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

In the blink of an eye, a group of well-trained armored guards descended from the sky.

The long sword was wielded with great force, and before anyone could react, Meng was easily subdued.

The county magistrate had never seen such a scene before. He was so frightened that he jumped up from his seat and hid behind a pillar, trembling in fear.

Xu Xingyin didn't react for a moment. He was trying to figure out whether these people were friends or enemies when he saw the group of armored guards kneel down in unison.

"I am late in protecting you, please forgive me, Your Highness!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the county magistrate was the first to recognize that the iron-helmeted guards were the Black Tiger Riders of the Eastern Palace, and he knelt down in a cold sweat.

It's over.

He must have been crazy just now, asking the crown prince to kneel down and worship him!

As soon as the county magistrate knelt, the people outside also knelt down one after another, fearing that they would offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

For a moment, the whole street was quiet, without a single sound.

Xu Xingyin also knelt down following the crowd. When he looked up, he could just see Jing Zhichen standing in the hall as tall and straight as a pine tree.

His eyebrows were as sharp as swords, and his whole body was filled with arrogance that looked down on the world. His wide sleeves were lifted by the wind, and the cloud crane on his sleeves spread its wings as if ready to fly.

Yes, the crane is the totem of the crown prince.

The current crown prince was Jing Zhichen, whose courtesy name was Hezhi.

His biological mother is the late Empress Mingzhen, and he is the legitimate eldest son of the current Dayan royal family.

He is proficient in both civil and military strategies, and is well-known for his virtue.

Even though Xu Xingyin had grown up in the capital, he had heard a lot about Jing Zhichen.

Rumor has it that this man could recognize 10,000 words at the age of three, could write strategic essays at the age of five, and defeated a hundred imperial guards on his own at the age of eight.

The crown prince is so outstanding that he is naturally regarded as more precious than the eyes of all the civil and military officials in the court.

It is a pity that his mother, Empress Mingzhen, passed away when Jing Zhichen was still young.

The second queen, Xiao Lu, was Jing Zhichen's aunt from another room. She treated him hypocritically and persecuted him many times.

In order to avoid the spotlight, Jing Zhichen had to go to a border military camp for training, and was only recalled to the capital when he reached the age of coming of age.

Everyone knelt in unison. Jing Zhichen had a gloomy expression, no emotion could be seen, and he spoke in a low voice.

"It's okay, stand up."

Although Jing Zhichen did not mean to blame others in his words, except for the Black Tiger Riders, everyone else had their own thoughts and did not dare to stand up.

Of course, except for Xu Xingyin, Xu Xingyin was in so much pain that he couldn't get up.

Jing Zhichen probably guessed the reason why Xu Xingyin couldn't get up, so he condescended to lend her a hand.

Xu Xingyin shrank back inadvertently and pulled the wound on his shoulder blade.

He trembled with pain and passed out.

Jing Zhichen pursed his lips helplessly and ordered the Black Tiger Cavalry to take Xu Xingyin away to see a doctor first.

He will handle the rest.

Once the prince's identity was exposed, the county magistrate would not dare to make any more random inferences even if he had a million courage.

The county magistrate originally wanted to pry open Meng's mouth and get some information out of her so as to make up for his mistake.

Unexpectedly, Meng was well prepared. She bit the poison hidden in her mouth and committed suicide.

This further proves that this is a carefully planned conspiracy. After all...

The proprietress of an ordinary inn doesn't have the habit of hiding poison in her mouth.

Even bandits and ruffians are not necessarily so professional.

Once Meng died, the case could only be classified as a frame-up by bandits.

Jing Zhichen knew it wasn't that simple, but he didn't want to alert the enemy and disrupt his subsequent plans.

Therefore, Jing Zhichen calmly accepted this result.

When Jing Zhichen finished the case-closing procedures and returned to the team, the accompanying doctor Du Huaigu had already asked someone to carry Xu Xingyin onto the carriage back to Beijing.

When Du Huaigu saw him, he came over curiously, "Is this the girl from the Xu family? The future Crown Princess?"

Crown Princess?

Jing Zhichen was stunned when he heard this, and his thoughts drifted far away.

Empress Mingzhen and the wife of Duke Xu were close friends. In addition, Emperor Yanning once wanted to use this opportunity to win over the General Zhennan's Mansion. Therefore, Jing Zhichen and the eldest daughter of Duke Xu had been arranged to marry since childhood.

Jing Zhichen's only impression of the Seventh Miss Xu was the little coward who cried because of being scared by insects in the imperial garden.

Because the marriage was arranged at birth, Jing Zhichen knew from a very young age that the Seventh Miss of the Xu family was the one he would spend the rest of his life with.

Therefore, people would pay more or less attention to Xu Qi's news.

As for those romantic matters between men and women, they don't seem to be that important in the face of established facts.

Speaking of which, Xu Qi is also an unlucky guy.

Logically speaking, based on Xu Qi's status, she should be the first among the noble ladies in the capital.

Her father was a duke, and her mother was the legitimate daughter of General Zhennan. Apart from the royal family, there was no other girl as respectable as her in the entire Kyoto.

Unfortunately, when Xu Qi was born, the monk labeled her as having a hard life and would bring disaster to her father. If General Zhennan had not suppressed the matter, the little girl would have been sent to the temple to spend the rest of her life with the Buddha.

Xu Qi grew up in the Zhennan General's Mansion. Except for the time when she returned to the capital with her grandfather at the age of five, no one had ever seen this young lady since then.

Although he is not in the capital, there are many rumors about Xu Qi in the capital.

Everyone said that Xu Qi's temper had been spoiled in the General's Mansion, and she was not at all submissive and submissive as a noblewoman should be.

She knows nothing about music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, knows nothing about the four elegances of women's needlework, and does not observe the four virtues of a woman at all.

Not only is he sharp-tongued, but he also only knows how to climb walls, ride horses, eat, drink and enjoy himself. He has brought shame to the General's Mansion.

Let’s not talk about other things for now, but regarding this point, Jing Zhichen felt that the rumors were true.

Jing Zhichen collected his thoughts and was about to speak when he saw Xu Xingyin waking up in a daze.

A pair of almond-shaped eyes blinked, then slowly came back to his senses and called out:

"His Royal Highness."

Du Huaigu retreated quickly, and for a moment there were only two people left in the carriage.

Jing Zhichen looked indifferent, which made Xu Xingyin feel embarrassed. He could only ask him dryly about the case.

Jing Zhichen gave a brief summary and then gave the case closing document to Xu Xingyin to read.

The case closing document was written in great detail and seemed to make sense logically, so generally speaking there weren't any major issues.

After reading it, Xu Xingyin shook his head and said, "This case is not that simple."

Jing Zhichen, who was originally not very willing to talk to others, glanced sideways when he heard this.

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Meng and the bandits don't actually know each other, otherwise Meng would never admit to having any connection with the bandits. From Meng's behavior, we can tell that he is well-trained and not a simple person. I think they are most likely coming for you."

Jing Zhichen couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard this, and looked at Xu Xingyin with a little more inquiry in his eyes. This Miss Xu Qi...

It seems that he is not as stupid and ignorant as the rumors say.

When someone is in a good mood, he will give a "friendly" reminder.

"I just received a letter from the capital. The news that Miss Xu Qi ran away with someone and fell off a cliff and died has been reported back to the Duke's Mansion. Duke Xu was furious when he heard the news. He will go to the government office tomorrow to notarize the severance of the father-daughter relationship."

Xu Xingyin smiled contemptuously, but his eyes were sharp.

"It seems that they never thought of letting me return home."