Chapter 37: Prince Yu is causing trouble

"In my opinion, Lu Zhiheng is ill, and seriously ill!"

Or get entangled with a peasant girl.

Or get involved with a divorced woman.

It's ridiculous that such a ridiculous person became a member of the royal family.

The confidant was silent for a moment, "Your Highness, the contents of this letter——"

Prince Yu frowned. The last time, Bai suddenly seemed to have gone mad and told everything they had done over the years, which seemed a bit strange.

It was also very strange that one of his legs was inexplicably broken by the beam of the house.

If all this is related to Su Tan—"Find someone to keep a close eye on the people at Zhenbei General's Mansion. It would be best if you could find out from them whether Su Tan knows any profound arts."

Prince Yu is not a fool.

How could he not know that the person who wrote this secret letter had a grudge against the Su family, or Su Tan, or even Song Tingchen, which was also reasonable.

The other party wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

But he was not the kind of reckless man who would order Su Tan to be hacked to death based on a secret letter without asking any questions.

The confidant received the order and without delaying for a moment immediately sent someone to do it.

About half an hour later, the confidant's face turned grim as he reported all the information he had found out to his master without missing a word.

"Your Highness, I have just found out that Su Tan is indeed quite capable."

"As you know, there have always been rumors of ghosts in the Sanzhi River. Every year, several passersby drown there. A few days ago, Yunsong, who was in charge of purchasing for the Zhenbei General's Mansion, was passing by the Sanzhi River at night when he suddenly fell, but he didn't fall into the river."

"I've had someone investigate carefully. People who work with Yunsong said that he's been carrying a string of sandalwood beads around like a treasure these past few days."

"It's just that the sandalwood beads were clearly carved by Su Tan for Song Xiao when he was still in the General's Mansion. But a few days ago, Song Xiao suddenly got very angry and ordered the maids in his courtyard to throw out and burn all the things made by Su Tan."

After a pause, the confidant looked at Prince Yu's already livid face and said, "What a coincidence, Yunsong's sister Ruihong is working in Song Xiao's courtyard."

Prince Yu's face was already ugly, and after hearing this, his expression became even gloomier, almost as if water could drip out of it.

He twirled the jade ring in his hand. "So, it was Su who ruined my cause both times?"

The confidant dared not say anything more.

Once Prince Yu showed such an expression, it meant that he had a strong murderous intent in his heart.

But the next moment, Prince Yu was staring at one place and laughing.

The confidant shuddered and lowered his head silently, not daring to say a word.

"I didn't know this Su family girl had such a talent. If that's the case, why did Song Tingchen want to divorce her?"

"Needless to say, I know this too." Prince Yu snorted lightly, a hint of disdain on his face. "That Song Tingchen is always accompanied by Liu Qingyin. When Su Tan married him, she was marrying down. A woman of such ability would definitely not tolerate any sand in her eyes."

However, he heard that Song Tingchen had been harassing Su Tan recently.

Very interesting.

The confidant lowered his brows, not daring to answer casually. He waited until Prince Yu had finished laughing before looking up at him, "Your Highness, then... then how do you plan to deal with the Su family's daughter?"

"Do you want to..."

The confidant's voice suddenly became low, and a hint of sinisterness was revealed. People like them who worked for the prince had blood on their bodies, and killing people was something they were familiar with the second time.

"Do you want me to set fire to the Su family?"

"No need." Prince Yu turned the jade ring in his hand and whispered two words.

"This king wants to test her strength first."

The only information they have found so far is that Su Tan does know some occult arts, but whether it was Su Tan who ruined Prince Yu's plans remains to be discussed.

Prince Yu tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "Isn't it said that the Sanzhi River has always been haunted?"

"Find someone to bring up the Sanzhi River incident again. It would be best if you could cause panic among the people. Once the situation becomes muddy, have someone write a memorial and submit it to the Emperor."

The confidant immediately bowed and said, "I'll do it right away."

…

In recent days, the news that there is a water ghost haunting the Sanzhi River has been widely circulated. There has been much discussion even in the palace, and it even reached the ears of Emperor Qinglong.

But even if we ask people to investigate, we still can't find the source of this rumor.

What's more - what's more, this is not a rumor.

There is indeed a demon causing trouble on the other side of the Sanzhi River.

Two years ago, the emperor sent people from the Imperial Observatory to deal with the water ghost, but not only did they fail to eliminate the scourge for the people, they even - they even lost a lot of people from the Imperial Observatory in the Sanzhi River.

Emperor Qinglong could only suppress the rumors.

Finally the matter was about to be settled.

Why is it becoming such a hot topic again now?

Just when Emperor Qinglong was having a headache, a minister presented him with a memorial, which was densely packed with details about how Su Tan, the daughter of Duke Dingguo, was able to tell fortunes. Her abilities were described as unparalleled in the world, and it was said that no one in the entire Imperial Observatory, not even a single mystic in the entire capital could compare with her.

Emperor Qinglong summoned Su Tan's ex-husband, Song Tingchen.

Emperor Qinglong casually flipped through the memorial in his hand, his eyes half closed, as if chatting casually, "Mr. Song, I heard that your ex-wife had some skills in hunting down demons and ghosts. Did you know about this?"

Song Tingchen's expression suddenly tensed.

The emperor looked at his expression and smiled, "Song Qing, don't be nervous. I'm just asking."

"I heard that an evil spirit haunted the Crown Princess on the day she gave birth. It was thanks to the Su family girl that the Crown Princess was able to give birth to a little grandson for the entire East Chu. Does Mr. Song know about this now?"

Song Tingchen's eyes suddenly darkened.

He had no idea why this matter had reached the emperor's ears.

But at this moment, he couldn't hide anything.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."

"But the Crown Princess is blessed by heaven. Even without Su Tan, the evil spirit wouldn't be able to harm her in the slightest."

Emperor Qinglong smiled and took a sip of tea.

"Even you admit that this matter is indeed related to her. It seems that your ex-wife is really capable."

"Duke Dingguo's mansion doesn't raise spoiled children. I didn't expect that even a girl like Su Tan could be so surprising. Song Qing, you really let a rough diamond go."

Song Tingchen's expression was as gloomy as a cold pond.

He never denied that Su Tan was a rough diamond.

But, that was Su Tan before anything happened to the Su family.

Su Tan is currently extremely temperamental and doesn't even want to give up his own son.

Emperor Qinglong knew there must be a reason for their divorce, but he was too lazy to ask in detail. "Since that's the case, I will issue an edict. There are water ghosts haunting the Sanzhi River."

"This time, Song Qing and the Su family's daughter will go and eliminate this evil for the people."

Emperor Qinglong made the final decision and did not give Song Tingchen any room to refuse.

Song Tingchen's expression suddenly tensed, but he didn't say much. "I obey your order."

The imperial edict was quickly delivered to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.