The Adventures of the Crying Princess

After days of drizzling rain, a bright sunny day finally arrived. The prince was in a good mood. He changed into casual clothes early in the morning and strolled around the street with his entourage.

Suddenly, I saw Prince Ying leading a woman into Chunhua Lane. Everyone in the capital knows where this place is.

Prince Ying was the youngest brother of Emperor Chengde. His mother, Concubine Guo, had taken care of Emperor Chengde for a period of time in the past, and the two brothers had a very close relationship.

Since he was born in the late years of the previous emperor, he was particularly doted on. After the previous emperor passed away, Prince Ying became less restrained and his playful nature became more evident. He simply said: It's not a big deal, Emperor Chengde is too lazy to care about him, so just let him be.

"Master, I heard that Prince Ying had just taken in a concubine, which made Princess Ying very angry. After a big fight, she didn't even let that vixen in and threw her out directly.

I also heard that she was dealt with in front of Prince Ying. She is truly worthy of being the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Her demeanor is extraordinary."

The prince curled his lips and tilted his head, "Come on, follow and see how much my little uncle loves to play."

The two followed Prince Ying into Chunhua Lane. They had only taken a few steps when a sack wrapped around them. After a beating and kicking, the prince and his followers lifted the sack and looked around, but did not see a single person.

"Asshole, how dare you hit me!" The prince adjusted his hair and clothes and kicked the sack. "Qian Jiu, go find out who dares to hit me."

Qian Jiu responded and left. The prince entered Chunhua Lane and walked to the innermost room. Many brothels in the capital were run in this way.

Trigger the mechanism and someone will open the door soon.

Perhaps because the girls were catching up on their sleep, a big man with a painted face opened the door.

Seeing the prince dressed in civilian clothes, his face was a little angry, "A good dog doesn't block the road, get out of the way!"

The prince was in a hurry to see Prince Ying, so he was not angry about this little thing. He stuffed a silver ingot into the other party's pocket and stepped into the venue. The madam came forward to coax him, "Sir, please go back. A master has reserved the venue today."

This is a three-story building. It looks shabby from the outside, but it is a different world inside.

The fluttering red veil made people feel itchy. On the dance floor, the exotic beauties twisted their waists. The man in the lobby held a water plantain-like person in his arms.

"I'll pay double what he offers." He then stuffed a dozen banknotes into the madam's pocket. The madam roughly counted them and found that it was at least 10,000 taels. "Sir, could you please go upstairs? I'll find you a few more girls. Since you're still young, I wonder if you can accept new ways of playing?"

The prince was about to refuse, but when he heard about the new gameplay, his eyes lit up instantly, "Tell me, what is the new gameplay?"

The madam looked very pleased with herself and leaned over to whisper something into the prince's ear.

"Okay, that's interesting, let's do it this way. If it weren't for the fact that you're a pretty good mother, I would definitely not agree to this kind of treatment."

"That's right, that's right. You look like a respectable man. How could he hang out with a bunch of peasants? Please come this way, sir?" The madam had a flattering look on her face and led her people up the stairs from the back door to the second floor.

The madam found the largest room and called a group of beautiful girls to accompany the prince for a drink.

With the beauty by his side, smelling the fragrant breeze and listening to the little tunes, the prince was drunken in no time.

In a daze, someone was trying to undress him. The prince held the other person's hand and felt something furry. Without thinking much, he turned his head and continued to sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Qian Jiu gently shook the prince, and the prince slowly woke up, "What are you doing? Let me sleep a little longer."

"Something happened to me, something terrible happened." Qian Jiu's voice was filled with tears, "Master, why are you still holding the murder weapon?"

Qian Jiu stretched out his hand to grab the bloody short blade in the prince's hand, but Su Beichen held his hand down and said, "This is not appropriate. Let's wait until the prince wakes up."

"Su Beichen, don't go too far." Qian Jiu was so angry that his nose was crooked, but he could do nothing about it.

"I handled the case impartially. I did not say that the person who stabbed Prince Ying must be the Crown Prince. I was just collecting evidence according to the rules.

I even checked the girl's room here. If you don't believe me, Guard Qian can ask the madam if there is any such thing. "

The madam stood by, her whole body shaking like a sieve. With such a big thing happening, her business was over.

After hearing the other party's identity, he estimated that his life was coming to an end.

Su Beichen pointed at the food and wine on the table and said, "Take the things here back and don't move them. The Ministry of Justice will send someone to check them later."

