"Such a big thing happened, why didn't you tell me last night?" Ning Xihua asked with some complaint.

When she thought about how she was sleeping soundly last night while there was a fierce fight outside, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Su Bi didn't take it seriously, "Why should such a small matter disturb your sleep?"

In his opinion, her sweet dream that night was much more important than a fight in the mansion.

Ning Xihua was speechless.

Come on, there are nearly a hundred assassins who are here to kill people! Boss, can you at least respect the fruits of others' labor?

You said it so lightly that it made me feel like it wasn't a serious matter at all!

"By the way, have you reported it to the police?"

Such a big thing can't just pass by quietly.

Su Bi nodded and said, "No one was left alive, but I asked Huaichuan to drag all the bodies to Jingzhao Prefecture."

I guess the Jingzhao Yin must be overwhelmed by the sight of the assassins' corpses scattered around the government office.

In Jingzhao Prefecture, Jingzhao Yin was indeed at the point of crying without tears.

The government office is filled with corpses!

The temperature is high in the summer, and corpses are prone to rotting, causing the entire government office to stink!

But he couldn't let anyone carry the bodies away. This was a serious case of the assassination of the prince, and the bodies of these assassins had to be examined by the coroner one by one and registered.

This is secondary. The important thing is that under the emperor's feet and within his jurisdiction, the crown prince was assassinated in his residence. If he cannot find the murderer, the black gauze hat will be in jeopardy.

Jingzhao Yin was extremely worried and quickly wrote a memorial to the emperor, requesting the Ministry of Justice, the Imperial Secretariat, and the Dali Temple to assist in the investigation.

As the news spread, the already tense situation in the capital became even more unpredictable.

The deposed king Su Han, who assassinated the crown prince last time, has been executed. Who can assassinate the crown prince this time?

Everyone had their own guesses, so the court officials who had always been whispering to each other kept silent about this matter.

On the contrary, Su Xu looked calm and kept saying that the murderer would be severely punished, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

After Emperor Shao Yuan learned about it, his condition, which had improved somewhat due to the sacrifice to heaven, suddenly took a turn for the worse and he fell ill in bed again.

Without the Emperor Shao Yuan's instructions, the Three Departments would certainly not rush to take on this hot potato, so the investigation into the murderer had to be put on hold for the time being, and it was still up to the Jingzhao Yin to deal with the hard work of cleaning up this mess that was doomed to be fruitless.

…

After the Crown Prince was assassinated, the capital city, which was turbulent on the surface, became strangely peaceful for a few days.

On this day, all the major families and officials received invitations from Linhua Palace.

The Crown Princess invited all officials and their families to attend the Beginning of Autumn Banquet at Linhua Palace.

This was the first time that the Crown Princess held a grand banquet in the Linhua Palace after her marriage, and the ladies who received the invitations naturally did not dare to neglect it.

However, a small incident occurred the day before the Beginning of Autumn banquet.

When the prince was returning to Linhua Palace from the palace, his driver was stopped in the street by a commoner.

The civilian ignored the guards' obstruction and shouted out his innocence in the street.

"I am from Yizhou, and my whole family died of the plague. But a few days ago, I discovered that there was another hidden story behind the Yizhou plague! The plague was not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster! Tens of thousands of people died in Yizhou because of it. I ask Your Highness to seek justice for these innocent people!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stepped out of the carriage, stopped the guard who was about to drag the man away, and asked him seriously,

"Do you have any evidence? Spreading rumors and causing trouble will be punished!"

The man quickly broke free from the guards, knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I have evidence! I guarantee with my life that everything I said is true!"

So the prince asked the man to follow the guards into the Linhua Palace.

The onlookers were all shocked. If the man who had just sought justice in the street was telling the truth and the plague in Yizhou was really man-made, then it would be a shocking case that would make everyone laugh!

Regardless of the outcome of this episode, the Beginning of Autumn Banquet at Linhua Palace was held as scheduled the next day.

On the day of the beginning of autumn, the eunuchs at the gate of Linhua Palace still greeted every arriving lady and young lady with enthusiasm and courtesy.

This banquet was not only the first time for the Crown Princess to appear in her new identity and entertain and get acquainted with the ladies of high rank and officials, but it also seemed to carry some special meaning at this sensitive time when everyone was on edge.

Before leaving, each lady who came to the banquet was warned by her husband, who had a keen sense of officialdom, not to make any mistakes and cause trouble at this time.

Therefore, all the ladies were in a harmonious mood, praising Ning Xihua wholeheartedly. Even those mortal enemies who used to fight as soon as they met seemed to be particularly harmonious today.

However, their compliments were not entirely perfunctory. After all, Ning Xihua's aura as the Crown Princess was not diminished at all by her young age.

She was dressed in goose yellow palace clothes, not wearing red or purple to show her nobility because of her high position. Although she had her hair tied up in a bun, her bright face still retained the liveliness and beauty of a young girl.

He is polite and well-mannered in his dealings with others, his movements are dignified but not too rigid, and his attitude is reserved but not arrogant.

This Crown Princess perfectly embodies the image of a concubine who is of noble birth and loved by her husband.

The sharp-eyed lady even discovered that Chang Yi, the chief eunuch of Linhua Palace, served Ning Xihua very respectfully, without the slightest arrogance or dissatisfaction, and it was obvious that he truly respected her.

This instantly made some of the housewives look up to Ning Xihua.

They knew best how difficult it was for a new bride to win over the steward who had been in power for a long time in her husband's family and take back the power to run the household, not to mention that the steward was someone close to the prince.

Looking at the attitude of this steward, it is known that Ning Xihua is not as brainless as the previous rumors said. How can someone who is favored by the prince and can subdue the servants and take charge of the entire palace not have some scheming and means?

Ning Xihua secretly supported her waist and shifted her weight to one side. It was really tiring to hold it like this. If it weren't for her image, she would have wanted to collapse on the chair.

She received admiring and eager looks from the ladies, and was somewhat confused.

She turned around to look at Chang Yi who had an innocent look on his face, and then looked at the way those ladies were looking back and forth between her and Chang Yi. She knew that they had misunderstood, and she couldn't help but laugh in her heart.

Chang Yi handed her the keys and account books of the warehouse the day after they got married. She took a look at them and thought it was troublesome, so she threw them back to him and told him to report once a month.

What is the power in charge of the family? Isn't that just working hard for others and working 996?

She had no obsession with power. No matter what happened, would Linhua Palace have less food for her or less clothes for her? She had a strong backbone, and no one dared to fool her.

Not to mention that Chang Yi and his team already had their own system for these matters, so why should she intervene just to keep the power firmly in her hands?

Ning Xihua joked, "Chang Yi, you've unintentionally made me proud."

Chang Yi is also a smart person. After hearing what she said, is there anything she doesn't understand?

He bowed and replied with a smile, "It is a blessing for me to be able to bring honor to the Crown Princess."

Ever since the Crown Princess was still Princess Yuexi, he knew that this woman must be his mistress. As clever as he was, he knew that sometimes clinging to the Crown Princess was much more useful than trying to please His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Ning Xihua glanced at him and smiled, "You're still so sweet."

Chang Yi continued to express his loyalty, "This is what I really think. The Crown Princess trusts me, so I will repay her a hundredfold."

Even Song Yi beside her nodded secretly. When it comes to sweet talk, no one can compare to Chang Yi. She admitted that she was inferior.