The Adventures of the Crying Princess

Emperor Chengde was already burning with anger at this time, and he became even more furious when he saw the two of them.

"Father, I want to..."

"Don't even think about it!" Before Yuwen Ji could finish his words, an inkstone flew over from Emperor Chengde and almost hit Yuwen Ji on the forehead.

Yuwen Ji didn't say anything, just knelt there.

After a while, Emperor Chengde raised his eyelids and glanced at them, "Why, you have nothing to say?"

"If you don't allow me to say it, I won't say it." Yuwen Ji put on the appearance of a good boy and looked at his old father with a smile.

"Don't play these tricks on me. Do you think I didn't recognize that girl before? I just... spared her once for the sake of the Bai family. But she went even further and even dared to assassinate Concubine Shu. How unreasonable!"

"Father, do you believe in the loyalty of the Bai family?" Yuwen Ji took a deep breath.

In recent years, the Bai family and Zhenbei Marquis have become sensitive words. Emperor Chengde does not mention them easily, and does not allow others to mention them. Now the matter is urgent, Yuwen Ji has to mention it.

He could only bet that Emperor Chengde regretted his decision back then.

"Of course. But that girl has been a troublemaker since she was young. She is very courageous and there is nothing she dares not do." Emperor Chengde seemed to have calmed down a little and asked back, "The Bai family has been loyal and brave for generations, and the Marquis of Zhenbei is my companion in study, so I naturally believe him. But back then... the situation was like this, and now... I can't compensate his family."

Emperor Chengde had never said these words before, but somehow he said them today. His voice was slightly hoarse, and he looked at the beams and sighed deeply.

"Since Your Majesty trusts the Bai family and the Marquis of Zhenbei, why don't you believe that the Marquis of Zhenbei can educate his own children?

Xiaobai was raised by you, and you and your mother both like her very much."

Emperor Chengde lowered his head and said nothing for a long time. After an unknown amount of time, he raised his head and said, "Someone has testified against me, and there is also a portrait. I have no choice but to believe it and deal with it."

After knowing that Emperor Chengde did not really want to kill Bai Yimeng, Yuwen Ji breathed a sigh of relief and told Emperor Chengde everything about the spy planted in his palace. "Father, Xiaobai's appearance and identity are no longer a secret. The so-called portrait is naturally not so credible.

Besides, Xiaobai has lost his memory. I suspect that the person who caused Xiaobai's memory loss is the same person who assassinated Concubine Shu. I beg you to cooperate with Su Beichen, the Junior Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, to investigate this case with the Ministry of Justice. "

Emperor Chengde was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly. "Since this is so complicated, I will allow you and Lord Su to investigate the case secretly. If you encounter any trouble, you can use my token to act.

I trust the Bai family, and I trust the Marquis of Zhenbei even more. Third brother, you are right. The Marquis of Zhenbei is an old-fashioned man. How could he not teach his own children well? Go, don't let me down. "

Emperor Chengde waved his hand to signal Yuwen Ji and Su Beichen to leave.

The so-called secret investigation cannot be known by outsiders. Naturally, it will cause a lot of trouble.

The next day, Yuwen Ji and Su Beichen secretly visited the Ministry of Justice prison and met Bai Yimeng.

"Xiaobai, now is not the time to joke. If you know what it is, tell us." Yuwen Ji searched for clues for a whole day but had no idea. He could only pin his hopes on Bai Yimeng.

"Ah..." Bai Yimeng couldn't help but scream when he saw the human traffickers.

Originally, no one knew that the two had come, but after Bai Yimeng shouted, the entire prison and even the Ministry of Justice knew about it.

Bai Yimeng was suspected of assassinating Concubine Shu, how could it be a small case? The Ministry of Justice would naturally be adjusted to Level 1 security. Even the Minister of Justice Cui got the news and rushed over overnight. When he saw Yuwen Ji, he knelt down and said, "This subordinate greets the prince."

"Get up." Yuwen Ji glared at Bai Yimeng in the cell. He felt that this girl was deliberately trying to sabotage him.

"Your Highness, why are you here? This is not the place for you and Lord Su. Can we go out and talk?"

Yuwen Ji waved his hand, "I am just worried about my subordinates. I feel relieved to see that she has taken care of everything."

"By the way, Lord Cui, is there any progress in this case?" Su Beichen was sure that he would not get any valuable information from Bai Yimeng on this trip, so he might as well ask Minister Cui.

"It's time to eat candy. I want candy!" Bai Yimeng suddenly spoke and knocked on the wooden door of the cell.

