Xiao Conghui sent Queen Wang back to the palace.
Along the way, the night was alluring, but Queen Wang's heart was filled with doubts. What did the eldest prince mean?
She asked the palace maids to follow her from a distance and quietly asked Xiao Conghui, "Why did you bring her to your house? Isn't this asking for trouble? What if something happens to her?"
Xiao Conghui's face was relaxed. "Mother, I have my own ideas. How did Xu Zhiwei's death happen so coincidentally?"
Changing the subject, his expression returned to seriousness.
Queen Wang also thought so. This matter needs to be investigated. Who did it?
"My second brother suddenly wants to marry Liu Qian. What does mother think about this?" Xiao Conghui asked.
Although Queen Wang was also very surprised, she was still satisfied, "He is greedy for beauty."
Regardless of the reason, what kind of trouble could the daughter of a fifth-rank official cause?
Xiao Conghui didn't know how to explain to Queen Wang, "I can't let him marry her."
What? Queen Wang was stunned.
…
Ye Hong, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, investigated the cause of Xu Zhiwei's death, but after much investigation, he finally found the cause to be the second prince.
Ye Hong scratched his head and sighed.
Li Xu, a subordinate, looked at it and advised, "Sir, everything has been checked clearly, why are you still frowning?"
Just report it directly. Adults are usually not so indecisive.
Ye Hong glanced at him and said, "Report? Hey, report nothing."
He picked up the teacup and wanted to throw it on the ground to vent his anger. Li Xu made a gesture to catch it, but Ye Hong was upset and did not drop it.
Li Xu was puzzled and accompanied him.
"I have to go to Xiangguo Temple to draw lots. There is such a big case at the beginning of the year, involving two princes. It's a matter of life and death," Ye Hong muttered.
Seeing Li Xu was dumbfounded, he rolled his eyes at him and said, "That night, Lord Xu insisted on having Xiao Cui serve him. Xiao Cui was in someone else's room, and then she started making a fuss. During the scuffle, she fell down and died."
"What about the second prince?" Li Yu asked.
Ye Hong gave him a murderous look and said, "What second prince? There is no such thing as a second prince."
He dared to accuse the Second Prince of murder? He had lived enough. Right now was the critical period for the fight for the throne. The two princes were fighting behind the scenes. Who knew what was behind this matter? He didn't want to get involved.
One mistake could lead to death. It is not easy to be an official in the capital.
When the emperor received the case file presented by the prefect of Jingzhao, he fell into deep thought. What a coincidence?
Forget it, we can’t dig deeper into this matter, so let’s just close the case.
Queen Wang poisoned Guo Xiner, Concubine Heng was innocently implicated, Nanny Liu committed suicide, and Xu Zhiwei was killed. This series of events was in the past for Xiao Hanyi.
But the Second Prince's wish to marry Liu Xi was not fulfilled. He later went to Queen Wang, but she just gave him perfunctory words. There was no hope for Concubine Heng. He did not dare to go to Xiao Hanyi to beg him again and again, and he was so anxious that he was jumping up and down.
The people around him didn't understand why he was so determined to marry a concubine's daughter.
He was so angry that he disliked everyone.
On the eldest prince's side, things were going unusually smoothly. He had just brought Guo Xiner to his mansion.
"Madam Fan, Concubine Guo will stay in our house for a while. You are to take care of her personally during this period," Xiao Conghui said to a nanny.
This Nanny Fan is Xiao Conghui's wet nurse. He can only feel at ease if she takes care of such an important matter personally.
Before Nanny Fan could say anything, Xiao Conghui was torn apart by Xiao Jiayun's inner voice.
"Big brother, she's a spy planted by Beiliang next to you. You asked her to take care of my mother, no, no."
[I want Aunt Wu by your side, she is a good person]
Xiao Conghui, "???"
When he looked at Nanny Fan again, his eyes became much sharper. This was her wet nurse, the person he trusted the most.
Nanny Fan smiled and bowed, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely serve Concubine Guo well."
"Um, let's let Nanny Wu come," Xiao Conghui changed his mind. He couldn't take the risk.
Nanny Fan didn't think too much of it. It was possible that the master changed his mind for some reason. She still had confidence in Xiao Conghui's trust in her. After all, he was a child she had watched grow up.
After arranging for Guo Xiner to rest, Xiao Conghui called the secret guards and gave them some instructions.
He wants to investigate this Madam Fan carefully!
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