Chapter 202 Quite Reasonable
The food was almost digested, and Chu Liuzheng had just sat down when Doctor Li came on time.
Because the wound had healed and was just waiting to scab off, changing the dressing wasn't as troublesome as before. However, Doctor Li still patiently reminded Chu Liuzheng: "Don't scratch it no matter how it itches. You've made it this far, so be patient for a few more days to avoid wasting your time."
Chu Liuzheng nodded obediently, and Moxiang said beside him, "Don't worry, Doctor Li, Yuzhui and I will keep an eye on her and won't let her do anything reckless."
"Thank you both ladies for your concern." Doctor Li bowed to the two of them, put on his medicine box and left.
Yuzhui went to close the door, then turned back to the two of them and said, "I see there are red streaks in Doctor Li's eyes. Did he not get enough rest last night?"
"I know!" Chen Xing suddenly opened the window and squeezed his head in.
The three of them were used to being scared by her, so they asked her to come in quickly.
Moxiang poured her a cup of hot tea and said with a smirk, "It's not like you're not allowed in, so why do you have to squeeze through that window every day?"
"I like playing with my sisters. My elder sister wants to sleep and she is driving me out because I am making too much noise in the room." Chen Xing pouted in dissatisfaction, squeezed in and sat next to Chu Liuzheng with a cup of hot tea, "I'm not going back today!"
This was quite childish. Yuzhui reached out and pinched her cheek. "What if we also find you noisy and drive you away? Where will you go?"
"Of course not." Chen Xing smiled. "My sisters are kind and beautiful. They love me so much. How could they bear to drive me away?"
Moxiang smiled and said to Chu Liuzheng and Yuzhui, "See, I told you she always put honey on her lips when she went out. Let's go search her room tomorrow and we'll definitely find a big jar."
Chen Xing pouted: "Sister Moxiang has wronged me so much. If I really had a big jar of honey, I would have brought it here for you sisters a long time ago."
Yuzhui couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek again, asking, "You just said you knew what was going on. Tell me quickly."
"I heard it from Sister Qiaoqiao as well," Chen Xing said. "Last night, Cai Baolin from Chengbi Hall was poisoned. Even His Majesty was alarmed."
"Poisoned?!" Yuzhui and Moxiang cried out in shock. Chu Liuzheng hurried over, "What kind of poison?"
"It is said to be oleander." Chen Xing told the story slowly. Chu Liuzheng seemed to be listening seriously, but he secretly opened the system to eat other melons.
After all, she had already eaten the melon that Chen Xing was talking about, so she just needed to pay attention to what was being spread in the palace.
[Oh, the case of Prince Li has been handed over to the Dali Temple for investigation. The indirect murderer, Marquis Zhongyong, has even sent people to investigate. I wonder if the Dali Temple can get to the bottom of it and make sure it doesn't become an unsolved case.]
It’s not that Chu Liuzheng has no confidence in the Dali Temple, but the body of Prince Li’s son has to be transported back to Prince Li’s fiefdom for burial, and there is really not much time left for the Dali Temple to investigate the case.
She could even imagine the scene of the Dali Temple Minister worrying so much that his hair was falling out.
[Luckily, I don't have to look it up. Such a brain-burning job needs someone capable of doing it.]
She silently wished the Dali Temple Minister good luck and was about to turn to the next item when she suddenly remembered something.
[Wait a minute! Prince Li is dead. Where's his white jade ring? It's a treasure!]
Xiao Jingfan, who was eavesdropping, felt his heart skip a beat and he quickly stood up and walked out.
How did this woman remember this?
Damn it!!
Zhou Yuande had not returned from Changchun Palace after delivering the imperial edict, and the palace servants who accompanied him hurried to catch up with him, but did not dare to ask where the emperor was going.
Xiao Jingfan didn't even have time to put on his cloak as he rushed to Yiran Garden, hoping to interrupt Chu Liuzheng before he found the answer.
[Wow, it was hidden deep enough. I finally dug it out. Let me take a look...]
Xiao Jingfan stopped in his tracks immediately.
