After Emperor Wen returned from the Xianwang Mansion, he was so angry that he called all the secret guards and scolded them: "What were you doing in the Xianwang Mansion? Why did you let Blood Shadow into the Xianwang Mansion?"
The leader of the secret guards knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty! We were...were ambushed by the secret guards of the Crown Prince and the Third Prince! All the secret guards were knocked unconscious!"
Emperor Wen was furious: "You mean they knocked you out and then got themselves into trouble? Are they that stupid?"
The head of the secret guards had his men summon two people and said to Emperor Wen, "Your Majesty, one of these two is the Crown Prince's spy, and the other is the Third Prince's spy!"
The Crown Prince's spy reported back, "Your Majesty, at the Xianwang Mansion, the Crown Prince sent someone to injure Prince Xiao, hoping to pin the blame on the Third Prince. At the same time, he could also accuse the Second Prince of protecting the Crown Prince! He had someone disguise themselves as Wen Fu and tricked Prince Xiao out! I have no knowledge of what happened afterwards!"
Emperor Wen's face was gloomy. The prince's personality was most like his own. But all his strategies were still a little naive!
He raised his hand to signal another person, who said that the Third Prince's spy said, "The Third Prince wants to get into trouble with the Second Prince so he can frame the Crown Prince! But before he could act, someone..."
Emperor Wen angrily said, "They want to do these things under my nose, showing no fear of me, their father! My secret guards all know that they knocked you unconscious in order to blind me so that I can't find out what they did!"
"What in this world wouldn't they dare to do? My throne will be snatched away by them sooner or later! Can my life be taken away by them at any time? You bunch of rubbish! Go get Changchou of the Jinwu Guard to protect me!"
Emperor Wen sat dejectedly on the dragon throne. "Go and investigate! Investigate for me. How did things end up like this? That Li Jingshu is obviously lying! Find out what she's hiding!"
An imperial edict arrived at the home of Zhang Liu, the Minister of Justice. Emperor Wen ordered Zhang Ji to marry the Eighth Princess three days later!
Zhang Ji and his mother Zhuang were extremely happy. Zhang Ji was a notorious fool in the capital city. He was neither good at literature nor martial arts and was an extremely mediocre person.
He was over 25, and no lady from aristocratic family was willing to marry him. Zhang Liu thought that he could just find a common girl for him, but he didn't expect that he would be obsessed with the eighth princess Chu Caiwei, one of the two beauties in Shangjing!
The phrase "Shangjing Shuangjiao" (Shangjing Shuangjiao) isn't meant to praise Chu Caiwei and Luo Lingyue; it's a downright derogatory term! Both are famously infatuated women in Shangjing, one obsessed with Prince Xiao, the other with the Crown Prince!
Zhang Liu sighed on the side. Zhuang Shi smiled and said, "Master! Why are you not happy? Ji'er is the consort!"
Zhang Liu's face was filled with sorrow. "What's there to be happy about? We belong to the Third Prince, and now Ji'er wants to marry the Crown Prince's sister! Do you think the Third Prince will dare to use us again in the future?"
Zhuang was stunned. She was so happy that she hadn't thought of this.
The third prince was born to Concubine De, who was Zhang Lijun, the legitimate daughter of the Zhang family and Zhang Liu's younger sister.
The Third Prince is currently fighting the Crown Prince to the death! And the Crown Prince is most likely the one who ordered Li Jingshu to do what the Third Prince did this time!
Now that Zhang Ji has become the prince's brother-in-law, who should he help in the future? Isn't this putting the Zhang family on the spot?
Dali Temple Minister Lu Zheng and Jingzhao Yin Lang Ming were extremely busy, checking every guest who had attended that day. With the exception of the injured Luo Lingyue and Xiao Shizi, everyone else was under suspicion...
Luo Lingyue was enjoying herself so much in the clinic that she cherished so much, eating peach blossom cakes and drinking fragrant tea!
As early as when she was in Prince Xian's Mansion, she had sent a message to Mu San, asking him to spread the news that the Crown Prince had snatched horse food in the stable and that the Third Prince was a homosexual!
The Crown Prince and the Third Prince must be extremely worried right now!
As for Li Jingshu's claim that Blood Shadow had come to Prince Xian's mansion that day? Luo Lingyue narrowed her eyes. Even she hadn't seen Blood Shadow. It was probably Li Jingshu trying to cover up her plot to harm the Third Prince.
Luo Lingyue curled her lips. Although Emperor Wen had entrusted the matter to the Dali Temple and Jingzhao Yin for investigation, given his suspicious nature, he would definitely have the secret guards investigate as well.
Luo Lingyue put down the peach blossom pastry in her hand, put on a red dress, changed her appearance, and sneaked out of the pharmacy.
Lu Zheng interrogated the man who had been in the Third Prince's room that day. The ugly man was called Niu Erbao, a scoundrel from Shangjing City. After a beating, he confessed everything.
He was covered in tears and snot: "Sir! Someone gave me one thousand taels of silver to go to the Xianwang Mansion..."
Lu Zheng said sternly, "You know, the man you killed is a prince! This is enough to punish you and your entire clan!"
Niu Erbao was horrified: "My Lord! Lord, I don't know what happened. They asked me to harm Luo Lingyue! As soon as I entered the house, I was knocked unconscious! I don't know anything after that!"
Lu Zheng was stunned. Why would he harm Luo Lingyue? He looked deeper and found nothing.
Lu Zheng found Lang Ming and asked, "Master Lang! What do you think about this?"
Lang Ming glanced at him and said, "What truth do you think His Majesty wants? Everyone in the capital knows that the Crown Prince stole horse food! The Third Prince has a unique taste! The Eighth Princess and others... Sigh! This is a disgrace to the royal family! How can you investigate this?"
Lu Zheng clasped his fists and said, "Brother Lang! This? I still don't understand. Since Li Jingshu wants to harm Luo Lingyue, arrest Li Jingshu and interrogate her!"
Lang Ming's face twisted with anger: "You idiot! How dare you touch the Prime Minister's daughter! If I weren't tied to you, I wouldn't bother with your stupid head! I can't mess with the Emperor's son, and I can't mess with the Prime Minister's daughter, and you don't know that you're blaming it all on Blood Shadow!"
Lu Zheng said with a stern face: "This...can't wrongly accuse a good person!"
Minglang: “…” What a fool!
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