Gou De's back was completely drenched in sweat, and he was fidgeting. He lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Fu Baiheng's eyes. "I, I didn't hesitate."
Fu Baiheng stared at him with a half-smile: "Say it again."
Gou De instantly jumped up as if he had been pricked by a needle, then fell to his knees and begged for mercy: "I was wrong! I shouldn't have gone to the rice shop to steal things!"
Go to the rice shop to steal things? Fu Baiheng grasped the key point of his words, "You just went to the rice shop to steal things last night?"
Gou De kowtowed repeatedly, "I was wrong. Please forgive me this time! I won't dare to do it again!"
Fu Baiheng looked at him coldly, then suddenly leaned forward and pinched Gou De's upper arm. There was some muscle, which meant that Gou De should have the strength to carry Jin Xiaowan over the wall.
"You'd better tell the truth. Where were you and what were you doing last night?"
Gou De still did not change his words: "I really went to the rice shop to steal things! Your Highness, please understand!"
"So what did you steal?"
"Two kilograms of white rice."
Fu Baiheng beckoned someone over and said, "Go check the rice shop he mentioned." He then looked at Gou De and said, "If you're lying, I'll make you pay."
In the single room number three, Qin Zheng said nothing, just stared at Hu Si silently, making Hu Si sweat on his forehead.
Suddenly, Qin Zheng spoke up: "Did you go to the moat last night?"
Hu Si immediately answered loudly: "No!"
Qin Zheng walked over and suddenly leaned over Hu Si's shoulder. He seemed to be sniffing Hu Si's scent. Besides Hu Si's own sweat odor, there was indeed a faint scent of powder. "You didn't change your clothes after going to the moat last night, right? You still have the pear blossom scent that Miss Jin often wears. What do you have to say about this?"
Hu Si was practically terrified by Qin Zheng. How could he guess so accurately? He instantly stood up from his chair, turned around, and knelt before Qin Zheng: "Master Shao Yin, please spare me! I didn't mean to kill Miss Jin! It was the eldest daughter of the Chen family who told me to do this! She was the one who wanted Miss Jin dead!"
"The eldest daughter of the Chen family? Are you talking about the younger sister of Jin Xiaowan's ex-fiancé, Chen Xu?"
"Yes, yes, it's Chen Xu's sister Chen Yining!" Hu Si hurriedly pushed all the blame onto Chen Yining.
Qin Zheng immediately ordered someone to bring Chen Yining. Later, after interrogation, he learned that Chen Yining had always hated Jin Xiaowan for killing her brother, and she had always admired Shi Mingji. She did not expect that Jin Xiaowan, who had killed her fiancé, could marry Shi Mingji. So she became jealous and found Hu Si, who asked Hu Si to throw Jin Xiaowan into the moat and drown her.
Now the truth is out. Although Jin Xiaowan managed to escape with her life, Chen Yining was still convicted of murder and sent to prison.
When Fu Baiheng heard the news earlier, he was worried that Shi Mingji would think he was the one who did it, so he took the initiative to request the emperor to investigate the case. Now that the truth was out, he felt relieved and went back to scold Chen Yining with Xu Ziling for being cruel, stupid and vicious.
When Shi Mingji learned that Chen Yining was responsible, he couldn't believe a woman could be so vicious. Because Jin Xiaowan hadn't married yet, he couldn't visit her frequently, and their wedding was postponed for another month.
On this day, Fu Yueli was practicing Tongbeiquan in the yard. Tongbeiquan was cold and crisp, and the wind from his fists could even make the leaves of small trees fall to the ground. Therefore, Shi Mingyue could only watch from a distance.
He had a very cool figure and his punches were very beautiful. Shi Mingyue wanted to learn a few moves from him, but when she thought about her skinny arms and legs, she was afraid that they would break after a few moves, so she gave up the idea.
Seeing that his set of boxing was almost finished, she hurried back to the house to get a towel. After Fu Yueli finished practicing, he walked towards her, naturally took the towel from her hand, and wiped the sweat off his face.
Now that the weather has become hot again, Shi Mingyue said, "I'll ask Hongyin and Luying to chill the plum soup. We'll probably be able to drink it tonight."
"Okay, but you can't drink too much, just a small bowl at most." Fu Yueli wiped the sweat off his face, washed his hands and towel in the basin, and turned to her and said, "The palace has been renovated and we can move in tomorrow. I also received a letter from home today. Ling Yan and Ling Jing are coming to the capital."
Speaking of moving, Shi Mingyue was actually a little reluctant. After all, she had lived happily with her parents and brother for several months. But they really couldn't live in the Shi Mansion forever, not to mention that Jin Xiaowan would be marrying in a month, and with such a large family, it would inevitably be a bit crowded.
"Okay, I'll have someone pack up and move back to the palace tomorrow. I haven't seen Ling Yan and Ling Jing for a long time."
Fu Yueli looked at her gently and said, "Well, my second brother's wedding is in three days. You and I should go and attend, and we should also prepare gifts. I will be with Commander Shi all day tomorrow, so I'll have to take care of those things for you."
"Okay, go study with Commander Shi and I'll take care of these things." Shi Mingyue smiled at him. But in her heart, she was thinking, because her appearance had changed so many things, Huo Qiuwen's marriage, Fu Yueli's recovery of eyesight had been made public ahead of time, so what would happen next? She really had no idea.
Two days later, they moved into Prince Ling's Mansion. The rooms in the mansion were naturally much larger than those in the Master's Mansion, and the beds were also bigger and softer. However, both of them suffered from insomnia that night.
In her previous life, Shi Mingyue was not a person who chose her bed well. She could sleep soundly on the straw in the dilapidated temple when she eloped with Qin Zheng. But now, she tossed and turned in this spacious and comfortable bed and couldn't fall asleep.
Why was this? She thought about it for a long time and finally understood the reason.
Living in the palace meant that she and Fu Yueli could no longer live their peaceful lives as before. He was the eldest prince, Prince Ling, and she was his princess consort. She needed to take steps and expand her social network, otherwise she would not be able to build a network of connections. As the eldest son, even if Fu Yueli had no intention of the throne, the other princes would not let him go easily, as he was a dangerous factor. So she knew he had to fight for it, but he also had to be qualified. He had no power of his own in the court, which was another matter that required careful planning.
"Are you asleep?" Shi Mingyue asked him in a low voice.
Of course Fu Yueli hadn't fallen asleep yet, "No, I can't sleep."
"Do you want to be emperor?"
Silence, a long silence. In the dark night, Shi Mingyue saw Fu Yueli looking at her with an inquiring and complicated gaze. She asked again: "Do you want to?"
"I think so." Fu Yueli gave her own answer.
Shi Mingyue said in a deep voice: "I will help you."
"You, help me?" Fu Yueli was shocked.
"Yes, I will help you."
Fu Yueli sat up and sighed, "No need. I don't want you to get involved in this matter. Don't mention it again."
Shi Mingyue also sat up, suddenly grabbed his hand, and said firmly: "No, you have to believe me, I want to help you realize your wish."
Fu Yueli asked incredulously: "Why did you say you would help me? On what basis would you help me?"
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