Two-quarters of an hour later, in the side room of the Criminal Department, Wu Chengsi poured tea for Princess Taiping and said, "Thank you for your hard work, cousin."
"Second cousin, aren't you surprised?" Princess Taiping asked curiously.
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "It's not so much that I'm surprised, it's better to say that I'm suddenly enlightened. I've gone through all the things after returning to Beijing in the Ministry of Justice these days, and there are only four things that I still can't figure out. As soon as you come here, you will
Cleared half of my doubts.”
"What four things don't you understand?" Princess Taiping blinked.
"Two of the things are the prince's inexplicable hostility towards me and the reason why King Pei seized the throne. These two things are the most important. I didn't expect Xianmei to clear up my confusion as soon as she came." Wu Chengsi sighed.
Princess Taiping smiled and said: "Since you have entrusted me to be loyal, I will naturally do it for you!"
Wu Chengsi's mind suddenly flashed back to the conversation he had with Wu Mei when they were in the Zichen Palace:
"The things here are a bit complicated. Your Majesty hates the princes fighting for the throne, but for some reason, Your Majesty is more tolerant of Xian'er."
"A certain reason?" Wu Chengsi asked.
Wu Mei's face turned cold and she said, "Chengsi, please stop asking about this matter. I don't allow you to investigate privately. Do you understand?"
The thing Wu Mei strictly prohibited Wu Chengsi from investigating at that time was probably Li Xian's life experience.
But how did Li Xian know his life experience?
In the original history, Li Xian did not know his life experience, so he waited for the death of the prince before succeeding him.
What did he do to change history and cause Li Xian to know his life experience?
Suddenly, a name appeared in Wu Chengsi's mind.
"Could it be her?"
"Second cousin, who are you talking about?" Princess Taiping asked hurriedly.
"Wu Shun!"
"Mrs. Korea?" Princess Taiping tilted her head, looking puzzled.
Wu Chengsi said with glaring eyes: "I'm still wondering how King Pei suddenly knew about his life experience. He must have told King Pei. Wu Shun must have told him the secret before he died. After all, he and Li Xian have the same mother.
Father’s brother!”
"Second cousin, who are you talking about?" Princess Taiping frowned.
"He Lan Minzhi! He is Wu Shun's son. He must have told Li Xian the secret."
"He Lan Minzhi? Wasn't he sent to Lingnan?" Princess Taiping said in surprise.
"I got the news a few days ago that He Lan Minzhi was rescued, and the news was blocked."
Princess Taiping was startled and said, "The person who saved him must be King Pei."
Wu Chengsi nodded, frowning, seeming to be in another confusion.
"Second cousin, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm wondering what role the Fire Phoenix Society played in this matter. Li Yunxian is a member of the Fire Phoenix Society. What exactly does he want to do at the royal banquet this time?"
"This is one of the two questions you still can't figure out, right?"
Wu Chengsi nodded and said: "Yes, I have thought about this problem countless times, but I still can't figure out Li Yunxian's purpose."
"Then what's the other question?" Princess Taiping blinked.
After not speaking much for a few days, Wu Chengsi felt his throat was a little hoarse. After taking a sip of tea, he said: "The other thing is the three envoys from the Piao Kingdom. What secret did they know about Li Yunxian that made Li Yunxian have to kill them?
"
Princess Taiping nodded and propped her chin up to think.
At this moment, the voice of Princess Taiping's maid Zhili came from outside the door.
"Your Royal Highness the princess, your father-in-law, and the wife of the Li family would like to see you."
Wu Chengsi walked to the door, opened the door and saw that not only Li Zhiying was here, but also Han Cheng and Gao Junhui were following him.
Wu Chengsi ordered Zhili to continue to guard the door, and then let the three people in. After Li Zhiying saw Princess Taiping, she was slightly stunned.
Wu Chengsi asked hurriedly: "How is it? Has anyone been sent over?"
Li Zhiying said softly: "I have placed the three of them in the house. After what happened last time, my grandfather asked Butler Zhang to dig a secret passage in the house. Even if someone comes to search, they can be transferred at any time."
Wu Chengsi nodded. Li Ji had already returned to his mansion. With the lessons learned last time, even the prince did not dare to search the British government again. It could be said that it was the safest place.
"Did you ask anything from those three people?"
Li Zhiying hesitated for a moment and said, "No, but I have a feeling that the woman named Lanma may know something."
