Chapter 152 Heroes Since Ancient Times, the Difficulty of Passion
Li Jin walked briskly all the way to the carriage without saying a word, untied the horse's harness, pulled the reins, and leaped onto it.
"Whoa!" He turned his horse around and headed straight for the palace gate.
Behind him, Zhou Zheng rushed over, and stared blankly at his departing figure.
"Oh dear! What's the rush!" Li Qian urged anxiously, lifting her skirt. "Lord Zhou, hurry up and follow him! Tell him the person has been found! Oh dear, what a mess this is!"
Li Jing, standing in the Taihe Hall Square, saw this scene clearly.
"Your Majesty's sudden outburst has truly taken me by surprise." Xu Weiyou walked beside Li Jing, glancing back at the direction of the Imperial Study.
"Your Majesty need not worry about that." Li Jing said to Xu Weiyou in a low voice as they walked, "Go and investigate, investigate whether something happened at the Six Doors today."
Xu Weiyou was stunned for a moment: "Something happened?"
Before Li Jing could speak again, Eunuch Lin hurriedly caught up: "Your Highness! Your Highness, please wait!"
Eunuch Lin jogged all the way and stopped in front of Li Jing to catch his breath. He bowed respectfully and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty has decreed: You should all reflect deeply and put this into practice. Each of you should mind your own business and set an example for the court and the people. So be it."
Everyone should mind their own business... Li Yi was warning him.
Li Jing was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, he cupped his hands and replied, "Yes."
Watching Eunuch Chen's departing figure, Li Jing looked in the direction of the Imperial Study, and after a long while, he spoke to Xu Weiyou again, saying, "Forget it, let's not investigate anymore."
He knew that the level of the Ministry of Justice's Quicksand Gang was no match for the group of assassins under the emperor's command.
If the emperor finds fault with something, it would be a net loss.
"It's fine not to investigate; Li Jin didn't gain anything anyway." He chuckled and strode away with Xu Weiyou.
Outside the palace walls, Li Jin spurred his horse onward. Before Bai Yu could even speak, he galloped past him like a gust of wind.
Originally, Zhou Zheng's heart was in his throat, thinking that his prince must have rushed to the Ministry of Justice to demand the person.
As a result, he chased after them and actually tracked them all the way back to the Six Doors.
Stepping over the threshold, Li Jin, still in his court robes, lifted the hem of his robe and headed straight for the coroner's office.
He looked at Jin Shu, who was leisurely feeding the fish by the lotus pond, his face dark with anger, and grabbed her elbow: "Are you alright?"
The fish food in Jin Shu's hand spilled all over the ground.
"Are you injured anywhere? Did you bump or scrape yourself anywhere? Have you seen Physician Qiao?"
Three in a row, and Jin Shu was completely stunned.
She raised her eyebrows and asked cautiously, "This... isn't Your Highness curious about what I went to do?"
He wasn't really that curious.
He reached out and patted her neck, shoulder, and elbow, then turned her around, patted her back, and said in a deep voice, "That's not important. Are you sure you're not hurt anywhere?" He asked again, "Did that person do anything to you?"
Jin Shu was startled by his appearance, her mouth opening and closing as she shook her head.
At this point, Li Jin took a deep breath, a fire burning fiercely in his chest: "Okay, I'll go ask myself."
After Li Jin finished speaking, he left. In the instant he brushed past Bai Yu, he casually took the long sword from Bai Yu's waist, pushed him and Zhou Zheng aside, and strode forward angrily.
Thanks to two hours of self-reflection, his thoughts were incredibly clear.
There are only two people in the world who can remove someone from the surveillance of the Six Doors' henchmen without anyone noticing.
One is the high and mighty Emperor Li Yi of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the other is Song Zhen, who has his own methods in the hands of the Crown Prince.
Li Yi kept him and the Crown Prince together because of the timely letter, indicating that he only learned about Jin Shu's abduction afterward.
The Crown Prince doesn't actually need to take such a risk. He occasionally uses the Ministry of Justice to control Li Jin, and it's far from the point where he needs to secretly eliminate someone.
Therefore, this matter is most likely a solo act by Song Zhen behind the Crown Prince's back.
Before Jin Shu could even say a few good words for Song Zhen, Li Jin had already taken up a seat in Jinhua Tower, right in front of Song Zhen.
With a cup of herbal tea in hand, he gently blew away the foam.
A long sword was drawn and pointed straight at Song Zhen's throat.
"Song Zhen, have I been too lenient with you?"
Song Zhen stood there in surprise, glancing at Prince Jing, Li Jin, who was still in his court robes, his long sword pointed steadily at him, exuding murderous intent, yet with a beaming smile on his face. Fine beads of sweat appeared on Song Zhen's forehead.
This man must have come straight from the palace, giving Jin Shu no chance to speak.
Li Jin remained calm, sipping her herbal tea while listening to the tinkling of the wind chimes under the eaves.
Outside the door, He Lin's heart was in her throat. Zhou Zheng and Jin Shu were practically pressed against the door, barely daring to breathe.
The room remained quiet for a long time.
Looking at the cold glint of the sword, Song Zhen pursed his lips, faced the blade, and bowed respectfully, saying, "It was Song Zhen who failed to consider this."
Li Jin narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Even someone as meticulous as Mr. Song could be so inconsiderate?" He didn't sheath his sword. "I'm not here to hear apologies. Young Master Song had better give me a reasonable explanation."
He glanced at his face and said bluntly, "Today it's Jin Shu, tomorrow it might be Zhou Zheng, and in a few days, will it be my turn?"
The murderous intent surging in his eyes as he spoke these words was far more than just empty talk.
Song Zhen looked towards the door and raised her voice slightly: "He Lin, take Lord Zhou and Mr. Jin downstairs for a short visit."
Some things can only be said between the two of them.
Seeing that the three people at the door had disappeared, Song Zhen said seriously, "Lin Zhongyi's body has been found." He said, "Originally, I planned to find any body in the mass grave to replace him, but I couldn't find a suitable body, so I settled for second best."
"This afternoon, among the people who will be guarding this group in shifts, there will be one hour entirely composed of my men." He cupped his hands and said apologetically, "I know that Your Highness has been summoned to the palace, and in order not to delay the autopsy, I resorted to this measure. I failed to inform Your Highness in advance, and I am truly guilty of a capital offense."
At this point, Song Zhen hesitated for a moment, then took out the envelope that Jin Shu had refused from his bosom: "This is a gift for Your Highness. I hope that Your Highness can make an exception for this urgent matter."
The room was eerily quiet.
Li Jin looked at his face, flicked his wrist, and the long sword drew an arc in the air, changing position from Song Zhen's throat to directly against his neck.
He got up and walked closer.
The smile on his face vanished, replaced by an undeniable pressure as he spoke almost into Song Zhen's ear: "Remember this, no matter how urgent your business is, don't touch a single one of my people."
“I can wait for Lin Zhongyi’s case,” he said, “but if you hurt her, I will absolutely not let it go.”
After saying that, he looked at the beads of sweat sliding down Song Zhen's cheeks, then sheathed his long sword, took the envelope from Song Zhen's hand, and turned to leave.
Song Zhen stood blankly in the room, the cold warmth still lingering on her shoulders.
Fortunately, Li Jin did not open the envelope in front of everyone.
He touched his neck and smiled faintly.
Since ancient times, even heroes have faced the difficulty of matters of the heart.
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