Chapter 231 Capturing Fu Yi

"Your Majesty." After an unknown amount of time, the eunuch outside the curtain called out in a tense voice, breaking the tranquility and peace in the hall.

The emperor sat up straight and asked, "Is he back?"

"What should be done should be done now." The emperor sighed softly.

The eunuch's expression became even more tense, and he struggled to squeeze out a voice from his throat: "News came from over there, saying...the matter has not been completed."

The emperor suddenly raised the curtains, and his deeply wrinkled face suddenly appeared before the eunuch: "What is it? Big or small?"

"It's a small matter."

The emperor's expression relaxed a little, and he stood up and walked down the stairs: "Jiang Shenyuan has greatly disappointed me. He can't even accomplish such a small task."

"They say, they say His Royal Highness Prince Liang suddenly showed up and intervened..."

"This woman is Fu Yi's sweetheart. What does she have to do with Prince Liang?" The emperor said, raising his hand to rub his brow. "I understand. It must be his kindness at work again."

The emperor showed a look of disappointment: "Bring me that blue robe."

*

Prince Ding’s Mansion was in dead silence.

"How is this possible?" Someone finally managed to squeeze out a voice from his throat.

"Yeah, how is that possible?" The others also reacted with a start, and instinctively blamed the palace maid, "Stop talking nonsense and slandering Prince Danshuo!"

For some reason, Prince Ding suddenly had a bad premonition.

Why did it happen today?

He descended the stairs and shouted, "Detain this man first. Come, follow me... to investigate."

"The rest of you are not allowed to leave the house for the time being!"

After giving the order, Prince Ding turned around and winked at his eldest son, asking him to stay and comfort the others before leaving with peace of mind.

Prince Ding strode out of the door and bumped into Cheng Nianying and his group.

"Why did you bring Miss Xiaohe back?"

King Liang simply asked, "Is Zhaoning dead?"

Prince Ding curled his lips and said, "I don't know what happened either. I'm going to check it out right now."

King Liang hesitated for a moment and said, "I will go with my uncle."

After saying that, he glanced at Cheng Nianying, fearing that she would not follow.

But since the matter involved Fu Yi, Cheng Nianying naturally had to go as well.

She fell behind without saying a word, and the group soon arrived at the place where Zhao Ning died.

Because the current emperor had built many Buddhist temples, many princes and nobles also enshrined Buddha statues in their homes. Zhaoning died in the Buddhist hall of Prince Ding's mansion.

The light in the Buddhist hall was dim, and the outline of the statue on the altar could be vaguely seen.

When Prince Ding arrived at the door, he first smelled the bloody odor, then instinctively took a half step back and was unable to cross the threshold.

It was King Liang who pushed him aside and walked in quickly: "Light the lamp!"

The servants of Prince Ding's Mansion were still dumbfounded.

King Liang's men immediately took out their tinderboxes and turned around to light several candlesticks in the room.

The room is bright.

Cheng Nianying lowered her eyes and looked.

Princess Zhaoning collapsed on the mat, her dress stained with blood, her eyes wide open, still frozen in the disbelief of the moment before her death.

Prince Ding gasped: "Zhao Ning actually...really...went."

Prince Liang's expression grew increasingly grim. He raised his hand, took off his outer robe, and covered Princess Zhaoning's body from head to toe.

"Fu Yi is not here." Cheng Nianying spoke.

Prince Ding immediately echoed, "That's right. We didn't even see the Prince. How could that maid dare to claim that the Prince was the one who killed him?"

King Liang opened his mouth to answer, but closed it again when he saw Cheng Nianying.

But King Liang's men responded without hesitation: "Who would kill someone and still stay there? They would have already run away!"

Then, he was glared at by his own prince for the first time.

The subordinates are innocent.

What? Which word did I say wrong?

Prince Ding argued, "But why would the Duke of Jun want to kill Princess Zhaoning? It doesn't make sense!"

Before either side could reach a conclusion, a servant from Prince Ding's residence came jogging over, wiping his cold sweat from his face. "People from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice have arrived..."

"You came so quickly?" Prince Ding's throat tightened, knowing that it was not his turn to intervene in this matter.

The servant stammered, "After all, it was Princess Zhaoning who died, the princess most beloved by His Majesty and the Empress."

Prince Ding had a gloomy face and said nothing.

After a while, officials from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice were led to the Buddhist temple.

Two female coroners stepped forward, lifted the robe covering the body, and began to examine the injuries.

The Junior Official of the Dali Temple stood at the doorway and turned to ask, "I heard that the palace maid serving Princess Zhaoning directly accused Prince Danshuo of the murder. Where is that palace maid now?"

Prince Ding had a stiff face and asked someone to bring it over.

As soon as the palace maid was brought forward, she knelt down in front of the Dali Temple Shaoqing, hugged her legs, and wailed: "Princess, Princess... was killed by Fu Yi..."

"What about the Danshuo County King?"

"No, I don't know. When I saw him committing the crime, I was so frightened that my soul flew away. I crawled out to look for him."

The Junior Official of the Dali Temple turned around and ordered his subordinates, "Search Prince Ding's mansion from top to bottom first. Make sure to find Prince Danshuo first."

Prince Ding's expression changed slightly, and he blurted out: "No!"

