The groom is dead and the bride is missing.

Their marriage was still a gift...

The maid who found Zhu Ziyu's body was almost frightened to death. After she recovered, she hurriedly reported the situation to Princess Rongyang.

Princess Rongyang was stunned for a long time and hurried to the general's mansion.

She and Cui Xu haven't lived together for a long time.

Along the way, servants from the general's mansion paid their respects to Princess Rongyang.

"Where are your generals?"

"The general is practicing swordplay in the drill ground."

Princess Rongyang hurried all the way to the martial arts arena in the northeast corner, and immediately saw the man dancing with the sword vigorously in the morning light.

"Cui Xu——" she shouted.

Cui Xu paused and strode over with sword in hand.

Seeing Cui Xu's indifferent expression, Princess Rongyang gritted her teeth and said, "You still have time to practice swordplay, something's wrong!"

"What happened?" Cui Xu put away his sword and wiped his sweat.

Princess Rongyang lowered her voice and said, "Zhu Ziyu is dead!"

Cui Xu suddenly stopped wiping his sweat and asked, "Where's Mingyue?"

"Gone..." Princess Rongyang grabbed Cui Wei's wrist and said, "Cui Wei, what do you think we should do?"

Cui Xu gently pulled his hand out and gripped the hilt of the sword tightly: "What else can I do? Of course I have to find someone!"

"But..." Princess Rongyang paused, her tone inexplicable, "Who killed Zhu Ziyu?"

On the wedding night, the groom died and the bride disappeared. Anyone would suspect that the groom's death was related to the bride.

Princess Rongyang suddenly felt a little strange about the generous and sensible daughter she had in mind.

Was Zhu Ziyu killed by Mingyue? Her heart shuddered and she dared not think about it anymore.

Cui Xu's voice rang out: "Mingyue has learned martial arts from me for a few years, so it won't be a problem for her to deal with one or two ordinary people in her spare time."

"Cui Xu, what do you mean?"

Cui Xu looked at Princess Rongyang steadily and said in a calm tone: "What I mean is that no matter what the truth is, we need to find the person first."

Princess Rongyang sighed.

Cui Xu was right. No matter who killed the person, Mingyue must be brought back.

"I will take people to find Mingyue first, and you go to the palace and report this matter to the emperor."

Princess Rongyang was stunned: "Are you going to tell my brother?"

"It will be revealed sooner or later." Cui Xu said this and strode out.

As soon as Emperor Jingming dismissed the court, he heard Pan Hai report that Princess Rongyang wanted to see him.

Something strange happened again?

Emperor Jingming recalled it carefully.

It is said that Mingyue and Zhu Ziyu's wedding yesterday went smoothly——

"Princess, please come to Yu's study."

Emperor Jingming had just returned to his study and had not even sat down when Princess Rongyang walked in.

"Your humble sister greets my brother."

"What happened?" Seeing Princess Rongyang's red eyes, Emperor Jingming began to feel a headache.

"Brother, Mingyue is missing..."

Emperor Jingming sat up straight subconsciously: "What?"

Princess Rongyang knelt down and said, "I am here to apologize for my crime."

Emperor Jingming simply stood up and walked over: "What do you mean by apologizing? Stand up and explain the matter clearly first!"

Princess Rongyang stood up and briefly explained the situation.

"You mean Mingyue is missing and Zhu Ziyu is dead?" Emperor Jingming's heart trembled when he heard this.

He said that something strange had happened again, and it turned out to be true!

Princess Rongyang nodded slowly.

Emperor Jingming closed his eyes for a long time, then opened them again. His dark pupils made it impossible to tell his emotions.

"What does the Imperial Sister think?"

Princess Rongyang was about to cry: "Brother, I am very worried. Someone must have broken in and killed Zhu Ziyu and kidnapped Mingyue—"

"Does the Zhu family know about this?"

“We don’t know yet.”

"I ordered Zhen Shicheng to investigate the case, and Jinlin Guards ordered Han Ran to help Cui Xu find Mingyue..."

Princess Rongyang's expression changed slightly: "Brother, is it inappropriate to let the government officials intervene?"

The matter between Mingyue and Zhu Ziyu is a private matter of the royal family. Once it is discovered, it will affect the reputation of the royal family.

Emperor Jingming didn't care: "It's just a secret investigation. Zhen Shicheng knows what's going on."

The old guy just needs to investigate the case, which is much better than some people who claim to be loyal but always cause trouble.

Princess Rongyang had no choice but to agree.

Emperor Jingming glanced at her and said, "Don't say anything more to the Queen Mother for now, but let the Zhu family know quietly first."

"Don't worry, my dear brother. I know."

"Then Imperial Sister, go and get busy."

After Princess Rongyang left, Emperor Jingming stood by the window for a long time without saying a word.

"Pan Hai——"

"The servant is here."

"Do you think that if the left eye twitches, it means good fortune, and if the right eye twitches, it means disaster, or vice versa?"

Pan Hai wiped his sweat repeatedly: "Your Majesty, this servant ..."

"Forget it. When people are unhappy, all their eyes will twitch."

Pan Hai breathed a sigh of relief.

If the emperor continues to embarrass him with this kind of issue, he will have trouble living.

"Pan Hai, who do you think killed Zhu Ziyu?"

Pan Hai: “…”

"Your Majesty, Liuchu Huazhai has published a new storybook. Would you like to take a look?"

…

Zhen Shicheng became alert immediately after receiving the secret order.

There haven't been any serious cases in the capital recently. Sitting in Shuntianfu, he has been dealing with trivial matters all day long: the vines of Wang San's family have climbed to Li Si's house, and the melons have been picked by Li Si's wife; Zhao Liu's pig got lost and was picked up and not returned; Sun's young wife eloped with someone...

Zhen Shicheng feels so idle that he is about to grow mushrooms.

Another major case has occurred, another major case with one death and one missing!

The only thing that made Zhen Shicheng dissatisfied was that because of the special identity of the victim, he needed to conceal his identity during the investigation and could not disturb the neighbors.

This was not difficult for Zhen Shicheng. He quickly disguised himself as a visiting guest, with the female coroner following behind him, carrying a gift box and looking like a maid.

As for what is in the gift box, only we know.

After careful investigation and questioning, Zhen Shicheng was quite disappointed.

The case was much simpler than he had imagined.

"Zhen Shicheng wants to see you?" Emperor Jingming had been having more and more headaches recently. He was just closing his eyes to rest when he heard the report.

Not long after, Zhen Shicheng appeared before Emperor Jingming.

"What did Zhen Aiqing find out?"

When talking about his greatest expertise, Zhen Shicheng was not modest at all and immediately said, "Your Majesty, the situation has been investigated."

Emperor Jingming's eyes were burning: "My dear Zhen, please tell me."

"After checking, it seems that the groom was stabbed to death by the bride from behind."

The jade ornament that Emperor Jingming was playing with almost fell down. "Are you joking, Lord Zhen?"

How could his quiet and elegant niece kill a grown man with a single blow?

Zhen Shicheng's face turned serious, and he said solemnly: "I never joke when I'm investigating a case. I ordered the coroner to examine the groom's body. From the direction and depth of the wound combined with the bloodstains on the bed, it can be inferred that the bride was pressed under the groom and raised the dagger to stab the groom in the back..."

Emperor Jingming looked very excited, and after a while he asked with difficulty: "Lord Zhen, what you mean is that the bride killed the groom and then fled for fear of the crime?"

Zhen Shicheng nodded: "Your Majesty is right."