In the end, the eldest princess reported the matter to the authorities, and the prefect of Jingzhao arrived immediately. When he saw the dead scholar who had been the third place in the imperial examination, and that the murderer was the concubine's son of the Marquis of Wuyang, he felt dizzy and knew that this was a serious matter.
One case caused him to directly offend three forces.
At this time, he did not know that his only son for several generations would eventually be deeply involved in it.
After he took away the murderer, witness and the body, Lu Yanzhou and Lu Zhichen also hurriedly left the Princess's Mansion.
"Ninth brother, this is a bit too coincidental." The eldest princess looked at Lu Zhixing inquiringly, "Your maid was also taken in by chance. Be careful, Fourth and Fifth Brothers will be dissatisfied with you."
Lu Zhixing took a sip of tea indifferently and said, "What should a blind man like me be afraid of?"
That's right. When he was not blind, he didn't even take his father's actions seriously. Now that he is blind, with the Empress Dowager and the old master of the Lin family as his guarantors, no matter how big a disaster he caused, the responsibility would not be on him.
The princess sighed softly. She should be the one worrying about herself. She had finally found a replacement to help her relax, but then he died in the blink of an eye. He was also involved in a party dispute. Well, she couldn't hold any banquets for the next two years...
Watching the princess sigh and leave, Song Yushu helped Lu Zhixing stand up and left the princess's mansion.
Chao He, who was following behind him, had a blank mind. She didn't expect Zhou Xianwen to die like this, so easily. He didn't see his feet clearly and stumbled and was about to fall.
"Be careful." A kind and familiar hand held her arm. It turned out to be Lord Liu Bai.
Chao He looked at Liu Bai with a pale face, said thank you silently, shook his lips to make himself sober, and followed the pace of Song Yushu and Lu Zhixing.
Liu Bai looked at Chao He's weak shoulders from behind, and felt a trace of pity in his heart. Such a beautiful and strong woman had encountered such an inhuman thing.
In the carriage.
"I really didn't expect that Prince Yu's methods were so cruel. He actually used such means to uncover the affair between Marquis Wuyang and the prince." Song Yushu shook his head slightly.
Originally, they brought Chao He to the eldest princess's banquet just to use the relationship between Chao He and Zhou Xianwen to let the eldest princess know about this matter, and let the eldest princess inform Lu Yanzhou, so that the two parties would fight each other and involve the matter of Wuyang Hou.
However, no one expected that Prince Yu could not wait for a moment, nor did he expect that Prince Yu did not care about anyone's life. He could kill the top scholar in the imperial examination at will.
"Fifth brother is becoming more and more arrogant, he doesn't abide by the law and he is daring and reckless." Lu Zhixing also shook his head. Ever since Lu Zhichen took over the power in his hands, he has become increasingly disregarding everyone.
You two are really brothers, Song Yushu pouted, it’s just that you haven’t reached the level of Lu Zhichen who is so crazy.
Lu Zhixing squinted his eyes and glanced at Song Yushu, then tapped her with his finger, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."
Song Yushu smiled foolishly and said that he was innocent.
Before the two of them returned to the palace, an imperial decree came down from the palace, summoning Lu Zhixing to the palace to meet the emperor immediately.
When Lu Zhixing entered the hall, Lu Zhichen and Lu Yanzhou stood on either side, opposing each other, and it seemed that neither of them was willing to submit to the other.
"Your son pays his respects to father." Lu Zhichen bowed with Song Yushu.
As a blind prince, he was the first prince who could bring his eldest son into the palace.
"Get up." The emperor glanced at Lu Zhixing with a complicated look in his eyes. In fact, this son was his best, but unfortunately, half of his blood was Lin's. "I called you here today because of a difficult matter."
"The third place winner was innocently killed or wounded in the Princess's residence. The Marquis of Wuyang and the Crown Prince are implicated. I don't want outsiders to judge him. You are the most suitable person to come."
"What do you think?"
The emperor has said this, can Lu Zhixing still say that he doesn't want to do it?
"Your son obeys your command." Lu Zhixing did not change his expression and directly accepted the order.
It is this magnanimity and composure that the other two sons do not have. Look, they are arguing in the hall over a trivial matter, their faces red, and they don't feel ashamed at all!
The emperor nodded approvingly. "I know you've been in the Ministry of Rites for too long and don't have any capable assistants. So, I'm giving you an order to find some people in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel to help you. Remember, no matter who is involved, this matter must be thoroughly investigated! Any news must be reported to me first! Do you understand?"
"I understand, son." Lu Zhichen nodded.
"Your Majesty, my ninth brother suffers from an eye disease. How can he solve such a big problem? Or I, your son..." Lu Yanzhou couldn't help but want to get involved. After all, Lu Zhixing and Lu Zhichen were brothers from the same mother, so they would surely side with him.
The emperor was furious with his favored son. His face darkened and he berated him, "Enough! Do you know what it means to avoid suspicion?! Everything the Marquis of Wuyang's son described points back to you, and you still want to get involved? Are you afraid others won't find fault with you?"
Lu Yanzhou hadn't been scolded like this for a long time, especially in front of his younger brothers, and his face immediately became very ugly.
Finally, when the emperor waved everyone away, he didn't even look at the emperor and left angrily.
As a result, the emperor didn't even have the chance to give him any instructions.
"Look, look, this is the son I favor!" The emperor was so angry that his heart ached. He sat on the throne, holding his chest and gasping for breath.
Eunuch Li You beside him immediately calmed him down, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince was just anxious for a moment and had no intention of contradicting you."
"Isn't this defiance? What is defiance? If he is not the only adult prince whose mother's family has no connection with the Lin family, how could he be the crown prince?!" The emperor was so angry that he spoke without thinking.
Li You was so scared that he could only say something to the emperor and pretended not to hear what he said. What a joke! Who would dare to respond to such a question?
The emperor recovered and realized he had said the wrong thing. "Ahem, have someone keep a close eye on Prince Jing. If he has any news, report it to me immediately."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li You was a little puzzled. Since the emperor didn't trust Lu Zhixing, why did he let Lu Zhixing investigate?
As if sensing Li You's confusion, the emperor snorted coldly, "Ever since Prince Jing developed an eye disease, the Queen has abandoned him and joined forces with Lin Zong to seize his military power and influence."
"I know my son well. King Jing is a man of great dignity. How can he tolerate this? He will definitely fight back. I will help him and make the waters even more muddy, so that my foolish son can pick up some fruits."
This was also a helpless move. The emperor shook his head. The prince's mother's family was a new noble family with no background. As a result, the son taught by Concubine Yu was short-sighted, and he couldn't change it no matter how hard he tried.
Unlike Lu Zhixing, who was raised by the old master and the queen mother of the Lin family, he has an inexplicable kingly aura from his style to his temperament.
What a pity...
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