Chapter 81 Doubt
Xiao Yu's gaze lingered on Prime Minister Song.
"Your Majesty, this old minister has something to say."
Xiao Yu's brow twitched, and he came to his senses. He looked at Minister Li, paused, and said with a serious expression, "Minister Li, please speak frankly."
"This old minister suspects that the murderer is the same person who killed Xiao Chengze, and that the purpose is to target Your Majesty and undermine the foundation of our Baisheng Kingdom."
"this......"
The group looked at each other, not wanting to take sides. This Lord Li had never been on their side, and even though he had struck a chord with them, no one wanted to agree with him.
Time passed second by second.
Silence fell over the hall.
Lord Li kept making the fist-and-palm gesture, and without the emperor's permission, he dared not rise on his own.
The wait was long, and the summer heat permeated the hall. Soon, a layer of sweat covered Lord Li's forehead.
At that moment, he really wanted to look up and see the emperor's expression, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and persevered.
Xiao Yu tapped the imperial desk rhythmically with his fingertips, making a sound that was neither too loud nor too soft, but was exceptionally clear in the quiet imperial study, and everyone dared not breathe.
After a long pause, Xiao Yu said in a deep voice, "The palace examination will proceed as scheduled. As for the capture of the murderer, the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review will handle it together."
"But Your Majesty..." the crowd wanted to say.
"Alright." Xiao Yu waved his hand, his gaze falling on the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review: "That's enough for today. If the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review still can't find anything, I think it's time to change your positions."
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this......
How did things come full circle back to them? The two men exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes. It wasn't that they were incompetent; the murderer was simply too cunning, leaving no clues whatsoever. But what could they do? The emperor had spoken, and the two men clasped their hands in unison: "Your Majesty, we obey your decree."
Xiao Yu nodded.
The two were on the verge of tears, and could only turn their gaze to Song Yunzhou.
Song Yunzhou closed his eyes, completely ignoring the two gazes.
The Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review were both deeply troubled. They could both rank themselves before Prime Minister Song, so how could he stand by and watch him die?
Xiao Yu was too lazy to argue with them any longer, so he stood up and said, "You may all leave." With that, he turned and left the Imperial Study.
These corrupt officials are clearly doing this on purpose; instead of solving problems, they choose to make things difficult for themselves.
No, I can't keep going on like this.
and......
A terrible thought was immediately dismissed by her.
"Fu Shun, prepare the carriage, I need to go to the Grand Princess's residence."
Fu Shun glanced furtively at his master. He had been by his master's side the whole time and had naturally witnessed what had just happened. He knew the new emperor's predicament, and his master's sudden decision to go to the Grand Princess's residence meant he was seeking help. He lowered his voice and asked, "Is Your Majesty going secretly, or...?"
"Don't let anyone else know."
"Yes, this servant will arrange it immediately."
Xiao Yu nodded, sighed softly, and looked somewhat lost.
"Your Majesty, what should we say if the Empress asks?"
Young Miss?
Xiao Yu paused for a moment, then said, "Just tell the truth." She had nothing to hide from the young lady.
Fu Shun immediately felt blessed.
She truly deserves to be called a model empress.
On the other side, Xiao Qinya had just returned from seeing Miss Li when she ran into Xiao Yu, who had come to see her. The two exchanged a glance and went into the study without saying a word.
After an unknown amount of time, as darkness fell, the back gate of the Grand Princess's residence quietly opened, and a carriage drove out, heading towards the palace.
At the same time, a man in black was lying on the roof of Funing Palace. After the palace servants left the sleeping quarters, the man in black leaped into the palace.
The master of the hall seemed to have expected her to come. He stood with his back to her by the window, looking outside. He didn't even turn his head when he heard the voice, and said indifferently, "Did he send you?"
The man in black was taken aback: "Master asked if you deliberately leaked the information to the Grand Princess?"
Song Luoning slowly turned around and asked in return, "So he sent you to kill me?"
"My master told me to pass on a message: if you don't want her to die, then behave yourself."
Song Luoning held back her anger, her ten fingers clenched tightly together under her wide sleeves. Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the hall.
The man in black glanced at Song Luoning, then leaped and disappeared into the night.
The palace door opened, and Xiao Yu came in from outside. He immediately saw the person standing by the window, walked over quickly, and pulled her into his arms, tightening his embrace: "Wife, why are you standing here? Even though you are better now, you still need to be careful because it's windy by the window."
I haven't seen the young lady all day since I left the palace this morning. I don't know why I didn't feel anything when I was busy outside, but now that we're together, I feel like I want to meld her into my body.
Song Luoning smiled gently: "It's alright."
"We still need to be careful about what we need to be careful about." Xiao Yu sighed and lowered his head to kiss her neck.
A burning hot lip suddenly pressed against her skin. Song Luoning subconsciously shrank her neck, but instead of pushing the person away as before, she turned her head slightly and asked, "Did things go smoothly?"
It went smoothly enough, but...
Xiao Yu's eyes darkened as the words of the Grand Princess flashed through his mind. If those people were indeed taken away by Song Yanyu's men, the culprit was obvious.
What if not?
Or perhaps someone is trying to sow discord between him and his father-in-law's family.
Regardless of the speculation, she didn't want the young lady to know for the time being, especially since the young lady had no mother since childhood and was raised by her father-in-law with great difficulty. She just couldn't bring herself to say it.
If she says she doubts her father-in-law, how heartbroken would the young lady be? Would she be disappointed in her?
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