The prince's carriage did not go to the imperial palace, but returned to the Eastern Palace.
He walked into the study and asked all the maids to leave, leaving only one confidant by the side.
Without outsiders around, he took off his usual gentle mask and smashed the valuable decorations on the table to the ground one by one.
"What's going on with those idiots from Tianming Pavilion? Didn't I tell them to hide and not alert the enemy? How come a ghost figure slipped out at this moment, and happened to run to the Empress Dowager's blessing banquet to commit a crime, and was caught red-handed by the Imperial City Bureau?!"
Seeing the prince's rage, the confidant knelt down quickly:
"Your Highness, I have asked Mr. Xuan from the Tianming Pavilion. He said that it was not the Tianming Pavilion that ordered the Ghost Shadow Brothers to act, but someone else."
The prince paused in throwing things and said in a deep voice, "Is there someone else?"
The confidant quickly replied:
"Mr. Xuan said that he only knew that the Ghost Shadow brothers disappeared a few days ago. He originally thought that they were killed by their enemies, but he didn't expect them to show up in the capital later.
Now that I think about it, the Ghost Brotherhood was suddenly hired by the eldest daughter of the Wen Ning Marquis' Mansion, and they also introduced themselves to the people of the Imperial City Bureau, claiming that they were acting for the Tianming Pavilion, and finally committed suicide in a way unique to the Tianming Pavilion. This must have all been planned.
Mr. Xuan believed that someone wanted to use these two people to let the Imperial City Bureau reopen the case of Tianming Pavilion.
As for why the eldest daughter of the Wen Ning Marquisate was involved, it is unknown."
The prince put down the inkstone in his hand and calmed down.
This matter was indeed strange, as if someone had long known about his secret relationship with Tianming Pavilion and deliberately staged a drama at the Empress Dowager's blessing banquet.
There are not many people in the Great Sheng Dynasty who have such abilities.
His uncle who was in charge of the Imperial City Administration was the first one.
And Shen Tingsi's behavior was also very strange.
He became more and more suspicious that Shen Tingsi and King Zhan were in the same group.
As for Jiang Huaizhu, this self-righteous woman, she was just a fool who was used and plotted against by them.
An adopted daughter who has no capital other than the favor of the Jiang family actually thinks that she can order people around in Tianming Pavilion. She really doesn't know her place.
Even more stupid than her are the five young masters of the Jiang family.
At this time, instead of thinking about how to distance yourself from her, you're actually thinking about rescuing her from the imperial prison?
Thinking of this, the prince said to his confidant with a cold face:
"Use the fastest carrier pigeon to send a letter to Marquis Wenning, telling him to come back immediately and take care of his family affairs!"
…
Imperial prison.
Jiang Xiancao was wearing a dragon robe and walking in the dark imperial prison.
A strong smell of blood wafted from each cell, and inhumane screams could be heard from time to time. She seemed to be able to hear the sound of flesh being torn apart.
But the expression on her face didn't change.
Because she knew that Shen Yubai would not take human life lightly, and those who were taken to the imperial prison to be punished were serious criminals who deserved it.
Jiang Huaizhu was locked in the innermost room.
She had just been brought in and had not yet been tortured, but she kept hearing screams coming from elsewhere, and her hope of being able to walk out of the imperial prison soon was gradually extinguished.
Suddenly, her cell was opened from the outside.
She stood up suddenly, thinking that her brothers had come to save her, but she saw the Ninth Prince in a black cloak standing in the shadows, smiling at her meaningfully.
"What are you doing here?"
Jiang Huaizhu took a step back in fright.
Jiang Xiancao looked at her panicked look with disheveled hair and said with a sigh:
"She's only been in the Imperial Prison for less than an hour, and hasn't even experienced any of the punishments here. How could Miss Jiang become so miserable?"
Jiang Huaizhu listened to her gloating sarcasm and was shaking with anger, but she didn't dare to talk back, for fear that she would anger her and suffer even more.
Then, she knelt down in front of Jiang Xiancao and cried:
"Ninth Prince, I know I was wrong, please let me go!"
Jiang Xiancao leaned against the door, crossed his arms and said leisurely:
"Then please tell us clearly, Miss Jiang, what you did wrong."
A flash of resentment flashed in Jiang Huaizhu's eyes, but she quickly lowered her head and said in a weak and helpless tone:
"I didn't mean to hurt anyone. I did all these things because I loved you and wanted to win your heart, but you ruthlessly abandoned me and I fell into despair."
As she spoke, she raised her hand to wipe away her tears:
"As for those two assassins from Tianming Pavilion, I had no idea who they were beforehand. How could a weak and ignorant woman like me be involved in such a conspiracy?"
Jiang Xiancao listened silently, and waited until she finished speaking before saying:
"It seems that Miss Jiang is not going to tell the truth. It doesn't matter. The punishment in the Imperial Prison will make you talk."
Seeing that she was about to turn around and leave, Jiang Huaizhu knelt down and crawled to her feet, reaching out to hug her legs.
"Your Majesty, are you really so cruel as to put Zhu'er to death?
You obviously loved Zhu'er!"
Jiang Huaizhu's soft chest was pressed against Jiang Xiancao's legs, which was also a deliberate beauty trap she used.
She felt that any normal man would be greedy for beauty.
The fact that Shen Tingsi was completely bewitched by her little trick before showed that he was just an ordinary person.
Normally, she would behave like a lady from a noble family and would not do anything that would belittle herself, but now that she had fallen into the imperial prison, she hardened her heart and planned to give Shen Tingsi a taste of sweetness.
As long as we can escape from this predicament, this price is nothing.
As she was thinking this, she was about to take further action, but the man she was hugging kicked her away.
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