After entering the imperial study, the emperor asked several people to explain the situation of the checkpoints they had inspected.
After they finished speaking, he asked Jin Ting'an to leave first, and then looked at the prince.
"What time did you and Lao Si interrogate the two people who were burned?"
The two princes were so impressed that they blurted out the words without thinking.
"Noon."
If that person is really Prince Duan, it is already dark now. From noon till now, I am afraid that even if I want to chase him, I will not be able to catch him.
The others obviously also thought of the same thing, and the imperial study instantly became quiet.
"Father, I didn't investigate carefully enough. I beg for your punishment."
Seeing the Crown Prince admit his fault, the Fourth Prince also bowed and said, "Father, it is my fault."
The emperor rubbed his temples. "Punishing you won't help. Prince Duan must have realized that he couldn't stay in the capital, so he took the risk of leaving the city."
If he hadn't heard Luo'er's inner thoughts, he probably wouldn't have thought that man was Prince Duan.
[That's right, what's the point of punishment? Prince Duan was really cruel to me. Just hearing my fourth brother's description makes me feel the pain.]
[The fourth brother probably wants to slap himself in the face right now, after all, he was so considerate to remind others to wear a face mask.]
The Fourth Prince: “…”
…
The next day.
A lot of people gathered at the Dali Temple to watch the execution.
Prince Yueqing was pushed onto the Xingtai with a wooden face. When Lord Du finished reading out his crimes, the onlookers could not help but curse and accuse him.
He braved the scorching sun, automatically blocking out the accusations of the people, his eyes swept across the onlookers, and finally landed on a familiar figure.
Yang Xin looked back at Prince Yueqing expressionlessly, but she didn't expect him to curl his lips and smile at her.
Then he slowly closed his eyes and waited quietly for the moment when the knife would fall on his neck.
What's with the look in Prince Yueqing's eyes? He can't really like Yang Xin, right?
[Hunter played himself into trouble? ]
It was a sunny day, but Yang Xin felt a chill down her spine because of the inexplicable smile of King Yueqing.
"Execution."
After Lord Du finished speaking, the emperor raised his hand to cover Yu Yiluo's eyes, waited for the execution to be over, and then stood up and left.
After returning to the palace, the emperor ordered the interrogators to be withdrawn and told the people below to keep a close eye on the two people who were burned.
Anyone who sees them will be rewarded.
[Come on, Prince Duan is not stupid. He paid such a huge price, how could he allow himself to be exposed and captured?]
[Now he has neither weapons nor troops, so he will probably lie low and wait for the right moment to attack the tyrant.]
The emperor raised his hand and knocked on the long table, thinking about the soldiers from the northern border returning to the capital.
"Your Majesty, Lord Du requests an audience."
"Send someone in."
Lord Du came in and bowed, looking a little serious.
"Your Majesty, Shen Yu was killed."
After dealing with the affairs of Prince Yueqing, he returned to the Dali Temple and found that Shen Yu was dead, just like the deaths of Shen Huai and Du Lin.
Are you sure it wasn't suicide?
"Killed?" The emperor's first reaction was the deaths of Chen Huai and Du Lin. He asked, "Same as Chen Huai and Du Lin?"
Lord Du nodded, "Your Majesty is wise. That's right. Nothing was left at the scene."
[The murderer must have a grudge against the Shen family, so he's sending the entire family to reunite.]
[Strange, why didn't you kill Shen Yu before, but only now? ]
[This person is really unnecessary. Shen Yu originally planned to end his life after the matter of Prince Yueqing was over. ]
The emperor frowned. Ever since Chen Huai was killed in the Dali Temple, he had ordered Lord Du to strengthen the guards of the Dali Temple. However, this man was still able to come and go freely.
"You step back first."
…
Lord Du returned to the Du Mansion and told Du Shuyan about Shen Yu.
Du Shuyan poured him a cup of tea.
"It seems that this person is indeed a cherished enemy. He always goes straight to the target and doesn't hurt innocent people."
She paused here.
"wrong."
"What's wrong?" Lord Du took a sip of tea and said, "You are right."
Du Shuyan raised her finger and pointed at herself, "If this is really Shen Huai's enemy, then why am I okay?"
She is Shen Huai's daughter, and this man doesn't even let Shen Yu go.
It would have been fine if Du Shuyan hadn't said this, but after he did, Lord Du immediately became alert and told Du Shuyan to have a servant follow her whenever she went out.
"Grandpa, it's okay."
"Just listen to your grandfather," Lord Du said with a fierce look on his face. "Your uncle doesn't have much official business, so you can ask him to stay with you and protect you."
Du Shuyan waved her hand to refuse and tried to reason with Lord Du.
"Grandfather, think about it, if even the Dali Temple couldn't stop this man, how could the guards of the Du Mansion stop him?"
Lord Du thought about it and felt that it made sense. The guards of his Du Mansion were definitely not as good as those of the Dali Temple.
At this time, a servant came in from outside.
"Master, there's a man named Feng at the door who wants to see the young lady."
Du Shuyan raised her eyebrows. She didn't know anyone with the surname Feng, so she opened her mouth and wanted the servant to send the man away.
"Please invite the person in quickly."
After Lord Du finished speaking, he smiled at Du Shuyan and said, "You must know this person."
He had been busy with Prince Yueqing's affairs these past two days and had forgotten to tell Du Shuyan about Feng Yi's affairs.
The servant quickly brought Feng Yi in. When Du Shuyan saw Feng Yi, she immediately stood up and went to greet her.
Lord Du nodded to Feng Yi and left the house, leaving the space for the two of them.
"I'm sorry for hiding it from you before," Feng Yi took Du Shuyan's hand and told her her identity.
She thought that she would have nothing to do with the royal family after the death of the late emperor, but she didn't expect that after all the twists and turns she would still have to go to the palace.
“Everyone has their secrets, and you don’t have to apologize.”
The two chatted for a while, and the topic shifted from Feng Yi to the second prince.
"How are you two doing?"
Du Shuyan said truthfully: "It's fine."
"That's good. I feel relieved now."
Feng Yi looked at Du Shuyan with satisfaction, "I treat you as my daughter, and I hope you can be happy."
She felt very comfortable being with Du Shuyan and wanted to be close to her.
Du Shuyan held her hand and asked, "What are your plans for the future? Or..."
"No need," Feng Yi interrupted her and stood up, "I plan to sell Fengyue Mansion and go out for a walk."
All the memories of their past interactions came to mind, and Du Shuyan looked at Feng Yi reluctantly.
"It's good to go out for a walk. Take care."
Du Shuyan sent Feng Yi out of the house and stood at the door, watching her figure disappear into the flow of people, and eventually disappear without a trace.
She sniffed and was about to turn around and go back home when she saw Qin Qianqian and her group walking towards her.
"Sister Yan, what's wrong with you?"
Du Shuyan shook her head. "Why are you here?"
"I am in a good mood today, so I invite you to have dinner at the restaurant."
The Sixth Princess shook the purse in her hand.
"There's enough silver, you can eat as much as you want. If it's not enough, ask the royal brothers to pay for it. Anyway, the people they care about are here, so they will definitely not ignore me and my fifth sister."
A few of them went to the restaurant, and as soon as Qin Qianqian entered, she saw a familiar figure. She tugged at Mu Xue's sleeve.
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