

At the same time, the East Palace——

Jing Zhichen was sitting at his desk writing a memorial, while Xiao Anzi was standing beside him, serving as a waiter with pen and ink. However, the more he thought about today's farce, the more confused he became.

When Jing Zhichen learned that Xu Xingyin fell into the water, he did not go to rescue him.

Instead, he sent an unfamiliar servant to inform Zeng Zhubu, who was very close to the scene of the incident. After learning the news, Zeng Zhubu asked his daughter Zeng Tingxue to rescue Xu Xingyin.

Xiao Anzi was not surprised by this.

Zeng Zhubu has always wanted to join Jing Zhichen's army, but Jing Zhichen has never made a clear statement.

Zeng Zhubu was also very anxious, so he would not let go of anything that could be related to Jing Zhichen, not to mention...

There is a golden sign on Xu Xingyin's head that reads "future Crown Princess".

"Xiao Anzi!"

Jing Zhichen's sudden low call brought Xiao Anzi back to his senses immediately. He looked down and realized that he had been thinking so intently that he spilled the ink.

He was immediately horrified and fell to the ground to admit his mistake.

"My hands are clumsy, please forgive me, Your Highness!"

"Clumsy hands? I see you are not putting any effort into this."

After Jing Zhichen said this, Xiao Anzi dared not lie anymore and told the truth.

"Your Highness is wise. I was just thinking about what happened yesterday. Since you care so much about Miss Xu, why don't you go and rescue her yourself, but give this great opportunity to others?"

Jing Zhichen was stunned when he heard this, "Which eye of yours saw that I care about her?"

"Uh... my eyesight is poor."

Xiao Anzi quickly admitted his mistake, "However, Duke Xu's Mansion only has this precious daughter. If you help her, it would be a favor to Duke Xu's Mansion."

"Duke Xu? I don't think highly of him."

Jing Zhichen snorted lightly, became more and more annoyed as he looked at the drop of ink, and waved his hand to drive Xiao Anzi out.

"Go down, you won't be needed here."

"Yes, Your Highness."

As soon as Xiao Anzi walked out of the study, he saw his master Cui Detao staring at him with dissatisfaction.

"You are so bold that you dare to talk about His Highness' affairs."

"Master, Xiao Anzi knows he was wrong."

Cui Detao sighed, and considering that Xiao Anzi was young and well-behaved, he still gave him some advice.

"It is too strange for a legitimate daughter of a Duke's mansion to fall into the water in the palace. Your Highness is taking action this time to find out who is behind this."

Xiao Anzi was still confused. "It's just a normal quarrel between sisters. Do you mean this is related to that incident?"

"If not, why would the sisters fight to the point of threatening someone's life?" Cui Detao said, lowering his voice slightly, "This matter is probably related to Empress Xiao Lu."

After Cui Detao's guidance, Xiao Anzi also understood a little bit.

"So, yes, Your Highness asked the daughter of Zeng Zhubu to save people in order to preserve the girl's reputation. He asked Aunt Fu to take care of the clothes of the late Queen, was it all done deliberately for Empress Lu to see? Your Highness has long suspected that Empress Lu is involved in this matter!"

Cui Detao nodded, "I'm not hopelessly stupid."

"Your Highness wants to use Miss Xu Qi as bait?!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Anzi was still somewhat worried, "But Miss Xu Qi is a woman after all. If Empress Lu is deliberately making things difficult for her..."

Cui Detao didn't care, "Do you think that if His Highness didn't set up this trap, Empress Lu would let Miss Xu Qi go?"

Xiao Anzi knew very well that this was not the case. How could someone with Xiao Luhou's temper not cause trouble for Xu Xingyin?

Although Jing Zhichen set up this trap to lure out the person behind the scenes, he would also send people to protect Xu Xingyin.

This way, it would be safer than for her to fight alone.

Thinking of this, Xiao Anzi felt a lot more at ease. He smiled and thanked his master for his advice, and the two of them went together to prepare the things needed for tomorrow's coming-of-age ceremony.

The coming-of-age ceremony for the crown prince of the current dynasty was naturally extremely grand and solemn.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, Jing Zhichen can officially begin to take over some of the court affairs and become the legitimate crown prince.

Xu Xingyin didn't care whether Jing Zhichen's coming-of-age ceremony was grand or not. What she cared about was the washing of the clothes that Jing Zhichen had lent her last time.

"This dress is made of fine material. You need to be careful not to damage it."

Dan Ying agreed with a smile, and then said: "Miss, you have said it three times, I will be careful."

Xu Xingyin scratched his ear in embarrassment. Just as he was about to say something to make amends, he saw Tian Tian walk in anxiously.

Tian Tian was wearing a light red palace dress. Perhaps she was going to the palace to attend the coming-of-age ceremony today. Seeing this, Xu Xingyin knew that Tian Tian had something to say, so he quickly sent everyone out of the room.

"What's wrong, Yongyi?"

"Something happened! Someone was murdered again last night."

"Who?"

"Lai Pingliang, son of Honglu Temple Minister Lai Xiangyan. I heard that he got into trouble a while ago and had been imprisoned in the Shuntian Yamen prison. He was killed on his way back home just after being released yesterday. The method was the same, a silver needle, and he was killed in one blow."

"Will Shuntian Prefecture be in trouble this time?"

Lai Xiangyan was a fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites. He had only one son, Lai Pingliang, in his family and had always been pampered and spoiled.

This person had just been released from the Shuntian Prefecture Prison when something bad happened. It was natural that Lai Xiangyan would have to go through a lot of trouble.

Tian Tian nodded, looking disappointed.

"It's not just Shuntian Prefecture. This time, the Crown Prince cousin is in big trouble."

"Jing Zhichen?" Xu Xingyin was stunned. "What's going on?"

Tian Tian sighed, and then she remembered the relationship between Jing Zhichen and Xu Xingyin, so she did not hide anything and told him everything in detail.

It turned out that Lai Xiangyan had caused a big disturbance at Jing Zhichen's coming-of-age ceremony today, saying that his son Lai Pingliang was killed by Jing Zhichen, and that the prince abused his power for personal gain and was not worthy of his position.

The physical evidence is a jade pendant lost by Jing Zhichen.

There was a quota for accessories in the palace. The names of those in high positions and positions of power would be engraved on inconspicuous parts of their belongings to prevent palace servants from stealing and selling them.

The jade pendant that fell at the crime scene was engraved with Jing Zhichen's name, and it was confirmed to be Jing Zhichen's property.

According to both parties, Lai Pingliang had offended Jing Zhichen in some unknown way before, which was why he was detained in Shuntian Prefecture for such a long time.

According to the records reported to the Shuntian Yamen, the person who signed was indeed Jing Zhichen's man.

Judging from the current evidence, it is indeed "conclusive evidence".

Killing someone because of an old grudge is a sufficient reason in itself.

Just when everyone was watching Emperor Yan Ning's attitude, Lai Xiangyan dropped another bombshell news.

"The serial murder case that has been making a lot of noise in the capital recently, Your Highness, the Crown Prince is the murderer in this case."