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

"How dare he say that?"

Even though Xu Xingyin always thought of himself as a courageous person, he did not dare to act so rashly in front of the emperor.

Tian Tian nodded, "Lai Xiangyan lost his only son and there is no hope for the family line to continue. I think he has gone mad. He even bet his life and said with certainty that the prince's cousin is the real murderer in this case."

Lai Xiangyan's move is a bit unconventional, but it is indeed feasible.

In front of all the civil and military officials, even if Emperor Yan Ning did not believe it, he could not openly show partiality, so he could only order a thorough investigation.

"What evidence does he have?"

"There is no evidence, but what he said is very reasonable, and there was indeed something unpleasant between the prince's cousin and Lai Liangping. The palace kept it a secret, so I went to Shuntian Prefecture to inquire. I heard that Lai Liangping met the prince's cousin's lover in Yichunyuan, so he was sent to Shuntian Prefecture."

Tian Tian paused for a moment here, and when she saw that Xu Xingyin's expression was normal, she continued.

"If not for this, with the power of the Lai family, Lai Pingliang would never have been imprisoned for such a long time. Coincidentally, the day Lai Pingliang offended his cousin the Crown Prince was the day Qionghua was killed. I heard that he was taken to Shuntian Prefecture overnight."

After hearing this, Xu Xingyin thought about the cause and effect for a moment, then spoke with an embarrassed look:

"I roughly know who Lai Pingliang is."

"what?"

Xu Xingyin reluctantly told Tian Tian everything that happened in Yichunyuan that day.

That’s right, it was the day when Ling Lanxing and they went to Yichunyuan to investigate the case.

It was the drunk Lai Pingliang and his servants who molested me first. After Jing Zhichen rescued me, he took them to Shuntian Yamen at my suggestion. It was not really a erotic story of love.

At last, Xu Xingyin added in confusion.

"In that case, I am also involved in this matter."

Tian Tiantian nodded and said a few words of comfort, then continued to talk about the coming-of-age ceremony.

According to Lai Xiangyan, among the six victims in this case so far, except Qionghua who took the blame, and the night watchman who was silenced because he witnessed the murder scene, the rest were all those who had left-wing political views in line with the prince.

The prince's move was to eliminate dissidents.

As a ruler, if you listen to all sides, you will be wise; if you only listen to one side, you will be foolish.

If a crown prince of a country is so narrow-minded, then the country will no longer be a country, but a puppet forged according to the prince's wishes!

I have to say that what Lai Xiangyan said was a bit too much.

It just so happened that Taifu Xiao Qilin was a man of extremely quick temper. Upon hearing this, he immediately started arguing with Lai Xiangyan.

Prince Ding's faction took the opportunity to launch an attack and accused Xiao Qilin of misbehavior in front of the emperor.

Jing Zhichen was anxious to protect Xiao Qilin, so he also had a few words with Prince Ding and his faction.

Emperor Yan Ning had always been dissatisfied with Jing Zhichen and Xiao Qilin being too close, so he immediately punished Xiao Qilin by requiring him to publish a letter of repentance written by him in the palace bulletin next month.

As for Jing Zhichen, his coming-of-age ceremony was interrupted and he was confined to the Eastern Palace. He was not allowed to take a single step out until the matter was verified.

Xiao Qilin is a model of contemporary great Confucian scholars. He has been Jing Zhichen's disciple since he was a child, and is also the backbone of the prince's faction.

Given Xiao Qilin's arrogant character, if his letter of repentance was published in the official gazette, he would probably soon receive a petition requesting retirement.

Emperor Yan Ning is forcing Xiao Qilin to retire in disguise!

At this point, the farce at the coming-of-age ceremony came to an end. Tian Tian couldn't help but sigh when she thought of it.

"When my father was alive, he was indeed at odds with my cousin, the Crown Prince. Most of the victims in these cases were members of Prince Ding's party. If that is true..."

Tian Tian didn't dare to say those speculations. "I'm not surprised. The political arena is like a battlefield. It's either you die or I die."

Xu Xingyin also heard the hidden meaning in Tian Tian's words, "You also suspect Jing Zhichen?"

"I don't know, but what Lai Xiangyan said today does make sense."

Xu Xingyin did not respond, but remembered what Jing Zhichen had said to her two days ago. He told her not to interfere in the investigation of Tian Zitao's case.

If Prince Ding becomes powerful, the one who will be most affected will definitely be Crown Prince Jing Zhichen.

If Prince Ding gains power in the future, will Jing Zhichen still have a chance to survive?

Of course not. Eliminating dissidents is not a strange thing in the political arena.

Moreover, the case of the silver needle requires the perpetrator to act accurately and without error, which requires him to have certain medical knowledge. But Jing Zhichen happened to have a genius doctor, Mr. Huaigu, by his side.

All of this makes people doubt...

Jing Zhichen’s suspicion.

Why didn't he allow me to continue investigating? Was he afraid that she would find out something that would prove Jing Zhichen's guilt, or something else?

Xu Xingyin was also a little confused.

The two were silent for a while, and neither of them spoke for a while.

Xu Xingyin didn't speak until the tea in the pot was gone.

"It's meaningless to make unfounded guesses. Let's meet in Shuntianfu tomorrow."

"You want to investigate further?" Tian Tian asked doubtfully. "The three departments have already intervened in this matter. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for us to investigate further."

"Now that the Three Departments have intervened, Shuntian Prefecture is not allowed to continue investigating? That doesn't make sense."

Xu Xingyin said, "Xiao Qilin is a rare upright person in the court, and he had a very good relationship with my grandfather in the past. Just for this reason, I also want to do my best to help him."

After Xu Xingyin said this, Tian Tian understood what she meant.

As long as Jing Zhichen's innocence can be proved, then Xiao Qilin's behavior would be excusable. At that time, Emperor Yan Ning would probably not continue to punish Xiao Qilin in order to appease Jing Zhichen.

Of course, all this is based on the premise that Jing Zhichen is not the mastermind behind all this!

What is fake cannot be real, and what is real cannot be fake.

Thinking of this, Tian Tian felt relieved and nodded.

"Uncle Emperor gave Xiao Qilin a deadline of ten days. We only have nine days."

Xu Xingyin nodded in agreement.

After seeing Tian Tian off, Xu Xingyin pondered over this increasingly confusing case for a while, but he still couldn't figure it out after staying up most of the night.

But she didn't know why, although all the evidence was not in favor of Jing Zhichen, and she couldn't even explain the warning Jing Zhichen gave that day, she subconsciously felt that he should not be the murderer in this case.

There is no reason, just an inexplicable intuition.

The crown prince was involved in a serial murder case, so Emperor Yan Ning naturally tried his best to prevent the news from being leaked. However, such a major event as the suspension of the crown prince's coming-of-age ceremony naturally still caused people to talk a lot.

In short, when Xu Xingyin went out to "go to school" the next day, various versions of this incident were heard on the streets.

Xu Xingyin knew without even listening that it must be related to the theory of "love, hate, and vengeance" in the storybook, so he went straight into Shuntian Mansion in a very calm manner.

When he entered Shuntian Mansion, he happened to see Lu Xu and others gathered together, discussing something. When he heard that Xu Xingyin and Tian Tian had arrived, Lu Xu rushed over excitedly.

"Silver Needle has new clues!"

"what?"

The two people who had just arrived were both shocked.