Chapter 144 So stupid it's suffocating

The murder of the Fifth Young Master at the Crown Prince's villa caused a great uproar in the capital.

No one could believe that someone would dare to break into the Crown Prince's villa and kill someone.

What's the difference between this and storming the palace and killing someone at the Crown Prince's villa?

When this news came out, everyone thought it was Duke Anguo's faction that had taken action.

After all, killing someone to silence them is the first thing that comes to mind.

Only the faction of the Duke of Anguo has both the ability and the motivation to do so...

But the winds of change quietly shifted after only half a day.

Some people raised their own questions.

The Crown Prince's villa is usually heavily guarded, and now that an important witness has been detained there, the guards must be even tighter than usual!

Did the assassin get in so easily?

With so many houses, how easy was it to find the one where the witness was being held? And it just so happened that they only found out after the murder?

Everyone thought it made a lot of sense!

When they go to someone's house for a banquet, they don't dare to wander around randomly, for fear of getting lost, right?

This assassin...

Unless someone tells you exactly where the killer's witness is.

Or perhaps there was a traitor within the Crown Prince's residence, working with the assassins from the inside to kill him so easily.

And so, the previously one-sided public opinion began to reverse again.

The debate has started again in the Chun Bu Wan teahouse.

Looking at the Chunbuwan Teahouse, which was almost packed with people, even Qianli Youxiao could barely open his eyes.

......

When Duke Anguo learned of this news, he remained silent for a long time.

At first, he also thought that it was someone on his side who did it behind his back.

When Marquis Wuding and Earl Ping'an were summoned and questioned, both denied that they had done it.

Duke Anguo was finally relieved.

As long as it wasn't done by his side, killing someone with no evidence is a really stupid move.

Oh dear, how could the Crown Prince be so kind? Isn't he just offering up lives for his side?

"That's a good-for-nothing. Even if he gets to the top, he won't be able to hold onto it."

"Arrogant, conceited, and narrow-minded, he is simply not the kind of person who can govern the world," Duke Anguo sneered.

"But they have the Empress and the Prime Minister to help them. Even if they are useless, they still have these two to advise them," the King of Qin said calmly from the side.

Duke Anguo glanced at the King of Qin but ignored his words.

It's normal to feel resentful after being suppressed for over twenty years.

"Things are out of control on the Crown Prince's side now, and we don't know if he will make any more foolish moves."

However, as long as we don't make any blunders here, he'll get anxious.

So, the next thing to do is wait, wait for the Crown Prince to make another foolish move.

As long as he continues to make foolish moves, such as finding someone to impersonate the victim and file a complaint, we can simply ignore everything.

"The imperial family will know what to do," Duke Anguo said with a smile.

Marquis Wuding and Earl Ping'an were overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Lord Duke, what about my two children..." Earl Ping'an asked quickly.

"His life will definitely be saved. As long as the imperial family doesn't intervene, this matter will be over soon."

After all, the imperial family was more unwilling than anyone else to let this matter escalate.

If the final outcome is that the person made a false accusation, then that would be the best outcome for the Heavenly Family.

"As for those involved, dismissal or some other punishment will suffice, but it certainly won't cause a major uproar," Duke Anguo continued.

Everyone agreed that it made sense.

Such a major case has become the talk of the town among the common people of the capital, which is a disgrace to the imperial family and the court.

It would be best to resolve this quietly!

While Duke Anguo remained calm and collected, others were not so sure about the situation.

Emperor Xiao Jing was also taken aback when he heard the news.

When the secret guards recounted the information they had gathered, Emperor Xiao Jing was speechless.

How could the crown prince be so stupid? He usually seems to know when to advance and retreat, so how could he make such a foolish move!

"Did the Crown Prince come up with this idea himself, or was it suggested by someone else?" Emperor Xiao Jing asked.

"It must have been the advisors' idea. I guess that kid couldn't find any evidence, so he thought of..."

Emperor Xiao Jing snorted and put the memorial he was reading aside.

"When did he start having such a useless person around him?"

Find an opportunity to take care of them.

The guard agreed.

"Furthermore, does Prime Minister Xu know about this matter? Does he know that it was the Crown Prince who did it?" Emperor Xiao Jing continued to ask.

"We didn't know before, but we should know now. This afternoon, the Crown Prince went to the Prime Minister's residence and hasn't come out yet!" the guard said.

Emperor Xiao Jing did not speak, but simply waved his hand, dismissing the guards.

When he was the only one left in the Hall of Diligent Governance, he got up and walked a few steps around the hall.

Why does the Crown Prince become more and more foolish as he gets older?

When the person who complained first came out, he actually wanted to beat him to death with a cane. Luckily, Xiao Qi was there and stopped him...

Sigh, if he had been beaten to death, who knows what the common people would have said!

"Wu Youde, how many more days until Xiao Qi returns?"

"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince sent someone back this morning to deliver pheasants and rabbits from the estate."

They said it was marinated by the imperial kitchen and then roasted for you to eat; that would be the most delicious way to enjoy it.

He also had his mustache-wearing servant say that he was studying hard at the manor and didn't dare to play around every day. Wu Youde said respectfully.

Emperor Xiao Jing's initial anger dissipated instantly.

"This little Qi... is he really studying hard? Or is he just secretly reading stories again!"

Well, it's cold, so a few days of relaxation is fine.

"Wu Youde, select some rare winter ingredients and send them to the Duke of Dingguo's estate," Emperor Xiao Jing said with a smile.

Wu Youde immediately agreed.

......

In the study of Prime Minister Xu's residence, Prime Minister Xu looked at the Crown Prince and suddenly didn't know what to say.

He never expected that in just three days, while he was not paying attention to this matter and was busy dealing with other matters in the Six Ministries, such a big mistake would occur.

Murder to silence them? Such a stupid idea actually came from the Crown Prince's side?

Whose people were killed? Whose mouths were silenced?

This looks like they're shooting themselves in the foot!

"Grandpa! I never imagined things would turn out this way..."

"I just don't want to give up this opportunity." The Crown Prince is now somewhat regretful.

Once those rumors started circulating, he knew almost immediately that he had made a mistake.

But what can we do now that things have already come to this?

He could only seek redress from the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Xu first sighed.

He glanced at the Crown Prince and reminded himself again and again.

This is the daughter's hope, and also the Xu family's hope.

Even if the Empress had another son, he wouldn't waste his energy on such an arrogant person...

"Your Highness, do you know that we were guaranteed to win even if we did nothing?"

"Now that you've caused this mess, our chances are down to only 30%," Prime Minister Xu sighed.

"Grandpa..." The Crown Prince didn't know what to say.

Prime Minister Xu waved his hand.

"Your Highness, from now on, you must listen to me at every step and make no mistakes. Do you understand?"