Chapter 60 The Crown Prince is returning to the throne?
Lin Qingyue had just returned to Prince Jin's Mansion when she saw Xiaohua wandering at the gate.
"Didn't you go to the palace?"
He didn't reply, but just sniffed, "You smell like alcohol, and a strong yin aura?"
"You have a keen nose. The smell of alcohol is from a few drinks with Xie Shouzheng and the others last night. As for the Yin energy... that must have been picked up at the Gu family."
Miss Gu had so much resentment, but they didn't resolve it or help her to be reborn. It would be strange if nothing went wrong if they just sealed the coffin and buried her.
But there is no way, it is difficult to persuade a damned person with kind words!
Lin Qingyue didn't explain too much and turned the topic to Xiao Hei, "You two are reunited as father and son. I thought you would stay in the palace."
In fact, after Emperor Zhao of Qi confirmed that a trace of Prince Dongfangqi's earth soul was attached to Xiaohua's cat body, he wanted him to stay in the palace to avoid danger again.
Xiaohua said: "Although only two souls are left after returning, the two souls have merged into one and can temporarily return to the body."
"You want to return to your physical body?"
It was a coincidence that he was able to possess a remnant of his soul in the cat's body, and it wouldn't be a problem for him to use it for another year or two. But once he gave up the cat's body, it would quickly decay and be unusable.
Once it returns to its original form, it will only have three months to live due to the lack of a Heavenly Soul. If it cannot find the lost Heavenly Soul, it will no longer be able to transform back into a cat.
"I know the consequences." Xiaohua flicked her tail and said, "But it's too inconvenient to stay hidden in the cat's body."
The main reason was that he really didn't want people to stare at his butt to tell whether it was male or female.
Of course, there was no way he could say this out loud.
The proud little cat tilted its head back, its amber eyes reflecting Lin Qingyue's shadow.
"When I return to my original form, I will go with you to the Land of Red Shadow."
"You want to come too?"
"The Red Shadow region is vast. Even if my Heavenly Soul landed there, finding it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. But if I go there, I'll be able to sense it, which will shorten the search time."
"I don't care. The key is whether your father can let you go."
"My father has already agreed."
In fact, it took Xiaohua a whole night of persuasion to convince Emperor Zhao of Qi to agree. Emperor Zhao of Qi finally agreed, but asked for more guards.
Xiaohua, however, felt that having more ordinary guards was unnecessary and would only endanger innocent lives. Besides, they needed to keep a low profile on this trip.
In the end, Emperor Zhao of Qi agreed.
Lin Qingyue nodded: "Okay."
After the man and the cat had discussed their matter, it was time for Xiaohua to return to the palace.
What he didn't tell Lin Qingyue was that he had sneaked out tonight without telling Emperor Qi Zhao. He had also come to say goodbye to Lin Qingyue in the guise of a cat.
When we meet again next time, I should be able to restore my human body and embark on the journey to find the Heavenly Soul together.
Lin Qingyue couldn't help but pinch Xiaohua's cat face and sighed, "What a pity! I still like the way you are now. And Bi'er, I should prepare a midnight snack for you tonight. Don't you want to eat something before leaving?"
Xiaohua shook her head, a human-like smile appearing on her cat face. "If I get a chance in the future, I'll personally thank Bi'er. If not... just let her think I'm lost."
"Deputy Envoy Lin, I'm going back to the palace first. I'll wait for you outside the city gate on the day we're supposed to depart."
After saying that, he raised his cat paw and waved at Lin Qingyue, then turned and left.
In fact, he didn't have to come out tonight, and he could have asked someone to deliver a letter to tell him what he needed to say.
But he still wanted to come out in person, simply because he wanted to meet and talk with Lin Qingyue. That was all.
As soon as Lin Qingyue entered the palace, she saw lights and decorations inside, colorful silks fluttering in the wind, and it looked like a joyous place.
Is this... prepared for taking a concubine?
Originally, Lin Qingyue kept Dongfang Yan hanging, firstly to help the original owner resolve his obsession, and secondly, she wanted to play a trick on him.
But now, the original owner's obsession has been resolved, and Lin Qingyue is preparing to go to the Red Shadow Land, so there is no need to walk the dog prince around anymore. So, if Dongfang Yan is willing to accept Lin Ruzhen, then so be it.
However... before she leaves, she will give Dongfang Yan a wedding gift to repay him for his blindness!
The next day, just as Lin Qingyue arrived at the Xuanjing Division, a guard came to report: "Master Xie, Deputy Envoy Lin, something happened to the Gu family!"
Xie Shouzheng asked, "What's going on?"
The guard who came to report said, "Early this morning, the servants discovered that three murders had occurred in the neighboring family. Madam Guo of the Gu family, the head steward Gu, and Li Tiansheng, who was invited to help yesterday, were all killed tragically."
"The worst-hit was the wife of the Gu family. Her heart was ripped out. The scene was bloody and horrific! The Gu family was terrified and believed that it was the ghost of Miss Gu who had returned for revenge. The Gu family's servants sent people to the Xuanjing Division for help early in the morning."
The others started talking after hearing this:
"Yesterday we wanted to transform our minds, but they brought in some mediocre people from outside and insisted on driving us away. Now they want to come back again. What do they think of our Xuanjing Division?"
"That's right! Don't worry about them. The Gu family is rich anyway, so we can just go out and hire more talented people from the public."
"We have a lot of work to do and don't have time to take care of their family!"
Xie Shouzheng said, "You little bastards, your ideological awareness is not good enough! The Gu family is certainly hateful, but if we do nothing and let the ghosts cause trouble, if they become evil, they will endanger others and affect the safety of the entire capital! As public officials, we absolutely cannot refuse a case."
Everyone lowered their heads after being scolded by him.
Da Mi couldn't help but give Xie Shouzheng a thumbs up: "As expected of Mr. Xie, you are so enlightened!"
Xie Shouzheng suddenly changed the subject and said, "But our Xuanjing Division is not an idle government office. We have a lot of cases every day, big and small, and we are always busy! Everything has to come first, right? Let's put the Gu family case on hold for now. When we have more time and manpower, we will deal with it!"
"Your Excellency has a wise idea! I will send the man away right away!" The guard who reported the matter immediately turned around and ran away.
The other guards also chuckled secretly.
Although they were public officials, they were bullied by the nobles all day long, and they couldn't help but feel resentful.
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