"Don't worry, I won't say anything to Your Highness."
Jiang Wan naturally changed the subject and began to examine the corpse.
"Go outside and check the situation."
Ah Si breathed a sigh of relief, went as instructed, and soon returned.
"The prison gate was unguarded. The assassins got the key beforehand and sneaked in directly. It seems they colluded with the Ministry of Justice."
Jiang Wan nodded and examined the assassins' corpses. They all had thick calluses on their fingers, a result of years of weapon training.
These assassins were all from the military camp.
“It was the General’s Mansion that did it.” Jiang Wan smiled.
The fact that they would risk everything to carry out an assassination at night must have been the idea of the matriarch of the family. It seems the Song family is in a bad situation.
"Please, please deliver a message to His Highness the Crown Prince for me."
Ah Si asked, "Now?"
Jiang Wan nodded, picked up her pen, and wrote a few words: "Give it to him before dawn."
The next morning, in the palace.
As soon as Emperor Jingyuan finished his court session, a eunuch rushed in to report.
"Your Majesty, General Chengping requests an audience."
"What's he doing here so early?"
Emperor Jingyuan frowned.
He had originally planned to summon Song Ziyu in the next few days.
The Ministry of Justice's investigation results have already been reported. The wrong decision made on the day Donglai attacked the capital was made by Princess Anyang on her own initiative and had nothing to do with Song Ziyu.
The matter of the secret military tally was also said to be caused by the Jiang family.
Song Ziyu was wronged, but recently he has made meritorious contributions in the Ministry of War. Emperor Jingyuan intends to compensate him and has also considered restoring his military power, but has not yet made a decision.
Unexpectedly, he came to see me himself.
"Your Majesty, General Chengping seems to be in a great hurry; it must be something important," the eunuch said.
Emperor Jingyuan waved his hand: "Never mind, let him in."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Pei Xuan strode in from outside the door.
"Xuan'er, what brings you here?"
“This morning, Mother suffered a headache, so I came to visit her,” Pei Xuan said. “The imperial physician has already prescribed medicine, but Mother’s headache is still unbearable and has not improved yet.”
Emperor Jingyuan exclaimed in surprise: "What? Such a big thing, why didn't anyone come to tell me!"
"Naturally, it's because Mother Consort is afraid of distracting you."
Pei Xuan sighed softly.
"Your subject has been waiting here on purpose, and will only dare to report after Your Majesty has finished court."
Emperor Jingyuan immediately stood up and walked outside: "I'll go see her right away, quickly, let's talk as we go."
Stepping out of the palace gate, he saw Song Ziyu being led inside by a young eunuch. Song Ziyu bowed to Emperor Jingyuan and said, "Your Majesty, I have important matters to report..."
Emperor Jingyuan interrupted him, saying, "We can talk about it later. Go inside the palace and wait."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Song Ziyu couldn't get a word in edgewise, nor did he dare to stop them, so he could only enter the main hall first.
After a cup of tea, footsteps could be heard outside the door again.
He thought it was Emperor Jingyuan returning, so he hurriedly got up to greet him, but when he saw who it was, he was stunned.
"...Jiang Wan! What are you doing here?"
The woman in front of me was dressed in a brown brocade dress with gold trim. She had a beautiful face and a cold smile in her eyes.
Song Ziyu found it hard to believe.
He could not forget how much he had suffered in the Ministry of Justice prison, but Jiang Wan, who had been imprisoned for several days, did not show the slightest sign of haggardness.
What's going on... Didn't Grandmother say she wouldn't let her get out of prison unscathed?
"It was I who brought her here."
He Xingyun, dressed in official robes, followed him in, his face serious.
"I must report the case to His Majesty. Lady Jiang is an important witness, so she should naturally be brought before the Emperor."
Oops.
Song Ziyu's face turned pale.
He knew perfectly well what He Xingyun wanted to report: to convict him!
Damn it, He Xingyun moved so fast!
Despite arriving earlier, I still failed to meet Emperor Jingyuan in advance.
Song Ziyu gritted his teeth inwardly.
He must speak first to seize the initiative.
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