"May I ask Your Highness, why not?"

"Searching the entire palace would be too much of a fuss. I will send someone to look for Prince Danshuo."

"The princess's death is no small matter. Please forgive me for any offense."

Cheng Nianying's gaze shifted from Prince Ding's face to the face of the Dali Temple's Shaoqing.

Zhaoning died.

Fu Yi kills people.

The Dali Temple searched Prince Ding's entire household...

Something is wrong.

Why did Fu Yi kill people? It makes no sense.

He also said that there are several ways for noble people to kill people, and it is not just with brutal swords.

He is so smart that he would never do such a thing.

Cheng Nianying licked her dry lips, and her eyes became colder.

Searching Prince Ding's Mansion...

Is this the emperor...killing two birds with one stone?

"How dare you!" Prince Ding refused to give in. "If you want to search the palace, you must have an imperial decree from His Majesty."

The Junior Official of the Dali Temple said firmly, "The Prince is intelligent, and I'm afraid he might let him escape carelessly. We cannot afford to delay any longer. If Prince Ding wishes to punish me, please report me to His Majesty!"

Then he turned around and urged his subordinates: "What are you still standing there for? Go find someone!"

The flesh on Prince Ding's cheeks trembled with anger.

He said, "Come here! Stop them!"

As soon as Prince Ding finished speaking, several armored palace guards came in and blocked the people from the Dali Temple.

An official from the Ministry of Justice came in and hurriedly advised, "Your Highness, please don't be angry. You should put the princess's affairs first."

Prince Ding's head was pounding.

Apparently, he also realized at this moment... Prince Ding's Mansion might have been dragged into this situation.

A princess died.

She was also the emperor's beloved daughter in the past.

In any case, Prince Ding's Mansion had no reason to hinder the investigation.

My royal brother, my royal brother has such a cruel heart!

Could it be that even Fu Yi couldn't break this game?

Fu Yi, ah Fu Yi, where on earth have you been?

*

Fu Yi, who had not found Cheng Nianying, had just returned to the garden where the banquet was held.

As soon as he stepped through the door, he noticed several surprised eyes falling on him.

"What? What happened?" Fu Yi asked calmly.

Everyone rushed to look at his robe.

It's spotlessly clean, where is the blood splashed on it?

They breathed a sigh of relief.

But I was only half relieved.

wrong.

His clothes had clearly been changed!

"Prince Danshuo." At this time, a group of people came from behind. They bowed to Fu Yi and said, "Excuse me."

Then the leader waved his hand and said, "Take it down first."

Several officers with swords on their waists immediately rushed forward to arrest Fu Yi.

Wu Xun's expression suddenly changed: "Are you crazy?"

"The prince killed Princess Zhaoning. Do you admit it or not?" the leader asked coldly.

Fu Yi looked surprised: "Princess Zhaoning is dead?"

The leader did not answer, but said, "It doesn't matter if the prince denies it, there are witnesses and evidence."

Fu Yi stood behind Wu Xun, his expression unchanged: "Witness? Where is he?"

"The maidservant beside Princess Zhaoning is the witness."

Fu Yi chuckled: "How could a palace maid deliberately want to frame me? Princess Zhaoning and I have no grudge against each other, and I am just an ordinary official. Why would I kill the princess? How dare I kill the princess?"

A young eunuch shouted angrily: "Because of the woman beside the prince!"

"Your Majesty wanted to marry the princess to the prince, but the prince has recently been doting on a woman named 'Xiao He'! To protect her position as his wife, he murdered the princess!"

Wu Xun was so angry that his eyes turned red: "Bullshit! Bullshit! How could the prince do that?"

Fu Yi lowered his eyes and said nothing at this time.

"Catch him." The official from the Ministry of Justice said again.

Wu Xun held his sword in front of him: "Who dares? If you want to arrest the prince, you should at least have the order from His Majesty!"

"Fu Yi took action... I saw it too." At this time, a woman at the table stood up, her face pale, and she spoke with difficulty.

Everyone looked over and was shocked again.

"How did she see it?"

"Isn't that the Crown Prince's Consort from Prince Kang's Mansion?"

"She is the eldest sister-in-law of Prince Danshuo."

"Did the prince really kill someone?"

"Who is that Miss Xiaohe? What kind of beauty must she be? Even the Danshuo County King lost his composure because of her..."

When Wu Xun heard this, his throat became more choked and he glared at everyone in Prince Kang's mansion with hatred.

At this time, there was another sound of footsteps rushing outside the door.

Cheng Nianying ran in front with her skirt lifted.

King Liang gave chase.

But Prince Ding was nowhere to be seen.

Fu Yi looked at him from a distance, raised his hand and patted Wu Xun on the shoulder: "Get out of the way."

"Master!" Wu Xun almost gritted his teeth, "No! How can they wrongly accuse you like this?"

"Get out of the way."

Wu Xun gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, still unwilling to disobey Fu Yi, and moved away step by step with trembling hands.

The next moment, people from the Ministry of Justice pounced on him and pinned Fu Yi to the ground.

Fu Yi collapsed right in front of Cheng Nianying's eyes.

In an instant, Cheng Nianying's heart rushed through her internal organs, drilled into her throat, and got stuck.

A trace of bloody smell came out.