"It's obvious that she forced herself to take the blame," Zhong Mingwei shook his head helplessly. "I really can't figure out why she did this. What good would it do for her to pretend to be the murderer of the Fourth Prince? I've been thinking about it all the way, but I still can't figure it out. Apart from angering His Majesty and ordering her to be executed, what good would it do?"
Mei Ya couldn't figure it out either. She sat in front of Zhong Mingwei in a daze. After a while, she looked up at Zhong Mingwei: "Did Concubine Hui say anything to you? Or hint at anything?"
"No, everyone in the Yangxin Palace was watching, so there was no chance at all..." At this point, Zhong Mingwei paused, and suddenly remembered that when he picked up the shoes for Concubine Hui, Concubine Hui had a brief conversation with him. Zhong Mingwei pursed his lips, and then said in a deep voice, "My cousin told me not to get involved in this matter."
"What's the matter?" Mei Ya asked with a frown, "Is it that she was identified as the real murderer behind the murder of the Fourth Prince, or is it that she is investigating the truth behind the murder of the Fourth Prince? Which matter does Concubine Hui not want you to be involved in?"
Zhong Mingwei was stunned for a moment, then said: "I don't know, but I feel that both things are possible."
"It's understandable that she asked you not to worry about her investigation. She was afraid that you would be implicated by her and that you two would be cousins. At that time, given His Majesty's temperament, he would be suspicious again. But if she asked you not to worry about the Fourth Prince's murder, that's a little hard to understand," Mei Ya frowned and said, "It's been a long time since His Majesty ordered you to investigate the Fourth Prince's murder. Why didn't she remind you of anything before? Instead, today, when you entered the palace to report the results of the investigation to His Majesty, she started to warn you?"
Zhong Mingwei pondered for a moment, then said solemnly, "I hadn't investigated the King of Pingxi before."
"So, Concubine Hui must have learned through her that the murder of the Fourth Prince was actually linked to the Prince of Pingxi. After that, she suddenly planned the murder of Guard Fang and the maid Qingxing, allowing Jiang Bairen to catch them red-handed and put the blame for the murder of the Fourth Prince on her," Meiya nodded, paused, and asked in confusion, "Why did Concubine Hui become so nervous and confused once the Prince of Pingxi was involved?"
"She and Prince Pingxi have cooperated before, and we all know this," Zhong Mingwei said, "It is also because of their joint efforts that I have been able to change from a commoner to the current Prince An of the First Rank. She..." At this point, Zhong Mingwei's voice suddenly trembled, "She is probably worried that after Prince Pingxi is involved in the murder of the Fourth Prince, His Majesty will take this opportunity to eliminate Prince Pingxi, and then Prince Pingxi will no longer be able to support and protect me."
"Yes, Concubine Hui knew your situation, and she also knew that only the Prince of Pingxi would support and protect you wholeheartedly, so when she learned that the Prince of Pingxi was involved in the murder of the Fourth Prince, she became anxious, and then she planned this matter herself," Mei Ya nodded, paused, and continued, "And she deliberately let Jiang Bairen catch him instead of Zhou Youan. She should also know that Zhou Youan had betrayed the Prince of Pingxi, so she was afraid that Zhou Youan would suppress the matter, so she deliberately chose to bring the matter to the emperor through Jiang Bairen, and then let His Majesty believe that the person who attacked the Fourth Prince was indeed her, thus clearing the Prince of Pingxi of suspicion."
Zhong Mingwei shook his head painfully and said, "In order not to implicate her, I have never had any contact with her since I returned to the capital, because I am afraid that she will be implicated by me, but...but if I knew she was so stubborn, I would have kept everything from her. If I had not only written a letter to the King of Pingxi last night, but also written a letter to her to let her know my plan, then she would not..."
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