Chapter 967: Cast a Wide Net and Catch More Fish
The butler said as he recalled.
“After being rejected by me, the man was disappointed, but he didn’t continue to pester me.
After he put down the gift, he was about to get up and leave.
I asked him to take the gift back, but he refused, insisting that it was specially prepared for the prince.
I felt it would be awkward to argue with him over such a small thing, so I didn't insist.
I opened the gift box and took a look. In addition to a statue of Guanyin carved from white jade, there was also a set of tableware made of red jade.
Afterwards, I took these things to the princess for her review.
The princess liked the tableware very much, so I asked someone to put it in the kitchen for use."
There was no such thing as high-temperature disinfection in ancient times. Tableware like this that was used for the first time was usually just washed with clean water.
But ordinary water cannot wash away the solidified Dangmenzi.
When the housekeeper said this, he felt extremely regretful and couldn't help but shed tears.
"I didn't expect the tableware was tampered with. It's my fault. I almost killed the princess!"
Like the maid, he was completely unaware and almost became an accomplice in the murder of the British princess.
Now that Luo Yechen knew the truth about the poisoning, his rage grew even stronger.
The real murderer behind the scenes has such sinister intentions!
He demanded through gritted teeth.
"What's the name of the jade merchant? Where does he live?"
The housekeeper wiped his tears and tried to keep himself calm: "The man said his name was Li Mao, and he came from the southwest. He lived in Tianwai Tower in the west of the city."
Tianwailou is a relatively famous inn in Shengjing City. Due to its good geographical location and the fact that it is surrounded by shops, most of the guests staying there are businessmen who come to Shengjing from other places to do business.
More than a month has passed since Li Mao came to the palace to present gifts.
If we continue to investigate at this time, it is very likely that the person has already left Shengjing.
But Luo Yechen did not give up and personally led people to Tianwailou.
He forced the shopkeeper of Tianwailou to take out the account book and checked it page by page.
After looking through all the accounts for the past three months, no guest named Li Mao was found.
The shopkeeper and the waiters also said that they had never received a guest named Li Mao.
It was obvious that Li Mao had never been to Tianwailou.
Even the name Li Mao is fake.
This was a trap from the beginning, in order to deliver the tampered tableware to the British palace.
It's getting late.
Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi decided to return to the palace.
On the way back, the two mentioned the incident of the British princess being poisoned.
Xiao Xixi asked: "Who do you think poisoned me?"
Luo Qinghan did not answer the question directly, but asked back.
"What is the real purpose of the person who poisoned you?"
The other party must have some ulterior motive in setting up such a trap.
Since there are no clues, just work your way back from the results.
Xiao Xixi blurted out without thinking: "Of course it's to murder the Queen of England and her son."
Luo Qinghan: "Then what? What good would it bring to the real murderer if he killed the British princess and her son?"
Xiao Xixi couldn't answer.
If the King of England has other concubines, then the greatest benefit of killing the Queen and her son would be for the throne and favor.
But the backyard of the British prince's palace was clean and tidy. Not to mention a proper concubine, there was not even a maid.
This line of thinking obviously doesn't work.
Xiao Xixi thought for a moment: "Could it be for revenge?"
Luo Qinghan: "I have never heard that the Princess of England has any enemies who will never give up."
Princess Ying grew up in a frontier area and had little in common with the noble ladies in Shengjing City, so she didn't have any particularly good friends in the capital, but she didn't have any particularly bad enemies either.
Occasionally there were a few people who didn't like her, but they were just minor conflicts and would not lead to poisoning or killing.
A vendetta also seems unlikely.
Xiao Xixi made a bitter face: "I can't think of it."
Luo Qinghan reached out to help her push her hair behind her ears, and said nonchalantly, "Let's make an assumption. Suppose the poisoning was successful this time, and the Ying Princess and her son were killed, what would be the consequences?"
Xiao Xixi: "If the Queen and her son died, the King of England would definitely go crazy, and Marquis Dingyuan would also be very sad."
Luo Qinghan: "Yes, the King of England will go crazy. If someone comes to him and says that I was the one who killed the Queen of England and her son, how do you think the King of England will react?"
Xiao Xixi was shocked: "Someone wants to take this opportunity to sow discord?"
The King of England is a careless person. He does things on impulse and is easily taken advantage of by others.
In the past few years, it was because of the British princess who tied him up that he became much more obedient and well-behaved.
If the British princess is dead, the King of England will definitely avenge her at all costs.
At that time, as long as someone fabricates some evidence and directs suspicion toward the emperor, the King of England will definitely take the bait.
Once the Emperor and the King of England, the two brothers, turn against each other and start killing each other, the waters in the court will be completely muddied.
Once the imperial court is in chaos, the whole world will follow suit.
Luo Qinghan said expressionlessly.
"These are just my guesses. Maybe the real culprit behind this is really just targeting the British princess. It's not as complicated as I thought."
Xiao Xixi: "We must prepare for the worst in everything."
Luo Qinghan: "I will send people to keep an eye on the Yingwang Mansion, and at the same time remind the Yingwang and Dingyuan Hou to pay more attention and not let the people behind the scenes take advantage of it again."
Xiao Xixi thought about it and couldn't help but ask.
"How can the real culprit be sure that the British princess will use that set of tableware? What if she doesn't use that set of tableware? Wouldn't his plan be ruined?"
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "So what if the hot spring is ruined? For him, it is just the loss of a set of tableware, but if the plan succeeds, the benefits he will get will be huge."
Low risk and high return, if it were him, he wouldn't be able to resist giving it a try.
Xiao Xixi smacked her lips: "This person's mind is deep enough."
Luo Qinghan said slowly: "If I were the real murderer behind the scenes, I would definitely prepare many more plans like this. Maybe these plans will fail in the end, but as long as one of them succeeds, I will make a lot of money."
Xiao Xixi: "Is this what they say, casting a wide net will catch more fish?"
Luo Qinghan: "You can say that."
Xiao Xixi sighed quietly, "It's not easy to be an emperor. You have to be on guard against being deposed at all times."
Luo Qinghan: "Fortunately, you are by my side."
The two looked at each other intently.
There is a warmth flowing silently in my heart.
The atmosphere is really great.
They moved toward each other involuntarily.
Just as they were about to kiss, Xiao Xixi's stomach suddenly made a loud gurgling sound.
They both paused at the same time.
Xiao Xixi touched her belly and said, "My little belly is reminding us that it's time for dinner."
Luo Qinghan said coldly: "I eat it every day, why doesn't it grow?"
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(End of this chapter)
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