There are always people reporting to Lord Qin, but Gu Xin asked about Lu Ni from Prince Tian Tian, and the people from the Dali Temple haven't had time to report to Lord Qin yet.
Therefore, after Lord Qin finished speaking, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion had nothing to do with the rest of the conversation.
The emperor looked at Lu Zheng with a puzzled expression.
"Lu Zheng, you said that the Court of Judicial Review went to your residence to arrest suspects, but Lord Qin, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, is unaware of this. What's going on?" the Emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, I arrived at the palace relatively quickly, and Princess Xinxin is always quick in her work. Therefore, it must be that the person from Princess Xinxin's side who was reporting the news to Lord Qin has not yet arrived at the palace gate," Lu Zheng explained.
Both Lord Qin and the Minister of Rites looked at Lu Zheng in surprise. How come the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has a suspect?
What connection could this case possibly have with the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?
They, like the emperor, were filled with doubt and disbelief.
"Take your men there. I need to know the progress on Xin Xin's side. Bring white robes with you. I need to know at all times. You know what to do," the emperor instructed.
"Your subject obeys the decree!" Lu Zheng withdrew.
They found the man in white outside, and he called several guards to come with him.
"Didn't you notice anything unusual last night?" Lu Zheng asked Bai Yi softly as the two walked ahead.
“My General Lu, Shi Mu was so badly injured by Prince Ahai. If he could still come out, he wouldn’t have lost yesterday. I stayed by the post station until 1-3 AM and then went back. Nothing unusual happened,” the man in white said.
"You've been waiting until the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), haven't you noticed that people who don't belong at the post station have gone there?" Lu Zheng retorted.
"What do you mean? Was the pig princess's death caused by someone who went in from outside?" the man in white asked in surprise.
"I'm not sure. Just before I went to the palace, I happened to run into people from the Dali Temple who came to my house to arrest someone—Lu Ni. Didn't you see Lu Ni going in or out of the South City Inn last night?" Lu Zheng asked.
“No! Last night, only those princesses and princes from the West were out having a late-night snack and came back quite late. Then, Prince Tianji’s men went out to bring him some snacks back. There were no strangers… Oh, they all traveled by carriage. Even if there were strangers, I wouldn’t have known if they were in the carriage. You only told me to keep an eye on Shi Mu, so I didn’t pay much attention to that. Most of the time, I was outside Jia Cang’s place. Jia Cang’s place isn’t close to Nan Lin’s place, as you know.” The man in white explained.
“It shouldn’t be Lu Ni,” Lu Zheng said, pursing his lips.
"Definitely not. She's even thinking of breaking you up with the Third Sister along with the Pig Princess and the Frog Prince. Why would she kill someone for no reason? Besides, she looks fierce, but if you really asked her to kill someone, I bet she wouldn't even dare to pick up a knife!" the woman in white complained.
“But she’s definitely going to suffer a lot this time. Xin Xin must have thought of this too. She knows it’s not Lu Ni, but she’ll still make Lu Ni confess her schemes. Then the Dali Temple’s records will stay there forever. Since she likes cooperating with foreigners so much, why not just send her abroad?” Lu Zheng said to himself.
The man in white glanced at Lu Zheng and clicked his tongue inwardly.
Now you've finally found an excuse to get rid of one of them, and the Third Sister won't have anything to say.
However, the Lu family is indeed a nuisance. Getting rid of one of them will make things easier for the Third Miss in the future.
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