King Xuan remained calm and said, "Fourth brother is used to talking nonsense. Sooner or later, he will be ruined by his mouth."
"Then don't bother me, brother. I am..."
Before King Zhuang could finish his words, King Xuan had already turned and left, apparently not wanting to listen to him anymore.
Prince Yi also left in silence. He was in no mood to argue.
"Tsk, these two people, their patience is not very good..."
When King Zhuang saw the two of them like this, he hummed a little tune and walked towards the palace gate with his hands behind his back.
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Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Only Emperor Mingde, Jiang Qianruo and Xie Siheng were left present.
"What do you think about this?"
There was no trace of anger on Emperor Mingde's face, and his expression was neither salty nor indifferent.
"I believe that although all the evidence points to Concubine Jiang, there are still many doubts in this matter."
"I've investigated. The strange beasts in Piaomiao Garden were rioting at the time, and their behavior was similar to that of the tiger. They all seemed extremely aggressive. If it were just one or two, it would be understandable, but if all the strange beasts behaved like this, it would be unusual. I've privately had the imperial physician examine the tiger's corpse."
"Their abnormal behavior is due to drugs. But when interrogating Wang Delu, he never mentioned this. Chuanqiong hinted at it and found that Wang Delu was completely unaware of this matter."
Xie Siheng stopped there and said nothing else could be said without evidence.
Emperor Mingde also smiled when he heard this: "I have the same idea as you."
"Do you think that just by identifying a 'culprit' the matter is over? You are really getting old and confused!"
Xie Siheng couldn't respond to this, but Jiang Qianruo sneered without any hesitation: "Do you think you are still young?"
Emperor Mingde glared, "I'm just trying to vent my anger on you. Concubine De and the Third Prince tried to stop you from entering the capital, and I've always remembered that!"
Jiang Qianruo sneered.
If you really tear it apart, none of his three sons is clean!
Why didn't he kill them all?
"Okay, stop saying this! It's useless! Since the mastermind dared to do this, it means he knows a little about you and me, but he's not very smart."
Jiang Qianruo looked at Xie Siheng and said, "On the surface, you people from the Criminal Investigation Department should just consider this matter closed and relax. You can continue to investigate privately."
"I obey your command!"
Xie Siheng was about to leave when Jiang Qianruo called out to him:
"Heng'er! The Emperor is going to grant Zhonglizhou a marriage when he comes to the capital this time. Do you have a young lady you like? Your mother is gone, and your father is unreliable. I am the only one who cares about this matter."
After saying this, she glanced at Emperor Mingde with dissatisfaction, as if blaming him for not paying attention.
Emperor Mingde looked at Xie Siheng with a smile: "Yes, do you have a young lady you like? Tell me and I will make the decision for you."
The girl you like?
Xie Siheng showed a hint of self-mockery at the corner of his mouth, and then his face straightened: "I am not interested in marriage now, I just want to clarify what happened back then!"
Jiang Qianruo sighed, "While what happened back then was important, it's all in the past. No matter who your mother is, you're a child that the Emperor and I have watched grow up. Don't be too concerned. If you find a suitable young lady, you should keep an eye out for her. Get married soon so you have someone who will care about you."
"I understand."
Xie Siheng answered without objection.
Seeing his perfunctory attitude, Jiang Qianruo felt helpless.
After all, boys are a little rough-minded, so it is up to elders like her to worry about such things!
After leaving the Yangxin Palace, Xie Siheng looked up at the afterglow in the sky.
Thinking about the discovery of his mother's background, Emperor Mingde looked at the findings in his hand for a long time without saying a word.
Finally, he was given two choices.
1. Continue to be the prince of Xuanping Hou, be a rich and idle person from now on, forget everything he knows, and live a happy life.
2. Choose to be a knife in the hands of Emperor Mingde, a knife that is obedient and sensible, does not recognize relatives, and kills whoever it points to, find out the truth, and clear away obstacles.
He will give him all the support, but at the same time, he will not be free in anything in the future.
Perhaps Emperor Mingde would, for the sake of their relationship, pass his sword to the next emperor.
Or perhaps, he would not live long enough to see the next emperor ascend the throne.
But so what?
There are always things that people can and cannot do in life. Anyway, he doesn't care about anything else, as long as he can kill his enemies with his own hands.
"master!"
Ying Yi hurried over and leaned close to Xie Siheng's ear: "Today, the Marquis had a conflict with the Crown Prince of Beiyan at the flower market in the west..."
Yingyi told Xie Siheng everything that happened at the flower market today.
After listening to this, he frowned and asked, "Can you see clearly? Was the collision with the flower an accident or intentional?"
Ying Yi thought about it carefully, his expression becoming serious. "The Marquis's driver was really in a hurry at the time and didn't see the Prince of Beiyan and his entourage, so he accidentally bumped into them."
"Strangely enough, the Northern Yan Crown Prince and his entourage didn't ride in a carriage. They just squatted on the side of the road, holding the flowers and watching people on the street. I don't know what they were doing. But what is certain is that the flowers were bumped into by the coachman, not intentionally by the Northern Yan people."
After hearing this, Xie Siheng didn't ask any more questions, but his eyes became deeper.
Both of them have the surname Gongye, but I wonder what the relationship is between Gongye Hong and Gongye Ji?
He had learned from Ren Dongnan about the past between his mother and Gong Ye Ji, which had caused him to doubt his own life experience.
After all, his mother's dying wish was for him to go to Liangzhou to find Ren Dongnan. It couldn't be just to reminisce about the past, right?
After returning to Beijing, he wanted to ask his grandfather about what happened that year, but before he could ask, he found out that his mother's background was different.
I have to swallow the words back when they come to my lips.
After all, suing one's father as a son and making groundless speculations about one's own parents are considered to be acts of treason and disrespect in the eyes of anyone.
What's more, things are no better now than before.
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Today is the day to go to Huangjue Temple to burn incense.
Mrs. Hu rejected Ji Changying's invitation: "How can we follow you two girls when they go out?"
When Zhou heard what Hu said, she felt that it was not a good idea for her to follow along, so she simply gave up.
Although they did not go, Mrs. Hu was worried about Ji Changying going out alone, so she decided to let Ji Minghao escort Ji Changying there.
When he went out, Zheng Xiangyi's carriage was already waiting outside.
Seeing her come out, Zheng Xiangyi got off the carriage in two or three steps and walked quickly forward: "Why did you come out now?"
Ji Changying was a little surprised by her familiar tone, but she didn't feel uncomfortable. She smiled and explained, "I was delayed for a while by talking to my mother. Sorry to have kept you waiting."
"Girls should dress properly before going out. Do you think everyone can just leave like you?"
"cousin!"
Having her true colors exposed in front of outsiders, Zheng Xiangyi glared at Wang Kunyao with some embarrassment and anger.
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