Sun Hancheng shrank his neck from being stared at by Pei Ziqi, and said, "What do you want to do?"

"Aren't you good at imitating other people's handwriting? Write a letter for me." Pei Ziqi said indifferently: "Use the handwriting of the eldest prince, and the letter says that Qin Taijun was found to have an affair with others."

Sun Hancheng's eyes widened suddenly, and he opened his mouth and said, "Ziqi, Qin Taijun is the grandmother of the third prince. Wouldn't it be good for you to do this?"

"It is precisely because Qin Taijun is Zhang Nanwai's grandmother that I kept it from him and asked you to write this letter." Pei Ziqi sighed and said, "Qin Taijun is also Zhang Nan's close relative who has made many mistakes, and I cannot force him to kill his close relatives." .Now he is willing to kill my loved ones for my safety. But what about in the future? Maybe he will blame me. Humans are fickle animals, and I can't carelessly plant hidden dangers just because I trust him."

"Okay, I'll write this letter." Sun Hancheng poured some clear water on the inkstone, and picked up the ink stick to grind it lightly.

Pei Ziqi quickly grabbed his wrist: "Who told you to write now? What is the identity of the eldest prince, and the things he uses are comparable to those in prison? You find a way to sneak into the eldest prince's mansion, and the pen, ink, and paper in his mansion Yan to write, and hide the letter a bit more secret after writing. After a while, I will ask Xu Shengao to search the First Prince's Mansion."

"Xu Shengao?" Sun Hancheng put down his brush, frowned, and said, "He is not a fool. The letter fell into his hands, so it may not be possible to hide it from him. He can't even pass the test, and His Majesty can't see the letter at all."

"Xu Shengao is a smart man. His majesty will be less suspicious when he reads the letter." Pei Ziqi picked up the pen and wrote quickly: "As for Xu Shengao, you don't have to worry. It's okay to be confused. Isn't it simple? The key is that he is willing to pretend to be confused."

Sun Hancheng was stunned for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "When did you reveal Xu Shengao?"

Pei Ziqi raised his eyes, said with a leering smile, "Xu Shengao delivered it to the door." He blew on the ink and said, "You write according to the content on the paper, and your handwriting should be hasty."

Sun Hancheng took the letter paper, folded it and put it in his arms: "It's done, I'll pass it to you."

Pei Ziqi nodded, and said again: "Have you found out who is behind Du Qiong'er? Your Majesty doubts me for no reason. Du Qiong'er, an unfavored imperial concubine, can actually kill a big princess in the palace. Prince, there must be someone helping behind this."

"We found it, and all the evidence points to you." Sun Hancheng sighed: "The eldest prince didn't go to Du Qiong'er's room for two days, and finally died in Feng Yao's room. So no one suspected Du Qiong'er at the time." Qionger, it was Du Qionger who voluntarily surrendered himself."

Pei Ziqi was silent, and he said after a long time: "Could it be that the Ministry of Punishment didn't find any clues?"

"No." Sun Hancheng thought for a while and said, "It should be said that the Ministry of Criminal Justice reported it to His Majesty before in-depth investigation, and His Majesty immediately ordered the transfer of the case to Dali Temple. Dali Temple is also clear to you. Yes, nothing has happened so far."

Pei Ziqi was startled for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Du Qiong'er surrendered herself, what about her maid? I remember that Du Qiong'er had a maid named Xiaolu, she was Du Qiong'er's dowry maid, and she was married to Du Qiong'er." The relationship is very intimate."

"Maid?" Sun Hancheng frowned, and said thoughtfully: "After Du Qiong'er was imprisoned, even the people in the Du Mansion would be afraid to avoid her, let alone a maid."

"Go look for this maid, maybe she will know something." Pei Ziqi paused, half-closed his eyes and said: "Maybe what you found was a corpse, but the corpse can also talk."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Sun Hancheng tied the knife back to his waist: "I have to go, it's time to change shifts. If I don't leave, the cell boss will have to complain."

Pei Ziqi smiled and said: "Although the cell door is open, it is mainly for the convenience of Zhang Nan's entry and exit. I am a guilty person and cannot go out of the cell without permission, so I will not see you off."

"How can I let you, a pregnant woman, come and see me off?" Sun Hancheng strode towards the prison door: "Lie down well, lest the third prince come back and worry about you."

Pei Ziqi watched Sun Hancheng leave, and went back to bed again.After a cup of tea, Zhang Nan came back with a wooden box in his hand.Since he was imprisoned, Zhang Nan has contracted his daily meals.In order to prevent someone from poisoning the food, Zhang Nan will cook for him for three meals.

Pei Ziqi stood up and rubbed his stomach: "Are you back? I'm hungry."

Zhang Nan smiled softly, put the wooden box on the chair, looked at the two teacups on the table: "Is someone here?"