Wu Chengsi's eyes lit up: "Did you see something?"
Li Zhiying said: "That's not true, I just feel that way."
Princess Taiping covered her mouth and smiled: "Second cousin, women's intuition is the most incredible. You'd better trust Sister Zhiying."
Li Zhiying smiled slightly and said: "Wu Lang, I have a way to find out the news, but I need you to cooperate with me."
"Okay, how do you want me to cooperate?"
"You don't have to do anything, just let them live happily in my house and don't ask them about Li Yunxian." Li Zhiying said softly.
Princess Taiping wondered: "Sister Zhiying, what are you doing?"
Li Zhiying smiled and said: "According to my observation, the woman named Lanma is suspicious by nature. The more we ask, the less she will tell. If we don't ask, she will tell herself."
Wu Chengsi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do it your way!"
At this moment, Han Cheng said to Gao Jun: "My father-in-law is here, can you say it now?"
Wu Chengsi looked over and asked, "What did you say?"
Han Cheng explained: "Brother Gao went to Daodeguan last night. In addition to telling us that the prince would send people to the palace to arrest the three Piao people this morning, he also said that he had discovered other things, but he refused to tell us when we asked him. I have to say it in front of you."
"Master Gao, what else did you discover?" Wu Chengsi asked.
Gao Junhui said in a deep voice: "I saw a man in a cloak at the Moral Viewpoint last night. That person should be one of the masterminds who framed you."
"Who is he?" Princess Taiping asked hurriedly.
Gao Junhui shook his head: "His face was covered, so I couldn't see clearly, but he should be only in his twenties, and judging from his temperament, his status should be very noble. After he left the moral concept, I followed him secretly and found that he went to Xingxing Qing Palace."
"If you go to Xingqing Palace late at night, you must be from the palace!" Princess Taiping analyzed.
Wu Chengsi thought to himself: "More than 20 years old... Xingqing Palace... has a distinguished status..."
In an instant, a flash occurred in his mind, and he had vaguely guessed the identity of the person. He paused and asked: "Master Gao, what did you see when the murder was committed in the martial arts meeting?"
Gao Junhui narrowed his eyes and said: "I was very close to Xu Tu at the time, and when I noticed that the broken gun was shooting at him, there was someone standing behind him, controlling a disc in his hand."
Wu Chengsi was stunned, then suddenly clapped his hands and said: "I understand, it's a magnet. No wonder only the tip of the broken gun is solid. They used the magnet to control the flight trajectory of the broken gun, and then killed Xu Tu!"
Li Zhiying glanced at Wu Chengsi, with admiration in her eyes, and said with a smile: "You finally cracked Li Yunxian's prophecy!"
Gao Junhui said in a deep voice: "My father-in-law guessed it right. The man later returned to the moral concept and put the disk back in a room. I sneaked into the room and took a look. It was indeed a disk."
Princess Taiping did not go to see the martial arts competition of all nations and asked in confusion: "What are you talking about?"
Li Zhiying walked next to her and told her about the Wudouhui murder case. By the way, she also told her about Li Yunxian's prophecy of murder in Liyuan.
Princess Taiping exclaimed: "No wonder even the maids around me say he is a living god. This is incredible."
Wu Chengsi said calmly: "He is just a fake god."
At this time, Gao Junhui said again: "Master, I found something else in that room."
"what?"
"The Immortal Stone."
Wu Chengsi's eyes flickered for a while, and after a long time, he asked: "Is it the same as the Immortal Stone displayed by Wang Shi in Dongshi?"
"I can't tell the difference."
Wu Chengsi was silent for a moment. Suddenly, Li Zhiying covered her mouth and said in surprise: "Is Li Yunxian trying to become an immortal at the royal banquet?"
Wu Chengsi's eyes were deep and he said, "I'm afraid you've guessed it right. Do you still remember that he once said that he only has about half a month to live?"
Everyone else was shocked, and Princess Taiping shouted: "What is his purpose for doing this? Does he want his father to have him imprisoned?"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "No, ascending to immortality is just a means. In order to make others believe in him, I already know who their plan is for."
"Who?" Princess Taiping asked urgently.
"Prince!"
Princess Taiping was stunned: "But isn't Li Yunxian a guest of the Crown Prince? Why did he want to harm the Crown Prince?"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "It's very simple, it can be explained in two words."