Chapter 13 Mystery 3

The news of the bizarre death of the crown princess soon spread throughout the capital. However, what bothered Emperor Qi was whether he should inform Prince Qi Ming to return to the State of Qi. Although his biological father had been abolished, Qi Ming was still the prince, which was beyond doubt. But he was afraid of how he would meet him if the prince was recalled. Is it your father or uncle, or a traitor? Emperor Qi wanted to find someone to discuss it, but he didn't know who to go to.

In the Yonghe Hall, Emperor Qi looked through the latest file about the case of the crown princess. There was no progress except for tedious and lengthy words. He closed the file and sighed and said, "Xiao Luo, do you think I should recall the prince?"

"Your Majesty, it's better to ask King Jinheng to come forward to see this matter." Xiao Luo, standing aside, whispered.

"Why did you invite King Jinheng to come forward?"

"The emperor is worried that he doesn't know how to face the prince, so he should invite people in the royal family who are more virtuous and familiar with the prince, so this matter is not King Jinheng. King Jinheng has been living in the Shenyue Palace for the past few months, and it is not reasonable. Now, can't you just take advantage of this matter to let him return to the court? Xiao Luo secretly observed Emperor Qi's face as he spoke. He had to make sure that his words did not annoy the master.

"That's right, Prince Jinheng is my brother. Anyway, I want him to return to the court. Only in this way can..." Emperor Qi clenched his fist as if he was full of strength. He did not continue to say, but Xiao Luo already knew what he wanted to say next.

As long as King Jinheng returns to the court, he can contain Zhao Shun, who is gradually large enough to cover the sky. Compared with the previous emperor, the current emperor of Qi is obviously much weaker, Xiao Luo thought to himself.

But what Xiao Luo doesn't know is that the weak monarch in front of him has a very high city government and strategy. He has already woven a fine net, a net that others can't see but is easy to fall into.

Xingdu Simei Nianfa stood alone in the huge Jiaotai Hall. For a long time, he couldn't figure out how to send the key into the locked Jiaotai Hall. Then he thought that even if the key riddle was solved, he might not be able to find the murderer, but the emperor's order could not be disobeyed. If a month came and he could not call the murderer, I'm afraid it was really bad luck.

I don't know why Mei Nianfa always feels that he has ignored something, but he can't tell what it is.

Just as Mei Nianfa was thinking about what he had ignored, the second prince Qi Xian quietly came in: "Lord Mei, what are you thinking about?"

"What else can I think about? Naturally, I'm thinking about this case. By the way, I heard that you were the first discoverer when the Queen of Shunde died?"

Qi Xian nodded and said, "That's right."

"Why did you go to Jiaotai Hall? Only the Queen's Hall has the right to use the Jiaotai Hall. Unless there is any celebration, the Jiaotai Hall is empty on weekdays. What are you going there to do?

Qi Xian was a little unhappy with Mei Nianfa's almost questioning tone. He said angrily, "Can't no one go?"

Maybe I felt that my tone was a little too heavy, and Mei Nianfa said, "I'm just wondering why you went there. It was raining heavily that night."

"Oh, forget it, I won't hide it from Lord Mei. In fact, I saw a strange person that night, so I followed the strange man all the way and finally went to Jiaotai Hall. As you know, although I am a prince, I am a concubine. I can't enter the Jiaotai Hall without permission, so I waited at the door for a while and didn't see the man come out for a long time. Finally, I saw that there was no one on duty in the Jiaotai Hall and sneaked in. Unexpectedly, as soon as I opened the door of the Jiaotai Hall, I felt a shadow in front of me. I found that the Empress Shunde was hanged.

"Oh?" Mei Nianfa was shocked. It turned out that this kind of thing happened when Empress Shunde died. "You said you saw a strange person? What does that man look like?

"It's too dark and raining. I can't see the man clearly, but he's wearing a strange dress." Qi Xian recalled, "That dress is like a white skirt with red or black dots embroidered on it. It's really because of the weather, so I can't see it clearly."

"Is there a dot embroidered on the white skirt?" Mei Nianfa couldn't imagine taking clothes and asked, "Have you ever seen that person come out later?"

"No, I called someone after the body was found." Qi Xian said here, a little eager to say, "You also know what happened that night. Who has the time to pay attention to here? Only a few palace people came to put down the body of Queen Shunde and didn't deal with it until the next morning.

Mei Nianfa remembered the night when the army was raised, which was a night that the royal family of Qi didn't want to say more.

"Alas, the emperor ordered me to solve the case within a month, but now I have no clue."

"Yes, where can I catch the murderer in this vast sea of people?" Qi Xian echoed, "But it's not the case of the princess that bothers the emperor now."

"The emperor is not worried about this case, so what's the trouble?"

"Naturally, I'm worried about whether to summon the prince back. This is the prince's death. According to the rules, the prince will definitely come back, but you know that if the prince comes back, I'm afraid that the hard-won court will roll up a storm."

Mei Nianfa originally thought that Emperor Qi was just anxious about whether the case was solved, but he didn't expect that there was such a strong relationship. It seems that Emperor Qi wanted to give the prince an explanation before the prince came back. To the extent of being such a coward, I'm afraid he is the first person in ancient and modern times.

"So, this case must be solved before the prince comes back?"

Qi Xian approached Mei Nianfa and whispered in his ear, "Lord Mei, this case can't be solved. It's just a statement. The most important thing is that you can have an explanation from the top to the bottom, don't you?"

"What does the second prince mean?"

"This first task is to solve the mystery of this secret room. Is it okay to find a scapegoat?"

"But this scapegoat is not easy to find."

"It's hard to say that this scapegoat is difficult, and it's easy to say. It depends on how you find it."

"I would like to hear more about it."

"Wh whether this princess is dead or alive has nothing to do with the emperor. What the emperor wants is an explanation, and what the prince wants is also an explanation. In this case, this scapegoat naturally has to choose the person who both the emperor and the prince hate." Qi Yu continued, "Lord Mei, don't you understand the emperor's intention?"

"Intention?"

Mei Nianfa just wanted to continue asking, but he saw the second prince smile and said, "I heard that the wine of Juxialou is famous in the capital. Why don't we go for a drink tonight?"

"Good." Mei Nianfa agreed without any hesitation. With years of experience, he knew that the second prince must know something, so he had to drink this wine.

Liu Zichen, who left the capital and was transferred to a foreign position, has been away from the capital for half a month, and he will arrive at his appointed place, Banan, in a few days. As the scenery he saw along the way became more and more desolate, Liu Zichen knew that Ba Shang must be a very poor place. He suddenly realized that if Zhao Shun was really expelled from the court in the future, his father-in-law Lin Zongbing would definitely be eradicated, so that even he could not escape bad luck.

You must find the most powerful backer in the court. Who are you looking for?

Open the curtain of the carriage, and the sun outside is a little dazzling. After living in the capital for a long time, it is good to visit this desolate place occasionally. Liu Zichen laughed at himself. Inadvertently, he was attracted by a kitten by the roadside, and then saw the body of a female cat lying next to it, and the kitten kept licking the body of the female cat.

An idea flashed through Liu Zichen's mind. Since the female cat is dead, the kitten always needs to be taken care of.