The palace servants who were running after him almost bumped into him and were so frightened that they fell to their knees, crying out, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Xiao Jingfan had no time to pay attention to them and listened carefully to the voices coming from them.
[Frog Fun! It was actually replaced with a fake one by the tyrant long ago!]
[Strange, the tyrant doesn't have as many rings as he wants, so why would he ask the secret guards to exchange the one on Prince Li's hand? Could it be...?]
Xiao Jingfan clenched his fists and his heart was beating wildly.
Could it be that the secret has been exposed just like that?
After all, apart from knowing from his heart that this ring was related to the treasure, he really had no reason to ask the secret guard to exchange it for an ordinary white jade ring.
Just as Xiao Jingfan was quickly thinking about how to explain it back, Chu Liuzheng's slightly hesitant voice came.
[…My eyesight is flawed. That white jade ring is not only related to the treasure, but also extremely valuable, right?]
The more Chu Liuzheng thought about it, the more he felt that it was true.
The ring the richest man used as a key to his treasure must be worth a fortune. I didn't notice it, perhaps because I'm so inexperienced. But the tyrant is different. He's been raised on a paved and luxurious pedestal, and has seen countless fine things. His eyes are as sharp as an eagle, so he must have spotted the ring's unusualness at first sight.
[The Prince of Li is a foolish and gullible person. It is quite reasonable for the tyrant to exploit his nephew and swap the ring to fill his own private treasury.]
[Tsk tsk tsk, I never thought that the tyrant would be such a tyrant.]
Xiao Jingfan, who had a false alarm: "..."
Yes, I didn’t expect that things could be resolved.
However, if this is all reasonable, then what kind of strange image does he hold in this woman's mind?
The palace maids who were still kneeling: "..."
My knees hurt from the cold, someone please come and save the child!
Xiao Jingfan also realized that there were a group of people kneeling behind him and waved his hand: "Everyone, stand up."
He walked back, the cold wind whistling in the air. A palace maid tentatively offered him a cloak, "Your Majesty, please put on more clothes."
Xiao Jingfan took the cloak and put it on, feeling much warmer immediately. His ears were filled with the constant murmurs of his heart, all of which were trivial matters.
All his attendants had come out, and he wanted to stop by Wanshou Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager. Just as he was about to ask people to bring the imperial sedan chair over, he suddenly heard a deafening scream.
That’s right, Chu Liuzheng, the imperial trumpet spirit, has exerted his strength again.
[Holy crap! There’s a thief in my house! ! !]
Xiao Jingfan was stunned. His first reaction was that there was a thief in the palace. Then he thought that it must be the small grocery store run by the Chu family.
He thought about it and felt that it would not be too late to pay his respects after listening to the message, as it would be a good opportunity to have lunch with his mother.
So he went back to the Yangxin Palace to eat the melon.
Meanwhile, Chu Liuzheng was shocked by the news that thieves had broken into the grocery store. To avoid being disturbed, he yawned drowsily and said to Moxiang and the others, "I feel a little sleepy after taking the medicine. I'm going to take a nap."
"Okay, I'll call you at lunch time." Yuzhui helped her take off her coat, watched her get into bed and close her eyes, then raised his hand to lower the gauze curtain.
Perhaps because they didn't want to disturb Chu Liuzheng's sleep, the voices in the room were a little quieter.
Chu Liuzheng reopened the system, found the gossip and clicked on it.
[How could a thief suddenly break in? Are my mother and the others okay?]
She read ten lines at a glance, her speed getting slower and slower.
[Eh? ? ?]
[Oh my goodness, Daddy is so powerful! He was not bragging when he could beat three people at once. He even dared to snatch a sword with his bare hands. He is so skilled and brave!]
"Big brother is pretty awesome too! He hit the little thief with one stick... Wait, what do you mean by hitting his own leg with a stick?!"
Chu Liuzheng read it three times and was speechless after making sure that he was not mistaken.
"Big brother, big brother, you can't just join in the fun. You almost got yourself killed. Fortunately, Xin'er and A Niang were smart and caught the guy in a net."
[Tsk, I remember the security in that area was pretty good. I haven't seen anyone burglarized in ages. How could this happen? I need to find out the identity of this thief...]
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