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

Jing Zhichen is a strange person. He was fine just now, but now he is inexplicably angry.

Without waiting for Xu Xingyin to react, Cui Detao was asked to send the guest away without further explanation.

So much so that when Xu Xingyin returned to the carriage, he still hadn't fully recovered from his shock.

It was not until the carriage merged into the street again that Xu Xingyin murmured something belatedly.

"Did I make Jing Zhichen unhappy?"

After changing his mind, Xu Xingyin nodded again in self-affirmation.

Yes, people of the royal family would never tolerate being questioned by others. I guess Jing Zhichen suddenly looked displeased because he thought that he had questioned Emperor Yan Ning.

Xu Xingyin went to the Grand Princess's Mansion to "study" as usual. After meeting up with Tian Tian, ​​they slipped out of the back door to Shuntian Yamen.

Tian Tian did not go yesterday because she could not be recognized by Emperor Yan Ning. As soon as she got on the carriage, she grabbed Xu Xingyin and asked him endless questions.

As the two were talking, the carriage had already arrived at Shuntian Yamen.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw that everyone in the room looked worried, so Tian Tian hurriedly asked about the progress of the situation.

Judge Song answered slowly, and his conclusion was roughly the same as what Jing Zhichen said.

This reminded Xu Xingyin of Lu Xu's punishment, and he hurriedly asked Lu Xu:

"Are you okay? Did the emperor punish you?"

"It's a small punishment, a big warning, and a fine of half a year's salary. I guess it's also to shut up the people."

Hearing this, Xu Xingyin also breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's okay for external things."

"No problem." Lu Xu curled his lips, "If I have no food to eat in the next six months, I can go to your Duke's Mansion to eat for free."

"Okay, just come. I'm worried that Fuguier doesn't have a dining companion."

"Women have the most vicious hearts!"

The two were arguing when they heard Tian Tian excitedly say, "How can we close the case when the mastermind has not yet been found?"

“This case involves so many issues that we cannot afford to delay.”

Tui Guan Song explained to Tian Tian slowly and calmly.

"First, this case has a bad influence, and the people have heard about it a lot. If the case is not closed quickly, it may cause panic among the people. Second, this case involves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and there are already many rumors in the market. If the case is not closed, the Crown Prince's coming-of-age ceremony may be a long way off. The Crown Prince is the foundation of the country, and this is a major event."

Tian Tian was a little disappointed. "But now the evidence has been destroyed. We have no way to investigate further."

"The enemy is in the dark while I am in the light. This matter cannot be rushed." At this point, Song Tuiguan looked outside cautiously, and then lowered his voice and said, "The emperor has entrusted this matter to me in secret. You must remember to keep it secret."

When everyone heard this, they immediately became excited. The fact that Emperor Yan Ning did this clearly showed that he did not trust others. It was naturally a good thing that he could give them such great authority.

Cao Tianhe hesitated for a moment. "Although the evidence has been destroyed, didn't Liu Duankun leave a clue? The mastermind behind this must be someone who has always been at odds with the crown prince."

Lu Xu shook his head. "This range is too wide."

Xu Xingyin thought for a moment and agreed, "Yes, the scope is indeed very wide, and I don't think the mastermind behind this was targeting the Crown Prince from the beginning."

It was rare to hear such an unexpected idea, and Magistrate Song was obviously excited, and asked hurriedly:

"What do you mean by this?"

"I think they were targeting Tian Zitao in the beginning. Later, they were afraid that Qionghua's death would expose a secret, so they created this serial murder case to try to divert attention."

In fact, Xu Xingyin felt that the secret they were afraid of exposing might be the truth that the entire general's family was imprisoned.

Although I have become quite familiar with this group of people during this period, after all, people's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. I have to be cautious when it comes to matters concerning the General's Mansion.

So I didn't say it directly, but left enough room for them to guess.

“How come you see?”

"Do you remember what I said last time about our encounter with the prince while investigating a case in Yichun Courtyard? I think that day was the turning point of the matter. Under the circumstances at that time, Qionghua must have been killed. In order not to reveal his true intentions, the mastermind killed Qionghua in the name of Liu Duankun.

At that time, the prince was inadvertently involved in this matter in order to help me, so the mastermind behind the scenes suddenly decided to create this serial murder case in order to frame the prince for Tian Zitao's death.

Regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, it will bring a lot of trouble to the prince, but more importantly - no one will investigate the truth of Tian Zitao's murder. "

"Indeed." Magistrate Song nodded. "This is a good plan that kills two birds with one stone."

Lu Xu also came to his senses belatedly, "But right now we don't have any clues, what should we do?"

"Who said we have no clues?" Magistrate Song said with a smile, "Miss Xu Qi's words just now reminded me that we still have a clue."

Everyone: "What?"

Magistrate Song unhurriedly spat out a name: "Lai Xiangyan."

Xu Xingyin immediately understood what Song Tuiguan meant. "Are you saying that Lai Xiangyan brought up the Crown Prince during the coming-of-age ceremony?"

Magistrate Song nodded, "That's right. Lai Xiangyan has been an official for many years. He would never gamble his life because of a momentary grudge. Slandering the royal family is a crime punishable by execution of the entire family. Do you think he would do such a stupid thing if there was no one behind the scenes fanning the flames?"

"I don't understand." Tian Tian frowned and was very confused, "Is there anything more important than the lives of the whole family?"

"Perhaps he has leverage that will force Xiang Yan to compromise."

"What kind of handle is it?"

Lu Xu's words made everyone silent. After a long while, Song Tuiguan was the first to react and come back to his senses.

"No matter what, Lai Xiangyan cannot die."

"Lai Xiangyan's slander against the crown prince is no small matter. Even if the emperor is kind-hearted, the empress dowager and the clan affairs office will definitely not agree to it."

Tian Tian has a close relationship with the royal family, so she naturally knows the royal family's way of doing things best.

So when she finished speaking, everyone fell silent again.

"After all, the victim of this matter is still His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not pursue the matter, and I write a letter to the Emperor to explain the reasons, it should not be difficult to temporarily spare Lai Xiangyan's life." said Magistrate Song.

What he said did make sense, but Jing Zhichen was a very petty person, so how could he not pursue the matter?

Xu Xingyin was thinking about this question when he saw everyone except Lu Xu looking at him.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Xu Xingyin quickly understood what was going on and was so frightened that he almost jumped up.

"What do you see me doing?"

Cao Tianhe's face was filled with an expectant smile, "But you are the only one among us who can talk to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, right?"

Xu Xingyin waved his hand quickly and then pointed at Tian Tian.

"I can't do that! If my mother knew I skipped classes, she would break my legs."

Tian Tian reacted quickly this time and patted Xu Xingyin's shoulder generously.

"To find the real murderer, you can do it!"