Turning his head to look at Qian Jiu, "Oh, by the way, Guard Qian may have to inconvenience you. His Majesty has ordered that during the evidence collection period, no one is allowed to enter or leave without permission. Here is the imperial decree, does Guard Qian want to see it?"

After Su Beichen finished speaking, he turned around and continued to direct his men to collect evidence, not giving Qian Jiu any chance to react.

Not long after, the newly appointed Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice came with his men to take over the evidence.

The prince also slowly woke up at this moment. The first thing he saw was the bloody short blade in his hand, and he quickly threw it to the ground, "What's going on? Qianjiu, what happened?"

Qian Jiu made a bitter face, "Master, I don't know. I went to investigate the beating you received. When I came back here, I was told that the place was booked. I struggled to get in, and then I saw you holding this thing. I wanted to wake you up and ask you about it, and then Lord Su came."

"I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Please forgive me, I received a report from the madam here, saying that someone was assassinated here. After checking, I found that it was Prince Ying, so I reported it to Your Majesty. I didn't know the Crown Prince was also here at the time, so please forgive me for my rudeness to Your Highness."

"It's okay. I have a headache. I'll go back first!" The prince said and was about to leave.

Su Beichen stopped him, "Your Highness, please forgive me. His Majesty has ordered that no one should leave during the evidence collection period.

You are the crown prince, of noble status. If you really want to leave, it is not impossible, but you must report to His Majesty and obtain His Majesty's permission."

"Su Beichen, you are so brave, how dare you threaten me!" The prince was furious and overturned the table.

"I dare not." Su Beichen blocked the door and knelt down, presenting the imperial edict, "Here is the imperial edict, please have a look, Your Highness."

The prince glanced at Su Beichen and sat back on the bed, "Well, I want to see how long you can keep me locked up."

"I will definitely solve the case as soon as possible, and I believe the truth will come to light soon." Su Beichen stood up and continued to direct the people from the Ministry of Justice to check the wine and food.

Minister Jiang of the Ministry of Justice came to Su Beichen and whispered, "Sir Su, someone put enough knockout drugs in the prince's food and wine, so he probably can't be the murderer."

"Well, Lord Jiang, don't make any noise for now and continue checking the other rooms."

"Yes! Don't worry, Lord Su. I know what's going on."

Minister Jiang acted in a businesslike manner, which made it seem as if Su Beichen had some bad intentions.

Because the case involved Prince Ying and the Crown Prince, Emperor Chengde did not allow Yuwen Ji, who was a prince, to participate in the trial, and specifically appointed the newly appointed Minister Jiang to preside over the trial.

Su Beichen was happy to have some free time. After finishing his duties, he made a brief handover with Minister Jiang and went straight to the palace to report.

Yuwen Ji sat in Bai Yinan's study, drinking tea and waiting for news.

Soon, a quarrel was heard outside the door, "Stop fighting, Yinying! It's me, Su Beichen!"

"Su Shaoyin, how did you climb over the wall to get in? I thought you were a thief."

"What's that look?" Su Beichen said as he pushed the door open. "Who of you did this? You really know how to play. The prince was scared to death." Su Beichen told everyone what happened.

Lu Yikuan sneered and took a sip of tea. "Are you done? Eat first. Only when you are full can you have the energy to sleep."

"What? I'm asking who did this?"

Lu Yikuan frowned and approached Su Beichen, "You are the Shao Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, you don't know, how would we know?

Yuwen Ji stared at Lu Yikuan, as if it was another kind of interrogation.

"Well, I only admit that I picked up the sack that held the prince captive. The rest has nothing to do with me."

Lu Yikuan spread out his hands and shook his head, his eyes as clear as a child's.

"Really, it wasn't you guys who did it?" Su Beichen had always thought that it was Lu Yikuan or someone from the Dragon Valley Lord's sect who did it. Seeing that Lu Yikuan's eyes were frank and he didn't seem to be lying, he was a little confused for a moment.

"By the way, second brother, when will my younger sister come back? Do you have any news about her?" Bai Yinan rubbed his fingers.

"Our people sent back a message saying that they didn't see Xiao Qi. It seems that she hasn't arrived yet. I think that girl must have gone out to play again."

"It's been three days. Can we still play for three more days?" Bai Yinan obviously did not agree with this answer, but he could do nothing about Lu Yikuan.

It would take at most half a day to get from the capital to Rakshasa Gate, and it would be impossible to walk for three days.