"Serve tea to the deputy commander." Zhong Mingzheng raised his hand towards Ling Shian.
"Yes," Ling Shi'an bowed and agreed, then he took a cup of tea and placed it on the small table, and said to Zhou You'an, "Deputy Commander, please take a seat."
Zhou Youan walked to the couch and sat down. He didn't rush to drink tea, but started talking about other things: "Your Highness, everything has developed as we expected. These days, I have sent people to keep a close eye on Ma Zhiming's mansion. I saw that the people from Prince An's mansion found night clothes, 50,000 taels of silver notes, and the handwritten letter from Prince Pingxi that we prepared in advance. As long as Prince An is not a fool, he will know that Ma Zhiming took the risk of killing the Fourth Prince because of the will and benefits of Prince Pingxi. I'm afraid that within two days, the report will be submitted to Your Highness. At that time, Your Highness will be asked to inform His Majesty tactfully, so as not to irritate His Majesty."
Now that Zhong Zhiheng is recuperating from illness, all affairs of the previous dynasty are left to Zhong Mingzheng to handle.
"Which one of the Prince of Pingxi and the Fourth Prince doesn't hold my father's heart, not to mention that the two are now connected. No matter how tactful I am, I'm afraid my father will be furious," Zhong Mingzheng curled his lips sarcastically, holding the lid of the tea, "Tsk tsk tsk tsk, what should I do? My father is in a very bad condition right now and he can't stand being angry."
Ling Shian pursed his lips and smiled, "I'm afraid that if the real murderer behind the murder of the Fourth Prince is not caught, His Majesty will not be in good health. So in order to ensure His Majesty's health, I think it's better for Your Highness to report everything."
"Yes, you are right. Father is suffering from a heart disease, so he needs a medicine to cure it," Zhong Mingzheng said with a raised eyebrow and a smile. "Now the medicine that can cure father's heart disease is in the hands of my eldest brother. As long as my eldest brother gives it to me, I will naturally send it to my father as soon as possible."
"Your Highness, I'm afraid that Prince An won't hand over the evidence for a while," Zhou Youan said solemnly, "Although Ma Zhiming was once a subordinate of Prince Pingxi, they rarely contacted each other over the years, so I was not sure whether Ma Zhiming was Prince Pingxi's man. It was only after the crown prince was deposed that the northwest gradually resumed contact with Ma Zhiming. Prince Pingxi was clearly trying to protect the deposed crown prince. It was also thanks to Prince Pingxi that the deposed crown prince got the position of Prince An from the first rank. It can be said that Prince Pingxi was the backing of the deposed crown prince. How could the deposed crown prince involve Prince Pingxi in the assassination of the fourth prince? I think that the deposed crown prince will most likely push all the charges onto Ma Zhiming. After all, Ma Zhiming is dead, so he can frame him however he wants."
"You're right. Prince An is unwilling to involve Prince Pingxi, but is this something he wants to do?" Zhong Mingzheng curled his lips sarcastically, pointing his finger at Ling Shian and said, "You are still a clever kid. You asked someone to copy Ma Zhiming's handwriting and send a secret letter to the Northwest Camp. As a result, it was intercepted by the Jinyiwei as soon as it left Zhili. Naturally, father must have seen the so-called secret letter and naturally knows that Ma Zhiming is Prince Pingxi's man. So even if Prince An doesn't want to involve Prince Pingxi, can father really agree?" At this point, Zhong Mingzheng smiled proudly, "Father's personality is that he would think ten times more about something if he saw it once. If the target is Prince Pingxi, I'm afraid he would think a hundred times if he saw it once."
"But why did the King of Pingxi attack the Fourth Prince?" Zhou Youan frowned. After the Fourth Prince's case happened, Zhong Mingzheng tried his best to use Ma Zhiming to draw attention to the King of Pingxi. Zhou Youan didn't understand what Zhong Mingzheng's purpose was. As far as he knew, the King of Pingxi and Zhong Mingzheng had no dealings with each other, let alone any hatred or estrangement, so Zhou Youan was very strange.
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