Pei Ziqi nodded, and said honestly: "Sun Hancheng is here. He was dismissed by His Majesty, and now he is working as a jailer in Dali Temple. Today he is in office, so come to see me by the way, and I will talk to him a few words."

Zhang Nan pursed his lips, with a displeased expression on his face: "Mr. Zhu told me that you have to rest in peace. If you really can't take it easy, you can discuss anything with me. There's no need to talk to him."

"Don't be angry." Pei Ziqi said quickly: "I asked him to help me find a maid, without saying anything. It's better to rest and recuperate outside than in prison."

Zhang Nan stretched out his hand to support him, and softened his voice: "Is it Du Qiong'er's personal maid? If it's her, you don't need to look for her, she is in my hands."

Pei Ziqi stared wide-eyed and said in surprise, "Xiaolu is in your hands? Why didn't you tell me earlier."

"After sunrise that day, I ordered people to find Du Qiong'er's personal maid. Du Qiong'er had arranged for that maid to leave the imperial palace long before the elder brother died. When my people found her, she was being held by someone. Chase and kill." Zhang Nan helped him to sit down, and said slowly: "Fortunately, we arrived in time to save her life."

"Being hunted down?" He quickly grabbed Zhang Nan's hand and asked excitedly, "What does Xiaolu know?"

Zhang Nan was silent for a moment, then whispered: "The death of the eldest brother may be related to the fourth brother."

"Prince?" Pei Ziqi stared wide-eyed, and said in surprise: "There is no reason. Although the first prince is ambitious, he has never threatened the crown prince's position as the crown prince. It is you and the second prince..." He twisted Frowning, he continued: "Furthermore, the crown prince is mediocre and cowardly by nature. He has been oppressed by the eldest prince for many years and has been swallowing his anger. I really can't think of any reason why the crown prince would kill the eldest prince. Are you making a mistake?"

"I also hope I made a mistake." Zhang Nan lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes were reflected in his eyes: "But this matter is indeed related to the fourth brother. As for why the fourth brother did this, I don't know the reason."

Pei Ziqi was stunned, looking at Zhang Nan's expression, this matter should be close.He said softly, "Have you told Your Majesty?"

Zhang Nan shook his head, looked up at Pei Ziqi: "I'm sorry, I have been wronging you for a while. I have to find out before I can report it to my father. Will you blame me?"

"I don't think the prince is a wicked person, maybe there is something wrong with this matter." Pei Ziqi held Zhang Nan's hand, and said softly: "Your Majesty is in the pain of bereavement, if you find out that it is brotherhood I'm afraid it's another blow. It's better to find out and report. Although there are many inconveniences in the prison, at least I'm safe, and it's not necessarily the case outside. For me, life is more important than anything else. You don't have to feel guilty about it."

He changed the subject and said again: "His Royal Highness is not a person who repays kindness and revenge. He will not frame me for no reason. Du Qiong'er framed me, either she advocated it on her own, or someone else instigated it. If the former, this There are so many sensible people in the case, there is no reason to be led by the nose by a weak woman like her. As for the latter..."

Zhang Nan interrupted him, and held his hand instead: "I understand what you want to say, there are some things I can't tell you right now." He paused, hesitated and said: "This matter is related to the second brother, let the second brother It's best for my brother to deal with it."

"Your Highness, the Second Prince?" Pei Ziqi was so shocked that he couldn't say a word, and Zhang Nan continued: "Although you have been in a high position for many years, you have never seen the relationship between the two courts. I understand. It's not just you, the emperor doesn't know either."

Pei Ziqi couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, and his face turned dark by half.

Zhang Nan knew that he was unhappy, and comforted him, saying: "You always know how to measure, others deliberately hide it from you, and you don't like to explore other people's secrets, so naturally you don't know the relationship."

Only then did Pei Ziqi calm down, and explained: "I don't like to explore other people's secrets, because I also don't like others to explore my secrets. Do not do to others what you don't want to be done to others. I behave like a gentleman, but it's not me. Because idiots don't know."

Zhang Nan smiled softly, lifted the wooden box up, lifted the lid and brought out the hot dishes: "In two days, I will go to find my second brother."

Pei Ziqi glanced at the dishes, immediately calmed down his displeasure, and said cheerfully: "Okay. Just sue Zhu Mengming for leaving his job without authorization and not doing his job properly." He said dissatisfiedly: "This morning, he can't You didn't come to see me, it's been like this for two days."

Zhang Nan paused, then returned to normal in an instant, and said, "I will talk to my second brother."

Pei Ziqi picked up the chopsticks, smiled sweetly at Zhang Nan, and ate without restraint.Hmph, it's not that he doesn't know, it's just that he doesn't like to speak out...

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