Feeling the intense heat of the other's palm, Princess Jin's heart pounded wildly. She had never been in contact with a man other than her husband, and the strong masculinity emanating from him was completely different from that of Prince Jin.

"Princess Consort of Jin?" Seeing her lost in thought, Zu An couldn't help but call out again.

"Ah?" Princess Jin finally came to her senses and hurriedly withdrew her hand, wondering what had happened to her. She said in a flustered manner, "Zu An, relying on the Crown Princess's favor, cruelly murdered my husband. I have no one else to rely on. I beg the Grand Commander to do justice for me."

Zu An raised his eyebrows: "Didn't Your Highness hear what the coroner just said? Prince Jin died in an accident. His body was too weak, and he was destined not to live long. Your Highness should have been mentally prepared for this. Please accept my condolences."

Princess Jin bit her lip lightly, her eyes brimming with tears. After a while, she said, "Prince Jin's health is indeed not very good, but it shouldn't be that bad now... Although he wasn't directly killed by Zu An, he was still frightened to death because of his intimidation, so strictly speaking, that Zu guy is still the murderer."

Zuan sighed and said coldly, "If someone wants to jump off a cliff, can they blame the cliff afterwards?"

Princess Jin was stunned. She understood that what the other party said made sense, but how could she be so rational in this matter and not blame Zu An at all?

She took a deep breath: "I understand what the Grand Commander means, but that Zu fellow still sent people to deal with my family. This is really going too far!"

Zuan was taken aback. "How come I didn't know?"

"You mean that guy surnamed Zu is targeting your family?"

Princess Consort of Jin nodded: "Although our He family is a small and humble family, we are still considered a prominent family in the local area. Moreover, after I became Princess Consort of Jin, all parties in the officialdom treated our family with great courtesy. Until these past two days, everything changed. I received a message from home by carrier pigeon, and local officials came to our door to cause trouble. Who else but someone surnamed Zu would do such a thing!"

She is still a princess after all. Even if the Prince of Jin is dead, there is no reason for officials to target her family. After thinking it over, only Zu'an has this motive.

First, she killed her husband, and then, to eliminate any future threats, she sent people to deal with the He family. She's worse than an animal!

Hearing the other party's tearful accusations, Zu An frowned: "That Zu An has already been taken into custody in the palace. The Embroidered Robe Envoy is monitoring him, so he has no chance to make things difficult for your family."

“But if it wasn’t him, who else could it be?” Princess Jin said bitterly. “He’s so familiar with those people in the Eastern Palace, he must have a way to get the message out.”

Zu An said in a deep voice, "The current Crown Prince and the Prince of Jin are brothers. Even if the people in the Eastern Palace are familiar with him, how could they possibly help him in such a matter?"

"But……"

Princess Jin was about to say something more when Zu An interrupted her: "As I just said, seeing is not necessarily believing. Has anyone said anything to Prince Jin recently that led him to impulsively confront Zu An?"

Princess Jin was taken aback: "Does the Grand Commander mean that someone is instigating my husband to deal with that Zu An?"

Zuan hesitated for a moment: "I shouldn't be telling you these things, but I see that the princess is too sad... so be it, I'll tell you anyway."

"The capital city appears calm on the surface, but undercurrents are surging. Now that the emperor has passed away, some princes are eyeing the throne. Therefore, we suspect that someone is deliberately instigating Prince Jin to deal with Zu'an. This way, they can eliminate a key general of the Eastern Palace, greatly weaken the Crown Prince's side, and then they can reap the benefits."

"Ah!" Princess Jin was so surprised that she opened her mouth wide, but her small mouth was too delicate to fit an egg even in such a state of surprise.

"Has the princess thought of something?" Zu'an stared intently into her eyes.

Princess Jin's expression shifted between light and dark before she finally let out a slow breath: "Princess Dai came to see me some time ago, and it seems she had a private talk with my husband afterwards. However, I never inquire about my husband's important matters, so I don't know what they talked about."

Her heart was filled with turmoil. She thought to herself, "No wonder the Prince of Dai has been running around so frequently these days. It turns out that the couple had ulterior motives."

Zu An's heart skipped a beat. Just as he suspected, it seemed that the Prince of Dai and the Meng family had joined forces to instigate the Prince of Jin to target him, all in an attempt to undermine the prestige of the Crown Prince.

I never expected that I would be so ruthless as to kill the Prince of Jin.

However, this only played into their hands, so a series of interconnected conspiracies were launched against him.

Anyone else would probably be completely finished by now. The only thing they didn't consider was that both the Empress and the Crown Princess were my people.

It's unclear whether this was a scheme orchestrated by Meng Yi or the Princess Consort.

At this moment, Princess Jin suddenly grasped his hand, looked up at him, and said softly, "Commander, if you can help me avenge myself, I will definitely repay you properly."

Her eyes were misty with tears, and her voice was sweeter than usual.