Chapter 260 Peaceful Days, Sweet Dreams Every Night

Chunzhi unfolded the letter paper, and it read:

My wife is a spring branch, and her words are as clear as her face.

I believe you already know that Princess Xiling stayed in Daxing to marry.

Peace talks between the two countries are imperative, but I will never agree to this.

There are so many words that cannot be fully expressed in this letter.

I only hope that my wife will not believe what others say. Even if it is an order from the emperor, she can just forget about it and wait for me to return to the capital.

May you have peace every day and sweet dreams every night.

——Respectfully submitted by my husband Huo Zheng.

There were only a few words in the letter, but every word touched Chunzhi's heart.

She read these words in the letter several times over.

All the anxiety and fear he felt when speaking out in front of the emperor today was soothed by Huo Zheng's letter home.

"Princess." Jiang He saw that the princess was reading the letter over and over again and was hesitant to speak, so he had to speak first: "The prince has something else for me to bring to you."

Chunzhi put the letter away and looked up at Jianghe, "What did he ask you to say?"

Jiang He said sternly, "The prince said that everything in Xizhou has been almost settled. He will be returning to the capital soon. Please wait for his return with peace of mind, Princess."

In fact, Huo Zheng also wrote these words in the letter, but he insisted on asking Jiang He to say it again.

Chunzhi thought Huo Zheng was really something. She took the letter and said to Jiang He, "I understand. You've had a hard time along the way. Go and rest."

"I'll take my leave."

Jiang He clasped his fists, saluted, and retreated.

Chunzhi stood by the window, looking up at the bright moon in the sky. The moon was half full, and there were stars all around it.

I wonder if Huo Zheng, who is far away in Xizhou, is also looking up at the bright moon at this moment.

She and him.

Although we are far away from each other, our hearts are close.

On the early spring night, the wind was still a little cold. Chunzhi stood by the window and looked at the moon for a while, then returned to the couch with the letter in her pocket.

She put Huo Zheng's handwritten letter under her pillow and soon fell asleep.

Have a good night.

The next day, Mr. Zhang, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, came to the Chang'an Palace in person to ask for an audience.

Just at this time, Chunzhi was having breakfast with Song Wan'er, Huo Yanran and others.

When everyone got up in the morning, the flowers and plants in the courtyard were still covered with morning dew.

When Huo Yanran heard the maid come to report that the Minister of Justice, Lord Zhang, had come to see the princess, she asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, why did the Minister of Justice come to see you?"

Song Wan'er frowned and said, "You come so early in the morning!"

Chunzhi remembered that when she was in the palace yesterday, she mentioned the assassination attempt on the night she left Beijing in front of the emperor. The emperor then said that he would ask people from the Ministry of Justice to come to her house to give her an explanation.

This Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice must have come here on orders.

"It's okay, you guys eat first, I'll go over and take a look."

Chunzhi stood up and walked towards the front hall, while telling someone to invite Mr. Zhang in.

When she walked slowly to the front hall, the servant just brought Mr. Zhang over.

The Minister of Justice, who looked to be about thirty-five or thirty-six, with an air of righteousness, stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Your humble servant greets the princess."

"Mr. Zhang, right? Please stand up." Chunzhi said as she invited people to the hall for tea.

Lord Zhang refused to sit down or drink tea. "Tea is not necessary. I have come to apologize to the princess."

Chunzhi said, "Master Zhang and I have no past grudges or recent animosity, so why would I accuse you of a crime?"

"It's about the case of the assassination of the princess..."

Lord Zhang explained to Chunzhi, emphasizing that their Ministry of Justice attached great importance to the case of the assassination of Princess Chang'an, and that the emperor had ordered a thorough investigation at that time.

But it was because they took it too seriously that the prisoners died in prison due to the severe punishment they received.

The more Lord Zhang spoke, the more embarrassed he felt. Their head of the Ministry of Justice, Lord Shangshu, was reprimanded by the emperor for this matter and had his monthly salary fined. For a long time, he could not hold his head up in front of other ministers.

Originally, this incident had happened several months ago and no one mentioned it anymore. The Shangshu also thought that the matter was over. However, when Princess Chang'an came back, she asked about this matter in front of the emperor.

When Chunzhi heard Lord Zhang talk about this, she did not force him to sit down.

She picked up the teacup and said slowly, "I finally managed to get them captured alive and sent to the Ministry of Justice. I never imagined that these three would die in the prison. Lord Zhang really should give me an explanation."

When Mr. Zhang heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

He heard that Princess Chang'an was raised in the streets when she was young and was not one to put on airs or use her status to bully others.

Lord Zhang thought that Princess Chang'an was easy to talk to, so he came over to explain a few words, and the matter was over.

But who would have thought that when Princess Chang'an sat there, she actually looked like she was questioning someone.

Lord Zhang said quickly, "It's true that the Ministry of Justice failed to handle this matter properly, which disappointed the princess..."

"It's truly disappointing," Chunzhi interrupted Master Zhang. "They say the Ministry of Justice is full of talented people, but they've apprehended the assassins, but haven't yet uncovered the mastermind. Is it that the safety of me, the Princess of Chang'an, is unimportant to you?"

"Princess..." Lord Zhang bowed, "How could the princess's safety not be important? It's really because those people are stubborn and refused to speak even under torture..."

Chunzhi's tone suddenly darkened: "Are they being stubborn and refusing to tell the truth, or are you in the Ministry of Justice being instructed by someone to kill people and silence them for the mastermind behind this?"

"Don't say that, Princess! The officials in the Ministry of Justice work tirelessly for the court. This is absolutely not the case!"

Lord Zhang broke out in a cold sweat.

How could Princess Chang'an, who was so gentle and kind just a moment ago, suddenly say such terrifying words?

Chunzhi imitated Huo Zheng's behavior and scared Lord Zhang. She also knew that Lord Zhang came today just to fool her according to the emperor's order.

Those assassins are all dead, so naturally there is no clue as to what happened.

But as the Princess of Chang'an, she cannot be fooled by others, so she has to show her attitude in front of Lord Zhang.

When Chunzhi was selling tofu, she couldn't be bullied, and now she can't be bullied even more.

Chunzhi took a sip of hot tea and frowned. "If we caught an assassin and he died in the Ministry of Justice, there wouldn't be much to say. But that day, three of them were sent to the Ministry alive, and all of them died in prison due to severe torture. How can I not think about it?"

Lord Zhang could only explain again that it was not uncommon for people to die from severe punishment, and that the three assassins were already seriously injured when they were sent to the Ministry of Justice.

Chunzhi said, "I think there must be something fishy about this."

Seeing that she was convinced, Lord Zhang could only agree with her and said, "If this is true, I will investigate it strictly."

He showed this attitude.

Chunzhi didn't bother him any more and nodded, saying, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Master Zhang."

Hearing her say this, Lord Zhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "This is all within my duties, Princess, there's no need to be polite."

Chunzhi didn't waste any more time talking to him and directly called out, "Butler Cheng, please send Mr. Zhang off."

"Yes, Princess." Butler Cheng stepped forward and said to Master Zhang, "Master Zhang, please."

After seeing off Lord Zhang, Chunzhi returned to the flower hall and continued to have breakfast with her sisters.

At this time, Queen Wang sent someone to deliver a message: Prince Chang'an was on his way back.