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

The ambiguous words made the Zeng family's housekeeper at a loss for a moment, but when he thought of his master's instructions, he could only bite the bullet and pretend to be indignant and speak up for Jing Zhichen.

"Your Highness is a noble lady, and even if you don't want her, there is no reason for anyone to covet her. But Miss Xu Qi and you have been engaged since childhood. How dare you discuss marriage with another family if the engagement is not broken?!"

Jing Zhichen remained silent, the solemnity in his eyes almost solidified.

Just when Zeng's housekeeper thought he would not answer, the other party's cold voice was heard.

"Thank you for taking the trouble to do this matter. If you do your job well, I will not treat him unfairly. I believe Zeng knows what to say and what not to say."

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When the housekeeper of Zeng's house returned to Zeng's house with sweat on his forehead, Zeng Zhubu just happened to be seeing off the guests and called him.

The butler naturally knew what his master wanted to ask, so he wiped the sweat from his forehead and told the truth.

"In my opinion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may not be uninterested in Miss Xu Qi."

"It's just a joke from my elders. There's not even a real token of gratitude. Why should I take it so seriously? It took a lot of effort to get the Crown Prince to accept me. If I can send Xue'er to serve the Crown Prince, my position will be secure."

"Although His Royal Highness did not say much today, the warning was already very clear. I think His Royal Highness is not unaware of your intentions, and he is telling you not to have such an idea. As for the eldest daughter... she could just marry an ordinary family and become your wife. Why did you go to so much trouble to stuff her into the East Palace as a concubine?"

"What kind of place is the Eastern Palace? How is it unfair for her to be a concubine? I have supported her for so many years, shouldn't I let her make some contribution to the foundation of my Zeng Mansion?"

Zeng Zhubu turned his head away angrily, flicked his sleeves and went into the inner courtyard, leaving the butler alone sighing there.

Back in the capital, Xu Xingyin stayed in his mansion and spent a few days in peace.

I was thinking about going out for a walk that day when I saw the mansion in a mess. I asked and found out that something big had happened in the mansion.

Xu Wanru is missing.

To be more precise, Xu Wanzhi secretly left the house and went to live with the actor Bai Shaotong.

By the time Duke Xu's mansion discovered that the young lady was missing and went to chase after her, Bai Shaotong's home was already deserted.

Judging from the messy state of the room, the two people must have left not long ago.

Shi from the fourth room cried so much that she fainted several times. Although the fourth master felt ashamed of his daughter's behavior, he still ran around asking Old Madam Xu and Xu Xiuzhu to find her.

After all, Xu Xiuzhu did not completely disregard his niece's life or death. He mobilized the entire mansion to secretly search for Xu Wanru, but after searching for several days, there was no result.

As long as Xu Wanzhi could not be found, the four rooms would be in chaos.

When Shi got angry, no one could please her, so the entire Xu family fell into chaos.

At the same time, Xu Chaoming became famous with a good job, and more people noticed the young master who had just returned to the Xu family.

As the crown prince, Jing Zhichen naturally knew about this matter.

Because the Xu family's young master came in an unpredictable manner, Qiong Guang, as his aide, had to conduct a thorough investigation of him.

"The Duke allowed Xu Chaoming to return home and even personally found a job for him. As long as he doesn't make a big mistake, his future should be good. But while his life is getting better, the life of Duke Xu's wife is not.

The Duke was also partial, even the request to confer the title of Crown Prince was suppressed, and Xu Chaoge, as the legitimate son, was suppressed by Xu Chaoming in every way. The life of Miss Xu Qi was even more difficult, because she had caused Duke Xu to suffer such a great loss in the matter of Aunt Liu, so it was naturally impossible for her to let it go easily.

Alas, the Zhennan General's Mansion has fallen into decline, and the poor lady of the Duke has been bullied to such an extent that she has no power to fight back. She can only concentrate on finding a good marriage for Xu Xingyin in order to seek his blessing."

Qiong Guang was just sighing with emotion when he saw Cui Detao happily bringing in a memorial.

"Your Highness, Lord Xiao sent a memorial."

Jing Zhichen snorted lightly, took the letter and took a look at it. His previous gloomy expression immediately disappeared, and his brows relaxed as he chuckled.

"Xu Xingyin has made great contributions this time, so I owe her a favor."

Qiongguang took the letter and saw that the case that Jing Zhichen had been investigating for a long time had finally come to an end.

To talk about this matter, we have to start from the time when Jing Zhichen was ambushed on his way back to Beijing.

Jing Zhichen was seriously injured at the time, and the only evidence he had was a wooden plaque on the leader of the assassins.

Jing Zhichen thought of many ways before he traced Tian Zitao through the wooden sign. However, Xu Xingyin intervened and alerted the person behind Tian Zitao, completely cutting off the clues.

Later, Jing Zhichen owed Xu Xingyin a favor because he helped him clear up a grievance.

Jing Zhichen never wanted to owe anyone a favor, so he helped Xu Xingyin investigate his mother's poisoning.

Who would have thought that during the investigation, they actually found clues about Tian Zitao in the gray market. So Jing Zhichen's purpose that day was the same as Xu Xingyin's, which was that account book.

This account book not only records all transactions in the gray market, but also records the distribution of profits from the gray market's annual financial funds.

In addition to Tian Zitao, there were several other high-ranking officials in the court who were beneficiaries of gray market transactions.

Although he was an important official in the court, he secretly supported civilian forces and used them to make money.

At the very least, it is corruption and abuse of power; at the most, it is shaking the foundation of the country.

No matter what, this is a provocation to Emperor Yan Ning's authority, which he absolutely cannot tolerate.

With the help of an account book, Jing Zhichen overthrew some hostile forces in the court, and also found some circuitous excuses to deal with several senior officials under the Fourth Prince.

Although there is still no direct evidence of the ambush upon returning to the capital, it doesn't matter much. Even if there is no evidence, he can make King An pay the price.

Qiongguang could understand this point, but what Qiongguang couldn't understand was, how did this have anything to do with the seventh lady of the Xu family?

Even if Miss Xu Qi was not there that day, Jing Zhichen could have escaped unscathed. Instead, it was the appearance of Miss Xu Qi that disrupted their plans.

If it was about Miss Xu Qi helping to get the account book...

Uh... Qiongguang felt that it was not a big deal. Besides, Jing Zhichen gave Miss Xu Qi what she wanted afterwards. Logically speaking, they should be even.

Cui Detao was smart, and asked with a smile: "Your Highness has always been clear about rewards and punishments. Since Miss Xu Qi has made great contributions, how does Your Highness plan to reward her?"

"Reward?"

Jing Zhichen was silent for a moment, the bright candlelight flickering in his deep eyes. Against the backdrop of the warm candlelight, he seemed less indifferent than usual.

"In that case, I will help Xu Xingyin escape from his current predicament."