Chapter 26: Song Xiang kills people to silence them?
Jiang Yuxi, who was standing by, caught his strange mood and asked in a low voice: "What is the prince thinking about?"
Jun Tianyi said in a deep voice: "This Song guy is usually very despicable and shameless, but today he went against his usual behavior and rescued a woman he had never met before..."
And after saving the person, he left calmly and gracefully.
Jiang Yuxi thought for a moment and took over the conversation, "Your Highness, do you suspect that the woman's identity is not ordinary? Prime Minister Song rescued her, perhaps with ulterior motives."
As Jiang Yuxi spoke, she looked at Shangguan Yun who was not far away.
The woman looked very good. Not only was she dressed elegantly, but her eyes and eyebrows also revealed nobility, as if she was from a wealthy family.
She knew many noble ladies, but she had never seen this one before, so she couldn't guess her identity for a moment.
"If she was just an ordinary noble lady, Song Yunchu wouldn't have paid so much attention to her." As Jun Tianyi spoke, a guess suddenly flashed through his mind.
The candidate sent by Beichen Kingdom to form an alliance with our dynasty this time is their fifth princess Shangguan Yun. I heard that the princess is seventeen years old and is very beautiful.
Her appearance and age match the woman who fell from the building earlier.
If this woman is really the fifth princess, it makes sense for Song Yunchu to value her.
How dare a treacherous minister, a non-legitimate member of the royal family, have such delusions about a princess from a neighboring country?
So ridiculous!
In order to verify his guess, Jun Tianyi turned around and told his followers, "Go find out the identity of the woman who fell from the building. Follow her from a distance and don't let them notice."
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Shangguan Yun returned to the palace before sunset.
She immediately went to bathe and change her clothes. Seeing her maid tidying up her clothes, she quickly reminded her, "There is a banknote in my sleeve pocket. Don't get it wet. I will return it to you later."
The maid was startled and took out the banknotes from her sleeve. "Did the guards forget to bring silver when they went out with the princess? The princess had to borrow from others."
Shangguan Yun said nothing. She didn't want to tell the maid that the silver note was a reward given by the government for catching a thief, so as to avoid the girl asking questions and then running back to tell her brother.
The thief who caused her to fall from the building was a wanted criminal for whom the government offered a high reward, and she also learned the identity of the handsome man who saved her from the guards. He was Song Xiang, a favorite of the emperor and one of the officials who welcomed her into the imperial city. But at that time, she was a little tired from the long journey and could hardly lift her eyelids. It was her brother the emperor who communicated with the officials, otherwise she should have known Song Yunchu long ago.
After Song Yunchu subdued the thief, her guards sent him to the government, and the reward for catching the thief naturally fell on the guards.
She is a princess, she shouldn't take advantage of this for nothing.
That Lord Song was not only young and promising, but also a man who did good deeds without leaving his name. She had to go and return the reward in person to show her gratitude. As for her own thank-you gift...she also had to think about it carefully.
While Shangguan Yun was thinking about what gift to choose for her benefactor, in the imperial study, Jun Liluo met with the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple who was interrogating the notorious bandit.
"Your Majesty, the notorious bandit Zhu Tao, who has committed many crimes recently, has been arrested. After interrogation, the thief confessed that a mysterious man hired him to assassinate the princess of a neighboring country! Fortunately, the man failed in the end and the princess is safe and sound. I wanted to pry the identity of the mysterious man out of him, but he was too seriously injured and vomited blood and died before I could ask clearly."
The Dali Temple Minister paused at this point, looking a little hesitant.
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Jun Liluo spoke in a cold voice: "Just say whatever you want to say, why are you hesitating? The safety of the princess of the neighboring country is related to the alliance between the two countries. If you dare to deceive me, you should know the consequences."
"I dare not deceive your majesty!" The Dali Temple official said in panic, "It's just that this matter involves Prime Minister Song, so even if I have suspicions, I dare not speak out!"
Jun Li Luo became interested immediately after hearing this.
Judging from the tone of the Dali Temple Minister, what this guy says next will most likely be detrimental to Song Yunchu.
He could now hear all of Song Yunchu's thoughts. If Song Yunchu really had any despicable thoughts, they would be exposed in front of him.
"What does this matter have to do with Prime Minister Song? Tell me about it." Jun Li Luo stared at the face of the person below, not missing any expression on the other person's face.
"Your Majesty, after the thief died, I sent people to the restaurant where the princess was in danger to inquire about what happened. Some people recognized that it was Lord Song who saved the princess from falling from a high place, and it was also Lord Song who beat the thief severely."
"Your Majesty, think about it, the bounty for the thief can be seen everywhere on the street, how could Lord Song not recognize him when he saw him? This thief was involved in several cases, Lord Song should have kept him alive and let him stand trial, but this man died after being sent to the government office without being questioned. The doctor said that his five internal organs were damaged, which shows how cruel Lord Song was. This makes me suspicious."
The Chief Justice of Dali Temple was a little reserved at first, but then he seemed to have mustered up his courage, and even his voice became confident.
"How dare you." Jun Liluo spoke in a deep voice, his tone somewhat cold, "Just because the thief was fatally injured, you want to accuse Song Xiang of murder? What evidence do you have to prove that he did it on purpose?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I know that you trust Lord Song very much, so I dare not jump to conclusions. However, I do have several sufficient reasons to prove that Lord Song is indeed suspicious."
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