Chapter 417 Jealousy
Qiao Wanyan lifted the veil and looked at him, but never answered.
He Yanli waited for a long time but didn't get an answer. He also noticed a gaze that was hard to ignore and couldn't help but look into its eyes.
Qiao Wanyan's eyes were bright, gentle and clear, like the most flawless snow lotus on Changbai Mountain.
He Yanli knew that she had a face with no flaws in its appearance, but he knew that he was still amazed every time he looked into her eyes.
Beauty can kill people, just like it can deceive people.
"Your Highness wishes me to send you off in what capacity?"
After throwing the question back, He Yanli was speechless for a long time.
"I will answer you when I return to the capital."
Qiao Wanyan lowered her eyes, put down her veil, stepped forward, reached out and grabbed his hand, held both hands in front of her, and looked up at him through the veil.
"Okay, I'll wait for the prince to return safely."
On top of the city gate, He Zhiyu looked at this scene with a gloomy look on his face.
He held the jade token in his hand tightly, which had been repaired but still had cracks on it. The edge of the token pressed against his palm, seemingly embedding into his flesh, but he did not let go.
Jing Yuan called softly from the side: "Your Highness, if Prince Jing successfully fulfills the emperor's long-cherished wish, the emperor is biased towards Prince Jing, and your position will be in danger by then."
He Zhiyu was silent for a long time, and a chill appeared on his bright and cheerful face, so cold and heavy that it was terrifying.
"He deserves to die."
Without him...
Jing Yuan said: "Your Highness, the most important thing for us right now is to make great achievements and regain the position of crown prince before King Jing returns to the capital. The officials of the Eastern Palace must have arrived. Should we go back first?"
He Zhiyu's eyes were fixed on Qiao Wanyan. She looked in the direction where He Yanli left, and he looked at her back.
Only Jingyuan is thinking about how to help His Highness return to the position of crown prince.
"Your Highness?" Jing Yuan called.
He Zhiyu was slow to answer, Jingyuan followed his gaze and realized that it was the second daughter of the Qiao family.
Like He Yanli, although the carriage did not have the Qiao family's lanterns hanging on it, and although the second Miss Qiao was wearing a veil, one could tell who she was from her back.
People who stand out too much can be seen even if they cover their faces.
On the other side, when Qiao Wanyan was about to get on the carriage to leave, several young men came over.
Zi Yuan immediately stood in front of her and shouted, "What are you doing?"
The leading man smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. We are not here for fun. We just know your lady is a beauty even through her veil, so we want to get to know her."
Qiao Wanyan was too lazy to pay attention and turned around to get on the carriage.
The coachman trotted towards the guards at the city gate and seemed to say something. Then the guards looked at the carriage and walked towards the carriage with two people to drive away those scoundrels.
When He Zhiyu was on his way back to the East Palace, Jing Yuan caught up with him on horseback and reported to him at the window of the carriage.
"Your Highness, those people did not act on a whim, but were paid to harass the Second Young Lady."
Tsuru Chiyu's voice came from inside the carriage, "Who is it?"
Jing Yuan: "I am a young master from a small place, and I am temporarily staying at the inn on the same floor."
He Zhiyu said in a gentle and emotionless tone, "Kill him."
Jingyuan immediately responded, "Yes, Your Highness."
Shen Lingyi went to the inn on the same floor to ask Qin Huai about his plan and whether it had started to progress, but she never expected to see the scene of Qin Huai hanging in the room. She was so scared that she staggered back and fell to the ground, shaking all over and unable to speak.
Chu Lu immediately said: "Miss, Miss, are you okay?"
Shen Lingyi pointed at Qin Huai who was hanged in the room and said in a trembling voice: "Dead, dead!"
Chu Lu used all her strength to help her up and closed the door to prevent her from seeing the scene in front of her.
"Miss, Qin Yanei would never hang himself. Someone must have murdered him!"
Shen Lingyi grabbed her hand, "Qiao Wanyan? Did she know that and killed Qin Huai directly and faked it as suicide? It must be her! She is ruthless and not a good person, it must be her!"
Chu Lu comforted her, "Miss, let's go quickly! The Qiao family's daughter is so bold and reckless. If she knew that it was you who secretly instructed Qin Huai, I'm afraid she would take revenge on you!"
Shen Lingyi said: "No, she wouldn't dare to do that even if she knew. My grandfather is the prime minister of the dynasty. She dared to do something to Qin Huai, but she definitely wouldn't dare to do something to the granddaughter of the prime minister of the capital!"
Chu Lu nodded, "Miss, that's right, so now we..."
Shen Lingyi said: "We don't know Qin Huai. When the time comes, the waiter will report to the police. We just need to wait for the murderer to be caught. Why do we need to do anything?"
Chu Lu seemed to have thought of something. "Miss, if the government officials find any letters or things related to the Qiao family girl on Qin Yanei, even if they can't kill the Qiao family girl, they can at least ruin her reputation!"
Shen Lingyi’s eyes lit up, “Chu Lu, you are so smart!”
When the waiter came to deliver water, he saw a customer hanging himself and immediately went to report it to the government office.
The government office was afraid of causing panic, so it brought the person back through the back door at night.
According to the Great Yu Law, when a person commits suicide and is brought to the government office, the coroner must first perform an autopsy, and the case will only be closed if there is no possibility of homicide.
The coroner delivered the letter found on Qin Huai's body to the prefect overnight. It was a farewell letter related to the second daughter of the Qiao family.
It was a farewell letter written by the daughter of the Qiao family, who had betrayed him, teased him, but was unwilling to marry him.
A guest suddenly came to the Shangshu Mansion, which was closed, and the prefect was led to the front hall.
"My Lord Prefect, you come so late. I wonder what brings you here?" Minister Qiao raised his hand and the two of them sat down.
The prefect handed him a letter from his sleeve. Minister Qiao opened it, took a look at it and laughed, then stood up, walked to the candle and burned the letter as clean as a candle.
"Thank you, Lord Prefect."
The prefect said, "You are too polite, Minister. I am grateful to you for taking care of my sons so that they can be taught by famous teachers in Qiao's Academy. This is just a small matter, not a big deal."
Minister Qiao said: "Your Excellency is very lucky because you are talented and low-key.
The prefect was mocking in his heart, when mentioning other people's children, why didn't he take the opportunity to mention how smart his precious daughter was?
It's strange and makes people feel uncomfortable.
"The people below went to investigate, and the dead person was Qin Huai, the son of the county magistrate of Yu County. Yu County is so far away from the capital, Qin Huai and the second young lady would not have any connection, this matter is strange."
Minister Qiao looked at the burning candle and said, "Yu County? The Prime Minister's hometown is in Yu County. I heard that his granddaughter has lived in Yu County for many years, and his grandson has also been there for two or three years."
The prefect stood up and said, "Qin Huai committed suicide. I will notify someone to send him back to Yu County. The case has been closed here, but how to deal with it is up to the Shangshu himself. I'll take my leave now."
Minister Qiao saw him off: "Thank you for taking this trip, sir."
After seeing off the prefect, Minister Qiao said, "Manager Chen."
Manager Chen responded immediately.
Minister Qiao: "Go check whether Qin Huai has had any contact with the Shen family since coming to Beijing."
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