Liu Tan was slightly surprised after hearing this. He didn't expect to find the clue so quickly, so he quickly asked someone to invite Du Zhou in.
Du Zhou came in and presented a document with a serious expression, saying, "Your Highness, please review it."
Liu Ju took it and waved to Liu Tan, saying, "Come and take a look together."
Liu Tan didn't bother to be polite with him and just sat down next to him and leaned over to look.
Du Zhou was slightly stunned after seeing this: What happened to the King of the Northern Territory who promised to put His Royal Highness the Crown Prince under house arrest?
Originally, Du Zhou hadn't seen the prince for many days and was half-believing the rumor. Now... he felt that he was still not smart enough to be influenced by those rumors.
He was reflecting on himself here, while Liu Tan and Liu Ju's brows were getting more and more furrowed as they watched.
Du Zhou did find out the person who passed the message to the four marquises, and this person was also the one who passed the message to Prince Guangchuan.
It was also this person who persuaded the Four Marquises and King Guangchuan to rebel.
However, the identity of this person surprised both Liu Tan and Liu Ju - he was actually a eunuch in the palace, and according to the clues found out, this eunuch was a descendant of the Zhao family.
When talking about the surviving members of the Zhao family, Liu Tan couldn't help but think of King Yan Liu Dan. The fundamental reason why King Yan Liu Dan ended up like that was his own fault, but it was also closely related to the surviving members of the Zhao family.
When investigating the witchcraft case, several orphans of the Zhao family were captured in Chang'an, Yan State and the Northern Border State. Liu Tan thought they had all been captured, but he didn't expect that they were still waiting for him here?
However, Liu Tan was a little skeptical when he heard that the mastermind behind the whole thing was the orphan of the Zhao family.
Before he could say anything, Liu Ju chuckled and said, "You're kidding! How could the orphan of the Zhao family enter the palace so easily? Someone must have tried to cover up for him. Let's capture that person first."
Indeed, there are generally only two sources of eunuchs in the palace these days. One is the good family sons who are desperate and enter the palace after being castrated. This actually accounts for a very small proportion. The second is people who have committed crimes and have been castrated. This accounts for the largest proportion.
No matter which one it is, it means that this person's origin is clear. If the descendants of the Zhao family are first of all eliminated due to their origin.
So there must be someone covering up for them, but since they have already reached here, the person hiding can also be found.
What was unexpected was that when Liu Ju sent people to capture the eunuch, they found that the eunuch had been missing for a long time.
"Missing?" Liu Tan's mouth twitched. "How could a good person disappear from the palace? No, I can't stand hearing the word 'missing' right now. This person must be found."
Liu Que said, "This matter...I'm afraid I'll have to ask my wife for help."
Liu Tan simply stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go find my mother."
He has been so busy these days that he hasn't even had time to pay his respects to Chen Ajiao. It just so happens that he can find some time to go over now.
When Liu Tan arrived at the Pepper Room, Chen Ajiao was selecting fabrics. Seeing Liu Tan, she smiled and asked, "How come you have time to come here today?"
Liu Tan was sweating profusely. He bowed and said, "I will return the government affairs to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If I don't, I'm afraid I'll become the sixth rebel. For the sake of the Han Dynasty, I'd better take a break."
After he finished speaking, he observed Chen Ajiao and had several arguments in his mind. No matter why Chen Ajiao was unhappy, he could find a way to persuade her.
However, what he didn't expect was that Chen Ajiao didn't say anything, but just pulled him aside and said, "It just so happens that a batch of materials were sent as tribute a while ago, and I want to select some to send to Danyang. Your clothes are all old, so you can select some and have them made for you."
Liu Tan: ...
My God, he never wears his clothes for the third time. If he really likes something, he will wear it twice, but only twice. When the people below see that he likes it, they would rather make him a new set of the same thing than let him wear the same thing twice. I don’t know what they are thinking.
Anyway, saying that his clothes are old is just a lie with open eyes.
However, in Chen Ajiao's eyes, clothes that are worn for the second time may be old.
Liu Tan coughed lightly and said, "Actually, there's something more important."
Chen Ajiao asked, "What's the matter?"
Liu Tan recounted the incident, and Chen Ajiao raised her eyebrows after hearing it: "How can he get away with this?"
After saying that, she ordered the Grand Chamberlain to check it out immediately.
The Grand Chamberlain searched for about two days before he found out the whereabouts of this person - this person actually ran to the seventh prince's bedroom and committed suicide!
When Liu Tan heard the news, he couldn't help but close his eyes. He had been afraid of this situation before. Once the person died, all clues would be lost.
The question now is whether this person really committed suicide or was forced to commit suicide, and why did he run to the seventh prince's bedroom to commit suicide?
Chen Ajiao frowned: "This child...why is he so troublesome? Is there anyone who still refuses to give up?"
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment before he realized that Chen Ajiao was probably suspecting that someone else wanted to take advantage of the Seventh Prince.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Mother, who is taking care of the Seventh Prince now?"
Chen Ajiao said nonchalantly, "Who else could it be? It's just the people who serve him. His Majesty is not here, so how can I find him a mother?"
Liu Tan: ...
Hmm, I smell a bit of sourness. It seems that Chen Ajiao doesn't care so much about Liu Che.
He was just a little curious and asked, "Mother, there's still no news from the Emperor. Aren't you worried?"
She still has the mood to choose clothes for him and Danyang. She looks no different from usual and doesn't seem like she would be jealous of Liu Che.
Chen Ajiao raised her eyebrows: "Him? He can't die."
Liu Tan opened his mouth and said, well, maybe this is also a kind of confidence that Chen Ajiao has in Liu Che.
Or perhaps everyone felt that Liu Che should not die so easily.
Thinking of this, he suddenly said, "Let the Seventh Prince live with me."
Chen Ajiao frowned. "What do you want him to do? Listen to the Queen Mother. This child is unlucky. The day Your Majesty disappeared was his first birthday, and his mother died when he was one hundred days old. He is unlucky for his father and mother. It's not a good omen. Even if you feel sorry for him, don't get close to him."
Liu Tan was slightly stunned: "My seventh brother is one year old, and father is outside?"
Chen Ajiao sneered: "Apart from the Crown Prince and your first birthday, he has never paid attention to the other princes' first birthdays."
In fact, what really mattered to Liu Che was probably the prince's first birthday banquet, and Liu Tan... had the title of a legitimate son, so Liu Che couldn't do anything too bad.
Liu Tan didn't care and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. I have strong luck and am not afraid. The most important thing is... I want to see if the person behind the scenes dares to take action again."
That eunuch ran to the Seventh Prince's bedroom and committed suicide, probably to create a misunderstanding - that he was loyal to the Seventh Prince, or that he died for the Seventh Prince.
To be honest, if the Seventh Prince had been older, he would have been killed by this eunuch.
Even if Liu Che comes back, he will not let the seventh prince go.
As for the fact that this is his son...what a joke, when has Liu Che ever shown mercy to his son?
Now he wanted to see if the Seventh Prince was also a smokescreen?
While Chen Ajiao was still trying to persuade Liu Tan, Miao Rui ran in from outside, sweating profusely, and said, "Your Highness, there's news from His Majesty!"
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