Finally, when the little fool spoke, Yuwen Ji was overjoyed and hurried forward, "Tell me, who gave you candy?"

Bai Yimeng stretched out his arm and slapped Yuwen Ji on the head, "You!"

"This king?" Yuwen Ji turned his head to look at Su Beichen. The two exchanged glances and understood the general idea.

Perhaps someone pretended to be Yuwen Ji and tricked Bai Yimeng.

Yuwen Ji smiled and patiently guided, "What did I do to you?"

"Your Highness, this is against the rules. In the Ministry of Justice, without the order of His Majesty, it is not allowed..."

Su Beichen covered Master Cui's mouth and whispered mysteriously, "Don't dare to say that. Master, you don't know that this boy is a sworn brother of King Yi. The two of them are so close that they wear the same pants..."

After listening to Su Beichen's nonsense, Lord Cui seemed to have opened up a new world, his eyes filled with astonishment, exclamation, fear and joy.

"Are you serious, Lord Su? Is this boy really the prince's lover?" The older man could not accept strange love, but he chose to respect it.

Su Beichen looked at Yuwen Ji's back and nodded helplessly.

"Alas! I didn't know that our Prince Yi had this hobby, Lord Su..."

"Master Cui, don't think wrongly. I am a normal official." Su Beichen is still single, and he can't afford to ruin his reputation like this. Otherwise, not being able to marry a wife is the worst, and being beaten to death by his own father is the worst.

Lord Cui nodded slightly, "Well, it's not easy for the prince. The one he liked in his early years... is gone. And this one now is also bad enough. Let them say a few more words."

While Su Beichen was chatting with Mr. Cui, Yuwen Ji also found some clues from Bai Yimeng's crazy talk. Someone pretended to be Yuwen Ji and took Bai Yimeng to a farm.

There were many girls who looked like Bai Yimeng. The other party gave them candies, and after eating a candy, she forgot what happened. She didn't even know how she opened the market.

"What did Xiaobai, the man who looks like me, tell you?" Yuwen Ji wanted to trick Bai Yimeng into saying more valuable information.

Bai Yimeng shook her head vigorously, "I don't know... He said a lot of things I couldn't understand." Bai Yimeng paused, "I want candy, I want candy!"

"Okay, I'll bring you candy next time. If you're good, I'll come again." Yuwen Ji reached out and touched Bai Yimeng's head.

Bai Yimeng shook his head like a puppy and seemed to enjoy this behavior.

"Let's go, Your Majesty, it's time for us to go back." Su Beichen went forward to pull Yuwen Ji, "Don't worry, I've taken care of this for Lord Cui."

Yuwen Ji was a little surprised. Minister Cui was a well-known old-fashioned person. He didn't even give face to him, Yuwen Ji, so how could he give face to Su Beichen?

Just when he wanted to ask for clarification, Lord Cui stepped forward, his eyes full of pity, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, before the case is investigated, Young Master Long will not suffer any injustice. From now on, whatever I eat, Young Master Long will also eat.

In the future, if Your Majesty wants to come, there is no need to be so troublesome next time. Just let me know and I will accompany you. I promise that I will never eavesdrop on your conversation with Young Master Long. "

After leaving the prison, Yuwen Ji couldn't help but ask, "Is this Lord Cui related to you?

"No, absolutely not." Su Beichen shook his head vigorously.

"Impossible. His attitude towards me before was not like this. Tell me what you did to him."

Su Beichen sighed secretly. He had not lived enough, so how could he be so stupid as to tell Yuwen Ji the whole story?

Seeing that Su Beichen didn't say anything, Yuwen Ji simply stopped asking. The two returned to Prince Yi's Mansion and began to integrate the information.

According to Bai Yimeng's description of Zhuangzi, Yuwen Ji drew a sketch.

"Why does he look so familiar?" Su Beichen thought hard but still couldn't remember.

Yuwen Ji looked out the window, then looked at the manor on the blueprint again, "Does this look like the manor I own in the western suburbs?"

Su Beichen nodded frantically, "Yes, it's your Zhuangzi."

Yuwen Ji stood up and shouted outside the study, "Where's Wang Xun?"

He remembered that on New Year's Eve, he had instructed Wang Xun to keep an eye on Zhuangzi's situation.

Not long after, Wang Xun arrived and asked, "Master, are you calling me?"

"Is there anything unusual in the suburban village?"

"I was just about to tell you that Uncle Kong, who looks after the manor, is ill, and I want his nephew to take over his job. Also, last winter, the autumn vegetables were not sold at a good price, and I lost three hundred taels..."