Chapter 218 Be sure to ask Minister Lin to take "special" care of her, understand?
Xue Zhirou and Yan Bitong heaved a sigh of relief when they heard what the prince said.
However, judging from the looks of the prince and the others, they must have known that the Crown Princess was pregnant.
They might have been arrested because of their previous somewhat strange suggestion.
However, the fact that the prince knew that the Crown Princess was pregnant meant that the royal family of the Southern Dynasty also knew about it.
In this way, Zhao Taiyang would have to find another opportunity to do what he wanted to do later.
Moreover, she and Bitong were still under investigation, which would delay things for some time.
There was no other way, and she could only pass the message back now.
But there were too many people now, so she could only wait until later when there were no other people.
Then, Xue Zhirou pretended to cry with joy and spoke.
"Oh! So that's how it is! I don't know who we mother and I have offended to spread rumors about us!"
"We didn't do anything in the first place, so we are not afraid of being investigated!"
"Besides, the Crown Princess is already highly respected and it's related to the royal heir, so we should be more careful!"
"It's only right to investigate according to the procedures, and we mother and I will cooperate!"
"Then please have your Highness the Crown Prince deal with it as soon as possible, so that we mother and I can get justice as soon as possible!"
Xue Zhirou spoke righteously at this moment, as if she had been wronged but was thinking about others.
The prince looked at them with disgust, but he didn't delay any longer. He waved his hand and told a secret guard, "Hand them over to Minister Lin. Remember to tell him to pay attention to their hands. Remember to keep them separate. Xue Zhirou won't move yet. Yan Bitong will be the main judge!"
He then raised his voice a little so that everyone around could hear.
"Be sure to tell Minister Lin to take 'special' care of them. Do you understand?"
"These are the biological mother and younger sister of the Crown Princess!"
"Your subordinate obeys!" the secret guard responded loudly.
The secret guard understood what the prince meant by this.
'Special' care!
Got it!
After all, these two people have contact with people from Nanzhao, so they must be kept separately.
Xue Zhirou and Yan Bitong listened to the prince's "instructions" and were more certain that this matter was just a formality to show those gossipers.
After all, the prince cannot be accused of being unfair because of them, as that would surely ruin his reputation! A
bad reputation would be detrimental to the prince's future ascension to the throne.
So the two of them naturally felt that they had made a huge sacrifice for the prince's reputation.
With their sacrifice, they could take their relationship with the prince and the princess a step further.
In the future, even if the royal family already knew that the princess was pregnant, they would strengthen their defenses.
They would also be able to get the chance to strike because of their closer relationship!
So, with a smile on their faces, the two of them took the initiative to follow the secret guard.
After the two of them walked away, the princess asked in confusion: "Husband, why are you doing this?"
Before the prince could answer, a deep voice came from behind them.
"The prince is probably doing this to shine the light on Taiyang!"
The person who spoke was none other than the old Hanlin Yan.
Minister Han also followed up and echoed: "Yes! Zhao Taiyang has not contacted Xue Zhirou in these years, he just controlled Xue Zhirou to take the witchcraft on her own."
"Since the two have never met, how did they pass the message?"
"Maybe there is some special way for the person who is under the spell and the person who casts the spell to communicate!"
"The prince is afraid that if Xue Zhirou finds out that what she did with Zhao Taiyang has been exposed, she will definitely pass the message to Zhao Taiyang immediately."
"And we haven't caught Zhao Taiyang yet. If he receives the message from Xue Zhirou and secretly runs away, it will be difficult to catch him again."
"After all, we don't have an effective way to crack the witchcraft now. Even if martial law is imposed on the capital again, Zhao Taiyang can escape with witchcraft."
"After leaving the city gate, the difficulty of arresting them will be countless times greater than that inside the city, and the search scope will be greatly different."
The prince nodded and affirmed, "Yes, that's exactly what I thought."
"Actually, when I first discovered their possible way of drugging, I was a little anxious, and I did want to convict the two of them directly."
"Later, after hearing Xue Zhirou's explanation, I came to my senses."
"Xue Zhirou and Yan Bitong are just pawns. The most important thing about this matter is to catch Zhao Taiyang."
"So, I calmed down and followed Xue Zhirou's words."
The Crown Princess asked again, "My husband, what did you think those two people were going to do to make me take the abortion pills?"
Old Hanlin Yan and Shangshu Han also looked at the prince with confusion.
They could only eavesdrop and peek at first, but they were still at a certain distance and could not hear or see clearly.
They only saw that the prince suddenly issued two orders in a loud voice, and they thought something urgent had happened. They were so anxious that they almost rushed out and exposed themselves.
Fortunately, they calmed down in the end.
After all, they were both old hands in the officialdom, and they were not needed in such an occasion. If
they rushed to expose themselves, no matter what the situation was at the time, it would be very likely to ruin the prince's plan.
So the two of them tacitly pulled each other's sleeves to prevent each other from running out without stopping.
The two felt their sleeves being pulled at the same time, looked at each other, smiled at the same time, and then continued to look at the prince nervously.
The prince organized his words and explained.
"I am just guessing."
"Since these two people came this time to give the Crown Princess an abortion drug, they must have brought the drug with them."
"But if they put it directly into the food, such a plan is too obvious, which is equivalent to suicide."
"Also, I noticed that Xue Zhirou's right hand was clenched tightly, but her left hand was very relaxed."
"When taking the food box, she only held it with her left hand. The right hand was only opened when Xue Zhirou wanted to hold the Crown Princess' hand when they first met."
"So, I analyzed that the abortion drug was smeared on the right hands of the two men, and planned to take advantage of the physical contact with the Crown Princess to smear the abortion drug on her fingers."
"In this way, as long as the two men persuade the Crown Princess to take food with her hands, the abortion drug will be eaten by the Crown Princess herself."
"And the two men only need to use their own handkerchiefs to wipe off the abortion drug remaining on the Crown Princess' hands under the pretext of showing closeness."
"Afterwards, the two men washed their right hands and handkerchiefs, and the traces of the abortion drug were completely destroyed."
"When the Crown Princess has a miscarriage according to their plan, they can also completely remove themselves."
"After all, their only suspicion is the food, and there is nothing wrong with the food."
After hearing this, the Crown Princess finally understood why the Crown Prince had pulled her back so hard just now. It turned out that he was afraid that she would come into contact with the two people. After hearing
what the Crown Prince said, the two old officials stroked their beards and nodded heavily, as if they agreed with this guess.
However, everything needs to wait for the results of the subsequent investigation to be verified.
At this moment, Minister Lin, who was in the Dali Temple and was bored looking at the files of previous cases, was planning to send someone to inform his old mother that he had important things to do today.
Have to work overtime!
Then, he asked the servant to buy a few sets of the latest storybooks and the freshly baked roast chicken from Zui Xiang Ju.
Read the storybooks while eating roast chicken.
Such a life, isn't it beautiful!
But the next moment, Minister Lin's dream was broken by a black shadow that suddenly appeared, and it shattered to the ground...
Minister Lin: So, this fake overtime has become real overtime, right... o (╥﹏╥) o...
He is such a poor worker...