Ji Lan was calm on the surface, but on the inside he was thinking over and over again what the emperor wanted to ask him.

The murderer was a member of King Jing, and the person killed was the Minister of Punishment who was a vassal of King Chen.

No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the third-party prince.

But the emperor suddenly summoned them into the palace.

Mix all the three forces together, and then ask him, the prince's father-in-law?

What exactly does that mean?

Countless speculations flashed through his mind.

But on the surface, he was always unhurried and unhurried.

He bowed and then said, "I heard a few things on the way here, but I really don't know much about it."

"However, Prince Jing and Prince Chen have been deeply attached to each other since they were young. There is no need to break up the friendship over something that has no definite outcome. Otherwise, Your Majesty will be in trouble."

What he said was smooth, and basically meant that he didn't say anything. No one could be offended. No matter what the emperor asked him about what he meant, he couldn't make any mistakes.

But secretly there was a provocation.

Only the person involved can understand the taste.

Sure enough, when King Chen Li Dan heard this, his temper exploded again, "This matter is already clear. How come there is no conclusive result?"

"Is it possible that only when the dead person sits up and identifies the second brother clearly can we be sure that it was the second brother who sent someone to harm him?"

"Third brother, I have already made it clear that Mr. Chen's death has nothing to do with me," King Jing Li Ye said.

"It has nothing to do with you? How do you explain the token? Do you dare to say that it is not something from your Prince Jing's Mansion?"

Li Ye had a headache. He had known for a long time that his third brother was incomprehensible, but now that they were together, he was acting like a shrew, never ending.

"You have nothing to say, right?" Li Dan sneered, turned to the emperor and said, "Second brother's silence is tantamount to acquiescence. Please ask your father to investigate clearly and give Mr. Chen justice."

The emperor looked at Li Ye, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Li Ye saluted, and after arguing all morning, he was exhausted, "Father, please make it clear that I will never admit anything that I have not done."

"Furthermore, I have no enmity with Mr. Chen. It is absolutely impossible for me to send someone to kill him in the middle of the night and leave a token from Prince Jing's Palace. I would not be so stupid."

"Second brother, stop making excuses." Li Dan said.

"Previously, in order to raise money for disaster relief, you ordered that officials of third grade and above must contribute three thousand taels of silver."

"But Mr. Chen is fair and honest, his family is poor, and he has a sick Gao Tang to take care of him at home. He can't afford so much money, so you deliberately interfered with him in front of the emperor. Mr. Chen certainly does not admit those false charges."

"After this and that, you will have a grudge against him and want to get rid of him quickly."

Li Dan's analysis was very clear and logical.

"Moreover, when I came, Wu Zuo also said that the wound on Mr. Chen's neck was bleeding very little. Judging from the shape, it should be a knife with an extremely thin blade, and the person who used the knife was extremely skilled in martial arts."

"Such as this, the evidence is conclusive, second brother still doesn't admit it?"

"What do you mean?" asked the emperor.

"My father must still not know that there is a group of martial arts masters in Prince Jing's palace. According to my investigation, one of them happens to be a swordsman."

"Third brother really cares about me. Even the people in the house who use swords know it." Li Ye said sarcastically.

"I advise my second brother not to talk about him indiscriminately and deliberately change the subject."

"Ye'er, what else can you say?" the emperor still asked Li Ye.

"Father, if you have any children or ministers, I will ask you 10,000 times and it will still be the same."

"You're really tough-talking." Li Dan sneered.

"Prince, what do you think?" The emperor suddenly asked Li Xuan who was standing aside.

Looking at his unpredictable eyes, Li Xuan was startled. His father was not doubting him, was he?


Chapter completed!