After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

The seventh prince, Zhou Jinye, also knew the news.

However, he did not have as good a mentality as the Fifth Prince of Xichu. He was hungover and stayed in Ningxiang Tower for a night. Only after waking up did he pay attention to the movements outside.

He hadn't slept all night. Last night, he had been waiting for some time for the news from General Wang Lang, and Zhou Jinye had a bad feeling about it, so he quickly asked people to go outside to find out the news.

When he found out that none of the people he sent out came back, he realized... He had underestimated Chu Qibai's strength again. This Chu Qibai really made him look at him with new eyes, a Prince of Chu who had never participated in any imperial examinations, not even the martial arts examinations.

His strength is so powerful that I am afraid that among the young people of the same generation from noble families in Beijing, no one can match him.

What he found most difficult was that these people were captured and imprisoned in the Jingzhao Yin prison. He could send people to rescue them, or kill them.

But the Seventh Prince was born suspicious and worried that the Prince of Yan would set a trap for them and wait for them to fall into it.

Once Jingzhao Yin is unable to investigate further, he will transfer the case to Dali Temple. Dali Temple Minister Gao Tianyang is a disciple of the Yao family and the Eighth Prince's man, so his case will become even more difficult.

Knocking on the door of Dali Temple, the third brother reacted very quickly. It seemed that this trap was specially prepared for him.

The Seventh Prince did not get angry but laughed, his laughter was chilling, "Okay, okay, they were able to escape like this, they are really lucky."

He can't be killed no matter what, his life is so long that people envy him.

He smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground, and said in a dignified manner, "The people of the Fifth Prince of Western Chu are indeed a bunch of rubbish. Like the master, like the subordinates."

I should have known not to join forces with that rubbish. Not only did I fail to kill him, but I was also caught with evidence.

The butler sent by the Seventh Prince inquired around and within a short while he found out a crucial piece of information, so he hurried back to the palace to tell him.

"Your Highness, I have heard a piece of news." The butler was a very meticulous person. He actually went to the two streets where the crime occurred yesterday and pretended to chat with people everywhere, which allowed him to find out a key piece of news.

"explain."

The housekeeper told him everything he had heard, "Your Highness, your cousin saved Prince Chu last night. It is said that the fight last night continued to the entrance of Jiang's restaurant. Your cousin was resting upstairs and was woken up, so she came down to help Prince Chu."

The Seventh Prince sneered, "When did Jiang Zhenyao become so close to Chu Qibai?"

He had no interest in Jiang Zhenyao. He did not look as gentle as a girl and acted like a man. The most important thing was that Jiang Zhenyao had never treated him as a real cousin and had ignored him since childhood.

Now it has ruined his good deeds.

If it weren't for the Weiguo Mansion behind her, he would not have married Jiang Zhenyao as his wife. Jiang Zhenyao not only loved wielding swords, but she was also overly arrogant. She kept company with men all day and often hung out in the army.

"It is said that the Crown Prince Chu had a fight with the Fifth Prince of Western Chu in the ring yesterday. The Fifth Prince of Western Chu and the people he brought with him were all defeated. Therefore, the Crown Prince Chu became the winner."

Fortunately, the Fifth Prince of Western Chu didn't know about their conversation, otherwise he would have been angry to death. Rumors really are not credible. Look, they have been distorted beyond recognition.

"My cousin insisted on fighting with Prince Chu, but she was defeated in the end." The butler carefully recounted the news he had heard, "Your Highness, I am worried that my cousin will save Prince Chu, is it..."

Although he didn't say everything he wanted to say, one could feel that what he was worried about was that Jiang Zhenyao wanted to marry Chu Qibai and that the Seventh Prince would have difficulty finding a wife.

The Seventh Prince sneered with an ambiguous tone, "It's just a martial arts competition to recruit a bride. If they really recruited someone from a family that is not as good as the Duke of Wei's, we can still think of a way. Chu Qibai has a family background, and he has the Ninth Princess Ping'an who is thinking about him. Jiang Zhenyao's thoughts are not worth considering at all."

He judged others by himself and felt that since he looked down upon Jiang Zhenyao, Chu Qibai would definitely not like her either.

"Chu Qibai has three cousins ​​at home, and Ping An is still in the palace. What's the point of Jiang Zhenyao's martial arts competition to recruit a husband?"

The butler nodded repeatedly, "Your Highness is right. I have heard that those people said that Prince Chu had already rejected it in person, saying that he went on stage to compete purely because he didn't know he was looking for a husband and had no intention of marrying my cousin."

The Seventh Prince's eyes turned slightly cold. It was one thing that he didn't like Jiang Zhenyao, but it was another thing that Jiang Zhenyao was thinking about Chu Qibai and ruined his good deeds.

"This Jiang Zhenyao, if it weren't for the support of my uncle and grandfather, does she think that I would be willing to marry her?"

If the Duke of Weiguo had not been a powerful family for generations, holding real power and in charge of 50,000 naval forces, and if they were not all upright and unwilling to support him in his bid for the throne, he would not have to marry Jiang Zhenyao.

Even if he wanted to marry, he would marry the Prime Minister's daughter, Rong Qingzhu's younger sister, Rong Yunlan.

The Seventh Prince was even more jealous of Prime Minister Rong's influence on the court. The most important thing was that Rong Yunlan's temperament and appearance were in line with his aesthetic standards.

Consolidating power was one of the reasons, and another was that he really had a good impression of her.

The butler didn't know that the Seventh Prince liked Rong Yunlan, but he knew that his master didn't like Jiang Zhenyao and had expressed his dislike for Jiang Zhenyao in private countless times.

The Seventh Prince had already known that Jiang Zhenyao had dared to hold a martial arts competition so openly to find a husband, but he was too lazy to pay attention to it. His mother in the palace had been urging him to marry Jiang Zhenyao.

The Seventh Prince was unwilling to marry her, and secondly, he wanted to use other means to win over the Duke of Wei, to conquer his grandfather and uncle with his strength, and to make them recognize him.

Instead of using this kind of nepotism to gain their support.

Besides... he understands men's minds better than his mother. His uncle and grandfather have always maintained a neutral stance. Even if he gets the decree of marriage, his uncle and others will never support Jiang Zhenyao just because she marries him.

His uncles and his family were too inflexible. He didn't want to sacrifice his marriage and not get any help. This was a bad deal.

"Find a way to find out the status of Jingzhao Yin's investigation. If they plan to transfer the case to the Ministry of Justice, you must tell me immediately."

The housekeeper took the order and quickly sent someone to keep an eye on the movements of the Jingzhao prefect.

*

The inn where the Western Chu envoys stayed, Yunlong Inn.

There were dozens of Xi Chu guards guarding the door outside. Living inside were the Fourth Prince and the Sixth Princess, who was born to the same mother as the Fourth Prince.

"Your Highness, there are rumors outside that our Western Chu has sent people to assassinate the Crown Prince of Chu and the King of Yan. The rumors are very unfavorable to us." The personal guard hurriedly pushed the door into the Fourth Prince's room and reported what he had heard.

"The fifth prince has done something stupid again. He is really a fool. He dares to be so bold and presumptuous in other people's territory. He is afraid that he will not die." The fourth prince was dressed neatly in a brocade robe with a cloud pattern embroidered on his belt.

"Your Highness, this was done by the Fifth Prince. Will Prince Yan and Prince Chu suspect us?" The guard frowned and asked.

"It's nothing. This matter has nothing to do with us. No matter what the outside world spreads, we will pretend to be unaware of it." The Fourth Prince rinsed his mouth and gave the order calmly.