A group of people entered Prince Kang's Mansion. As soon as they stepped into the courtyard, they saw Lu Mubai who seemed to have been waiting for a long time. His figure looked particularly calm in the sunlight.
Lu Mubai's voice was calm, as if everything was expected: "Lord Shang, I am honored to be here. What can I do for you?"
Shang Yuanshan's eyes were sharp, like a hawk examining its prey: "King Kang, I am here to visit you today because I have something important to discuss with you."
Lu Mubai looked at the people behind Shang Yuanshan and asked, "Lord Shang, you brought so many people to my house. Is there something urgent?"
Shang Yuanshan's tone was filled with an unquestionable firmness: "I just learned from Wu Luo that his frame-up of Shang Yanqing, his deliberate destruction of the test papers, and the deaths of those officials were all related to him, and he pointed out that you, King Kang, were the mastermind behind it."
Lu Mubai raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a hint of amusement in his voice: "Lord Shang, you brought people here just based on Wu Luo's words. Are you trying to arrest me?"
Shang Yuanshan waved his hand, revealing a trace of relief: "King Kang has misunderstood. I came here today not to arrest you, but to ask you to go back with me and assist in the investigation. If Wu Luo's accusation is completely false, we will clear your name as soon as possible."
Lu Mubai nodded after hearing this: "Shang Houyou is right. I will go with you on this trip. I hope Shang Houyou can help me clear my grievances as soon as possible."
Shang Yuanshan: "King Kang, please come this way."
Lu Mubai followed Shang Yuanshan out of Prince Kang's Mansion, and the group went to the Dali Temple.
Shang Yuanshan felt that things would not be that simple even though Lu Mubai was invited back to the Dali Temple so smoothly.
And Lu Mubai had been sitting aside since he arrived at the Dali Temple, listening to Liu Quan's interrogation of Wu Luo. He only interrupted and asked whether Wu Luo had any evidence to identify him.
Wu Luo stammered, "No..."
Lu Mubai smiled and looked at Shang Yuanshan. "Lord Shang, you said he didn't even have any evidence. Isn't it obvious that he was maliciously accusing me? You have to investigate carefully. This is a serious crime of slandering me. You have to find out who instructed him to do so."
Shang Yuanshan smiled and nodded. "King Kang is right. We really need to investigate this carefully."
Lu Mubai smiled and looked at Wu Luo again. "It is a serious crime to slander me. You should think about who your master is." Lu Mubai took out a jade pendant and played with it.
When Wu Luo saw the jade pendant in Lu Mubai's hand, his eyes widened. He recognized that jade pendant. It was his son's jade pendant.
Wu Luo knew that all of Princess Jiaxing's plans had long been exposed, and even the place where Princess Jiaxing had helped his son hide was found by Lu Mubai.
"Bang, bang, bang~" Wu Luo kowtowed like crazy, until his head was bloody and bloody, and then he shouted: "It was me, Goudan Baotian, who slandered King Kang. It's my fault and I am willing to take full responsibility, but this matter will not bring disaster to my family."
Shang Yuanshan also saw the jade pendant in Lu Mubai's hand. He knew that something went wrong and they had oversimplified the matter.
Lu Mubai raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Wu Luo with a playful look: "I think if you truthfully identify who is behind this, you can still have a chance to redeem yourself and save your family." Lu Mubai looked at Shang Yuanshan beside him: "My Lord Shang, am I right?"
Shang Yuanshan: "King Kang is right."
Lu Mubai looked at the book on the side and flipped through it.
"I'll tell you." Wu Luo shouted, "It was Princess Jiaxing who asked me to frame Shang Yanqing and help him deal with those subordinates who didn't obey her orders. In the end, she framed Prince Kang."
Lu Mubai's eyes flashed with sadness and confusion: "Why is it Jiaxing? What evidence do you have?"
Wu Luo stared at Lu Mubai's hands as he turned the pages of the book. He said hurriedly, "I have it, I have it. I have a handwritten letter from Princess Jiaxing in my study."
Lu Mubai looked at Shang Yuanshan who was standing beside him. "Lord Shang, I'll have to trouble you to take someone to Minister Wu's residence."
Shang Yuanshan smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will have someone check it out right away."
A moment later, the guard came back with the secret letter that Wu Luo mentioned.
When Lu Mubai saw the letter, he seemed to be greatly shocked. He covered his chest with one hand and held the letter with the other hand tremblingly, looking at Shang Yuanshan in disbelief. "It was actually Jiaxing. She is so cruel."
Shang Yuanshan saw this exaggerated performance, and he reluctantly stepped forward to take over. He patted Lu Mubai on the back and took the letter. "This matter still needs to be verified. You should take a rest first. I still need to interrogate Princess Jiaxing."
"Okay, Lord Shang, you must investigate this matter thoroughly. You can't let Jiaxing suffer this injustice."
At this moment, Wang Sicheng came running in and said, "My lord, something bad has happened. Princess Jiaxing is dead."
As soon as the news came out, the hall fell silent. It was Lin Jingzhou who asked the first question: "Princess Jiaxing's injuries had improved, so how could she die?"
"Princess Jiaxing...she committed suicide, and she also left a letter."
Shang Yuanshan stepped forward and took the letter. He frowned and looked at the contents of the letter. "No, where did she get the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone in the prison?"
"These are the writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone used by Doctor Liu."
Shang Yuanshan: "Go and bring Doctor Liu here."
"Oh no~" a jailer ran in.
Shang Yuanshan frowned, he already knew what was going on.
The jailer said, "Doctor Liu suddenly went crazy. He said that he didn't think highly of Princess Jiaxing and wanted to die to atone for his crime. Then he hit his head against the wall and committed suicide."
Shang Yuanshan looked at Lu Mubai who was still sad and upset. He had the urge to go up and kill Lu Mubai directly, but he knew that there was a magical power protecting Lu Mubai. Shang Yuanshan slowly calmed down and handed the letter in his hand to Lin Jingzhou.
After reading Princess Jiaxing's letter of confession, Lin Jingzhou knew that all his recent efforts had been in vain.
"Bang~" Shang Yuanshan and others heard the sound and looked over, and saw that Wu Luo had committed suicide by hitting his head against a pillar.
Shang Yuanshan: "Master Liu, your Dali Temple really has bad feng shui."
Lu Mubai stared at the three people in front of him and said, "Lord Shang, now that the evidence is solid, can we close the case?"
Shang Yuanshan clenched his fists, suppressing the fluctuations in his heart. He responded in a deep voice: "Since Princess Jiaxing and Wu Luo have both pleaded guilty, then it is time to close the case."
Lu Mubai nodded slightly, his voice carrying a hint of heaviness: "I heard the news of Princess Jiaxing's unfortunate death, and I am very sad, so I will not stay here any longer."
Shang Yuanshan nodded gently, showing his understanding: "I will see you off, Your Majesty."
Accompanied by Shang Yuanshan, Lu Mubai slowly walked out of the Dali Temple. Shang Yuanshan stood in front of the Dali Temple, watching Lu Mubai's figure gradually walk away until he disappeared from sight.
Lin Jingzhou came forward and patted Shang Yuanshan on the shoulder, with a hint of comfort in his tone: "Haven't you been prepared for failure for a long time?"
Shang Yuanshan smiled bitterly, his tone revealing a hint of helplessness: "Indeed, but I thought that after successfully provoking the relationship between Princess Jiaxing and King Kang, I would be able to achieve something. Now it seems that I was too optimistic."
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