Chapter 455 If you don't want others to know, you must
Luo Yunxuan pretended not to hear the other party's complaints and spoke earnestly.
"Let this be a lesson for us brothers. We must be more careful in the future and not be deceived by others again."
Luo Yechen rolled his eyes, thinking that this person was pretending again, so hypocritical!
At this time, a young eunuch came up quickly and saluted respectfully.
"Your Majesty, please stay. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, please come over."
Luo Yunxuan knew that the King of England had been very close to the Crown Prince recently, and said with a smile.
"My eldest brother and the crown prince are getting closer and closer. It's a good thing that we brothers can be so close."
Luo Yechen denied it without even thinking: "Who said I have a good relationship with him?!"
"If you don't have a good relationship, why did you appear in the teahouse together yesterday?" Luo Yunxuan had always suspected that the reason why King Ying was able to find him and Xie Chuxue in the teahouse was probably because the prince helped King Ying, so he took the opportunity to test it out.
What is rare is that Luo Yechen, who always likes to sell out his teammates, did not mention the prince this time.
He snorted coldly.
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself!"
After saying this, he walked away with big strides.
The young eunuch bowed to the second prince and then quickly chased after him.
Luo Yunxuan stood there and watched them leave, his eyes gradually becoming deep.
Among the many princes, many were dissatisfied with the crown prince, and the most obvious one was Luo Yechen.
In the past, Luo Yechen would create opportunities to discredit the prince even if he didn't have any chance. However, ever since Luo Yechen and the prince returned from Chenliu County, the two of them have been in frequent contact, and the relationship between them seems to have eased.
This is not a good sign for Luo Yunxuan.
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Inside Mingguang Palace.
The prince was discussing something with the Minister of Justice Dong Mingchun.
Dong Mingchun handed over a letter with both hands and said respectfully.
"This is a secret letter sent back by the person who was sent to Qiluo County to take over Niu Hong's position. In the letter, the person said that he had carefully investigated the case of Niu Hong's death and found that there were many suspicious points in his death.
It is very likely that Niu Hong did not die in an accident, but was murdered and his death was disguised as an accident.
In addition, he also personally visited the neighbors of the crazy old woman.
I learned that the crazy woman was once a slave in a wealthy family. Later, because she was old, her kind-hearted master returned her indenture and allowed her to return home to marry someone.
When Luo Qinghan heard this, he paused slightly while unfolding the letter.
He seemed to have sensed something, looked up at Dong Mingchun standing in front of him, and asked, "Which family did she work as a servant in before?"
Originally, there was very little information about the crazy woman in the official household register, and nothing could be found out at all. But as luck would have it, not long ago the Blood Rain Tower had caused trouble and even dared to attack the crown prince and the princes, causing the emperor to personally order the arrest of the killers from the Blood Rain Tower. At the same time, he also ordered a thorough investigation of the population in all places to prevent the people from the Blood Rain Tower from taking advantage of the situation and getting away with it.
County magistrates from all over the country were afraid that they would be punished by the emperor if they failed to do this job well, so they worked hard to do their job, and the household registration information in various places was greatly improved.
Because of this, it became much easier for Dong Mingchun to investigate the crazy woman's household registration information, and he quickly found the information he wanted.
Dong Mingchun answered truthfully: "I have already ordered people to investigate the household registration information of the crazy woman and learned that her previous owner's surname was Shen."
Luo Qinghan: "Is it the Chenliu County Shen family?"
Dong Mingchun: “Yes.”
Luo Qinghan's guess was confirmed.
Before she died, the crazy woman shouted that all her family members were killed, but she hanged herself not long after. Niu Hong, who was suspicious and tried to continue the investigation, also died soon.
And all these things are related to the Shen family.
It seemed that someone was deliberately trying to attract Luo Qinghan to investigate the Shen family's case, but someone was trying to stop Luo Qinghan from investigating further.
The two forces are competing secretly, and the final decision is actually in the hands of Luo Qinghan.
Should we continue investigating or just let it go?
Luo Qinghan recalled what Prince Chenliu said before his death——
"Not all truths have to be made public. Take my advice and stop investigating. The more you know, the less good it will do you..."
Luo Qinghan's expression remained unchanged as he lowered his eyes to look at the letter in his hand.
Perhaps the advice of Prince Chenliu was correct. Sometimes, turning a deaf and dumb is the best way to protect yourself.
But Luo Qinghan didn't want to be controlled like a fool anymore.
He didn't want to be kept in the dark, he had to know all the truth.
He wanted to know why the Shen family was wiped out? He wanted to know why his mother died?
He wants to know, are the people around him human or ghost?
Even if the truth he finally finds out is unacceptable to him, he is willing to bear all the consequences.
The content of the letter was almost the same as what Dong Mingchun described, except that it was more detailed.
Dong Mingchun stood with his head down, secretly glancing at the prince from time to time, wondering how the prince would react.
Unfortunately, although the prince is young, he has already developed the habit of not showing his emotions.
Even after he finished reading the letter from beginning to end, there was still no change in his expression, making it impossible to figure out what he was thinking.
Luo Qinghan put down the letter and said calmly, "Keep investigating. I want to know who killed Niu Hong."
Dong Mingchun bowed and responded: "Yes."
He took out another thick file.
"Your Highness, these are the cheating cases found in the provincial examinations last year. Please take a look."
The rule of the Great Sheng Dynasty was to hold an imperial examination every four years. First, local government offices would hold provincial examinations. After passing the provincial examinations, the candidates would be awarded the title of Juren. These Juren would then gather in Shengjing in the spring of the following year to take part in the joint examinations.
Generally speaking, being able to take part in the joint examination means that one has already stepped into the officialdom. As long as one successfully passes the joint examination, one will be qualified to serve as an official in the court.
Being an official is the dream of every scholar.
Under the huge temptation of fame and fortune, cheating continues despite repeated bans.
Last year was no exception.
The provincial examination was held in the autumn and winter of last year, and many candidates were caught cheating. All of them were disqualified from the examination and imprisoned in the local county government.
The county magistrates in various places have already given their verdicts, but they still need to be stamped and approved by the Ministry of Justice before they can officially take effect.
Luo Qinghan: "Put it down. I'll take a look later."
Dong Mingchun carefully placed the file on the desk.
At this time, Eunuch Chang came in and said respectfully, "Your Highness, the King of England is here."
Luo Qinghan: "Let him in."
He then said to Dong Mingchun.
"You can go back now."
"I'll take my leave."
As soon as Dong Mingchun left, the King of England walked in.
Luo Yechen really didn't like this place. As soon as he arrived here, he thought of the experience of asking for forgiveness on his back and felt extremely uncomfortable.
He stiffened his neck and said, "Why did you ask me to come? If you have something to say, please say it quickly. I have something else to do."
Luo Qinghan placed a list in front of him and said calmly, "These are the items you broke in the teahouse yesterday. I asked someone to make a list for you. Remember to send the compensation to them."
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