"What is this?" Zhong Zhiheng asked Zhong Mingwei with a frown.
"Your Majesty, this was found in Ma Zhiming's mansion," Zhong Mingwei stood up, walked to Pang Yi, pointed at the nightgown on top and said, "Your Majesty, this should be the nightgown that Ma Zhiming wore on the night of the murder," At this point, Zhong Mingwei picked up the letter and banknotes on the side, handed them to Zhong Zhiheng, and then bowed and said, "And this is Ma Zhiming's motive for murder, please take a look."
Zhong Zhiheng glanced at the large banknote, then took the letter with a cold face and opened it. As soon as he saw the familiar handwriting on the paper, Zhong Zhiheng's blood rushed to his head. He couldn't help but "puff" and spurted out a large mouthful of blood, which splashed all over Pang Yi's face.
"Father! What's wrong with you?" Zhong Mingwei was so frightened that his face turned pale. He secretly kicked Pang Yi to make him go down, and hurriedly called Zhao Ruhai in.
Zhao Ruhai was startled, and hurriedly fetched some hot water, threw a towel to wipe Zhong Zhiheng's face, and then poured another cup of tea and handed it to him: "Your Majesty, please rinse your mouth first."
"This... this traitor! Traitor!" Zhong Zhiheng gritted his teeth and said, breathing as heavy as a broken bellows. "He, he dared to attack my prince! I... I will cut him into pieces!"
"Father, please don't think about this for now. Father, please rinse your mouth," Zhong Mingwei said hurriedly. While taking the teacup from Zhao Ruhai, he hurriedly instructed Zhao Ruhai, "Eunuch Zhao, go and call the imperial physician."
"Yes, I obey your command." Zhao Ruhai hurriedly retreated.
"Father, please rinse your mouth," Zhong Mingwei handed the teacup to Zhong Zhiheng again, and said anxiously and guiltily, "It's all my fault that I told you all these things out of the blue. Your Majesty is still ill and can't bear to hear these horrible things. It's all my fault..."
"Mingwei," Zhong Zhiheng shook his head slowly, looking straight at Zhong Mingwei, "You are very good. I am very satisfied with your investigation results."
Zhong Mingwei was startled, and then hurriedly said: "Father, please stop talking about this, and stop thinking about this. Just close your eyes and rest for a while."
"Mingwei, I am very satisfied that you reported to me as soon as you investigated the matter thoroughly," Zhong Zhiheng said, patting Zhong Mingwei's shoulder heavily. "Very good."
Zhong Mingwei looked into Zhong Zhiheng's deep eyes and suddenly realized that Zhong Zhiheng had indeed noticed the relationship between Ma Zhiming and Prince Pingxi early on, and then personally asked him to investigate the case of the Fourth Prince. This was to deliberately test his mind to see if he would conceal the truth for Prince Pingxi, and also to test the relationship between Prince Pingxi and the Imperial Guards. If he concealed the truth for Prince Pingxi, it would mean that he had had contact with Prince Pingxi before, which also meant that he had close contacts with the Imperial Guards when he was still in Ningguta. This further showed how much control Prince Pingxi had over the Imperial Guards. If this was true, according to Zhong Zhiheng's suspicious character, I'm afraid that Prince An's Mansion, the Imperial Guards, and even Fang Zuotang's family would all suffer...
Zhong Mingwei suddenly felt a chill down his spine, even though it was the hottest time of June.
"Thank you, Father," Zhong Mingwei said as he helped Zhong Zhiheng rinse his mouth, then helped him sit on the couch. "Father, now that the case is clear, how do you plan to deal with the King of Pingxi?"
"Mingwei, you have been in charge of this case. As for how to deal with it, I would like to hear your opinion." Zhong Zhiheng said slowly.
"I think assassinating the prince is a very cruel act. It is a blatant provocation to the emperor's majesty and the royal family's reputation. It is a crime that cannot be forgiven," Zhong Mingwei said in a deep voice. "Although the Prince of Pingxi is the legitimate son of the late emperor and the empress dowager, and the only living brother of the emperor, I still dare to hope that the emperor can severely punish the Prince of Pingxi and avenge my fourth brother."
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