Chapter 60: I am tired today, you guys take your time to investigate!
Xiao Nanyan suddenly lowered his head and breathed hot air into Xiyan's ear:
"Why don't you thank the prince?"
His fingertips pinched the soft flesh on her waist, and Xiyan trembled all over and knelt in greeting:
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
At this moment, Chu Jin came over with big strides. He glanced at the mess on the ground and Xiyan's hand wrapped in a handkerchief, which was faintly stained with blood. His thick brows suddenly frowned:
"What happened?"
Xiao Nanyan curled his lips slightly:
"It's just that I was clumsy, and the princess scolded me a little, so I got a little hurt!"
After Xiao Nanyan finished speaking, he picked up Xiyan in his arms in front of everyone:
"I am tired today, please take your time to investigate!"
After saying that, he strode towards the palace gate, and Han Xiao and Ye Ren immediately followed.
Xiyan had never thought that he would act like this. She clutched his clothes with her bare hands helplessly, her ears red as cinnabar, and buried her delicate head deeply in the black python-patterned clothes.
Helian Shu's nails, dyed red, dug deep into her palms, and the hem of her brocade skirt was wrinkled into a ball.
Chu Jin's eyes shone, and he was about to reach out to stop him, but Helian Feng said calmly:
"Prince Regent, please!"
Since the prince had spoken, Chu Jin had no choice but to let him go.
In the blink of an eye, the master and his four servants had already left the hall.
Chu Jin raised his eyebrows, and a shadow appeared at the corner of his eye:
"Your Highness, that woman..."
Helian Feng waved his hand and looked at the direction where Xiao Nanyan was leaving with Xiyan in his arms, his eyes flickering:
"Everyone saw her being knocked to the ground by Shu'er and injuring her hand. There's no way to verify this, and there's no evidence to link her to the murder. She can't openly become an enemy of the Regent."
Helian Shu kept staring at Xiao Nanyan's disappearing back, not paying attention to what they said, and snorted coldly:
"It seems that Brother Yan is quite concerned about this maidservant standing in the palace?"
Helian Feng glanced at his own sister, a hint of annoyance in his eyes:
"Shu'er, you are a princess, a royal concubine. How dare you hit a maid from the Prince Regent's Palace in public? How can you be so disrespectful? Aren't you afraid of losing face for the royal family?"
Helian Shu raised her eyebrows a few times, but she didn't want to offend the princess in front of everyone, so she smiled immediately:
"Your Majesty, your teaching is correct. However, that maidservant was too careless. Look, she even burned my hand!"
Helian Feng lowered his eyes and glanced at her red and swollen wrist:
"Really? Don't you think that my brother doesn't understand your character?"
The meaning of the words is self-evident.
Helian Shu's cheeks flushed slightly, and she smiled awkwardly:
"If my royal brother is alright, I will go back to Lanzhi Palace to treat his wounds."
Helian Feng nodded.
After Helian Shu left, Chu Jin's face showed a hint of suppressed anger:
"Your Highness, don't you think that woman is suspicious? If we let her go so easily, how can we give an explanation to the Nanzhao envoys, and how can we report to His Majesty?"
Helian Feng frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said:
"Shu'er is foolish, being used without realizing it. However, there's not a shred of evidence to prove it was Xiao's men who did this. Acting rashly will only alert the enemy. I will explain myself to my father!"
"Your Majesty can still be flexible, but what about Nanzhao?" Chu Jin pointed at several accompanying envoys sitting at Nanzhao's seat.
Helian Feng stood in the center of the hall, looking up at the Panlong caisson on the dome for a long time, then sighed softly:
"Now that we are here, let's make the best of it!"
He turned to face Chu Jin, his eyes blazing:
"Pass the order. We will be dismissed for now. Bring back those with wounds you just discovered and interrogate them strictly. I will report to my father tomorrow!"
Chu Jin nodded.
Just now, after a thorough investigation by the guards, they did find several people with injuries on their hands, but most of these people were palace maids or eunuchs who did menial work. His intuition told him that it had nothing to do with these people.
However, according to the rules, a thorough investigation must be conducted before an explanation can be given to the emperor.
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